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SHOW _  VOL XXVIII—NO. 44 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCH POL,
BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, May 24, 1929  [Normalite  I  I  j TAFT RAPS
EXTRAS  S WHO TO WHY    YE DIARY  By G. W.-L. |  Honorable William Howard
Taft,  chief justice of the United States,  and former president, just
yesterday  told delegates at a convention  of his college fraternity that
in his  opinion extra-curricular duties were  "carried to a great extreme"
and  that "we must get our public and  private schools down to a simpler 
curriculum."  The elderly jurist, who makes  speeches only rarely, joked
with his  audience which included such eminent  men as: Secretary of State 
Simpson, five noted senators, and  others of national prominence. He 
struck a serious note on the  "slump" in scholarship. However,  he
explained that "the war played  havoc with a great many conceptions,  and
we havn't gotten over it  yet."  The chief justice observed that  many
students went to school for  "social reasons" and sometimes "to  establish
themselves by reason of  the fact that they are called college  women." 
And so while the grand old man  of the American judiciary frets  about the
over-ameunt of extracurricular  activities burdening the  under-grad,
scores of schools the  country over are offering more than  ever
opportunities for all in the extra-  curricular activities  Many ef us here
feel that we belong  to too many clubs and organizations.  Let's
see—how many is  just the right number. A few say  "belong to five of
six of them."  More point out the benefits derived  from being a
conscientious  member of two, and not more than  three clubs. The band of
opinion  is * wide. But we can notice that  the many-club member is more or
 less of an 'honorary' member to the  clubs that give him the least
satisfaction.  Columns may be writt  e n on the club problems.—but it
is  well to notice that the member-at-heart  gets the most enjoyment of 
his club life at this "Normal-by-the-  Mountains and the Sea."  The latter
group, nuclei of true  fellowship, are planning for the  most part in
keeping their respective  organizations together during  the summer session
and to welcome  back the old-timers into a renewal  of friendships and good
times.  -W. S. N. S.-  The State of Washington spends  in tax money about
$270.00 to  educate each college man or woman  within its boundaries.  -W.
S. N. S.'-  At Bellingham Normal, Hong  Kong University, and at the Iceland
 Agricultural college, or, to be  more general, all over the world  the
green cub reporter learns that  "Who, What, When, Where, and  Why, are
elements supposed to be  contained in every news story.  No one would ever
suspect that  these abstract elements would ever  ascend to living tissues,
but such  was the case at the University of  Iowa's school of Journalism
when  five baby pups were born Xo Tteta,  canine mascot there That was a 
news story for student reporters,  for they called them Who, What,  When,
Where, and Why.  ^-W. S. N. S.-  YE PROF'S DIARY:—  Hooza riches'
Klub in thu skool?  I esk yah. Ye olden ordur uv  Skrybz klame thu mowst
dough.  Gezz 'ow mutch! Seventy-fyv sil-vur  dolerz. Hoopee! Yez, butt 
don't get wurrede ur jelus awl ye  Gentylz. Forr nowte-in thu wirdz  uv ye
Prof—".  }•.- "Tiz dew tew skadz uv adz." en  awlzo, "WAYT fur
ye newe red ay-  TOW." ,-,...  " . •'.":"."'' o: —' -,;  Edens
Hall Informal  Has Buddna As King  in Oriental Garden  Approximately sixty
couples paid  smiling allegiance to a huge Buddha  that overlooked an
Oriental  garden in the Edens Hall drawing  room, May 18, when the Edens
Hall  girls staged their spring informal.  Wisteria and Japanese lanterns 
transformed the room into a place  of Orinetal beauty. Gorgeous pah-eds, 
portraying ;Japanese figures  and scenes covered the walls. Punch  was
served from a charming pagoda.  Stark's orchestra furnished the  music for
the dances which were  the dances which were appropriately  named in true
Oriental style,  such as Pekin Drag, the Tokyo Tap  and the Ginricksha
Trot.  Dance Is Success  Credit for the success of the  dance should be
extended to Jane  L'Eveque, social chairman; Jessie  Grieve, chairman of
the decoration  committee: Marion Snyder, Virginia  Caulke, Elizabeth
Gable, and  Margaret Lee, chairmen respectively  of the program,
refreshment, music,  and clean-up committees.  Patrons and patronesses were
 Miss Adele M. Jones, Miss Kathleen  Skalley, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Marquis, 
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ruckmick,  Miss Grace Sullivan, and Mr. Arthur  Kolstad.
 INTERESTING DRAMA  WILL BE PRODUCED  Leading Roles Well Handled by  the
Cast of the Drama Club in  Their Play "Icebound".  Next Friday night the
Drama  club will present its quarterly play  "Icebound", a heavy dramatic
plot  originated by Owen Davis.  "The play is rounding into shape  very
rapidly. All the acts are running  along smoothly. It could easily  have
been produced this week  but the additional week's practice  will make it
even better," stated  Mr. Victor H. Hoppe, director of  the play.  In spite
of the heavy dramatic  situations that arise, the play is  sprinkled
throughout with bits of  humor which add an enlivening  touch to the
strained atmosphere.  The play ends happily for all concerned  when Jane,
the servant girl,  finally makes them all see the true  light and the
Jordan family change  their natures and the atmosphere  that has pervaded
the family for  generations is finally melted and  they are no longer
"Icebound."  Individuality in Leads  Great individuality is shown on  the
part of the leading characters  in the portrayal of their diverse  roles.
Sadie Fellows, played by  Dorothy Sasse, is "worn to skin and  bones" in
her desperate attempts  to get some of the Jordan money  supposedly to
support her small  boy, Oran Fellows, whose part is  taken by Lafe. Berg,
from the  Training school.  Catherine Morse takes the part  of Ella Jordan,
the spinster sister  who has been slaving all of her  life"just like a
nigger," making  hats.  Kern and Chichester Lead  Ben Jordan, Barney
Chichester,  the black sheep of the Jordan family,  returns to his home on
a New  England farm to find his mother's  house waiting news of her death. 
(Continued on Page Four)  WESTMINSTER GlEE  SINGERS E N T H  STUDENT
ASSEMBLY  Famous English Singers Present  Interesting Program «n
Tuesday,  May 29.  BOY SOPRANO  Boy Sopranos Are Attractive Feature  of the
Company Which Has  Toured the World. ''  I n what was purported to be one 
of the best received and most appreciated  assembly programs of the  year,
The Westminster Glee Singers  offered one of their programs in  last
Tuesday's assembly. Seated or  standing in various informal attitudes 
about an improvised drawing-room,  these celebrated English vocalists  gave
an impression of free  dom and ease which, is usually  lacking in the
ordinary assembly  program. A feeling of intimacy  seemed to spring up
between the  audience and the entertainers, produced,  probably, by the
naturalness  with which the selections were rendered.  Boy Sopranos 
Perhaps the most delightful- of  the selections on the program were  those
which featured the boy sopranos.  These six boys, selected  from the
principal London church  choirs, sang with amazing tone and  clarity; and,
when singing in conjunction  with the adult voices,  formed a pleasing
combination.  The program included three solo1  numbers by members of the
adult  group and a solo, with accompaniment  of voices, by one of the boy 
sopranos. A quartet also rendered  several enjoyable numbers. Comedy  was
furnished by Mr. Albert G.  Greene, one of the basses in the  chorus, in
several rollicking part-singing  selections.  Extensive Tour  The
Westminster Glee Singers  are drawn from the leading cathedral  choirs of
Great Britain; the  organization being formed twenty-five  years ago by its
present leader,  Edward Branscombe. They have  toured every part of the
English-speaking  world.  EJMNWNEXT  Women's League and Men's Club  Will
Present Fashion Show in  Assembly, Next Tuesday Morning.  In next Tuesday's
assembly 'the  Women's League and Men's Club  are jointly sponsoring a
fashion  show, featuring summer styles.  The chairman, Alice Sundquist, 
announces that there will be four  acts with a prologue to each for  which
Elizabeth Brodt has written  an attractive scenario. There will  probably
be an orchestra playing  throughout the program. There  will also be
dancing and singing-acts.  Mr. Hoppe's Play Production class  will present
a one-act play of their  own choosing in next Friday's assembly.  This
event is pleasantly anticipated  by the memory of the last  one act play
produced in assembly.  o  Several names have been added  to the list of
those who will receive  Life Diplomas at the conclusion  of this spring
quarter. They  are: Agnes E. Bestual, '26; Axelia  Johnson, '24; Beryl
Kelley, '25; Madeline  Koester, '24; Karine Olsen,  '24; Laura E. Runyon,
'29; and  Floyd Van Etten, '26.  Candidates Applying  for Diplomas, June 1,
 Listed by Registrar  June 6 will probably see a class of  253 graduate
from this school. Last  year 237 students were graduated.  One five-year
diploma will be  granted to Arthur Cram, of Portland,  Oregon, and a
four-year diploma  has ben earned by Earl Hem-mi,  of Bellingham.  The list
of candidates for graduation  follow:  Five Year Course  W. Arthur Cram. 
Four Year Course  Earl Peter Hemmi.  Three Year Course  Katherine Adam,
Alvin Anderson,  Harry M. Appleton, Virginia Margaret  Bever, Myrtle S
Bergh, Norman  R. Burchette, J. Bernard Chichester,  Velma M. Cook,
Arloween  M. Cross, Frances Fitch Gladwin,  Chauncey L. Griffith, Evelyn
Har-no,  Elton H. Korsborn, Aurelia-Jo  Lakow, Will M. Lanphere, Ethel 
Markham, Mary Irene Murphy,  Viola Poyhonen, Ward E. Prigg, M.  Irene
Schagel, Mabel Steinbrink,  Edgar I. Stonehouse, Myra D. Teets,  R.
Granville Thorlakson, Phoebe  Read Tuttle,  Two Year Course  Virginia
Adams, Burton Wilbur  Adkinson, Aileen Allen, Alice Anderson,  Cecil L
Anderson, O. Robert  Anderson, Ruth Esther Anson,  Lucile M. - Austin, Inez
Bannister,  May Barbo, Margaret Barnett, Nina  Barton, Eldrdd Bechtel,
Howard  Beighle, Elizabeth Benner, Margaret  Bennett, George Benson, Harry 
Benson, Viola Betts, Robert Bick-ford,  Frieda Blandau, Aphra Blu-menroth, 
Arthur Bogen, Winifred  Bowles, Viola Bradley, Julia Brand,  Helen M.
Britton, Elizabeth Brodt,  Rose Brooks, Wanda K. Brooks,  Doris Virginia
Brown, Dorothy  Brown, Erma Burgen, Ethel A.  Burton, John Byrnes.  Beth
Caley, Garnet Caples, Annie  Carlson, Irene Cavalero, „ Naomi  Chase,
John Church, Florence Cole,  Josephine Herron Cook, Verna O.  Couch,
Eveline Ei Cowan, Gladys M.  Dahlman, Ouida Margaret Davidson,  Gladys
Davis, Helen Degeest,  Mildred Denny, Elizabeth' Dion,  Lydia Doell, Mary
Ann Dolish, Winifred  Dunham, Louise Dunn, Hattie  Bell Dye, Joy Efteland,
Ruth Evans,  Ella L. Eyre, Edith L. Falkner, Evelyn  Faller, Anna
Fillinger, Kathryn  J. Foster, Katherine Franett, Christine  Fredrickson,
Margaret Free-borg.  Elizabeth Gable, Frank Geri, Vera  



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w  iTTie Northwest IJOIlg  Formerly The Weekly
Messenger—Founded 1899  Published weekly by Students' Association of
State Normal School, Bellingham, Wash.  JEntered in the Postoffice at
Bellingham, Washington, as second class matter.  :••-. MILLER  
SUTHERLEN PRINTING CO., Printers,  Bellingham National Bank Bldg.,
Bellingham, Wash.  Subscription rate by mail, $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 
Northwes.t Viking, Bellingham, Washington  EDITORIAL STAFF  DOLLY ANDERSON
Editor  GORDON LEEN Associate Editor  BEN HAMILTON ; sPovt  1  s Editor 
HELEN SULLIVAN Society Editor  BETH CALEY C o P v Reader  HERBERT E. FOWLER
: Faculty Advisor  BARNEY CHICHESTER - - Business Manager  BOB WATERS '.. -
Assistant Manager  , Telephone—Private Branch 3180  SPECIAL STAFF
WRITERS  Beth Caley Dorothy Sasse Paul Howell Sid Thai  Myrtle Bergh Edna
B. Finley Mark Jarret Irene Schagel  Catherine Morse Joe Hermsen Mary E.
Fowler  REPORTERS  Bert Cole Rose Brooks Glen Goddard John Finnegan  Ed Cox
Ray Craft John Greaves  Lloyd Beckes ' Robert Cox  THIS IS THE END  T_hiite
end of this quarter is almost upon us—upon us with term  themes,
tests, and other papers long past due. Some students will welcome  the
conclusion of this quarter with a sigh of relief from a long,  strenuous
and brain taxing term, while for others it will mean merely the  duration
of a past, infinite vacation.  To most of us it will mean a parting of the
ways, a loss of some  friend that is survived by a tiny spark of
hope—a hope that someday  the pathways of each of our lives will
cross during, the tide of time, that  we may again renew a friendship whose
ties will be, at that future date,  shrivelled and perhaps
severed—who knows?  •Graduation, which terminates this quarter,
is a time of much glory  and happiness to those participating in the
exercises; many of the graduates  will perhaps, never return to this
institution, others will, and those  students engaged as teachers will be
widely distributed over the Northern  part of the United States—-all
this means a parting of the ways, but,  anyway, we still have the hope that
someday we may meet again.  It is a funny world—a world liberally
dotted with little spots of  happiness, and sadness—a world
systematically mapped out for us, so it  seems, giving us each, in the long
run, just about an equal number of sorrowful  incidents as the more
pleasant ones, and we'll take it just as it is,  because it is-—Life.
 T H E E V E N T S O N T H E KNOLL  The Campus* Knoll became the playground
where Grecian dancers  portrayed their lovely, graceful and sylph-like
movements, and where  slaves struggled in vain to obey their graceful but
stern, unyielding master,  who lashed them again and again with her soft,
silken scarf; where  a nymph glided lightly through intricate steps to the
ever haunting strains  of the "Blue Danube Waltz"; Prometheus, after an
exhausting fight  to free himself from defying bonds that held him, finally
broke his chains;  and great Roman warriors lived again to hold battle
there on our knoll.  It was a scene well worth watching, and the dancers as
well as their  director, Miss Helen Dozier, win worthy, well-merited
applause. Of  course the program, no matter how skillfully arranged, would
have never  been the success it was without the excellent musical
accompaniment  played by Vera Ginnette, pianist; Ethel Boynton, violinist;
and Pauline  Larkin, flutist.  Taken all in all, we are proud of the
participants, and director; they  have earned recognition and have much
praise due them.  W E R E G R E T MISS M A D D E N ' S D E P A R T U RE 
Last week's Viking informs us that Miss Alma G. Madden will sever  her
connection with the school at the end of the summer school. It is  with
profound regret that we hear of this. Miss Madden has served  the school
faithfully for five years, and during that time the debate department  has
done excellent work and the extempore speaking department  has been built
up. We have just finished a very successful debate  season, and so we feel
it only fitting that there should be some expression  from the students in
appreciation of her work.  —E. B. F.  YOU C A N T W I N E V E R Y T I
ME  We can't always win, and the times we don't win we are at least 
exceedingly proud we could enter the contest.  So it is with the
participants in the League of Nations national contest.  No one from this
institution won the trip to Europe, offered as  first"prize, or any of the
other prizes given—What of it? This school  was represented in the
contest at any rate. A prize, while a most coveted  honor* and the person
winning any of the prizes has done a most scholastic  deed, is not
everything.  A great deal of credit is due to the two Normal students whose
papers  were worth representatives of this institution in this year's
League of Nations  national contest. Arthur Cram and Edna Boone Finley.  S
C H O L A R S H I P S MEAN' SO MUCH  A Normal daughter was awarded the
coveted E. C. Converse scholarship  of the Leland Stanford University. 
Jean Marquis, our friend, former classmate, and daughter of Dean  and Mrs.
W. J. Marquis, received the scholarship for the superior type  of work,
characteristic of Jean, she performed in her studies while at  Stanford. We
are proud of you, Jean, and congratulate you on your  accomplishment. 
DeWitt Williams, son of Mr. and Mrs. Pelagius Williams, was  elected
recently to the Phi Beta Kappa, a national honorary scholarship  society.
He was one of only eighty-three students out of a senior class  of 1238 of
the University of Washington, that was able to qualify—'•  Oh,
well! "Like father like son".  Thomas A. Edison really wants his boy.  The
governor, Roland H. Hartley has-instructed the State Department  of
Education to select the boy to represent Washington in the  Thomas A.
Edison scholarship contest. ••  gt; '  Applications will be
received by the department and later acted upon  by a committee of
examiners or of the entire Department of; Education.  July 1 is the
deadline for applications.  ^ t ' s have a look into our training school
here!  ¥,':M • .'.-.':/:"::; •;:\
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'••- —G. W.L.  What Can a Woman  Do When a Bee Hive 
Loses It's Lodgers?  There seems to be a natural tendency  for women to
climb high  when the presence of a mouse is  announced, but you ought to
see  them hug the floor when bees escape  from the hive and swarm  about
the classroom.  Now to explain the why and the  wherefore of the escaped
bees. Early  one morning, last week, about  eight o'clock, an assistant in
the  Science department hurriedly tucked  a hive of busy, buzzing bees
under  his arm, failing to notice that  the bottom of the hive was not
correctly  fitted to the upper portion,  and started to put them out on the
 window ledge.  However, the bees, seeing.a chance  to gain their liberty,
streamed out  through the open corner and  swarmed about the room, causing 
considerable commotion among the  students and instructors present in  the
room.  The only casualty reported were  the loss of "poundage" in the 
struggle to gain the other side of  the assistant's nose.  o  Large Number
Will  Graduate on June 6  (Continued from Page One)  ' ''The^-^:;; 
Pointless Epistles  of Mark  Gwinnett, Frances Haight, Dorothy  Halbert,
Beatrice Halverson, Benjamin  Hamilton, Merle Hanson,  Daisy Ozell Harris,
Vera Hembury,  Joe Hermsen, Margaret Hill, Roberta  Hindley, Jennie
Hoffman, Florence  Horswill, Bertha Hundt, Lillian  Jacobsen, Audrey
Jensen, Gertrude  Marie Jensen, Earle D. Jewell,  Arlene Johanson, Edwin
Johnson,  Lenora Johnson, Mildred Johnson,  Louise Jonas, Alice Jones,
Carlyle  Jones, Gladys Edna Jones, Iona  Jones, Luella Jones, Lura Agnes 
Jones.  - Mary Louise Kaneman, Elina Kel-tanen,  Marie Louise Keppler,
Florence  Marjorie Kern, Levia Kinsey,  Sara Louise Knibbs, Rita H.
Knut-son,  Katherine B. Korthauer, Inga  Kristianson.  .. Elma A. Laine,
Martha Laitenen,  Lucile Laraway, Irene M. Larson,  Julia K. Larsen,
Lillian V. Larsen,  Helen C. Lassen, Arelene C. Latton,  Lily H. Lead,
Genevieve Lee, Jane  L. Le'Eveque, Myrtle L. Linne, Arthur  G. Linrud,
Helen Lockhart,  Raye Olive Loudon, Debbie Ellen  Lowry, Rosina Grayce
Lytle, Ethel  Fontel McClellan, Alfred McClur-ken,  Lois Mary McColm,
Geraldine  McKee, Beverly McKibbon, Mabel  McNair, Florence McNeil, Lloyd 
Mabon, Jennette Mackie, Kathryn  Maki, Frieda Massey, Helen Met-calf, 
Agnes Murphy.  Eva Nelson, Marion Netter, Agnes  Nicol, Helen Nielsen,
Alene Nixon,  Margaret H. Norwood, Randy Ober-latz,  Bernice Orwig, Rosa M.
Ott,  Florence Passig, Beth Patchin,  Martin Pedersen, Helen Pellervo 
Georgia A. Peters, Margaret Pullar,  Josephine Quackenbush, Gladys  Query. 
Frances Ragge, Muriel Ralph, Evelyn  Randrup, Elsie Viola Rapier,  Gladys
D. Read, Chester Reese, Wilfred  Reeves, Kathleen Reff, Augusta  Fenfro,
Gunborg Rockstad,  Gertrude Rolph, Katharine Rood,  Agnes Rotschy, Dorothy
Agnes  Rutherford, Dorothy J. Rutherford,  Lola May Sanders, Harriette 
Sather, Helen Scherer, Barbara  Schmitt, Jessie M. Shaw, Helen  Sheckles,
Ardis Slaven, Marjorie  Sloan, La Veta Smart, Jo C. Smith,  Myrtle Smith,
Jennie Soboleski,  Alfhild Solberg, Dorothy Sollie, Met-ta  Sorensen,
Vivian M. Sterling,  Donald 'Stickney, Helen Stine, Mildred  Stroll,
Dorothy Strong, Alice  Sundquist, Florence Sutherland,  Dorothy Swanson,
Edna Swanson;  Rowena Tarbox, Elizabeth Taylor,  Doris Anne Thompson, Grace
Louise  Thompson, Kristine Thordarson,  Margaret A. Torpey, David
Turn-bull,  Gean Vanderpool, Ted 



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W^HINGTONSTAT^  age  BOYS TAKE TRIP TO  TRI-NORMAL MEET  Carver
Takes Fourteen Athletes  _ t « Cheney. He is Non-committal  as to
Chances of Winning Meet.  Thai Continues to  be Leading Tennis  Player on
Ladder  Last Wednesday Coach Carver  sent his pets through their final 
paces in preparation for competition  in. the annual Tri-Normal  track and
field meet that is to be  held at Cheney this year.  The tennis squad also
made  the journey along with them. Sid  Thai, Ham Church and Ed Cox will 
uphold the Blue and White laurels  for the local racquet wielders. 
Contrary to usual procedure Carver  is making no predictions regarding  the
outcome of the meet. However  he prophesied that Bellingham  had a good
break for third place.  Last time the Vikings went to El-lensburg  highly
touted for first  place and got. bit by the heat bug  and came home with
the short end  of . the score. Cheney Normal is  rated as potential winners
of the  meet, due to their showing against  W. S. C. Frosh.  Strong on
Track  The Viking warriors have plenty  of strength on the track but are 
exceptionally weak in the field  events. but for one or two events.  Carver
is only taking eleven men,  instead of-twelve, due to lack of  good
material.  The following men left for Cheney  ; yesterday: Erickson,
Hemmii,  Brinkman, Axelson, Howell, Bright,  Cox, Carboneau, Egan,
Gravrock,  and Oberlatz, Thai, Ed Cox,  Church, Osborne and Carver.  7.(
.New. Material-.Unearthed  I n ^ a trial ;run to determine a  second place
entry in the half mile  run .^Tuesday,- -Carver discovered  that it;never
rains but it pours.  While, weak in reserve strength in  many of the events
he found out  by the stop watch that he had at  least six. runners who
could make  the half in less than 2:06. Howell  rated as first man; was
started  against Carboneau and Egan and  O'FIying. Howell set the pace and 
lead, up to the last 30 yards but was  nosed out by a yard by Carboneau 
and .Egan, who uncorked., a desperate  sprint in the. last fifty  yards.
Brinkman and Axelson and  Bright are also rated to run under  2:06. This is
exceptionally good  time when it will be remembered  that Gallenger of
Bellingham won  the Tri-Normal at 2:05.8 in 1927.  Entries in Events  Earl
Hemmi, peer of sprinters,  who has competed in a number of  track meets
will perform for the  Blue and White for the last time  in.' his fourth
tri-normal competi-'  tion. Bob Cox is our second entry  in the sprints.
Clarence Axelson,  who has already won his sweater  is the lone entry in
the quarter  mile. Carver is feeling confident in  the 880 yard run and is
entering  three men: Paul Howell, Melvin  Egan and Bob Carboneau.  Norman
Bright, record holder for  the mile run is expected to cop his  event but
is not in good condition,  due to a recent illness. Carboneau  will run in
second position. Tinval  Brinkman, winner of the cross city  run in '27
will be a lone entry in  the two mile grind. Cox is also  entered in the
low hurdles.  Charles Erickson the star high  point man of the squad will
run the  high hurdles, throw the javelin, put  the shot, broadjump and
perhaps  high jump and throw the discus.  Oberlatz due to rapid improvement
 in the last two weeks is taken along  in the discus. Art Gravrock has 
improved considerably in the javelin  in the C. P. S. meet and is  expected
to go good in his specialty.  The four men who will run in the  mile relay
will be chosen from the  following: Axelson, Howell, Brink-man,  Bright,
Cox, Hemmi, Egan and  Carboneau.  o  Mr. Winther Accepts  Position at
Stanford  The results of this week's matches  in the tennis ladder as as
follows:  Parker beat Prendergast, 8-6,  6-4. Cox upset the dope bucket by 
^eating both Prendergast and Parker,  putting Cox into fourth position. 
The standings in the ladder at  present are: ,  1, Thai; 2, Erickson; 3,
Church  4, Cox; 5 Parker;; Prendergast,  Fairbanks, Ludwig, Cram, Hermsen, 
"Leen", 12, Springsteel Gross Kep  linger, 15, Legoe.  NORSEMEN LOSE TO 
RANGERS AND FROSH  Normalites Seriously Handicapped  Through Loss of Clark
and Odell  in U. of W; Frosh Game.  1. Thai  2. Erickson  3. Church  4. Cox
 5. Prendergast  7. Fairbanks  8. Ludwig  9. Cram  10. Hermsen  11. Teen 
12. Springsteel  13. Cross  14. Keplinger  15. Legoe  TRI-NORMAL TENNIS 
The Viking Tennis team left for  Cheney Thursday morning to compete  in the
Tri-Normal tennis competition  against Ellensburg and  Cheney Saturday
morning at 10.  Those who will represent the Bellingham  Normal are as
follows:  Sid Thai, No. 1; Church No. 4; and  Cox No; 5. Erickson, No. 2 on
the  ladder will not be able to compete  due to the many track- events he 
is entered in, while Keplinger, No.!  3, is ineligible for Tri-Normal play.
 . Sid ,Thal, Viking first man, will!  have plenty of competition in the 
single matches as, .both Ellensburg  and Cheney, boast strong f hjst- men. 
ThaUs game has been rather erratic  at times but i f h e i s "on'.'.at
Cheney  he will cause them plenty of trouble.  Sid is also, the only man on
the  squad who has, had tournament experience,  and really plays best when 
he-,is. up. against a good,man and  has to fight for his points.  , The
arrangement for doubles have  not vbeen. made,, but it looks as  though
Edgar Cox and Sid Thai  will play in the doubles, while "Ham"  Church will
play the other single  matches. - ' • - . - ,  Road Trip Hard  The
team left with a strong determination  to do their "darndest,"  and if- the
400 mile auto jaunt does  not cause too many ill effects the  Viking tennis
team will give a good  account of themselves.  .—_o  THE U. OF W.
DAILY, IN COMMENTING  ON A BASEBALL DEFEAT  HANDED WASHINGTON  BY THE CRACK
BASEBALL NINE  OF MEIJI UNIVERSITY, JAPAN,  OBSERVED THE FOLLOWING:  "NINE
WASHINGTON BALL  PLAYERS WHO FACED THE  CURVES AND HOOKS OF A  MEIJI
PITCHER FOR TWO DAYS  WERE CONVINCED THAT THE  VISITORS FROM ACROSS THE 
PACIFIC AREN'T MUCH DIFFERENT  UNDER THE SURFACE  THAN THEMSELVES . . . A
POTENT  HUMAN SOCIOMIC FORCE  THESE INTERNATIONAL ATHLETICS!"  W. S. N.
S.—  Epworth League  Mr. Oscar O. Winther of the  History department
has accepted  an assistantship in the History department  at Stanford
University,  and will leave to take up his new  duties at the end of the
summer  quarter. The assistantship will only  call for part time 'work, and
Mr.  Winther will at the same time work  for his doctor's degree in
American  History at Stanford.  Forty members and friends of  the Garden
Street Methodist  Church's Epworth League society  went on a moonlight
excursion and  beach party to Eliza Island, - last  Friday night. The party
left the  Citizen's Dock at 6:30 in the evening  and returned to the point
of  embarkment about 11:30. Coffee,  hot dogs, and salad were served on 
the beach. The trip was made by  Roy Greer's motor launch, the Ve-rone. 
• o  Again exploring the various islands  in the neighborhood of
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WASHINGTON ST^^  COMMITTEE MAKES  OF NATIONS CONTEST  Bellingham
Does Not Win Prize  in First National Competitive  Examination for Normal
Schools.  The decision of the Committee on  Award for the First National
Competitive  Examination on the League  of Nations for Normal schools was 
reached on May 9 and is as follows.  ^  1st Prize (trip to Europe) Edith 
Garrison, State Teachers College,  Trenton, New Jersey.  2nd Prize
($100.00)—Naomi A.  Fausch, Winona State Teachers College,  Winona,
Minnesota.  3rd^Prize ($50.00)—Sarah Polster,  Columbus State Normal
School, Columbus,  Ohio. ,  I n addition to the three prize  winners the
following win honorable  mention, which means that  their papers were among
the highest  in the 124 papers submitted:  Florrie Mathis, Peabody College
for  Teachers, Nashville, Tennessee;  Marie Alsager, Northern Illinois  . S
t a t e Teachers College, DeKalb,  Illinois; Phyllis M. Brearly, State 
Normal School, Westfield, Massachusetts;  Isobel E. Boutelle, Keene  Normal
School, Keene, New Hampshire;  Norah Boone Fields, East  Tennessee State
Teachers College,  Johnson City, Tennessee.  While the Normal did not win 
any prizes, still we feel that the additional  knowledge of the Subject 
gained, repaid the effort put forth.  Miss Nora B. Cummins says in regard 
to the results of the^ contest,  "The fact that there is such a wide 
geograhical distribution in the  "awards is very hopeful and we see  no
reason why a student from this  •school might not win next year, if 
the contest is continued, as it very  likely will be."  — -o  HALL
SONG SERVICE  WEDNESDAY IS GOOD  Vocal Solos and Instrumental  Numbers
Eliven Entertainment  at Edens Hall, Wednesday Night.  The diners at Edens
Hall were  treated Wednesday night to more  than the usual amount of
musical  numbers, when Winnifred Bowles  sang a group of solos, and
Clarence  Thue and Chauncey Griffith favored  the grdup with a number of
instrumental  selections.  Miss Bowles who was accompanied  on the piano by
Elizabeth Gable,  rendered "Roses of Picardy"  and "When Day is Done". Mr. 
Griffith accompanied Mr. Thue,  who performed on a brace of saxa-phones, 
in several popular pieces,  and afterwards both of the boys  assisted Ray
Craft and Arthur Cram  in the general song service a regular  part of the
Wednesday night  dinner hour service  o  BOARD OF CONTROL  Boating and
Baseball Entertain  Members of Board of Control  at Their Party Tuesday. 
Two Faculty Members  Address High School  Graduating Students  Victor H.
Hoppe, chairman of  the Speech department, and Mr. H.  E. Fowler, English
department  chairman, were commencement  speakers on last Tuesday night,
Mr.  Hoppe spoke at LaConner and Mr.  Fowler at Langly high school.  Mr.
Hoppe's address, "The New  Frontier", stressed the changes that  are coming
into the life of today's  youth. He pointed out the changing  social and
economic conditions  that make constant adjustment necessary.  "Junior
Viking" Paper  Is Novel Publication  (Continued from Page One)  entire
class makes a trip to the  Bellingham Herald printing office,  and there
see how the daily is set  up, printed and distributed. The  class also
studies the lives of prominent  journalists, who have contributed"  much to
the rise of the  profession, such as Charles A Dana  and Horace Greely. 
Cost Is Nominal  The cost of publication is unusually  low, ranging between
from $40  to $50. There is no advertising in  the paper due to the state
aid that  is given. About 500 copies are printed.  Two weeks ago all copy
was in  for the spring issue. This allows  Mr. Bissel time to set up the
type  and have it printed a week or two  before school is out. The paper is
 six inches by nine inches and usually  contains 28 or 32 pages. Often 
times it is illustrated with a half  page picture of some school festival. 
The primary aim of the "Junior  Viking" is to reflect the activities  and
spirit of the training  school. It gives a chance for the  students to do
creative work and  the youngsters are more than highly  elated to see their
work in  print.  o  Miss Longley Takes  A Leave of Absence  Taking a leave
of absence for one  year, Miss Gertrude Longley plans  to attend the
Teachers' College at  Columbia to get her Master's degree  in Nutrition.
The early part of  the summer she will teach here,  then, leaving about
July 18 with  her father, Mr. W. C. Longley and  sister, Alice Longley,
will motor to  the east and visit relatives on the  way.  Sunday, Miss
Gertrude Longley  drove to Vancouver, B. C, where  she visited relatives. 
Swimming, boating, and baseball  served to entertain the members of  the
Board of Control and their  guests Tuesday afternoon, when  the board
enjoyed a picnic at Samish  lake. The party left school  late Tuesday
afternoon, and motored  to the lake where a picnic dinner  was served.  The
board members and their  guests who attended included Mr.  and Mrs. H. C.
Philippi, Miss Helen  Dozier, Miss Leona Sundquist, Mrs.  C. H. Fisher, Mr.
Herbert Ruck-mick,  Mr. Oscar Winther, Ethel  Boynton, Lyn Hughes, Florence
 Dunlap, Dorothy Sasse, Jean Phil-lippi,  Anne Fillinger, Joe Hermsen, 
Johnny Byrnes, Hamilton Church,  Roy Arnett, Stanley Craft, and Lyle 
Summers.  • •. o •  -....A questionnaire circulated at
the  i University of Bombay brought to  light the fact that the deadliest 
sins are: 1, Eating cow's flesh; 2,  Refusing to marry at one's father's 
command; 3, Boarding a train  Without a ticket; and, 4, Copying  duriiig
exarninatiohs. -  ENGER HALL  Mrs. G. A. Church of Seattle was  the guest
of Elizabeth Church last  Saturday and Sunday.  Kathryn Olander and Kathryn
 Bearscove spent the ! week-end at  the Olander home in Mount Vernon.  ' 
Mildred Petersen spent the weekend  in Seattle.  Mildred Anderson spent
last Saturday  and Sunday at her home in  Lynden.  Elma Laine visited at
her home  in Issaquah.  Mr. Leo Netter of Ceniralia was  the Sunday and
Monday guest of  his sister and mother, Marian Netter  and Mrs. John
Netter.  Edith Nevitt entertained guests  from Seattle last Sunday.  WARE
HOUSE NOTES  Agnes Hose was the guest of her  cousin, Mrs. White, in
Seattle,  Sunday.  A dinner party was given by Mrs.  Mae Ware, Saturday
night for Evelyn  Swalling in honor of her. birthday.  Those present were:
Miss  Lesher, Martha Rumbaugh, Agnes  Hose, Mildred Decker, Evelyn Swalling
 and Mrs. Ware. Evelyn received  several beautiful gifts.  Mrs. Ware
motored to Seattle,  Sunday, accompanied by Martha  Rumbaugh and Mildred
Decker.  They were joined by friends at  Woodland Park, where they spent 
the day picnicking.  Evelyn Swalling spent Sunday at  the home of her,
parents in Marys-yille.  '•"•':::;'•];••.
•:.,'."  CALENDAR  FRIDAY—May 24.  Thespian week-end party at 
Whidby Island.  Rec hour, Big Gym, 4 p. m.  SATURDAY—May 25.  W. A.
A. salmon bake at the  Rocks.  TUESDAY—May 28.  Fashion show in
assembly,  . 11 a. m.  , Vera . Ginnette, Chauncy  Griffith, piano recital,
at  Methodist church, 8:15 p.  m.  WEDNESDAY—May 29.  Faculty forum
picnic, at  Samish Island  THURSDAY—May 30.  Memorial Day—No
school.  FRIDAY—May 31.  Play by Play Production  Class in Assembly,
11 a. m.  FIFTEEN SPECIAL  TEACHERS COMING  Special Instructors for Summer 
Quarter Here and at Biological  Station Receive Appointments.  The
Bellingham Normal school  announces the teachers receiving  special
appointments on the faculty  for summer quarter.  The new teachers for the
Friday  Harbor Biological station are as  follows: Robert B. Wylie,
professor  of botany, University of Ohio; Doris  Mullen, instructor at
Wenatchee  high school, and Alfred Baker of  the University of Washington. 
In the Journalism Department,  Ruth A. Burnet, graduate of the  University
of Washington will take  Mr. H. E. Fowler's place during the  summer
quarter.  The other special teachers are:  Martha T. Juve, Hygiene.  Winnie
Spieseke, Social Science.  Stella M. Fowler, Home Economics.  Ruth
Weythman, Swimming.  Elwood C. Davis, P. E. for men.  Virginia E.
Winbigler, Reference  Librarian.  Margaret Gray, Art.  S. J. Buchanan,
Typewriting.  Tompsie Baxter, teacher of Technique  in Intermediate Grades.
 Jo E. Hodges, Training Teacher,  Second Grade.  Lilian L. Stevens,
Training Teacher,  Third Grade.  Alvina Treut, Training Teacher,  Fifth
Grade.  Refa Dick, Training Teacher,  Sixth Grade.  Lela Culver, Training
Teacher,  Eighth Grade.  o  Interesting Drama  Will Be Produced  Two
Students to be  Presented in Recital  Next Tuesday Night  Two Normal
students, Vera Ginnette  and Chauncey Griffith, under  the direction of
Edith R. Strange,  of the Normal Music department,  will be presented in a
piano and  organ recital, Tuesday evening, May  28, at 8:15 in the Garden
Street  Methodist Church.  Both artists will play piano solos  and
two-piano numbers. Miss Ginnette  will feature Les Roshes D'-  Outche
Couche by Berkowicz.  "Night" by Cyril Jenkins will be  played by Mr.
Griffith ort the organ.  This is an interesting composition  for the organ
in the latest  modern idiom.  Everyone is invited to attend. The  admission
is complimentary.  o  Tri C Officers Are  Elected at Meeting  DELIGHTFUL
MUSIC  PROGRAM GIVEN BY  TRAINING STUDENTS  All Grades Represented in Hour 
of Song:. Girls' Glee Club, Boys'  Quartet and Mixed Chorus Sing*. 
AUDIENCE IS THRILLED  c At the last meeting of the Tri  C club the officers
for the coming  fall quarter were elected. They were  as follows:
President, Eunice Blom-berg;  vice president, Grace Hunt;  and
secretary-treasurer, Katherine  Gass.  The program consisted of talks  on
rural school programs PPPPP