Northwest Viking - 1929 August 2

              ROBOTS RULE ON
AUGUST 14-15 e LODGE WEEK-END
TRIP SATURDAY
VOL. XXIX—NO. 9 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, August 2, 1929
Norhialette
LOOKING NORTHWARD
TOMORROW'S TRAGEDY
& FINALLY
YE PROF'S DIARY
By G. W. L.
The United States commissioner
of education, James Cooper, told the
citizens of Cordova,.. Alaska., that
Alaskan educators should., educate
Alaskans... He deplored the present
importation of instructors to the
territory—"the kind who don't un­derstand
the people and the living
conditions".
Commissioner Cooper' has made
the promise of better opportunities
for training instructors right in the
territory of Alaska. In turn, co-op­eration
has been promised him by
the few leading educators of the
northern commonwealth.
Few people realize that in a few
decades the territory will support a
population of several millions liv­ing
from the virgin resources of oil,
timber, fish, and agriculture
Something to look forward to—
this Alaskan country!
IS Feu) Weighty Words
* * * *
ButOh,My-Results!
Ruth and Goat Mountains Also on
Schedule for Next Week-end
Hike to Hannegan Pass. .
FISHING IN CHH.L1WACK
Party Plans to L«»ave Campus at
4 P. M.> Next Friday Afternoon,
August 9, for Shuksan.
THEY SAY THE BOSTON
PROFESSOR WHO ADVISED STU­DENTS
TO BECOME SNOBS, IS
RECEIVING ALMOST AS MUCH
MAIL AS A RADIO ANNOUNCER
WHO MISPRONOUNCED A
WORD.
-W. S. N. S.-
The Minnesota Daily gets super­ficially
synthetic when it editorializes
sometimes—and commenting: "This
century, which makes of man a mon­key
and of monkey a machine, may
bring an even stranger phenomenon.
I t may witness a huge mob of college
professors without a college. It may
watch a roaming horde of the learn­ed
look for a place to lay its collec­tive
head. The sanle invention that
required three years to set thousands
of musicians upon bread and water
in the shadow of the theater, may
ask not many more years to set the
college professor at inhaling wind
and lecturing to stones (as if he
wasn't now). When the three-di­mension
talking movie is refined to
the degree now attained by the com­moner's
radio, who will place ob­stacles
before its introduction into
Tomorrow's college? The darkened
classrooms of the future will thrill to
the fire of the greatest lecturers, and
to only the greatest; the most ob­scure
tyro in an obscure medical
school may watch the finest surgeon
perform the finest operation and
hear his brisk voice explain the pro­cedure.
Shaws will purify the dia­lect
of the cloddiest bumpkin; the
eminent will disclose the secrets of
eminence. Crabs and sharks in nat­ural
colors will swim within the
reach of the biology student; the ape
will yell for him and claw his cage.
A huge central bureau of films
may regulate the education of the
country. Televoxes and robots will
operate the unrolling film of know­ledge.
Admission to classes will be
as automatic as the entrance to
newer theatres in Europe today. Ed­ucation
will be film-tied and ma­chine-
bound.
And what will poor teacher do
then?
-W. S. N. S.
HOW JOURNALS OF SCHOOLS
HAVE CHANGED. IN THE OLDEN
DAYS THE CAMPUS EDITOR
SPOUTED THE FACTS OF THE
FACULTY WALKOUT, OR SPILT
A DARING DESCRIPTION OF THE
F R O S H - S O P H MUD BATTLE
DOWN BEHIND THE FIELD -
HOUSE.
TODAY IT'S THE WHY OF ALL
THESE THINGS.
YE PROF'S DIARY:.
WHYL THU wrytur uv Noarmul-ette
fealz blew;—wrytirz uv.. thu
uthur kolumz ' arr grean. Why?
Unlee wyth envie
I lew tew kontrast.
Shakepeer wunce
>ayd thet nuthin'
iz neethur good
air bad, butt thet
;hynkyng makzit
so. Zo yew dun't
hev tew go eny
furthur foar kolumnal litter-a-ture.
&,. Shakespeer ment what hee sayd,
top!
August 9, 10, 11, Normal hikers
will take the Hannegan Pass trip,
on which climbs up Ruth and Goat
Mountains are also scheduled. No
prerequisites are required for this
trip which is the last mountain
climb on the summer recreational
program.
Leave Campus 4 p. m.
Leaving the campus at 4 p. m.,
Friday, August 9, the party will
make the fifty-mile trip to Shuksan
by stage. The pack train will then
jbe loaded and camp will be made
about three miles Up the Hannegan
Pass trail at the Forest Fire fight­ers'
camp. It was formerly planned
to stay at Swamp Creek, Friday
night but it was thought better to
camp further up the trail.
Saturday's program includes the
ten-mile hike up to the Pass for
which the hikers will leave at 6 a.
m., and also a climb up Goat Moun­tain
after lunch is eaten at about
12 a. m. Here the members of the
party may spend the afternoon
either in the meadows or may hike
down to Chilliwack Creek to fish.
Saturday night the return will be
made to the Pass.where camp will
be made for the night.
Mt. Ruth Sunday
Ruth Mountain, where there is a
half-mile snow slide, will be climbed
on Sunday and Ruth Glacier will
also be visited. After returning
from this hike the party will take
the stage down from Shuksan.
The cost of the trip will be $7.00,
of which $3.30 goes^for stage fare,
$2.00 for packing, and $1.70 for
food.
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VIQUEEN WEEK-END
EXCURSION PLANNED
!
"They snapped into it."
A certain Seattle construc­tion
firm did when told
by our prexy to finish the
steel fencing around our new
athletic unit. And now we
have the ""best tennis courts
in the state"—using Presi­dent
Fisher's exact words.
The Viking sports depart­ment—
the department which
long predicted the date of
completion of the courts—
turned last week to speculate
how much weight the word
of our president had.
Stalling was transformed
into doing—so let's play ten­nis
this afternoon. We're
sure to get a court, for we've
six of them now.
Women's Dance
Promises to be
Charming Affair
MEMBERS TO HOLD
PICNIC AT SAMISH
Outing Will Be at Summerland at
Samish Late Tomorrow. A Fee of
One Dollar Charged for Guests.
Boat for Sinclair Island Will
Leave Dock at Seven o'clock,
Saturday A. M., for Full Week-end
Viqueen Lodge on Sinclair Island
will be visited by a number of stu­dents
this week-end as a part of
the summer' recreational program.
Both men and women will have the
opportunity of staying either for one
day or until Sunday evening. Sports
of various kinds have been provided,
including indoor baseball, swimming
and perhaps fishing. The costs of
the excursion will be divided among
those who go.
Take Regular Mail Boat
The boat which goes to the island
will leave the Quackenbush dock at
7 o'clock Saturday morning .A fare
of 50 cents for each way will be
charged on the boat. The boat re­turning
Saturday evening will arrive
in Bellingham at about 7:30 o'clock.
The Saturday trip alone will afford
students the opportunity of seeing
a number of the islands in the Pug-et
Sound.
Must Bring Own Blankets
All those who plan to stay until
Sunday evening are requested to
bring their own blankets. There
have been plenty of new matresses
provided. The meals will be cooked
at the cabin and the expenses will
be divided among those who go. Be­tween
meals all will have the oppor­tunity
of hiking, playing and get­ting
tan which is so popular these
days.
Mrs. George W. Nash, and her
-daughter; Miss Margaret Nash, of
Yanktown, South Dakota, are in
Bellingham, at the Schermerhorn
Apartments, for their usual summer
visit.
Dr. Nash, who was for eight years
president of the Bellingham Nor­mal
School, expects to join them
later in the season.
That a picnic will be held for all
present and former Board of Con­trol
members at Lake Samish/was
one of the plans made at the regu­lar
meeting held on Monday, July
29. The picnic will be at Summer-land
late tomorrow afternoon and
evening.
A fee of one dollar will be charged
for guests, each member being en­titled
to bring one.
Awards to be Sent
An award of an official school pin
will be sent to Glen Fairbanks, the
business manager of the 1929 Klip-sun,
by John Moawad, the secretary
of the board.
Another award of a school sweat­er
will be sent to Ray Craft, the
1928-'29 yell leader, this week.
Work was also started on the
1929-'30 Blue Book, which is to be
ready for distribution among the
students at the opening of the fall
quarter.
Druse Will fudge
Arts at State Fair
An invitation has been extended
to Miss Marie Druse to judge the
Fine Arts, Industrial Handwork, and
Indian work at the State Fair,
which will be held at Yakima, Sep­tember
10. Miss Druse is as yet un­decided
as to whether she will be
able to accept.
Plans are now being formulated
for the summer quarter Women's
League informal which will be given
August 17 in the Eden's hall dining-room.
Lawrence Stark's eight-piece or­chestra
has been engaged to play
for the dance.
"The plans are not yet very clear
but it is rumored that a blue color
scheme is to be used. However, that
idea is subject to change if a better
theme is found. Jean Philippi,
present president of the Women's
League, and Naomi Chase, last year's
president, are working on the dance.
Lists have been posted on the
main bulletin board where those
girls planning to attend must sign
up. Only the first 120 people to
sign up may attend the dance. All
girls now attending Normal, those
who were in attendance last six
weeks and alumnae of the school
are urged to attend trie dance and
sign up as soon as possible.
. —o
Miss Vivian Hancock who has
completed work on her Life Diploma
has returned to her home in Walla
Walla. During the past term here
Miss Hancock has been a special
staff writer and copy reader on the
Northwest Viking as well as an en­thusiastic
hiker.
o
Concert Trio in
Second Booking
Proves Popular
Frustration Obvious
* * * *
Wires Horse Works
' Funny things can happen
when wires get crossed.
Just a couple of days ago
our handsome sports editor
left a long distance call for
his sweetie who is vacation­ing
over on the islands. The
under-editor told the ex­change
operator here to relay
the call as soon as it came
in to the branch line of the
Northwest Viking.
The long distance call came
in sure enough and was re­layed.
But instead of a
sweet voice our hero caught
a few stray words relating to
business with the president's
office.
In the meantime we can
easily imagine what hap­pened
over prexy's phone
when the young lady finally
called.
EDMUNDSON DESIGN
SELECTED FOR PLAY
COMING NEXT WEEK
He Will Discuss the "Educational
Value of Literature" in Morning
Talk, Special Assembly, 3 P. M.
PLYMOUTH QUARTET, FRIDAY
Seattle Quartet from Plymouth
Congregational Church, Coming
Next Friday in Assembly, 11 a. m.
Original Modernistic Panel Design
Submitted by Dean Edmundson Is
Chosen for Scenery in "R. U. R."
POSITIONS FILLED
THROUGH BUREAU
The following people have report­ed
to Miss Elizabeth Hopper, in the
appointment bureau, since July 23,
as having signed contracts. Mil­dred
Buskett, Nampa, primary to
fourth grade; Marion Ehrlick, Deer
Lodge, primary; Margaret Stare,
Chateau, rural; Ruth Anderson,
Marietta, fourth" to seventh inclu­sive;
Florence Passig, .Southern
Heights School, rural;, Vincent
Crouch, Edmonds, sixth grade; Inez
Ebert, Park school, rural; Mary
Margaret Doyle, Mukilteo, Junior,
high school; Mary Erickson, Long-view,
sixth grade; Arloween Cross,
Prosser, fourth, fifth and sixth,
penmanship and arithmetic; Ethel
Markham, Longview, English and
junior high school; Hazel May, Van­couver,
fifth grade; Catherine Col-liary,
Hackinson school, grammar
grade and principal; Viola Bradley,
Mount Vernon, grammar, grades and
physical education; Beatrice Hal-verson,
Bellingham, primary.
— o .
Miss Hazel Breakey, who has
been attending the California School
of Arts and Handcrafts, at Berke­ley,
will return next week, Miss
Breakey is an instructor in the Art
department.
The Williams concert trio, Maud
L. Williams, piano; Paul Lusterman,
cello, and John Roy Williams, vio­lin,
entertained for the second time
this quarter at a regular assembly,
last Tuesday.
The arrangement of the program
was different from any procedure
heretofore used. The trio played an
opening number by Mendelssohn,
after which Mr. Lusterman played
four solos that were well received
and encored. At the conclusion of
this, Mr. Williams played three vi­olin
numbers and ended with the
"Caprice Viennois", a Kreisler num­ber
which was the favorite.
The trio concluded the program
with a group of four delightful old
numbers including Haydn's "Min­uet"
and the "Old Refrain", by
Kreisler.
The Williams trio is always pop­ular
with both Normal students and
the people of this community as is
evidenced by the attendance of out­siders
to the assemblies. This pro­gram
was also enjoyed by members
of the radio audience, so state the
broadcasting officials. All musical
assemblies are broadcast over K-V-O-
S (1200 kc), starting at 11 a. m.
Regular assemblies are held every
Tuesday and Fridays.
CALENDAR™!
FRIDAY—August 2.
Rec Hour, Big Gym, 4 p. m.
SATURDAY—August 3.
From original modernistic panel
designs submitted by the Play Pro­duction
class, the one worked out by
Dean Edmundson was chosen to be
used in the stage setting for "R.
U. R.", the Drama Club play. This
class has been working under the
direction of Miss Marie Druse for
the purpose of developing scenic ef­fects.
*
Draperies for the doors and win­dows,
also in modernistic design,
were selected by Miss Druse and
Mr. Victor H. Hoppe. The class
will be responsible for making them
up.
Next week the actual painting of
the panels will be done. Kalsomine
will be used on beaver board, mak­ing
one of the most unique stage
settings ever produced here.
Mountain Scaling Not
Goal for Instructor
Taking advantage of the Mount
Baker trip of the past week-end,
Miss Leona Sundquist, of the science
department, accompanied the group
of Normal school mountain climbers,
to gather specimens of mountain
plants for her nature study class.
Miss Sundquist did not attempt to
do any hiking, but spent most of
her time collecting the plants.
Diversity of entertainment will be
provided next week with the ap­pearance
of Dr. Emanuel Sternheim,
lecturer, on Tuesday, at the assem­bly
hour, and the Plymouth Quartet
of Seattle on Friday. Dr. Stern­heim
will also lecture at a special
assembly, Tuesday afternoon, at 3
o'clock.
This noted lecturer, who will dis­cuss
in his first speech the "Educa­tional
Value of Literature", has a
remarkable background. He .was
born in England and is a graduate
of Oxford University, Heidelberg in
Germany, and Sorbonne University,
in France.
Educational Work
For six years Dr. Sternheim was
a member of the London school
board and in addition to this, served
three years as Chairman of the
Teachers' Training Commission of
that city.
Nineteen years ago he became an
American citizen. His work in the
United States has been as a fac­ulty
member of the state universi­ties
of New York and Minnesota.
At the three o'clock assembly, a
lecture will be given on "Education
in Recent Fiction", which promises
to be very worth while.
Plymouth Quartet Returns
The Quartet from the Plymouth
Congregational Church, Seattle, has
always made a favorable impression
in past appearances. The return en­gagement
oh Friday, August 9, will
be welcomed.
o— :—
AMERICAN VIOLINIST
PLEASES IN RECITAL
Geltch of the Violin Department
in University of Kansas Is Well
Received by Student Assembly.
BISSELL ON WAY TO
YELLOWSTONE PARK
I Board of Control Picnic, at f
Summerland. |
Young Peoples' class, Garden'
St. Methodist church, gives I
a "Church Mystery Launch I
Party". Leave Citizen's J
Dock, 6:30 p. m. j
Viqueen Lodge Trip. Leave !
the Quackenbush Dock, 7 a. f
TUESDAY—August 6. I
Lecture, Dr. Emanuel Stern- I
heim, assembly i l a . m . j
Trip to Toad Lake. Leave j
Main Entrance 4:30 p. m. j
Special Lecture, Dr. tSern- j
heim, 3 p. m. f
THURSDAY—August 8. |
- Women's Splash Hour, Y. W. I
C. A., 7 p. m. I
Women's Life Saving Hour, i
Y. W. C. A., 8 p. m. |
FRIDAY—August 9. J
Plymouth Quartet, Assembly j
11 a. m. I
Rec Hour 4 p. m., Big Gym. !
Hannegan. Pass week-end trip |
Leave Campus 4 p. m, 1
Thespian week-end trip. Cul- i
tus Lake. X
"Everything going fine. Expect to
be in Boise, Idaho, in an hour, then
to Yellowstone Park. Hot! Ninety-two
under a tree. Let all know
where the 'young kids' are. 200
miles a day. Yours, L. D. Bissell".
This is the latest news of Mr. Bis­sell,
who retired at the end of the
first six weeks of the "summer quar­ter.
A card containing the above
message .was received by Miss Mc-
Kinnon, in the Registrar's office,
last Wednesday.
Mr. Bissell, who for the past
twelve years has been in -charge of
the school print shop, is approach­ing
his eightieth birthday. He and
his wife are now on their way driv­ing
back to Minnesota to visit their
two daughters, half dozen grand­children
and a number of great­grandchildren.
Before Mr. Bissell retired he was
honored by the men of the faculty
and the office force by two fare­well
parties. Although retired, Mr.
Bissell will still be considered a
member of the faculty group as long
as he is in Bellingham. Mr. and
Mrs. Bissell are planning to return
here about October 1. v
Waldemar Geltch, violinist, ap­peared
in assembly. Friday accom­panied
at the piano by his wife,
Etta Odenbrett Geltch. The for­mer
is in charge of the violin de­partment
at the University of Kan­sas.
To add to the interest of the pro­gram,
Mr. Geltch gave a brief
sketch of each composer's life, and
in some cases explained the mean­ing
of the composition. The audi­ence
appreciated this feature of the
program in addition to the mar­velous
technique and expression of
the artist.
"Concerto", which is a "musical
story in three chapters", was the
first number. The violinist gave an
excellent rendition of the first
chapter". He explained that Pag-anini,
the composer,, was" the first
great violinist and his brilliancy of
mind and spirit was reflected in his
many compositions.
"Turkish March" was composed
by Beethoven and transcribed for
the violin by Auer, who is the
greatest teacher of the violin today.
Auer is a Jew, and Mr. Geltch re­marked
the fact that the large ma­jority
of famous violin artists are
Jews. Kreisler, perhaps the great­est
of them all, is an Austrian Jew.
=—o
LONGLEY WILL ATTEND
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Misses Gertrude and Alice Long-ley
and their father, W. E. Longley,
are motoring to Chicago and New
York. Miss Gertrude Longley, who
is a member of the Bellingham
State Normal school faculty, will
attend the teachers' college of
Columbia university for the coming
year, and the others will probably
return here in the fall. .;
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