Weekly Messenger - 1925 May 1

              Devoted to the Interests of the Student Body,WasMngtbti State Normal School
VOL. XKT^-^O. 27' WASHINGTON STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, ^BELLINGHAM, WASH; Friday, May 1; 1925
Keen Rivalry Exists Between the
Two Teams.
GAME CALLED AT 2 O'CLOCK
The_ Bellingham Normal baseball
squad will meet the University of Wash­ington
Frbsh nine at 2 o'clock tomorrow
<m Waldo Field.
The*Freshmen have a strong team
this year having lost only one game
and that to Seattle College early in the
season. They have an advantage over
the Normal squad in that they saw the
Vikings play the U. of W. Varsity last
Friday and have the dope on the team
while the Vikings know little about
them. A large turnout is expected be­cause
of the keen rivalry between the
two teams. -In^ basketball the two
teams broke even, each winning one
game, and it is hoped that the Vikings
will-come out. with the long end of the
s!core in both baseball games.
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FRIDAY—May 1.
Debate Club Mixer in little gym.
SATURDAY—May 2.
Ball Game with U Frosh.
College Club Dance at . Aftermath
Clubhouse.
Faculty Dinner, and Party at Edens
Hall.
TUESDAY—May 5.
Rutley Concert Trio from Vancouver,
B. C , will play in assembly.
WEDNESDAY—May 6. '
Tito Schipa, tenor, to appear at
• Christian Church.
FRIDAY—May 8.
Dr. G. W. Nash, former president of
Bellingham State Normal School,
will speak before assembly.
SUNDAY—May 10.
Mother's Day Tea at Edens Hall by
Women's League..
SATURDAY—May 16.
Annual Marathon to top of Chucka
nut Mountain.
E QUEEN OF
WFESM
Ball in Her Honor Will Be Given
at Armory.
DRAMA CLUB TO GIVE
"THE POTTERS" SOON
American Family Life Depicted
by Clever Comedy.
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VODVIL SCORES HIT
"Twelve Feet in Danceland"
Wins First Prize.
"The Potters" will be the next play to
be presented by the Drama Club. This
will be given in the auditorium some
time during commencement week. The
cast, under the direction of Mr. Hoppe,
is hard at work on the play.
"The potters" is a comedy by J. P.
MeEvoy. In it he shows the" average
American family in which we recognize
•ourselves and our neighbors. In the en­gagement
and marriage of one of the
daughters and the attempt of different
personalities to adjust themselves to
each other in family life, we see into
the real home life of a not uncommon
home.
"The Potters' was chosen as one of a
the series of plays chosen by the
Drama Club as depicting phases of
•American life in comedy. "The Show-
Off," which was given last quarter, had
to do with bluff, while "Old Lady 31"
was merely a re-creation of an old
ladies' home in 1865. ,
Characters Given.
In "The _ Potters" Philomena Hynes
plays the part of Ma Potter, a plump,
middle-aged housefrau; Don Marquis
carries out the part of Bill Botter, a
wise-crackin' youth of nineteen. Mamie
Potter, a modern daughter of twenty-two
will be portrayed by Delle Clap-saddle,
while Ralph Burgdorf takes the
part of Pa Potter, a typical, middle-aged,
hundred per cent American fam-ly
man. The part of Red Miller an ath­lete
who is in love with Mamie, is
played by Howard Wagner. Other
characters are. Gretchen Wolbert as
Gladys Rankin a girl of about Mamie's
age; Howard Wilder as Mr. Rankin, a
typical shrewd business man; Chauncey
Griffith as Mr. Eagle, a "Tenenssee Oil
and Investment Co." Promoter; Dor-
_ othy. Shipley as the middle-aged med­ium;
Lulu Minkler as Mrs. Rankin;
Clifford Loomis as the mechanic, and
Jeanne Knowlton as Anabelle, stenog­rapher,
to Pa and Rankin, also Bill's
" giri.
RUTLEY CONCERT TRIO
WILL PLAY IN ASSEMBLY
Plays may come and entertainments
may go but the Viking Vodvil reigns
supreme. This was made fact when the
second annual tbok place last Friday
night in the Normal' Auditorium before
a good sized crowd of appreciative cus­tomers.
Gorgeous beauty, dazzling color, and
grace of form were predominant thru-out
the performance as were the cross
fire skits, patter adn musical offerings.
Special scenery and some clever ideas in
lighting were presented in a way that
pleased the audience.
Bensen Orchestra Adds Class
Bensen's Orchestra added class to the
acts with special musical scores and re­cent
short releases of Pf;the pictures,"
something decidedly different and new
to Normal patrons, rounded out the bill
that would rival any big time vaude­ville
show.
Great credit is due Marlowe "Polly":
Parrett and Zeno Katterle who handled
the managerial and financial end of
things. Their able assistants come in for
a share of the glory also and last but
not least, the artists who spent weeks
in hard rehearsals and displayed their
talents in original and delightful fashion,
and made a wonderful success of theirs,
a typical Viking performance full of life,
action, and high grade entertainment.
Waffle Feed Given to, Best Act.
Jack Martin's Cafe is giving & waffle
feed to the girls who gave "Twelve Feet
in Danceland" which was judged the
best of the fine Vodvil program. They
are Jean Trueman, Margaret Chambers,
Ardis Dowling, Ruth/McCall, Geraldine
Windes, and Helen Hightower, dancers,
Geraldine Turner, at the. piano, and El­sie
Johnson, director.
FISHEnliErSPEECH
Better Co-operation of Superin­tendents
and Normal Urged.
In Friday's assembly, May 7, the
Rutley Concert Trio, of Vancouver, B.
C, consisting of violin, cello and piano,
will present the following program:
1. Trio in D minor op, 32 Arensky
Scherzo Allegro molto
Elejia Adajio
Finale Allegro non' troppo
2. Liebeatraune ................ Franz Liszt
(Dream of Love)
3. A Serenade •..„.:...'. Victor Herbert
B. Farewell to^Cucullain ..:!.:: Kreisler
(Londonderry Air)
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President Fisher spoke on "The The­ory
and Practice of Training Teachers
before the meeting of County Superin­tendents
at Olympia, Monday, April
27. His plea was for better co-opera­tion
of the schools and superintendents
with the Normal schools. Until the
superintendents understand what the
Normals are trying to do the teachers
will be handicapped in carrying theory
into practice and the work of the Nor­mal
will not function as it should.
According to President Fisher, one of
the outstanding problems of education
in the state today is the lack of ade­quate
supervision of teaching in ele­mentary
grades. The student teacher
has supervision while at Normal school.
When she goes out to teach she receives
very little actual supervision from the
principal or superintendent, whose time
is taken up by -various duties. The
supervisors and superintendents should
educate 'the public to sympathize with
what the Normal is trying to do; not
to the approval of fads but of those
things which have a scientific basis or
background. V.. .'
President Fisher believes that some­thing
has beep accomplished in bringing
about a, "better • uriderstanding ^between
the schools and superintendents on the
one l i i nd and ihey-Nqrirals; on; the otheiv
H^:believ^
^U^niake,; i^easi^r.Jfot -i&efJde^sJbf :).the
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Violet Sampley, sixteen-year-old
Whatcom High School sophomore, was
the chosen candidate for queen of the
Tulip Festival to be given May 7, 8 and
9. She was backed' by the Rhododen­dron
Club.
Special committees are kept very
busy with plans for the coronation
which promises to be most beautiful.
Miss Sampley has long brown hair and
hazel eyes; her maids of honor are
Miss- Elma Prigmore, Fairhaven High
School candidate, and Miss .Nina Little,
from Whatcom High School. She will be
crowned in the State Armory at 9 p. m.,
at the opening of the ball to be given in
her honor by Mayor John A. Kellogg,
who will later escort her" in a grand
march in which hundreds of couples will
take part.
To Includev Official Song.
The coronation ceremony will include
the singing of the official festival song
"Tulip Time in Tulip Town," which was
composed by Mrs. Lois A. Greene and
set to music by Miss Lillian Mohr,
supervisor of music in the city schools.
Details of the ceremony are in
charge of Miss Alma G. Madden, of the
Expression department of \ the Normal.
The race for queen was one of the
greatest contests of its kind ever held
in Bellingham. It developed so rapid­ly
that the Tulip Cabinet shortened it
by one week. In eleven days nearly
800,000 ballots were cast for the eleven
candidates who took part.
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NORMAL TO REPRESENT
"INTERNATIONAL PEACE'
Faculty Passes the Constitution
Without Change.
Plans for the Tulip Festival parade
are being made by the Physical Educa­tion
Department. The part assigned to
the Normal this year is "International
Peace."
Costumes are now being prepared by
the Freshmen girls who will represent
the Normal in the parade. They wi^l
wear all white middies, skirts, hose, and
either white or colored shoes. The skirts
are to be thirteen inches from the floor.
, Thirty-eight boys also will march in
the parade carrying banners. Prepara­tions
for the float are being made in
the Art department.
Those who have been asked to help
in making preparations have been very
generous in their support, so far. .
The constitution of the Scholarship
Society was passed on" by the faculty
last Tuesday in a special meeting called
for that purpose. It was accepted ver­batim.
'
The following people above the fresh­man
year were elected to membership:
Marjorie Aderton,, W. B. Davis, In'a
Dean, Ada DeYarmon, Bertha Hibner,
Hazel Lewis, L. A. Lovegren, Elizabeth
Rider, and Catharine Watts.
Five of these nine graduate, one more
is already a graduate but in school, so
it seemed unwise not to have a larger
initial membership as with the spring
graduates not more than five members
would be left and possibly v not that
many. In consideration of this fact
the following third-term freshmen
whose records warrant the honor were
elected:"
Ora Alexander, Meryl Bird, Anna Dow -
ell, Don Marquis, Louise Muham, Min­nie
Robb, Mathilde Thordarson, Naomi
Walender.
The constitution is as follows:
Scholarship Society.
Article I.
The name of this society shall be
"Scholarship Society."
Article II.
Objectives of the Societyj
Sec. 1. To stimulate higher scholastic
ideals and effort
(1) among members of the society, and
(2) among the students of the whole
school.
See. 2. To serve as a stimulus and an
aid to individual members to prepare
life programs which are commensurate
with their possibilities of service to so­ciety.
Sec. 3. To provide occasions for asso­ciation
of student members with outsid-ers
of similar scholastic outlook.
Sec. 4. To stimulate graduate mem­bers
in service to higher professional
service. v
Article III.
Criteria of selection.
Sec. 1 Residence—Required that three
quarters (or equivalent) residence in an
institution of higher learning with at
least one quarter here be had; Provided
that cases which are, above the average
scholastic standing of the society may
be elected during the third quarter.
• Sec. 2. Scholastic attainment—Re­quired
that an average of (160) hour-points
per quarter shall be earned, based
on a (16) hour or standard load pro­gram,
counting each quarter hour of
A grade r 12 points
B grade ' 8 p o m ts
MARATHON SCHEDULE TO
BE DIFFERENT THIS YEAR
The schedule of the Marathon this
year will be different than it has been
heretofore. Contestants may leave any
time between seven and .twelve o'clock
Saturday morning, May 16, and prizes
will be given to those who make the
ascent in the least time. -Faculty mem­bers
are not expected to compete against
students; therefore', special prizes will
be awarded them It is rumored that
refreshments may be served at the top
for all contestants. Also, at the sum­mit,,
the awarding of all the prizes will
be a: feature of the entertainment.
Committee Reports on Life Di­ploma
Requirements.
A committee of the faculty with Dr.
Irving E. Miller as chairman, met on
April 16, to modify the requirements for
life diplomas. The following recommen­dations
as made by the committe' are
based on the assumption
1. That the three Normal Schools of
the state concur in them.
2. That necessary rulings of legisla­tion
can be secured.
Recommendations:
1. That beginning September i, 1925,
(or if legislation is required, September
1, 1926) the 24-months of successful
teaching be reckoned from the date of
graduation from the two-year curricu­lum.
.
2. That additional training beyond
the two-year curriculum be rqeuired.
(1) After September 1, 1926, one
quarter.
(2f: After September 1, 1927, two
quarters.
(3) After September 1, 1928, three
quarters.
' T o make this valid the three Normal
Schools would have to agree.
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CLUBS WILL PERFORM
He and Caruso Only Tenors to Ibe^
so Honored. '
WILL SING IN BELLINGHAM
Tito Schipa, noted Italian tenor, will
sing at the Christian church on Wediies-day
evening, May 6. Student Activity
tickets admit students to this concert.
A short time ago Schipa was given'
an honorary commission as captain; of
police, by Commissioner Enright, head
of New York police department.
Two famous tenors have been grant­ed
this distinction; the other being En­rico
Caruso. Schipa highly prizes his
uniform, star and gun. Physically he
is equal to the things they represent,
for besides being a great tenor, he is
a man's man.
Is an Expert Skater.
Though born in Italy where ice apr
pears mainly as a manufactured pro­duct,
he is an expert skater; in the
South he loves to tramp about with
a rod and gun. If the next boat leaving
Havana, Cuba, after his concert would
make him too late for his next engage­ment
in Florida, he'hops into an air­plane
with his accompanist and. flies
across the water in order to be there on
time. And the best thing about Mm,
it is said, is his cheerfulness, whether
taking a midnight train, after a con­cert
doubled in length by encores, or
getting up at dawn to start on a shoot­ing
expedition. •
Physical fitness plays a big part in
any man's success. With Schipa it
means that he is always ready to sing,
and is always in good voice. Last sea­son
he appeared in opera and concert
ninety-one times.
(Continued on Page Three)
Reporter Takes Squint At
Buffalo Bill's A ntiques
On the corner of Sycamore and Forest
streets of this city stands a little white
house with a red roof, so very cozy and
conventional looking that no one (ex­cept
those of high I Q's) would ever
dream, that the grandson of the most
famous and unconventional Buffalo Bill
lived here.
Well—he does, Mr., William Cody
Boal a respectable citizen, although
not more than a dozen years ago he
used to ride in the wild west shows,
beginning when four years old, and was
the idol of his granddaddy's heart. So,
being left an orphan when six years
old, Mr; Boal lived with the Colonel
until his death. The Normal students
can well appreciate the , adventurous
life he led, going on hunts and partici­pating
in big game, something that we
don't find in' our everyday hum drum
existence. No wonder he captured the
fancy of Miss Day, a maid in North
"Platte, Nebraska, whom he married a
year after the Colonel's death.
The front room of their home is large
with many windows arid is almost en­tirely
devoted to the relics and curios
of Bill Cody. At one end of the long
room is a,big buffalo head, at the other
a boar's head, both symbols of the
hunt.' The walls are decorated with
beaded leggings, ^several pairs of mocas­sins,
a quirt, an old flint gun and some
photographs and pictures of Buffalo
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An a table lie three:;:;tQriiahawks^K^;
of;wliich ^re^arved ^frbnivstpnei^nSv^|j
third
r o o t e ' ^ ' a ! :^
.to him by an Indian.
The saddle which was in use during
the wild west shows holds a prominent
place in one corner of the room. Very
ordinary except for the name inlaid in
silver on the saddle horn and a silver
medallia on either side. It is valuable
for its associations. ^
Loving cups and jewelry complete the
collection. For . instance there is a
diamond studded locket from the Prin­cess
Patricia, of England; a watch from
King Victor Emmanuel; cuff links from
the Duke, Alexis of Russia, which are
being converted into companion rings;
and a solid silver tea set valued at
$1,500, belonging' at one time to the
King and Queen of England. This last
was presented to Buffalo Bill in 1903,
by. his ^English show troupe. If you
have any desire to look at it, it was
under a big heavy bed, however you are
too late as Mr. Boal and family left
for Seattle last night, where they will
make their future home. Here is
hoping it isn't the reporter's fault.'
Mrs. Boal, in the interview, also men­tioned
an Indian love letter written on
birehbark, with ;different colored berry
juices. The letters were \ represented'
by animats and it really is very mushy.
Then, top, there is an old Indian scalp
packed away which the hard boiled re-po^
er tookl a squint at. Noiy, this, is
•tn^J^ii^^:;;i6ur;'-. historical researches,
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June 2nd Assembly to be All-Club
Program,
The assembly of Tuesday, June 2nd
has been reserved for an all-club pro­gram;
tht is to say that the various
clubs and other student organizations
are requested to contribute the program,
each club to be represented by one
short number. . This will afford an op­portunity
for the several clubs to show
their "class" to the student body as a
whole and to advertise themselves as a
vital factor in the student life and ac­tivity
of this school.
One of the committee in charge says:
"Our assembly programs, on the whole
have been of very high order and worthy
of the educational program of this in­stitution.
President Fisher is to be
highly commended for bringing . these
high class programs to us, and we do
not believe that the standard of the
assembly programs, should be lowered
merely for the sake of placing students
on the assembly platform. But we can,
upon occasion (not too often to inter­fere
with the; scholastic work of students
participating) present creditable student
programs and ought to do so to pro­mote
student initiative and student body
morale.
"We hope this will be a mere begin­ning
of- a movement for the clubs to
take a larger responsibility in student
enterprise. Is your club behind1 this
movement?"
The committee m charge of this pro­gram
is Mary Culver, Bertha Hibner,
and John Haug. Club* representatives
are requested to get in touch with some
members of this committee as soon as
possible.
MOTHER'S DAY TEA
/: FOR EDEN'S HALL
(fhe of Tear's Most Elaborate
£M> Affairs Planned. -
Plans for the Mother's Day Tea, to.be
held in the Edens Hall reception room,
May 10, are progressing rapidly. The
women of the school are urged to in­vite
their mothers or to bring tempo­rarily
adopted ones to the tea. House
mothers and members of the faculty
are eligible, and it is hoped that a large"
number of these will be in attendance.
According to the plans, all of which
have not yet been made public, the
Mother's. Day Tea promises to be one
of the most delightful and elaborate
affairs of the year.
Last year a similar affair proved
very successful. Mothers came from all
over the state to be with their daugh­ters
and to see our school and take
short; trips to some of the points of
interest hear here.
A very enjoyable program with sev­eral
special features is being planned for
this year's tea. The committees are
working hard and promise a delightful
affair. ' .
PLAYERSTOLL PRESENT
"HELL BENT FOR HEAVEN"
BOARD OF CONTROL
HOLDS SHORT MEETING
At the regular meeting of the Board
of Control last Wednesday, plans were
discussed for the Chuckanut Marathon,
and ]\irs. Yaughan brought up the quesV
tion of ,having the Klipsun editor elect-'
ed in the spring instead of the falii >:
Mrs.., Vaugh^
election :of ^ e ; ^
spring would •: make ^the v work^bf; putting
but the: animal much H
editor
"Hell Bent For Heaven," the Colum­bia
University prize play, \yill be^ given
by the Players on May '23 and 24 in
the Whatcom High School auditorium.
This play, which is to be the last, one
of the season, is very unusuUl and deals
with the Carolina Mountaineers It por­trays
an odd combination of-jealousy;
mountain feuds, religious insanity arid'
corn .whiskey.' '•. [~ '.':';'^.*'':-r:'
The Normal school is represented by;.
Mr. Hoppe, Sidney Smith; and Zeno
Katterle. J-; ./x^\;'
At man's beauty-, contest is being; neld.{^;Slj-|.^
by; a women's journalistic '.'mg^u^ti^j/^fi^>^
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