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PACIFIC LUTHERAN COLLEGE^ FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2:1, 1949
Speech Teacher Creates Opportunity; Wins Award
State's New Education Added To PLC Laws M e t by PLC Courses
Among the many fine additions to the faculty this fall we find a young lady who could boast a fine success story if she were so inclined. The successful lady is Mrs. Pauline Schaffer who hails from Dallas, Texas where she used a large amount of initiative and perspicacity in choosing her work, creating a position at it, and then making it a whale of a success. Mrs. Schaffer, then Pauline Wright, noticed during the darker days of the depression that the finest department store in Dallas was being left behind by a shifting shopping district. Business was poor and it would have been a^iinancial risk to move the store to a new building, and Miss Wright hit upon a plan for creating the type of work that she enjoyed and at the same time bringing the store the business it needed. She convinced the management tjiat it would work, ahd soon she had possession of the entire lower floor of the block square building to do with as she would. Soon the store was featuring oral hook reviews with such famous writers as Elsa Maxwell present, and enjoying every minute of it, too. Monodramas, dramatizations of the latest best-sellers and Broadway plays soon boosted the popularity of our Mrs. Schaffer, and the sales of the store, to the point that' she wound up with seven assistants to help her put on as many as three plays in one day. While all this was going on behind the modest title of Public Relations Director, Mrs. Schaffer found time to travel to four adjoining states where she
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tague in Romeo and Juliet before the first western convention of the Modern Languages Association. The association is composed of outstanding language and dramatic literature scholars. She left Stanford for PLC at the end of this summer with the highest praise that could be given by Dr. Heffner, who is the leading authority on educational drama on the Pacific coast. When this reporter dug up the information on Mrs. Schaffer, he found l hat she was honored by a presentation that few people, man or woman, have ever been privileged to receive: With the words "The first lady of the United States in oral interpretation," Dale Carnegie personally presented her with a loving cup for her outstanding work in Dallas. 9 The loss of Texas is the gain of PLC, and only the more so because Mrs. Schaffer will be the last one to tell you of her achievements in her chosen field.
Speech Dept. Groups Meet
15 Instructors
The middle of this school year will find the twentieth century half gone. With registration marking the largest number of students in the history of the school, our faculty family has been increased by fifteen members. Three of these are the possessors of Ph.-D.'s, while three more are candidates for that degree. Mr. Franck is now Dr. Pranck, having received his Ph. D. at the University of New York this summer. Dr. Franck has been on the campus for fifteen years. Dr. Melvin S. Monson, from Colorado State College of Education, will be in charge- of the new "fifth year" activities in the field of education. Mrs. Pauline Schaffer, candidate for Ph. D., comes to us from Stanford University, "the coming college in speech." She will work with Mr. Karl and Miss McGregor in the everexpanding Speech department. Our language department has the honor of gaining Dr. Alo Raun from Tartu University, Estonia, Europe. Dr. Raun reads twenty languages and speaks more than twelve fluently. Dr. E. C. Knorr, from the University of Washington, has joined the staff of the sociology department. Rev. T. O. Svare, M.A. and candidate for the Ph. D. degree, University of Washington, will join the language department. Rev. Svare will teach German and Norse. Rev. Magnus Nodtvedt is getting Continued on Page Four
The Speech department, under the director of Professor Theodore O. H. Karl, began gathering steam for the coming year by convening its dramatic and speech organizations in their first formal meetings of the season. Alpha Psi Omega, national dramatic group, Curtain Call Club, campus dramatic society, and Pi Kappa Delta, hational Speeih honor society, met during the past two weeks to outline their programs for the coming semester. Alpha Psi Oinega and CCC have | Ronald Josi and one other,person laid tentative plans to sponsor a joint were chosen last week to plan servprogram of one-act plays for the ices at the Midland old peoples' home homecoming celebrations in Novem- and Bill Williams was selected to diber. The plays are expected to be rect the Pierce county jail service cast and to be put into the first stages by the executive committee of the of production at an early date. Mission society, Merlin Zier, presiPi Kappa Delta met Monday and dent, announced recently. established a permanent schedule of A representative of the World regular meetings for every second Prayer League addressed last WednesMonday at 4:00 p.m. The next meet- day evening's meeting which included ing will be held on October 3, pend- Scripture reading by Jens Knudson ing approval of the dates by the and a solo by Alan Laureson. Inter-Club Council. The chapter inThe next meeting will- be October structed its executive committee to 5, when an election will be held to investigate the possibility of another fill the vacancies left by Don Teggis, joint initiation ceremony with Alpha former vice president, and a LutherPsi Omega this fall. PKD has held an Students' Association Council reponly spring initiations in the past. resentative. A meeting of competitive speech The new officers and representaand debate entrants will be scheduled tive will Complete the executive comfor next week, and prospective en- mittee. Until the election. Merlin trants are advised to watch for an- Zier, secretary-treasurer Janet Olson, nouncements in chapel and in the LSA representative Otto Reitz and Mooring Mast. Interclub representative Marcus Reitz
Upon returning to the old Alma Mater this year, many students were somewhat surprised to find that, rn their absence the educational system of the State of Washington, had been slightly revised. No doubt most of the education majors understand the new program, but there have been remarks floating around campus which indicate that not all students understand the reasons behind and the purpose of the new method. To clarify this confusion, the Mooring Mast hereby attempts to publish a sort of ru'le-ofthumb key to elucidate matters. In the event that any studeut feels that
perused at his leisure. The purpose behind the phrase "broad area of concentration" is that of giving he future teacher the widest possible background of knowledge to be used in teaching the youth of Washington state from kindergarten
Dr. Melvin S. Monson through the twelfth grade. It is a program designed to present broad, general knowledge rather-than that which would be disseminated by a specialized instructor. There are five of these broad areas: Health, Language Arts, .Social Studies, Sciences, and Fine and Applied Arts. The student preparing to teach has an option Miss Ruth J. Michaelson of three programs which he may study this is a little over-simplified, infor- under this system. mation to the tune of approximately Following September I, 1951, all iiftctm standard ««:• mtrrwograptacd reamer fdu'eafieri programs,-except sheets is on file in the library, to be those for teachers holding emergency teaching certificates, are to lead to the general certificate. Briefly, there are three phases of
Mission Society Outlines Plans Homecoming Set
Mrs. Pauline Schaffer established and fostered buying clubs on a dramatic-interest basis for the store. The energies of Mrs. Schaffer were soon directed into the task of working toward her Ph. D., and she enrolled at Stanford University after attending other universities for her M.A. She played the part of Mrs. Zero in The Adding Machine at Stanford, and while there she also played Lady Mon-
CONFIRMATION CLASS CONVENES TUESDAY
Reverend K e l m e r N. Roe announced this week that the cojlege Confirmation Class will meet each Tuesday evening, ^beginning September 27, at his home which is located at 334 120th Street, Parkland. The class will convent each Tuesday at 7:45 p.m., and will meet 11 times during the semester. Reverend Roe explained that this training prepares a student for membership in his home, church or the local church, and that the class meets a need that the college is happy to provide. During the last school term the class resulted in a total of 22 students being confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church.
EDITOR ANNOUNCES POLICY The faculty Publications Committee met Tuesday morning and selected Lou Innerarity as the new editor of the Mooring Mast. After a consultation with Mr. Milton Nesvig, MM adviser, Innerarity announced the- following policy for the paper: "The Mooring Mast will make every effort to be a truly representative student newspaper during this coming term. The paper belongs to thQ.students,. they pay -a one-dollar fee for it when they register, and it should serve^ their desires and interests. We will be interested in receiving the students' opinions on the worth and service of the paper, and their desires will
be closely considered in adjusting our policy as necessary in the future. The paper will be printed on a basis of as complete coverage of student activities as possible, and with the excellent cooperation that has been received at this early date we can expect to serve our proper function as the students' news agency." 2*he Mooring Mast staff has not been completely determined, • but the following positions have been filled: Ed Hanson, business manager; Bob Ferguson, sports editor; and Alan Hatlan, Religious editor. The remainder of the staff will be announced in next week's issue.
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In order to insure the success of Homecoming' Day and to present to the alumnae a program which they will enjoy and store among their memories was the reason given by Del Zier for the change of date from October 15 to October 29. Gerhard "Gez" Rosin has b e e n named chairman of Homecoming. He will be assisted by Phil Falk. Plans are underway for a continuous round of events which will begin Friday evening, October 29, and continue through mid-afternoon of the 31st. A few of the highlights will include a huge parade, a pep rally, enter-, tainment by Alpha Psi Omega and the, Curtain Call Club, and crowningof the Queen. There will also be other special events. At this date it has not been decided who will conduct the Sunday sennon, or officiate at the coronation.
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LSA-ers Entertain New Students With Games, Refreshments at SUB "I've- been working on t ie railroad all the livelong day—" was sung boisterously by a group of 130 LSAers Sunday night in the Student Union when the old members entertained the newcomers. After the session of "lung exercise" games were lead by Beverly Wigen who managed to keep the boys diving for the girls or vice versa with her revised version of "musical chairs," a rousing "drop the keys and watch out here comes Marcus Ritz flying low." an^J- a "hold the bean on the knife relay" followed. (The flying beans only added to the gaiety). Refreshments were then served to the panting and just slightly bruised
players who seemed rather glad for a moment of relaxation and a chance to get acquainted with their partners. The partners ware assigned by number at the door. After the hymn-sing, Jack Hatlcn, president of LSA at the U. of W., was introduced, and Elaine Eide, retiring president of PLC's Lutheran Student Association, gave a greeting. In candlelight the devotional service emphasizing the Church Year was read by Rolf Lunde, with organ background music by Evelyn Peterson, and duets by Connie Aune and Doris Johnson. Following the singing of a hymn the meeting was concluded with a prayer by Herb Neve.