Western Washington Collegian - 1951 February 2

              Blood Donations Badly Needed
Blood donations are urgently need­ed
for the campaign sponsored by
the American Red Cross and the
Whatcom County Medical associa­tion.
The blood given during this
drive will be used for the wounded
service men of our armed services.
The opening date has been set as
February 13 and all students and
faculty are urged to turn in their
names to the boxes in the main hall
or on the second floor.
Approximately" 100 persons have
volunteered to donate a pint of blood
since the drive began one week ago.
The "W" club and Daniels hall have
subscribed to the drive 100 per cent.
William Kearns, manager of the
local chapter of the Bed Cross, an­nounced
that donations will be taken
mornings and afternoons, February
13-16. During this time a mobile
unit from Seattle will be in Belling­ham
to take the blood. One evening
during this period will be set aside
for those who work during the day
and could not contribute otherwise.
The date will be announced later.
Students under the age of 21 must
have their parent's consent to donate
blood. Those wishing to contribute
may obtain forms for their parent's
signature from the Red Cross office,
the s c h o o l nurse, Miss Elmina
Boothby, or from the dean's office
on the main floor. These forms,
signed by the parents, are to be pre­sented
to the mobile unit at the time
of, donation.
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XLVII — No. 18 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington February 2, 1951
aign Begins
Budget Victims Speak
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Assemblies Draw Fire
New Pianos
On Order
Twenty-four new pianos have
been ordered for the recently =>con-structed
A u d i t o r i u m - M u s ic
building and will be delivered by
May 1.
Of these, 20 will be studio up­right
Hamiltons for practice, three
five-feet, two-inch Baldwin grands,
for classes, and one nine-foot. con-*,
cert grand for the stage. The con­cert
grand piano is to be kept in a
special storage room in the wings
of the stage when not in use for
assemblies and concerts.
This order of 24 pianos is the larg­est
ever made locally. William H.
McClure of Benson-Sherman Piano
company was awarded the s a l es
contract as the lowest bidder. He
was the only local dealer to bid,
competing against all t h e other
Baldwin dealers in the state.
The four grands are made of
mahogany, while the 20 uprights are
brown oak.
Rental fees on the new pianos
will not be increased over that of
the college's present pianos, accord­ing
to President W. W. Haggard.
Sodas Inflated
The price of pop was increased to
10 cents by the bottlers on Novem­ber
27. New change and coin mech­anisms
were not immediately avail­able
and the co-op and lounge con­tinued
to sell soft drinks at 5 cents.
There's no profit in selling at a loss
so as soon as the pop machines are
altered a coke will be one thin dime.
Atomic Attack Not
Likely—Jenkins
Harry Jenkins, Bellingham civilian
defense coordinator, spoke at the
regular meeting of the college Safe­ty
council Tuesday.
Jenkins outlined a plan to prepare
for an air attack which consists of
three phases—first aid, fire, and po­lice
training.
Incendiary bombing seems more
likely here than an atomic attack,
therefore first aid is of the utmost
importance, and the emphasis should
be placed t>n the treatment of burns,
he explained.
He advised the council to set up
auxiliary fire and police squads,
which would receive training from
assistants of the Bellingham de-partmnts.
Service Branch
Choice Given
College Males
College students who are now en­titled
to have their induction into
the armed forces postponed until
the end of the academic year may
also choose their branch of service
to the extent of available openings
in each service, according to a bul­letin
from Earl J. McGrath, 17. S.
Commissioner of Education.
The new policy is designed to im­plement
the intent of congress to
encourage students to continue col­lege
to the end of their academic
year and preserve their right to in­dicate
the branch of service in which
they wish to serve.
Heretofore, an ihterservice agree­ment
precluded the voluntary en­listment
of a man after he had re­ceived
notice to report for his pre-induction
physical examination. This
agreement has been rescinded by
the secretary of defense.
• In the last month of the college
year the director of selective service
will reopen the classification of all
students who were ordered to report
for induction during the year but
whose induction was postponed and
who desire to volunteer by enlist­ment
in a service of their choice.
Talent Quest Opens
As Lapsley Plans
Exchange Program
"We need new talent badly . . .
anybody will do, especially girls," ac­cording
to Edwin Lapsley, chairman
of Western's exchange a s s e m b ly
committee.
A tentative outline and date for
the assembly were decided upon at
a committee meeting Friday, Janu­ary
26. The tentative date agreed
upon for presentation at Central was
April 13.
Lapsley stated that high on the
list of needed talent for the assem­bly
is a good "torch" singer, and that
auditions, if ncessary, will be held in
the future to secure this singer.
"When we're finished," Ed said, "we the board.
plan to have the sort of assembly
ready to take to Central Washington
that will make all Western proud of
the talented students enrolled here."
Lack of Attendance
Brings Criticism;
Sunday Movies Hit
Severe criticism was hurled at
the Artist and Lecture series and
Sunday movies by the Board of
Control in their regular Wednes­day
meeting. Lack of student at­tendance
at both brought forth
the criticism.
Artist and Lecture assemblies were
brought to the fore-front when
Norm Hash suggested that an addi­tional
student be appointed to the
Student-Faculty/ committee which
does the programming. The ensuing
discussion raised questions on lack
of attendance, unknown talent,
and repititious programming. As­sociated
Students President Ed
Hickenbottom appointed a three-man
committee headed by Harry
Pagels to investigate both student
and Artist and Lecture assemblies.
Board members asked Hickenbot­tom,
"Who picks the Sunday
movies?" when he revealed that
$25.00 was being lost weekly on the
Sunday series. Board members were
told that Freddie Haight, chairman
of the Lounge Facilities committee,
had turned the job over to a com­mittee
headed by Ed Mapes. Action
on this matter was deferred until
next week when the Sunday movie
chairman is to report before t he
Board.
TRIPS FINANCED
Two education clubs, the Future
Teachers of America and the Asso­ciation
for Childhood Education,
were granted money to-send dele­gates
to conventions in Seattle. The
FTA was granted $20.00 transporta­tion
money, while the ACE was
granted $45.00 towards convention
expenses.
Neon sign plans which had been
approved by the board of trustees
were also approved by the student
Board. Pave Grocott of the Neon
Sign committee, was given the go
ahead. The sign is to be built by the
McMasters company.
Lois French, Bob Lajala, P a ul
Gillie, and Russ Nielson were nomi­nated
by the Board to run in the
primary election.
Eugene Williams, Collegian busi­ness
manager, submitted his resig­nation
as business manager in or­der
to enter a local business firm.
The resignation was accepted by
was turned over to the lounge less athletic equipment
facilities committee. The Board of
Control was originally scheduled for
this mixer.
Department Heads
Philosophical;
Debaters Speculate
By BOB BOWMAN
Last week's budget slashes by the
Board of Control is a topic of con­cern
among department directors of
WWC.
When interviewed by a Collegian
reporter, these chairmen revealed
their opinions on fund cuts and the
mariner in which they plan to reduce
expenses in their departments.
Dr. Frank D'Andrea, chairman of
the music department, views the re­cent
cut in funds as a necessary
step because of decreased enroll­ment.
He states that the cut, which
in his department amounts to about
one-sixth of the former budget, will
not affect the number of music de­partment
activities but will be no­ticed
in the amount of music pur­chased.
He asks students to realize
that there has been a reduction in
funds and to cooperate in slashing
expenses.
BOARD IS GENEROUS
Dr. D'Andrea feels that the Board
of Control has been generous in their
appropriations and believes that the
budget cut in his department com­pares
favorably with that of others.
Sene Carlile, debate and forensic
coach, reports that the Forensic club
has been hard hit by the recent
fund slash.
He states that club enrollment has
increased 100 per cent since the
•budget was allotted last year, and
now, with a 25 per cent decrease in
appropriations,, several trips must be
cancelled.
Carlile announces that there is
much speculation among club mem­bers
concerning the necessity of
slashing their budget so deeply in
view of increased forensic enroll­ment.
SERIOUS, NOT FATAL
Charles Lappenbusch, director of
men's athletics, declares that while
the $3,0.00 cut in funds for his de-uartment
is serious, it is not fatal.
The athletic program which has
been outlined for the year will be
continued with changes designed to
minimize expenses.
Coach Lappenbush reports that
possibilities of a superior baseball
team are excellent and that every
possible effort will be made to com­plete
a full baseball schedule. He
plans to slash expenses in the trans­portation
of teams to other schools.
Director of WRA, Miss Margaret
The student mixer, February 16, will be absorbed by the purchase of Holt, will be the movie featured
FEWER RACKETS
She states that the women's ath-
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Student Vote Will
Decide Finalists
In Board Contest
Student primary elections will
be held Tuesday and Wednes­day,
February 6-7y it has been
announced by Eddie Hickenbot­tom,
ASB president.
At that time the partial elimi­nation
of candidates for f o ur
Board of Control positions will
take place. The candidates have
been nominated by the classes
and by-clubs acting through the
Interclub Council.
The four chairs to be filled in­clude
one for four-quarter woman
and three for four-quarter man or
woman.
Polls will be open from noon Tues­day,
February 6, until 4:00 p. m.,
Wednesday, February 7. Final votes
will be cast February 13-14, with
survivors of the primaries compet­ing
for positions.
Voting at Fall quarter polls was
very light, but ASB officers hope
that all students will cast their
ballots at next week's election.
President Hickenbottom reports
that students elected to the Board
during fall quarter are well quali­fied
for their positions and are tak­ing
an active part in student gov­ernment.
One faculty representative will also
be chosen this quarter. This repre­sentative
will be chosen from a list
of five faculty names submitted to
the ASB president by the Interclub
council. He will selected by Hicken­bottom
and President W. W. Hag­gard.
Nomiaees for Board of Control of­fices
as reported by Dick Pedersen,
ICC president, follow:
THE CANDIDATES
Four-quarter man or woman-
Bob Royce, George Dowd, Walter
Goetz, Gerry Berg, Max McClain,
Larry Wilson, Colleen Morris, Al
Compton, Nellie Kamperman, Milt
Clothier, Judy Redmond, Pat Ingram,
Al Mueli, Leila Brown, Paul Gillie.
F. J. (Jerry) A r e n t z e n , Keith
Stearns, Tom Springer, Tom Taylor,
Ray Moffit, Brad Sarvis, Lois French,
Nita Clothier, Dick Pedersen, Jack
McStott, Dean Wolf, Beth Hayes.
Stan Peterson, Larry Fosmo, Betty
Grocott.
Four-quarter woman—Sue Can-nard,
Virginia W i l l e m s e n , Lois
French, Letha Springer, Vera Jones,
Elaine Daverin, Janice Olson, Shir­ley
Simpson, Lynn Hunt, Norma
Jones, Joanne Hoyt.
'Swiss Family' Here
"Swiss Family Robinson," star-
Aitken, reports that the shock,of r m g Thomas Mitchell, Edna Best;
decreased funds in her department Freddie Bartholomew, and Tim
this Sunday evening in the college
auditorium. It will be shown twice,
once at 6 and again at 8 o'clock,
with an admission of 25 cents.