Weekly Messenger - 1923 July 6

              Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XXII BELLINjGHAM, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1923 NO. 38
ADELE JONES. RECENTLY
ELECTED DEAN,
Miss Adele M. Jones, newly elected
Dean of Women, who recently received
her master's degree from Columbia Uni­versity,
arrived in Bellingham Thurs­day
and is stopping temporarily at the
Hotel Leopold.
Miss Jones, a native of Pennsylvania,
has had sixteen years of varied exper­ience
in the teaching profession. She has
taught in the public schools of Ohio and
in the Stout Institute of Nenomonie,
Wisconsin.. For four years she was di­rector
of Household Arts in Kalamazoo,
Michigan; and seven years were spent
as Director of Household Arts in the
School of Education, University of Pitts­burg,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She
was later with the Carnegie Institute of
Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as
the Associate Professor of Costume Eco­nomics.
In addition to her teaching experience,
Miss Jones has served as dormitory di­rector
of Stout Institute, Menomonie,
Wisconsin, and manager of the Yacht
club of Beaumaris, Muskoka Lakes,
Canada. She also saw overseas service
with the Y. M. C. A., serving at St.
Nazaire, Paris, Aix-les-Bains and Lux-emberg.
She comes to Bellingham with
the strong recommendation of Mr. Fish­er,
who is to succeed Mr. Waldo.
SIX WEEKS TO GO—CAN YOU MAKE IT?
CLUBS TO ENJOY
-B. S. N. S.-
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On August 9th and 10th, the expres­sion
class will present Shakespeare's
"Mid-Summer Night's Dream." A special
stage, reserved seats, and bleachers will
be provided. A talented orchestra will
play selections from Mendelssohn, and
the Ladies' Quartette of the Normal will
also sing several selections. Several
dances are to be given by the Fairy
Band, under the direction of the Physi­cal
Education department. Special light-;
ing will be installed by a local firm, and:
the costumes will be specially made by a-
Seattle firm. \
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One of the most interesting week-end
parties of the year is being planned by
a joint committee of the Philo and Thes­pian
clubs. On July 13, the enthusiastic
members of these clubs will leave on the
motor ship Tulip, for Point Roberts, at
Maple Beach, formerly Boundary Bay.
Boundary bay is said by many who
have traveled widely, to be the best
bathing beach in the world. There the
tide goes out, leaving the gray sand bare
to the sun for about a mile and a quar­ter.
When the tide comes in again, the
water becomes warm—so warm that
many find it a pleasure to remain in
bathing all day.
There will be the evening camp fire on
the beach with the usual cosy corner,
that is so characteristic of Maple Beach.
Here the Philos and Thespians will find
much joy in matching, wit and disputa­tion.
On the following morning many
interesting undertakings will suggest
themselves for the ever present adven­ture
of these folks. There is the monu­ment
erected jointly by United States
and Canada, designating the far north­western
part of the United States prop­er.
It will recall to mind the old cry
"54:40' or fight!" And will it not be well
worth while to be able to say, "I have
stood on the far northwestern part of
the United States of America."
Then, there is the pleasure of watching
STUDENT OFFERS RELICS
TO THE SCHOOL
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Miss Bee Phinney, Normal school stu­dent,
offers to donate Indian relics to
the Normal School Museum, if so re­quested.
Miss Phinney has a wonderful collec­tion
of Indian arrows, clubs, skeletons,
grinding bowls, and many similar relics
all very interesting indeed.
If the committee in charge of the
school Museum is interested in these
Indian relics further information about
them may be received from Miss Phin­ney,
at 509 High street.
These relics of the branch tribe of the
Nesperce Indians may be found north
of Moses Lake at Ephrata.
Since the present descendants of the
tribe still visit the burying grounds
of the Nesperce, a brief description of
the cemetery will be given below.
The graves of this tribe folk are ar­ranged
in a parallel line at the edge
of a cliff. The large mounds indi­cate
the resting places of chiefs, heads
of families and warriors. The medium
sized mounds indicate those of the In­dian
wives, and the small mounds indi­cate
those of the children.
Upon investigation of the mounds it
has been found that the body is placed
in a position, so that the face is di­rected
to the south; the arms are crossed
and the knees drawn up close to the
body, a sign to keep out evil spirits. Sur-i
rounding the body are the Indian's keep-;
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Y
PLANS NEW HOME
The Students' Association recently
purchased three. lots on High street,
diagonally across from the Normal cam­pus.
These lots, with a 165-foot front­age,
are to be used as the site of a men's
dormitory.
This dormitory is to be built in two
or three units. It is planned to build
the first of these this fall.
The cost of the first unit will be ap­proximately
$50,000, and of the entire
building about $100,000. The building
is to be made of fire-proof materials and
in size large enough to accomodate at
least 100 students.
The Bellingham Normal Dormitory
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W. S. M.T.
ELECTS OFFICERS
FOR YEAR
At the convention of the Washington
State Music Teachers' association, held
last week in the auditorium of the Bel-,
lingham State Normal school the follow­ing
officers were elected for the year:
President, Mrs. J. Alexander Mahari,
of Ellensburg.
Vice President, Boyd Wells, of Seat­tle.
Secretary-Treasurer, Miss Jessie Bel-ton,
head of the Department of Music of
the Bellingham State Normal school.
President of the eastern district, Edgar
C. Sherwood, of Spokane.
President central district, Mrs. Walter
Williams, of Wenatchee.
President of the western district, Clif­ford
Kantner, of Seattle.
The next convention will be held in
Spokane, probably at the time of the
meeting of the Inland Empire Educa­tional
association.
Miss Belton adds, "Delegates at large
felt this one of the most successful con­ventions
ever held and expressed them­selves
to this effect, giving the credit
to the hospitality and interest shown
by the Normal school, students, and
faculty."
Convention visitors were very much
pleased with the courtesy shown them
by the special Messenger number.
Victoria Excursion