Weekly Messenger - 1918 October 4

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Devoted to the Interests of the Student Bod^, ^Washington State Normal School
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yoL. xvni. BELLINGHAM, WASH., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1918
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MILLER IS JOINT
OF
;£re?
|S|H ^jjong the newest and most popular
K5:?ibl t t e season's text books for reading
v S ;lin t ^ public schools, is a little vol-
® ; umr entitled, "The American Spirit;
^t:|y-:o -jgisis for World Democracy," edited
^;fe jointly by Paul Monroe, Ph. D., of
;f -l^jQjimbia University, and our own Dr.
•t^Sit]iPS B- Miller, head of the Depart-l
l f l jjigjit of Education. This book offers
Mtlproi "able reading, not only to chdld-
-^t^renl i11 the grades, tout to adults, and
jptlit?i light really be termed a course in
i'-^^pati'iotte1^- for young and old. Even
tlie m^ s t l o y a l of u s nee<i t 0 h a v e o ur
^deiif /straightened out in regard to
"^gjfoolicies of our country in this
It war.
•mjhe subject matter is divided into
:;^f||Mmain-heads, to-wit: The Pioneer
^:|Sf;g^^|it, Two Great Americans, Char-
JA£|; ;A^t||ristic Ideals, Democracy, Democ-
^8i?racs a n d L i £ e ' Patriotism, The s t o ry
^^i^oi^ FlE^' A m e r i c a n S A11' T a e PreS"
| ^ p ^ s [ c r i s i s , . and Onward.. .Under these
^tej%i£[ks are extracts from poets, authi-i*
k?f'^ralfend speakers, among whom may
I ; S ^ M e n t i o n e d Lowell, Whittier, Whit-y
^ l ^ ^ a n J Riley» Service, Jordan, Joaquin
^ S^fiwUf1". Macaulay, Phillips Brooks, Em-
ISl|S|raoP» Henry Ward Beecher, Washing-m^
i^M Lincoln, Henry Cabot Lodge, Eh-
•" l | - | t | i l | ? o o t , Ed A. Steiner, Theodore
^ ^ Rop|ev^t> Woodrow Wilson and many
^P'f- othe1" earnest and patriotic men.
;-:-^':vl^"pla:haps this interesting volume can
£S I besf De described ini the words of Dr.
'---$'M:' Itfillp1" himself: "It differs most radi-
^|i|; <3alif f r om o t n e r D ° o k & of i t s k i n d irL
:!?$M t i e l following respects: The selec-
-Ittl tidn^ are all unified by one controlling
^fP^ r;fcl$Jif—the exemplification of the Am-
MiJf4•• '^ric^n spirit from the time of Colum-f
^ ^ j ^ u s ' t a the present day; it glorifies no
^; y': one section of the country and no one
%v^ racial element in the national life at
^-vyA the expense of others; it has elimin-i-
M<^ated-i references to the things which
i S ,jAiay^ divided us from one another and
^^Mticm other nation© and puts its em-
•p-C:f:-K -prlLMls' upon those things which unite
^:^-; " ' / » s ' ^ in the working out of the demo-
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OFFICE HOURS <v
I OF SCHOOli NURSE
'•:::Ml illness excuses signed during
;e hours.
a. m. to 12 m.
p. m. to 5 p. m>.
;|-Visiting
Girls! After those "dreadful" exams
are over, the gymnasium classes begin.
In what class are you?
There are two beginners' classes,
another for those who have had "gym"
before, and one advanced class. Miss
Osborne is especially interested in
corrective work, but because of limit­ed
assistance cannot give attention to
more than the most pronounced
cases. One hour of swimming with
one hour of regular work may be tak:
en. If you are a senior, two hours of
swimming may be substituted.
Miss Osborne is an enthusiast of
Reed College and can "talk on it all
night." She graduated from Reed Col­lege
in June, 1918, and was Director
of the Physical Education Department
this summer. She is much interested
in her work and already loves B. S.
N. S. and this is her sole lamentation
—(for higher authority only)—the
gymnasium equipment is dreadfully
scarce!
I have saved the last and best for
the senior girls—all seniors are re­quired
one quarter's work in gymna­sium!
But girls! We have one big factor
that over-balances all—Miss Osborne,
our splendid teacher, is a friend and
"pal" for us all. P. I. K.
IS LARGELY
Due to the untiring efforts of our
President and the generosity of Mr.
Allen of San Francisco, the Students'
Loan Fund of the Normal is to be in­creased
by about ten thousand dol­lars
this year. This means that prac­tically
any deserving student in the
future will not.be obliged to drop out
of school on account of lack of funds.
Mr. Allen communicated to Dr. Nash
the challenge that he would double
any subscription that could be raised
in Bellingham. Dr. Nash immediate­ly
busied himself in bringing this wor­thy
cause to the atention of the busi­ness
men of Bellingham, the Normal
faulty, alumni and;student body. Al­ready
about five thousand, dollars has
been pledged.
AT
THE Y. W. RECEPTION
The annual reception of the Y. W.
C. A., in honor of the new students
and the faculty, was held on the third
floor of the Normal last Friday even­ing.
Dr. Nash, at the head of the re­ceiving
line, was followed by the Y.
W. C. A. cabinet, and the Advisory
Board, represented by Miss Woodard,
Mrs. R. S. Simpson and Mrs. Thomp­son.
This was the first occasion upon
which the newly elected president,
Miss Dorothy Goodchild, stood in her
official capacity.
A spirit of goodfellowship prevailed
throughout the evening, and it was a
pleasure to faculty and students alike
to meet the many new acquaintances
by whom they are to be surrounded
for some time. Miss Dorothy Beach,
chairman of the social committee, and
her able assistants are responsible
for the pleasing decorations and the
refreshments.
The Y. W. C. A. is the only one of
the school's organizations ready for
work in the opening days of this
school year. The cabinet officers re­turned
to Bellingham* a few days in
advance this fall, in order to plan for
meeting trains and boats, acting as
guides about the school, and decorat­ing
the rooms of the new girls with
flowers. The first Sunday afternoon
meeting, led by Dr. Nash, was very
well attended, and all enjoyed his
talk and sympathy with the work. The
Thursday meeting also showed a num­ber
of new faces, and both the faculty
and members of the association join
in extending an invitation to all stu­dents
in school to join the Y. W. for
work, play, and fellowship during the
year that is before us.
THE MOST POPULAR
CLASS IN SCHOOL
We have a new department in school
this year. The kindergarten is so
popular that the class is full and many
are on the waiting list. Miss Tomp­kins
has come to us from Vancouver,
B. C, to care for our wee students of
four and five.
Under Miss Tompkins' enthusiastic
direction the mysteries of nature un­fold
as they take their weekly walks.
There is no end to the new stories
and songs. Clay modeling, paper- cut­ting,
and unlimited conversation are
of the joys that prepare the way
the students of tomorrow.
THE NORMAL
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This year we have fourteen new in­structors
in the Normal School and
to each the Messenger extends a
hearty welcome.
Miss; Cassie C Cales, who is a
graduate of our Normal, has the po­sition
as supervisor at Geneva. Sh'e
expects to maintain a model rural
school, with the help of practice
teachers from the Normal, where the
best educational theories are used in
a practical way.
Miss Aruba Charlton, formerly Pri­mary
Supervisor in the University of
Illinois, takes charge of the third and
fourth grades here. With her exten­sive
training at both the Universities
of Chicago and of Columbia, we feel
sure of her success.
Mr. M. W. Heckmann, head of the
Industrial Arts Department, comes to
us from the University of Wisconsin.
He has done manual training work in
many of the leading colleges. His
assistant, Mr. L. J. Ericaon, of the
Oregon Agricultural College, is, also,
a man of wide experience along that
line. In their work, they are going to
give practical training in mechaulcal
lines. Owing to the. war conditions)^
most intensive training will be given,^§f|^§*!
so that the students from the Belling­ham
Normal School may go forth well
fitted to fill the vacancies caused by-young
men who are in military ser­vice.
The work in the training
school is well under way, too. Hopes
for excellent work are looked for by
all.
The assistant in English is Mrs.
Zeta Mayhew, who holds a master's
degree from Columbia University, and
has done special .work at the Univer­sity
of California. Especial interest
will be given to the work in Juvenile
Literature and story-telling for the
lower grades. The motive will be to
instill into this work life and reality
as a practical element in character-building
and intellectual development.
Mrs. Mayhew's particular interest is
in the field of English Composition in
which she has done intensive research
work for several years.
Miss Leora Vail is the assistant su­perintendent
of the gramjmar and in­termediate
grades. Her wide experi­ence
in the Normal Schools of both.
Michigan and Wisconsin fit her amply*
for this position.
Reed College sends us a represen­tative,
Miss Wilmothf Osborne, who
has charge of the Physical Education
Department. We all look forward to
a promising year with her as our ef-,
ficient directory .She was director of
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