Weekly Messenger - 1916 November 29

              THE WEEKLY MESSENGER
Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington State Normal School
Vol. XVI. BELLINGHAM, WASH., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1916 No. 8
ATM
Tuesday, November 28, Sir Douglas
Mawson's famous bird, animal and
travel pictures, showing the Austral­asian
Antarctic Expedition made in
the "Aurora," will be shown in the
auditorium. A synopsis of the pictures
to be given is:
PART I.
The "Aurora," Sir Douglas Mawson's
exploration ship, at the dock in Lon­don.
Loading supplies. Leaving Ho-bart,
Tasmania. Laboring in Heavy
Seas.
At Macquarie Island.
The Treacherous Rock-Bound Coast
of Macquarie Island. The Wrecked
Sealers. Planting the "Wireless.
Into the Unknown.
The Ice Pack. Fairy Castles. In
Unknown Seas. The Bow of the Ship
Plowing Through the Ice. The Sev­enth
Continent. Sir Douglas Maw­son's
"Land of Hope and Glory."
The Main Base.
The Hut, Wireless Station and Pen­guin
Visitors, Penguins and Seals
Living in Perfect Harmony. Mawson
Remains at the Main Base. The "Aur­ora"
Explores the Coast to the West­ward.
Through a Sea of Bergs. The
Landing of the Western Party. Life
on an Ice Floe. Emperor Penguins
Playing "Follow the Leader."
Life at Adeiie Land.
The Home of the Blizzard. The
Windiest Spot on Earth. Blizzard Cine­matography.
Leaning on the Wind.
Changing Records in a Hurricane. Ice
Masks and Frostbite. Skua Gulls. The
Rare and Beautiful Snow Petrel. The
Discovery of the First Rookery of Ant­arctic
Petrels. The Giant Petrel. The
Sooty Albatross. Cormorants. King,
Gentoo, Royal, Sclater and Victoria
Penguins. Partial View of a Rookery
Containing a Million Penguins. Pen­guins
at the Atlantic City of Antarc­tica.
Ten minute interval.
PART II.
At Wild's Base.
The "Aurora" Goes to the Relief of
the Wild Party. Approaching the
"Shackleton's Shelf." The "Aurora,"
Long Overdue, Is Eagerly Welcomed
by the Wild Party. A Panorama of
Wild's Winter Quarters. Training the
Dogs. Sledging Preparations. A
Sledge Dog in the Making. The Fin­ished
Product. The Dogs Training
the Men. Camping in the Drift.
The Fatal Journey.
At Aladdin's Cave. Packing for the
Departure. Sledging with a Head Wind.
10 00 IT
yiut *5miU V%&t h/on't heir OH
Camping in a Hurricane. Food and
Its Meaning. The Crevasse. Pro­vision
Shortage. The Second Death.
The Fight Against Odds. Food or
Suicide, Which? The "Aurora" arrives
at Winter Quarters. Mawson's Lonely
Race Against Time. Too Late! The
Toll of the Antarctic.
BALLAD OF THE SEASON.
By GLENN HUGHES.
A Return to More Pleasant Scenes.
The Comedy Stars of Antarctica.
The Sea-Leopard. A Bull Sea-Elephant.
First Dog Show in a Sea-Elephant Vil­lage.
"What's That Tickling Me?"
Baby Sea-Elephants Think They See
a "Bogie Man." A Joy Ride on a
Strange Steed. Domestic Differences.
Seals Have Very Funny Habits. An
Unwilling Steed. The Family Find
Father. The Short-Sighted Comedians
of the Antarctic. A Mis chief-Maker
in a Penguin Rookery. "I Was Only
Teasing You!" Trying to Cover too
Much Territory. Meting Out Justice
to an Offender. The Great Diving Act*
"After You, Sir!" Penguins Feed on
Shrimps. Baby Penguins Insistently
Demanding a Second Helping. A Con­test
in High and Broad Jumping. Col­liding
with the Camera. Making Their
Way Home from the Club Late at
Night
A ballad of Thanksgiving Day
Which really was complete,
Would have so many things to say,
So many needs to meet,
That it would be a hopeless feat.
Some eyes are glad for hill and sky,
And some for maple leaves;
Still others for the clouds that fly
Close under heaven's eaves;
And some for winter wind that grieves.
/
There is a joy at sparkling morn,
Another at white noon;
Calm, radiant dreams at dusk are
born;
And with the pallid moon
Come silver fancies—dead too soon.
Each day is revelry to Youth,
And work to Middle Age;
It is another bit of truth
To poet and to sage—•
To God it is another page.
And so I cannot sing your song,
I can but sing my own;
And all our songs shall die ere long,
Like birds that once have flown—
Like poor, dim-stars -that once have
shone.
Friday morning the faculty vacated
their seats of honor on the auditorium
stage in favor of the class of '18, who
proceeded to show the assembled aud­ience
just what sort of "show" they
could give.
Elwood Davis, hitherto unknown to
the students as a singer, rendered two
solos in a decidedly pleasing manner.
The curtain next rose on a school­room
scene, depicting a class of well-known
Seniors under the tutelage of
Master Will Beardslee. These pupils-most
cleverly demonstrated to the
helpless victims and their classmates
what it is to see "ourselves as ithers
see us."
Mrs. Merriman, always heartily wel­comed
by the Normal students, sang
with unusual charm and beauty,
A lively debate on the question, "Re­solved,
that the Juniors are worth
more to the institution in every phase
of the work than the Seniors," was
staged by six of the Juniors, thrive on
each side.
Considerable eloquence and a great
amount of keen logic were displayed in
the course of the debate. At the close
a standing vote on the winners was
taken. To say that this was a hoax
on the Seniors, is to put it lightly.
As a finishing touch to an excellent
performance, the Junior class as a
whole joined in making the auditor­ium
resound with 1918 yells.
The Seniors are put on their mettle
by this lively demonstration and it
remains to be seen whether they, on
January 5, can excel it.
PROF. J. WERNER HOPPE
COMES TO THE NORMAL
Probably the most appreciated num­ber
on the lecture course this year was
"Paid in Full," as given last Thursday
evening by Prof. J. Werner Hoppe of
the Cheney Normal School. Prof.
Hoppe is a brother of Prof. Victor
Hoppe of Bellingham Normal and is a
dramatic reader of unusual skill and
ability.
The impersonations of the charac­ters
of the play, "Paid in Full," were
most vivid and the attention of the'
audience did not waver from start to
finish.
The idea of the play was such as
Americans in general appreciate, and
portrays in particular the depths of
misery to which a weak character
may drag a man and those closest to
him.
"Paid in Full," tho portraying sor­did
deeds and-motivesj contains a mes­sage
beneficial to those witnessing it.