Weekly Messenger - 1927 January 14

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BIBLE I N S T I T U TE
S C H E D U L E D FOR
T H U R S D A ^ S t J N D A Y
V Q U X X V I — N O . 14 WASHINGTONESTATE NORMAL S C H O O L , B E U ^ G H A M ; WASHINGTON Friday, January 14, 1927
SCRIBES CLUB TO PUBLISH A
E
"The Red Arrow" is Proposed Name for the New Publication;
Something should be done to re­lieve
the congestion in the halls
caused by the line of freshmen wait­ing
to pay their dues.
There is a scholarship committee ....
Which everyone should know
/ / you care to become acquainted,
Just let your school work go.
CURIOUS PACTS '"*.:••'•
If you sleep on the left side of the,
bed, then the left side is the right
side, and the right side is the wrong
side, so if you get in the right side
you are on the wrong side, because
yeu should be on the left side, which
is the right side, and it is,the right
side which is left, aa the left side is
the right side.
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If the miserable hound who stole
Joe Hermsen's marbles doesn't re­turn
them it will go hard with him.
Poor Joe is heart-broken.
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SECOND HAND DEFT.
The examinations, which will be
hell under the supervision of Mr.
Miller, will begin promptly at ten
o'clock.
'—ROLLA (Mo) TIMES
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WATCH THE SKIES!!
If they are cloudy it will rain; if
they aren't cloudy it will rain any­way.
Heughan, "Scotland's incomparable
actor-singer," will be in Bellingham,
January 19th and 20th, at 8:15 p. m.,
at .the Normal auditorium. The two
programs will be entirely different:
Public prices will be $1.50 and $1.00,
plus tax. Student prices will be 50
cents.
. Mr. Heughan is not coming here
under the auspices of the Normal.
Due to an opening in the
dates between Vancouver and Seat­tle
Bellingham will be favored by
this artist whom the critics claim to
be the wprld's greatest basso.
The Chicago Tribune says: "Will­iam
Heughan, he of the kilts, ap­peared
at Kimball hall in full control
of what I honestly believe is .the
finest bass voice in the world".
Famous Lecturer
WiH Speak Here
on January 20th
SCHOOL PROMISED
APPROPRIATE FUNDS
Hartley Thanks the Institutions
for Approval and Co-operation
Shown During Administration.
—See what
little girl.
Starmak did for this
BATTLED IN BOND.
or
The Villain's Victory
Two of the boys got into a little
argument the other day.
Percy said that it was wrong to
drink. He ordered a bottle of sas-parilla
to prove his point.
Bill thought that water was good
enough for the milkman to distribute,
but he couldn't figure out any other
use for.it.
Percy .retaliated by showing that
Washington never could have crossed
the Delaware and discovered America
if it "hadn't been for water.
Bill came right back and said that
Washington didn't go across on the
water at all. He went on an^ice
cake to get away from the blood­hounds.
Percy was almost stumped. But he
said that liquor had ruined many
great men that could otherwise have
been of service to their country. Look
at Volstead. •
Bill showed how resourceful be was
at that critical moment. He blew his
breath in Percy's face and yelled:
"Do you believe that?"
Percy was so dizzy that he had to
sit down. He said he wouldn't be­lieve
it if it was written in the Bible.
That nearly settled the argument.
But Percy began J;o recover from the
whiskey fumes and he was as brave
as a lion. "You know that Widdy
Linkum is corrupting the morals of
the women in our country with her
bootleg liquor'! he shouted.
.Bill said that he wasn't any friend
of Widdy's. He claimed that you
couldn't prove anything by women
anyhow, because they think the- truth
In Governor Hartley's address to
the Senate at Olympia, January 11,
he thanks the heads of institutions
of higher learning for their approval
and co-operation with the admini­stration.
He promises that the schools of
higher learning shall be appropriated
enough funds for the most pressing
building needs and normal expansion.
Mr. Hartley's sole idea is to get
the most for the dollars spent. He
firmly believes that no matter how
poor a child is, he must have an edu­cation.
Each school of higher learn­ing
should have a special appropria­tion
according to Mr. Hartley, there­by
abolishing much of the present
rivalry.
ALL-SCHOOL MIXER
TO BE HELD JAN. 19
Men's Club and Women's League
Sponsor Informal at Edens Hall.
"Musical Program Main Feature.
An all-school get-together informal
is being sponsored jointly by the
Men's Club and the Woman's
League which will be held on Wed­nesday,
January 19 at Edens Hall.
The Women's League t program and
appointees of the president of the
Men's Club are preparing a program
of music for the evening. Two sur­prise
numbers are also projected. As
usual, refreshments will be served.
The two clubs engineering the move­ment
are extending a cordial invita­tion
to all students in the Normal
and to the Normal faculty.
On the afternoon of January 20,
we will meet and be entertained by
one of the most popular lec­turers
on the American plat­form:
Tom Skeyhill, a soldier, a
poet, a -world traveler, a student of
literature, political economy, and
world affairs. He is an Australian
boy who was blinded in the Turkish
campaign and lived in total darkness
for three years, recovering his sight
in 1919 through the miraculous work
of a Washington specialist.
Traveled Extensively.
Since recovering his sight, he has
visited every European country ex­cept
Portugal. In 1919 he attended
the Paris Peace Conference and im­mediately
afterwards, appeared for
the first time as a professional lec­turer.
In 1920 he made his way into
Soviet Russia to study Bolshevism,
at first hand. His return from that
country was very thrilling.
Visits Europe in 1922.
In 1922, Skeyhill was again in Eu­rope.
He attended the Geneva Con-,
ference, visited the Near East, and
studied post-war conditions in prac­tically
all of the European countries.
He returned in January, 1925, from
a three-month's tour in Italy, where
he studied Fascism. He was in Italy
at the time of an attempted assassi­nation
of Mussolini, and- witnessed
the tremendous reaction in favor of
the great Italian leader, following
the attempt at taking his life.
Has Written Extensively.
Some of Skeyhill's subjects are:
"Mussolini and the Black Shirts";
"The New Elizabethans"; "The Tro­jan
Way"; "A Young Man Looks at
His World." Mr. Skeyhill's appear­ance
heref 'all be a big eyent.
'-^Or—° -.
Ralph Huff: "Oh, mama, look at
that man's white pants!"
Mother: "Those aren't pants, those
are flannels, dear." •>•'..
Ralph H: "But. mamiha, father's
are red." - ' -
Perhaps we are too busy doing im­portant
things to even stop and
think of such insignificant things as
the beauty and welfare of our «cam-pus
and school. In spite of it all and
whether we appreciate it or not, our
campus is being improved and made
attractive. The work which was
started last spring is now being com­pleted.
Large trees and bushes have
been planted and rearranged..
Tree is Valuable.
The large, black locust tree, which
was placed on the southwest corner
of the campus is considered a valu­able
tree. The California redwood,
which was recently placed in front of
Edens Hall, is the only one of its
kind in this city.
Flowers to be Planted.
Plans are being made to have many
different kinds of flowers planted
which will bloom from early spring
until late fall. This will add much to
the beauty of our campus.
Walk to be Constructed.
A broken-scotch-ashly walk will be
made over the mound in front of the
school. Underground sprinklers are
to be set in and this will eliminate
the hose which is in use now.
The work on the Campus is under
the direction of Geo. A. Dack. Mr.
Dack said that with the location of
our school and its advantages our
campus could be made one of the
most attractive in the country.
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Control Favors the Project and Promises Support;
Magazine Is Devoted to Literary Composition of Students.
CARL SANDBURG,
Famous American poet, who will
lecture in the Auditorium tomorrow
Night at 8 : 0 0 o'clock.
Carl Sandburg to
Appear in Normal
School Auditorium
FRIDAY—Jan. 10
Meeting of Scribes Club, Room 205,
8:00 p.m.
FRIDAY—Jan. 14.
Bible Institute continues through
Sunday.
SATURDAY—Jan. 15.
Carl Sandburg, lecturer, Normal
auditorium, 8 o'clock.
TUESDAY-Jan. 18.
Recital, John Sundsten, violinist,
and Walter Sundsten, pianist, to
appear in assembly.
J. W. Zellrier, lecturer, Normal aud­itorium,
8:15.
THURSDAY—Jan. 20.
Tom SkeyhiU, lecturer.
Special assembly in afternoon.
FRIDAY—Jan; 2L
Student assembly,11 -o'clock.. - /
SATURDAY—Jan. 22. .••;.,-. :•;•-'
U. of \V. Frosh vW. Viking, in
Whatcom gym.
Carl Sandburg, one of our most_ in­teresting
contemporary writers will
appear in the Normal school auditor­ium,
tomorrow evening at 8:00 p. m.
Sandburg is a native of Illinois, and
after graduating from college, be­came
a hobo. He wandered at large
for some time and learned much
about his fellow men.
He Writes for Fun.
Mr. Sandburg's - literary efforts
have not been for mercenary reasons.
He writes because he loves his work.
Therefore his work is free from out­side
influence. Carl Sandburg is
rated by critics as one of America's
best contemporary poets. He is very
much in demand on the platform, and
lately has been giving the public
many literary treats with his lec­tures.
His appearance here is looked for-'
ward to by townspeople as well as
Normal students. ,
Y.W.G.A.T0 HOLD
ITS BIBLE INSTITUTE
Mrs. J. Addison Campbell^and Dr.
Georgia Saddler to Speak at
Meetings. All Students Invited.
The Y. W. C. A. of the Bellingham
Normal will hold its Eighteenth An­nual
Bible Institute this week. Mrs.
J. Addison Campbell and Dr. Geor­gia
Saddler will be the speakers. The
first meeting will be at four* o'clock
on Thursday. Other meetings are as
follows: Friday at four o'clock; Sat­urday
at two o'clock, and Sunday at
three o'clock. All meetings will be
held in room 308.
Friday evening at 7:45 o'clock, Dr.
Sattler will give a lecture on ".The
Bible in the Light of Recent Discov­eries."
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All students, whether members of
the Y. W. C. A. or not, are invited
to be present.
JUN!0R-SENI0R CLUB
HAS LUNCHEON MEET
The Junior Senior class organiza­tion
met for the first club luncheon
of the year at Edens hall last Wed­nesday.
Only a small per cent of the upper
classmen were present but many
plans for the year were discussed.
The club luncheon is to be a. regular
feature, scheduled for Wednesday
noon of alternating weeks. An added
attraction, will be the regular pro­grams,
in which "outsiders" as well
as members, will participate.
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SUPPLIES RECEIVED
Normal Instructor Carries All
Kinds of Magazine; It's His Hobby
SUNDSTEN TO APPEAR
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».• John Sundsten, who has completed
a tour of Norway as pianist with the
Pacific Chorus has returned to his
work at the Boyd Wells studios, Se­attle.
His" brother,' Walter, a tal­ented
violinist, is also an instrutor.
with Boyd Wells. Both of these mu-
"rsicjans will be with us in assembly
%'* I next Tuesday, January 18th. •'•-:'"
(By Phyllis Westover)
What would you think if a pro­fessor
came to class with a copy of
"Love Stories" • magazine in one hand,
"True Romance" in the other, and
later appeared with magazines which
bore, in huge, glaring letters such
titles as "Whizbang," "Snappy Stor-ies,'
L "Dream World," "Breezy Stor­ies,"
and many , others ? Edward J.
Arntzen, of the Social Science de­partment
may be seen quite fre­quently
with such a collection of bril­liantly
covered magazines.
As a hobby, Mr. Arntzen says that
magazine study is very interesting.
He has made the rounds of many
news-stands and magazine agencies
in Bellingham, to determine the num­ber
of ^magazines sold each month,'
and his figures give a fair idea of
what the people are readmg. Mr.
Arntzen calls."the ."Red-blbpded^He-
Man Magazines," including ; /'The
Western Story,"*>^Adyehture,""Ey-erybodys,"
"Far West," "Short Story,"
"Flynn," "True Detective," "Triple
X," "Amazing," and other Western
story magazines.
Love and Romance stories fall in the
next group, which are also known
as "spicy" stories. Wit arid humor
carry such titles as "Life," "College
Humor," "Judge," and several oth­ers.
The last group* is a miscel­laneous
collection of "Popular Sci­ence,"
"Radio," "Better Homes," as
well as a few others.
It' is interesting to know what the
people are reading, arid what a large
per cent are reading the.popular type
of magazines which Mr. Arntzen
brings out in his study.
Students should never be shocked
when they meet Mr. -Arntzen with
his famous collection of magazines.
I t . is merely his hobby .and he is riot
folipwing-the example of the major-
ART DEPARTMENT
TO SHOW PICTURES
Fifty Best Pictures to be Shown
on Lantern Slide in Near Future.
* Pictures Interest Any Audience.
The Fine Arts department has now
a series of lantern slides made to il­lustrate
their produtions of art. The
Art department is choosing the very
best and most interesting pictures
from a varied . lot. These pictures,
which will be shown, will be inter­esting
to children, some will be of
value to the home, and others will
be interesting from the standpoint of
architecture.
The department hopes to have fifty
of their best pictures on lantern
slides, so that they may-be.used in
beneficial ways.
The Social Science department has
received some new supplies. Students
in the history lb -classes are being
introduced to'the new History charts.
These charts are especially adapted
to study on the "History, of .Civili­zation."
The shipmerit included some
of the new "Fold In" maps, a new
feature in school maps. They are
ordinary sized wall maps that fold
into handv covers.
"Arabian Nights"
Will Be Seen in
Training Assembly
An interesting program ' for the
training school assembly on January
18th will be< given by the fifth grade
class. Fourteen children, dressed in
costume will listen, to Arabian Nights
stories, told by.Miss Barbara Dixon,
children's librarian. The gay costumes
are being prepared by one of Miss
Dewey's classes.
A literary magazine of purely high
quality will be put out by the
Scribes Club before the end of the
winter quarter, judging from a
movement now on foot to this ef­fect
This idea of publishing a paper
devoted to the literary compositions
of the students of the Bellingham
State Normal School is the child of
an experience in the pages of the
Weekly Messenger, the official organ
of the student body of the school,
where compositions of high literary
merit by ^students have been appear­ing
from time to time.
Scribes Club Organized.
In view of the presence of a good
number of students in school who are
interested in writing, it- has been
thought appropriate to get them to­gether
to form an organization where
they could work together with com­mon
objectives in view.- The idea of
organizing what will be called a
Scribes Club was first suggested in
the Passing Week column; and was
afterward brought up to the Board
of Control; and in the meantime con­ferences
were being held by inter­ested
students.
Mr. Fowler in Favor.
The idea was referred to Mr. H.E.
Fowler, faculty -advisor of the Week­ly
Messenger and a very encouraging
comment was given. Under his spon­sorship
ten enthusiastic students met
and organized the Scribes Club. Mr.
Fowler believes that there is really
available talent in the Normal which
can support a publication that is Of
high literary qiiality.
Bed Arrow, Proposed Name.
The magazine will be edited and
published under the auspices of the
Scribes Club. "The Red Arrow" is
the proposed name to be given it.
There are, however, some more sug­gestions
to be given and these will
be considered before a fixed one will .
be decided upon. Among the other
suggestions are "The North Star",
and the "Vikings' Pen."
Board of Control Help Sought.
It has been figured that the ex­penses
in the publication of the mag­azine
can be met by collec­tions
on advertisements, and from
the sales, provided that about 90%
of the student body would buy a
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SPARKLING PROGRAM
FOR NEXT ASSEMBLY
Mr. Zel.Iner Will Present a Full
Costume Characterization-From
Life, History, and L i t e r a t u r e :
Many Faculty Members Wander
to Different Parts of the Country
ity of the people
reading material.
'm '. choosing his
Today is a busy day for several
members of the Normal faculty when
they travel forth in their most judi­cial
robes to determine the outcome
of seyeral high school debates. Mr.
Rice, Miss Dewey, and Miss Pragst
will journey to Anacortes where they
will judge, a debate between Derating
and Anacortes ^this evening -at eight
o'clock. Acting as judges of a de­bate
between Stahwood and Meridian
High Schools this-: afternoon at .two
o'clock, are Miss Ragland, Miss Daw­son,
arid Miss Peterson.
Mr. Williams, Miss. .Keeler, and
Mrs Wiley are judging between
Whatcom and Burlington at Burling­ton
at 1:30 this afternoon. At Nook-sack,
Miss Dixon, Miss Wold, and
Miss Merriam will judge a debate be­tween
Nooksack and Sedro-WooIIey,
this evening at eight oclock. At
Fairhaven High School this afters
noori at '1:30, Mr. Kolstad, Mr.Bever,
and'Miss Sundquist will judge a de-\
bate between Coupeville-- arid -Fair-;
haven.-'. ". ' - ',•.•-:.?:-,' '••".,• •.;-.-' '''':''.'•.
J. W. Zellner. will present a fast
moving program of characterizations -•
from life, literature, and history, in..'A
full costume and-make-up, on Tuesr
day, January 18, in the auditorium,
at eight p. m. -
Rollicking comedy characters from
life and literature will be followed in
close succession by vivid characteri­zations
of famous generals and
statesmen, and immortal figures from
the Scriptures. This is a feature of
rare educational ~ value. Mr. Zell-ner's
program is the result of several >
years spent in careful research and
in the study of the physical and men­t
a l characteristics of these great
characters.
Program is Characteristic.
Humor, variety, color, absorbing
interest,: deep intellectual stir and.
tremendous emotional - sway are
blended in this program.
Mr. Zellner carries his own scenery. \>
and electrical stage setting; The av­erage
time for complete changes Vis ; I
thirty;seconds. Some of these require ';;
only,,'six or eight seconds each. . His.;?Sj
quick change work is i nothing short s#;
of niarvelous; This programfforapine?yf&%
thing'; decidedly ':w6r^iirluil^l:^}:§:^^i;&.
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