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Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL-XXV—NO. 4 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday, Oct. 23, 1925
HARD LINES
By "Smiling Bob"
Howdy scholars! I was standing—in
the hall—the'other day—and—two girls
went by. I overheard this—as they
talked—"who's that fellow we just
passed,.. Lil?"—"That's., our.. 'Smiling
Boob' "—(That last word is a typo­graphical
error, I'm Bure)—but come,
come—let us be on with our "flinging
the soil."
YES, JOURNALISM IS ADVANCING—IN
ONE RESPECT ANYWAY. WE NO LONG­ER
FIND A REPORTER WHO GETS HIS
INTERVIEW THIS WAY-"Mornin' Prexy,
I'm on the Messenger (takes breath). De
dame wot'6 runnin' dis sheet wants de low
down on dat swell feed yu attendid las'
VIKING SQUAD
Back Row—Wynn Keener, Wilkins, Rhodes, Stickney, Anderson, Katterman, Tidball, Shelton, Staggs, Reed, Coach Carver.
Middle Row—Chrisman, Gray, Smith, Thompson, Isaacson, O'dell,- Hawkins, Dunlap, Sullivan.
Bottom Row—Estill, McDonald, Edwards, Duxburg, Maellendorf.
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BITS OF LIFE
Yea Team!!
Join This One... I'm on the committee.
Outside Please.
You see, Miss Jones, our clock
We have with us today, Mr.
Hey! That's my foot!!
Oh, pardon me.
I WENT TO SEE "THE PONY EX­PRESS"
NOW SHOWING AT A LOCAL
THEATER, IN WHICH ERNEST TOR-RENCE—
A FAVORITE CHARACTER,
HAS THE PART OF A VILLAGE
BLACKSMITH. THROUGHOUT THE
PLAY MR. TORRENCE WEARS A
SMALL SKULL CAP. A FAIR NORMAL
MAID, SITTING BEHIND ME, RE­MARKED,
"ISN'T THAT CUTE OF
ERNEST WEARING SUCH A COL­LEGIATE
HAT?"
The Viking football squad was given
a rousing send-off by the entire student
body yesterday morning just before they
left the college campus en route to
Cheney for one of the major gridiron en­counters
of the season.
The Normal students gathered in a
compact mass on High street, directly
in front of the school, and, led by Meryl
Bird and Andy McCall, cheered them­selves
hoarse as the team embarked on
its first trip. The pep, loyalty and
school spirit infused in the yells, re­flected
the intense support and backing
of the team by the whole campus.
The squad took the Great Northern to
Seattle, where they switched to the
Northern Pacific, and leaving Seattle a t
7:30 last evening, arrived in Cheney
this morning at 7:55. They plan to
leave Cheney tomorrow night at 8:35,
getting into Seattle at 9:00 Sunday
morning.
RETURNS OF STUDENT
Elsie Holland Receives Office of
President.
(Clipped from Tuesday's Herald)
WANTED
A Respectable young woman
wants washing. Phone 1376Q.
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GET 'EM WITH A GUN.
A Freshman skoit Maloney,
Sprinkles herself with cologne;
There .she stands in the hall
And expects us for her to fall,
But, instead, we think she's all bologne.
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When that ol' check comes from home—
minus the check.
When St. Martin's got the ball to our. 1-
yard line.
When Peleshaw sells me an exclusively
patterned sweater at an extra price and then
I see seven others like it in the hall next
day.
When the Sheba is cast opposite your rival
in the Dramatic Club Play
When the
real well.
instructor knows your family
When we have to use crutches, eh Logan?
We enjoyed the St. Martin "Huddle
Play" last Saturday but it wasn't as
amusing as Seattle College's famous
"Goose-Step."
Pity Would Help.
Old Philo: "We're going to have ini
tiation tonite—plannin' to be there?"
New Philo: "I don't know—I'm afraid
I couldn't ride a goat."
HEY, ED—
Why does Blushing Sheik Sul­livan
try the Library First for all
kinds of dates?
Prof. Hunt protests the plans for announc­ing
plays of next year's world series in the
classrooms. He contends that the "seventh
inning" stretch would interrupt his lectures.
With Elsie Holland presiding, the
first Student Forum of the year was
held last Friday in the Auditorium dur­ing
the regular assembly period.
Bryan Hankins, the new secretary, was
introduced to the students, after which
the duties of his office were outlined.
This office has been expanded as to re­sponsibilities
this year, with a view to
its later growing into one simlar to that
of a graduate manager. Some of the
duties of the Secretary, as outlined in
the Forum are: First, a custodian of
Student Body property; second, a pur­chasing
agent for the Association, and
third, a secretary to the Board of Con­trol.
The names to appear on the intramu­ral
trophies were read.
Candidates for offices to be filled by
student elections were introduced and
allowed to make campaign speeches,
after which a short recess was allowed,
to give everyone a chance to think be­fore
casting his vote. The following peo­ple
were elected to office: Elsie Holland,
president; Inez Clark, vice president;
and Angus Bowmer, student representa­tive.
Yell Leaders Take Charge.
Meryl Bird, recently elected yell king,
led a few peppy yells in preparation for
the football game Saturday. He was
followed by his assistants, Eleanor
Adams and Andy McCall, who also
displayed their ability along this line.
Judging by the spirit thus far shown,
student forums should become one of
the most interesting of the assembly
hours. /
DR. SUZZALLO TALKS
ON VALUE OP IDEALS
With his usual sincerity and affability
Di\ Henry Suzzallo president of the Un­iversity
of Washington addressed the
faculty and students in a special assem­bly,
Monday, October 19, at 2:00 o'clock.
Dr. Suzzallo urged that the students
begin early to form their ideals and not
be daunted by the cynical attitude of
those not in sympathy with these ideals.
He complimented the teaching profession
by saying he believed it next in impor­tance
to that of the parent and preacher
of the Gospel. Dr. Suzzallo appealed
for higher education as he believes it
contributes vitally to leadership and
equality of opportunity to all.
Preceeding Dr. Suzzallo's address Mat­thew
Hill, secretary of the Alumni As­sociation
spoke to the student body.
President Fisher introduced both
speakers and praised Dr. Suzzallo for
raising the standards of the Univer­sity,
also stating that the students and
faculty here are extremely interested in
the affairs of the State University.
Dr. Suzzallo was entertained Monday
evening by the Whatcom County Alumni
Association at a banquet held in the
Elks' Club rooms. Miss Rosene was
a member of the committee in charge.
PLEASES^ AUDIENCE
Famous Tenor Gives Many En­cores
to Applause.
MESSENGER CONDUCTS
LITERARY CONTEST
The Anti's Choice |
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Prizes of $5 will be awarded
respectively to the best prose and
poetic contribution to the Liter­ary
contest conducted by the
Messenger. The contest opens
today and closes Friday, Novem­ber
13.
This contest is similar to the
one held by the Messenger last
winter. However, two first
prizes and two second prizes are
offered this quarter. The Mes­senger
staff felt that this ar­rangement
would be more fair
for the contestants. All contri­butions
of merit may be pub­lished
in the paper. The judges
will be picked from the faculty.
Rules of the Contest.
1—Any Normal student may be
a contestant.
2—Contributions may be in the
form of stories, essays or
poems.
3—No one student may contrib­ute
more than three produc­tions.
4—The contest shall open Fri­day,
October 23.
5—The contest shall close Fri­day,
November 13, at 4:00 p.
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ENT
HDUBWT EXHIBIT
Carl Larsson Pictures Displayed
as Part of Exhibit.
(Continued on Page Four)
Something different in the way of a
Normal Art Exhibition was given this
week under the auspices of Miss Druse,
Mrs. Stewart, Miss Johnston, and Miss
Breakey. To beautify with better pic­tures
and to gain greater appreciation
of Art is the purpose of this exhibition
and similar ones held throughout the
United States.
Over 300 colored prints of masterpieces
belonging to the Art department were
exhibited, together with a collection of
about fifty colored prints which Miss
Druse procured when visiting the art
galleries of Chicago, Boston, New York,
and Washington, D. C, this summer. In
addition, some interesting Carl Larsson
framed prints %were shown.
The suite of rooms of the Art depart­ment
were attractively decorated with
autumn leaves, chrysanthemums, and
other autumn flowers. Groups of beau­tiful
pottery pieces—Chinese, Japanese,
American, and English—were scattered
throughout the rooms, while very lovely
textiles added their colorful touch.
Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Brit­ish,
Flemish, Dutch, and American pic­tures
were displayed. Just a little dif­ferent
from the rest was the room of
German prints which have quite the
modern touch. Another enchanting dis­play
was in the children's room.
The exhibition opened Monday after­noon
with a tea for the faculty and
friends outside of school. Tea tables
were presided over by Miss Alice and
Miss Mary McCollom, Mrs. H. E. Fowler,
and Mrs." W. J. Marquis- These were
assisted by seven girls from the Art de­partment:
Mary Hibner, Margaret
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Charles Hackett, famous American
tenor,, opened Bellingham's musical sea­son
Friday night, October 16th. This
concert was the first of a series of high
class concerts to be given this winter
under the auspices of the State Normal
School and Women's Music Club.
Fine Choice of Program.
Charles Hackett, hailed as one of the
first of American tenors, proved by his
exceptional singing and splendid choice
of program that America can produce
first class singers. - »
Including his encore numbers eleven
of his songs were in English. These
seemed to be the most enjoyed with the
exception of the beautiful Aria of
Rudolph from "La Boheme," and
"Tuesta Luella," which were exceptional­ly
rendered.
Mr. Hackett thrilled his audience with
the solo, "Midsummer Night Song." This
was the second time that this selection
was sung in America.
Bellingham has reason to feel proud
in securing Mr. Hackett; and special
credit is due those who selected him to
open the season.
Accompanist Is Russian Composer.
Myron Jacobson, a Russian composer
and artist, accompanied the solos with
great feeling and understanding. He
played three compositions of his own
which added greatly to the pleasure of
the evening.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED
FOR FOOTBALL PROGRAMS
Officers for a football program for
Homecoming were appointed at"~a regu­lar
Board of Control meeting held Wed­nesday.
Those appointed were: Bryan
Hankins ,editor; Howard Mullendorf, as­sistant
editor; Ward Prigg, circulation
manager; Talmadge Gray, business man­ager;
Frances Stuart and Mabel Brooks,
art editors. It was decided by the board
to use the same style of cover.for the
program as was used last year.
The Homecoming program was dis­cussed
but no definite action was taken.
November 3 was the date set for the
coming election and the election board
is to be appointed this week.
A committee consisting or Mr. Bond
and Angus Bowmer was appointed to
make an inventory of all athletic-sup­plies.
Recommendations for duties of
secretary were accepted and the commit­tee
discharged:.
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21 IS
SET FOR OFFICIAL
HOME COMING DATE
To Welcome Alumni Back to Alma
Mater Is Traditional.
BANQUET AT SEVEN O'CLOCK
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November 21 is the date set for Home­coming
Day, which will undoubtedly be
one of the biggest events of the year
to both the students in school at present
and the alumni. This day, set aside for
welcoming the alumni and other former
students back to the scenes of some hard
work and much pleasure, is becoming
one of the traditions of the Normal.
A copy of the Messenger, with a per­sonal
invitation to attend our Home­coming
day, will be sent to each member
of the alumni, in order that all may
know the correct date and the arrange­ments
made for that day
Mr. Bond, chairman of the committee
for Homecoming Day, announces that a
football game with the Ellensburg elev­en
is scheuled for 2:30 p. m. A banquet
at 7 o'clock, to be given in Edens Hall,
is planned in honor of the alumni and
both the Ellensburg Normal and the
Bellingham Normal football squads.
The committee is preparing clever
programs which outline fully all the en­tertainments
and activities of Home­coming
Day. They will also include a
short article about each football man on
our team. The programs can be procured
by students at a nominal cost. >
The members of the committee in
charge of all plans for Homecoming Day
are: Mr. Bond, chairman; Mr. Kibbe,
Mrs. Burnet, Miss Florence E. Johnson,
Miss Jones. Miss Gragg, and Mrs. Ruth
Schwartze Ball.
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Olsen Players Give Excellent
Interpretations.
New Appointees Have Had Much
Experience on Papers.
NEW MEMBERS OF
CLUBS ANNOUNCED
Only a few of the clubs have decided
on their new membership. Of the clubs
that have had tryouts, three have given
out the list of successful competitors.
The new members chosen for the Drama
Club are Edward Adams, Eleanor Ad­ams,
Gladys Burrows, Melba Coffman,
Dona Cady, Mrs. Helen Colvin, Angus
Edwards, Mary Doile, John FitzGerald,
Mary Gilmer, Grace Jacobson, Ralph
Johnson, John Kure, Thomas Large, Bill
Mark, Peggy Magoon, Wanita McCoy,
Rolline Powell, Ruth Patey, Dorothy
Taft, ^dythe Laube, Will Van Over,
Vera Whitney.
The new members of the Thespian
Club are Harold Bensen, Robert Bow­ler,
Margaret Burke, Inez Clarke, Alice
Gillespie, Olive Hardan, Floyd Henrick-son,
Philomina Hynes, Alice Hermeson,
Lily Johansen, Ralph Johnson, Elizabeth
McCoy, Wanita McCoy, Evelyn Lysons,
Garland Okerlund, June Slusher,
Louise Stiger, L. R. Thordason. ,
At the Philomathian meeting Thurs­day,
twenty-two members were voted in.
The McDowell Club is still holding
tryouts this .week.
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Louise Haller, Ursula Mattecheck and
Feme Provan have been appointed to
the Editorial Council for the remainder
of the quarter.
Louise Haller has served one quarter
on the Messenger and was on the staff
of "Tolo" of Franklin High for one year.
Ursula Mattecheck has worked on the
Washington State College ctEvergreen"
and has had newspaper office work,
while Feme Provan has had a year's
work on the University of Washington
Daily.
The appointment of these students
should make the Editorial Council one
of the best the paper has ever had.
The members of the Editorial Council
meet once a week to discuss and criti­cise
each issue of the paper. Many
changes in the paper have come through
the work of the council. In order to be
eligible for this work, previous exper­ience
on the Messenger, some other col­lege
paper or its equivalent is required.
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Burke, Vera Butler, Opal Johnson, Mar-jorie
Cays, Mary McCush, and. Lenora
Hansen.
The rooms were opened to students
and "others interested in Art ori Tues­day,
Wednesday, and Thursday. •
Exhibitions of different character will
be held at various times throughout the
year.
FRIDAY—Oct. 23.
Recreation hour, big gym, 4 to 5 p. m.
SATURDAY—Oct. 24.
College Club party, little gym, 7:30
p. m.
Alkisiah Club Party, Edens Hall.
Aletheian Club Party, in Cafeteria.
TUESDAY—Oct. 27.
Women's League Assembly in auditor­ium,
11 to 12 a. m.
Men's Club Assembly, 11 to 12 a. m.,
in room 220.
THURSDAY—Oct. 29.
Women's League Tea, Edens Hall, 3
to 5 p. m.
FRIDAY—Oct. 30.
Louis Arend Helder, baritone, assemb-
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SATURDAY—Nov. 21. -,
"Homecoming Day."
To say that the audience was more
enthusiastic about the Moroni Olsen
Players after their interpretation of
Bernard Shaw's 'Tygmalion" last Sat­urday
evening is but an inadequate way
to express the excellency with which
one of the most difficult of plays was
produced by them.
Mr. Shaw reaches the very apex of
literary perfection in this play, which is
humorous, but a t the same time pre­sents
serious life problems in the subtle
manner of which he is so capable.
The story is that of a poor flower
girl in London who is picked up from
the gutter by a language expert, Henry
Higgins, and so transformed that at
the end of six months' time she is
passed off in London society as a
duchess.
Interpretation Good
Janet Young, who acted, the part of
the flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, displayed
remarkable talent in interpreting per­haps
the most difficult character of all.
Moroni Olsen, as Henry Higgins, the
phonetic expert, was so at ease in his
acting, that much of the success of the
play must be attributed to him.
Special recognition shotuld also be
given to Joseph H. Williams, who took
the part of Alfred Doolittle, and Mr.
Mauso from the., Cornish School, who
interpreted the character of Freddy Hill.
Both did very well, especially as they
were substituting on last minutes' notice
due to the absence of one of the regular
members of the company, Byron Foulger.
Each actor seemed to clothe his part
with a personality which made it stand
out in the minds of the audience.
A list of characters in the order in ,
which they spoke is as follows:
Miss Eynsford Hill ....Virginia Greenwell
Mrs. Eynsford Hill : . Ethel Baker
A Bystander Gean Greenwell
Freddy Hill Mr. Mauso
Eliza Doolittle ... Janet Young
Colonel Pickering ./Gordon Nelson
Henry Higgins Moroni Olsen
Mrs. Pearce ,.„'. Leora Thatcher
Alfred Doolittle Jos. H. Williams
Mrs. Higins Dorothy Adams
Students will be interested to know -
that the Moroni Olsen Company will
appear here again next quarter; in >two
plays of especial merit: "The-Ship," by
St.. John Irvine; and "Friend Hannah."
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