Weekly Messenger - 1919 July 2

              The Weekly Messenger
Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XVIII. BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON,WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, 1919 No. 37
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At the regular assembly hour Wednes­day,
the student body heard Carl F.
Gould, a Seattle architect, give an il­lustrated
lecture on Modern Architec­ture.
Mr. Gould said that up to the
present time, people have been too
much concerned with that which goes
on within the home, giving too little
thought to making the home attractive.
Home art has never been taught as
a definite subject. The subject of
home building has come under a se­vere
and detailed study during the war
times. The English government dis­covered
during the recent war that
the best results could only be attained
by giving the individuals the best
homes.
There is too much •'•'economic waste"
in elaborately built homes. Professor
Gould then showed slides illustrating
the historic survey of the house. First
the cave dweller, second the home of
the Indians; tents because their wants
made it necessary for them to migrate
from one place to another; third the
tree dwellers, who built homes to get
away from the ants, and lastly, the
Pompeian house, built with a garden
in the center.
Next we were shown, slides of the
.Dutch homes and shown how our homes
today are on the same plan.
Houses must be built according to
conditions under which we live. They
should be built in such a way that
ten or even fifty years from now they
have the same A'alue as today. We
must build homes for economy; and
build homes to be occupied by us per­manently
rather than for a temporary
home.
In the course of his lecture Mr. Gould
sho,wed several house plans. He said
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Mount Baker
Purple, mauve, a violet haze, a splash of fine spun gold,
A charging cloud 'cross an opal sky. like an heavenly warrior bold
A fringe of green in the shimmering sheen, a glare of silvered sun,
A sigh of breeze 'mong the sentinel trees, the work of God well done.
A mountain rears its wonderful height like a crown on Nature's brow
A towering mountain clothed in white as pure as an angel's vow,
A circle of hills, a stretch of land, a sweep of an inland sea
The mountain enthroned on the roof of the world beckons to you and
to me.
The sun beats down on its silver crown, the waters softly creep,
There are stars, a moon, the nights' soft croon, the world has gone
to sleep.
GUY MANNERS,
LOCAL CADETS HELP
CALENDAR •
Thursday. July 3—Y. W. C. A. •
meeting at 2 P. M.
Thespian Try-out in evening. •!•
Friday, July 4—Independence •!•
Day.—No sessions of school. <•
Monday, July 7—A short mu- •>
sical program is to be followed •
by an address on "The Russian v
People," by Dr. W. D. Kirkpat- •>
rick. •>
.Wednesday, J u l y 9^"The •
Neighbors," a one-act play by •>
Gale, presented by members •
of the Class in Expression 4. •>
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MUSIC AND POETRY
Miss Agnes Iverson, of Bremerton,
Washington, has been appointed super­visor
for the park p(?ay-grounds' 'of
this city by the Parent-Teacher Associ­ation.
The work has progressed fav­orably
during the past week under the
direction of Miss Iverson and the fol­lowing
cadets from this school: Grace
Barto, Annie Davis,, Lillian Spinner,
Pearl Cannon, Bertha. Sunnel. Cora
Densmore, Ethel McKinnon. Florence
Bixby, Mildred Farington, Pauline Born-stein.
The purpose of this play-ground is to
teach the children the right kind of
play and also to render first aid in
case of accident on the play-ground.
To further this phase of the work first
aid kits have been placed in both parks.
The time is spent with telling stones
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The musical program offered Mon­day.
June 30, proved very interesting
to the students. The first number on
the program was a song by little Jane
•Kindall, who was accompanied by
Josephine Kindall. The two are pupils
of Miss Ethel Gardner. Miss Marion
Ells, a talented young violinist, played
four selections. She was accompanied
by Miss Gardner.
Dr. Nash then reminded us of a
few important dates that we all should
remember. He also announced the
names of some of the future speakers
of our Assemblies.
The reading of Longfellow's ''King
Robert of Sicily," by Miss Bagstad,
was a fitting close to the assembly.
TO "S CALL
Have you heard the call
Students one and all
To climb and stroll
And see the sun's charm
On the mountain's bowl?
Have you ever visited a whole day
with Nature? Did 3rou ever spend a
day with mountains, the great judges
of human endeavor, and feel their
greatness enshroud you?
One of the most enchanting homes
of nature is in the vicinity of Mount
Baker and family. Glacier, a nestling,
in the foot hills is the guard. Any
one with a smile or a benevolent look
toward the height of glory (Mt. Bak­er)
can pass through this little city to
the winding trails which give them
access to the arms of Nature.
Traversing these canyon bordered,
and creek wreathed trails, one can see
in the distance the great family of
mountains. Skyline Ridge, which marks
the medium between earth and sky;
Church mountain, with its head six
thousand feet above the sea level in­spires
one to climb. Excelsior beckons
for all to come and rest at its feet in
perfect peace.
Barometer and Shuksan are moun­tains
reminding you that the elements
cf Nature are cooled by them. Here
may be seen snow and glaciers that
radiate the colors of the sun.
Two mountains, Herman and Ruth,
attract our attention. The former be­cause
of his altitude and suggestive
power. The latter gets her name
from a meek beautiful woman who
desired to be like a mountain.
The protector of these mountains
is Mount Baker, whose head towers
a,bove them all, and is as a magnet
among needles.
It has been made possible for the
student body to spend the day in the
vicinity of these mountains July 12th.
The plan is to leave the station at
7 a. m, reaching Glacier at 8:30 a. m.
The students, who have previously
visited in Baker vicinity, will act as
guides. At mid-day the students will
enjoy a lunch that they have each, or
in parties, provided for the occasion.
Many cameras will be snapping
some beautiful spot, with a friend in
the background.
After a day spent climbing Nature's
mountains or resting by her creeks
and in her canyons the Nature lovers
will find their way back to Glacier.
The party will leave Glacier at 7 p.
m. for Bellingham, there to dream
over their good time with the Baker
family.
Get your ticket from the Registrar.
—E. L. L.