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Northwest Viking - 1928 October 19 - Page 1



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NORM^ SCHQ Friday, October 19, 1928  Students Will Serpentine Through  . C
i t y on Friday Night for Big  Pep Rally, and Return to Waldo.  October 26
and 27 are the; dates  set lor the Normal's Fifth Annual  Homecoming
celebration. Plans are  nearing completion under the direction  of Joe
Hermsen, general  chairman. . Committees are already  at work to make the
two days full  of events and entertainment for the  returning alumni.  Big
Pep Rally  The pep rally Friday night at  7:30 is the opening event. Under 
the supervision of Roy Craft, yell  king, alumni and students will
serpentine  from the school through  town and back again, to Waldo field 
for the big bonfire. The tradition  is that the freshman class will be 
responsible for the building - of the  fire. Accordingly . Iver Moe, the 
president, and his committees will  have boxes, papers and other materials 
piled high ready for the blaze.  And on top of all—well,- that's the 
surprise packet!  ; There will be speeches by Sam  Carver, Earl Jewell,
coach and asst.  coach of the Viking eleven, respectively,  arid "Dutch"
Wilder, representing  the alumni.  Luncheon Saturday  At 12 o'clock
Saturday a luncheon  is to be given at Edens Hall. This  is the time.when
the faculty, the  alumni arid the students come together  for the renewal
of old  friendships and exchange of experiences.  The diningrobm is to be 
decorated by Eleanore Brown and  her committee.'  Game Saturday  Saturday
at 2:30 the Vikings meet  the Cheney eleven on Waldo •field.  This
promises to be one of the most  DR. FRANK S. SALISBURY  Dr. Frank S:
Salisbury, head of  the Research Department, toho will  leave, soon to take
over the position  of head of Teacher Training at  Ohio University, Athens,
Ohio.  _o  EPORT TO FACULTY  Miss D. L. Keeler Reports on Work  by the
Organization Committee  in Preparation for Convention..  (Continued OJ Page
Four)  - • ———o—- .  I  E  Ruth Linrud,
Soloist and Harpist,  Charms Students With Program  Presented in Friday's
Assembly,  At the first meeting of" the Faculty  Forum, October 9, Miss
Delia  L. Keeler, Faculty Forum member  of the Washington Education
Association's  organization committee,  reported on the work done by the 
committee, in getting ready to entertain  the W. E. A. at Bellingham, 
October 25 and 26. The Faculty.  Forum is a joint host with the Bellingham 
Public Schools \ and the  Chamber of Commerce in . entertaining  t h e W.
E. A.  A drive of one hundred percent  membership to the National Education
 Association, the Washington  Education Association and to the  Forum was
also started.  President Fisher is the Forum's  delegate to the Seventh
Annual  Representative Assembly of the W.  E. A., to be held in Walla Walla
on.  October 27. • '  ' ——:—°~-  DRAMA CLUB
GAINS  LARGE MEMBERSHIP  Mr Bond, in a Letter to Dr. Frank  S. Salisbury,
Tells of the Inter-ing  Study Course at Coiilmbia.  I n a letter to Dr.
Frank Salisbury,  Mr. E. A. Bond, who is on a leave  of ' absence from the
Normal fac  uly, tells of trie interesting course  Which he is taking at
the Columbia  University- in New York City.  Mr. Bond, with his family,
motored  from Portland, Oregon, to  New York in twelve days. He said,  "The
Victory highway is,a splendid  one and we had no rain at all during  the
trip."  He is taking the following subjects  at Columbia:  Methods of
Research... ...3 points  McGaughy, Kilpatrick, Alexander  and Thorndike 
Advanced Education Statistics......  :..-4 points  Ruger  Advanced-
Education Psychology..  :. .......3 points  Pinter, Watson, Spense and
Upshalt  Psychology of Secondary, Subjects  :. :.2 points  Symonds 
Advanced Course in Teaching  Arithmetic....... 3 points  Upton  Research in
.the Teaching -of  Arithmetic .....?........ 3 points  Mr. Bond also
mentioned having  seen Mr. Arntzen, Miss Cole, Miss  Peterson and Miss
Weythman in  New York .where they are continuing  then' studies.  ; o- ^- 
Thespian Try-outs  Held Tuesday Night  Board of Control in a Depleted 
Condition, Due to the Number  of Vacancies Recently Made.  k  STICKNEY IS
NOMINATED  Candidates - for Vice . President,  Student and Faculty
Representatives  Will Be Elected.  \:m  Miss Ruth Linrud, soloist and 
harpist, was very well received last  Friday in the usual morning assembly.
 Her winning personality  and interesting choice of selection  charmed and
delighted her audience.  Perhaps a great deal of her success  was due to
the instrument on  which she played. To hear a harp  played well is not a
frequent occurrence,  and it was highly gratifyi  n g t o all music lovers
when every  i student seemed to make the most   lt;si this opportunity
"•.'.•-,:  r . ; ^ C o i n e s , P r o i n California  ; Miss
Linrud conies from California.  yShn is tall, slender," with abund  a n t
hah:' and very fair skin. She  is" really trie type .of person One  would
expect to play the harp, and  -•; (Continued on Page Two) ;,'.  X'000
.... . ° •-'' '-'."'.I. -'0'-X :"''••  Jf^i/e of U.
S. Senator '0  ? To Address Clubwomen  W"M}  ^CArnass meeting will; be held
on  ^^dnesdayi October 24, at 3 o'clock:  by the: clubwomen of Bellingriam 
for; t h e vpurpiose rif: discussing: the  ^Bri^nd^Kelloggtxeaty,: dealing;
with  ^ h e ;;fenurickti6n'' ffi;wa y000 Xy  0 lt; The riieeting will; be
^ddrjessed by  ^;iAU':|iEacuity :/;^vp^nH;an^;s^dents:  :|;wh^^ to- 
Tryouts for the New Play "Sunup"  to be Held When Hoppe Returns; 
Thirty-four Join Drama Club.  I n preparation for the coming  Drama Club
play, "Sunup," to be  presented this quarter, tryouts were  held-last week
for admission of new  members. The Drama Club will  probably not be open
for membership  the rest of the year as thirty-,  fpur new members were
admitted  last week.  Tryouts for parts in the play will  be held on the
return of Mr. Hoppe  •from his lecture tour in Eastern  Washington,
on Monday, October  22, from 3 to 5 o'clock, in room 308.  play books will
be put: on the shelves  in the reserved book room "as soon  as they arrive.
Members who intend  to try out , for parts should  watch the: bulletin
board for further  notices concerning vthe play.  Thirty-four'New Members;
J  The following is a list of the students  admitted to membership:  Bertha
.Altbse, Harriet Arntzen,  Clara- B j e^  bora Cadwell- Elsie^Carifield,
Ey-elyri  Craw, Esther Dow,; :Joy E/;vS-land,  Mary Elizabeth Fowler, Stiss
 Graham, Katriryn 1 ^  ence Kern;"•; Estella;; Lesri, Margaret 
Morrison,; Elien- Nordmari, ;-: J e an  Phillippi, Margaret'Ricriardspn^
Ev-J  elyri Swallirig^^ary^Selarider, Marj-garet  Sheppard,iiDJarer Wi|^n
gt;SMa gt;-.  bel; Wilsori.' M s o ;;the  gt;f oUbwirig-boys :•  Bert
^eole^^Vincerit ; Cro)icri, XThad  Ellis^ - G l r a n l ^ G^  Gr;ieein*;-I^
 F i y : ; ; j   e r^  ^Mi88iGhiistin ^^  Eighteen applicants were taken 
into the Thespian Club at the tryouts  held Tuesday evening, October  16,
in the auditorium. Although  readings predominated, the tryouts  were
varied and interesting. Dutch  dialect, Swedish dialect, piano solos, 
violin solos, a character dance and  a song and dance act were some of  the
features.  The new members show decided  ability and the outlook for the
year  is very promising.  The new Thespian members are:  Irene Larsen, Lyle
Markhart, Ma-belle  Jones, Dorothy and Rosalie  Strong, Kenneth Brotnov,
Ellen Lee,  Dave Turnbull, Berinie Crouch,  Dotty Gibson, Sue McMillin
,Clara  Bjerke, Lenore arid Irene Young,  Russell Copeland, Bob Anderson, 
Leona Shelton and Ruth Sheppard.  • Q-—: "  Over 16 percent of
the total enrollment  of Willamette ' University  are non-church members,
according  to a survey made last week by the  University.  :
——O .  ^ Fair haven, a local high school,  will meet Blaine
here today, and a  week later, October 26, will meet  their oid friends,
the North Siders,  Whatcom High.  Pleading that "the burden of his  school
work and activities is too  great to allow him to continue his  duties as
president of the Students'  Association, Dean Edmundson, for  two quarters^
head.of the student  body, tendered his resignation in  the semi-weekly
assembly Tuesday.  This resignation was presented to  the board of control
at its weekly  session the day previous, but because  of the depleted
condition of  the board, the resignation could not  be accepted and was
therefore presented  to the student body.  Many Vacancies  School politics
have been placed  ifi rather a muddle by the accumulated  vacancies on the
board of  control which culminated Tuesday  in the resignation of President
Edmundson.  For one thing, the resignation of  the president leaves the
board of  control with no leader, there being  no vice-president to preside
as .this  position was left open when Edwin  Benedict failed to return to
school,  and is one of the posts now to be  filled by election.  But,
because there are now four  vacancies on the board, it is impossible  to
assemble a quorum, and  the board cannot meet for a business  session until
after the election.  \ Stickney Nominated  Ori Wednesday. Don Stickney was 
the only nominee for the presidency,  though a petition had been  put up
for Eldred Bechtel. Eldred,  however, is running unopposed for  student
representative and is therefore  ineligible for the higher position.  The
other offices, those of vice  president and faculty, representative,  are
unaffected by the other  election activities. There are two  nominees for
both positions, and  these will be voted upon Tuesday.  Catherine Morse and
Hamilton  Church Jtiave been nominated for  vice president, while Miss
Kathleen  Skally and Mr. Sam Carver have  been placed in nomination for the
 post of faculty representative. The  term of the vice president is for two
 quarters, to complete the unexpired  term of Edwin Benedict, while the 
faculty representative will be chosen  for one quarter, to take the place 
of Mr. Bond, who left school before  the expiration of his term.  •'
• — o — ——  Dean Edmundson, President of the 
Student Body, Presents His Resignation  to the Board of Control.  The point
system by which "W"  sweaters are awarded to members  of/the track squad
was defined at  the regular weekly session of the  board of control, which
took place  Monday afternoon.  The change was- made when Kir-vin  Smith, of
the 1927 track team,  requested a sweater, stating that  under the
interpretation of the ruining  as made by Coach Sarri Carver  during the
recent season, . he  (Smith) was entitled to a sweater  for his activities
on the team during  the season before.  Trie firial establishment of the 
ruling, under which Smith was  av/arded the sweater, is that to be  awarded
a track sweater, the contestant  must score ten points in  competition
during the season, or  five points in tri-normal competition,  but that
points made in Normal  games count double. ' "  Board Does Not Act  Dean
Edmundson, president of  trie Students' Association, presented  his
resignation to. the board at the  session, but because of the fact that 
the board is depleted in membership  by reason that three- terms  have
expired with no .election having  been held, a sufficient number  of
members of the board were not  present to act upon the resignation  and it
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news items, ^ T h ? Business Manager  u ^; - i y •".•of the:
Northwest Vildng, Bellingham, Washington —;. s .  BARNEY- CHICHESTER 
VERN6N v. VINE .:-:.,-  GliENN FAIRBANKS :...,;  HELEN? SULLIVAN ...:.- 
IRENE SCHAGEL•;...;:.....:.  HERBERT E. FOWLER  HARRY APPLETON 
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v.„.i^..:..:..~.3usiness'Manager  SPECIAL STAFF WRITERS V/.*.  Bob
Burchette; Irene Schagel, Gordon Leen, Peggy Puller, Naomi Chase  REPORTERS
 Ben Hamilton Mary Elizabeth Fowler  Margaret Miller Joe Hermsen  Gertrude
Berg ' Catherine Morse  Dorothy Sasse  Paul Howell  Dolly Anderson  KHAR'S
GOLD IN THEM THAR HILLS"  Are you to be classified in the category of the
burrowing jackkss  commonly referred to as a bookworm, who buries his nose
twixt the  covers of a book and only removes the eager beak long enough to
blow  it oj to bore into the pages of another book? ,  THEN TAKE HEED.  If
you will remove your nose long enough to sniff some good fall  Sehome air
you will be convinced that the proverb which reads 'The  grass is always
greener in the other fellow's yard," is indeed a.falsehood.  THE KEENEST OF
IMAGINATION AND THE MOST  SENSITIVE OF NASAL ORGANS CANNOT DETECT SEHOME 
OZONE IN ANY BOOK NO MATTER HOW AIRY.  The colorings on: Sehome are now at
their best'. The splash of  crimson and the glint of gold mingled with
varying tones of brown and  green, all blend to form a background of
awe-inspiring beauty for  NORMAL BY T H E MOUNTAINS A N D T H E SEA.  Don't
be bluffed by a little Puget Sound mist. Save cosmetic  money by letting
old man A U T U M N put that glow upon your cheeks.  Remember—"THAR'S
GOLD IN THEM T H A R HILLS."  Hi there!' Got a story: for you^-  A country
gentleman made a .trip  to' the city in his new car—Being  uhverssed
hi traffic regulations-^-he-essayed  to turn around in the. mid  die of a
block—An officer blew his  whistle and yelled—"Hey! you can't 
turn there"—The farmer looked all  about and replied-can  make it." 
"Oh, I think I  wow!  MORE ALPHABET  ; Just Who Is Who?  £) Can give
us dead.ones,  a low grade—bad dreams—  but to all the Normal
women,'1  it means Harry Darby—e-yow!  £ ny— meerty
— miny — mo,  in a hurry, have to go—  Presed. for time,
short of space,  say, Dean Edmundson, here's your  place.  Red Dawn Is 
Coming  AWAKE!  Our Call to  Duty '•'  Vote! Vote!  Aydblldr dbwq and
 ;:^%week,'ry:)•--:•:- -[
•:'•':'••,SV'•'(''•••{:'i'-
 The iDedding ring's quite paid for.  Two [hundred down on this cute 
O'lbung^owi,':;, ;'.;;.  We really couldn't pay mores  And just take a look
at ihefurni-  /:.'ii!re';;;.'. •;;•;-•'• •
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lt;••/:•:]"•  That set's no second .rateri  There's
anew cook stove and a gas  ''••/, stove; too;  A new
refrigeratorS : J  And today we feel quite happy  and gay, „  Just
note those pretty flowers.  One more installment is all that we  make, . 
And baby is really ours.  MEMORY  I have been to bid Cathay  Where the
flying fishes play,  And I've seen quite all the sights  there are to see.
'  I have seen a Chinese float .  In a funny sampan boat,  Down that dirty
Shanghai river  Yang Tzee.  I have seen the stunted Kine  And of course a
heathen shrine;  From the beauties of the land I've  drunk my fill.  j All
these things grow dim and yet  I am sure I shan't forget  Three Chinese who
lunched upon  a keg of swill.  . • -o  Thi§ /young author; gives
us a;  beautiful picture of a life that re--  turns the "dusty answer" to
those  who love it most.:''•';'  The book echoes all the desires  and
hopes of millions who struggle  along blindly hoping; to reach a  goal of
which they; know;\so ; little.  It reflects the tears of an eternal 
dreamer when, he finds his colored  illusions smashed—when he
questions:  and receives only the "dusty  answer."  The plot in the book is
subordinate  to the elemental emotions and  is used as merely an instrument
to  show better the rising and falhng  of feeling: Whiles Teadmg this bobk 
we find that to be able to create  such a work of art one must feel  it as
a part of one's life—-even so  much so that; it would not be possible
 to ever; write again  /Rosamond Lehman is one of the  younger, writers;,
and "Dusty SAnswer"  is the first one of. her books  to gain acknowledgment
in literary  circles. She handles her theme with  such ease and .artistic
ability that  we will be interested in watching  this young author.:;  1329
Cornwall Phone 678  HIGHLAND CREAMERY;  Croceritt Fruits Con/ecfiojru ^ 
'••.,•; ~S^^:^ALSCX • • -.-t
'^:—-:--§  :. Silk tioie and Undies ^  . A R E W E  "So they
built a new library.  In the structure they buried $260,000. Within its
walls they  placed thousands upon thousands of volumes. Books dealing
extensively  with any subject into which a student might wish to delve
adorned  the shelves. Special care was taken to have the lighting
correct—-the  desks slanted at the most convenient angle. Complete in
every detail  it Was an ideal spot for study.  At the particular school of
which we speak this great storehouse of  knowledge was not made use of as
extensively as it really should have  been. Students were seen studying in
empty classrooms, in the halls  and on the steps. Others stuck doggedly to
their text books and never  indulged in any library reading. Wasn't it a
shame that this should  have been the case? ISN'T IT PLEASING TO KNOW T H
AT  WE OF BELLINGHAM NORMAL A R E MORE APPRECIA  T I V E OF OUR LIBRARY? 
GET ACQUAINTED  May we suggest that a fine way to get a whiff of
exhilarating fresh  air of an afternoon is to take a stroll in a general
southerly direction?  Follow this tip and you will come upon twenty-five
sturdy young fellows  covered with a mixture of H-2-O and Waldo Field, who
are giving  a lot to their school.  Show your interest. Get acquainted with
the team.  JEAN MARQUIS  During the last four quarters,  Jean has gained
for serself numerous  offices of responsibility which  make her one of the
major office  holders of the school. Probably the  most important is that
of student  representative on the board of control.  Jean is also president
of the  Scholarship club, which was reorganized  last spring, and secretary
 of the Women's League, the latter  probably one of the most responsible 
positions in school. When  June Wether ell, Klipsun editor, left  school
during the winter quarter,  1927, Jean became editor of the annual,  and it
is to her that much of  the success for the year  An exclusive camera study
of  that great commoner, Oscar 'Bobo'  Thorsen, champion of the people  and
candidate for the office of student  body president. An overwhelming 
majority is predicted for  this man of shipyards whose now  famous Tunafisk
plank of the  party platform "more lecture recitals  for our assemblies"
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-I-'i:.  ATH11HG CLUB 1 3 TO 1.1AIURDAT  Oile^i^tKletic  Blue
and^hite in Normal's Fii^tfPigskin Tussel of  son; Attendance; Good. i  r
In- one of the best exhibitions of  football seen for some time the Bel-  :
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f iS^.  BiiW?^1"^  ; ttefieldsr ^ i t t i e ? ^ i a l %ira(^ Clu^ 
meet^^iieid Friday Evening, Octb-;  ^bar 12^ih the icOubroom ot Edens  $in
motoring back froni Kalama-  Mrs; Wn^amis ^stopped and explored  the c i ^
r J ^  interest; soi viirs: W^araV rtk was  of spewiaiyinterest because of,
her  first-hand irftkirmation.. She also  usedslides in[illustrating her
talk.  i Jean •PhUlippir offered several  piano selections, and
Evelyn Swatting  gaye two readings in dialect.  There were thirty guests
present  indY to become acquainted, each  one gave his or her
autobiography.  Virginia Bever, had charge of the  refreshments." ...,"*. 
•'• -, • . ' 6 " : ;•" •'..'  W. E. A.
Convention  (Continued From Page One)  First Meeting Next Sunday at ^the 
First Conventional, 6:30 P.. M.  fThWsday;  $$  25  m  W ::  Thursday
morning at the Mount  Baker theater are Mrs. May Mark  Nalder, president of
the Washington  Educational Association, and  Vel Lambkin, president of
„the National  Educational Association; also  E. R Buckingham,
formerly of the  Department of Research in the  University of Ohio, now of
the Department  of Research of Ginn    Company, Boston, Mass., will speak. 
Dance at Armory  The afternoon of Thursday will  be devoted to sectional
meetings at  Whatcom High chool, Roeder Junior  High S c h o o l and
Washington  School, and the evening will be occupied  by-an entertainment
to take  place in the Normal School Audi-torium.  v called "A Night of
Drama  and Music," immediately followed  by a reception and dance at the 
State Armory.  •.." Friday forenoon will be devoted  to County
Institute and other sectional  meetings. Among other speakers  at these
meetings will be Mr.  H C Ruckmick, of the Industrial  Department, and Miss
Winifred  Speiseke, formerly of the Training  School faculty.  E. J. Klemme
to Speak  The afternoon session will be  held at.the First Christian
Church.  The speakers will be E. J. Klemme,  formerly of the Education
Department  of the State Normal School,  now president of the Intermountain
 College, Helena, Mont., Mr. Basil  E: Austin, of the Walla Walla High 
School, and. Mrs. Josephine Corliss  Preston.  President Fisher has
succeeded in.  securing Dr. Willis L. Uhl, Ph. D.,  dean of education at
the University  • Tof. Washington, as speaker at the  ; NormalSchool
assembly on Friday,  •October 26, of that week.  Dr. Uhl was
professor of education  of the Northwestern University  from 1916 to 1920,
and has been  professor of education at the University  of Wisconsin since
1920. He  ;is'the author of several books on  education, including "The
Materials  :of Reading—Their Selection . and  Organization,"
"Scientific Determination  of the Content of the Elementary  C^ u r s e in
Reading,"  "Principles  lt;rf Secondary Education"'  and ''Secondary School
Curricula."  • Dr. Uhi is now at the University of  " Washingtori,
having come there this  fall. He is filling the position from  which Dean
Frederick E. Bolton re-isigned  last spring.  ,;:'••-.
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'..•• : '..;  ^ Monday evening Dr. Frank . S.  ? Salisbury was
the honor guest at  a . staLg;; party given by the men of  : the faculty
before his departure for  Athens, * Ohio, where he has accepted  aj
teaching^ position. The  j;:party was;held at the home of-Har- 
'••':old B. Smith, 120 Forest street.  f\ On Tuesday evening,
October 15,  the Smith home^ 120 North Forest  street; was ~the scene of a
^dinner  ']: party in honorof Dr. Frank Salis-iv-  bury, giveni by i ^ . ^
n d Mrs. Harold  ^jSmitti SDf^iJLr. arid Mrs. H. E.O^w-  ^lerv Aitdr -the
./dinner^ to  ~^the; division ^for the remainder of 
^|h^v;ewnmg^S;;'^t-;l'": gt;^''v--'-\-' '^';--.'^.  Moremce}^ Sui^e^nd
§ p e^  ^ e e ^ « ^ at^heir homes; in Seattle,  ^tava^vMdna^y
"and:^;Lyndeh;;:;. re-u  p l $ ^ t i ^ t e ^  An unusual opportunity for
disr  cussidn of both ideas and ideals is  being' offered; men and women-;
of  the Normal and tnej^frtends, ^A  '$tuden^";forumi!'^or^disp^i9n^^6upf. 
has been organized, und^iittie auspices  of the -,First^Coi^e|atipnai 
church. The 'meetm^;;:'^ll^"'-lield  at^the Y. W. C. A. b i ^ d ^ S :
« e v.  Dwight Smith is the^tempqrary  chairman. •-•
"'^S^l^-•..  For those who would-li^iojXon-tribute  a dime, light
.rjfre^ffiments  will be served promptly|i||i5|^The  discussion will open
at-;;7yslwjpp'and  close at, 8..' '*''• lt;?•'" *
••;'  For next Sunday evening the  topic to be discussed is,
"How  Should We and How Do We Choose  Our Friends?" Tentative subjects  for
later meetings include, "What  Is Education?" "Is There,. Anything  Wrong
With the Church?" and  "Can An Educated Person Remain  Happy in the
Church?"  Come to the Y. W. C.'A. next  Sunday, October 21, at 6:30, for
refreshments  or at 7 for the discussion.  If you have subjects in"' mind 
that you would like to discuss bring  them with you and turn them over  to
'the committee or to Mr. Smith.  _ o  EDENS HALL  Virginia Kahlke and Helen
Stine  spent the week-end in Seattle. '  Hazel O'Conner and Louise Dunn 
spent the week-end in Arlington.  Mrs. Mae Williams was the guest  of her
daughter, Elaine Williams,  over the week-end.  Adelaide Dale, former
student of  the Normal School, was the guest  of Geraldine McKee.  Mr. and
Mrs. Harry E. Manca, of  Seattle, were the guests^ of Peggy  Pullar.  The
officers of Edens Hall for the  year are: Helen Schekles, president;  Rosa
VanEss, vice .president;  Arlen Arland, secretary-treasurer;  Helen Steel,
social chairman; Peggy  Pullar, house reporter.  Ruth Steele, social
chairman, has  appointed the following committees  for homecoming:
Decoration, Marion  Snyder, chairman, Dorothy Hal-bert,  Rosa Ott, Ann
Fillinger, Agnes  Rotchy; open house, Margaret Hill,  chairman, Viola
Poyhonen, Olive  Wunderlick, Dolores Young. 
——••—-o : '  President E. J. Klemme, of the 
Inter-Mountain College, one of the  principal speakers on the W. E. A. 
program, was formerly head of the  Extension department here. '  .
President and Mrs. Klemme, who  are well known here, will arrive the  early
part of next week. •  - -'- . — Q - — — • 
Homecoming Plans  (Continued From Page One)  Thursday, October' 25, the?
art  section of the Washington Educational  Association vvill meet in the 
;art^department:, of; the Beilihgham  State Normal: School. Superintendents
 and art teachers from all over  the state will attend. :Mjss Sears,  of
Centralia, is president of the association^  Miss Djruse's department  has
been asked t6 give exhibits of  work suitable for the various grades  which
it has found to be good. Miss  Druse will talk on upper grade and  junior
high school work. Tea will  be served at the close of the session  to the
teachers and others attending  the session. The art supervisors  will
preside at the table.  Administrative Women in education  .from al over
.the state will  have their annual lunch at the  Montague-McHugh tearoom.
Miss  Pragst and Miss Druse and one  art teacher from the city schools 
will be in charge of the luncheon.  • ' —
-o—:——-  FACULTY MEETING  At the faculty meeting,
Tuesday,  a state, retirement fund for teachers  was discussed. The plan
presented  looks toward the reorganization  of the present fund, which  is
insecure ,and putting "it ,on. a  sound basis.  The faculty at present have
ho  retirement fund and at the meeting  took action to be included in the 
reorganization. "  Payment into the fund -is in proportion  to the number
of years of  experience and amount of salary.  The percentage of salary
which will  go to the fund would amount to  from three to seven percent. 
Provisions of the fund are that,  after thirty-five years of service, 
twenty of which are in the state  of Washington, one may retire and 
receive annual payments in proportion  to the amount invested to the  fund.
These payments in no case  to exceed $1,000. Also, if one wishes  to
withdraw he shall receive the  amount paid in with a nominal interest. 
-,.- gt;"  Board of Control  FROSH  "Music; of ' America" ;was the  theme
of ah illustrated -lectuape-'priB-;.  sented inN-';.last Tuesday's assembly
 bjrMiss Pearl McDonald,,of Sekttle.  • After .ghingT a; brief
history of  American music,.Miss; McDonald  mentioned the three sources of
a  typical American music.,/. The first  source is the old English folk
songs  which were brought over to this  country when it was first settled. 
The second is the negro melodies  of the Southland and the last is  the
Indian music.  Until 1790, there was very little,  if any, creative work
done in music  in - this country. People were content  with the Old World
masters  and felt no urge or necessity for  personal expression.  Although
the establishment of  musical appreciation in schools has  done much to
create more interest  in true American music, there must  still be a great
deal more evinced  in order to establish America in  that field as firmly
as the older  countries. Probably one reason for  lack of notice, is that
American  composers have not yet banded together  and created a literature 
based on the typical American music.  There exists quite a bone of 
contention as to which of the three  aforementioned sources our music 
should be based on..  Tastes Are Different  . Our tastes in music are very
diversified  and unusually international.  However, American independence 
wills it that we have' a  native music typically our own. As  it has not
been possible for America  to accept any landed gift of music,  for there
wasn't any, so it has been  necessary to create a national  music.  In
speaking of an American literature,  Miss McDonald said that it  must be
possessed of high standards,  high ideals, and most of all a  Committee 
Meieting;  With a  group, the  Appointed 'at Class  Party Coming Nov gt;
19.  s m a l l representative  thrilling games of the season. During  the
half Jimmy Prendergrast  has planned a stunt that will relieve  the tension
of the spectators.  Dance at Armory  The last big event is the dance  at
the Armory at 8:30. The decorations  are in the hands of Dorothy  Sasse and
Miss4 Jones. "Myriad of  colors" is to be the theme.  Shirmann's ten-piece
orchestra  will play for the dancing. PPPPP