Weekly Messenger - 1919 July 24

              Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XVIII. BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1919 No. 40
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At Wednesday's assembly Clark
Savidge, commissioner of public
lands of the State of "Washington,
talked to the school on the income
from the school land. He says Wash­ington
is one of the richest states in
the Union in school endowments.
Only Minnesota has a higher record,
and judging from the vast undevel­oped,
resources of Washington, the
prospects are that our state will soon
lead.
He gave a, brief history of the set­ting
aside of public lands for an edu­cational
fund. In 1853 the Federal
Government set aside sections six­teen
and thirty-two in every township,
as school land. In addition to this
there have been 100,000 acres set
aside for our Normal School, 89,000
acres for agricultural school; 100,000
acres for scientific schools; and 200,-
004 acres for charity and penal insti­tutions,
making nearly one half mil­lion
acres. In 1853 Congress granted
45,000 acres for the State University.
In 1903 the grant for the charitable
institutions was divided, giving half
to the University. Mr. Savidge has
charge of two times as much land as
the governor of Delaware has.
In selling state lands, public auc­tion
is necessary, and 160 acres is the
largest amount that can be sold at a
time, thus giving a chance to the man
who can buy only a small amount of
land. The money received cannot be
spent but must be put out at interest
which is spent on educational insti­tutions.
When timber is sold from
state lands it must be removed with­in
five years. This prevents specula­tion
on the part of lumber dealers.
Leasing, as well ,as selling, must be
done at public auction. There are
three kinds of leases: Agricultural,
grazing, and oil leases. He also ex­plained
the tide and shore lands, har­bor
areas, and how the state got its
school lands .which were situated
within the United States Forest Re­serves.
He gave some very interest­ing
descriptions of his trips through
the Olympic Mountain region, and
spoke of the untouched wealth of the
timber.
The Secretary of the Interior has
complimented Washington on its care
of public lands. Mr. Savidge, in clos­ing,
made an appeal for us to help in
the care of public lands, and since
nearly forty per cent of money raised
;by taxation goes to education, we
should strive to make our education
broader and more practical, and
above all, to be truly patriotic.
CAREFUL PLANS MADE
FOR CAMPUS PROJECTS
The trustees of the Normal school are about to launch an ex­tensive
program of campus development. Mr. Juenemann, landscape
artist, has been engaged to make plans which will provide for the
expansion of the Normal school campus in years to come. This will
necessitate clearing of land and removing of houses which are stand­ing
on territory owned by the school. The plans will provide for
the artistic placing of new buildings in years to come as well as the
new buildings which will be built within the next year or two.
Mr. Doane, the local architect, is working upon plans for the new
women's dormitory which will be on the Pine and High street corner
of the campus. The building will house one hundred and twenty
five girls. It will be a broad three story structure with colonial
portico in front. The central room will be one hundred fifty feet
long. It is planned to be used as a dining hall or for other
social purposes. At either end of the room are artistically placed
balconies, from which one may survey the crowds which will assemble
here. At either end of this room are broad staircases which separate
the main hall from small parlors.
The individual r.ooms for the girls will be built for the accommo­dation
of two persons. They are planned according to the most ap­proved
ideas for housing. Bach room will have two windows,
individual built-in dressers, disappearng beds, and lavatory.
The building will be artistically finished and scientifically heated
and lighted. It will undoubtedly doubly intensify the pleasures of life
on the campus in the years to come.
Mr. F. Stanley Piper is preparing plans for the new library build­ing,
of which more will be said in a later issue.
TWO SPANISH PLAYS
L Y
Those of you who chance to pass
the auditorium during the 10:00
o'clock period no doubt have wondered
at the queer things going on inside.
If you have listened you have per­haps
heard strange speeches in a
soft, flowing, foreign language. Some
of the words sound familiar to you and
you would like to stay, but feeling
that you are somewhat of an intruder,
you hurry on. However, if your curi­osity
has really been aroused, you scan
this copy of your paper and here is
the solution of the mystery.
The advanced Spanish class has
been working on two plays that are
to be given Monday morning in as­sembly.
"La Lavendera de Napoleon,"
a brisk little comedy in one act, takes
an incident from the life of Napoleon.
The general is played with spirit "by
Lyla Robin, and Eula Brown makes
a very Frenchy little laundress.
The other, a two-act ply, "Uno de
Ellos Debe Csarse." which translat­ed
means, "One of them ought to
marry," is adapted from the German
"Einer Muss Heiraten," no doubt fa­miliar
to many. The scene is laid in
a Spanish home of today. Aunt Mary
is keeping house for her two pro­fessor
nephews-^-seedy old students
who think of nothing but their books.
One morning, unbearably exasperated,
she reminds them that their father's
dying- wish was that one of his sons
should marry. They decide by lottery
who the unfortunate man is to be.
How it comes out—and the ending is
unexpected—I leave for you to find out
for yourself next Monday morning.
Programs with the stories in full will
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ILLUSTRATIVE TALK BY
TEACHER OF THE BLIND
At the Monday assembly Miss Selma
Nixon of the State School for the Blind
gave a very interesting talk on the
methods used in teaching the blind
children. They learn to read by the
sense of touch, using the raised print
system. Most of them are able to read
with two, fingers on each hand. Besides,
being taught to read and write, the
children are taught industrial arts,
such as: Wood work, broom making,
knot tying, and basketry, and also the
domestic arts, which include knitting,
sewing, crocheting, ironing and cook­ing.
Mss Nixon urges us to report all
cases of either totally or partially
blind children of school age.
We also had with us Mr. Wright of
the State College at Pullman, who
spoke upon the advantages of club
v/ork.
After the speaking Mr. Parish led
us in singing "Smilejs," "Keep the
Home Fires Burning," "Till We Meet
Again," "Indiana," and "There's a
Long, Long Trail."
GENERAL SCHOOL NEWS
Cora Joe Philips has so far re­covered
from her recent accident that,
she is now attending her classes.
The Normal students were again
given a treat when the Knutzen band
held a concert on the Normal cam­pus
Sunday. *
Dr. Nash in assembly Friday asked
us not to complain when we saw the
ivy covering the buildings being
pruned. It surely changes the appear­ance
of our Normal but we are as­sured
that it is for the good of the
building and that the greenness of
the ivy will soon come back.
AT
Friday's assembly consisted of
music and interesting speeches.
Paul Thompson, who has recently
returned from France, told of his ex­periences
in the vocational school at
Bologne. He says, although he enjoyed
his experience in France, he had
enough of it and is glad to be home
again. Since he has gone to Normal
from the time he first entered the
training school, he feels very much at
liome here.
After the armistice was signed,,
much of the work in the army stopped.
This gave an opportunity for educa­tion
of the men in service. A three
months course was given, offering in­tensive
study along various indus­trial
lines. The training was given n
rough buildings which had been used
as a base hospital. The school was run:
ning within a month from the time the
idea was conceived. The French peo­ple
were startled at the speed with
which Americans could start a Uni­versity.
Paul Thompson, in order to finish
his course, stayed with the school a
week after the others of his company
had started home. The school had
commencement exercises at the end of
the course and it took only a few days
to pack and ship the school equipment.
On the w&y home;; t he ship passed
Gibralter. The boys were enthusiasl
tically welcomed in New York. Al­though
the trip across the water had
been slow, a record trip was made
across the continent.
Following Mr. Thompson's talk, Mr.
Van Pelt sang and led the school in a
number of war songs. The first num­ber,
a solo, "Time Enough,", was en­joyed
by all. Then he. led the school in
some familiar war songs. The most
enjoyable feature of this part of the
program was "Katy," sung by the fac­ulty.
Mr. Van Pelt encored with "What
We Have to Eat," and a humorous
reading, "My Family."
Prof. Jennings, of Anacortes, wiho is
to be here the remainder of the sum­mer
term, explained the nature and
purpose of thee ducational survey. This
movement is comparatively new. Its
purpose is to make industrial train­ing
far reaching and practical.
Mrs. Mabelle Burns spent the week
end in Vancouver, B. C. Vancouver
was in holiday attire Saturday, cele­brating
peace day.
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Thursday, July 24—Y. W. C. •
A. meeting at 2:00 P, M, •
Friday, July 25—"Educational •
Work Overseas" by Superin- •
tendent. Elmer L. Cave, Spe- •
cial music by Misses Myers •
and Mount. •
Monday, July 28.—Spanish play •
by members of Miss Bag- •
stad's class. •
Wednesday, July 30—Pictures •
of Norway by Mr. John Rin- •
dall. ' *
Thursday, July 31—Chautauqua •
opens; will continue seven •.
days. •
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