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VOT.. XXX—NO. 34  WASHTNGTON^SE NORMAL SCHOOL; BELLINGHAM,
WASHINGTON Wednesday. June 10 gt; 1931  AU REVOIR  LINCOLN'S DEPRAVITY 
MORALITY PLAY  STARVATION WAGES  Roger Chapman.  Ho-hum. Ye Normalite quffl
 gt;s  getting dull. Another quarter's supply  of ink is almost exhausted
and  this is another scribe's farewelL Another  picture is added to the
rogues'  gallery of ex-columnists, and may  our successors add humor,
dignity,  or pathos to the Viking pages.  —W.S.N.S.—  Abraham
Lincoln has been found  by psychoanalysts to. have had a  Schizoid-manic
personality because  he is supposed to have liked obscene  jokes. This
discovery can't hurt  his reputation. He was supposed to  have been a
Republican, too.  ANNUAL EXERCISES  TO FINISH TH1RIY-SEI  FACULTY TO FORM
AS  ESCORTS FOR LINE OF  MARCH OF GRADUATES.  Local Orchestra  DR. W. D.
KHtKPATRICK WILL  GIVE DIPLOMAS TO GROUP.  —W.S.N.S.—  Wouldn't
it be interesting at this  time of the year to look forward a  bit and try
to picture the graduates,  say forty years from now. How  many will still
be teaching school?  How many will have lost all expression  except the
"normal expression  of a teacher"? Perhaps none of  them will be teaching
school forty  years from now. We hope they  wont for civilization's sake,
and  also their own. Just think how old-fashioned  you'll be. 
—W.S.N.S.—  A certain well known faculty  member walked into
The Viking office  the other day .and said it was  the messiest place in
the school,  and that she was ashamed to have  any of her pupils come into
such a  place. If any of the teachers' offices  had to serve as work room
for  twenty-five reporters it would probably  be messy, too. 
—W.S.N.5.—  Someone in this school has signed  up for a six
months school at a salary  of $60 a month. Others have  taken schools at
$75 a month. And  people talk about a standard of  living. Even at $75 a
month for a  nine months school how long would  it take a person to save
enough  money to go on to college. There  may be hard times in other
fields,  but grammar grade teaching has  degenerated from - a position to a
 job and almost to slave labor, for  society still places strict
qualifications,  moral especially, on her school  teachers.  If anyone
plans teaching school  to make money he had better change  his plans
quickly. It perhaps is a  good way to spend a genteel life  of poverty,
that is if you hold your  job. But still can it even be an  honorable
profession at less than  $75 a month?  THE WEEK'S WORRIES  Getting ready
for final tests . . .  Trying to sign three annuals at a  time and signing
your own in the  confusion . . Looking for lost  books .,. . Trying to turn
in books  not wanted . ... In conference with  Sam Ford over a Co-op bill.
. . Getting  two-bits for that locker key . . .  Exchanging addresses with
friends.  • °—~ "  Library Staff Feted  At Wilson
Breakfast  The graduating class of Belling-ham  State Normal will hold its
thirty-  second annual commencement  exercises tomorrow morning at 10 
o'clock in the auditorium.  Piling through a lane formed by  the faculty
the graduates will march  down the front walk in, the usual  drill
formation to music'played by  the Normal School orchestra.  The invocation
will be delivered  by the Rev. Dwight C. Smith. The  audience will sing
"America, the  Beautiful," following which the commencement  address will
be given by  Mr. Ben H. Kizer of Spokane,  Washington.  Two selections,
"Red Rose" by  Hadley and the Ballet Suite, "Rosa-i  munde," by Schubert,
will be played  by the Normal School Orchestra.  President C. H. Fisher
will present  the class and Dr. W. D. Kirk-patrick,  chairman of the board
of  trustees, will present the diplomas.  The delivering of the benediction
 by the Rev. Dwight C. Smith will  close the exercises.  In accordance with
the traditions  of the school, the graduating class  will hold its
customary rituals-tonight  in the auditorium and on the  campus at 8
o'clock.  Opening the exercises with the  singing of the Alma Mater by the 
class, the procedure will continue  as in the past.  Charles Dowell,
president of the  Sophomore class, will present the  key and book to the
Freshman  class. Vernon ^Leatha, vice-president  of the Freshmen, will
accept  the trust in behalf of his class.  After the singing of "The White 
and Blue," the graduating class, led  by the Sophomore executive council, 
will go in a procession to the  stone. The placing of the numerals  in the
storied walk will be done by  Charles Dowell.  When the "Aspiration" has
been  given by Louise Oberleitner, the  procession will continue to Edens 
Hall, where a reception will be given  in honor of the class.  GRADERS GIVE
PLAY  FANTASTIC DRAMA PRESENTED  BY SEVENTH GRADE PUPILS.  In their regular
training school  assembly this morning, the members  of the Seventh Grade
Drama Club  gave an excellent presentation of  "The Slippers of
Cinderella," a fanr  tastic play.  All the seventh grade teachers  and Mr.
Victor H. Hoppe helped in  the preparation of the play, which  centered
around the domestic affairs  of an English family who suddenly  found
themselves no longer  wealthy and in need of a means to  support
themselves.  Through the magic aid of a fairy  godmother the affairs of the
household  were put in such a state as  to put the family in a panic before
 they can get back to their normal  atmosphere before the long-expected 
very wealthy aunt of the family  arrives.  Myra, the eldest daughter in the
 family, is played by Edith Farlow.  Polly and Dolly, the twins, are very 
well portrayed to the audience by  Margaret Boyd and Vivian Clark.  Jack
Whitmore is Jimmy and  Agatha-next-door is played by Lorraine  Elliers.
Margaret. Jane Bruff  plays in the role of Jane, the maid.  Betty Burnet is
Elise and Jean Wellington  is the Fairy Godmother.  MORNING ASSEMBLY 
ANNUAL GLASS DAY  PRESIDENT FISHER DISCUSSES  - WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY  THE
CLASS SINCE ENTRY.  CUP AWARDED  KLIPSUN MAKES GAIN  FINANCIAL REPORT S HOW
S  BOOK TO HAVE SLIGHT EDGE.  ENROLLMENT OPENS  SATURDAY. JUNE 13  ADVANCED
COURSES OFFERED  IN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS.  ELEVEN ARE PLACED  APPOINTMENTS
TO TEACHING  POSITIONS ARE ANNOUNCED.  Registration for the Summer quarter 
will be held all day Saturday,  June 13. Classes will begin the following 
Monday at 8 a. m. Registration  for the coming" quarter will be  closed
after the first-week of the  opening of/the Summer session.  Courses i
offered are practically  identical with those given in previous  quarters
with the exception  that several special courses are offered  to meet the
needs of the advanced  students. Many of the  courses are offered for the
first  half of the quarter, and some for  the second half to accommodate 
students who wish to enroll for  shorter terms.  Activity Fee Raised  To
counteract the recent budget  cut, the student activity fee will be  raised
to eight dollars and the library,  health and paper fee raised  to three
dollars, besides the regular  course fees and laboratory fees.  Several new
courses will be offered.  Three new Home Economics  courses will be taught
by Miss  Frances Wiley. They are Home Economics  101, Foods and Cookery, a 
five credit course for students preparing  to teach Home Economics.  Home
Economics 105 is a three  As a fitting beginning to the annual  Class Day
activities, the regular  Class Day assembly was held  this morning at 11
o'clock in the  auditorium.  The presenting of the Freshman  Cup by Charles
Dowell to an outstanding  Freshman student started  the program.  Vocal
Solo Given  It was followed by a vocal solo  by Charlotte Glinesky,
accompanied  by Aileen Hurlbert. Miss Glinesky  sang the charming little
number  called "Piper June," by Molly Carew.  Under the direction of Miss
Mildred  Jewell of the Physical Education  department, the graceful flowing
 "Valse" was performed by a  group of students in the Natural  Dancing
class. Lois Hesseltine, Virginia  Howell, Edythe Koski, Mary  McDonald,
Evelyn Montgomery, and  Wilma Neeley interpreted the rhythm  with a subtle
grace.  Farce Produced  With his usual masterly technique  and
interpretation, Jack Schafer  played the "Staccato Caprice" by  Max
Vogrich.   gt; Presented by the Play Production  class under the direction
of Frances  Benson, the amusing farce, "Lov» Is  Like That," by
Ryerson and Clemens,  was a light touch which pleased  the students.
Frances Wilmarth,  Effie Deighton, and Isabel Jenne  were starred in the
production.  President Fisher Speaks  As an appropriate climax to the 
assembly, President C. H. Fisher addressed  the students with an inspiring 
discussion upon the work done  by the graduating class.  The main business
at the -final  meeting of the quarter of the Board  of Control last night
consisted of  some back business and bits of rour  tine work. Masters,
Ruckmick, and  O'Donnell were not in attendance.  Klipsun Ahead  Three of
the items dealt with the  recent publication of the Klipsun.  Suzanne
Waters was voted the salary  due her for a year's work, which  amounted to
$100. David Morse reported  that financially the book  was successful and
came out a few  dollars ahead. His report was accepted  and the Board also
awarded  him his official VW" pin for work  as business manager of the
book.  Reports were given on the recent  Men's Club Vodvil show, and
Skot-heim's  report on the "Pass Issuance,"  which wasv held over from  the
last meeting, was read and accepted.  It supplants present Rec  hour rules
and divides them into  clearer points, as well as providing  for the
carrying out of these.  Mixer Planned  It was announced that the Board 
will handle a mixer, to be held at  the start of the summer quarter,  with
the date to be set later.  o  FOUR OTHER STUDENTS  HAVE HIGH AVERAGES; 
GENERAL LEVEL GOOD.  First Winner  130 GRADE POINTS AGGREGATED  IN TWO
QUARTERS.  NICHE IN LIBRARY IN  HONOR OF MISS EDENS  PLANNED BY SPIESEKE 
FISHER ADDRESSES  ALUMNI GATHERING  STRESSES FUTURE GROWTH OF  NORMAL AT
ANNUAL EVENT.  Pointing out some of the problems  that the officials of the
school  have had to meet during the past  year and following through with 
Wilfred Gunderson, modest, red*  headed, studious Freshman youth,  stepped
forward in assembly this  morning, his freckled face beaming  happily as he
heard the sentence:  "First winner of the newly established  Freshman
Scholastic Cup."  Four classmates of Gunderson's  received honorable
mention. In each  case their scholastic standing was  said to be unusually
high.  Four Get Mention  These four are Paul Williams,  president of the
class, son of Professor  Pelagius Williams and Whatcom  high graduate;
Dorothy Top,  who hails from Everson, a Whatcom  county town; Nellie Cox,
another  local student who completed  her high school studies at Whatcom 
high; and Enid Rasmus, who  is an put of the state resident, and  who
graduated from Astoria, Oregon,  high school last spring.  Gunderson's
record is one of un-'  usual high grades, and figured on  the basis of the
grade point system  amounts to 130 points for the Fall  and Winteii
quarters studies. His  Spring quarter work is on an approximately  equal
standard, and his  grades have been given to the awards 



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_Publi«hed evtery Friday except during the month of September,
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Elliott Thelma Evensen Gordon Nichols  John Gable Dale Thompson  It is
customary for The Northwest Viking to be reduced by one column  for the
issues of each summer quarter, leaving it a six instead of  seven column
sheet. This week, which marks the final issue of the spring  quarter, finds
The Viking down to six columns. Things are slack,  news is hard to get,
students are busy with exams, and the paper is appearing  three days ahead
of schedule to catch the Freshmen before they  leave for home.  Or maybe it
is coming out short columned on account of the fact that  the warm weather
has rushed the summer season to a certain extent.  (These facts ar^
published  through the courtesy and cooperation  of Mr. L. A. Kibbe, of 
the faculty, who is the proud  owner of every annual published  by this
school, with the exception  of that of 1901. Mr.  Kibbe would be very
interested  in tracing the whereabouts of  this one edition.)  WE ADVISE,
TEN  There are over two hundred students finishing up this quarter tomorrow
 with the certified right to go out and accept jobs to teach youngsters  in
grade schools. They have had a taste of this work already in their 
practice teaching and yet there will be problems that will have to be  met
face to face, placing a responsibility on these people when they receive 
that diploma tomorrow morning.  There are those that have proved themselves
fully qualified to go out  and take their first school, or school room, as
it may be. Others do not  appear quite as ready for the task as some of
their fellow students, while  still others, though we are not authorities
on actual teaching fitness, are  probably incapable of standing any strong
headwinds in their flimsy  built crafts.  We do not draw our blunt
cross-grain of this class, any class for that  matter, for they are all
divided between the excellent and the poor, by  their actual ability to get
grades or not to get them, but considerably on  their faculties to
harmonize with colleagues, strangers, enemies, or varied  and new matters
that present themselves daily.  We are not throwing out innuendoes, nor
attempting to "rub" any of  those that we have so generally classed in the
above part of the article,  nor are we thinking of any one person.  We do
feel that we have a bit of advice that all will agree is logical  and a bit
that many can well afford to look themselves over carefully for  and then
inject it into the system if lacking, and if there to still bring in to 
bear weight—COUNT TO TEN BEFORE ACTING.  Few phrases are more widely
known, few simpler, few more logical,  few more laughed at, and few better
for the student starting out of this  institution to teach for the first
time.  That division that includes those well qualified for teaching
according  to high scholastic marks will include one or two that will
encounter  trouble by failing to count off those digits and then to use the
"Ol' bean  next." It will apply to any other of the individual gradings we
have  slightly outlined here. Don't forget that there will be that student
banked  upon to make an absolute failure of his first year's work, that
will get  down and take himself seriously enough to use his energies
intelligently  and will do a real good job.  We sincerely hope that all
those graduating tomorrow will be able  to land positions before the school
year starts next fall. . It is a calamity  for them to spend two years or
more in preparing themselves for such  work and then be unable to get
employment. Many have borrowed  money that must be paid back and have gone
through all that study with  the hopes and worries connected with the
necessity of getting work. Times  are hard, competition strong, nothing can
be done to alter the layout at  the present, but we can all hope for the
better and not 'become too pessimistic  and lay down our endeavors as
hopeless.  We have attempted to serve all under this regime of the paper
during  the past three quarters with a sheet that is a worthy organ of the
school  and one that has the best standards obtainable for the situation to
be met  with each issue. We have made friends and enemies—we expect
that  in the position we are in. We have listened—sometimes not
patiently—  to harsh and destructive criticisms, and we have been
pleased and honored  with handshakes for attributed good work.  Modesty is
nice, but "he who tooteth not his own horn the same  thereof shall not be
tooted." Consequently we are not committing error  in our own minds by
informing the students and faculty that we think we  have given them a
paper that is worthy of the place accorded in the school.  We brought the
school a first place from a national paper judging contest  that had
widespread competition, open to any. We have brought it  news never given
to the students previously until the following week. We  have kept it to
many high levels in departments that have been set for us  by our
predecessors. We have erred several times and have been willing  to admit
it and do everything in our power to smooth things over so that  no harm
would come to the school or the individual from it, while we  also feel
that we have received several knocks and slams entirely unjust  and not due
us.  Through it all we have enjoyed ourselves and feel that the ultimate
result  is many friends worth having, and we wish to thank all those that 
have co-operated with us—impossible to do it alone.  We hate to see
many of the traditions started with the forming of the  present graduating
class into a freshman class, shattered, so we hand  out our goodbye and
best wishes now and don't forget—COUNT TO  TEN AND THEN USE "THE OL'
BEAN."  We read where a California judge rules that anyone seeing liquor 
in a friend's house and failing to report it, is likewise a, law-breaker. 
Whether the situation is on the prohibition question or not, it will be a 
hard world to(get along in if everyone is ?fcutting the throat" of his 
neighbor.;: Revenge will reign supreme.^ ;-.-=^-..- ^?/V.':  Would it hot
be fascinating to go  back thirty-one and a half years  ago and witness,
the formal opening  of this State Normal school?  Were You There?  Taken
from "The Normal Messenger,"  Fall quarter number of December,  1899, is
the following excerpt:  "The formal opening reception  of the Normal school
was held  on the evening of October 28. The  board of trustees, the faculty
and  the students received their invited  guests, who included the citizens
of  New Whatcom and all those interested  in the building, which was 
elaborately decorated for the occasion.  Among the distinguished guests 
who were present were Governor  and Mrs. John R. Rogers and State 
Superintendent of Schools Frank J.  Browne. A short informal program  was
presented and refreshments  were served in three of the recitation  rooms."
 "She Liked It"  From the sublime upward we find  notes concerning every
form of student  and faculty activity, headed  by "Truth and Love, the
Watchword  of the Teacher," an article by the  first English instructor,
Jane Con-nell.  A note from the gay old nineties  (this time in the
advertising columns)  showing that times have  changed, but not enough to
eliminate  those dear old advertising columns:  "Bicyclers, Take Note!" 
"Sarah came into our store,  Ordered soda—liked i t -  Drank it up
and had some more  And then went out and biked it.  Engberg's Pharmacy,
Fairhaven,  Wash."  First Editorial  "To .the People of the State of 
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 S^^^:^* ^-tfiS6  U  •\,\\..'.By JIMMY STODDARD  Wilson Gaw,
new Seattle Indian  outfielder, and former captain of  the University of
Washington baseball  nine, certainly started his professional  career off
with a bang.  Against the San Francisco .Seals  last Saturday, Gaw, in his
first trip  to the plate, cracked put a home  run on the first ball
pitched.  George Pocock, famous builder of  racing shells, who has had his
headquarters  in the Washington crew  house for many years, will have 
special interest in the regatta on  the Hudson this spring. Pocock 
fashioned seven of the nine shells  that will carry the nation's leading 
crews in the yearly classic.  Lake Washington, on June 16  will be the
scene of one of the most  novel crew races ever seen on the  Pacific coast.
The crews are called  the light weight oarsmen and  average about 150
pounds. A newly  formed crew from the Husky  realm and Don Grant's famous 
lightweight crew from Yale will  tangle for honors. The weight of  each
crew is not to exceed 1,200  pounds.  Gordon Broadbent, a Viking two-year 
letterman in tennis, was seen  roaming about the campus Monday.  Gordon was
a star on the courts  about five or six years ago.  gt;  It seems to be
pretty hard for  Norman Bright to leave his old  stamping grounds, i. e.,
the Normal  track. In his tapering off work he  seems to be putting as much
conscientious  effort into it as when he  Was driving for his record mile
two  Weeks ago.  In a true spirit of something or  other, Mr. Sam Ford
offered the  Co-op baseballers a free candy bar  if they downed the Krew.
Needless  to say, they did.  Bronzed athletes of the University  of
Southern California swept  into the National Collegiate Athletic 
Association track and jfield  championship last Saturday with a  record
smashing total of 77 1-7  points. The Trojans won overwhelmingly.  / Their
nearest rivaly  Ohio State, scored 31 points.  Talbot Hartley, U. of W.,
placed  fifth in the 440-yard dash  which was won by Williams of U.  S. C.
Eddie Cenung, defending  half-mile champ from Washington,  placed third in
his event, which was  ywon by Dale of the University of  Chicago in a
thrilling 1:53.5 race.  Cenung was but two or three strides  behind. 
College studies suffer more from  students dancing than from athletics, 
says Dr. W. Hamilton Fyfe,  principal of Queen's University. Dr.  Fyfe
admits, however, that "it would  be a waste of words to deplore at  length
the excessive demands of  dancing upon the time of some  students."
Athletic students are  .better students than those who  spend their spare
time dancing, he  declares.  Seems as though our athletes  about school are
getting as much of  a workout affixing their John Henrys  to the new
Klipsuns as they  would if they were turning out under  the coaches.  In
closing this column for the last  issue of this quarter we think it  would
be entirely fitting-to make a  brief survey of the past three quarter's 
athletic ventures.  —o—  Last autumn Coach Carver's  gridiron
men, playing extraordinarily  strong teams, did not fare quite  so good as
far as wins were concerned.  They downed the U. S.  Coast Guard, Centralia
Junior College,  and tied a strong College of  Puget Sound machine. They
dropped  games to Cheney, Ellensburg,  Oregon State Normal and St. Mar-r 
tins. ' ' ' • . ' • : A.  Well,-]it looks as though weve  run
over our allotted column space,  so wiU,cease fking and let ihis bat-, 
teredold[typewriter' cool off rfuruig  ihe Summer quarteri^-:/:::\':', ,v;
gt;;'v'•£  TEAM WINS MEN'S  WINNERS PLAYING STEADY  BALL ALL
SEASON BREAK  DEADLOCK TO TAKE HONORS.  GISSBERG PITCHER  Surprising even
their most ardent  supporters, the dope-upsetting Co-op  baseball "ten" won
the spring quarter  intramural baseball championship  by dropping the
Kitchen Krew  14-2, Monday evening, in as fast  a game as has been played
this  season.  By virtue of this win the Bookstore  squad rests on top of
the tattered  heap which represents the  downtrodden and defeated Kitchen 
Krew, Reynolds Hall, and Fire Hall..  The Co-ops have not played
spectacular  ball this season but certainly  possessed the necessary punch 
when the pinches came, and we  might say that these so-called  "pinches"
didn't come very often,  as the Co-ops usually had enough  lead to coast
along.  Gissberg Pitches  The Co-op pennant wnners entered  the season
play-off with the Krew  and Reynolds as the decided underdogs,  with the
Krew favored to  wade through the opposition with  little trouble. Rollie
Gissberg has  been the outstanding moundsman  of the series. He was
borrowed by  the Reynolds Tong and set the  Krew down with a 7-6 defeat.
This  win "deadlocked the three teams for  the pennant. Then going back to 
his own roost, Gissberg twirled his  team to an 18-4 victory over the 
Reynolds team to give he and his  mates the second half championship.  Then
tangling with Skotheim for  the third time in the series game,  Gissberg
again came off- with top  honors with a 14-2 win and the season  pennant.
Needless to say, he  was given outstanding support by  his teammates.  The
winners started their part  of the game off with a bang, scoring  two
markers in the first inning.  They scored again in the fourth  and saw the
Krew push across their  first marker in the fifth.  In the fifth the Co-ops
found  Skotheim's offerings and before the  barrage of hits had ceased they
had  pushed across four runs. The Krew  attempted a rally but succeeded in 
rolling in only a single man in the  sixth. The Co-ops started on the  Krew
offerings in the sixth where  they had left off in the fifth. But  this
time, before the smoke of battle  had swept across the field, the  Co-ops
had swept across the plate  for six runs. Then as a good chaser,  the
winners broke into the scoring  column for a single digit in the final 
inning.  The dust, wind and sun handicapped  the players and as a result a 
few errors were made. The Krew  were the greatest offenders and let  in
several runs via the blunder  route.  E. Leatha had a perfect day at  the
plate for the winners, with four  bingles in as many attempts. He  was
followed by Gissberg, who  cracked out three hits and as many  runs. Davis,
Osborne and Stude-baker  led the percentage column for  the losers with two
hits each.  This game ended intramural activities  for the Spring quarter.
More  teams will probably be organized  during the summer session.  o 
SERVICESJRE HELD  REV. JAMES WILSON DELIVERS  BACCALAUREATE ADDRESS.  Last
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock  the baccalaureate services were held  for
the Normal graduating class of  1931 in the Normal auditorium.  Wilson's
Sermon  The Rev. James M. Wilson, of St.  James' Presbyterian church of Bel
 lingham, delivered the sermon to  a large and interested audience. 
Prances Maurer sang a solo, "O  Rest in- the Lord," by Mendelssohn.  , The
reverend's theme was "Research  and Reverence for' Science  and Religion."
?  Truth, said the minister, is to  be found in both these fields, and  the
truly scientific man is religious.  Mr. Wilson \ said that the search  for
truth leads to God.  One is not dependent upon finding  God in natural
things, the minister  held, but may find Him within  hisown personality^
The nigh-est;.  expressibn of ;Gpd is :m 'the. per-; 
s6n£iii^;oX;-:^s^  *-';^  BelfefFuled  Ladder tournaments in golf,
hand*  ball, horseshoes, tennis, basketball,  and baseball are the men's
sports  planned for the Summer quarter.;  Under the supervision of Howard 
(Dutch) Wilder the first half of the  quarter will be taken up with
intramural'  basketball. There will be four  or five teams in the league.
If competition  is as keen as preceding  summer sessions, all men turning 
out fortius sport will see real action,  j The climax will be two games 
with;jthe University of Washington  summer squad. One. game will be  played
on the local floor and the  other in Seattle.  R.: E. (Pop) Gunn will have 
chargeof the last five weeks of the  quarter. Intramural baseball will 
take the lead. Plans are being formulated  for the organization of  teams
which will participate in  league races. A heavy schedule of  games is
being planned.  It is undecided at the present  time whether the hard or
soft ball  will be used. The soft ball seems  to be the most desirable. The
decision  probably will be left up to  the players.  Some of the old timers
such as  Tiny Blankenship, Zeke McCurken,  Johnny Kure, Boltun, Granny
Thor-lakson,  Oscar Thorsen, Leaden, H.  McCleery, J. McCleery, Iverson,
and  Skotheim will be out fighting for  places on the different teams.  o 
Heavy Schedule of  Sports Planned for  Girls This Summer  A most
interesting and varied  sports program is being planned by  the Women's
Physical Education  Department for summer school students.  The major
activities will be  archery, baseball, and tennis, coached  by Miss Genther
and Miss Jewell.  Turnouts will begin soon after the  quarter opens, and
managers will  be chosen by the teams themselves  at an early turnout. 
•'-•'•• Schedule Adjusted  The schedule of sports
is adjusted  to the summer recreation program,  which sponsors weekly hikes
on  Wednesday afternoons, and turnout  nights for the major sports are
Monday,  Tuesday, and Thursday. Every  Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock 
there will be group turnouts in  baseball, and at these times both  the men
and women of the school  will participate.  Tournaments for these sports
will  be held, and there may be a horseshoe  tournament also, depending 
upon the number who are interested.  Miss Genther is taking Miss  Horton's
place as swimming instructor  and she is planning various  swimming
activities.  A large number of W. A. A. members  are returning to school,
and  with their help this summer's sports  program should be an exceedingly
 good one.  o  TEACHERS SELECTED  FOR SUMMER SESSION  (Continued from Page
One)  R. E. Gunn from the Normal will  be the instructor in Physical
Education  for Men. Miss Jennie Waugh,  who will instruct in Speech, has an
 A. B., Tarkio College, Missouri;  A. M., Northwestern University, and  has
been instructor in Speech at  Hastings College, Nebraska.  Miss Frances
Wiley, who has been  instructor in Home Economics at  the Drexel Institute
in Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, will teach in the  Home Economics
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j j i j l r^  niitt'.iflpniffl^,^.  In honor of her niece, Betty 
timed with a bridge party at her  home, Monday evening, June 8.  Spring
flowers lent a charming  air to the rooms and an exotic effect  was gained
by telling fortunes  with tea leaves.  Girls who attended the party were: 
Aileen Hurlbert, Jenny Berg, Betty  Taylor, Frieda Klinski, Esther
Nord-quist,  Grace Graham, Prances Benson,  Betty Schmitt, Nancy Alsop, 
Mary McDonald, Betty Pederson,  and Alice-Jean Donaway.  ."  gt; "
':^—-——o-—-•• . ••• 
MOTHER VISITS  DAUGHTER  Mrs. A. -D. Archibald is spending  the week with
her daughter, Ernestine.  — •• 0 7—  SISTERS TO BE 
GUESTS  Barbara and Virginia Schmitt will  be the guests of their sister,
Betty,  during Commencement week. The  Misses Schmitt are planning on
attending  the Summer session here.  _—. o r-  WOODS VISITS  HERE 
Mrs. William Clarence Woods of  Seattle is the guest of her sister,  Daisy
Mooney, for the Commencement  activities.  . o  HELDER GUEST OF  LOVEGRENS 
Louis Helder, a teacher of voice  in Seattle and Mount Vernon, was  a guest
at the Lovegren home Sunday.  . o ••  ARCHIBALD ATTENDS  PICNIC
 Ernestine Archibald attended a  salmon bake at Lake Whatcom  Thursday
evening given by the choir  of the Garden Street Methodist  church.  . o
—  MOONEY TO BE  GUEST  During the middle of June Daisy  Mooney will
be the guest of Marian  Nightingale at her home in Ta-coma.  .
o—••  CHAPMAN AT  SEATTLE  Roger Chapman, associate
editor  of The Viking, spent the week-end  in Seattle.  . o- :— 
OFFICE FORCE  CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY  Members of the office force gave  a
picnic at Birch Bay last week in  celebration of the birthday of Miss 
Ethel Church.  o  MASTERS AWAY  ON LEAVE  Dr. Harry Masters left here
Monday  for Kent, Ohio, where he will  spend the first six weeks of the 
summer teaching in Kent State College.  The rest of the time he will  spend
in Warren, Ohio, until school  reopens here in October.  o .  BELLMAN # 
ENTERTAINS  Betty Bellman gave a beach party  at Shore Acres Tuesday
evening for  the pleasure of a group of Normal  students.  . o  MCDOWELL
HAS  GUEST  Phyllis McDowell of Black Diamond  is the guest of her sister, 
Gwendolyn, for the Commencement  activities.  o  !  MRS. POWELL  ENTERTAINS
 Helen Bessey, Ernestine Archibald,  Jewell Briselden, and Elsie Harvey 
were guests at a waffle supper given  by their house mother, Mrs. Ida 
Powell, Wednesday evening, June 3.  o  TEA IS GIVEN  Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Dunlap and  Beatrice Doty were guests at a tea  given Sunday evening by
Ernestine  Archibald in honor of her mother,  Mrs. A. D. Archibald. Elsie
Harvey,  Jewell Briselden, and Helen Bessey  were also present.  . : 0
-r—  FINAL BRAGI MEETING  HELD THURSDAY NIGHT  irt.Y;  FASHIONS 
FROCKS'; :,:V  FURBELOWS  By Helen Foster  With the approach of June}) 
it's Yo-Ho for a bathing suit, a  beach, quantities of sunshine, and a 
salt breeze. And what will we  wear? Never before have pajamas  been so
popular as this summer,  and heres an idea we saw the other  day.  What
could be more clever tharl  a "3 in 1" outfit, which combines  a house
frock, gym shorts^ and  beach pajamas. Minus the . skirt  you have a
charming oner-piece gym  or clogging suit (everyone's clogging  nowadays),
button on a skirt  at the waist for a dress, or fasten  on two skirt
sections at the bottom  of the shorts for floppy legged pajamas.  When yon
get the necessary coat  of tan (quite painlessly if you use  a sunburn
cream), you may adopt  the bizarre Algerian colors—and 
white—for these are the most popular  for summer. Exotic hues of red,
 green, yellow, purple, and blue clash  with amazingly good taste in most 
charming materials.  Pajamas are of hardly, rough materials— 
jerseys, linens and rajahs  are practically the entire list tolerated  by
fashion. Large floppy beach  hats are picturesquely showing up  on the
beach, and also quite the  best looking beach shoes we've seen.  Sandals
are made without toes,  straps hold them hi place, and the  fabric is gay
flowered and striped  canvas and" kidskin.  And since the necessity of
Wearing  bathing suits is impressed on us  by officials, our attention
turns to  their looks. Two-piece suits are  favored by many, and also the
Lido  suits with straps to allow for sun  tan, are as popular as last
summer.  White suits are a pleasing contrast  with an olive complexion. 
Bernice Anderson wears a summery  looking suit of rose colored silk 
trimmed with stitched bands which  is extremely good looking. And  Eileen
Finley has a new creation in  the way of hats, which she assures  us is
taking the place of the beret  in Paris. It is a sort of a boucle  with a
jtwisted banc^' round the  tight fitting crown, and makes a  very chic
appearance.  o  HUNT AND REPORTERS  REPLY TO COLUMNIST  (Continued from
Page One)  On Thursday evening, June 4, the  Vanadis Bragi held its last
meeting  of the quarter.  After a short business meeting,  Miss M. Hickman,
director of the  Girls' Reserves in Bellingham, held  a discussion on the
work of the or7  ganization for girls. She pointed  v out the opp^unities^
in that line  for girls--who. are^interested ^  recting groups M.young
propte/^^  since coming to the Normal and  was on the Super Varsity
basketball  team last year. He plans on attending  the University of Oregon
 next year to take up journalism.  For two years he was a sports writer 
for the Astoria Evening Budget  and for three months a reporter  for the
Morning Astorian. Bob is  Serving his third quarter as editor1  and will
serve during the Summer  quarter.  Roger Chapman, from Vanacou-ver,  and'
he always adds Washington  when telling his home town, is  associate editor
and caretaker of  the "Bull." Journalism, too, is his  chief hobby and he
was formerly a  reporter for the Portland News. He  is a first year student
and after  another year at Normal plans, attending  the University of
Washington.  Society for The Viking columns  is faithfully handled by Hazel
 Lehman, who comes from the capital  city of Washington. She has  been
active in activities at Normal  and especially in journalism. She  Was
women's sports editor of the  1931 Klipsun and is a member of  the
Scholarship Society. This summer  she will" work in Olympia and  plans to
attend the University of  Washington next year.  Evelyn Altman. is copy
editor and  is a freshman at the school. She  does not expect to be back
next  year, but will take journalism at  the university. Her home is in
Nook-sack.  Aside from the editorial side  of the newspaper she is
interested  in the typographical side, having  worked in a printing
establishment  and run the linotype.  _ ' -——.—o 
SULLIVAN PARTY  A charming June party was given  last Saturday evening by
Helen Sullivan  at her home on Chuckanut  mountain.  Cleverly decorated
with Japanese  lanterns on the wide veranda and  extended grounds, ^h air
of exotic  Oriental splendor p r ^ o i o i r a ^ . ; iy!  FISHER SPEAKS 
£\:£. ^ - ^ M ^ B A N Q I J ET  (Continued from Page One)  much
in praise of pur -board of  trustees. These men behind the  scenes met our
emergency situation  in a magnificent way. Had the  board of trustees been
made up of  men of less vision and understanding  we might have a different
story  to tell. According to the outcome Of  our difficulties there has
been pre^  served everything that is significant  and that is essential.
Both students  and faculty have responded to the  demands of the situation
with a  wonderful spirit," the President  stated.  Some changes were
necessary to  assure the operation, of the school  under such a financial
handicap,  President Fisher pointed out, but  he expressed his gratitude to
every  member of the faculty for their  co-operation.  President Fisher
told the Alumni  that a junior high training school  to accommodate about
150 students  was greatly needed at the Normal  so that teachers may
prepare themselves  for that division of the profession.  Teachers
Co-operate  Although the cutting of salaries  was necessary because of the
reduction  in the budget, not a teacher  in the school resigned or refused 
to sign a- contract for the coming  year because of reduced salaries.  A
welcome was extended to the  Alumni. The spirit of the school  was lauded
and President Fisher  said the Normal was a school to be  proud of by all
graduates.  Stress was laid upon the requirements  for teaching which have
been  raised from the three months of a  few years ago to three years
beginning  next fall.  He briefly described the first class  of 1900,
composed of eight women,  as compared with the present year,  when about
220 will be graduated.  The school has graduated about  6,500 students
since 1900, he said.  Herbert Hansen, of Seattle, a graduate  of 1921, was
elected president  of the Alumni Association for the  next year. Hansen
succeeded Kenneth  Selby, also of Seattle. Selby  was not present at the
banquet.  Lyle Summers was chosen vice-president  to succeed Albert Booman,
 of Lynden. Booman acted as chairman  at the banquet. Georgia Gragg  was
re-elected secretary-treasurer.  A fund will be established by the  Alumni
to purchase books for the  library. The fund will be a memorial  to the
late Olive Edens, it  was said.  Diplomas Presented  Dr. Fisher presented
275 life diplomas  to those completing the necessary  requirements. He
said, that  teachers found it morel, difficult  each year to qualify for
the diplomas.  The requirements are made  strict to improve the educational
 system, he said.  Washington state should be proud  of the high standard
that class  room teaching has attained, President  Fisher said. 
Representatives from a number  of former graduating classes were  called
upon for brief talks. Miss  Emma Whitworth was a representative  of the
oldest graduating class  of the school. She belongs to the  class of 1901. 
Others heard in talks were Mrs.  Ethel Birney Laube, 1906; Herbert  Hansen,
1921; George Abbey, 1926,  and Miss Mary McDonald, 1931.  Miss Frances
Maurer was heard  in vocal solos. Albert Booman called  the roll of all
classes. The entire  body joined in singing school  songs.  Dr. W. D.
Kirkpatrick, chairman  of the board of trustees, was scheduled  to talk,
but was called away  early in the evening.  Program  Song Alma Mater 
Presentation of Life Diplomas  President C. H. Fisher  Roll Call by
Classes-Albert Booman  Vocal Selertion  : Miss Franres Maurer  Response
from Class of 1901....  Eight Pins  Viking R^rters i^  The identify of the
author of the  story about The Viking staff picnic  which came off
Wednesday evening,  June 3, is unknown, but from the  feeling of members of
the staff,  and the weighty hints from*' the  staff adviser, most of the
facts of  the story were left out, unintentionally,  of course.  What/
really happened at Birch  Bay would fill a column! such as  Normalite or As
You Like It; but  with censure, the following is released:  Toastmaster
Bryan Hahkins,. before  sixty old and hew timers'] of  the 31-year-old
campus newspaper,  formally dedicated an indelible monument  to the spirit
of the Viking  staff and of the school; the monument,  a splendid piece of
bovine  sculpture, was (as the story goes)  purloined from the land "where
bulls  are bulls" by two Viking patriots by  two Viking patriots by the
names of  Chichester and Gudmundson.  The custody of the animal was  given
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