Western Washington Collegian - 1949 February 25

              I Primaries Largest as General Election Nears
- ^ -Alice Robbins, June Carrick, and Zona Daverin were
chosen as the three candidates for four quarter woman,
and Charlie Ray Borden, Loren Rankin, and Catherine
Redmond were selected as the four quarter man or woman
nominees in the student primary election for board of«
"control members held Wednesday, February 23. Four
-itandred and forty-six students voted. Thursday morning,
Fred De Bruler, chairman of the election committee, was
vgivena petition for the addition of a sticker candidate for
'lour quarter man or women. The name of John Sigurdson
'will consequently be placed on the ballots in the general
Section.
In the student assembly held this morning in the
.auditorium aMhe regular 10 a. m. hour, the seven canqN-Jdates
for the two Board of Control offices were present­ed
by Fred DeBruler, who acted as master of ceremonies.
They gave short talks on their qualifications and their
"campaign promises." DeBruler also presented the pro­posed
amendment to the student.body constitution which
would allow the board more flexibility in setting the dates
for the student body primary and general elections. He
explained, more fully this .amendment so that when go­ing
to the polls, the students will have a better knowledge
of what they will be voting on.
Phyllis Armstrong, with the able assistance of Bill
Radcliffe, was the powerhouse-.behind the publicity, such
as the posters and the people walking around getting
others out to vote, and the various stunts, the most ob­vious
of «which was the dummy hung in the lounge with
a sign attached saying "I didn't vote!"
The general election will be held next Wednesday,
March 2, in room 112. Machines will be used for voting
on the seven candidates and the proposed amendment.
Voting will be one candidate for each of the two of­fices,
and yes or no for the constitution amendment
Gus Pagels,Student Body president, made the re­mark
about the primary election that it was one of the
best and largest primary election turnouts for a long
time. "Best one since I've been here," was his declaration.
He also hoped that in the general election, the previous
number of voters, 610, will be exceeded.
The two people whose terms of office expire the end
of the quarter and who will be replaced by the two stin
dents elected in the coming election are Bessie James and
Jim Kent.
WeAt&ut WadUHftott
COLLEGIAN
yol.- XLVII — No. 20 Western Washington College, Bellingham, Washington Friday, Feb. 25,1949
"Hasty Heart" Production Set
Opening Night March First
.--After six long weeks of diligent rehearsals and plenty of hard work, the
Division of Drama is all set to entertain students and public alike with
their winter quarter production of "The Hasty Heart." Filled with comedy
and pathos, this delightful story portrays all the trials and tribulations of
six soldiers stationed at a British military hospital somewhere in the
South Pacific The plot thickens with the introduction of Lachie, a lov­able
but very obstinate little Scotsman who does his best to disrupt the
peace by antagonizing local patriot
; ism among the men.
Lachie also provokes many amus­ing
situations by his stilted and
awkward attempts to make love to
Sister Margaret, the hospital nurse.
Ralph Brown, junior, and Margaret
- Erickson, senior, both of Bellingham,
are starring in' the title roles. The
supporting cast includes Don Mc-
Mullen, Vancouver, B. C; Carl Cary,
Friday Harbor; Marion Thornton,
Blanchard; Don Sayan, Seattle;
Neil Leque, Bill Jones, and Glen
Wolf, all of Bellingham. The play
• is under the direction of Victor H.
; Hoppe.
Production dates have been set
for March 1-5, in the Campus School
auditorium. Curtin time is 8:20
p. m. The show is open to the gen­eral
public and all students will be
admitted on their ASB tickets.
Dateline
• Friday, February 25—Student as-
;• sembly; PLC basketball game
here, followed by sophomore class
rec hour; band on tour.
Saturday, February 26 — Basketball
Sports Day for college women
from Olympic, UBC, Everett, and
U. of W.; Central Washington
game here; choir sings over CBR
in Vancouver, Canada at' 9:30
p. m.
Sunday, February 27—Ski club and
ACE ski trip.
Tuesday, March 1—Meeting of the
senior class at 7 p. m.; "The Hasty
Heart" production in the Campus
school auditorium.
Wednesday, March 2—Regier's re­cital
In room 239; "The Hasty
Heart."
Thursday, March 3 — "The Hasty
Heart,' Campus school auditorium.
Friday, March 4—AWS and Norse­men's
assembly; swimming meet
sopnsored by WRA~; "The Hasty
Heart"; Regier's redtaL
Saterdsy, March 4—Senior hall fire-
The Hasty Heart." ...
Choir Will Travel
To Vancouver for
Choral Broadcast
Bernard Regier and the a cappella
choir have completed preparations
for the choral program to be pre­sented
from CBR's Vancouver stu­dios
Saturday, February 26, from
9:30 until 10 p. m.
The featured soloists will be Janet
Harris, soprano, who will sing
"Laughing Song" from "The Bat"
by Strauss, and Fred DeBruler
baritone, will sing "Trade Winds"
by Keel. Incidental soloists with
choir selections will be Lloyd Rahm,
Florabelle Kirby, and Dorothy
Young.
Those choir members broadcasting
are: Barbara Snudden, Shirley
Gwynn, Barbara Hodges, Joyce Bak?-
er, Betty Bruseth, Flora Kirby,
Marian James, Bessie James, Art
Runnestrand, Dorothy Young, Lloyd
Rahm, Gene Langill, Dolaine Nel­son,
Viola Wittmer, David Olson, B.
Cary, Robert Peach, John Harris,
Clarice Smith, Lois Copeland, Doris
Pauls, Pat Wright, Barbara Stev­ens,
Kathleen Foster, Gail Dillon,
Florence Cox, Zona Daverin, Norma
Stout, Phyllis Threlkeld, Mildred
Peter, Fred DeBruler, June Miller,
Jean MorelL Elmer Nymeyer, Ray
Peterson,. John Berg, Charles Hog-lund,
David Grocott, and Eric Hog-lund.
The program will consist of "O
Fillii et Fllliae" by Leisring, seven­teenth
century composer; "Hodie
Christus'Natus Est" by Healey Wil-lan,
well-known Canadian musician;
"The Bluebird" by Stanford, and "A
Thing of Beauty" by Clifford Page;
The broadcast will close with the
singing of three spiritual songs:
"Soon Ah Will Be Done," "Lil' Boy
Chile," and "Ain't a Dat Good
News." The choir will be unaccom-panied.
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WWC Band Back
From Tour Today
Upon its return from a three-day
concert tour of northwest Wash­ington,
the WWC band has sche­duled
a concert for the public Mon­day
evening at 8, in the college
auditorium. The most popular selec­tions
from their tour will make up
the program, giving Bellingham a
chance to hear the renowned college
band.
Because Ferndale schools were
closed Monday, the band's perform­ance
there was cancelled; but the
appearance will be made next week.
Stanwood schools were also closed,
and the musicians played for the
Anacortes. high school instead.
Last Friday's music department
assembly, well received by the stu­dent
body, featured participation
from all sections of the department.
Lounge Dangerous'
Board is Informed
By GEORGE HESS
"The student lounge is a firetrap," said John Graham in a letter read
before the Board of Control at its regular Wednesday meeting. Graham,
a student employed in the lounge, feds that the. present soda-acid fire
extinguisher is not sufficient nor of the proper type to combat any poten­tial
fires there. The acid could do serious injury to bysUnders if used in
the crowded lounge, said the letter.
Graham berated students for their non-cooperation in preventing fires
in the lounge. "There is, on the
Because of Prom clean - up,
special assembly Monday at staff
meeting time, and the Tuesday
holiday, this week's Collegian is
half the regular size.
average, one fire per day there,
mostly of the waste-basket type,"
he continued. He concluded by re
commending that the board pur
chase at least two new^ extinguish­ers
of a safer type for use in the
lounge. The board voted to send
him-a note of thanks and a request
for more detailed information con­cerning
the situation.
STUDENT MOVIES REPORT
ASB head Gus Pagels informed
board members that the question of
another trial for student movies is
now in the hands of President Hag­gard,
who will lay the proposition
before the faculty council at the
next meeting. The main difficulty,
according to Pagels, lies in gaining
permission to show the movies on
Sunday nights as suggested in the
board's recommendation.
Kermit Bengtson, chemistry
instructor who doubles as ski coach;
presented a total ski budget for the
rest of the year. The budget includes
a two day slalom and downhill rac­ing,
meet to be held at Martin,
Washington, March 5 and 6. The
governing group discussed and ap­proved
a $140 appropriation to cover
the^Martin trip and three others re­maining
on the ski program before
the season ends.
LOUNGE REJUVENATION
Board member BID Radcliffe re­ported
the progress o#hta commit­tee's
plans to renovate the lounge."
He presented drawings showins;®
tentatively how the room will loss?
after redecoration ^is completed.
The job will be done early next
quarter with volunteer student help.
Nearly 50 students have already
signified their willingness to assist,
Radcliffe said.
Freshman Barbara Butler, green-eyed
beauty from Shelton, was
crowned Prom Princess last Satur­day
night, at the tenth annual Pub­lications
Prom. Judged,, by; Doak
Walker, 1948 All American, Miss
Butler was chosen from ten WWC
candidates. ." --VV-'-'••;
A/orsme/7, A WS to
Sponsor Assembly
AWS and Norsemen have sche­duled
separate meetings during the
regular Friday assembly hour.
Norsemen will probably meet in the
auditorium.- Gordon Smith urges
that all men attend.
Members of AWS are meeting in
room 219 and will see a demonstra­tion
on "How to decorate a college
room," said President Ruth Soder-strom.
Mrs. Barron and Betty Felton
are arranging the program, featur­ing
examples by representatives
from Senior hall, Harborview hall
and Edens hall.
Pres. to Missouri
Dr. W. W. Haggard, left for St.
Louis, Missouri, Monday, February
21, to attend the annual meeting of
the American Association of Col­leges
for Teacher Education. WWC
is a member of this association.
Dr. Haggard served on the ac­crediting
and classification commit­tee
of the AACTfi for five years.
Last year, his final year on the com­mittee,
Dr. Haggard served as chair-
Dr. Haggard will return to BeU-inrhamtomorrow.
High School Girls'
Day on Campus
Attracts Delegates
Fifty-five high school girls attend­ed
the AWS high school leaders con­ference
Friday, February 18. Road
conditions and the fact that many
of the schools were closed kept the
expected number from arriving. The
girls registered in the AWS room
and were served coffee, fruit Juice
and cookies by the home economics
department before going to the
assembly. '
A tour of the campus, which in­cluded
all the main buildings on
campus, followed the assembly spon­sored
by the music department.
Speakers at the luncheon in Edens
hall, were Dr. W. W. Haggard, Miss
Lorraine Powers, Ruth Soderstrom
and Gertrude Baker. Flowing
luncheon five discussion groups #ere
held to give a picture of college
life. ' . " ' . . • • • • ...f:vV
A sequence of "The Hasty Heart*
as presented by Ralph Brown and
Margaret Erickson, followed the
fashion show. Tea was served before
the show. Gertrude Baker, general
chairman, commented;,!&&'t&;id$$,--.
"The conference was a success'-said5
I'd like to express my thanks to the
faculty and girls who assisted with
the conference, and to the stud***
body for their coopiBriUtiii^^