1903_0401 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Cover ---------- THE NORMAL MESSENGER APRIL 1903 M o n t h l y W H A T C O M ' W A S H . ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [2] ---------- m TELEPHONES t * OFFICE, MAIN 25 STORE, MAiN 24 * * Or * * MORSE HARDWARE CD. I * * J Sewing Machines — Easy Pa3^ments $ * * | Gymnasium Supplies and Sporting | I Goods of All Kinds. I *fl Mi m _• . B u i l d i n g H a r d w a r e* Hjl Sell 'em low, send and get-more. g * t* w a* * — — _ * 1025 AND 1039 ELK STREET g * WHATCOM * * * I GROCERIES I ifi * * ' • l~, l~~~~~~"~~~IM~~~~~~l l~~~~~~~' * m * * WHEN GOODS OR PRICES ARE g * NOT SATISFACTORY, PLEASE _ * RETURN SAME AND MONEY * jg WILL BE REFUNDED JJJJ*J* g m m m + m * * *' ! Byron Grocery Co. I I - 1 * J4 WEST HOLLY PHONE MAIN 200 * m _ ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [3] ---------- THE LEADER CANOE AND HOLLY STREETS Graduates and Students are cordially invited to inspect our beautiful showing of Fine F a b r i c s for Graduation and Commencement Gowns White Batiste Persian Lawn Pearline Lawn French Organdie India Linen French Lawn We also call attention to our splendid as­sortments of Muslin Underwear JQid and Fabric Gloves Millinery, Ladies' Shoes ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [4] ---------- r— State — » Dormal School WHATCOM *• -WASHINGTON S beautifully located be­tween the cities of What­com and Fairhaven ; pop­ulation of the two cities, 20,000; cities have all the modern conveniences ; electric cars run within one block of the campus : : : Offers T h r e e Regular C o u r s e s - Advanced elective courses; Special courses in methods; Courses in manual training; Review courses. Prominent Features— Catalogued library; large museum; Physical, chemical, biological laboratories; Stereoptican and darkrooms; Gymnasium, dressing rooms, baths: Manual training department: Large training school, well conducted; Large and beautiful auditorium. A d m i s s i o n and Expenses— Second semester opens February 2, 1903; Students enter at any time; Board and room costs $3.50 to $4.00 per week; Self boarding costs $6.00 to $10.00 a month; No tuition; library fee $10—% returnable; Text books are loaned free. CATALOGUE FREE CORRESPONDENCE INVITED Edward T. MatHes Principal ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [5] ---------- Whatcom Dental Parlors DR. R. LYBHOOK SHANKXIX, Manager The Highest Grade Dental Work at Reasonable Prices. Examination Free. PHONE RED 526 CLOVER BLOCK BlRNEY GOODHEART PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Rooms 1,2 and 3, Red Front Bldg Office 'Phone Main 2281 Residence 'Phone 8231 Office Telephone Main 2061 Residence Telephone Main 8061 W. H. AXTELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hours: 11 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 p. in. PIKE BI.OCK—Cor. Elk and Holly WHATCOM, WASH DR. S. 1ST. K E L LY R E D F R O N T B U I L D I NG Rooms 17,18,19 and 20 Office Telephone Main 2141 Residence Telephone Main 314 W. D. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. ADDDS F. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. Rooms 16 and 17, Fisher Block 'Phones—Residence, Red 441 —Office, Red 44 A. MACRAE SMITH, M. D. Telephone Reel 521 Office, Red Front Building WHATCOM, WASH. FRANK J. VAN KIRK, M. D. Practice Limited to EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLOVER BLOCK WHATCOM, WASH. DR. I. W. POWELL OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office, Hannah Block 'Phones—Residence, Black 16 —Office, Red 74$ ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [6] ---------- DR. J. C. MINTON DENTIST Room* 9,10 12, Fisher Blk Residence Phone Blade 686 Cor. Dock and Holly Office Phone Red 268 DR. C. A. DARLING DENTIST Rooms 18 and 19 Fisher Block Corner Dock and Holly Streets PHONE BLACK 375 WHATCOM, WASH. DR. F. J. GEOCHEGAN DENTIST Rooms 4 and 5, Red Front Block Telephone Red 831 WHATCOM, WASH. MODERN DENTAL PARLORS DR. O. C. GILBERT, MANAGER Hollv Block f108 W e s t H o l , y s t r e e t Mouy Block j 1806 p ^ s t t ^ t phone B l a c k 1871 ALL WORK GUARANTEED DR. G. E. FOSTER OSTEOPATH ALL CHRONIC DISEASES A SPECIALTY Office Hours: 9 to 12 a. m., 1 to 5 p. m. Holly Block PHONES-Office, Red 1874 —Residence, Red 82 CONSULTATION FREE DR. WILBUR N. HUNT Physician and Surgeon OFFICE 'Phones—Office, Black 88S Rooms A and B, Red Front Blk —Residence Red 122 Office 'Phone, Red 471 Residence 'Phone Red 694 CHAS. L. HOLT, M. D. Specialties* Diseases of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat Rooms 1 and 2 Fisher Block Will visit patients at their homes WHATCOM, WASH ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [7] ---------- 'It is Right if it has Our Label" We art tH* o n l y exclusive Mens' Furnishers North of Seattle. We are sole Agents for the PACKARD and STETSON SHOES. We make SUITS and SHIRTS to meas­ure. Phone 311. WHATCOM. Jtll the Latest and Most Correct ...Styles In... PHOTOGRAPHY arm to bo found at LOTHROP BROS. Enlarging and Finishing in Crayon, Pastel, Water Color and Sepia DOCK ST., WHATCOM PIANOS YOU CAN DEAL WITH US BRIGGS' PIANO AND MUSIC CO. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [8] ---------- PRICE $ 2 . 7 5 THE BUSY SHOE PEOPLE 126 WEST HOLLY Headquarters for Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats and : : : : Caps, Shoes and Furnishing Goods : : : : Globe Clotting Company DAN McCUSH, MANAGER 106 Roily Street ««« Wtottcom Try our Fancy Canned Fruit and Vege- : : : : tables. Quality guaranteed : : : : Hans Pearson ...The Grocer... Wholesale and Retail Prices Right ELDRIDOE KLINE OFFICE, PIKE BLOCK TELEPHONE MAIN 147 ...WHATCOM, WASH... WE will sell you a city lot in any part of this city or Fairhaven, and if you are short of money we will furnish money to build your house on small monthly payments. We have a good list of farm prop­erty. Call and get prices and terms. Write your fire insurance with Kline, who repre­sents the /ETNA, the leading Fire Insurance Co., of America ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [9] ---------- FACULTY EDWARD T. MATHES, Pricipal, History and Pedagogy JOHN T. FORREST, Mathematics FRANCIS W. EPLY, Physical Sciences WASHINGTON WILSON, Psychology and Peda­gogy Miss MITTIE U. MYERS, English MISS IDA A. BAKER, English and Mathematics EDWIN N. STONE, Latin MISS ADA HOGLE, Drawing Miss FRANCES HAYS, Reading and Physical Culture A. P. ROMINE, Bilogical Sciences MISS AVANELLE COLEMAN, Vocal Music J. N. BOWMAN, History and German MISS H. J. TROMANHAUSER, Supervisor Train­ing School MISS GERTRUDE EARHART, Critic Teacher, Grammar Grades Miss CORA BRATTON, Critic Teacher, Inter­mediate Grades Miss CATHERINE MONTGOMERY, Critic Teach­er, Primary Grades Miss MABEL ZOE WILSON, Librarian ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [10] ---------- Horrible Examples How many Birds are there in Seven soft-boiled Eggs ? If you have Five Cucumbers and Eat Three, what will you have left? Two? No, you are wrong. You will have more than that. You will have Colic enough to Double you up in a Bow Knot for Six Hours. You may go to the foot of the Class. A man had Six Sons and Pour Daughters. If he had had Six Daughters and Pour Sons, how many more Sons than Daughters would he have had ? If a Horse weighing 1600 pound can Haul four tons of Pig Iron, how many Seasons will a Front Gate painted Blue carry a young woman on One Side and a young Man on the other? of composition and press-work are not characteristics of the work turned out by the Holly Press ; : : : And, we would like to mention, inci­dentally, that we are to occupy our new quarters in the Irving Block, J3J5 Dock Street, Monday, April 18, and will be pleased to show our call­ers around. HOLLY PRESS PRINTERS, BINDERS and Blank BooK FolKs ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [11] ---------- Normal flessenger April 1903 THe Alphabet, Spelling and Primary Reading. WASHINGTON WILSON. TTN general there are two systems of graphic representation of ideas, the ideographic U and the alphabetic. All reading is based upon one or the other of these. In the ideographic, the symbols used, whether the early picture writing of primitive peoples or the present Chinese system, repre­sent ideas directly. They do not, directly, represent sounds heard. Mental association is, therefore, direct between the symbol seen and the idea intended to be conveyed by means of it. In such a system the number of symbols necessary to be used may be very great, depending upon the number of ideas among the people using them. In the Chi­nese system, for example, there are more than 500,000 of such symbols. Such a sys­tem has its advantage in the possibility of very rapid reading by one knowing well the symbols for when the symbol is seen, the as­sociation of idea and symbol being direct, the meaning comes instantaneously. The pro­cess has the flash-like rapidity peculiar to processes of knowing by use of the eye. The disadvantage of such a system is the great number of necessary symbols and the enorm­ous task of learning them. This explains in ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [12] ---------- part the memoriter character of Chinese Edu­cation and the slow literary progress of that people. In an alphabetic system the number of symbols necessary for complete graphic repre­sentation is enormously reduced by resorting to a double expedient. First. It was noticed that spoken language, which is capable of complete expression of thought, is made by many combinations of a few elementary sounds. Accordingly symbols representing these, as near as they could be made out, were invented. These symbols constitute an alphabet. In representing directly, vocal elements of spoken language and not ideas, the alphabetic system differs radically from ideographic writing. The cuneiform writing of the Assyrians stands midway as it were between the two for the combinations of the cuneiform character represent syllables. The second expedient in the alphabetic system easily follows from the first. The symbols representing vocal elements must be combined into new symbols representing ideas. The order of combination follows the order of combination of the vocal elements in spoken language. In the German language this is done more closely than in the English. Thus it may be seen that the psychologic founda­tion of the alphabetic system is a series of sensations obtained through hearing while that of the ideographic is a series of sensa­tions obtained through seeing. Mental asso­ciation in the alphabetic system is the more complex because it starts with symbols based upon elementary sounds and ends with sym­bols derived from these compelling to mind to follow the process of derivation and this is the foundation of spelling. In the ideogra­phic system no such process is followed. The act of reading in both cases starts with the seeing of a symbol, the meaning following at once in the one, while in the other the thing seen must be translated back into sounds heard. One can convince himself of the ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [13] ---------- truth of the last statement by noticing that in reading to himself he is nevertheless silently pronouncing the words thus showing unques­tionably that the foundation of the alphabetic system is the structure of spoken language. This altogether too brief treatment of so great a topic has not been written to discuss methods of teaching spelling and reading, but to point out some important facts about them. Methods of primary reading cannot neglect the function of the alphabet without going astray. This has been done in attempt­ing to teach reading by presenting to the sight of the pupil words or sentences and associating ideas directly with these symbols seen. It will be noticed that this procedure omits the function of the alphabet and goes back to the Chinese ideographic system. This is the more clearly seen when it is recog­nized that the child stands helpless before new words, for he has been furnished with no understanding of the fact that these are de­rived symbols nor yet any clue to the method of their derivation. Again it will be noticed that ideographic systems do not present the problem of spell­ing at all. Spelling is a burden put upon us because we use an alphabetic system of repre­sentation. Here as in primary reading our methods of teaching spelling cannot depend too much upon sight, as written spelling does, without dangers of making poor spellers. The essential foundation of our spelling as of our reading, is the structure of our spoken language. The neglect of so fundamental a fact, evident in hastily contrived methods is largely responsible for a generation poor in pronunciation and spelling. The Early History of Bell-ingham Bay. IN the rush and hurry of the present day, when people are coming from different parts of the Union to build up new homes ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [14] ---------- in our grand State of Washington, we can scarcely find time to study the pioneer life of our state. But reminiscences of pioneer life are always interesting. Let us then for a short, time take an imaginary trip to Belling-ham Bay in the early days. We will find only a dense forest where the beautiful City of Whatcom now stands. looking around we will see only a few rude houses, the homes of those people who have had the courage to brave the dangers that accompany pioneer life. Scattered over this city are old dwell­ings, ruins, and land marks, which we per­haps pass by little thinking that each has a history of its own. Among the first settlers were Capt. Edward Eldridge, Edmund C. Fitzhugh, who was a relative of Fitzhugh L,ee, R. V. Peabody, Capt. Henry Roeder, Col. Forseith and a nephew of Jefferson Davis. In December 1852, Capt. Henry Roeder and Mr. R. V. Peabody heard of the What­com creek water power and came from Olym-pia in a canoe. They had been to Tumwater for the purpose of locating a water power there, but found that it had been claimed so they moved on up the sound. Lumber had advanced in price in San Fran­cisco and was $50 per thousand. This was the reason they were so anxious to begin the manufacture of lumber. They located a saw mill where the "Loggie Mill" now stands, bringing all of the machinery for this mill from San Francisco. This was the first en­terprise. Capt. Simns, who was atterwards famous in the "Civil War," located the first gun on the corner of D and 15th streets in the old blockhouse. The main traveled road was a foot path that passed through the mill and connected Whatcom and Sehome. A little later a military road was built by Geo. B. McClellan under the supervision of Gov. Stevens. This began where the B. B. Depot is now located and ran along Prospect street down 14th and on down towards Fort Bellingham. The re- ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [15] ---------- mains of the trestle across Whatcom creek are still standing. There were three forts, one at D and' 14th streets, one near the present gas works, and the other at Port Bellingham. When an at­tack by the Indians was feared the people gathered in these forts. The Indians of the Sound were not dangerous, but the Kakes, a northern tribe were feared very much. They greatly surpasssed the Indians of the Sound in daring, force and intelligence. When they became enemies of the Indians of the Sound the white people were in great danger. When it was reported that fourteen canoe loads of Indians were preparing to attack the settlers they all gathered in the fort near the present gas works and stationed two guards in a canoe to watch and give alarm. The settlers used the Flint-lock guns. One of the settlers, Dick Williams, had a load fastend in his gun. He took some fire and stepped outside to try once more to dislodge the load. He was suc­cessful and it caused an explosion. It seems that the Indians had landed and were just pre­paring to make an attack on the fort, when they heard this explosion. It frightened them so that they fired one volley and fled. It was supposed that the guards had taken liquor with them and were drunk for the settlers found them lying in their canoes, where the Indians had murdered them. The settlers con­sidered this a miraculous escape. Finally this tribe was almost destroyed. Those that were captured were taken as slaves. The people who came to this wild country to found their homes were people of refinement and culture. They realized the possibility of this country becoming the flourishing country it is today. They knew of its wonderful resources but could only wait for time to bring about this wonderful change* There were no railroads and the only way they could have shipped their fish and other products to the east would have been by the way of Cape Horn. This however was not feasible. The only connec- ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [16] ---------- tions Whatcom had with the outside world were the mailing vessels that came here fosm San Francisco to get coalvcfirom the Sehome mine, then the only mine on the Pacific Coast, and - the _ Canoe carrier mail service maintained by the little band of "first families." Then the "J. B. Libby" a small steamer began to carry the mail. It took this steamer two days and two nights to go to Seattle. The settlers received their mail every Friday. It was with eargerness that they looked forward to that day for then they would receive their newspapers and magazines which kept them in touch with the outside world, the father, mother and child­ren each having his own special paper or magazine. The first church and Sunday-school was started through the efforts of Judge Kellogg in 1870. It was held in the school house near where the B. B. Depot now stands. Judge Kellogg serving as Sunday-school sup-intendent. On account of being surrounded, as they were by such dense forests, the settlers preferred to bury their loved ones in their own yards. There was a cemetery at Dead Man's Point but the only way to reach it was by boat, so it was used mostly by the miners. The settlers of Whatcom wished the graves of their loved ones near them where they could visit them often, deck them with flowers and protect them from possible dangers. The first store was a department store run by W. h. Steimveg. This store supplied the people of Whatcom and what is now Skagit counties. Next to this store was a saloon, and it is said that the drunken men were feared more than the Indians that lived here. The Indians never molested the women. Capt Roeder's family was living in a small house by the mill. Capt. Roeder had two Northern Indians working for him. One was a little boy who helped Mrs. Roeder at the home and the other a big stalwart fellow, who worked in the mill. One day the big Indian ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [17] ---------- came into the house, where Mrs. Roeder sat betid© the cradle of her sleeping baby, and stood by the fireplace. She wondered: what made him act so strangely but could not ask him for she could not make him understand. Presently Jim Taylor, one of the settlers burst into the room gathered up the cradle and making Mrs. Roeder understand that the Indians were coming forced her into the ad­joining room and closed the door. Just as the door closed the big Indian threw his weight against it and wanted in. He realized that they were after him. But the Indians had come, they riddled his body with their bullets. The people inside crouched near the floor, Mrs. Roeder protecting her baby in its craddle, while the bullets whizzed through the thin door and penetrated the opposite wall, not knowing what moment a bullet might strike them. The Indian boy had heard these Indians coming and had run and hid. When Mrs. Roeder opened the door there lay the big Indian in a pool of blood. On searching for the little boy they found his body floating on the bay. He had tried to escape in a canoe but had been captured and murdered. The Indians had taketn the small change out of his pocket and also the clothes Mrs. Roeder had given him and left the ghastly remains. Such was the character of the troubles that the first settlers encountered with the Indians. •=*' The Frazer River excitement brought mobs of people to Bellingham Bay. They were never counted but numbered anywhere from 10,000 to 15,000 ambitious and migratory souls. But owing to an order issued by Gov. Douglas, that all goods should be taken in through Victoria, they pressed on to that city. The first school house was a plain board building 16x24 ^eet» located in Sehome, at the intersection of Maple and Dock streets. It remained until 1890, it was torn down to make way for street improvements. Around the interior and against the wall was the old ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [18] ---------- time slanted shelf or wall table, at which the :pupils i w r^ der' and be/side it were the benches.. Capt Eldridge was the first Whatcom county teacher. He taught the first public school and also the first private school. Wm. Davis, Mrs. Griffin, Mr. Fputs, Miss Jones, and Miss Eldridge, now Mrs. John J. Edens, were also pioneer teachers. The public school lasted only three months in a year. The private school was run by private subscription. Some of the children walked from Marietta to Sehome to school always traveling on the beach at low tide. The first newspaper was edited in 1858 and was called the "Northern Light." The sec­ond one was the "Bellingham Bay News" edited by James Power now of LaConner. Fellowship existed between these early settlers. When they wished to have a good time the people of the Sound all united. Many times they used to meet on Whidby Island to spend an enjoyable time. The families in Whatcom then numbered about twelve, and in Sehome there were about 200 miners. The leading citizens be­gan corresponding with the "Kansas Colony," and in 1883 they came to Whatcom to locate, headed by General McPherson. They were offered so much land if they would build a certain number of houses 18x24 feet. They built the required number to bind the con­tract. It was then that this country began to build up. As soon as the eastern people realized the disirableness of building homes in the west, they started in great numbers for the Pacific Coast. The pioneer life of the settler is very interesting and we should not forget to thank those who spent their lives in securing for us the advantages that we have today. I hope you have been doubly repaid for my research upon this subject and all will be interested enough to make a careful study of the early History of Bellingham Bay. —Edith Blptt. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [19] ---------- yrjy History of the W. S. N. S. BOUT fourteen years ago the peo­ple of North western Washing­ton feeling the need of a Nor­mal School in this part of the State set on foot a movement looking to the establishment of a school for the training of teachers. It was not until 1891, however, that a bill was introduced in the legislature by Hon. Michael Anderson, providing for the estab­lishment of a Normal School in What­com county. This bill carried no appropria­tion, but provided that a commission consist­ing of three men should be appointed to select a suitable location for the institution. This commission chose the present site of the Whatcom Normal which was donated by the Bellingham Bay Improvement Co., The Fairhaven Land Co., and the heirs of the Lysle estate. The first appropriation for the erection of buildings was vetoed by Gov. McGraw. In 1895, however, the legislature appropriated $40,000 for the construction of the first build­ing. The first Board of Trustees consisted of Hon. Eli Wilkins of Fairhaven, Hon. R. C. Higgenson and Hon. John J. Edens of What­com and under their administration the origi­nal building was constructed. In 1897 an appropriation for the school was again vetoed and the building which had been completed remained unoccupied for two years; at the end of that time, however, the legislature made another appropriation amouuting to $33,500 for the equipment and maintenance of the school. This money was expended in various ways. The building was equipped with furniture, the laboratories were supplied with desks and apparatus; a library with 1000 volumes was opened;—the campus was cleared and fenced, walks were laid and many improvements were made. In the spring of '99 Dr. Mathes was selected principal of the school and Prof. Forrest, ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [20] ---------- Miss Connell, Miss Rogers, Miss Millet and Prof. Kply were chosen as members of the Faculty. On Sept. 6, 1899, the school was formally opened with a faculty of six teachers and 160 students. By the end of the first month the enrollment had increased to 264. All classes in all years of the course of study were repre­sented, thus it became necessary to add three new members to the Faculty. These were Miss Baker, Miss Montgomery and Robert B. Vaile. The character of the student body and the work done was excellent. At the end of the year eight of these students carried away their sheepskins and the Whatcom Normal had proven itself a success. At the opening of the second year the school was greatly limited in finances, but the public-spirited citizens of Bellingham Bay very kindly gave their assistance and five more rooms were completed and equipped in the main building, thus making possible a better organization of the work. The daily attendance of the students was greater than the first year aud the Faculty was increased to 12 members. A training department was organized at the beginning of the first year. There were only two departments with Miss Rogers as supervisor and Miss Montgomery critic teach­er in the primary department. The second year Miss Rogers was succeeded by Miss Tromanhauser, and later on when the work of the training school demanded it, Miss Bratton and Miss Earhart were added to the Faculty. In 1901 the largest appropriation ($93,800) yet received by the Normal was made. This sum was appropriated for an annex and the maintenance of the school for two years. No summer school was held during the summer of 1901 while the annex was under construction and by September, the begin­ning of the third year of the Normal, the an- ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [21] ---------- nex was ready for use. This year three more teachers were added and by the end of the year abou 320 students were enrolled, 33 of whom graduated. The last legislature made an appropriation of $80,000; $65,000 for maintenance of the in­stitution, $1,000 for library purposes, $5,000 for beautifying the campus and $9,000 for im­provements in building. With a faculty of sixteen teachers and an enrollment of nearly 400 students 1902-03 is thus far the banner year. Hail Whatcom Normal ? ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [22] ---------- Che normal messenger Published Monthly By the Students of THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL WHATCOM, WASHINGTON S:E BSM£? '°3} BUSINESS **«—. EDITORIAL STAFF F. W. RROADES, '03 Editor-in-Chief BELLE WILLIAMS, '03, Parthenon; Tit*™™ GERTRUDE SMITH, '03, Utopian... j ivuerary MARY PATRIC, '0? Y. W. C. A ) T^»1« ABBIE LYNN, '04, Soronian } i«oous ETEL EVERETT, '04, Aurora Alumni PEARL PEIME, '05, Chilic Exchanges F. D. EASON, '05, Philomathean Athletics MINNIE SHUMWAY, '04, Alcott School Notes ETHEL WORTHEN, '03, Kulshan Miscellaneous EARL S. MORRIS, "03, Parthenon Staff Artist TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Address all communications to the Editor-in-chief, Whatcom, Wash. Issued the fifteenth of every month. All copy must be in the hands of the editor-in-chief on or before the ninth of the month. Entered December 21, 1902, at Whatcom, Washington, as second-class matter, under Act of Congress of March 3,1879. VOL IV APRIL J903 NO The preliminary contests, by which repre­sentatives were chosen to contest at the finals to be held commencement week, for highest honors of our Normal School in De­bate, Oration, and Declamation, have been held and the contestants chosen. The work done by each of the contestants in these pre­liminaries was satisfactorv in a high degree; in fact many surprises for the faculty and students were developed, for we did not realize that such talent existed in our school. Now, that the Whatcom State Normal School, al­though yet very young, has within it literary ability that which would be a credit to a school of mature years, and that are there two other Normal schools of our state, it would seem not inadvisable to take measures towards arrang­ing for Inter-State Normal School, Debating, Oratorical, or Declamatory contests. Such contests would create an intense interest in the literary sacieties of the school. They would bring our school and its work more prominently before the attention of the gen­eral public of the state. They would tend to develop more of the spirit peculiar to schools of higher learning. Why not arrange ?A ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [23] ---------- Jbr some literary contests for next year, if not Avith one of our sister Normal Schools, with / sope other of the schools of the state of equal rstfik, and perhaps we may thus gain in the literary field what we lose in the athletic. The lecture upon the United States as a World Power delivered by Richmond P. Hob-son of Merrimac fame, under the auspices of the Athletic Association in the Normal Audi­torium the evening of April 15, was attended by a large audience. The lecture was exceed­ing strong and forceful from beginning to end, two and one-half hours, and came as great a surprise to nearly all who heard it, for, the gen­eral opinion of Capt. Hobson, is one that does not appreciate his mental command of national affairs and free and easy command of language to express his mind regarding those affairs. These qualities which he has in a large degree together with a strong per­sonality make him one of the best lectures that has ever appeared before a Bellingham Bay audience. His purpose in giving his series of lectures over the country was un­doubtedly conceived by a patriotic motive, and is to bring the general public to a realiza­tion of the great and necessary need of an efficient navy. We prophesy that he will ac­complish his aim and also that Capt. Hobson will be heard from in the future; that is, that his Merrimac fame will be eclipsed by further service to his country. Locals Misses Gruber, Patric, Vestal, Gilchrist, Noel, Gifford and Lovejoy spent a very pleas­ant vacation at the homes. Miss Bessie Darland and Mr. F. W. Rhoades visited friends, in Custer, during vacation. Miss Darland visited at the Everetts. They possess the three essentials which insure a pleasant visit,—a young man, a horse and a buggy. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [24] ---------- Dr. Bowman visited Seattle March 28.. 1 Myrtle Stuver visited friends in Whatcom April 3. The latest among the High street girfe is "raids." Prof. Romine was on the sick list a part of one week. Miss Emma Clanton has left school on account of illness. Mr. Rice visited the school March 11, and sang two solos in Assembly. Miss Mable Griffith has left school and is teaching on one of the islands. Observe the Y. W. C. A. posters by the library door. Are they not pretty ? The Alcotts are planning to give a program at Friday Harbor in the near future. Miss Ince and Miss Baith have returned to school after an absence of several days. Miss Barhart has been called home to Pennsylvania on account of the sickness of her mother. Will Sears visited the school and heard Mr. Morse of Anacortes read selections from Julius Caesar. Miss D-bl-r (in Philosophy of Eduation after roll-call)—Did you call my name Mr. G-1-i-g-n? Myrtle Alexander has had to leave school on account of her health. The Senior class are sorry to lose her. The young ladies at Bachelor's hall have organized a Sun. P. M. Bible class, known as the Truth Seekers. Miss Fern Fowkes of Pa., who is the guest of the Misses Plummer and Worthen, visited the Normal the last of March. Miss Bertha Kern expects toopen a kinder garten school at Lynden very soon. She has about twenty prospective pupils. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [25] ---------- : The plan to furnish the society hall is in the hands of the senate and we expect to soon see the results of the work. The rules for absences are becoming more and more stringent. This is as it should be on account of the large enrollment. The Senior class expect to be wearing their pins soon. The class-day program is well underway and promises to be very succesful. Prof. Eply's remarks on the society contests were appreciated by the students who took part. It is pleasing to the students to know that the faculty observe their attempts in these lines. Dr. Mathes—"What is Frank G. Carpenter author of?" Miss Pillman—"Of Carpenter's Geogjeaph-ical Geographies." On March 16, Mr. Durrani^ editor of the Spokane "Spokesman Review," and Trustee of the Cheney Normal, visited the school, and attended assembly. Miss Bratton attended teachers* institute in Tacoma. Miss Montgomery in Everett and this week she goes to Seattle. Miss Troman-hauser is also to go to Seattle for one day. The spelling period at 1145 has been taken for chorus practice. The entire school meets in the Auditorium and Miss Coleman hopes to work up some good choruses for commence­ment. Tuesday evening the 507 High street girls were royally entertained by Miss Patric, who provided a "scrumptuons" spread. Those who were present reported a very pleasant time. To give the names of all the students who went home during the spring vacaction would be to give nearly a complete list of the student body, suffice it to say, all enjoyed the vacation and came back refreshed and ready to work with vigor on the "home stretch." ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [26] ---------- Miss Cassie Gifford has been ill since her return to school. We wonder if this is the result of, too good a time during vacation. It is perfectly astonishing to hear what a fancy some of the Normal girls have taken to the flower namely—the skunk cabbage. They take great pride in decorating their rooms with it. We are happy to see six teams with a dozen men at work grading the campus. In a few weeks our campus will be a thing to be proud of, and by next fall the students will not know the place. Mary Bird visited Miss Gruber March 27 and 28, and greeted old time friends at the Normal. She visited the Parthenon club at its last meeting of the year. Miss Bird is teaching near Marysville. The students, who are effected by the disease called spring fever will please stand during the prayer and song service in assem­bly, for their bad example is being followed by more than fellow students. Ralph Whitcomb formerly of the second-year class, completed a three months term of school at Goshen April 3 and April 6 com­menced a six months term at Rome. He has been very successful in his work. A practice teacher gave the definition of the word, mint. A pupil frantically waving his hand, said: "There's one down town here." Teacher—"I think you are mistaken, a mint is a place where they make money." Pupil—"Well, I'd like to know what they do at the Mint saloon if they don't make money 1" Dr. Mathes' talk in assembly March 12 on his visit to the Chelan country was one of the most interesting talks we have had this year. Various students are planning to go there, after teaching a year. As these addresses by the faculty are so enjoyable why not have ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [27] ---------- more of them? Weare .sure,the .various members of the faculty have taken delightful trips, and met charming people, and know many things which would be of interest to the students. Why not let us hear those things which would be an inspiration to us throughout our lives ? Conversation in the Work Room—I never saw the difference between the character of different people shown more plainly than it is shown by the observation reports which they write: There's Helen Taylor, for instance, who writes the most just criticisms possible, making special note of every good point that can possibly be found in either the pupil's or teacher's work. And there are others who delight in seeing as little good as possible and as much as they possibly can to condemn; and if they can not find enough real fault with the recitation to suit their avarice, they stretch every defect until it appears much worse than it really is. Alumni Sarah G. Clark is teaching in Everett. Pearl Galligher is teaching at Stan wood. Carrie Wilmore is one of the Seattle teach­ers. Hattie Thompson 'oo is still teaching in Seattle. Miss Bessie Boyer spent a few days of her vacation in Tacoma, Anna Iverson is primary teacher in the Washington school of Olmpia. Miss Mabel Copeland, an elementary grad­uate, is now teaching in Ballard. Miss May Pillman, once a member of Class of '02, visited her friends at the Normal last week. Miss Sarah McRae, an elementary gradu­ate, has a "leave of absence" for the spring term from the Everett schools. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [28] ---------- The Contests. The IaterrSociety^ Preliminary Contests were held March 27 and April 2, in the new and old Assembly rooms. The judges for declamations for March 27 were Prof. Morse of Anacortes, Supt. Simpson, and Mrs. Noble, and for the debate were Supt. White, Prof. Wilson of the Business College, and Mr. Hig-ginson. It was so arranged that the same trio of judges judged the contestants in each assemblage by holding the debate in one room while the declamatory contest was tak­ing place in the other, and vice versa. It was arranged also that the same musical num­bers were rendered in each room. The musical numbers on March 27 were: Instrumental Duet Misses Hunt and Schneider Vocal Solo Grace Cox Instrumental Solo Miss Sweeney Vocal Solo Hjalma Stenvig The Declamatory Contest was as follows: "Her First Appearance" Miss Grace Willy, Kulshan "The last Word', Mr. Gorden March, Philomathean "Mamie's Story of Little Red Riding Hood" - -Miss Curry, Aurora In Old Assembly Room: "Piggie" Mildred Wilson, Utopian "The Flood" Margaret Hodder, Chilic "Cushman's Ride" Anna Noble, Soronian On March 27 the debate in each room was upon the question, Resolved that the U. S. Senators Should be Elected by Popular Vote. The debaters were: AFFIRMATIVE Mr. Fred Johnson Philomathean Miss Grace Auld Chilic NEGATIVE Miss May Williams .. Alcott Miss Cicil Frescoln „ Soronian The winners in declamation were: Miss Curry .....Aurora Miss Hodder „ Chilic In the debate: Miss May Williams ....Alcott Miss Grace Auld Chilic On April 2nd the following musical num­bers were rendered: Vocal Solo ...Miss Jessie Havens Instrumental Duet ..Misses Cox and Gooch ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [29] ---------- Instrumental Solo..... ....Miss May Pillman The Oratoriacal Contest was as follows:— In New Assembly Room: "Marcus Whitman,\,......,.....^..Bertha Ross, .Parthenon One of the City's Problems... ....Mae Knox, Utopian Responsibility................ .........Statira Biggs, Chilic The Future of the Northwest... ....: :...'.-..'.... Arthur Robinson, Philomathean In the Old Assembly Room: The Price of Our Liberty ..Miss Hidden, Kulshan An Empire Builder Abbie Lynn, Soronian Booker T. Washington.. Hjalma Stenvig, Aurora Andreas Hofer, The Tyrolese Patriot,... ....... Miss Richendrfer, Alcott The debate was upon the question, Resolv­ed, That the Signs of the Times Indicate the Downfall of Our Republic. The debaters were: . AFFIRMATIVE Mary Patric .Parthenon Ada Myers Kulshan NEGATIVE Lillian Crueger. Utopian Josie Little Aurora The winners in oration were: Mae Knox Utopian Hjalma Stenvig Aurora In the debate: Ada Myers Kulshan Josie Little „ Aurora The judges, April 2nd, on oration were: Sec. Wilcox of the Y. M. C. A., Mr. Wynn, and Miss Tromanhauser. On the debate: Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. At-wood and Miss Joyce. The contest was the best ever held at the Normal School and the contestants are one and all deserving of much praise for their work in preparation and ability shown in ren­dition. The winners, two declaimers, two orators, and four debaters contest commencement week at the finals for highest honors at the Normal School in these respective fields of work. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [30] ---------- Aurora' The members of the Aurora Society were again made glad by the outcome of the- Pre* liminary Contests. Their contestants have proven themselves worthy of the place they occupied in the society, by everyone being a winner, The judges decided that the Auroras were all worthy to appear at the Final Con­test. Ever since the contests were inaugrated this society has gained and retained the first honors in the Final Contests. The first year, Miss Emma Gruber, and the second year, Mrs. Anna Temple won the honors on the de­bate. We hope to retain the honors on the debate in the coming contest, as well as to gain them in the Oration and the Declama­tion. Miss Josie Little, debater; Miss Hjalma Stenvig, orator; and Miss Flora Currie, de-claimer will represent the Auroras in the coming contests. May "Good Fortune" go with them to victory. Parthenon Club. As the club membership consists almost entirely of Seniors, the regular work of the club has been adjourned, but the intense in­terest manifested through the year, is still la­tent in the hearts of the Parthenons. We miss the interesting and spirited meetings, but on account of the strange scarcity of time, felt by the Seniors, we feel that the long evening, taken up by the ascent, program, parlimentary discussion and descent each Sat­urday evening, can be as profitably spent on studies. During the latter part of May, however, the Parthenons will rally and elect a strong and energetic body of officers who, when we are heard of no more, will advance along the lines laid out by the pioneers of '03. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [31] ---------- Senior Notes. If you wish to prove that many of our ac­tions are true to human nature in general, just mention to a Senior an event during the month of April and like a flash she will tell you exactly the difference in. time between that event and the date for these. Along this line it is interesting to a student of human nature to note the troubled and pre­occupied air of some of the Seniors, which will increase until there is a wild and vacant stare with frenzied action, and you begin to fear for the outcome. But lo, suddenly on some bright morn, belold these same Seniors with quickened step, through weary eyed; sudden descend from monosyllabic dialogue to frivolous chatter; and such an intense interest in life that it takes your breath away at the possibilities heretofore undiscovered by you in your humbler observance. But ask some one who is accustomed to the somewhat vari­able careers of the Seniors, the reason for the change, and he will answer nonchalantly, "Oh they've just handed in their theses." Athletics Whatever may be the opinions, and the results of the arguments deduced from those opinions, which have been given out of late by both physical culture enthusiasts, and moral philosophers, and scholars, concerning the advisability of allowing intercollegiate athletic competitions and what some of them consider the at present dangerous interest, in athletics which is so characteristic of the American schools and colleges, there are cer­tain truths which will always remain as such, and which are applicable to this question and which we think, will always keep the matter of school athletics within bounds of good regulation, despite the predictions of some of the so-called, aforementioned, fanatics. One of the first things we learn in science concerning the human being is that there is ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [32] ---------- an organic relation between body and mind. The action of the minds is forever depend­ent upon the functioning of the bodily organs. The mind is being continually refreshed and nourished by the blood. Likewise the func­tioning of the bodily organs is dependent on the mind. No muscle is able to act unless that act is first made in the mind. This be­ing the case it is easily seen that the best results of the mind can be had only, when the bodily organism is developed parallel with the mind. Such being the case, and the relation of fresh air to our health being well known there should be no question, that at least a certain amount of outdoor athletics are essen­tial, if the best results are to be obtained from the mind. It also cannot be denied that com­petition even of an athletic nature is the source of a great amount of mental training and character building. It produces a certain tone and vigor, a vital strenuousness and stamina of manhood which nothing else can give. Books or even instructiors never did and never will teach a man all he knows. And if there are some who doubt the benefit and mental training of athletic contests and think there is no room for the exercise and development of nerve and will power, physi­cal and even moral courage, let him enter earnestly into some such contest. We assure him he will be convinced. Still let it be remembered that moderation is the key note. Excess is anything that is ever destructive. The bad is not in the thing itself, it is in the person. And it is in this one thing that all the trouble lies. Students in training for contests will allow their minds and imaginations to become so engrossed and absorbed with the subject on which their skill is to be tested, that they are unable to assort enough will power to concentrate and apply themselves to their intellectual duties and other school work. But whatever trouble other schools may find in this respect and whatever may be their grounds for controversy ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [33] ---------- concerning athletic competition, we feel we need never fear any such dire calamity and we hail the time, which we believe not to be far distant, when our campus shall be in a fit condition to allow our entering into a few out-door sports with one great handicap less. The prospects for a base-ball nine of any merit was never more encouraging in our history, but still there is much to discourage us. With our disadvantages and in the neighborhood of two dozen boys to pick from, we believe we have no apologies to make for the results of the two games already played with the High School. The scores of which were 13 to 4 and 7 to 4 in High School's favor. I^ater—Two other games have since been played with the High School, the first one resulting in a terrible and disastrous accident —to us; while the other one demonstrated that the extent of our undertaking was more nearly suited to our capacity, the result being a tie—9 to 9. I Love You So, I dream of you by night and day, I long for you when you're away, And when you're near I sigh and say, I love you so. Although for me naught do you care Sometimes it seems too much to bear, And yet in spite of all, O dear! I love you so! You often meet me in the hall When it is packed from wall to wall; You pass me and never speak at all, When Oh, I love you so! When thus you ever pass me by I turn, look after you, and sigh; I'm such a goose I nearly cry, Because I love you so. Sometimes a pleasant smile I meet, Which makes my happiness complete; I murmur, "Oh! she is so sweet!" And Oh, I love her so! And if some loving words yon say They linger with me all the day, And drive all Sorrows' pangs away, Because I love you so. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [34] ---------- Then why, I pray you tell me dear,— O why that cold and distant air That wounds the heart and brings the tear Of one who loves you so. - ^ My Favorite Actor. RE is a short, pleasant faced fellow, with bright dark eyes, and brown hair. He always wears the most choice furs,'and his manners are very pleasing. He has a fine theatre, and "puts up" a fine play, much better than some"of the best theatres in New York, though very few of the Four Hundred patronize him. You see their tastes are not highly enough developed to know a really good play when they see it. My actor is an artist in his line, and not very expensive either. Do you want to see him play his best part ? Come with me, and you shall. Put on your coat, for, as you know, there was a heavy autumnal frost last night, and perhaps it would be wise to put on your sun hat, for the sun is shining, and no telling how hot it will be by noon. You say that is rather a queer costume to wear to a theatre, as well as a queer hour of the day to start. It is not exactly the same theatre to which we are accustomed, I imagine, but do not look so surprised, I am going to take you to a wood­land theatre, where the best of scenery is to be had, to see my favorite actor, the little red squirrel. Now we are here. The scenery is mag­nificent. There are several grand old oaks scattered about over the landscape, their rich green leaves turning red in the autumnal sun­light, and the sugar-maple grove, where last spring we had such a merry time making maple molasses and taffy, is yellow. But al­most the whole green pasture in front of us is dotted with chestnut trees, whose burs were opened only last night by Jack Frost's keen, silver knife, and at every gust of wind, there is a shower of nuts falling around us. This is the stage. We will take those seats on the ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [35] ---------- logs, for I do not think it will be long now until my favorite will arrive. Look! there is a whole bevy of black birds on the wing. See they are coming here to settle on the fence ! They burst into one grand chorus, then fly away southward. The company has opened its performance with the grandest chorus of the season—the' 'Black­bird's Farewell Song," sung by the black­birds themselves, for they fly south today. Now my favorite will soon be here. Ah, there he comes, skipping along as lightly as a brown leaf, gently blown by the breeze. That old stump there will serve as a fore­ground for the stage, and here he will do the greater part of his acting. The little actor attired in brown fur, comes on, with superb unconciousness. He leaps upon the stage in a bound and makes his bow. As the greater part of his acting is pantomine, he says nothing, only runs about, gathering the nuts scattered on the grass. Did I for­get to tell you the name of the play ? It is '•The Early Squirrel Gathers the Nuts." The actor carries his pockets full of nuts, home and comes back and refills them. He repeats this performance several times, then he suddenly stops. He seems just to have discovered us. He runs wildly about, and makes so much fuss about it, that his wife makes her appearance. She resembles her husband very much, and wears the same kind of suiting. The actor and the actress have quite an animated conversation, during which they cast angry glances at us. Then they run away, looking back over their shoulders, and then we discover that they have been acting. Then we applaud, and throw them nuts for bouquets. But no amount of "bou­quets" will induce them to come back for a long time, and if I mistake not, that black cloud looks like rain. Come, let's see who will get to the house first. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [36] ---------- Tne Downfall of tne Pres­ident* Have you ever heard that accidents, Will often-times befall The very best of people, Though they may be great or small. If you haven't then I'll tell you So that you will take no chance, Or you might fall, boys, as Dunning did, And get mud on your pants. I will tell you how this happened, If you will keep O! just as still. Tell you how the poor young laddie Slipped down on the muddy hill Tell you how it caused much worry Among one honored class. Tell how Dunning tried to hurry But he fell, Alas! Alas! It was on a rainy morning, That a meeting was announced. Saying to the class of naughty six, "You must be there, or be trounced." And our dear friend Mr. Dunning, Who was president by chance— Never thought he'd not be there, But he got mud upon his pants. As at noon he hurried back again, That meeting to attend; A calamity befell him That his heart did nearly rend. For while rushing, panting, puffing Up that hill in a way not slow, He stepped upon a slippery place And sat flat down you know. And when with many a sigh and tear He finally arose, The water from his hands did drip, The mud from off his clothes. He worked with all his might and main To make that mud brush away; But tho' ten minutes he did work, The blamed stuff it would stay. He said it ne'er would do at all, They'd lead a merry dance, If he should go to the Normal School With mud upon his pants. He turned around and fled for home, That his clothes he might get clean; But all this time the second years Jawed 'bout, "Dunning's being mean." For up in "Baker City" they had Gathered in a bunch, To discuss important business And attend to it all at once. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [37] ---------- They waited long and anxiously With many a sigh and cough, But our good friend Mr. Dunning Couldn't make the mud come off. MORAL. Now the moral of this story, It is very plain indeed. But I'll tell you so that you Will profit by this thing you read. If you should, thro' some miracle, Be made president, perchance, Don't fall, my dearest boys, I pray And get mud upon your pants. X. Y. Z. '07. School Notes Augusta Mitchell is teaching in the new district at Chuckanut Miss I/issa Howlet has been engaged to teach a three months term of school at Columbia Valley, District No. 67. At a recent entertainment given at Lawr­ence by Mr. Wallace and Miss Johnson, fifty-four dollars was raised for the library fund. Mr. Whitcomb has been engaged to teach a spring and summer term of school at Wahl, District No. 46. He has just completed a successful term at Goshen. Prin. W. B. Gillen of the Sumas schools is holding a series of entertainments and with the proceeds from these together with private donations expects to start a good library. Sumas expects to take up High School work next year. Many of the pupils in the country districts took the State Examination, April 9. There were over one hundred applicants. These examinations were held at I,ynden, Deming, Blaine, Sumas, Custer, Ferndale and Pleas­ant Valley. Freshman—Why haven't the Parthenon club a represntative in the Declamatory Contest. Jealous Senior—(not admited to P, C)—O they are too aged and worn out to furnish any­thing spry enough to "speak a piece." ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [38] ---------- Exchange Things that will interest students this month are, "Reunion" in the Inlander, "School Spirit" in the Normal Record and "Selection from a College Epic" in the Pa­cific Wave. The 'exchange editor may scratch with a pen Till the ends of his fingers are sore: But some one is sure to remark with a jest, Rats, how stale ! I've heard that before." —Exchange. Read "Norris Barnes' Substitute" in The Bell. Policeman—"Here, Dutchy, why don't you water your horse?" Wilhelm—"Vat is der use? He vas a bay."—Ex. (In a restaurant) He—"Will you have a lobster ? She—"Oh, John, this is so sudden!"—Ex. Teacher—"Now Bobby, spell 'needle.' " Bobby—"N-e-i-d-1-e, needle." Teacher—"Wrong. There is no 'i' in 'needle.' " Bobby—"Well, 'tain't a good one, then." —Ex. Among the many thousand students at Yale, only 54 are entitled to wear the Varsity "V." Yale has a course in dancing included in the physical culture instruction. -:6« $$ : 6:S$eSe£Si J. N. Selhy lt; Co. 1 i i g School Supplies | $ Books, Stationery I I Late Books — Gift Books — Best Books Come and see us. PhonmRmdSM 1244 Holly Strmmt ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [39] ---------- eemmttr, MM, «* •. KUPtfNNf MM « CO. Spring a/id £i|tfc Summer vWH* For Men and Boys Now Ready THE BIGGEST AND AES^ STOCK TO SELECT FROM : : : : : : : : : :: 15he Red Front Whatcom's Largest Clothiers ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [40] ---------- PIANOS Whickering % W «l{imball* D. S. JOHNSTON CO, Whatcom* Wash. W. H. MOCK SON Morticians and Embalmers Undertaking Parlors and Chapel 1202-1206 Slade Bl'k, Elk Street Pbon..-^cj;Red ^ 6 M WHATCOM, WASH. Cascade Laundry W. H. DAVIS, PROPRIETOR Fifteen years' experience. We solicit a share of your patronage, and guarantee our work to be first-class. TELEPHONE BLACK 325 Elk St. Bakery A. DUNKER, PROPRIETOR Finest place in the city to obtain Fresh Bread, Cakes and Pies of the finest quality and flavor. 28 Loaves of Bread for $1.00. Free delivery. Phone your order. TELEPHONE BLACK 431 Branch Store, 811 West Holly. Telephone Black 131. A. Q. WICKMAN ...The Tailor... 1345 Holly Street WHATCOH, WASH. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [41] ---------- I Peterson Co. 1 1 5 S J The up-to-date Clothiers and * * Men's and Boys' Furnishers. * * * * * I 124 E. Holly WHATCOM | everything for the School Room OUR STOCK of School Supplies is very complete, and selected with special care to meet the wants of discriminating' purchasers. We have Tablets, Slates, Pencils, Fens, Penholders, School Companions, Ink, Mucilage, library Paste, Etc. DeChamplain « Graham The Owl Pharmacy Telephone Main 2021 Corner Dock and Holly Sts. CITY PROPERTY FARMLANDS Manaf'g Sites Water and Rail Seeing is believing PACIFIC REALTY CO. FAIRHAVEN, WASH. H. S. NOICE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER ...OAKLAND BLOCK... D. J. MCARTHTO, Notary Public H. D. MCARTHU D. % mcflrthur $ Son Real Estate, Loan, Insurance Rental Ag'ts ELK STREET WHATCOM MEATS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL FresH, Smoked and Salt JSh. NOLTE BROS. 105X East Holly Street 805 Wert Holly Street Phone Red 1881 Phone Mela 04 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 April - Page [42] ---------- Pearson Business College All branches taught as in any first-class college. Penmanship unexcelled. Day and evening ses­sions. Call or write. School Rooms 935 Elk St. Whatcom, Wash. A. L. PEARSON, PRINCIPAL Elk St. Coal and Wood Yard TRUNKEY S O N , PROPRIETORS Roslyn and Blue Canyon Coal and Dry Fir Wood deliv­ered to any part of the city. PHONE MAIN 2381 WHATCOM PACIFIC STEAM LAUNDRY ESTABLISHED. 1889 FRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED UDNESS ERHOLM, Props. 'Phone Main 2281 I THE GAGE-DODSON CO. Sell Standard Goods Hart, Schaffner Marx Fine Clothing, Monarch Shirts, Perrin Dent's Gloves, and High Grades of Men's Furnishings. Fischer Building Cor. Dock and Holly Sts. M i i i m i i i i m i i i i i i i m i i m i i i i n lPPPPP