Weekly Messenger - 1923 November 23

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Devoted to the Interests of-the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XXIII—NO. 8 BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday November 23, 1923
VIKINGS TRY FOR CHAMPIONSHIP
BETTER SPEECH WEEK TO
BE OBSERVED
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USE OF CORRECT ENGLISH
EMPHASIZED
Pronunciation Contest Thursday
A pronunciation contest between
teams representing the Freshman and
Sophomore classes December 6 aK3 p.
m., in the auditorium, will be one of
the chief attractions of Better Speech
Week, which will be observed the week
beginning December 3.
The purpose of observing Better
Speech Week is to call attention to the
common errors made by the majority
of people in their every-day speech and
writing; and to arouse greater interest
in the better choice and use of the more
frequently used words. Careful and
distinct pronunciation of words and the
expression of one's thoughts in correct
English are other reasons.
The committee in charge of - the pro­gram
for Better Speech Week has been
busy perfecting the plans for the ob­servation.
The faculty has been asked
to co-operate in classroom work by em­phasizing
the oral recitation and by
calling attention to errors. Miss Dor­othy
Lee is chairman of a committee for
making suggestive posters.
There will be talks in assembly Fri­day
by students and also by Miss Edens
and Mr. Hoppe. Donald Tunstall has
written a one-scene play which will be
given Friday. Friday afternoon the
Freshman and Sophomore classes will
meet for honors in a pronunciation con­test.
The idea of wearing tags has been
abandoned. Emphasis is centered in the
discovery and connection of one's own
ideas, rather than in the catching of
others. The committee is counting. on
the co-operation of both faculty and
students to make this week of real
value.
. A detailed program which will be fol­lowed
during Better Speech Week fol­lows
:
November 26, 10 a. m —Miss Arnell
will speak on "The Value of eBtter
Speech Week."
December 3, 10 a. m.—Talks by stu­dents
; also by Miss Edens of the Eng­lish
department.
December 6, 10 a. m.—A play written by
Don Tunstall. Talk by Mr. Hoppe,
"Enunciation."
December 6, 10 a. m.—Pronunciation con­test
between Freshmen and Sophomores.
A NATIONAL EDUCATION
WEEK
BY
REV. GELVIN SPEAKS TO THE
STUDENT BODY
Teachers Address High Schools
MANY ATTEND
DEDICATION
OF NEW FIELD
The Waldo Field dedication ceremon­ies
will probably stand out for years in
•the memories of the two thousand wit­nesses
of the event as one of the roost
important events of 1923.
About 1:30 on the afternoon of Fri­day,
November 16, over one thousand
Normal students gathered in the audi­torium
to receive directions for the pa­rade
from the school buildings, around j
the track to the grandstands. The Elk's
band led the procession, which was one
mass of blue and white.
President Fisher, .chairman of the pro­gram,
thanked all those who had been
responsible for the construction, and the
existence of Waldo Field.
President Black of Ellensburg spoke a
few words about the game and men­tioned
that Mr. Waldo came out here
last year to see that Bellingham se­cured
a field.
In his speech, Dr. Waldo described
the appearance of the bog before it was
improved, and converted into an athletic
field: a marshy swamp, impassable, and
an eye-sore' to the community. He then
challenged Governor Hart to equal, in
Washington, within the next two years,
the buildings he is going to have in
Kalamazoo.
In answer to the challenge, Governor
Hart, dedicating the field to Loyalty
and Good Sportsmanship, said that it
was fine to have good buildings and the
like, but that it must be borne in.mind
that Washington is a new state and can
not progress as rapidly in the construc­tion
of state institutions as the older
states can. ;Gov.; Hart expressed the
opinion that the best part of any ath­letic
event is the presence of a strong,
enthusiastic. student body.
After the local team had proved its
.superiority over the visitors, the rooters
This week beginning Nov. 19 was cel­ebrated
as Education week throughout
America. Not only schools but churches,
business and civic clubs, the American
Legion and other organizations joined
in furthering the movement.
A program for American Education
Week prepared by the state bureau of
Education in co-operation with the
American Legion, the National Educa­tional
association, and the United
States bureau of Education was sent to
all county superintendents for obser­vance
in the schools of the state. The
program follows:
Sunday, Nov. 18, "For God and Coun­try";
Monday, "American "Constitution
Day"; Tuesday, "Patriotism Day";
Wednesday, "School and Teachers'
Day"; Thursday, "Illiteracy Day"; Fri­day,
"Community Day"; and Saturday,
"Physical Education Day."
In observance of this week, Rev. Gel-vin,
of the First Presbyterian church,
addressed the student body Friday morn­ing
on the subject of "The American
Constiution." Dr. Miller had planned
an educational program to be given by
advanced students but other things com­ing
up unexpectedly crowded it out.
Several of the' Normal school faculty
gave addresses elsewhere during the
week. Victor H. Hoppe spoke to the
students at the Fairhaven high, Thurs­day
at 12:40, on the subject of "Good
Speech." E. A. Bond gave two talks at
Burlington" on Thursday, one to the
assembly at 3:00 and one to the fac­ulty
at 4:00 p. m.
Various faculty members made speak­ing
tours during Education week. Dr.
Irving E. Miller, head of the education
department, visited the Nooksack and
Harmony high schools Wednesday, and
the Sedro-WooIIey high school Thursday.
James Bever, director of the department
of history, was at the Lynden and Me­ridian
high schools and at the Lawrence
P. T. A. H. E. Fowler, head of , the
English department, spoke at the Fern-dale
high school, and Frank Salisbury
at Burlington.
Marie Sundelius, prima donna, who
sang at the Normal Wednesday the
14th, favored with a return engagement
at the Garden Street Methodist church,
Wednesday, November 21, at 8:15. The
singer rendered a completely new pro­gram,
taking as a requested encore,
"Solveig Lied" which roused enthusiasm
as her feature number when touring
as a soloist with a Minneapolis orches­tra
several years ago. Students were
admitted with a charge of 50 cents, plus
war tax.
FRESHMEN HOLD
SECOND MIXER
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
THE American people, from their earliest days, have observed the wise
custom of acknowledging each year the bounty with which Divine
Providence has favored them. In the beginnings, this acknowledgment was
a voluntary return of thanks by the community for the fruitfulness of the
harvest. Though our mode of life has greatly changed, this custom has
always survived. It has made Thanksgiving Day not only one of_the oldest,
but one of the most characteristic observances of our country. On that
day, in home and in church, in family and in public gatherings, the whole
nation has for generations paid the tribute due from grateful hearts for
blessings bestowed.
To center our thoughts in this wy upon the favor which we have been
shown has been altogether wise and desirable. It has been shown has been
altogether wise and desirable. It has given opportunity justly to balance
the good and the evil which we have experienced. In that we have never
failed to find reasons fon being grateful to God for a generous preponder­ance
of the good. Even in the least propitious times, a broad contemplation
of our whole position has never failed to disclose overwhelming reasons for
thankfulness. Thus viewing our situation, we have found warrant for a
more hopeful and confident attitude toward the future.
In this current year, we now approach the time which has been accepted
by custom as most fitting for the calm survey of our estate and the return
of thanks. We shall the more keenly realize our good fortune, if we will,
in deep sincerity, give to it due thought, and more especially, if we will
compare it with that of any other community in the world.
The year has brought to our people two tragic experiences Avhichhave
deeply affected them. One was the death of our beloved President Harding,
which has been mourned wherever there is a realization of the worth of high
ideals, noble purpose, and unselfish service carried even to the end of the
supreme sacrifice. His loss recalled the nation to a lss captious and more
charitable attitude. It sopered the whole thought of the country. A little
later came the unparalleled disaster to the friendly people of Japan. This
called forth from the people of the United States a deep and humane feeling.
It was wrought into the substance of good works. It created new evidences
of our international friendship, which is a guaranty of world peace. It
replenished the charitable impulse of the country.
By experiences such as these, men and nations are tested and refined.
We have been blessed with much of material prosperity. We shall be better
able to appreciate it if we remember the privations others have suffered;
and we shall be the more worthy of it if we use it for their relief. We will
do well, then, to render thanks for the good that has come to us, and show
by our actions that we have become stronger, wiser, and truer by the
chastenings which have been imposed upon us. We will thus prepare our­selves
for the part we must take in a world which forever needs the full
measure of service. We have been a most favored people. We ought to
be a most generous people. We have been a most blessed people. We
ought to be a most thankful people.
Wherefore, I, Calvin Coolidge, President of the United States, do hereby
fix and designate Thursday, the twenty-ninth day of November, as
Thanksgiving Day, and recommend its general observance throughout the
land. It is urged that the people, gathering in their homes and their usual
places of worship, give expression to their gratitude for the benefits and
blessings that a gracious Providence has bestowed upon them, and seek
the guidance of Almighty God, that they may deserve a continuance of
His favor.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be
affixed the Great Seal of the United States.
Done at the City of Washington, this fifth day of November, in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and twenty-three, and of the
independence of the United States, the one hundred and forty-eighth.
'' (Signed) CALVIN COOLIDGE.
MENIAL IBIS M
All STUDENTS
FORM OP THORNDIKE TEST
USED
Observations by an Outsider
RECEPTION FOR
PRESIDENT IS
WELL ATTENDED
MANY EDUCATORS IN
RECEIVING LINE
THE
CREDIT HOURS
CHANGED FOR
NEXT QUARTER
THREE AND FIVE CREDIT
COURSES OFFERED
Games and Dancing are on the
Program
The mixer for the second group of
Freshmen was held Friday evening, No­vember
22, 1923, in the big gymnasium.
The evening was. spent in games, and
dancing. One of the features was the
Virginia Reel, for which the Gym classes
had long been practicing.
Punch was served during the latter
part of the evening.
The party for the last group will be
held some time after Thanksgiving, the
date not having been decided.
THANKSGIVING VACATION
WILL BEGIN NOVEMBER 28
Thanksgiving vacation will begin on \
Wednesday noon, November 28, 1923,!
and will end Monday morning at eight
o'clock, December 3, 1923.
According to the librarian, the library
will be open during vacation on the fol­lowing
days and hours:
Wednesday—6:30 to 9:30.
. Thusday—Closed...
Friday—9 to 5.
Saturday—9 to 5. '
Sunday—No change in schedule.
More than 2,000 persons attended the
reception given President and Mrs. Fish­er
at Edens Hall, Friday, November 16,
from 8 to 10 o'clock.
The guests were received in the so­cial
hall which had been decorated with
red chrysanthemums, under the super­vision
of Miss Druse head of the Art
department. Refreshments were served
under the direction of Miss Gertrude
Longley, head of the Home Economics
department.
The affair was given by the trustees
and faculty of the Normal. Dr. Miller
was chairman of the committee of ar­rangements.
The guests were presented
to the receiving line by Miss Delia A.
Keeler, president of the Faculty Forum.
In the receiving line were Trustees
Walter B. Whitcomb and W. D. ;Kirk-patrick
and their wives, President and
Mrs. C. H. Fisher, Mrs. Nagle and
William Neeley, of the state superin­tendent
of public instruction's office;
President D. B. Waldo, of the Western
State school at Kalamazoo, Mich.; Pres­ident
George H. Black, of Ellensburg
Normal, and Mrs. Black, and Mayor arid
Mrs. E. T. Mathes.
Music was furnished by the Normal
| school orchestra, under the direction of
John Roy Williams..
PHILO INITIATION.
Shouts of laughter filled the halls
Thursday evening when the Philomathi-ean
Literary Society initiated about
twenty new members. Among the or­deals
which the old members prepared
for the new members were "the glad
band," "the initiation drink," and the
"blind stroll." These were fully ap­preciated
by both initiators and initia­ted,
especially initiators. After every-
«"»**«• ,»mT,«r,n™ . „ , M ^ . . v m n M m P]linS possible had been done. to enter-
KEEN INTEREST I N CONTEST tain those present each of the new mem-
~ : u i bers was given an egg. These were to
Competition has been very keen in,the! be carried all day Friday, and, if one
contest; ahhpunced Noyember 9 on the was broken, a fine of fifty cents was
made known the fact to the townspeople j subject "The Messenger I'd Like to See." imposed. (The .society gained several
by parading down the streets. -Several j At present the .decision lies between two ; dollars Friday by ; the riiisfortune of
hundred, formed a square on Dock and j excellent papers,.. Announcement of the^new members)."; A/committee served a
Holly- and" gave a few yells, while traf- J winner of^the/'fiyir-^ollar^pTiM^y.iJll be jdelicious luncheon- iatW ' in ihe evening,
fie waited. (made in the Messenger of December 7. [after which the.party dispersed.
President Fisher has announced a
change in the plan of recitation which
will take place beginning with the win­ter
quarter.
Instead of the present plan of classes
meeting two and four times a week the
classes, will meet two, three and five
times each week. The classes that are
now four day classes -will meet five
times, and most of the general methods
classes will meet three times a week.
This new method will regulate the
load of the students and reduce it from
the present system of sixteen hours plus
one hour of gvmnasium to fifteen hours .
plus one hour of gymnasium, thus mak. j a n d became known to American
ing the required number of credits for e n c e s d u n n ° t h e w a r w h e n h e r s t o r y of
graduation ninety-six in place of one h e r w o r k ln F r a n c e created a sensation
A few students who were unable to
attend either of the two examinations
Tuesday morning, because of teaching
assignments, were given the test Satur­day
morning, Nov. 24, at 9 o'clock.
Practically the entire student body of
the State Normal school at Bellingham
took a general intelligence test in the
auditorium, Tuesday morning, Nov. 20.
The students were divided into two
groups. The first took their examina­tion
at 8 o'clock and the second began
work at 10 o'clock.
Morning, Nov. 24, at 9 o'clock.
These tests are a modified form of
teh Columbia college three-hour entrance
test. Results of the tests at Columbia
have shown that they are better cri­teria
for predicting college grades than
the total high school record of pupils.
While the examination given at Nor­mal
is but a modified form, it has been
shown that it is almost, if not qute, as
reliable as the full examination.
A few students who were unable to
attend either of the two examinations
Tuesday morning, because of teaching
assignments, were given the test Sat­urday.
'
How many legs has a Guernsey? This
stumped a lot of people, including some
folks who live on farms.
The halls were crowded with people
telling how poorly they did in the tests.
The eight o'clock group was besieged
by questions as to the difficulty of the
test.
Of course, everyone in school is very
sure that "K"' is longer-t^an"f iB"; or
wasv it "C" is sweeter than "D"?
Snapshots of the Test.
Taken by Various people.
Thorndike didn't allow time out for
people with colds. Some poor creatures
were terribly distressed by that fact.
The bobbed-haired girls looked out
from under a screen of more or less
short hair.
One girl got more than her share.
Her second test was misprinted and she
had to take the missing- part with the
10 o'clock group.
The distressed laughs of some stu­dents
would have been amusing at any
other time.
Smith & Wesson are manufacturers of
food products. Else where does Wesson
oil come from?
Who says that barbarians could lo­cate
the little curly-cues as easily as
we did?
Well, it's all over—but the scores.
CHENEY MEETS LOCALS
IN TURKEY DAY
TUSSLE
NEITHER SIDE FAVORED
GREATLY
Game to be Called at 11 O'clock
LECTURE COURSE
BY ADA WARD
Tuesday, Nov. 27, at 2 p. m. Ada
Ward "the little Englishwoman with the
big message," will appear at the Normal
under the auspices of the Ellison-White
, Bureau.
Miss Ward has traveled extensively
audi-
Wlien the Vikings meet the speedy
Cheney Normal football team on Waldo
Field, Thanksgiving day, the Inter-nor­mal
football championship of Washing­ton
will be at stake. The Normal team
will also be playing a school that now
holds the championship of the Colum­bia
River Inter-collegiate conference of
which Spokane University, Spokane Col­lege,
Cheney Normal and Whitworth
College are members.
Thus far this season the Cheney squad
has suffered one defeat: that by the
Vandal Babes on their own field, when
they were held down to a 25 to 6 score.
Just recently the Cheney team defeated
Whitworth college by a score of 54 to
0-
To date the Vikings of Bellingham
are the only undefeated college team in
the State of Washington. Of four
starts, the locals have won two and tied
the other two. The Husky Babes and
Ellensburg both went down to defeat
before their smashes; St. Martin's and
C. P. S. managed to hold even with
them.
According to actual score comparisons,
Coach Carver's men are at a slight dis­advantage.
On the sixteenth they easily
drubbed Ellensburg by a 20 to 3 score,
but a short while before that the team
which they are to meet next Wednesday
gave Ellensburg a 20 to 2 beating. Bar­ring
unexpected happenings, it may be
asserted that the coming game will be
as hard fought, and evenly contested
as any of the season.
" "Bruland, the - backfield - star "in "tile •-
St. Martin's game and most consistent
ground gainer in the U. W. Frosh game,
will probably start at the quarterback
position. Wilder, who was responsible
for the three touchdowns in the Ellens­burg
game, will probably start at right
half.
Coach "Sam" Carver probably will
pick his starters from the following:
Keplinger, end. *
Dawson, end.
Anderson, end.
Goodman, tackle.
Bowman, tackle
Lindstedt, center.
Bartsch, guard.
Knowlton, guard.
The backfield men will be chosen from
the following: Bruland, Macpherson,
Wilder, Beardsley, Vanderford, Graham.
A request has-been made that all
those who will be at Bellingham on
Thanksgiving Day make it a point to
see the contest, and root for the Vi­kings.
'ROMANTIC AGE'
PRESENTED BY
LOCAL PLAYERS
hundred, as at present.
The reason for this change is
that the plan is being used by the in­stitutions
with which the Bellingham
Normal must exchange credits and will
make changing of students. much more
convenient to the authorities and the
students themselves.
NORMAL ORCHESTRA
The Normal Orchestra, under the di­rection
of Mr. Williams, has been work­ing
hard this year, and results are grat­ifying.
;
The Orchestra made its first public
appearance.Wednesday morning at Fair-haven
high school and was accorded a
warm reception. The students were re­luctant
to have them leave, and called
them back repeatedly.
The program is printed below:
Flag Day March ; '. Schramm
Tres Jolie Waltzes Waldteufel
Solos to Violin
,a. Song of India Kreisler
b. LiebeBfreud Kreisler
Miss Catherine Watts, soloist
Pirouette Finck
La Zingana Bohm
Cello solo, "Song to the Evening Star"
from Tannhauser Wagner
~ Miss Eleanor Whisner, soloist
Marcheta, popular'waltz ........Schertinger
?unny South '......^iL'!:^.:.'.:. Lampe
Waltz BluetteV^;::;„^;;jl;..„.. Drigo
"Bebe" 7. .;...„............: Ll'Z Silver
that made her a sought after visitor in
every town where she was heard of.
Added to her splendid education,. Miss
War has many natural gifts that make
her lectures live in the memory. Her keen
wit, beautiful speaking voice, an happy
art of cartooning as she talks add to the
impressiveness of the lecture.
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Normal People Take Prominent
Roles.
THURSDAY—Nov. 29.
Football game Cheney Profs, vs. Vi­kings,
WJaldo Field, 11 a. m.
Nov. 28 to Dec. 2, inclusive.
Thanksgiving recess. Lots of turkey
and cranberry sauce.
Dec. 3 to 7, inclusive.
Better Speech Week. Special Assem­blies:
Nov. 26, 10 a. m. .
Dec. 3, 10 a. m.- .' - - ••••-.•
Dec. 6, 10 a. m. ' • • ' " • , . -
, Dec. 6, 3 p. m,. ,.,. .
FRIDAY—Dec. I. - - : ,; v,'.- ; .
Drama Club party for all members of
the club.
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Normal Drama Club will present a num-
•: ber of One-act Pays.
"The Players," Bellingham's local dra­matic
company, presented "The Roman­tic
Age," a comedy by Milne, in the
Fine Arts Little Theater, Nov. 22, 23
arid 24. The small auditoriuin was well
filled each evening, of., the play. The
audience received the performance en­thusiastically.
• V . . . . .
The leading parts were take"n by Miss
Frances Farrar and H. G. Rahskopf.
Other prominent parts were played by
Miss Katherine Schupp and Leonard
Anstett. G. B. Chichester directed the
play and V. H. Hoppe was business man­ager.
The comedy written in the whimsical
style of Barrie, treating of the passing
of Romance from a world grown staid
and standardized; the attempts of ro­mantic
youth to preserve the illusion of
bold knights for lovers, and deeds of'
daring for ladies in distress, mixed with
conventional commonplaces and , the
"Babbit" attitude toward life, mark;
"The Romantic :Age," as a play that a'f-1
fords an evening of dramatic delight.
The cast, which included 'students,;
faculty and. alumni. of the Normal
school, follows:
Henry Knowle ''...-. Mr. Chichester ;
Mary Kno#ie'\......^;;;....r.. Mary Larrabee-
Melisande ;„.'„..'.i....:.......'.:.. Frances Farrar ;
Bobby Coute ,..:.:L„....l:.: Leonard ^Anstett {•
Gflrvase Mallory ...:„„.„..„. Mr,. Rahskdpf !
,;Em^^;i^..i^l^^: Wilham ^Fisher; '• ':;•
.GJentleman Susan .......?.;.....:.„..! Bob Clark •
Jane •......^:.....:....:u..i.^. Katherine Schupp *