Western Washington Collegian - 1953 October 30

              Saturday Last Day for Filing
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XtVII - No. 6 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Oct. 30, 1953
DANIELS HALL DISPLAY—Pictured above is the winning: house display. The winning: display was put up by
Daniels hall. Joan Rhineholt and Marilyn Young were in charge of the Homecoming displays.
Freshman Star Of 'High Tor*
Douglas Vander Yacht, a fresh­man
from Bellingham, plays the
lead in the fall quarter play, "High
Tor." Vander Yacht portrays a
shiftless _sort of individual who is a
romanticist,, unable to face reality.
Diane Seeley of Tacoma plays the
role of Judith, the female lead. Miss
Seeley is a transfer student and a
sophomore. In contrast to the man
she loves, Judith is a realist; her
problem is to bring Van Dorn into
a more normal way of living.
Gordon Pfister, a sophomore from
Seattle, takes the role of "Biggs."
Pf ister appeared on Western's stage
last year, in "Two Blind Mice."
Biggs is one of the slick real estate
men who attempt to buy High Tor
from Van Dorn.
Jeri O'Sammon portrays Lise, the
wife of the captain of the Dutch
ship lost by Hendry Hudson three
hundred years ago. Lise is tired of
waiting these many years for trans­portation
to Amsterdam. Mrs.
O'Sammon is a special student at
'"Western, coming here from Brem­erton.
Lise's husband, the captain of the
ship, is played by Rodger Williams,
a freshman from Des Moines,
Washington.
Tom Collins, a freshman from
Annapolis, Maryland, plays the part
of Skimmerhorn. Skimmerhorn is
another of the scheming real estate
agents.
Charles Dennis takes the part of
Skimmerhorn, Sr., the honest fath­er
of a shyster son. Dennis appear­ed
last year in the title role in the
play "Uncle Harry" and for his
portrayal received the award for
the best male performance of the
year.
Dan Flaherty of Orcas Island and
Bob Bollman of Port Orchard play
the parts of two state troopers who
geek the villains of the play.
Paul Nelson as a sailor, Richard
Jelinek as Peter, and Bill Elwood
as DeWitt make up the crew of the
ghost ship.
Dick Jensen of Seattle is Dope;
Bob Porterfield of Puyallup is Elk-us;
Cliff Marcoe is Buddy. These
three are the gunmen who held up
a bank.
Floyd Jackson, a junior from Bell­ingham,
plays the role of the In­dian.
Jackson appeared last spring
in "Two Blind Mice." For that per­formance
he received the award for
the best male supporting perform­ance
of the year.
Armed Forces
Panel Meets
Armed Forces College Informa­tion
panel will hold a meeting in
the Annex at 3 p. m. today. The
purpose is to meet with senior men
and women interested in securing
commissions in the armed services.
Military service, as a whole, will
be the main subject of discussion.
In addition the panel members will
be available for individual inter­views.
All services are represented. There
are both male and female officers
from the various services. An ad­vance
information release notes that
this meeting will be of particular
interest to college women.
HELPS SENIORS
The panel has been set up by the
armed forces to insure that college
seniors secure correct information
opportunities for commission *to
stimulate interest in military ser­vice.
Various panel members have had
experiences in education, business,
and military fields. All are college
graduates with degrees ranging
from business and engineering to
occupational therapy.
WILKENSON NEW BOARD
FINANCE SECRETARY
Virginia Wilkenson was elected
to the post of secretary to the Stu­dent
Finance and Properties com­mittee
by Board action Wednesday.
Her duties are as outlined Tn Art­icle
III, section d, of the by-laws as
it appeared in last week's paper.
Unsuccessful in his application for
the position was Bill Moores.
Four Positions Open On BOC
By ROGER GROVDAHL
All those who plan to file for the open Board of Control positions are
urged to do so before noon tomorrow. That will be the latesfr that any ap­plications
will be considered. The primary will be held in the? seventh
week and the general election will take place the ninth week in the quarter.
• • • • • : -+ in order to apply, ,a student
must have a 2.3 cumulative grade WWC Registration
Figures Issued
By Donald Ferris
Completed registration figures as
issued this week by Donald Ferris,
registrar, show that the ratio of
men to women is about the same
as last year. The men still outnum­ber
the girls. This year the ratio
is 765 to 579.
The total enrollment for the fall
quarter is 1344 students as compared
to 1311 registered students for last
year's fall quarter, states the regis­trar.
548 FROSH
Other figures show the.freshman
class leading in total number of
students with 548. Next in iine is
the sophomore class with 258. The
juniors have 220 and the senior
class has 176. Also enrolled are 25
graduates and 110 special students.
The teacher education program
is predominate by 61%. The Junior
College program is the second larg­est
group. The enrollment is 22%.
The Arts and Sciences program has
17%.
Enrollment from the various
Washington counties is as follows:
Whatcom, 539; King, 150; Snoho­mish,
118; Skagit, 91; and Bierce,
39. There are 16 students. enrolled
from Alaska, and 54 from other
states.
There are three foreign students.
Greece, Argentina, and India are
represented by one student __ each.
Canada is represented by 27 stu­dents.
Six Months of Silence Starts
Helen George on Career
By GLORIA MILLER
"Six months of silence! I vowed
during those days that I would even
take up singing if I could just, re­cover
my' speaking voice," Helen
George says with a smile. Fortun­ately
for everyone, her voice re­turned
and Miss George kept her
word. It was actually this disas­trous
automobile accident t h at
started her on the remarkable ca­reer
she has enjoyed since.
Miss George will be the guest
soloist on the current Artist and
Lecture series. She will present her
program in the auditorium at 10
a. m. Tuesday, November 3.
Born in New York City of a Greek
father and a Czech mother, Helen
George was the only member of her
family to be musically inclined. She
entered Julliard School of Music
and studied voice as well as various
musical subjects.
While at school, Helen sang for
the National Broadcasting Company
and was awarded a weekly appear­ance
for two years as soloist on that
networks weekly program "We Be­lieve."
Further radio appearances
followed on ^'Serenade to America"
and "The Enchanted Hour." As for
television, she has appeared on the
"NBC Opera Theatre" and "Kate
Smith's Hour."
Of late, Miss George has toured
throughout the United States and
Canada in recital, opera and with
symphony orchestras. Everywhere
she has visited, audiences and critics
alike have cheered her superb voice,
and appreciated her pleasant charm.
Between these operatic appear­ances,
Helen George tours exten­sively
in concert, bringing delight
to audiences all over the world with
her lovely voice, charming person­ality
and interesting programs. Fol­lowing
her present tour, Miss George
will return to the operatic stage for
leading performances in her most
outstanding roles.
point and must, have completed at
least two quarter's residence work
at WWC. These are the only re­quirements,'
All applications will be
checked over by the Inter Club.
Council. At this election there will
be four positions to fill.
SPIRIT SHOWN
So far this year the student par­ticipation
in student government
has been really great. The spirit of
a school is shown largely through
its elections. Good campaigning be­tween
capable candidates and heavy
voting show that the student is in­terested
in what is going on around
the school. It is to everyone's ad­vantage
to take an interest in the
elections. The elections are a way
for students to express their opin­ion,
or as candidates, actually to
take part in the student govern­ment.
Application blanks are in t he
main hall.
Vets to Sign
Certificates
Monthly certificates of training
for veterans under Public Law 550,
the Korean Bill, are ready today
for signature in the Department of
Student Personnel services, room
111. These veterans are urged to
sign immediately in order that sub­sistence
payments will not be de­layed.
With prompt signing, checks
will reach the veterans on Novem­ber
20, 1953.
Before signing these certificates,
Public Law 550 veterans are asked
to be sure of the following points:
1. That no change of course
from that stated on the original
. certificate of eligibility has been
made unless prior approval has
been obtained from the Vet­erans
administration. The forms
for requesting change of course
are also on file in the Depart­ment
of Student Personnel ser­vices.
2. At least fourteen quarter
hours must be taken for full
subsistence. In the case of those
veterans who are taking English
3, then not less than twelve
quarter hours for credit must be
taken in addition to English 3.
Failure to comply with either of
these provisions can result in for­feiture
of the remaining entitlement
of a veteran. Any questions con­cerning
the provisions of Public Law
550 can be clarified by consulting
the Department of Student Per­sonnel
services.
Seniors Plan Party
In Arts Building
Come, all you seniors, and get
acquainted with the rest of your
class. Play games, eat, listen to
music, dance and eat. In other
words, refreshments will be served.
This informal get-together will
be held in the second floor art gal­lery
in the Arts building, Wednes­day,
November 4, from 7:30 to
10 p. m.