ACQUlSlTlONS DEPT. ~IBRARY Back SC Champs at Rally Tonight!

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Vol. LVI State College of Washington, Pu"man,_ Washington, Wednesday, March 8, 1950 No. 58 Scholarship Standings Show Betas, ·Thetas First Dr. W. Merriam to Appear All -College Undergraduate Average Drops Big Rally to Send Off NO In Theta Sig Extras Act To 2.45;Co-eds Garner 2.56; Men I-li~2.41Champs Scheduled Tonight Faculty Act to Star Merriam, Martin, Magill; Kappa Alpha Theta and Beta Theta Pi living groups swung into To Start at College P.O. at 7 p. m., Proceed Judging, Applause Will 'Select Trophy Winner first place in the group-house scholarship standing rating for the SINGERS PLAN first semester. 'INTERLUDE' Through Lower Campus to UP Depot at 7:30 Dr. Willis Merriam, assistant professor of geography, will appear Last year's first place winners both dropped to third place in the in the faculty act of the Theta Sigma Phi "Extras," Bobbie Tucker, "Join the Cougar rooters at the big rally tonight," urges Russ current standing. Leonard, rally committee chairman. The rally will begin at 7 p.m. president, announced Tuesday. Merriam is well known as a member LAST RECITAL TO FEATURE tonight in front of the college post office. From there it will escort of the Pullman community theatre. Scholastic attainment dropped in the overall college picture. Last I Once more! Just once more! year the fiJI-college undergraduate average was 2.50, this year, 2.45. In wSC's ND champs to the Union Pacific depot. Plans are going on for Dr. Merriam and Miss Lenora Martin, The Madrigalians will be pre- the women's group houses scholneship only dropped three hundrcths Coach Jack Friel and "Easy Ed" Gayda will say a few words before secretary of the department of English, to sing duets from Oklahoma! from 2.59 to 2.56. In the men's houses the standings for all-college JUNIOR MUSIC ------, train time. The pep band will play sented in concert in Bryan hall for, They will be accompanied by Dr. Lewis Magill, assistant professor of the last time this year Sunday, undergraduate men plunged down six hundredths, from 2.47 to 2.41. from the back of a truck as the English. I "Spring Interlude" will be pre- FROSH SPONSOR Cougars march through the lower March 12 at 4 p.m. Best record shown 011 the standings was made by Beta Theta Pi, sented by the WSC Jazz club this part of the campus to the UP The history of the Madrigalians soclaI fraterntty. The Betas climbed from a mere 2.3813 to 2.8094. The all_coll:::k::~iety show will i Friday at 7: 45 n.m. in Bryan hall. depot. But Leonard stresses that FOnpA WS SELLS goes back to the time of Queen The first place Thetas only hurdled up from last spring's 2.7751 to their POSI'TIONS OPEN present 2.9029. there will be no serpentine tonight. be presente~ tomorrow, Mal:ch 9,! AT TUB AND P 0 Elizabeth of England. The Madri- Featured will be original com- at 11 a.m. 111 Bryan hall. Tickets . , All students are asked to join the gal singers originally would eat and Below are the various living groups at WSC arranged according to positions and arrangements by Dean Lulu Holmes, assistant are being sold at the Bookstore • • rally at the post office and then their scholastic standing. The fljnues in parenthesis at the right show campus musicians as interpreted dean of students, announces the and by members of the women's ----- . then sing after the feast or ban- proceed to the depot. their grade point average for the previous semester. 'This shows whether by a 15-piece orchestra. "Spring need for several older students, journalism honorary. Fo-Paws, college humor maga- quet. The Virgin QUeen liked this At 7 :30, the Butch qui.ntet will form of music and encouraged each group has raised its grade )Joint average. Interlude" is the fourth in this men and women, to be sponsors in zine, celebrates its first anniver- leave Pullman for the sunny season's jazz concerts sponsored the two freshmen dormitories, East Student and faculty members sary today with a 40 page edition groups producing this type of en- southlands of California where Womet.'s Groups by the newly formed WSC Jazz house and West house. who will judge the acts are Dr. C. packed with jokes, cartoons, photo- tertainment. Today the singers they will take' on the Southern 1. Kappa Alpha Theta ----- __ ------2.9020 (2.7751) club. These student sponsors are sel- O. Joh~s~)l1, professor of. histOl:y graphs and campus features. still sit around a table while sing- Division champs, UCLA, to decide ing, 2. Kappa Kappa Gamma -~ ------2.8825 (2.8273) ected, preferably from the Junior and I?olttlCal sCI~nee; Burt Harrl- Copies are now being sold at the Such outstanding WSC musi- who is supreme on the West Coast. 3. DelLa Delta Delta ------2.7607 (2.8581> and senior classes, on the basis of son, mstruct?~· III E~ghSh 'wE. K~ TUB, post office and Stadium Two members are charter mem- 4. Wilmer Hall ------2.6887 cians as Wendy Williamson, Bob This should be one of the big- (Le~ty) Maltm,. ex ASSC ad commons by Sigma Tau Alpha, (2.7041) MacNamara, Jim Thorn and Fev their character and qualities of bel'S of the organization which was 5. Alpha Chi Omega ------.------2.6682 gest rallies to be held on the adviser; Alan Rainbow girls honorary who will (2.5327) Pratt, and many others, will be leadership and their sincere inter- ministration Mur- formed by Burney Morriss, direc- 6. Kappa Delta ------.- 2.6247 WSC campus this year, as the doch, c~aIrman of the Student be the recipients of all ~ales com- (2.4118) highlighted on the concert pro- est in helping younger students to I tor, three years ago. This will be 7. Alpha Phi ------__~ 2.6236 winner of the playoff series this Production board; and West Foss, missions. The issue commemor- (2.7336) gram. become onented to college life. To the last home concert for Delores 8. Chi Omega ------2.6019 weekend will journey to the West- ASSCW president. The best act ates the 60th anniversary of (2.5263, each sponsor will be allocated ap- Prichard, soprano, and Dean O. Pi Beta Phi ------2.5910 Jazz club president BrQce Berg proximately twenty new students, ern regionals, Leonard has said, will also be judged on aU~lence Washington State college with a (2.4845) Chesbrough, tenor. 10. Community Hall ------2.5846 has stated. .. 'Spring Interlude' and to him will fall the responsi- "Let's let the boys know we are applause and a trophy Will be special eight page feature. Includ- (2.6637) will. not only provide interesting bility for helping these students in backing them. Turn out in force awarded the warner or. winners. ed in this is a historical sketch of Although the Madrigalians Will11l. Delta Gamma ------2.5809 (2.6702) and enjoyable musical entertain- any area where they may need tonight!" A comedy song by Tom Rau~ch, WSC in memory of Enoch A. Bry- not appear in recital here again 12. Duncan Dunn ------~------2.5695 (2.5522) Carol Morgan and Myrtle Chitty an. president of the college from they may take part in various other 13. McCroskey Hall ------:------;.5694 (2.6936) ment, but will, at the same time, help. The position carries with it has been added to the show this 1893 to 191G. programs. Several trtps to SUl'- 14. Alpha Gamma.DelLa ------4--- 2.5247 (2.5217) combine staging and lighting ef'- free room rent, but it precludes week. The act helped the group rounding country are being con- 1~. Alpha Delta PI ------2.:978 (2.4'177) fects to enhance the effectiveness any other paying jobs of any im- Ti('kefs for pe( students who are uuablc se- to capture top honors at the North- to ternplated for later in the spring. 1G. DaVIS Hall ------..- ~--2. 891 (2.5376) of t!lC music." Berg continued, portance. One of the first requi- cure their copy today may still west Debate tournament iri Mc- 17. Sigma Kappa --- --·------2.3650 (2.4503) "We invite everyone seeking an sites of the position is that the obtain' 011e by inquiring at the Minnville. 0)'1"., last week 18. Delta Zeta ------2.2661 (2.3826) entertaining evening to make tip Isponsor will have free time to de- (I'ash All Sold Out ASSCW office ill U,e AclminisLra- 19 W,,~t HD'I"(' 22402 a party of friends and attend vote to this work. . _ Howard Hardin Idaho Be(kons 10 (2~1l68) tion building. Staff members may '3pl'inb :i.utclluuc· Frkla;y, ';: 15 The.;" p(,,,,i~iow; ..rc open to 1 \VSC's [.l1"t"iI Iiekds f.lw M~ll'S Groups f,.,' Howard Hardin, former WSC pick up their copies at the office p.m. in Bryan hall. Admission Greeks and Independents alike and PCC basketball finals at UCLA student and now a professional of llublications at 11 a.m. and 1 Hampered Fusiliers 1. Bet.a Theta Pi ------2.8094 (2.3813) will be 25 cents to defray pro- are a splendid opportunity for in- this weekend have already beel1 comedian, will perform, accom- p.m. today. 2. Sigma Alpha Mu ------2.7000 (2,4194) duction costs." service training for those people so!d out accordmg to wor(~ re- panied by pianist Wendell Wil- Look fo!' an important an- I 3. Delta Chi ------2.663'7 (2.8909) who are interested in some kind of ceived from Glen Oman, tIcket nouncement in the editors' column,' With growing pains still hamp- 4. College Firemen ------2.6439 (2.4122) liamson. Many stUdents will re- personnel work. Applications for manager of the Department of Iu- "Just Between Us." ering their operations, the newly 5. Alpha Kappa Lambda ------2.6313 (2.6901) member Howard as a favorite mas- created Fusiliers; crack WSC drill the positions should be turned in tercolleglate athletlCs a~ WSC. 6. Kappa Iota Phi ------2.6071 (2.6782) REVUE CAST to the assistant dean of students Only 350 tickets per mght wcre ter of ceremonies on the campus team, face a challenge toda.y is- 7. Alpha Gamma Rho ------2.5813 (2.5922) before March 25 on blanks which set aside for the WSC fans lmcl two years ago. He recently finished HONORARY IS READY sued by the 'University of Idaho 8. Delta Phi Gamma ------__2.5047 (2.2546) drill team. may be procured in Room 5 of the stu~ents, With 150sent to WSC fol' a 15-week engagement at the 9. North House ------~------2,4977 (2.5286) TRYOUTS NOW Administration building. The of- stuaents and publiC. Of these sent FOR NOMINATIONS 10. Waller Hall ------2.4942 (2.6206) _ Fairmont hotel in San Francisco I Previous to this challenge, the ficers and staff of the two dormi- to Cougarvllle, 25 were scI, aSlcle Living group presidents are Fusiliers accepted a verbal chal- II. Pine Manor ------.::------2.4754 (2.6525) Tryouts for the 1950 Junior Re- tories will make their selections for students and 125 for the pub- on a program with Frankie Laine. l'equested to pick up nomina- lenge issued by the VandaL Foot- l2. Sigma Phi Epsilon ------2.4462 (2.5457) vue, "For the Love of Lou" will from among the applicants ap- lic. The remaining tickets will be John Stenkamp will announce tion fot'ms for membership to men at the recent Military ball in 13. Phi Sigma Kappa ------2.4401 (2.3587) I be held today and Thursday in proved by the office of the assist- sold at Los Angele~ t~ the aluml1l the South house act which will the Crimwll Circle, senior men's Bohler gym. Due to the absence of 14. Lambda Chi Alpha ------2-.4207 (2.4370) Todd 345 at 7-9:45 p.m., Bill Le- anL dean. through Mrs. MarjOrIe Locket 111 honorary, at the ASSCW office Fusilier President Abe Allen, no 15. Ferry Hall ------2.4059 (2.4669) bold director and writer has an- the LA district. consist of a band and tt'io. Band prior to Saturday noon. rebuttal could be given for the 16. South House -"------2.4043 (2.3407) nou~ced. members are Jim Thorn, Bob Mc- The applications musi be re- Idaho challenge at the present 17. Phi Kappa ------2.3960 (2.5109) NEWELL RECOVERS UCLA Game Broadcasts Namara, Donn Woodroofe and J~rn turned to the ASSCW office time. 18. Sigma Nu ----- ..------2.3958 (2.3404) The revue will be three acts long AFTER OPERATION prior to noon, March 11. 19. Kappa Sigma ------2.3893 (2.3784) and a western musical, featuring Sorensen, and the trio is com- Challenge Radio statioll KRPL, Moscow, Crimson Circle will tap later 20. Delta Sigma Phi ------2.3686 none villians, good looking heroines and posed of Russ Leonard, Ed Zarick Mrs. Eleanor Newell, secretary will carry the Cougar-UCLA this spring for upperclassmen The Idaho unit appears to have 21. Stimson Hall ------2.3659 (2.4182) all of the old characterizations to President Wilson Compton, Pacific Coast conference basket- llnd Winter King Pete Dami. who have shown outstanding an advantage over the Cougar out- 22. Acacia ------2.3645 (2.5246), that could be expected in a West- is recuperating nicely following ball championship series this Other acts include Dic Gardner ability in scholarship, leader- fit as they have had similar or- 23. Pi Kappa Alpha ------:------__2.3619 (2.5629) ern. It is scheduled to hit the stage all emergency appendectomy week end. Ail' time will be 8:15 ship and service to the state ganizations in the past, while the 24. Phi Kappa Tau ------2.3446 (2.5334) on April 28 and 29. Ind D'Artoyen, blues singer Joanne performed at 11 p.m. Monday, p.m. Friday and Saturday. If college. .Fusiliers are still about at one half 25. Sigma Alpha Epsilon ------2.3164 (2.5352) Elliot and toe dancer Gwen Barker. Lebold has announced that the March 6, authorities iJ't Finch a third game is necessary, the strength and suffering through 26. Delta Upsilon ------2.3133 (2.5505) melodies Used in the revue will be hospital, reported today. Dr. station will broadcast the play- organizational problems. This 27, Tau Kappa EpSilon ------2.2488· (2.5122) borrowed, but all of the lyrics will William Butts was the surgeon. off at the same time on Monday. group will be the first drill team 28. Alpha Tau Omega ------2.2433 (2.3388) ·be written by the cast. The reason to ever take field under the Crim- 29. Theta Chi ------2.2394 (2.3257) son and Gray banner of WSC. for using musical scores from 30. Sigma Chi ------.------2.2186 (2.4240) other sources is that the campus Named after the fusiliers of 31. East House ------__,. 2.1557 (2.2217) musicians have not been able to ancient days who were part of 32. Phi Delta Theta ------2.1513 (2.3504) New Studios to Go into Use; find enough spare time to write George Washington's army, the The following groups consist of men and women stUdents: the melodies. Recently it was brought to our We have always w~lcomed "con- group hopes to have a completed Columbia Houses ------2.6747 (2.6933) Provide Facilities for Shows attention that Fo-Paws, campus structive criticism," and wherever cOllstitutiol1 this weekend and start Trailer Court ------2.4467 none All of the action will centel' magazine, has been censured by possible, have used it to improve full time drill sessions soon. Major All-College Undergraduate Average ------.- 2.45 (2.50) around the "Golden Spitoon," an By Bill SOllllemann mount-ed at different angles with the local parish of the Catholic the magazine. Martin of the US Infantry has I All-College Undergraduate Women ------2'.56 (2.59) old tavern, and the time of the 'd d n air spaces between them. The floor ch).lIT.h. The critics directed their "The definition of what is vul- been named as adviser for the action is set around the years of A fully eqUipped. an mo. er of the control room is placed two e objections to the Board of Regents. gar and obscene rests in this case All-College Undergraduate Men ---_------241 (2.47) a student run group this year. 1870 to 1880 in the old western set of ~ew stUdios W~l ~e p~~~~ feet above the stUdio floor to give 'They protest the continued pUb-I with the editor. I am still seek- town of "Powder Keg." operatIOn next .wee y .' the engineer a full view of the s lieation of the magazine on its ing a definition of these terms, Along with their organizational , . . . The studiOS, which ar~ compal.a- studio so that he may direct the [c present "immoral tone." which when applied, will be ac- problems, the Fusiliers face the 'Anyone IS ll1vIted to tryout for ble to commerCial statIOn StUdIOS k Th it· tl The exact charges against the ceptable to all readers," Summers Theta Sig. ~xtras Actor parts and experience is not nec-I of KWSC's, size, will provide ade- spea ell'S. ~ elqu pmtehn 111 .le ( problem of uni.forms as no set al- . . . , con tro room 111C u des ree vana- magazine will be printed at a later contihued, essary." Lebold stated "We espe- quate faCIlIties for both the (e- bl d t t bl t 't v lowance has been made for drill date in the Evergreen. The gener- "I feel my first responsibility is cially are in need of' actors and hearsal and bl'oadcast of stage pro- e t.sp~~ fur~ ~rdesplayOinPgel'l~~ t al nature being that humor is not to the students of Washington uniforms. No matter how the prob- singers at the present time All duction shows for the first time in C0l1:/~~Ul~ 0 ~e\n tap re' O~'d SI f g of the type that we are capable of state. It's their money that pays lems are solved, it appears as if singers shOUld try to bring ;ome the history of the station. .aCI I lIes °dl'd?tay t the c t - . t· 111gS. n a I IOn 0 e mas er producing on campus and borders the bills. this spring will find another source of then' own song material. There TI~e construc Ion .features of one control room, an auxiliary control i on the obscene in many instances. "I've sent a copy of every issue of rivalry between the neighbor WIll be no preference according to studIO ll1clude a ll~e end and a room is providect for additional e p The protest was also brought to home to my gray-haired mother, Palouse institutions of higher lear- ?laSses; frosh, sophomore and sen- dead end, accom l1she? by the ease in handling programs and can k> the attention of the student-facul- and believe me, she's my worst ~ors.are"urged to tryout as well as types of. walls. In the !lve end of operate in parallel with the master a ing. ty Board of Publications. It. was critic. She hasn't disowned me JUl1l0rs. the st.udlo the ~alls are made of control 1'00111. The equipment in h the Board's expressed opinion that as yet." matenals that Will reflect sound so both the control rooms has been YE the magazine is doing its best to Summers statement continued, that. the. resonance from the pro- deliberately non-standardized to it put out an improved type of cam- "if our critics could see some the Challenge to WSC FIRE STRIKES ductlOn 111 p.rogress ma~ giv~ the permit the students to become fa- a pus magazine. material I've filed in number 13, effe~t occaslOnally deSired 111 a miliar with all leading makes of H is our opinion that the sister they would be writing letters con- It has been brottght to our at- ~uslCal presentatIOn. For produc- broadcast equipment. 'bl publication, Fo-Paws, is cleaner by gratulating us on our gpod taste. TRAILER HOME tlOns where the resonance would Sound Effects lei I tention that you, our poor neigh- far than many of the magazines To save time in possible investi- bon, have the gall to say you a're mte~fe~e, the dead end of the A complete set of sound effect available downtown or received gation-about the only time I Fire of unknown origin gutted a S~UdIOIS used. Dead end walls are devices is built into one of the organizing a drill team by the from other colleges throughout the frequent the local church is on trailer home owned by Robert V. ~1l11edWIth sound absorbmg mater- stUdios. They provide sand. gravel. United States. initiation day. Seems to me that name oj "lf7 ashington State Fus- Polletier, a WSC student from iliers." How could a grOltp of Ia s. a heavy board and a concl:ete slab Ralph Summers, editor of the our "guiding hands" could do well Richfield, WaSh., early Monday Special Doors fot walking sounds. A door with magazine, stated that he thought to look into the recreation facili- paddle feet from the .fticks POJ- morning at the local trailer camp. So that the broadcasts may be an adjustable resonating chamber the critiCIsm of the publication un- ties offered to students at State. sibly think they could do any- The city fire department was as free from outside noises as will provide various door effect" til just. In a speCIal statement to the I think they'll find more vagrant thing so intelligent? Therefore, called out at approximately 1: 10 possible, a number of sound proof- and incorporated with this is a d Ever-green he said, "to my know- souls in the local pubs than they we the undersigned, "The Van- a.m. The early morning wmd ing features are provided. Each window which provides realishc ledge the complaints of the two 10- will among the followers of our dal Footmen," challenge you to hampered the fighting. Closest of entrance to the studios is protect- sounds. Along with these, a filter lS( cal parish priests are the first of student pUblications." a drill meet on Saturday, 20 May the other trailers was 50 feet away ed by a sound lock which consists unit is provided for producing ad- lUI this type against the magazine. Recently the Board of Control 1950 at 7400, Neale Stadium, and none were endangered at any of two doors placed so that there ditional special effects. ~rl "We have always attempted to checked the magazine via their "no holds barred." time according to Axel E. Moland- is air space between them. Instead Other features of the new stu- co print what we think the students committee method, and they made er, chi,ef of the City fire depart- of being flat like walls in homes, dios include a sound proof air laJ want to read. It is THEm maga- no reference to the degrading If YOtt feel able to stir your- Jelves to answer this challenge, ment. the stUdio walls are poly-cylindri- conditioning system, a recording zine, after all. In comparison with quality of the publication. The cal', or curved out to absorb the room for KWSC's increasing trans- we of Idaho Jtand ready at your Insurance covered part of the the magazines of other colleges committee found that there was a sound waves. scription service and a talk studio Jar acceptance. Shown above on the Tight is Howard Hardin with singer Frankie loss but Pelletier lost considerable and institutions, and I've seen a definite need for the magazine on The master control room ill for news broadcasts and small dis- I t Laine. Hardin will be h-ere tomorrow to participate in the' EXTRAS clothing and some books. great many of. them, Fo-Paws has campus, according to the thinking John R. Black, mounted on a foundation separate cussion groups. A piano will be in- tnt show put on Theta Sigma Phi. He is currently playing in a Spokane ar exhibited restraint unusual among of the sample checked for opin- Drill Master The campus fire department from the building itself and it,s cluded in the large studio to pro- student publications of this type. ions. night club. Hardin is a former stUdent of WSC and was a popular I l- '-- ---! I master of cel'emonie& at that time. was called to Waller Hall Tuesday windows are sound proofed by vide for full scale broadcast pre- ont evening, but it was a false alarm. in three separate panes of plate glass J sentations. reI:::: :101 hel