Western Washington Collegian - 1949 February 18

              Broadcast To Reveal Coed Princess
Students Await Prom,
Decorating to Begin
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^ Second Primary Board Election Set For February 23
Primary elections for fourth quar­ter
man or woman and fourth
quarter woman will be held again
Wednesday, February 23. Voting ma­chines
will be used again and each
student will have the opportunity to
vote for three candidates in each
group. Because of an error concern­ing
the candidates the election of
Wednesday, February 16, was de­clared
invalid.
Candidates for fourth quarter man
or woman are: Joel Barber, Charlie
Ray Borden, Edith Dangerfield
Zona Daverin, Edward Hickenbot-tom,
Barbara Hodges, Neil John­ston,
Loren Rankin, Catherine Red­mond,
and Bernard Mcintosh.
Fourth quarter woman candidates
are: Gertrude Baker, Beverly Burfi-aby,
June Carrick, Rosemary De-war,
Zona Daverin, Barbara Hodges,
Marge Peters, Helen Piatt, Alice
Bobbins, Pauline Roser, Charline
Webb, and Shirley Harrison.
COLLEGIAN
Vol. XLVII — No. 19 Western W ashington College, Belfingham, Washington Friday, Feb. 18,1949
Rally Speeds
Team On Way
"Cooperation Around the College"
was the theme of the pep assembly
held in the auditorium Friday, Feb­ruary
11.
The assembly was opened with the
flag salute led by Gus Pagels. Art
Runestrand was master-of-cere­monies
for the occasion. Pagels also
gave a talk on Leonard Hudson, for­mer
student at WWC, who is now
iii ihe hospital in Portland.
Among the features contributing
to the main theme of the assembly
was a short skit put on by Senior
hall and MRH. The skit was based
: oh cooperation in the lounge. Tak­ing
part in this were: Miriam An­derson,
Betty Felton, Frances All-dredge,
Marion James, John Hall,
Bud Doust, But Minahan, and Joe
Robbins.
;c The men's quartet, consisting of
Gene Langill, Lloyd Rahm, Fred De-
Bruler, and Roland Peterson, gave a
performance to demonstrate what
can be done by proper cooperation.
_ A yell competition was \held
among the four classes. Each class
was assigned to a certain section
-of the auditorium with yell leaders
/leading each group in a series of
yells to determine which class had t*he most spirit.
'The assembly was concluded with
the chorus singing the Alma Mater,
| under the direction of "Bernard Re-gier.
Norma Stout took the solo part
hvthis number.
Student Illness
Must be Reported
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% Because many students are failing
<T>to report absences, Miss Elmina
i;Boothby, school nurse, is announc-
•fing'tfcat &«*" office will be open from
^eiffrt >o five and during the noon
rlhojuy
•;j? "It is Imperative," stressed Miss
jBoothby, "that illnesses be reported
.immediately and each day there-rH
after." She added that upon return-bi^
rto college after an illness, stu-
!||enj^-must report in person to the
^V^^^s office before returning to
fe "All students who are in the col-
(Vtoge infirmary may have visitors
I only on written permission from
the nurse's office," concluded nurse
Anticipation and excitement is at an all-time high at the cul­mination
of weeks of worry and planning over the fiftieth anniver­sary
Publications Prom, which will become a reality tomorrow
night, February 19.
Last minute preparations* have been completed and decorating
of the gym will begin at 2 o'clock this afternoon. All Collegian and
Klipsun staff members with their guests will be out in full force,
striving to change the center of athletic ability to a land of the
Grecian Golden Era.
Dancing and reception is scheduled to commence at 9 p.m.
Among those in the receiving line will be Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Hag­gard;
members of the faculty publications committee; Miss Lor­raine
Powers, dean of women; Cecil Thomas and Pearl Hoffman,
co-chairmen of the prom. ,
The gala affair will be aired over KVOS at 11. Haines Fay,
from KVOS will act as master-of-ceremonies, and consequently
will read the letter received from
Doak Walker, Ail-American foot­ball
star, proclaiming the reigning
prom princess. Vern D. Matthews,
last year's editor of the WWCol-legian
will be present to crown the
photogenic and lovely winner. Mat­thews
is a junior in the School of
Journalism at the University of
Washington.
Following the coronation and the
promenade of the candidates there
will be an intermission. Punch will
be served and dancing will continue
until 1 a. m. Mert Perkins' band
will furnish the music.
Cecil Thomas wishes to remind
students to be sure and bring their
Asociated Student Body passes along
with the necessary prom tickets, and
enter the east door. He then went
on to say that guests will be asked
to enter the gym through the west
door.
Hard work and cooperation on the
part of all committees and commit­tee
heads should make this Publica­tions
Prom, Western Washington's
fiftieth anniversary, remembered.
Clockwise from center bottom are the princess candidates for the annual Publications Prom, they are:
Neva Mclntyre, Bellingham; Norma Barr, Bellingham; Jessie Isom, Bellingham; Barb Butler, Shelton; Helen
Johnson, Omak; Joyce Eide, Bellingham; Joan Baylor, Bellingham; Mary Lou Borchardt, Bellingham;
Joyce Meuler, Vancouver; and Pat Wright, Tillamook, Oregon. Their judge, Doak Walker, is in the center
REGISTRATION
Pre - registration instructions
for spring quarter have been re­leased
from the registrar's office
through Marjorie Kingsley. The
schedule is as follows:
June and August graduates,
February 21 through 25.
Junior and seniors, February 28
to March 1.
Sophomores, March 2, 3, 4.
Freshmen, March 7 thj-ough 11.
Dateline
Friday, February 18-—Student assem­bly;
high school leaders confer­ence;
basketball game at EWC.
Saturday, February 19-^-Game at
W h i t w o r t h; PUBLICATIONS
PROM.
Sunday, February 20—Ski club trip
to Mount Baker.
Monday, February 21—Off-Campus
Women's splash party; junior-sen­ior
talent assembly; 10 o'clock
classes will be held Friday instead.
Tuesday, February 22—HOLIDAY.
Wednesday, February. 23—Band tour
starts; student general election.
Thursday, February 24 — Faculty
party; band on tour.
Friday, February 25^-Monday'g 10
o'clock classes held, and no as­sembly;
band on tour; PLC bas­ketball
game here; . sophomore
class rec hour.
AWS Is Hostess to High School Girls'Club Leaders;
Guests Whirled Through Busy Day of Events
Girls club leaders and their advisers from high, schools in six northwest Washington counties
were welcomed this morning by the AWS to the annual high school leaders conference. Registra­tion
began at 9 o'clock in the AWS room. During registration, refreshments were served in. the
home economics department. After signing up, the visitors received tagsin the shape of gold corns
with 50th anniversary, 1899-1949, and their name and home town written on them. Ihe AWb
members are wearing tags in the shape of-gold money bags.
At 10 a. m., a special assembly was presented by the music department, with the girls as guests.
The band, the Vocollegians, and ~~
the a cafsella choir all contrib
uted selections to the program.
A tour of the campus was next
on the list with the girls of the
Valkyrie club acting as guides.
The main building, the Campus
school, PE building, the Library,
Edens hall, and MRH were the
points of interest shown to the visit­ing
leaders.
Luncheon is at Edens hall, and
will be a no-host affair. Dr. Hag­gard
will be the main speaker, with
Miss Lorraine Powers, dean of wom­en,
and Gertrude Baker, conference
chairman, also saying a few words.
Other introductions will be made.
Immediately after lunch, the
regular discussion groups will be
held. These groups are held to in­troduce
to the girls some of the
ideas and happenings of ~; college
life, and clubs and activities are the
four topics under consideration this
afternoon. The high school advisers
will have a discussion group of their' •
own. '.•"•'•
At 3 p. m., a tea and' fashion
show will" be held in the Blue room
at Edens hall to round out the day.
Commitee heads in cliarge,W(5re;i
Shirley Harrison, registration; Esth-';
er Mjoen and Lorna Smith, lunch­eon;
Dorothy McLane, tea; Ba*bajfa1
Hodges, guidebooks; Dorothy ;Dihl^
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