Weekly Messenger - 1919 April 19

              Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
VOL. XVIII. BELLINGHAM, WASH., SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1919 No. 28
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BY DR. H. H. POWERS
The Western Front.
In assembly Monday morning Dr.
H. H. Powers, of Boston, opened his
series of lectures on the problems of
the peace conference. He spoke only,
of the western frontiers.
If the Allies continue to demand
the three frontiers along the western
boundaries of the German possessions,
they will come to serious trouble.
This is the opinion of Dr. Powers..
He referred to the fact that a racial
frontier may be formed thus, causing
Europe to tremble again.
Dr. Powers thinks that France is
entitled to the Saar coal regions and
the peace commission has voted in
i ts favor. He also believes that
France is entitled to recognition of
this kind because of Germany's de­struction
of the coal mines in north­ern
France,, which were put so to ruin
that it will be a long time before they
can be put to use again.
The Eastern Front.
The Zar Basin will be the cause of
a great deal of trouble in Alsasce-
Lorraine. It has been' agreed upon to
•give Alsasce-Lorraine fifteen years to
decide which country they prefer to
belong to. Both France and Germany
will do their best to aid in the deci­sion.
This will fill the fifteen years
with turmoil and trouble.
No human ingenuity can solve the
problem arising bver the strip of land
which is an extension of Germany on
the east and Russia on the west,
called Poland. America thought that
ail the discord was due to Germany,
but has discovered since the dethron-ment
of all the rulers, that thep rob-
•lem is still in existence and as trou­blesome
as ever.
Dr. Powers believes that this coun­try
will be the most difficult of all the
territories to deal with. Poland has
no natural boundaries and in the
peace conference, is asking for a sea
coasts If this is granted, Germany
will be cut"*in two, which will, of
course, be unfortunate. Poland wants
to be independent, and being inde­pendent
does not only mean in. poli­tics;
but in being able to do whatever
she pleases in all things. The people
are all saying, "we were independent
once, why can we not be independent
now?" They do not realize that
civilization was local then and that
it; is world-wide now. Germany is
very anxious tovhave Poland .independ­ent,
but instead of the independency
vre think, of, it would render Poland
'entirely dependent upon Germany,
which pleases the German immensely.
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The weather, was ideal for the com­pleting
of the Arbor Day program
which took place Monday afternoon,
the 14th.
All the clubs of the school met in
the auditorium at 3:00 o'clock, where
sections of the floor were arranged to
accommodate the various organiza­tion's.
The Thespians occupied the
boys' section at the right of the plat­form.
To the rear of the Thespians
were the Hyades. The Ohiyesas were
stationed in the front center, with the
Rural Lifers behind. To the left of
the center the Philos were much in
evidence, and behind the Philos were
the Alkisiahs, and to the rear, of the
Alkisiahs the Aletheians were sta­tioned.
Many of the clubs had banners,
others were conspicuous because of
their gay costumes,, of especial note
being the Ohiyesas, who were dressed
in white. Their Indian dance was a
feature of the program in the audi­torium.
After the dujbs had given their
yells and songs and their stunts, the
march was begun to the campus,
where the remainder of the program
was to take place. The Ohiyesas led
the way with the Thespians follow­ing.
Behind the Thespians marched
the Hyades; following them were the
Rural Lifers, then the. Philos; the
Alkisiahs and the Aletheians. The
way. of the march was around the as­sembly
through the music room to the
first stairs and out the side door of
the lower hall to the walk, and from
there past the main entrance to the
respective places allotted for the
various clubs.
Some of the clubs planted shrubs,
while others held ceremonies over
the plantings of other years. The
Thespians conducted a unique cere­mony
over their rose bush at the
right of the main entrance. Each
member was permitted to turn a
spadeful of dirt and give a toast to
the club. William Edson and William
Eeardsley were given a rousing cheer
each for their witty toasts.
The Philos marched down the right
drive where they held their cere­monies
and gave their yells. The
Aletheians were stationed to the left
of the main entrance oposite the
Thespians, where they'plied the spade
in a vigorous manner. To the left
of the right entrance the Hyades held
forth, and over' by" Lake Mathes the
Rural Life was stationed. The Ohi­yesas
'marched around the left drive
and back to the fountain, where they
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Those who hear the Godowsky con­cert,
which is to be given next Tues­day
night in the. Normal Auditorium
will have presented to them a pro­gram
of exceptional merit, both in
selection and rendition.
Leopold Godowsky is world famed
as a master of the keyboard and-^as
appeared in all the great musical cen­ters
of both Europe and America,
gaining such fame and prominence
that has not been surpassed .by any
other musician since;, the time of
Liszt. As a composer, he has in some
ways made the most important addi­tion
to the literature of pianoforte
technique since Liszt's compositions
were produced.
Mme. DavenporixEngberg of this
city, who has attained national re­nown
as a violinist, will appear
with Mr. Godowsky in rendering the
famous "Kreutzer Sonata" by
Beethoven. This will be a feature of
the program that" will be remembered
by every music lover. Mme Engberg
will also play " Rondo Capriccioco"
by Saint Saens, which is considered
one of "the greatest. violin numbers
ever written. ...
Seats for the concert are being re­served
at. $1.00 and $1.50. Normal
lecture course tickets entitle the
holders to the dollar seats.
The program for the concert fol­lows:
Piano Soli — - . • ' • • _ .•
(a) Sonata ~ --—- Chopin
:.: Grave
Scherzo
Funeral March ;
Finale Presto
(b) Imprompto Opi 36, F sharp
(c) Two Waltzes
(d) Scherzo C sharp minor
Mr. Godowsky
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KLIPSUN PRIZES ARE
After a careful study of the various N
stories and poems submitted by the
various contestants .for the prizes in
the Klipsun Literary contest, the
judges, Mr. Hughes, Miss Montgom­ery
and Mrs. Mayhew, awarded the
following prizes for stories: First
prize, "A Winning. Game," by Clara
Locke; second prize, "A Bachelor's
Experience," by Florence Rice; hon­orable
mention, "The W," Winnie
Spieseke.
The prizes on the poems were
awarded as follows: First prize,
" The Trail " b y Eva Santee; .second
prize, "The Vision," by Wm. Edson;
honorable mention, " Dusk," by Comay
Craver, and "The Wishing Star," by
Frieda Johnson.
The judges; state that the stories
and poems submitted, as a whole were
very interesting and that it was ex­tremely
difficult to decide from
among the number the ones that most
were entitled to the prize. We are
sure that the stories selected will
make a splendid showing for the Bell-ingham
Normal in the Klipsun, and
that the school is justly proud to pub­lish
them as products of the: students.
The annual election of officers of
the Students' Association was held
in assembly last Friday. Though
there was not much competition, a
considerable interest was shown. All
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• - CALENDAR •
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• Monday, 10:00 — Dr. Bowman, •
• "Rehabilitation of Returned •
• Soldier." *:'
• Tuesday, 8 p. m.—-Leopold •
•$• Godowsky. *
v Wednesday—'C. E. Lasher, •
• " manufacturer of artificial •
• gas. ^*
. • Thursday,- 8 p. m. —Pullman •
• Glee Club. . $••
• Friday — Short assembly, club •
• meetings, rally. - ^
• Saturday, 2:30 p. m - B a l l •
•;•'• game, Ferndale vs. B. N. S. ^
•$* at Bellingham. *
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