Weekly Messenger - 1924 July 18

              ;K^^^KffifiSlffiffiffiKi8 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASEL
Gladys G-oss and Wilda Smith
Take Positions.
ELECTION IS VERY CLOSE
• i The Womehs League election of of­ficers
for the summer'..quarterwas held
Friday, July 11^ on the main landing;-
Meeting' Gladys Gpss, as -president!
;Wilda Smith, vice president; Pearl
Bartruffj secretary, and Genevieve Parr,
iis TTreshman representative.
The election was to have taken., place
i", week earlier but there Were not suffi­cient
signatures on the sheet to nomi­nate
an adequate number of candidates,
And the League desired to havethe nom­inees
appear before assembly.
All the nominees appeared before the
assembly on Prida-y. Each expressed her
desire to' co-operate and to do all within
her" power for the good of the orjgani-zation
if she" were elected. —
The polls were- opened at 11 a. m.,
.and only a few over four hundred had
cast their ballots by 5 p. m., when the
polls closed. Though not a very large
pjercent of the membership turned out
for the election it was very close, es­pecially
in.the race fpr the position of
secretaryj in^ which. Pearl won over
VivianJ>y only nine votes.
FttroAY-^Jiily 18
-Mens-GlvLhr dance .in; large gymnasium
from 8 p. m, to7li p. m
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• President:
Gladys Goss .......„.........:.........
Eva, Carruth .........................
.> Vice President:
Wilda .Smith .„...
Helen Fleming ...,..........:...„..
\ Treasureri-; . . -'.-•
^Pearf^Bartfuffr'O.^Z..^.i
Vivian Hancock .„..;...............
Freshman Representative:
jQenevieve Parr
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SATURPAY-^ruly 19. -
Miss Boyd will give playground dem-
-..'; - onstration at Elizabeth Park at 3:30
p. m., and at Fairhaveh Park: a t
7:00 p. m: r •.:.-.
Excursion to Sidney and Victoria.
Philo-Thespian week-end party.
TUESDAY—July 22. '"';
Hike to Natural Dry Dock.
THURSDAY—July 24..
Opening night of Ghautauqua.-
FRDDAY-July 25.
Chautauqua Association presents Cora
Prospects fOT l ^ t Vear Are Not
fright at Present. ^
Wilson Stewart, of
Founder of 'Moonlight
•Kentucky,
Schools."
Meeting of Student Forum at 10 a. m.
RECREATION TEACHER'
LECTURES AT NORMAL
Miss Neva Boyd, Associate of Jane
Addams, Here for Week.
MASTERPIECES ARE
DISPLAYED IN HALLS
Through th courtesy of the Colonial
Art Gompany, Oklahoma City, Okla.,
about two hundred fine reproductions
of. the Old and Modern Masters were
placed on exhibition in the Faculty room
and in the hall last Thursday and Fri­day.
I'fhe subje|cts were greatly appre­ciated
by all students arid many classes
from the Art eDpartment took notes on
the display.
Many^fac-simile prints were exhibited
in addition to a collection of fine wood
block prints by Hall Thorp, of London.
This exhibit is on a transcontinental
tour,-coming to us from the Oregon
State 'formal a£ Monmouth and going
• from here to" Washington State Uni­versity,
thence east via Cheney, Missou-
: l»j Larami, and Boulder.
Under the joint auspices of the Bel­lingham
Park Board arid Normal School,
Miss Neva Boyd, head of the Chicago
School of Recreation, a social center and
traing school for play field teachers of
Chicago, was brought to this city Tor an
inspirational week of work * along her
line, commencing July. 13.
Miss Boyd is a nationally known and
recognized authority on recreation work.
She was associated for-some years with
Jane Addains and her famous Hull
House; ^Mi^ tBoya1 ^ntt^fs^annually^
in some large city of this country a re­creational
institute. This year the Se­attle
Community Service League succeed­ed
in having the institute held in their
city. At the close of the three weeks'
session Miss Boyd ca'me to Bellingham
for one busy week.
In arranging Miss Boyd's program, ef­fort
has been-made to touch as.many
groups as possible, and all interested in
this phase of education are urged to at­tend
any and all of her lectures and
demonstrations.
..'. Saturday she will give special demon?
strations at Elizabeth Park 3:30, and
Fairhaven 7:00 to 9:00 p. m.
On Tuesday she addressed the Ki-wanians
and Chamber of Commerce^ at
a luncheon held at the Leopold; Another
luncheon at I h e Leopold will be held
tonight, at whiph Miss Boyd will address
the Lion's Club on the subject "Recrea­tion
as a Factor of. Moral and Social
Training.
On Tuesday evening Miss Boyd went
to Everett and addressed the Ahti-.
Tuberculosis Society now meeting in
state convention there.
Despite the class in football, sweating
daily under the hot sun or splashing
through the mud, four 'days of the week,
the prospects for a good grid''team at
Normal this year . are not especially
bright..
When hopes, promises, and intentions
are discounted, the fact is that only two
letter men from last year are sure to
be back. This does not cause any of
the Viking fans to jump up and down
with glee, but itLis hoped that some of
the undecided ones may conclude to re­turn
this fall.
Especially is this true of the line. ..The
two who are sure to oome back are both
backfield men but prospects for the line
at present, are. woefully weak.
Th fellows enrolled in the football
class are saying little and sawing wood,
in the meanwhile, but they are deter­mined
to at least form the nucleus of a
real turnout this fall. .
Geneva*, on Lake Whatcom, Is
; Location Chosen.
FOURTH A PUBLISH
POEMS AND FABLES
Booklet Decorated with Hand
Painted Illustrations.
An ihter-denominational. missionary
conference will be held at Geneva, on
Lake Whatcom, from July 22 to August
1. Everyone who is interested is invited
to attend the meetings.
Missionaries from many foreign'fields
will be present. Dr. Sattler, one of the
speakers of the Bible Institute that was
held at the Normal last winter, is to be
the leader of the young people." Mrs. j
Campbell will be in charge of the mis­sion
study. The opening address, will be
delivered by Dr. Harrison, former pastor
of the University Presbyterian Church,
in Seattle. The conference promises to
be a most inspiring and helpful one.
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Health: Oep^cal^^^a^red;
STUDENTS AND FACULTY
GET TERRIBLE SCARE
L ; Excerpt From State Law.;NL
: "Yearly, any;" person: ,desiring-to:
be employed as teacher ior
jariitor in rahy' school of this ,
" s t a t e , shall, w i t h i n t h e three
months prior to the assumption :
of his or her duties' for each
school year, be examined': by a.
registered Doctor of i Medicine,
who shall, upon a form supplied
by the State Department of
Health, certify whether - or not;
such teacher or janitor is affect­ed
with tuberculosis or any other
communicable disease."
Any student who wishes ; to
have a health examination for a
; teachers certificate may have
this done here. Please see Dr.
Hughes in r the afternoon, between
tyreen -1:00 and 4:00, before the
last two weeks of the quarter.
Ellison-White Offers Fine
gram Soon;
Pro-
'ROBIN HOOD" IS FEATURE
Ireskmen Enlighten Profs
^^^^^^^6^^^^^^ Of History
'•'•••The-following odd historical facts I English fleet on Lake Champlain.
-; .-•"•.;•'•• have been "discovered by the Freshman
who took the standardized tests. They
-••--"-. arejdoubtiess. the .cause;.6f..']^.;''L^wson.'s
. c h e e r f u l grin albeit they "may also be
*he- reason for a few of his gray hairs.
. \-::' Marco Polo-sailed around the world in
j-A4^^piMfe^''S:':-^'-'^'';•.'••"• "'••.'••'•- •••":', '
v". n The cotton gin was; invented byCpt-
.>;-••,.-.;L\;^;;ton^Mather. ,;L' .•/:':..';;','. •" ;.• - '•'.'..
L/L ' Peter: Stuyyesant was the governor of
-•;:.^L-;:'-'L:
:-%irginiaL:'L.,;'-:
; ;L' '.-•:•; :';.•;-,
*v :L L -5 Tlie French iand v Indian War ;;was
L?^bugirt;^betweeh England and: France^tp;
^ | j a e ^ ^
; :L "--• L; Marquis^ '•- and Jpliet discovered /"the
- ,;:t::L^:^8^ssippr-:riyer;.in.. 1541;:;?--;;:...-,;;:.-'L
5i ^ T h e first perinaherit settlement; in;the
'.,-•' - S i N e w^
; ;-• >'.L^ ^opnei" iii" Kentucky \&; ;>^0*'.--;':'^'< "••:•'
' :
:U ^ l ^ ^ - i ; J j i ' ^ 7 ^
;0!iL;&;;^^ehcej5myaded;!;.Can^a^:.'•;;,• ~V ~;.-.;.'•: •••; • L;•/
W^£^$j^ ;;i^y»ded.
The Monroe Doctrine was a bill pro­posed
and passed in 1820 prohibiting
slavery .in territory west of' the Miss­issippi
and north of the line Mason and
Dixon's. L /. ; L
Gold was discovered in California in
1885."' '•'•";"' :.-"'. ~ -'•.-.- V .-• .'•.- ;
John Brown's raid was of 1859 was
made upon the settlers and people of
Boston.
Sherman took the "Sherman : ride
through Georgia in July, 1924. -
v/- The British surrendered, to Washing­t
o n at Bunker Hill; October 19, 1781; ..''.
: Vice President Roosevelt became Pres­ident
! of ; the United tSates • upon Lin-colns
death; •'"C.;: -'''-••', >;':'r:.'--;;;:--".L;f "
The first engagement of the Civil war
was at Lexington in: 1861. : " ^ ^
Grant and Sherman. were the Confe.d-..'
erate generals at the battle of Bull Run!
•'•cPetersburg;;and^RichhiOhd weiSe rtaken
b^f^eT;English^^rir-2,:.l865:;:^
.The.;Coiif^ederates: at Chattanppga were
defeated.because; the 'Unionists ^received
re'eMprcements Jundero ^Washington?.;:'$^'-\
The:iv first^teh-&:amiendments;|r;^werei
The":Tarif'h of iAbbmiriations increased
"Our First Steps' is the name of. a
most interesting little booklet of- poems
and fables written by the pupils of the
Fourth A grade. To see their literary
efforts in print must have been a shin­ing
reward for their diligence. They are
how ^«busy^-namting' = thef-"""ifltisti»tioii9:
which they drew themselves.
The poems were patterned somewhat
after those of Edith Wynne's "For
Days and Days." "These poems proved
an inspiration to them," said Miss Lydia
Jacobs, their training teacher, "for
they dealt with things common and fa­miliar
to them."
Edward Lears' "Nonsense Rhymes"
inspired the funny little verses in the
booklet.
.The fables are the result of extensive
study of fable writers, their work, their
biographies, and their style: The fable
itself was carefully analyzed into parts
so that original composition on the part
of the pupils would not be difficult..
The illustrations selected represent
the best and most original of those sub­mitted.
•
Anyone wishing a booklet may
cure it a t Miss Jacob's office fpr
sum of twenty cents.
Crash! bang! e-e-e-e-k! oh lopkit!
Another crash. "Help!" "Murder!^ "Po­lice!"
Forgetting that they were dignified
school teachers, several persons ran tor
dear life to the doors; pthers crawled
under seats; some opened windows
ready to jump; while the rest, too
frightened to move, stood terrified and
open-mouthed at the commotion and
wild excitement that so suddenly took
the place of the interest in Jimmy and
the intense quietness of the previous
moment. Dr.: Miller, completely losing
his usual reserve and forgetting all
about his mob psychology, , yelled and
screamed fiercely while Miss Headrick
jumped upon a chair frantically waving
her arms.
The time and place of the interesting
scene was last Tuesday in the 10 o'clock
isss^Wytwheir'a^ few 'square: feetr of
plaster fell from the balcony to
main floor.
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the
"YEOMEN OF GUARD"
PLEASESBIG CROWD
Bellingham Singers Score Success
In Popular Production.
MICE ARE IN FAVOR
AS HOP DRAWS NIGH
Men's Club and Partners Invited.
The men of this institution are giving
a.dance for the women-of their choice in
the big gym this evening. Tiny's Or­chestra,
the- successor to Vandy's, of last
winter's fame, will furnish the syncopa­tion.
' '
The summer school has been almost
devoid pf any evening entertainment', so
the mice, as they are. still called, devised
the idea of a dance. A small fee of
fifty cents ($.50) will be charged to
cover expenses.
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PLEDGES FOR CLUB
PASS THRU ORDEAL
College Club Uses Cruel
Unusual Punishment.
and
pro-the
RIVAL CLUBS FORGET
THEIR DIFFERENCES
Thespians and Philomathians
Plan Trip.
Almost since the founding of the
school two clubs have vied with each
other for supremacy in, athletics, schol­arship
and social functions. It has been
a friendly and beneficial rivalry; and
when occasionally a truce is declared,
much. is the rejoicing and reveling that
transpires. So this week-end the two
clubs will betake themselves to Orcas
Island in the viciriity of Cascade Lake
and Mount -Constitution;; Bathing
beaches, lofty" heights and finny deni­zens
of the water will lure the-literary
and dramatic students and "furnish am­ple
means for recrefiitipn.: Cameras will
be much in evidence to secure proof, for
the fish stories; and "to make record of
the_ arboreal; haunts and bathing beauty
^contests. ;..;"'.<;:-.;-_:" -;..:. ":;;.'.';';'--. r\:.-^' ~^&)'
The: two clubs-: wUlCleave ^Saturday;
mornirig. from the..Citizen's; Dock, oh the
good iship.;Tulip,""'andi will return, some­time
Sunday^;''--; 'A^-:-:JC^:k^--'k':'-^i^''^:'
^Already ttiereaTe;^
signed; for the trip and^
e^ery>uhpur.;" Peacefultm
^fe-arewhoping ;thafc;^^
seriouaije^pusies^stait^
oiit^ pf^tiig.'v reach'36f sfche;;officers;-of Jthe,
J^|^«^:;4prmigfitf«id^
The Bellingham Singers gave a very
gopd interpretation of Gilbert and Sullir
van's popular opera "The Yeoman of the
Guard" -at the school auditorium last
Thursday andl Friday evenings—July
10 and 11. -
. The plot of the opera is laid in an
old town pf London, in: the sixteenth
century. Cplonel Fairfax, the hero, has
been sentenced to death, and Phoebe
Meryll, daughter of the Yeoman of the
Guard, has fallen secretly in love with
him. Her father learns of her love, and
they formulate a plan by. which Colonel
Fairfax may escape in the guise of
Leonard Meryll, a brave and gallant
soldier, just returned. Phoebe lures the
jailer, Wilfred Shadlptt by protestations
of possible future love, and so steals
the jail key and sends her father to
release Fairfax. Meanwhile Colonel
Fairfax believes himself doomed to die,
and so he vows he will marry someone,
and thus; leave his estate to her. -Sir
Richard Chalmandeley, lieutenant of the
Tower, goes to bring ,the first girl he
can find which happens to be Elsie May-nard,
a- strolling singer. She - is prbv-erty
stricken, and .so.'., consents. Jack
Point, with whom she is in company,:
plans to marry her as soon as the axe
ihan makes:. her a widow'. Sergeant
Meryll airives, releases Fairfax .with­out
learning of the marriage. A humor­ous
situation arises for Elsie has. never
seen her husband, for she was.^blind­folded
during the ceremony. - She falls
in love with the pseudo Leonard Meryll,
and cannot marry him for she believes,
herself already f married^ to;; a criminal,
who; has escaped;h^..;..,- ;>':" .;,-. ':;-::';,v.>.
The real. Leonard Meryll returns with
a .pardon ?for ^CplpneLF^
himself known to his wife, and Phoebe
<»nsoles herself^ u^withi^ VpIfrecL' ' i^who
rea;lly;^loves;;:her.;'de^r^!>:';":i-''v^
Some ^xce^ent tehlirt-^
The'rfi&id^
^lpnfl^airfax:--^'i:j:^j^^
iSergeant "^Mef y l l ; ' ^ ^ - v :Mv^^y'^^^tf^
Preliminary to their initiation, pledges
of the College Club endured two terrible
days last week. They were sentenced
to banish ice cream and desert from
their diet; to enter and emerge from
their dwellings backwards; to hold con­versation
with no member of the op­posite
sex.
Thursday evening in the large gym­nasium,
forty-two of them, after per­forming
the required "stunt," passed
with fear and- trembling through an imr
pressive ceremony of initiation. Mrs.
Hussey, the new sponsor, was presented
to the members of the club.
Most of the new members come from
the University of Washington, Whit­man
College, Washington State College,
and Oregon Agricultural College, while
a few. represent California, Colorado,
Indiana, Kansas and Missouri.
After the initiation ceremory, various
school groups sang their school songs
with much enthusiasm. The ^.est of
the evening was spent in dancing./ .
The Ellison-White Chautauqua makes
its' annual visit. to Bellinghahi next
week, beginning Thursday, July 24th,
and continuing until Jnly 31st. Several
well known artists are.on the "week's
program..; _ : •'',•'• S:;•'=• '••"•';
The main feature of the program is;
the opera "Robin,'Hoocli". which wilL be'•.
given the closing night; : Miss Paula.
Ayres, as Alan-a Dale, is an actress oif"
I great dramatic power, and has: stirred
Ithousands who have witnessed her in
this"perfect presentation. .
Another number on the program is
Ralph. Bingham, the platform's greatest
fun maker. Many people know hijDa
through his yictpr Records and will be-'':
eager to have a personal acquaintance
with this peer of humorists.
Following is a brief outline of \iher•'<
week's perfprmance: A'••':.•''•;•;/:^y)
Thursday, July '24.,-.. evening—Grand-
Opening Concert, Guatamela MarimilMt)
Band. •" T'-••••''.'•'__• v: V.''.'^•••W^
Friday, July 25, afternoon—-Musical ;'
entertainment, - gpach .Freemto ; Duo.; .
Eyening-r-Musical entertainment, Roach
Freeman Duo. Address, Cora.\;;Wj8wn-y;
Stewart.- ': ..; '.'." . .'..•.'-":'•;:'- -;_ V:. "'.',-;^tv;i^
Saturday, July 26,; afternoon—^hcerti i
Ernest Gamble concert party. . Evening, '
concert j Ernest Gamble party,..; :."Joy i
Nite,'-. Ralph Bingham. ; : ; ^
Monday, July 28, afternoon-T-Lectwe, K
entertainment "From Peace Pipe to W]af ^
Trail," Nipo Strongheart. Evening^HisW J
torical comedy-drama, "The Great; Qovi^f
poser";EKas-'Players.:-.;--''.:-};}-:;'-r^:::*^;:'iu^:
T^Sjit^.; July^ ^ ; , ; ^
recital, Ault Cpncer|b "Artists;; ^AddresJ9^;;
^TM Little: Rjed ^ ^ ] m 6 u s e ^ A ^ ^ r | ;
Wayne Evans. Evening, concert -recital^;
Ault Concert Artists._.;'••••• -':;•<;-
Wednpsday, July 30, afternoon, musi- ";v
cal entertainment, Ralston Entertainers.
Address, "Getting By Your Hpodpo/'-
Sarii Grathwell.'' Evening, musical.enter* •
tainmeht, Ralston Entertainers. Ali-;>
dress, "Sour Grapes," Edward; AmherpL ^
otti;'.' ; •/'.-;.:• ,ry' '^' •';-':i:";;,.\,:lB^
Thursday, July 31, afternoon,; Child-;:
ren's Circus. Evening, -De Koven's comic^
opera "Robin Hood." ? ^ / - r •
' A special price of $1.50 has been fixed /
for student tickets, which are being splil-ait
the Co.op. -- '•'. "- ;•. '\y~j^-:-•'•-vr^-:
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3T|tO!fa HEARTS 1XFEBW;~/d $k
FOB MT. BAKER CLIMB
Miss Long announces that all students
who are planning to climlb Mt. -Baker;
this summer must have their hearts-tested
by. Dr. Hughes and a statement to
that effect turned in t9 her office. In
preparation for the MtV; Baker trip stu­dents
'should take the Tuesday hikes or
climb Sehome hill via short trail, three'
times a week. •„;.
Normal\ Sttid<erUs 1^
By Insistent Book Agents
Eleven thirty—I had been patiently
listening for the last hour and a quarter
to a line of talk. l;hat would put the
recent Democratic convention far in the
background.; - :•/.-•'' --^; •
How did it Tiappen ? One of the book
agents stopped me oh the way home;,
t ry As I would-I could not get a Avprd in
edgawiseV;:.; '.'.~....y: • ,:.-.. . ;'•"'' ;•:"-."";,.•
Startirtg;with;''Are you going to teach
this winter?*' he fended with "Perhaps
you would be more interested in your
future :students- after,=;'lunch^ ': ;^.;•-.--
I "did not wait: for;hini 'to ;change his
mind; but nodded my head, .ducked under
his arhi,: and tore; 4.pwn the;; hati j and;
steps.';•••.; ;:;..;:.i^:V::' '^ j-^/:']'^:.^y-y :.:-':-')':'-::-/
::- O,.how gopd'lt seenied to. be: putjin the
fresh air again, .where ones thpughts" .are
uptKihterriipted^ljy ;statrtlinjgi questions^
concerning ycertain^p'pks^ art^
™ss^/;:^;/j:^;^
••^!My;?rmiiMif.' p l e ^ M t i y ^ ^ S d e r s j,tp;ilas"t
nigh^^-rhow;;;wJ^enV ;1 ^M^e^^p-j^e^^the;
ifont3p^|;J2Jf^d^
creeping to the door turning the handjie,
pushirig gently, but it does not give. '1:
push a little harder,; but still it dopa ;;
nt .ppeii. '/''--. ';::-::-.'" /;": •!'.- ••• !.."---: • ;> .:':'c.'-\r:-
.The 'truth suddenlj' dawns on m e ^ I ;;
am lopkpd out, alpneV on a dark" nitfc-^,;;
there seems-to be no wayto get in with€;
out rousing the; hpu^mpther^
My eyes just then light onra cot that'•$>
the daughter of;;the -house" shJeps^bn;;
when she is-hoine;'-.'.'This will; solve;the:>:
problem,v I crawl in, tuck;b6th feetrand ;-
head; under the-covers •; for; fear^someone: ;h;
will .discover me- and Scarry iiie pffi ^ ;• ;-
Just about "dawn: I hear 'someone walk-, Jr
'iiig;" he^isv;comihg nearer^; ;L hearShimg^
at the foot of my bed; I want tft;scri|ara^^
but--1- The ;dream; ends- andyIC;a^:^aingS
f a c i h s r ^ r e a l i t i e s ^ ^ " "y^" ''^ly':':-'>:.J'-'?'^M^^.
"•%J?jir&6h^itieliifc^
in ;a; set pfCbooks^;that^ey^yfetea^etj
pught ftg.;hayej?
bi^%p;immediatelyj;
m