Weekly Messenger - 1926 May 7

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VOL. XXV.—NO. 28 WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON Friday. May 7, 192(3
STARS TO MEET HERE
FESTIVAL PLACES BOJJNGHAM IN MBKT
Of COLORFUL SPLfNOOR WHILE QUEEN
ELIZABETH M S OVER M I P LAND
Northwest Washington Is A Veritable Fairy Land Of Flowers
i As Myriads Of Tulips Flourish On Every Hand. Atmosphere
; Is Charged With Gaiety As Band Concerts Furnish Music.
SIXTY FRESHMEN GIRLS TO MARCH IN BIG PARADE
Normal's Float Will Carry Out Idea Of Sea-Shells. Swans, And
Water Lilies, Done In Pastel Shades; Training School Entry
To Represent Heroes Of Well Known Stories; Fine Costumes.
STUDENTS PLACED
FOR COM NG YEAR
Washington, Oregon and Mon­tana
Schools Elect Teachers
Rural and Grade Positions.
Bellingham's seventh annual Tulip Festival opened yester­day
to last for three days amid gorgeous color, delightful
merriment, and spicy entertainment that bids fair to outshine
any previous civic holiday. These festivals rival the Portland
Rose Show, the Wenatchee Blossom Festival, and the Seattle
Potlatch.
First day attractions included the opening of the Blossom
Show at Liberty Hall, which will continue the rest of the week.
This show, the only one of its kind in the Northwest, has on
display all varieties of tulips and other early spring flowers.
Five thousand school children
staged a gigantic May pageant at
Battersby Field with the many dif-.
ferent schools acting as a unit. In
the evening Queen Elizabeth was cor-;
onated in royal style before a capac­ity
crowd at the Armory. Mayor.
John A Kellogg officiated, assisted
by Kenneth Heun's Washingtonians,
amid appropriate and impressive set­tings.
The grand ball followed and
band concerts will be given down
town all day today by the many
-frauds that are in-town- for the oc­casion.
This afternoon at 1:30 the
parade led by the Queen in her
float will wind its way through the
main streets of the city and display
many other floats bedecked with
thousands of tulips and designed to
give a most beautiful appearance.
The Normal school float will carry
out an idea of sea-shells, swans, and
water lilies, all done in pastel shades.
Sixty freshman girls are to march
costumed to match the float and
followed by the Training school en­t
ry which will represent characters
of well known stories.
Semi-Pro Game.
Following the parade there will
be more band concerts and a baseball
game between the local Semi-Pros
and Rothschilds, leaders of the Se-attle-
Bellingham league.
Tomorrow's events will include the
Blossom show and band concerts.
The district track meet on Waldo
Field will feature the afternoon's
activities. Plans have been made by
those in charge of the meet to ac­commodate
a capacity crowd when
the cream of. the high school athletes
of the Northwest compete for places
in the state which is to be held in
Pullman soon. A goregous fireworks
display at the New Squalicum beach
a t . eight-thirty will ring down the
final curtain on the festival.
The following students have been
placed in schools for the coming year,
thVougirthe Appointment" Bureau":
Mary Hibner, North Prairie school,
Lynden, fifth-eighth grades.
Agnes Madsen, Olympia, fourth
grade.
Pearl Watson, Anaeortes, rural.
Helen Comer, Silverdale, principal.
George Abbey, Longview, seventh-eighth
grades.
Mildred Crane, district 65, Cow­litz
county, rural.
Audrey Wells, Ferndale, second
grade.
Evelyn Johnson, Laccy, sixth grade
and glee club.
Kathryn De Geest, Lynden, sev­enth
grade.
Louise Lornsdale, Onalaska, fourth
grade.
Agnes Ottein, Arlington, principal.
Kathleen Ewart, Lake Burien, sec­ond
and third grades.
Vera French, Joyce, third and
fourth grades.
Laina Auren, Shelby, Mont., music.
Ruby Magnusson, Lynden, R3,
sixth grade.
Althea Kellum, Hamilton, seventh
grade.
Helen E. May, Carlsborg, first-fourth
grades.
Ellen Strand, Burnett, third and
fourth grades.
Ethel Kelso, Chehalis, fifth grade.
Consuelo Ramquist, Haines, Ore.,
seventh and eighth grades. i
Third Viking Vodvil
To Be Real Show With
Eight High Class Acts
The biggest and best, Third An­nual
Viking Vodvil, will be given in
the school auditorium, Friday, May
14, at 8:15 p. m. The Viking Vodvil
is a tradition of the school, and is
one of the big events of the.year.
Unusual interest was exhibited
this year in preparing club and inde­pendent
acts* In the try-outs four­teen
acts were presented for the ap­proval
of. those who chose the best
eight. Harry" Dawson" has" agreed to
give a dinner for the members of the
best; act. . •
The bill is as follows. The order
of appearance has not yet been dis­closed.
8 Stupenduous Acts 8
Old Maid's Convention or Twenty
Years After (Alkisiah Club). This
act uses very extensive properties
including all manner of livestock. Old
costumes are used very effectively
with a variety of songs.
Wooden Soldier Revue (Ohiyesa
Club.) A novel dance extravaganza,
with carefully arranged musical
scores, will be presented by "Ten
under Twenty." This promises to be
one of the high lights of the evening.
Oriental Talent.
Mystic Act (Social Science). The
best talent of the Orient has been
imported for this act of mystifying
marvel. The chief mystifyer will be
ably assisted by members of the club
who do things which are, to say the
least, very unexplainable. Questions
of present and future will be freely
answered.
The Music Store (McDowell Club.)
A musical offering of the highest
order. The repertoire of this splendid
company of artists includes: Classi-
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Hard Lines
FRIDAY—M*ty 7.
Half Holiday for Tulip Festival.
TUESDAY—May 11.
Women's League meeting in regu­lar
Assembly.
FRIDAY—May 14.
Normal Drama Club will present
a play, "Lonesomelike", a comedy
of Lancerstershire, England, by
Harold Brighouse.
TULIP SHOW IN TOWN; PARADE
THIS AFTERNOON; GENERAL RULE
IS EVERYBODY ENJOY HIMSELF
Tulip time in Bellingham—Hot
Dog!
Along with a lot of good, juicy
weather arrives the time for tulips,
(real and otherwise) shows, queens,
carnivals, pageants, and lots of pret­ty
girls. It is an institution that
inevitably brings every form of life
under its influence. Even a Normal
School must succumb to its seduc­ing
powers—a situation which is
most distressing for, if I am in­formed
correctly,, there .will, be • no
.school this afternoon.
Now, be careful, boys 'and girls,
that you don't get in the way.of; the
parade. Traffic regulations will be
enforced in the,realm- of Queen Eliz­abeth,
and tlie jails must be
filled some way. Keep your hand on
your pocketbook always, and don't
get your feet wet at the carnival.
Don't forget to cheer for the mayor
when lie passes. Boys! ''Hats off'
the flag is passing by." Girls! Don't
let the clown vamp you. ;
What is troubling most students
is that they have already used up
their cuts. Wouldn't it be a splen­did
thing, if we could be allowed an
extra cut this quarter?
But there are graver issues at
stake. How can a person attend the
Coronation Ball, two or three base­ball
games, see the pageant and take
in the carnival, and still have money
left over to pay the room rent ?
" !This is a problem that cannot be
fully understood. Neither can we
understand Lioyd Mabon who can
win two blankets on the opening
night of the show.
In summary, I should like to say
all is well that ends well. If only
the; turkey-buzzards can be kept from
roosting on the power fines!
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM
FOR COMMENCEMENT
Graduation Exercises June 10;
Reception at Edens Hall and
Play Given by Drama Club.
The program for Commencement
Week, which is from June 6th to
11th, lias recently been announced.
Sunday, June 6th at 3 p. m., in the
auditorium, Rev. W. D. Robinson,
of the Congregational church of
Yakima, will preach the baccalaur­eate
sermon. Special music for this
service is being prepared by the
music department under the direc­tion
of Miss Shiwson.
Tuesday evening, June 8th, the
Normal Drarma Club will present
the play "Minick," which is now be­ing
rehearsed under the direction of
Mr. Hoppe.
The class day exercises will be held
in the auditorium on Wednesday ev­ening
of the same week after which
the class numerals will be placed in
the sidewalks.
Graduation exercises will be held
Thursday morning, June 10th, at 10
o'clock, in the auditorium. The com­mencement
address will be given by
President Norman F. Coleman, of
Reed College, after which diplomas
will be .presented to about 250 stu­dents.
By "Smilin' Bob"
Spring supplement, greetings! And folks,
I'm still at it—Believe you me—I have
some rich stuff—on a number of the Co­eds—
that I will spring next week—In the
meantime—list'—"Silent" Lee Tyler says
that his—upper lip shrubbery—is to see
active service—during corn on the cob
season—Yes, I see the point—one butter­ing
will do for a dozen ears—of Golden
Bantam.
Yessir, Kid O'Grady, this is
one dirty dig that I won't have
to make apologies for. And by
the way, where is up?
«*<srv WHO IS SHE?
Edith, the charm­ing
Viking Vodvil
headliner, playing
with "The Family
^ ^ Doctor" troupe.
Now, I wonder how "Foxy"
Henry Durr knew that his
grandmother was out of town?
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COURAGEMENT: DIS AND EN
(by Elinor Adams)
"I thought that I was a good judge
of jokes. 'Hard Lines' sounded mighty
punk to me, but when I threw them
into the stove, why the fire just
roared."
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PRESS NOTICES!
"Our act will excell them all"—Olive
Hardin and Bill Mock.
"We will headline the bill"—Alkisiah
Club.
"The big feed is cinched already"—So­cial
Science Secrets.
"Covers for four"—Lamkin Bros, and
the Sob Sisters.
"Memories mean meat (T bone steaks)"
—Rural Lifers.
: "Focus that Spot on Ohiyesa"—Soldiers
Wooden.
"Watch MacDoweN tune *H on a T-bone"—
The Music Shop.
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I'm sorry, La Verne Lindfors, but I
generally get two dollars for NOT
printing the news. Ask Loraine
Sharnbroich.
WHOA
MARY
BETH
WHOA!
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A "Hard Lines" reporter reports
having seen Vernon Zachrison loiter­ing
around the Summit Market, be­decked
in ice cream pants* and a
straw hen's nest. The newspaper doll
will bear watching.
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SH! SECRET.
Dame Rumor has it that Bennett Howard
and Miss McPherson should be watched.
They were followed by one person as far
as the Canadian border recently and Ben
was wearing dancing pumps. Sh!
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SOWS VIKING SKANDAL!
May Ninth is Observed
Throughout the Nation
In Honor of Mothers
This Sunday, May 9, is a day that
has been set aside to be observed
throughout the country in hon­or
of the nation's mothers. "Moth­er's
Day", is designed to renew in
the mind the ties of memory that are
always'. associated with" the term. It
is not merely a day on which flow­ers
may be sent to a female parent,
but rather, it is a day on which op­portunity
is given to participate in
real, wholesome-devotion.
''Mother's Day' 'is observed in a
variety of ways in the United States.
In some places programs are pre­pared
in which different individuals
make short talks, or give readings,
or sing appropriate songs. In some
communities programs are given in
connection with "teas" and "din­ners."
In all cases it is the mothers
of the land that are honored. It is
their day. The program is for their
approval.
There are also numerous ways of
individually expressing love and
•gratitude for mother. A bouquet
of flowers will reveal more to her
than a volume of words or silence.
Greeting cards are mailed or tele­grams
sent to the old home bearing
its missive of maternal appreciation.
Or, better still, many personal visits
are made to the homes of parents on
"Mother's Day"; thus they make
known to her by their presence the
filial love which is due to her.
"Mother's Day" does not mean
that there is but one day in the
.year when ajjpreciation for home ties
may be practiced. It is simply a
day on which 217 latent interest "of tlie
individual's parental relationships
may be stimulated.
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MR. BATES RENDERS
PLEASING PROGRAM
Walter Bates, who sang in as­sembly
this, morning, gave a pleasing
program which delighted his audi­ence.
Mr. Bates came with a worth-while
record as the Victorian Times at­tests
in a review, saying: "He
stamped himself as a singer to be
reckoned with and a worth-while ar­tist
his is more than a splen­did
voice. . . . a rare vocal organ. .
he is a singer with a voice, who sings
and besides the ability to sing he
possesses in an eminent degree all
the attributes which go to make a
finished artist"
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TALKS SPONSORED
BY HONOR SOCIETY
New Members to be Welcomed
by Normal Scholarship Soci­ety
at Meeting in Future.
At a recent meeting of the Schol­arship
Society the following were
voted in because of their high schol­astic
standings: Harold Hill, Irene
Hagen. Eunice Balch, Alice Parkins,
and Alice Theodorsen. These new
members are to be welcomed into the
society at a meeting planned for the
near future. The society has been
sponsoring a series of meetings for
the purpose of helping students to
keep abreast of the times when they
leave school and go out to teach. The
first of these meetings was a talk
by Mr. Fowler on "How to Keep
Alive Through Literature." The
large number of students who took
advantage of this opportunity agreed
that the information and help that
he gave would be a great help to
them in later life. The second of the
series was led by Miss Sundquist on
"How to Keep Up to the Times
Through Science." This talk was
greatly enjoyed by all those who at­tended.
Another of these lectures
will be held soon to which all the
student body is invited to attend.
T LIGHTS OF DISTRICT WILL
VIE FOR HIGHER ATHLETIC STANDI
IN CINDER TRACK CLASSIC TOMORROW
Much Competition Is Promised As Huge Aggregation Of Local
Talent Assembles On Waldo Field. Whatcom and Mt. Vernon
High School Performers Demonstrate Considerable Ability.
EVENT WILL DETERMINE ELIGIBILITY TO STATE MEET
School With Winning Team Will Receive Two Large Silver-Lov­ing
Cups; One For Permanent Possession, The Other To-Be
Held Until Taken By Successful Team Next Year.
Saturday afternoon, May. 8th, at 1:45 o'clock, on Waldo
Field, track enthusiasts will have the opportunity to see. one
of the best high school track meets in "Washington. Coach Sam
Carver is managing the meet and lie announces that the events
will start on time.
Seventeen teams of the Northwest District have sent in their
entries. Only athletes who have succeeded in placing first, or
second in county meets are eligible to compete in the district
meet. With such arrangements track fans can look forward
to some keen competition.
Milton Meek, star Whatcom High*
School miler, will have the chance to
extend himself Saturday, when he
meets Stanley Sargent, from Mt.
Vernon. Both athletes have made the
distance under 4:50 with ease, and
should show some real class when
pushed.
Paul Jessup, Whatcom's giant
athlete, should have little trouble in
copping the discus. Jessup has been
hurling the platter 120 feet, con­sistently
and should do better in con­ference
competition. The big boy
will perhaps break the state record
this year when he goes to the state
meet at Pullman.
SPORTS OF WOMEN
DEVELOP GREATLY
Sports for All Seasons, With
Competent Coaches; Major
Sport Is Made of Swimming.
The athletic turnout for girls at
the Bellingham Normal, during the
season of 1925-26, has reached ideal
condition in considering the true mo­tive
for sports in school life. Instead
of a small superior grovip competing
for places on a squad from the first
of the season an intra-mural sched­ule
is arranged so that every girl is
given a chance to play even if not
showing superior ability.. In this
way all those who ar&dinterested in
the different sports are given a
chance not only to learn the game,
but also develop a real spirit of co­operation
through playing on one of
the teams competing in the schedule.
About forty-five gh'ls responded to
the first call for hockey turnout in
the fall quarter. The number enabled
each class to have two teams, one
alternating with the other. After a
time of team practice the inter-class
games were played, the Frosh win­ning
the series. Miss Skalley, who
coached the two teams, said, in tell­ing
of the type of playing, that she
had rarely seen such a high grade
of team work and skill displayed in
any team.
Other Sports Represented.
The other sport for the fall quar­ter
was volley-ball, coached by Miss
Frank. The number responding to
the call for this sport made it pos­sible
to have four teams, two taking
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Law, Everett's star sprint man,
will find some trouble in outclassing
Cox from Ferndale. Cox won the
100-yard dash in the county meet,
the time being 10.2 seconds, which
is mighty good time. Law has been
caught in about the same time on
several occasions.
Field Events Good.
Kolb, shot putter from Whatcom,
heaved the shot 44 feet, 7 inches, in
the county meet. Rude of Everett,
won from the Whatcom lad in a dual
meet with a throw of about the same
distance, so fans may look to see the
shot heaved out about 45 or 46 feet.
From the seventeen schools, seven­ty-
five athletes will strive to their
utmost to increase the athletic stand­ing
of their school.
Two silver loving cups will be
presented to the winning team; one
for permanent possession, the other
to be held until taken by the win­ning
team the year following.
Aside from the cups, three medals
will be given to the three individual
high point winners of the meet.
A banquet will be given at Edens
Hall in the evening for the contest­ants
and coaches; at which time the
cups and medals will be presented.
REPORTERS BREATHE SIGH OF
RELIEF AND ACT LIKE HUMAN
BEINGS AGAIN; FINISH BIG JOB
"The tumult and the shouting
dies," pencils fall from the weary
fingers of the reporters and "Parsi­monious"
Arestad in triumph carries
the last headline to the printer. The
Spring Supplement has been writ­ten!
In the Messenger Office the scarred
and battered tables bear mute tes­timony
to the fact that innumerable
problems have been wrestled with,
for our Messenger scribes wield their
pencils on wood as well as paper.
•'Wilson Creek" Sullivan has devel­oped
the • practice into a fine art—
his pencil traces the grain of wood
with unerring accurracy. Meanw Idle
that subtle mind is grinding out a
great and inspiring thought. A prize
of ten cents will be awarded the in­dividual,
finding it in the Supple­ment.
All rules of etiquette concerning
conduct in public are suspended by
the staff when under pressure. Not
one.would question the right of El-vina
Magill to stride down Holly
street without a hat but with ink on
her chin, since she. was a reporter
carrying a sheaf of belated "copy"
to the printing office. The paper
must come out on time. Gwendolyn
Shakespeare' and Jessie Whitten
were excused on the same score.
Although Emily Post does not de­clare
the act of resting one's feet
on the table one of the niceties of
society, Vernon Zachrison studiously
observes this traditional feat of jour­nalists
and is coaching newer mem­bers
of the staff in order to improve
their form.
Henry Durr is beginning to do it
with. more nonchalance, "Zac" is
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