1930_0131 ---------- Northwest Viking - 1930 January 31 - Page 1 ---------- CAMPBELL.;'RiEGITAi;iii^S ; - NEXT;'.TUESDAY;.:^|2|||pj • '; .•"••'•"' ^:••:V•••''•':'.'''•.:^•^iISI#^8 • •• gt;•. • •.•..••••;.•-•'••• •-.'••. '^^{Ms^m VOL; XXIX—NO. 28 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON T DINNER DRESS HEALTH SERVICE CLAIRVOYANCE INCLUDING YE DIARY —Ray Craft .1 We have heard no little discussion lately regarding whether the men of t h e school should regale themselves in dress clothes for the quarterly in-formals. This question lias become particularly important since a number of Normal's men have appeared at the dances dressed in the more formal mode. There should, gentlemen, be some unanimity in this matter of dress, because, for any considerable number of students to adopt dinner clothes would be productive of vicious consequences. Normal is proudly becoming recognized as an institution where education is acquired with a minimum of expense, where the student standard of living is modest and an affectation of wealth considered in poor taste. In numerous other schools where an exacting standard of social life has been adopted, the more indigent members of the student body have found themselves hard pressed to maintain themselves with dignity. Gentlemen! Let's get together on this. If a few more of the fellows "dress" for dances, we will all want to. Although dinner clothes are not particularly expensive, two-bits looks like a dollar to most of us. Just remember that the fifty dollar bill it would take to outfit yourself modestly would buy so many liam-and-eggs that, if laid end to end, they would reach all the way down to the.Hotel Leopold. W. S. N. S. And now that we are dealing with the problems of the men, we might just as Well dedicate Normalite to the cause of righting a serious grievance... According to investigators, the amount of health service received by the men of the school is not great enough to warrant the expenditure every registration of two dollars per capita. ' Among other things, the registration fee for men should be just about half that asked of the ladies, because of the very nature of the brute—man is the stronger of the species. Because of enjoying more robust health and not being subject to the petty ills that take up the attention of the health personnel, the men lose at once a good part of their fee by buying a service they seldom have use for. Furthermore, the whole set-up of our Nurse's Office is obviously to drive the men from making any use of the privilege to which they are entitled... The most helpful move would be to bring the nurse's office from the place of concealment it now enjoys in the "Women's Wing" of the building to a some more accessible place, where even the most decorous might go to report his illness without feeling that he is encroaching upon the sanctuary of the ladies—God Bless 'Em! -W. S. N. S.— Ha! A couple of weeks ago Normalite, under the old regime, prophesied that grade school pupils would soon be given two report cards: One to record/ scholastic attainment, and the other to judge character development. Not that we are clairvoyant- or anything, but witness this excerpt from last week's Viking —''Training Students Given New Cards—These Cards Grade Character of Pupils and Emphasize Work Done in Comparison with Their Ability, etc., etc." W. S. N. S.- Ye Prof's Diary: Tharyz aye room-ir thet doap on ^ " ^ T r"1 " bee spylt in theez kolumz beginyng nex weke bye ower fren F. Jon Greevz. Nevur-thulez ower fren mayd wun big mystayk akordyhg tew Babson thu stastistykul jeenius wen hee. said: "Lotz uv peepul tawk abowt thu wethur, but nun uv :'em dew 'ny-thyng about it". thayrz aye pbzzibilitee thet olde Babson wuz •^;';:.'^; .|: vV: ':—,.- '•' •,"b.'V":;-i''"',:V'-.':.'"' : ;'•"; on mm CONTEST PLACED IN Bulletin Board Placed on Main Landing for Posting of Contest Rules and All Necessary Data. ART DEPARTMENT LAUDED Chairman Says Board Has Power to Extend Song Contest, But Will Probably Not Exercise It. A committee on publicity for the Song Contest was appointed this week to climax the closing month of the campaign for a new school song with an active educational campaign. The committee consisting of Edith Dyer, Jean Philippi, Francis Young, and Edith Boynton, have placed a bulletin board on the main landing on which have been posted all of the rules of the contest, copies of words submitted to which melodies must be adopted, and the schedule of classes of all of the committee members inorder that they may be found by people who wish to ask questions concerning the contest. For the benefit of the new students, Edith Dyer reviewed the facts of the contest in a short announcement in last Tuesday's assembly, emphasizing the fact that mimeographed copies of the word contributions are available to all of the students who wish to set them to music. "The students last year felt the need of a new school song," Miss Dyer declared, "In view of the fact that the only ones we now have are taken from those of other institutions. The Board of Control sponsored the contest, voted prizes totalling seventy dollars, and threw the contest open to all students and the alumni. In order to give all of the contesting composers time to work out their ideas, the final date was extended until February 28, 1930." May Extend Contest "Although the Board is empowered to extend the contest indefinitely in the event that no suitable material comes in, that power will probably not be exercised, on account of the quality of the work that has been submitted", Miss Dyer said. The art department was particularly commended on the fine work that they have done in making the posters to be placed about the campus, and' the committee declared that the entire student body has co-opera ted. in a way that has been entirely gratifying.' - o FACULTY MEMBERS ATTEND DISCUSSION Are Intelligence Tests, as Now Administered, Good or Bad for Student Morale? Argued Freely. Last Sunday evening's Student Forum was especially interesting though the topic was somewhat heavy. The question discussed was: Are intelligence tests ,as now administered, good or bad for student morale? The students were almost outnumbered by faculty members, many of whom had been specially invited to hear the discussion by members of the program committee of the Student Forum, as there was some likelihood of their good motives being questioned in the choice of such a topic. Fisher Present Notwithstanding the fact that some of the students-were overawed by President C. H. Fisher's presence, and that it was going against the established order of things to suggest any changes, it seems that a number of students concur in the belief that it would be better for student morale if the intelligence grades were kept in the files of the Research Bureau -and not given out either to students or to faculty. Their influence upon the teacher's judgment in awarding grades which were supposed to be based upon the work accomplished was .mentioned. President Fisher was of the opinion that students took their intelligence rating very lightly, but the students did not seem to agree with him thaf this was true. Weber College Team Will Debate Against Normal Mens Squad Tentative debate dates have been set for the men's teams. They are February 18th, Weber College of Ogden, Utah, against the negative team, composed of Quentin Quick and John Thorpe, and March 17th, Oregon State Normal against the affirmative team which has not yet-been selected. Both debates will feature the Oregon or cross-question style of debating. Negotiations are being made with the University of Washington Freshmen and the Seattle College for debates. Later in the season the men's team will probably make a tour, debating the University of Spokane, the College of Puget Sound, and a Seattle team. THIRTYSTUDENTS SUFFER PENALTIES FOR CLASS CUTTING Attendance Committee Meets and Deducts Credits They Deemed Necessary According to the Rules. SEVERAL PROTEST LOSS The attendance committee met last week to consider and clear up last quarter's absences, and deduct any credits they deemed necessary according to the rules. Thirty students suffered penalties from unexcused absences. According to the rules six unexcused absences from a single class or fifteen from classes scattered over different courses means a cut of one credit. Twelve students credits ranging as high as seven, in one case. Eleven suffered a one credit loss from assembly absence, not counting mose who did not have seats assigned and thus automatically forfeited a credit. Some Protest There were protests that some suffered for unexcused absences and others did not, "out the committee applies the one rule to all, and had to rely on the faculty reports which may not have been perfect. In some cases where the rule permitted, they used option in their decisions. It is absolutely necessary that students have assembly seat assignments, unless, of course, they are carrying no more than twelve hours and are listed as special students. In the latter case tliey should report to Miss Inez Swanson in Dean Bev-er's office for excuses. — o BOND ADDRESSES TEACHERS Mr. E. A. Bond of the Mathematics department addressed a group of teachers in Anacortes Thursday night, January 30, on the subject "Our Changing Curriculum". o Symphony Band Gives. Entertaining Concert At Local Playhouse The Carleton Symphony Band, directed by James Robert Gillette, was enthusiastically received by a well-filled house at the Mt. Baker Theatre last Wednesday, both at the grade and high school student's concert in the afternoon and the regular evening concert. The afternoon program contained many interesting and instructive numbers such as "Zampa", by Louis Herold, the answer to the question "Why an Overture?", and "The Parade of the Insturments", by F. L. Lawrence,, which introduced the instruments of a symphony band. Dorothy Ruth Smith, harpist, was the soloist. Wagner Popular Probably, the most widely known and one of the best received of the evening concert was the famous overture to "Tannhauser",- by Richard Wagner. Another selection by the same composer was the colorful and vivid "Fire Music" from "Die Valkyrie".. The evening soloist, a popular young soprano, sang several numbers with a great deal of^ mastery and showed a beautiful range of voice. Though Miss Smith was not slated as an evening solo^ ist she gained great favor with the audience ; when she played a request number, and was called back for two encores: - ' , ''" gt;••'• COAST PIANIST WILL GIVE CONCERT HERE David Campbell Will Accompany His Program With Series of Short Lectures Explaining Selections. HAS TOURED COUNTRY Campbell Has Given Two Concerts *Here Last Season in Assemblies and Was Well Received in Both. David Campbell, one of the most ---------- Northwest Viking - 1930 January 31 - Page 2 ---------- |P^W1£s@' gt;':^ q ^ t i l N lt; ^ lisp e i Norcnwweesstt v iKing Formerly The Weekly Messenger—Foomded 1898 Published weekly by Students' Association of State Normal School, Bellingham, Wash. Entered in the Postoffice at Bellingham, Washington, as second class matter. MILLER SUTHERLEN PRINTING CX gt;, Printers, Bellingham National Bank Bldg., Bellingham, Wash. Subscription rate by wail, $1.50 per year, in advance; single copies 5 cents; \ Advertising Rates on Application. - . • •;-..• Address all communications, other than news' items, to The Business Manager of the Northwest Viking, Bellingham, Washington EDITORIAL STAFF DOLLY ANDERSON RAY CRAFT HELEN SULLIVAN ... PEARL AUVIL DAVID DARROW .... Editor .Associate Editor Society Editor Copy Reader Sport Editor HERBERT E. FOWLER Faculty Advisor GORDON LEEN Business Manager Telephone—Private Branch 3180 HHHBHaSHHHHB BENNY'S RAINLESS I T S . , . , : . HWWWWWJI Helen Read David Darrow v t Bob Cox SPECIAL STAFF WRITERS James Rork Arnold Johnston Mary Elizabeth Fowler Edna B. Finley Arden Benthien Jack Greaves Joe Hermsen V REPORTERS Myrna Thompson Marion Marchand Hazel Lehman Wave Lampman Martin Jackson Bob Walters Kermit Smith NORMAL C O U R T E SY Is it possible that Normal students can be absolutely discourteous ? Really, to most of us that statement seems out of place and absurd, but when one has authentic proof that a few of our members were ill-mannered— it begins to take on a different light. It was brought to my attention recently by one of our faculty members for the purpose of using the press to show it to you. The- following in cident took place on the crowded eight o'clock Normal bound street car. "The car was filled and a few were standing when one of our elderly woman faculty members got on the car", she told me, "Not a student rose to give-her a seat but rode blissfully and ignorantly to their destination!" It was Emerson who said, "Life is not so short but that there is always time for courtesy." How true it is. To both the boys and girls of this institution, we say, hold up Normal's high standards of graciousness and don't be guilty of any such Wretched thoughtlessness as the incident cited above. OUR MUSICAL A R T I S T S COURSE . Never before in Normal's musical history have we had two such excellent concerts as we enjoyed this week. The mastery of Efrerc Zimbalist in his violin recital was a musical course in itself. As for the Carleton Symphony Band, we would say after hearing this excellent evening's entertainment, that we are strong backers of the symphony band movement in the United States. • The Normal executives are to be congratulated in obtaining such worthwhile programs for our Musical Artists Course. Most of us feel that if we were not entitled to any more concerts this quarter on our student ticket, we would not complain. T R I - N O R M A L BASKETBALL H E RE Besides the University of Washington Frosh vs. the Vikings tomorrow night, we have two Tri-Normal games scheduled for next Monday and Tuesday. • • i ' Some sport authorities predict that the Washington Babes will be rocked in the cradle of the deep tomorrow night and others fear for the Vikings. At any rate, even if you're n lt;# a Pep club member, you can root for your team. Our big Tri-Normal games coming next week promise exciting moments since the Cheney Savages are training hard to revenge the defeat the Vikings handed. them last week on their own floor. All home games will be played on the Fairhaven floor. Welli here y'are again, studes. Like all good, true journalists we occasionally feel called ..upon to make some remarks about weather. Here's a forecast that we guarantee absolutely. What's more, we'll back it up with our capital of $20,000. Anyone doubting our ability to make good our claims has our permission to apply to the Statesoille Stale Bank, 9999 Stale Street, Slatesville, Arkansas, for a statement of our standing (Don't pay any attention to what they say there. The president is an abominable liar). The weather will continue ex- | actly the same as it has been con- | turning for quite a while now, un- | less, perchance, it is varied by a change, either for the better or for the worse. The temperature is destined to rise rapidly, unlesss it starts to lower, although it may not change at all. The west-bound storm center now., pass., across.. Texas,., although it is but a small storm center, may cause the wind to start blowing here. However, this is not certain. In any case, it is expected that we will have weather, and it will not be unpleasant, that is, not very unpleasant. :J * # * A LITTLE STORY WE HEARD There was once a wise man. He was very wise. He was so wise that he knew the exact day, hour and minute when he was going to die-- -- 'cause the judge told him. THIS WEEK'S HIT ( selected by O. Percy Stoppit) Though He Was a Confederate Soldier He Wore a Union Suit. He: When I was young, my doctor told me r d become feebleminded if I didn't quit smoking She: Why didn'tcha stop? "Boy she sure gave you a dirty look." "Who?", • "Mother Nature." Rammer -Jammer BOOK REVIEW By Myrna Thompson "Hudson River Bracketed", by Edith Wharton (Appleton). Mrs. Wharton's latest book, "Hud son River Bracketed", is, in my estimation, not so ..good as some of her previous work. There Is an effective use of contrasting social conditions throughout the book which may be considered a redeem ing feature by those persons inter ested in sociology, but I agree with Geoffrey T. Hellman when he says in the Bookman: "One prefers the author's earlier books, where one could enter the houses of the wealthy" without having servants, softly shaded lamps, pictures and luxurious furniture-thrown at one in such obvious profusion." The story centers around Vance Weston, an Illinois boy who, to paraphrase O. O. Mclntyre made good in the city. He is a young writer with a fairly good novel to his credit and is employed by a new review. He has signed a contract to write for no other publication for four years which complicates matters considerably' because of the fact that he is married and is unable to support his wife on his small salary. The wife, Laura Lou, seems to be the only real person in the book. She is a country girl and cannot understand any of her husband's thoughts or ambitions. Vance is, in other words, another of these "misunderstood" husbands, and thus enters Halo Tarrant. Halo is a wealthy woman, the wife of the man who runs the review which Vance is under contract to. Mrs. Tarrant makes a great fuss over Vance; he is invited into circles where his wife would never fit. As a consequence, poor Laura Lou is left out of the greater portion of her husbands life, and Vance falls more and more under the spell of Halo Tarrant. Mrs. Wharton writes in an interesting manner as she usually does, but still there is something lacking. Her characters, with the one exception of Laura Lou, have no depth; they are too shallow. Mrs. Tarrant is smug and limited, while Vance never ceases to be anything more than a child. In contrast to these two dull figures the faithful little wife stands out vividly, and I felt a genuine sympathy for her as she faced the realization that her husband has grown beyond her, and that she has nothing to look forward to but death. Headquarters For. .. Athletic Line and .-. Sparton Radios - • T H E ' - . Northwest Hardware Co. 213 W. Holly St. The numerals in 1930 add to 13. They never will again in this century. When You Are DOWNTOWN COMPARE OUR PRICES FOR ALL KINDS OF ROOM AND SCHOOL SUPPLIES GRIGGS Stationery and Printing Co. 212 E. Holly Alaska Bldg. Twenty Guh Visit | Student Opinion Natural Dry Docks INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT LIST DUTIES EXPECTED OF BOTH TEACHER AND PUPIL IN THE CLASS ROOM fe:^ At the opening of the present quarter one of the instructors, who asked that his name not be men-tioned, since ideas and not person-v alities are the important thing, asked his students, in order to se* cure a better understanding ,and a spirit of co-operativeness, to write out unsigned what a teacher has a right to expect from a student, and what a student has a right to expect from an instructor. All were fairly agreed that the instructor had a right to expect attention and a respectful, courteous attitude in class, daily' preparation of the lesson and that the student would do his best and try xto get what he could out of the course. Over-time Not Favored Also all were fairly agreed that the students had a right to expect .definite assignments from their instructors, and not too long to be 'covered in the time allowed; broads /mindedness, tole'rance, and impartiality, and to be excused when the bell rings. Also that difficult work :.be explained and that a teacher know his subject and also be informed on "present world affairs. •; Other things mentioned were:- ; : "Teachers should be known personally and not considered as part ^ of; ---------- Northwest Viking - 1930 January 31 - Page 3 ---------- W A ^ t i ( ^ N ST^^ ^jteSMi *S® "'"IS s^ffiSlSI ;-s.-;f lt;HM' ;«.'• \f KWAJ ^w.iVCA^.vfMiy.W'-vjv'BVS .^!'^"M"lJ^^i'^'V!:/!!^!:V5/«y!^W!^ VIKING QUINT TAKES TWO GAMES FROM CHENEY HOOPSTERS Varsity Loses 3 Other Games; 2 . to Ellensburg and 1 to Yakima Y. M. C. A.; 29 Is Lucky Number. Curious Correspondence Is Highlight of Team's Trip to Eastern Normals 118 POINTS TOTALLED At that, the team didn't do so bad on their trip last week. They split fifty-fifty in their four Tri-Normal games, which is the best that can be expected, considering- t h e unusual strength of t h e Ellensburg' five. The defeat of the Vikings at thV hands of the Yakima Y._M. C. A. was no disgrace''either, since the victorious team [is made up of ex-W: S. C. stars. . The Bellingham victories again it Cheney, Friday and Satur day were also of great credit, to the team, .since it showed their ability to cone back after a series of defeats. Dorit forget that the first Tri- Norml games at home, are scheduled pr next Monday and Tuesday, whenwe have Cheney as our guests. Evey loyal student will, be out to those games and help the team to contiue its string of victories againt the Savages. And nobody can s^ford to miss the Frosh game t o m oW night, either, because that will fe a whole lot more than just a warning up exercise. After a week of* almost continuous travel and playing, a tired squad of Viking Varsity hoopsters returned to Bellingham Sunday. The score book that Coach Sam Carver had tucked under his arm, chalked up two victories for the blue and white out of five encounters. I t showed that Ellensburg took two consecutive games—28-20 and 59-17; that the Yakima Y. M. C. A. scored a 41-29 victory, after a slim 12-9 half-time lead; that Cheney lost Friday night although they led at mid-time 17-14, and then lost again Saturday night 29-23 after a 15-12 mid-way lead. Vikings Behind at Halves The score book also showed that in none of the five battles were the Vikings able to control a lead at the end of the first half. Incidently 14 more points were assembled in the | second halves than in the first parts. The Normalites totalled 118 points or slightly better than 23 points a contest. They had 183 markers made against them or an average of 36 points a game. The scoring of points was as follows: Dixon 37, Thorsen 23, Erick-son 22, Pederson 20, Kasch 13, and Rork 6. In this scoring the Vikings counted only 26 on free throws out of a possible 61. By J. R. Basketball teams are supposed to play basketball but on a week trip they are apt to find other diversions to pass away the time besides battling with rival Normal hoopsters. Aside from winning two games and dropping three the Vikings enjoyed a very pleasant„road trip. "Cold" Kasch, Teacher Nine men pulled out of Seattle Sunday and arrived at Ellensburg rather late that night. Nothing-much happened on this trip except that "cold" Kasch gave several of the boys a lesson on how to play poker. After taking two on. the nose at the hands of the Wildcats, the Vikings took a short journey to Yakima, where they were again defeated by t he Y. M. C. A. We might add that the B. S. N. S. team will probably not stay at the Donnelly hotel in Yakima next year. Cheney Girls Gets Break The team proceeded to Cheney, where they put- up a t the exclusive Cheney hotel. Two victories over the Savages made the Vikings' percentage look a bit better. The team was invited to a Women's Informal, and after this ,was over they left for home. Miller Stars at Poker I t might be interesting to mention how some of the players spent their spare time in the Eastern cities. Ralph Miller, still admits he is the best poker player on the trip, but he says he can't understand how he lost most of the time. "Cold" Kasch spent most of his time eating cinnamon drops and reading detective stories. Dixon Correspondent s Wheri^'Flash" Dixon wasn't reading letters and telegrams he was writing them himself, to whom? Don't ask. Believe it or not, "Minn" Thorsen sent a lock of his hair to a certain young lady. (Along with the help of the rest of the team). Sam Has Tough Time Sam Carver spent most of his time keeping the rest of the team out of trouble. Anyway, it was a swell trip, and we wouldn't have missed it for anything. (Not even our studies). W. A. A. INITIATES 28 NEW MEMBERS INTO ORGANIZATION Twelve Girls Given W. A. A. Insig-nias; One " B " Won; Arnold, Bab- . cock, and Coventon Receive "W". BABCOCK GIVEN "W" PIN INTRAMURAL LEAGUE MADE OF SIX TEAMS House and Club Teams to Start Battle for Championship Monday in the Big Gymnasium, 5 P. M.' TV abolishment of East-West interactional football games may be ad of the propositions brought up tfore the conference of the presents of Pacific Coast Con-ferete schools. This conference, u)hic was called by President LylM. Spencer, of the U. of W., corns of. the heads of the ten col-legebf. the conference, and will be held\n San Francisco tomorrow. Theheeling is held to talk over aihlts, but football will, of court, be the principal subject of disceion... Just what comes.up in this \nfab will be of great interest kh to players and fans, since interctional games have done a greaieal in building up interest in footdl, and, as a fan, the writer woul be broken hearted to see thescjames pass away. Wi each additional game played, the Irthern Division of the Pacific Coas basketball conference continues become more of a free-for-all, t the present, Washington States sitting on top of the heap, but .r seat there is far from a stablione. In all games played, the drerenee in score has only been a fev points and the outcome of each pntest is always a toss-up. At the banning of the season the Un-iversy of Washington-jwas regarded aa. favorite, but two defeats by Oregii State have drawn them doWinto third place. The Huskies son play a two-game series with tie league leading Cougars whichwill go a long way in de-cidinglhe issue. 1 Women's Intramural Games Begin Monday Intramural basketball games will begin Monday evening and will continue for the next two weeks. The girls turning out have spent practises so far in techinique are now in fair condition for beginning of the game season. Schedules of teams will be found on the W. A. A. bulletin board opposite the P. E. office. the and the SUPERS LOSE THEIR FIRST GAME 51-39 The Southern division is as badly scramled as is the Northern, with upset pllowing upset. U. C. L. A. is leacng the Conference followed the UJS. C, California, and Stanford, phe winners of the two di-visionsmeet later on to decide the PacificCoast championship. t ... Mr. Ihelan evidently is going to move tie Middle West out here en masse, jeeing that he has signed up Andersai, head., freshman football coach £t Purdue. Well, if he wins games, let him bring them! What, What, jvhat!! A powerful Marine Ways five was a little too good for the Normal Super Varsity, and, consequently, they won a 51 to 39 victory from the Hilltoppers. The contest was played at the "Y", Wednesday, January 29. The Marine Ways which is made up of Normal alumni, had a lot of scoring punch and headed by Occie Thorsen and Earl Keplinger, they grabbed an early lead and were never headed. These two men scored 19 and 13 points respectively to take high scoring honors. The Vikings' points were more evenly divided with Johnston out in front v/ith 10 markers. Vikings' First Loss This was t he first city league contest, the Vikings have lost this season. The line-ups: Supervarsity Marine Ways Sherman, 7 F Herb Johnston, 10 .... F .... Keplinger, 13 Gaither, 8 C Thorsen, 19 Shelton, 7 G ...... Anderson, 4 Nyberb, 4 ..." G Clarke, 7 Flowers, 2 Sub. ..Vanderford, 4 Violinist Entertains in Assembly Program Six different teams will make up the ---------- Northwest Viking - 1930 January 31 - Page 4 ---------- WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL. BELL1NGHAM. WASHINGTON MORONI OLSEN PLAY I DEtlOHTS Janet Young: Does Finest Pieced of ' ^ o r k in Her Career in ^Mystery ;PIayi'"'••'Many Old' Favorites Seen. 'V Friday evening, January 24, saw the prosaic auditorium turned into a- place of dark mystery with the appearance of. the Moroni Olseri Players in "The Makropoulos Secret." . Prom the time the curtain rose on the first scene to the end of the third act, in which Emilia Marty, the 339-year-old woman, dramatically chooses death to eternal life, the audience was held as if hypnotized. The play merited all praise that had ben given it and the interpretation given it by the Moroni Olsen cast was superb. Secret of Eternal Life Marty's inhuman secret—that of eternal life—is felt in the very be- . ginning of the play, and. about Marty herself there lingers something of the supernatural. She had lived so many lives and run the gamut of human emotions so many times that life lost its savor, nothing meant anything to her, and she became incapable of feeling love or affection for anyone or anything. Finally Chooses Death She finally makes the decision she has feared to make for hundreds of years, and, as has been said, chooses death to life. The climax came with tremendous force upon the audience, and automatically the audience accepted Capek's theory—the danger of immortality in human life. The Cast Many old favorites were seen in the cast of the play. It had Janet Young in the lead role, which she played superbly, giving the most powerful performance in her career Moroni Olsen, the pillar of the players, gave his usual excellent performance, while,Leora Thatcher added the bit of comedy to the production, aided by Joseph Williams. Many Star Cordon Nelson, in the role of young Albert Gregor, did an artistic piece of work. Sumner Chase Cobb, Frank Rasmussen, William Wright, and William Kibby gave unusual performance showing marked ability, characteristic of the players. Dorothy Adams was seen in her usual Irole of the innocent but courageous young thing, which she plays to. perfection while no one could have played the part of the feeble-minded "Hauk-Sendorf", better than Byron Kay Foulger. Joint Direction Moroni Olsen and Byron Kay Foulger are greatly resuponsible for the success in the play on the directing side. The directing, except • for a few obvious places that would be unnoticed except to the trained director, was practically flawless. o Shaw's Play Seen by Several of Faculty ENTERTAINS BROTHER , Miss Marie C. Druse was pleasantly surprised last week by a visit from her brother, A. S. Druse, of Yakima, Washington. : -O— McNAIR VISITS SCHOOL Mr. McNair, representative of the Woolen Textile Company of Salt Lake City, and a 1924 graduate of this school,' was a visitor. here last Monday. . . -o NELSON TALKS ON BURMA 'Miss Esther M. Nelson gave a delightful and finished talk at the local Y. W: C. A., January 23, on Burma, where she has been for the last six years as principal of the Missionary School under the Baptist Board. o RAGAN HALL Ruth Davenport was the weekend guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Davenport, of Bow, Washington. Bonita Ikerd was the guest of Mrs. Love, at a theater party on Wednesday, January 22. Ruth Atkinson spent the weekend at her home at Laurel. Claire Keiffer was the luncheon guest of Bonita Ikerd on Saturday. Isabelle Learned spent the weekend in Seattle. ' . Hanna Nordstrom and Coressa Shull entertained Bonita Ikerd and Naomi Austin at a chicken dinner in Miss Shull's apartment on Sunday. Hazel O'Conner was the Sunday dinner guest of her cousin Miss Ja-nitscheck. Bill Schyers and Mildred Earley were the dinner guests of Velma Mason of Collett Court on Monday evening. o •' BARRETT HOUSE Ayoe Hendrickson, of Burlington, was a week-end guest of Ella Smith. Mrs. Barrett entertained at Sunday dinner Anice Roland, Thelma Jackson, Ayoe Hendrickson, Ella Smith and Sara Ellen Stickle. Bernice Bowen of Blaine was the guest of Violet Oest and Bertha James on Sunday evening. o Students Presented in Musical Program The following faculty members went to Vancouver B. C, last weekend to witness the production of George Bernard Shaw's "Man and Superman", Misses Mildred Jewell, Anna Ullin, Lucy Kangley, Elsie Wendling, Ilah Hull, Audrey Pack-ham, Anna Beiswinger, Delia Keel- -er; Augusta Pragst, Mary Rich, Eleanor Osborne, Elizabeth Hopper, Margery Horton, Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Hoppe, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. "Ruckmick, and Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Fowler The play was given by the Colburn Players, a popular English company, at the Vancouver theater. o KLIPSUN SKETCHES FINISHED The art staff of the Klupsunhaye fih|shed the numerous sketches for the division pages. They are now engrossed in the interesting task of working out a color scheme, according to Miss Hazel Breakey,' art advisor. o :— CATHERINE MORSE PLED GED Catherine Morse, a former student here, now attending Leland Stanford University at Palo Alto, California, was pledged to the Gamma Phi Beta sorority last week. BIELBY MANOR Marie \ Towers, from Mount Vernon, visited the Normal on Thursday as the guest of Helen Perryman. Miss Perryman returned to Mount Vernon* with Miss Towers on Friday and spent the week-end there. Louise Lilienthal spent the weekend at Mount Vernon. Erma Thayer spent the week-end at her home in Anacortes. Louise Lilienthal entertained two members of the debate team, Eleanor Langsworthy and Mrs. Alice Burke, at dinner Friday evening. Thelma Harris spent the weekend at her home in Burlington. o — NESIKA LODGE Hazel Kellstrom, of Auburn, visited Dorothy Wickham over the week-end. Gladys West, who is teaching in Granite Falls', was a luncheon guest here Saturday. o PARENTS ORGANIZE CLUB Miss Elsie Wendling is sponsor of a club of about twenty parents which has organized itself into a study group to study the "Elementary Child". The club has spent much time, lately, on the nutrition of the child and is now working on eyesight in regard to children. The group meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the Y. W. C. A. FAMOUS VIOLINIST DRAWS BIG CROWD Efrem Zimbalist, Talented Musician, Captivates Audience : in Varied Program of Classical Music. The Bellingham School of Music and Fine Arts presented the pupils of Edouard Potjes, teacher of piano; Albert Bensen, teacher of violin; and Mrs. Lois Holt Brown, teacher of voice and expression in the Friday Assembly. Those who took part in the recital were Loise Oberleitner, Sue Mc- Millin, and Dorothy Knuppenberg, pianists; Harry Leatha and Arthur Hoeregel, violinists; and Frances Young, vocalist. McMillin Shows Talent Sue McMillin displayed marked ability and talent in her rendition of a piano solo, "Concert Etude", by MacDowell. Margaret Morrison at the piano and Arthur Hoeregel, violin, played the "Sonata in F Major", by Grieg as the final number of the program! This was excellently performed. Sonatas Popular Frances Young sang the "Aria: Pleurez mes Yeaux" from the opera, "Le Cid", by Massenet. Louise Oberleitner at the piano and Harry Leatha, violin, gave a beautifully PPPPP