Weekly Messenger - 1919 May 3

              The Weekly Messenger
Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XVIII. BELLINGHAM, WASH., SATURDAY, MAY 3, 1919 No. 30
JOHN A. MILLER GIVES
INSPIRATIONAL TALK
John A. Miller, president of the local
Rotary Club, spoke in assembly Monday
on "Plow Old Does the World Look to
a Man of Three Score Years and Ten."
The assembly program was opened with
a solo by Miss Fay Johnson, '"There's
a Long, Long Trail a-Winding," being
joined in the chorus by the students.
Mr. Miller, who is the general agent
of the Great Northern R. R., began by
referring to his boyhood clays when he
lived in the foot-hills of Massachusetts,
and he, with the other boys of his part
of the country used to hike it up to the
top of one of the mountains near by,
in the early morning so as to climb up
through the mists to see the rising of
the sun, and how, after gaining the sum­mit,
they could look back down the
mountain as the sun came up and see
the places where they could have made
an easier ascent. He used this to show
that now that he was gaining the sum­mit
of life's mountain he could look back
and see the places in his life where the
climbing would have been much better.
He said, "I have found that hard work,
honesty and good humor are the three
most important things in gaining suc­cess."
He said that a lady once said
that she wondered if he was worying
about death at his age, to which he re­plied
that he thought he stood as good
a chance as any of the younger ones,
that he felt that he had tried to live
the right life, was trying, and he had
his thoughts of the hereafter centered
on what he thought was right.. Mr.
Miller surely should inspire the students
with a deeper trend of thought, as he
certainly is a fine example of a man
that has done his best and has made
life a success. The smile that Mr. Mil­ler
brought should have been enough to
show that he was well pleased with
life.
Another feature of the morning was
the short talk given by Messrs. Abrams,
?aul and James, friends of Delbert
Hennes, from the Fiji Islands. The re­markable
thing about this island is that
but of a population of some 4,000 peo­ple,
700 volunteered to serve in France
at the outbreak of the war. All these
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SENIOR REHEARSALS
GOING ALONG WELL
The cast for the Senior play is busily
at work on rehearsals and are finding
themselves in their characters. The play
is remarkably well cast and we think
it will be the laughing hit of the year.
It is interesting to note that "Green
Stockings" was presented by Dr. Nash's
former school, the Dakota State Nor­mal.
Will Edson has left the cast, and
the 25iirt of Win. Faraday, the cynical
widower of the story, is to be taken by
Mr. Nobles, recently returned from ser­vice.
M. Nobles is a former student,
a member of the Thespian Club, and
when he was here before took several
important parts in dramatic offerings.
Several importants scenes in the play
are entrusted to the histrionic ability
of Miss McNaughton and Mr. Sorenson,
the Senior's leading lady and leading
man.
Present indications point to a splen­did
showing when the evening arrives
for the presentation.
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ANNOUNCEMENT ;*:
Base ball game at 2:30 this X
afternoon, at Battersby Field, v
Normal vs. Whatcom. . Turn out ";*
and root!
Many were entertained and delighted
with the gymnasium demonstration
given Friday evening in the gym room
under the supervision of Miss Moffat*.
The demonstration opened with the
grand march in which the entire enroll­ment
of gym girls took part. The uni­form
gym suit consisting of white mit-ties,
dark bloomers and black ties was
worn by all the girls, making a very
pretty appearance.
It is difficult to mention any of the
numbers, unless all ai-e included, for each
was perfect in order.
The Faust dance and other folk
dances in various costumes were all
beautifully and gracefully carried out.
The drills were executed without mis­take,
while the military marching and
special Indian club drill scored an en­core.
The demonstration closed with
the kinder polka folk dance, by all of
the girls in the costumes they last ap­peared
in.
Miss Moffat is to be commended and
can well feel proud of her progress and
success in work along this line.
Mr. Carver, athletic coach, deserves
special mention for his tireless and effi­cient
work in training the girls for the
heavy apparatus drill.
VICTORY LOAN RALLY
AT
In Assembly Friday morning, some of
the training school children from the in­termediate
department sang the Victory
Loan song, "Uncle Sammie, Heres My
Share." The song was directed by Miss
Mildred Stenvig.
Prof. Bond then took several minutes
to point out why we should invest in
the Fifth Liberty Loan. He said that
lie felt certain that very few words from
him were necessary since he knew that;
our sympathies were with the govern-;
ment, and their saying they were iir
need of this money, should be sufficient.-
Mi-. Bond brought to our minds the im-.'
menseness of the job which the nation
had undertaken, and how they had done;
everything they promised to accomplish.:
We must not fail them in this work, in:
which they have so nobly done their!
share. There are still men in France;
who must come home. Their work is;
done and they are anxious to return.;
It is our task to help bring our boys
home.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Advanced courses in physics and chem­istry
will be offered next regular session
and the introductory work in each dis­continued,
according to Professor Phil-;
lipi, head of the physical science depart­ment.
The regular college course in
physics will be opened while the intro­ductory
study, which really belongs in
the cirriculum will be abandoned.
Inorganic , organic and analytical
chemistry will be offered and the intro-,
ductory class dropped. Much interest
is being shown in these announcements
and one present senior is planning to re­turn
next year to take some of this
advanced study. This fact shows in a
way the fascination that the physical
sciences hold for those that follow them.
Although there is but a small group
in the physics class, interest is being
shown by the class. Both introductory
and inorganic chemistry classes are
quite large. There are also special
students in analytics and chemistry of
food.
Besides the teaching of these classes
Professor Phillijipi often lias other re­lated
tasks. Samples of water are sent
in to be tested for impurities. And, we
shall'-say it, samples of "mash" and
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STUDENTS INSTALL
THEIR NEW OFFICERS
In assembly, Wednesday, Mr. Bond
urged the stuldents who have money
not in use at present, to buy a Victory
Loan Bond. It is a very safe invest­ment,
under a god rate of interest, and
every student who is able to buy a
bond, is urged to do so. The faculty
is doing its share toward this very im­portant
issue, and the student body
should do the same.
Mr. Kobelt, the former president of
the student body, made a short talk in
which he urged more school spirit to be
displayed at the base hall games. Our
team must have more backing, and it is
our place to turn out and give them
the encouragement they need. It is
discouraging to the team not to have
the support of the students at the games.
We have a first class team. Let us
"get behnid" them and help them win
every game they play. We are going
to play Whatcom Saturday afternoon
at 2:30. The game will take place on
the ball ground in front of Whatcom
High School. At 1:30 that afternoon,
all Normal students will bring anything
that will make a loud noise, and form
in line at the Normal steps, from whence
they shall proceed to the ball grounds.
All Normal students are expected to be
present at this game.
At Wednesday's assembly, two im­portant
events occurred: The introduc­tion
of the new Board of Control and
Council. Each one of the new members
made a short address, in which they
showed their appreciation of being elec­ted
by the student body to these im­portant
school offices, and speaking for
the future success of the school. Also,
the members of the former board of
control and student council made short
talks in which they thanked the student
body and faculty for their cooperation
and support during the past year. The
Kline Cup, which is the trophy awarded
annually to the winning class basket
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CALENDAR FOR WEEK
MONDAY—Dr. John H. Rowley,
President American Humane
Society, Boston.
WEDNESDAY — Music, motion
pictures, maypole dance by
primary training school pupils.
FRIDAY — Short assembly, clubs,
yell rally.