Weekly Messenger - 1925 July 31

              Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XXIV—NO. 39
VAN VUET RECITAL
NORMAL
MONDAY EVENING
Celebrated Dutch Cellist Will
Return for Concert.
WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Firday, July 31, 1925.
FINE MUSICAL PROGRAM
Corelius Van Vliet, celebrated Dutch
Cellist, will give a recital Monday even­ing,
August 3, at 8:15, in the Normal
School auditorium. Mr. Van Vliet gave
a recital here' a few weeks ago in the
regular school assembly. He was re­ceived
so enthusiastically that there was
practically a universal demand for his
return for an evening recital. He is
stopping off in Bellingham on his way
east, and theerfore can mawe us a very
reasonable charge for his recital. Stu­dents
will pay 35c admission, and the
public 50c. There will be no tickets
sold in advance of the time of the re­cital.
Mr. Van Vliet is at the present time
First Cellist of the Philharmonic Or­chestra
of New York City. This sum­mer
he has been a guest teacher in Se­attle
and Portland. Mr. Van Vliet has
appeared with great success in most
large cities in this country in individual
recitals and as soloist with a great many
musical organizations.
President Fisher says: "I think he is
•ne of the few great cellists in this
country, and what is more, has a most
pleasing perosnality."
MT. BAKER SECRETS REVEALED;
FACULTY MEMBERS ARE HEROIC
FRIDAY—July 31
Recreation Hour in Big Gym, 4 p. m.
SATURDAY—August 1.
Hake to Lake Samish by way of
Lake Padden.
Edens Hall Informal.
Skookum Creek hike
SUNDAY—August 2.
San Juan Island trip.
MONDAY—August 3.
Van Vliet, cellist, evening concert.
TUESDAY—August 4.
Roswell H. Johnson in assembly. Lec­ture,
"Scientific Method."
WEDNESDAY—August 5.
, Play, "As You Like It." Greenwood
Theater. .
Play hour on Campus, 4 p. m.
THURSDAY—August 6.
Play, "As You Like It." \
FRIDAY—August 7.
Play, "As You Like It."
Roswell H. Johnson lectures in as­sembly
on "Science."
SATURDAY—August 8.
Hannegan Pass Trip.
FRIDAY—August 14.
Campus Capers.
SATURDAY—August 15.
Philo Week-end party.
TEST GRADES ARE
Two Students... Score... Double A
B l i e ASCENDED W
Friday Harbor Gang Enjoy Camp
at Heliotrope.
Songs, cheers and class yells rang
over snowy slopes of Mt. Baker Sunday
when 16 students of the biological sta­tion
at Friday Harbor scaled the peak
under the guidance of W. L. Cochran, as­sisted
by Jay Harris, scout. The trip
was made via Heliotrope ridge; the
party left camp at 4:30 a. m. The
saddle was reached at 9 a. m., and the
summit at about 12:45 p. m.
Mr. Cochran, who has ascended Baker
more than 20 times, says he never ob­served
a Mt. Baker party in better phy­sical
condition than this one was dur­ing
the journey. "Everyone of them
reached the top in fine shape and in a
merry mood," he declares.
The party had a jolly time sliding
down on the snow. Several reclimbed
again and again to slide down. /
A pleasant evening was spent on
Heliotrope ridge with songs and stories,
around the camp fire.
Next morning the 6 boys of the party
went scouting over Roosevelt Glacier.
They examined many crevices and found
i<vo caves. Rather reluctantly the last
two said farewell to Mt. Baker at 10:00
a. m. and after strolling along the stream
until 11:00 struck out for Glacier ac­companied
by two others and arrived in
town at 1:00 p. m.
After chicken dinner all gave expres­sion
of their joy in a Virginia reel on
the store floor with hob nailed boots.
With cheery farewells they departed
hoping to meet again at Friday Harbor
next summer.
LECTURE ON STARS
WJNTERES1E
An Evening With the Stars Is
Very Instructive. N
/. in Examination.
WHEREAS, It did please the recrea­tion
committee to arrange a trip to the
top of Mount. Baker on July 25, and
WHEREAS, The commissary depart­ment
did forget the sugar, much to the
joy of those trying to reduce, and
WHEREAS, The poor white trash did
not compare with the colored regiments
when it came to hiking ability, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bond and Mr. Kol-stad
did chase Miss Rosene's alpen stock
into a crevasse in which it is still hiding,
and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kibbe did wear his
prehistoric bonnet, much to the envy of
the delegation, and
WHEREAS, The mosquitoes were en
tirely absent but the yellow jackets very
much at home and resentful of inter
ference with their domestic arrange
ments, and
WHEREAS, A member of the board of
control got stung and a prospective
member (the youngest of the Bonds)
was kicked by a mule, but finished the
climb without iconvenience, and
WHEREAS, The largest glacier in the
United States is fed by the snow fields
of Mount Baker, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Arntzen did spend
so much time hunting moss for his bed
that he did have no time to sleep in it,
and
WHEREAS, The trip was made in less
time and more food was consumed than
on any previous trip, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Burnham was ini­tiated
into the glories of our wonderful
west . and especially into those of the
Mount Baker Lodge, and
WHEREAS, A charming young lady
was saved from an ice-watery grave by
the noble, self-sacrifice of a professor
in the Education depatrment, and
WHEREAS, Mr. Kolstad is now camp-ing~-
on the banks of the Nooksack at
Marietta, in hopes of retrieving his lost
cap, and
WHEREAS, Everyone, by most adroit
questions did learn almost nothing
about the past, present and future of
new members of the camp, and
WHEREAS, A semi-active crater, on
the very top of the mountain did scatter
sulphur on the snow last winter, and
WHEREAS, Miss Frank did not care
for the halt and the lame, there being
none who required her ministrations, and
WHEREAS, The last to start are
sometimes the first ones home, and
WHEREAS, The men of the party did
exhibit an ability to produce most hand­some
beards and at the same time they
did show.a most wonderful ignorance of
cosmetics, and
WHEREAS, People who examine caves
• on the" glacier are often too lazy to
climb back up for lunch, arid
WHEREAS, Detour signs are found
helpful in avoiding hornet nests, and"
One of the big attractions on the bul­letin
board during the past week, was
the exhibition of the grades of the recent
English test.
The test was given a few weeks ago,
directed by Mr. Fowler of the English
department. Considerable time has been
spent in checking up the papers. Mis­takes
wer found to be scattered in the
correct usage of the forms of verbs; it
was yuite easily seen that spelling was
difficult for some. Otherwise the results
were satisfactory.
Use of the Dual Reference System,
which is becoming quite common in the
Normal was used to check the grades.
This brings into consideration the in­telligence
of the student, and also the
efficiency.
Two Double A's Scored.
There were two double A's scored out
of 285 students who took the tests. The
honor retss wht Mrs. Freda Stark Cole­man,
who is a teacher in the Seattle
schools, and Hester R. Heller, a student
from the Lock Haven Normal, Pennsyl­vania.
Standard of Boys High.
The following is the percent scored:
20% A.
30% B.
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FIVE NEW MEMBERS
TO LEADERSHIP SOCIETY
Last Friday afternoon, the Leadership
Society held a very important business
meeting. New members were considered
who were eligible for membership. Five
new members were elected: Pearl Bart-ruff,
Bertha Hibner, Inez dark, Ber-nice
Pashley and Warner Poyhonen.
Further business was the appointment
of a committee to select satisfactory
pins for the society. A motion was
carried that Zeno Katterle retain the
duties of president for the remainder
of this quarter.
At least ten old members are expected
to return this fall.
MESSENGER IS HONORED
The school has been in a sense hon­ored
in that the editor and business
manager of the Messenger have been in­vited
to meet with other editors and
prominent business men at the state an­nual
meeting of the Washington State
Chamber of Commerce to be held at Ho­tel
Wihthrop. Taeoma, August 6th and
7th.
Velta Learning and Don Marquis re­gret
thatvthey will be unable to attend.
Mr. R. B. Baumgardt of Los Angeles
gave a lectuer entitled, "An Evening
With the Stars," in the Normal audi-otrium
on Tesuday evening, July 28. The
lecture was illustrated with slides made
from photographs and drawings of the
earth's' neighbors.
Right Attitude Necessary.
Victor Hugo's poem LeLac was recited
by the speaker as an invocation and an
introduction to his subject. The impor­tance
of man in the universe was treated
with clever sarcasm. The difficulties of
introducing the human factor in as­tronomical
observances were told and
the uses of the photographic plates in
overcoming these difficulties were de-scirbed.
Trip Through Heavens Wonderful.
The personally conducted tour of the
universe began at the Lick Observatory
on Mount Wilson in California. The
telescope used there is the most power­ful
in the world with a lens of one
hundred inches and a magnifying power
of 250,000 times.
Diagrams of positions of the sun,
earth and moon at times of eclipse were
very fine. Wonderful views of recent
total eclipses of the sun were given in­cluding
views of the corona and of
solar flames. The principle and use of
the spectroscope were touched upon.
Views of other heavenly bodies were
were shown and many popular notions
in regard to Mars were shown to be
pure fallacies.
The lecturer, in closing, urged his
hearers to go alone some night and
spend some time in observing the stars,
not with the idea of discovering new
worlds but to bring themseves into
truer relationship with the Infinite
plan.
AUGUST 14 DATE SET
FOR CAMPUS CAPERS
August 14 is the date set for- the
Campus Capers this year. The first
part of the evening will be spent par­ticipating
in a special program of games,
while the latter part of the evening will
be given over to social dancing on the
campus. During the various periods
of the program the people taking part
may refresh themselves with the punch
which will be served by the students.
The committee who is working out
the plans for the evening is Conrad
Ness, chairman; Daisy Howard, and Dor­othy
Anderson.
Watch for later announcements con­cerning
the Campus Capers.
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PLACESJTWENTY-TWO
Normal Supplies Teachers for
Alaska and Oregon.
WAYFARER APPEALS
TO NORMAL STUDENTS
Seventy-five students signed up for
the Wayfarer, Saturday night, conse­quently
the Kulshan will stay over in
Seattle until mid-night so that the stu-dnts
may be able to take the boat back.
The ticket sale was closed yesterday
at noon but there, were so many who
came in afterward for tickets that Miss
Hightower found it possible to obtain
seats for them.
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FRIDAY HARBOR, AUGUST 2
The Sagebrush and Oregon Clubs are
planning a most enjoyable trip to Fri­day
Harbor, Sunday, August 2. They
have extended an invitation to all Nor­mal
students who wish to go. They will
leave Quackenbush Dock at 7:30 in the
morning. Many islands will be visited
before reaching Bellingham at 8 o'clock.
The appointment Bureau reports the
following have secured school since July
6th:
Judith Krieger, Colfax.
Muriel Kennedy, Menlo.
Henrietta Breakey, Ferndale.
Margaret Tait, Birch Bay.
Truman B Mitchell, Darrington.
Mrs. Trinna K. Burgess, Winton.
Marjorie Aderton, Kent.
Prescott Kanarr, Allyn.
Eumiee Keith, Dist. No. 20, Center-ville.
Gladys Anderson, Brinkerhoff
Ruth Davey Wagner, Shishmaref, Ala.
Mabel Neander, PeEll, Wn.
Ida Anderson, Woodland, 4th Grade.
Martha Nielson, King County.
Lulu Soplerud, Scotts Mills, Oregon.
Evelyn Lindberg, Colby, Wn. -•
Irving French, Lake Stevens.
May Bodicoat, Clover Valley, Island
County.
Henry Hofman, Castle Rock, Rural.
Wanda Reeder, Maytown, Wash.
JBarrie Rice, Sequim, Wn.,' 6th grade.
W. E. Radcliffe, Principal, Bellingham.
"AS Y0IF1IKE I f
TO BE PRESENTED
BY SPLENDID CAST
if
Campus to be Scene of Annual
Out-door Play.
KNOLL TO BE THEATER
COMMITTEE FOR BLUE
BOOK IS APPOINTED
Warner Poyhonen, Gail Hinthorne and
Pearl Bartruff are in charge of the
Blue Books this year. No definite
date has been set for the time of
issuing the book but the workers are
very promising.
Changes in Book.
Considerable changes are taking place
in the Blue Book this year, for example,
one of the changes includes all kinds
of school traditions. These will consist
of a writeup of the bird sanctuary, the
Mount Baker hike, Geological surveying
land marks near and around the campus,
Sehome hill and many others.
The committee desires the co-operation
of students in reporting things which
ought to be in the Blue Book.
CAST FOR "AS YOU LDXE IT"
Front Row—Thordur Thordarson, Zeno Katterle, Angus Bowmer; Second Row: Howard Oldham, Frances Farrar, Millie
Y;B6wsher, Evelyn Hagen, Lulu Minkler, Charlotte McNaughaton, Arthur Bowsher; Third Row: Oliver Nelson, Harold
McTaggert, Floid Van Etten,/ Clare Mendenhall, Melvin Sy^ Wilder, Victor Hoppe.
One of the big events of the summer
quarter will be the presentation of 'the
play "As You Like It" at the Greenwood
Theater on the knqll next week, August
5-6-7.
The banished duke Melvin Clausen
Duke Frederick, the usurper _
Harold McTaggart
Amiens : Clare Mendenhall
Jacques V. H. Hoppe
Le Beau Oliver Nelson
Charles Howard Wilder
Oliver 1 Floid Van Etten
Orlando Zeno Katterle
Adam Angus Bowmer
Dennis Howard Oldham
Touchstone Arthur Bowsher
Sir Oliver Martext Harold McTaggart
Corin Melvin Syre
Silvius • Oliver Nelson
William Howard Oldham
Rosalndi Evelyn Hagen
Cela .: Lulu Minkler
Phoebe „ Frances Farrar
Audrey Millie Bowsher
Jacques Thordur Thordarson
The First Lord .... Charlotte McNaughtoa
Many of the players have had previous
dramatic experience, and are well suited
to their parts. They are entering; into
the play and atking the parts of Shake­speare's
characters with an interest
and truly professional atmosphere
which will make a delightful production.
This charming comedy is well suited
to the natural open air theater. 'The
scenes are practically all in the forest
of Arden. The good natured breeziness
is felt throughout the play, due to the
natural scenes and surroundings. The
costuming, after that of the sixteenth
century, completes the atmosphere and
carries one into another world.
The play, containing pathos, tragedy,
love and merry-makng, is truly "As You
Like It," with the desired finish: "They
all lived happy ever after."
Nothing has been spared to make this
play a great success. Every detail of
scenery, costuming, cast and atmosphere
has been emphasized to make this the
best and most delightful production that
has ever been given in the Greenwood
Theater.
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TOIL WORN REPORTERS FROLIC OK
QUIET SHORES OF LAKE SAMISH
Remember the days of the old swim­ming,
hole when you sought out some se­cluded
spot amongst the bushes where
you might leave your clothes without
finding upon returning that some dia­bolical,
perverse, *&?$x(|)—angel of
Satan had "chawed beef" on you? Well
last Friday afternoon the Messenger
staff and printers turned back the hands
of Time to become again the children
of Nature. For that purpose no place
could have been more ideal than Grif­fith's
Park, at Lake Samish.
Swimming Par Excellence.
Delicious water—clean water—and
warm; swimming never was better. Ev­erybody
swam, though in a couple of
cases life preservers were called into
service to accomplish the feat.
Dancing followed; everything -from
the minuet to the Charlton. All the girls
tried their hands (and feet) at initiating
John Haug into the mysteries of the .
waltz and two-step. However, he seemed
to have difficulties in distinguishing
between the two.
' Horseshoe Tournament.
Bertha Hibner and ^Walter Sutherlen
were the champion combination in^the
horseshoe tournament. The way those
two would pitch Tingers was simply
paralyzing to all competitors.
Then ice cream—gallons and gallons:
of it—but a small party—and coming on
top of several extra generous servings
of salads, beans, sandwiches and pickles.
The printers who supplied the ice cream
had evidently anticipated a larger
crowd.
Rowing and Canoeing.
In the evening by the "moonlight, with
a fresh breeze blowing, couples put put
from the shore in canoes and rowboats ;
to vie with one another in song and
speed of travel. Most of them got;:
home at a seasonable hour, however.;~ j