WWCollegian - 1939 November 22

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VOL XXXVIX—NO. 9 Western Washington College of Education, Bellingham, Washington Wednesday November 22, 1939
simple simonds Junior Chamber of Commerce
THANKSGIVING
thanksgiving is here a
week early. Credit for this
goes to Franklin D. Roose­velt.
He,has seen fit to
declare Thanksgiving a week
early, probably to give you
one more week in which to
recover for Christmas. But
can we be sure of Christmas
falling on December 25? It
always has, or that is, it has
for quite a few years.
Enough for me to grow ac­customed
to it. But with all
this tradition-juggling go­ing
one, one can't be cer­tain.
Despite F. D. R/s de­cree
of November 23, about
half of the states are stick­ing
to the thirtieth. Some
are being a bit piggish and
are observing both days,: -
I for one favor the tradi­tional
day set by Abraham
Lincoln (a president of the
United States). For years
the populace has been able
to survive the horrible or­deal
of having only four
weeks between Thanksgiving
and Christmas. Now I know
that a gradual degradation
of the human race has been
going on (characterized by
a dropping away of the •
brain and the eating of
small holes in the liver) and
that undoubtedly I am not
as sturdy physically as they.
But t want to stick to the
thirtieth.
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RETARDED PERCEPTION
. A farmer found a shiver­ing
little quadruped which
he i n n o c e n t l y enough
thought to be a rabbit. He
took it home and gave it to
an animal loving friend of
his. Last week the "rabbit"
. won a blue ribbon at the.
eighth annual Westchester
Cat Show. This type of in­dividual
is very interesting,
making a good inmate for
an asylum or a good mem­ber
for any baseball team.
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HOMECOMING
Well, here it is a week
after Homecoming but I'm
sure you can all remember
it. After all, you are col­lege
students now, and
should be able to recall
things like that. Congrat­ulations
are due to Murray
Healy and his "cohorts" for
their excellent organization
of festivities. Also to Don
Bushell for bringing togeth­er
the Mt. Baker, Lynden,
and WWC bands for the
game. And to the team for
"their inspiring game, with
laurels to Stan Targus.,
To Sponsor Dance
Similar Projects to Promote
Co-operative Spirit Between
School and City
Part of a plan by the Juniqr
Chamber of Commerce to promote
friendliness between the local
schools and the City of Bellingham,
a Thanksgiving Eve dance will be
held tonight at 10 p. m., at the
Golf club, Guide Meridian road.
Mel McKee's orchestra will play and
Shirley Folsom and Margo Puller,
1939 queens of Bellingham high and
WWC, will be honor guests.
The. dance is not a money-mak­ing
project and tickets cay be ob­tained
from any Junior Chamber
member at the nominal price of
$1.10. Burton Kingsbury, local
lawyer, is president of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, which
sponsored a successful tour of the
city for WWC freshmen in Sep­tember.
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'Homecoming'
Beckons
WWC Grads
1939 Homecoming, carried out last
-week-end under the chairmanship
of Murray Healy, was one of the
: most-successf uT ever held' at WWC."
More than 350 alumni returned dur­ing
the course of the week-end to
attend the many scheduled events.
Beginning with the skit assembly
Friday, grads were welcomed back.
The football team was presented by
Coach Lappenbusch with the tradi­tional
football booklet, termed this
year, "Philbert's Phootball Phool-osophy,"
and students gave the team
a good send-off with cheers and
songs.
Rousing spirit was shown at the
pep trek Friday night as students,
some in cars and trucks, braving the
drenching rain, paraded down the
hall and through .the streets of the
city. Torches and flying confetti
marked the path which led finally
to the student rally at the banfire
prepared by faithful freshmen.
Over 200 Parents
Attend College
With approximately 225 parents in
attendance, the Parent's day tea
held last Sunday afternoon was a
huge success, according to Dr. Merle
Kuder, who was in charge of the
affair.
Parents from Tacoma, Bremerton,
Seattle,, and other southern cities
were in attendance. The parents
interviewed the faculty and got ac­quainted
with the college in general.
Final Examinations
Coming Up
Final exams are coming up. With
approximately fifteen school days
left in this quarter, the students,
with keen anticipation, are begin­ning
to look forward to the "happy"
days of finals. No definite schedule
has as yet been received, but most
of the exams will come during the
last two weeks of this quarter, some
possibly before that time.
There are yet many gala affairs to
take place between now and the be­ginning
of Christmas vacation, De­cember
16. Various teas, banquets,
and other socials, plus some well-planned
assemblies will relieve the
atmosphere between now and the
examination zero hours.
'Leave It Here'
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Presented
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In Blue Room i
Faculty Members
Banquet Guests
Fifty-seven faculty members willbe
among the guests Friday night at
the Chamber of Commerce banquet
honoring the seven members of the
Washington State Progress Com­mission...
Charles F. Larrabee is the
Bellingham representative. The din­ner
is to be held at 6:45 at the
Leopold Hotel.
Eric A. Johnston, Spokane com­mission
member, will be the princi­pal
speaker.
Six Prominent
Students
In WhoYWho
Schaus, Daley, Newell, Weber,
Courtney, Sweingruber, Chosen
By Faculty Committee Tuesday
Selection of Frances Daley, Kath-ryn
Newell, Dorothy Schaus, Wayne
Weber, Dale Courtney, and Bill
Schweingruber to represent West­ern
Washington college in the 1939-
'40 edition of "Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities
and Colleges," was made late yester­day
afternoon by a committee con­sisting
of Dr. Merle Kuder, registrar,
Dean of Women Florence Johnson,
and Dean of Men Loye McGee.
The students were selected for
the Who's Who, which is published
annually through the cooperation
of all American universities and
colleges, on the basis of activities,
their number and importance,
scholarship, and personality.
Selection was made after much
deliberation by the committee, who
had two meetings before making
their choices.
Norsemen Display
A typical family who never keep up with the Jonses, the hilarious group
that appear in Victor H. Hoppe's forthcoming production "You Can't
Take It With You," to be presented November 30 to December 2, in the
Edens Hall Blue room.
Prexy Reveals
Marked Gain
Of Five Years
The last five years have witnessed
a steady increase in student teach­ers
at WWC, President W. W. Hag­gard
revealed at the monthly meet­ing
of the hoard of trustees last
Wednesday evening. In comparison
with the 228 enrolled in 1934-35,
about 300 will do student teaching
this year. Sixty students are teach­ing
under supervision this fall in
the campus training school and city
schools.
President Haggard indicated that
the increase has been due largely to
the increased enrollment, new cer­tificate
requirements, and the $1,200
minimum wage of Washington
teachers.
The black-topping of Edens hall
drive was considered at the trustee
meeting. Anticipating the possible
construction of a vault in the regis­trar's
office, an option was taken on
a vault door..
Conference Planned
A three-day conference at WWC
under the National Planning Coun­cil
is being planned for. July 1,-2,
and 3, the college president an­nounced
Monday. An effort is being
made to secure a leading American
educator to deliver the principal
speech. The conference will be
open to students and faculty. In
attendance will be school adminis­trators
from many western Wash­ington
schools.
The National Planning Council is
an organization dedicated to educa­tion,
planning, and administration
problems. Its director, Dr. Kenneth
O. Warner, will be present at the
conference.
House Display Prize
Won by Edwards
Edwards hall will hold the trophy
for the house displays for the Home­coming
of 1939. Edwards' display
was an aerial bombing of the El-lensburg
Wildcats with Coach Lappy
in the plane. Second went to Dan­iels
hall, honorable mention to Har-borview.
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The judging was Friday between
4 p.m. and 6 p. m. by the committee
composed of Victor Hoppe, Dr. Paul
Grim, and Miss Rhoda Landrym.
Weighing their decision heavily,
the judges of the Homecoming win­dow
displays awarded the Norsemen
first prize of $5. Their display at
the National Barber Shop was a
realistic replica of the Homecoming
game made entirely of pipe cleaners.
It had a background of a large "W"
made of blue and white hats.
The Blue Triangle club had a dis­play
at Horn-Whitson showing an
ivy-covered replica of the college
and campus with the co-eds wel­coming
back the grads. The Music
Education club had a diplay at
Thiel &. Welter showing the band
marching. It was also of pipe
cleaners.
The displays were indicative of a
great deal of work and contributed
much to the successful Homecoming
spirit. The student body and the
publicity committee thanks these
clubs for their co-operation in mak­ing
the grads feel welcome.
Governor Martin Main Speaker
Of Homecoming Luncheon
Governor Clarence D. Martin,
main speaker at the Homecoming
luncheon at Edens hail last Satur­day,
was introduced by President W.
W. Haggard.
The governor opened his speech
by expressing his delight at being
asked to the WWC Homecoming
and said that this was his third
Homecoming celebration this year.
He attended the celebration at Che­ney,
his home town and alma mater,
where he said there were more
people than ever before.
"It is a pleasure to co-operate
with this institution," said Governor
Martin as he suggested the need of
additional buildings on the campus,
and he continued, "I'm proud of the
colleges of education in this state."
He mentioned the fact that this
year is the 50th anniversary of the
statehood of Washington and that
the scenery in this state is -some­thing
of which to be proud. He
stated that the young people do not
appreciate the schools and scenery
as much as they should.
"There's only one thing needed in
America," said Governor Martin,
"and that's more of it. It's a priv­ilege
to be in the northwest country
—it's a privilege to be in America."
The governor concluded his speech
by saying, "May the best team win
today."
DATELINE
Monday, November 27
7:30 p. m.—General Alkisiah
meeting. Edens hall club
room.
Tuesday, November 28
, 11:00 a. m.—Assembly. Wom­en's
league and Men's club.
Thursday, November 30
9:15 p. m,—Collegian brOad--
cast, KVOS., : '<
November 30-December 2
WWC play, "You;Can't Take
It With You."
Friday, December 1
.11:00 a. m.—Assembly. WWC
band. Don Bushell, direct-
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