Weekly Messenger - 1917 January 6

              THE WEEKLY MESSENGER
Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body, Washington Sta te Normal School
Vol. XVI. BELLINGHAM, WASH., SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917 No. 13
M 1 D- YEAR NUMBER
COMMENCEMENT
The program tor the Commence­ment
exercises, Friday, January 12, is
announced as follows:
March
Lucy Myers, Faith Condit
"Forget-me-not" Giese
Choral Club
Invocation
"Ballade Polonaise" Vieuxtemps
Catherine Smith
Class Address
Supt. Elmer L. Cave
"Will o' the Wisp" Spross
Olive Linderman
Presentation of Class
Pres. Geo. W. Nash
Presentation of Diplomas
C. M. Olsen
"Rondo Capriccioso" Mendelssohn
Ruth Reagor
Benediction
The exercises will begin at 9:35, the
regular assembly hour.
E
TO M E.D-Y10 A R CL. A S S 1 9 I O'A
Friday evening, January 6, the May
Seniors entertained the graduates at
a reception, conducted in the form of
a grand tour of the world, The guests
assembled in the United States, on
common occasions the Auditorium,
where they secured passage and
were divided into personally conduct­ed
parties.
Each company in turn presented a
clever stunt and embarked on sched­ule
time for the Lakes of Killarney,
progressing to snowy Scandinavia,
with its lofty peaks and deep fiords;
thru France to the banks of the Nile,
and then to sunny China.
With the aid of faithful guides the
travelers scaled steep mountains, pas­sed
thru gloomy tunnels and deep val­leys,
where dangers and pitfalls
awaited faltering footsteps.
After traveling thru foreign climes,
the hungry globe trotters steamed into
the harbor of New York, and descend­ed
upon the Mecca of America—Coney
Island, where a delicious repast was
served, following which the tourists
again assembled in their native land
to wish the parting Midyears "bon
voyage" for their coming work.
I NASH 10 SI TO
ENTERTAIN MID-YEARS COMMENCEMENT THEIR ABILITIES
Wednesday evening, January 10, at S
o'clock, Dr. and Mrs. Nash will en­tertain
at their home on Cedar Street
with their annual reception for the
Mid-Year Seniors and their class ad­visors—
Mr. and Mrs. Bever, Mr. and
Mrs. Hulse, Miss Baker and Miss Nor­ton.
A short musical program will be
given during the evening.
Simplicity will mark the Commence­ment
exercises of the January class of
the Washington State Normal School
of Bellingham, which will be held Fri­day
morning, January 12, in the Nor­mal
auditorium. The custom of re­ceiving
flowers and gifts will be dis­pensed
with, and friends are requested
to send such articles to the recipient's
Bellingham address, as no arrange­ments
will be made at the school for
their distribution.
We, the regular staff of The Mes­senger,
have abdicated this week in
favor of the Mid-Year Seniors. With
President Agnes Anderson as editor
in chief, the Mid-Years have taken full
control and have furnished all mater­ial
herein contained. Consequently,
theirs should be all the honor and
glory. Bestow it aright.
MESSENGER STAFF.
Didn't Catch It.
"I am delighted to meet you," said
the father of , shaking hands
with Mr. Bond. "My son took geom­etry
from you last year, you know."
"Pardon me," said Mr. Bond, "he
was exposed to it, but he did not take
it."
Friday morning, Januaruy 6, at 9:35,
the Mid-Year and May Seniors held
their class day exercises in the audi­torium.
The program opened with a violin
solo by Miss Virginia Mathes, follow­ing
which was presented a pantomime
entitled "The Evolution of a Pupil,"
depicting young America in its strug­gle
for an education from the primary
grade to a triumphant Normal gradua­tion.
A piano solo was 'next rendered by
Miss Lucy Meyers.
The climax of the program was the
clever skit in which the members of
the faculty were represented as pass­ing
upon the Mid-Year graduates in
faculty meeting. The program was
completed by Senior yells.
A. H.: "There are a lot of girls who
never intend to get married."
S.: "How do you know?"