1903_0501 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Cover ---------- THE NORMAL MESSENGER MAY 1903 Monthly WHATCOM WASH. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [2] ---------- m TELEPHONES $ * OFFICE, MAIN 25 STORE, MAiN 24 * * itf * ' • • _ _ _ _ _ _ * m # I HORSE HARDWARE CD. I m mi * Sewing Machines — Easy Payments * * . ' * ! Gymnasium Supplies and Sporting | I floods of All Kinds. I * • . - . * « B u i l d i n g H a r d w a r e* * • * $ Sell 'em low, send and get more. jjj *' * m * * * * 1025 AND 1039 ELK STREET * m WHATCOM * ft tt I GROCERIES i * M " " ^ M — ^ • • • • • • • — — ^ » * * : •• * ft * lt;n _ 8 WHEN GOODS OR PRICES ARE jjj 'ft NOT SATISFACTORY, PLEASE « $ RETURN SAME AND MONEY $ $ WILL BE REFUNDED j*j*j*jtjt J-ft * ft . - . * • * • _ ft * * _ ft ^§^^ $ ft - _ * * J I I Byron Grocery Co* | * • " • • • • - - * • $ 14 WEST HOLLY PHONE MAIN 200 5 ft * ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [3] ---------- Whatcom Dental Parlors DB. R. LTBROOK SHAICKLIN, Manager The Highest Grade Dental Work at Reasonable Prices. Examination Free. PHONE RED 525 CLOVER BLOCK BlRNEY GOODHEART PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Rooms I, 2 and 3, Red, Front Btdg Office 'Phone Main 2231 Residence 'Phone 8281 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. m. PIKK BLOCK—Cor. Elk and Holly WHATCOM, WASH DR. S. N". KELLY R E D F R O N T BTJIXJ3INO-Rooms 17,18,10 and 20 Office Telephone Main 2141 Residence Telephone Main 81 W. D. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. ADDEE F. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. Rooms 10 and 17, Fisher Block 'Phones—Residence, Red 44 —Office, Red 44 A. MACRAE SMITH, M. D. Telephone Red 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. L W. POWELL OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hannah Block 'Phones—Residence. Blac kl lt; —Office, Red 746 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [4] ---------- DR. J. C. MINTON DENTIST Rooms 9,10 ft 13, Fisher Blk Residence Phone Black 68S 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 BukCK 270 WHATCOM, WASH. DR. F. J. GEOGHEGAN DENTIST Rooms 4 and 5, Red Front Block Telephone Red 831 WHATCOM, WASH. MODERN DENTAL PARLORS DR. O. C. GILBERT, MANAGE* n-.it m~.v J 108 West Holly Street , . ,,„.,, Holly Block j 1306 J)otk s u ^ Phone Black 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 83 CONSULTATION FREE DR. WILBUR N. HUNT Physician and Surgeon OFFICE 'Phones-^Office, Black 835 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 Now and Throat Rooms 1 and 2 Fisher Block „,.«.., Will visit patients at their homes WHATCOM. WASH ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [5] ---------- « is Right if it has Our Label" W* ara tK* o n l y racl«aiv« 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. ..^Z. Jill the Latest and Most Correct ..Styles in.., PHOTOGRAPHY are to » • f*u*d 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 May - Page [6] ---------- A SHORT STORY EASY SHOES AT EASY PRICES MAKE EASY FEET AND EASY PURSES THIS IS OUR DREW-SELBY SHOE FOR LADIES SOLD ONLY BY Aune-Nolte 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 Solly Street «««• Whatcom Try our Fancy Canned Fruit and Vege- : : : : tables. Quality guaranteed : : : : Hans Pearson ...The Grocer... Wholesale and Retail Prices Right ELDRIDGE 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 May - Page [7] ---------- 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 May - Page [8] ---------- Horrible Examples How many Birds are there in Seven soft-boiled Eggs ? If yon have Five Cucumbers and Eat Three, what will yon have left ? Two ? No, yon 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, J 315 Dock Street, Monday, April 18, and will be pleased to show our call­ers around. HOLLY PRESS PRINTER, BINDERS and BlanR Book FolRs ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [9] ---------- Normal flessenger May 1905 Beautiful Lake CHelan DR. E. T. MATHES. T IS a common saying that many of our people go to foreign coun­tries to see wonders of nature which are much inferior to those all around us in our state and na­tion. The truth of this statement is forced upon anyone who visits our own beautiful Lake Chelan. This marvelous body of water extends in a northwesterly direction along the eastern side of the Cascade mountains, in the north central part of our states The lake is about sixty miles long and ranges from one to three miles wide. The water is a beautiful green color and is very deep, some parts measuring more than 1600 feet in depth. Along the southern shores of the lake the banks are brok­en by sparcely wooded hills which are from five hundred to two thousand feet high, but as one passes up the lake the hills change into rug­ged, precipitous mountains, many of which rise abruptly from the water's edge to a height of seven and eight thousand feet. All along the shores small streams come dashing down the mountain sides into the lake. Many of these streams form long series of beautiful cas­cades, while others come down more gently and ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [10] ---------- thousand feet in a course of two or three miles. In many places the mountains rise perpendic-form natural retreats for the ever active and ambitious mountain trout. All along the lake the mountains are very sparcely covered with timber, for everywhere the mountains are al­most solid rock. This rock is of a granite formation, very light in color, which gives the eountry a very light gray and dainty appear­ance. Nearly every stream flowing into the lake has its source in some great glacier, or field of everlasting snow. The descent of these streams may be imagined when it is ex­plained that they often descend six or seven ularly from the water's edge for more than two thousand feet. The land all around the upper portion of the lake is included in a Forest Reserve, and is in its natural state. At the present time only five or six families reside at the head of the lake. A large tourist hotel is conducted there by Mr. G. M. Fields; also Mr. W. F. Purple owns a beautiful home and cares for a few tourists during the summer months. Ten miles below is situated Moore's hotel, a beau­tiful home for travelers. The Stehekin river empties into the head of the lake and brings the waters from the summit of the range at Cascade Pass. The valley of the river is from eighty rods to one mile wide, and the mountains on either side are from five to eight thousand feet high. Into this river empty Boulder, Bridge and Agnes creeks, all of which are great resorts for hunt­ing and fishing. A ride up the Stehekin val­ley on horse back on a clear summer day is one of the rarest treats a traveler can plan for him­self. Game is abundant around the Lake, but here as everywhere, the sportsman must earn his reward.) The large game consists of bear, goat, deer, wolf, cougar, mountain lion, wol­verine, and lynx. Fishing for large fish in the lake is excellent, while abundant moun- ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [11] ---------- tain trout can be caught in many of the creeks. The large fish are commonly called lake and bull trout. Average specimens of these fish weigh from one and one-half to nine pounds, and furnish rare sport when caught with light rod and reel, or with trolling hook drawn in with rod and reel. On the unmerous brooks that are found all along the lake there is ex­cellent fly fishing in season. One of the most attractive sights to the tourist is Kainbow Falls, situated three miles above the head of the lake. The creek forming the falls is a stream about fifty feet wide and usually carries a large volume of water from the glaciers above. The water falls perpen­dicular for 310 feet and drops into a great bed of large boulders, from which it dashes on down forty feet more to the bed of the creek belowJ Many interesting sights are to be found there, but space forbids even enumerat­ing them. " An Indian Romance CHE Indian maiden was tall and lithe; every movement was enhanced by|a wild grace, yet one looking at her, thought, not of that, but only of the wonderful beauty of her eyes. Sometimes they appeared dark as the shad­ows on the foothills at night; sometimes, in the rare morning light, they seemed a glorious, subdued brown. They were large and gentle us a fawn's, but they were always sad. The superstitious maidens of her tribe whispered that at her birth the spirit of sorrow had touched her with a magic wand, and decreed that she should never see joy, as others did, but should be filled with a nameless, unutter­able longing, that should find relief only in death. Her father had been one of a company of sailors from a far away country, where the Great Spirit gave his children skin as pale as ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [12] ---------- the lily and hair like its golden center. He had remained some years on the island un­til another ship came nosing along the coast, and then, promising to return, he had sailed far off over the swelling seas.- Her mother soon married an Indian brave, who had wooed her 'ere the white stranger came. Only the litle girl mourned for one who had loved neith-her nor her mother, but who loved and claimed as a bride a golden haired girl in a distant clime. Her sailor father had left her one treasure— a rich, embroidered mantle of a fantastic de­sign. Often the child looked, with an awed admiration, upon the chimerical mingling of dainty pink and dark, rich green, and grew to love it as though it were a living thing and could tell her of her father's world. The years slipped by and the sad eyed child blossomed into young womanhood—the fairest of her tribe. Yet she shunned all human companionship and slipping away by herself, would lean with one arm around a whispering fir, and gaze over the opal tinted waves of the Sound. The little gurgling waves, on the beach, the sofly sighing firs on the shore, and the great dark hills, loved and sympathized with her. Her step father railed at her, called her eultas because nothing could make her drudge for him. Her mother said nothing—she was a stoic. In the early fall the neighboring tribes gath­ered with her tribe for a great canoe race. It was a great day. The braves were at theii best and all the women and children gathered to watch the exciting sport. But the maiden of our tale stood apart, looking listlessly with her sad eyes upon the scene. Then all at once her interest, almost seemed to arouse as from a long sleep. She gazed with an intense, al­most weird, attention upon the leading boat. Who was the fair skinned stranger that stood BO like a statute? He seemed looking at her. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [13] ---------- Could it be her father? No, she knew that could not be. A cry broke from her parted lips and the other watchers, hearing, wondered, for they saw not the stranger. Even as she looked the vision seemed fading into thin air. Wondering, she passed her hand, in a dazed way, over her forehead. She seemed to hear a voice saying, "Without me you can never be happy. I would come to you if I could but I cannot.\ You must come to me." She gazed again long and earnestly but the stranger had vanished. The garrulous old squaws shook their heads and muttered dim forecasts of evil, for strange as the maiden had been before she now became more strange. She was the talk of the tribe; Nor did they stop with that. They clam­ored against her to her step father and he list­ened, not unwillingly, to their complaints. Had not the salmon failed to supply their needs ? Had not the flood been large and dis­astrous? Truly the Great Spirit was angry with his people! Had he not reason, since they had permitted an evil spirit to remain in their midst ? So they made their plans. The "medicine man" was to be called and if he failed to drive out the evil one, then the maid- - en's life must be sacrificed to save the tribe. In some way their future victim compre­hended their design, so one night, shortly be­fore the ''medicine man" was to come, she soft­ly slipped out of the tent. She had with her nothing but the embroidered mantle. Careful to leave no marks which might show the path she had taken, she sped on towards a small stream near by, whose noisy waters rushed to oblivion in the Sound. For a long distance she waded up the stream, bending that she might not disturb the trees overhead. No broken twigs would tell the story of her fight At last she came to a small path and still cau­tious she left the cold mountain stream for the warmer path over fallen leaves. It was a torturous journey, but still she pressed on un- ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [14] ---------- til she stood at last on the shore of a small lake. The waning moon was reflected in its dark depths and the great trees gathered close around it. Often the girl had visited this place, but never before had self-murder been in her heart. Once she paused, handling with a last fond stroke the only thing of beauty which she could call her own. Lovingly she laid it on a mossy ledge, then she turned to the lake. The sky above the hills was beginning to have a faint tinge of color—a presentment, as it were, of what was to follow. "The night is dying," she whispered softly, "let me die with it." The tribe searched for her but in vain. Those who loved to speculate declared the evil spirit had carried her off, but soon all discus­sion ceased—it was not well to speak of evil things—and her story was lost from the mem­ory of men. The trees remember* her and love the memory and that is why the tale that firs whisper at night, although sweet, is always sad. When spring's sweetest zephyrs drove the winter away, there sprang up by the maiden's burial place a beautiful plant. Its flower was of the palest pink and its leaves of the richest dark, green—an everlasting token of the In­dian maiden's loved treasure. * * * * * * * * Many moons passed away and great, noisy cities were to be seen where once had been the red mens' haunts, the palef aced ones said, "We will make the rhododenron our state flower.'' But to this day they know not the story of the Indian maiden and her phantom lover. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [15] ---------- Alcott excursion to Friday Harbor ON April 25th the Alcott Society gave an entertainment at Friday Harbor. This was an ambitious undertaking for a school society and the Alcotts were pio­neers in the work. They hoped to combine pleasure with money making, but for awhile, just among themselves they feared that the pleasure would be swallowed up in work and the profit in the expense of transportation. However they thought "nothing venture, noth­ing win." They bravely looked forward, kept the plow in the forrow, and were rewarded with an excursion that will remain in the mem­ory of each one that went as one of the happiest events of her school life, and with a profit that doubled their wildest dreams. They chartered the Clara Brown and started Saturday noon. As they left Sehome dock the thirty girls made the deck bright with school colors and vocal with school yells. The boat was theirs from freight deck to pilot house and the crew gave themselves up to running the boat and entertaining their guests. The girls rehearsed their play on the deck with the waves and islands for audience and the Captains twinkling eyes looking "from the gallery." The soloists rehearsed their parts in the shadowy corners of the freight deck. Within an hour the clouds lowered and the mist materialized into rain but this did not dampen their ardor. From the wide rolling doors of the freight deck, from their perch in the pilot house, or, perchance, breasting the cold, wet, breeze for love of it, they all enjoyed the panorama of sea and wooded isles. When they reached Friday Harbor in a real Washington down pour, they announced them­selves with ringing school yells. They were met at the dock by two Normal graduates, ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [16] ---------- Prof. Monnett and Miss Doerrer, whose good reports of the prospective audience were more precious to them than unbrellas. They found the hall commodious and neat. A hospitable fire was ready to dry their clothes and warm their hearts. In many little ways like this the Friday Harbor people revealed their kindly good will. It spoke volumes for the two girls who represent Friday Harbor in the Alcott Society. The stage was beautiful with the school flag and the society colors and the society's portrait of Miss Alcott. The audience was so much larger than they had anticipated that it was a great relief to them to hand the management of financial mat­ters to Captain Tarte. The Alcotts could not thank him enough for his kindness. The pro­gram was long and earned through without a break, and, if the reception an audience gives is a criterion, it was very good indeed, for there was never a more attentive or apprecia­tive audience- Near midnight they returned to the Clara Brown and she threaded her homeward way, through shadowy channels and between islands glooms, with such a burden of joy and exulta­tion that the wonder la that she did not fly in­stead of "plowing the main." "People come to your entertainment in launches instead of carriages," said the Cap­tain. "There were six launches in the harbor, from the neighboring islands, and one of them brought over two loads." By three o'clock the threads of lights on the horizon announced that they were nearing home and soon a crowd of girls, too happy to be t*red, had scattered to their homes. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [17] ---------- Che normal messenger Published Monthly By the Students of THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL WHATCOM, WASHINGTON F! D! EASON^ '°3\ BUSINESS MAKAO.M. EDITORIAL STAFF F. W. RBOADES, '03 Editor-in-Chief BELLE WILLIAMS, '03, Parthenon* T » —. GERTRUDE SMITH, '03, Utopian... | Literary MARY PATRIC, '0? Y. W. C. A / .„. ABBIE LYNN, '04, Soronian ) Locals ETEL H VERETT, '04, Aurora, Alumni PEARL PEIME, '06, Chilic Exchange* F. D. EASON, '05, Philomathean Athletics MINNIE SHUMWAY, '04, Alcott School Notes ETHEL WORTHHN, '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 MAY 1903 NO. 7 A few have not yet pa*d their subscriptions to the "Messenger" this year. We desire that you do so at once for with the next issue we wish to close up accounts for the year. Don't wait for a personal call but pay to either of the two business managers. It has been a matter of deep regret on the part of the staff, as well as the printers, that there has been at tWes during the year con­siderable delay in getting the Messenger from the press. This has been due to the hereto­fore cramped quarters of the printing firm— the Holly Press. Their business had recent­ly grown to such dimensions that it was im­possible to handle it promptly in those quar­ters. We are now pleased to note that they have moved into new quarters especially de­signed for the^ accommodation in the Irving Block opposite the Grand Opera House. Here after the subscribers may expect their Mess­engers promptly on time. Another matter that has caused us much concern in regard to the efficient service the management of the Messenger had hoped to give its subscribers, is the failure of some copies in ever reaching ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [18] ---------- the^ owners. For this we are unable to ac count. We address them according to our directions and mail them. We can only say that if you fail to receive your copy we wish you to notify us, for we keep a few extras on hand and will gladly see that you get one. The Normal School is witnessing with keen interest the "Thousand a Day" campaign that is in progress in our city during the present month.,' The pubHc spirited manner in which the citizens of the Bay Cities have aided the Normal School at times of need in its brief history gives us faHh that the campaign will Y. M. C. A. building in Whatcom and a strong Y. M. C. A. organization will be of inestima­ble value in furthering and maintaining the the desired Chr^tian atmosphere surrounding our Normal School. Locals Josephine Murray has left school on account of sickness. Mr. Jos. Shamblin and Mr. Victor Parish save left school. Miss Coleman has been unable to meet her classes the past week. During her absence Em­ma Gruber had charge of the work. Miss Edith Vestal of Snohomish is visiting Her sister, Lucy, at 507 High Street. Miss Meryl Hays entertained May 9 in hon­or of Miss Lena Kohne's —th birthday. Lillian Crueger who was home for several lays on account of sickness, is aga*n in school. Dick Everett visited the Normal May 1, and .ook in the excursion to Sumas on Saturday. Bertha Korstad, one of the students of '02 Tisited the Normal April 17 and greeted old mends. Mrs. Anna Evendon of Seatle entertained the students at Assembly April 20, with an in­teresting solo. Miss Anna Gilchrist is expected to arrive in Whatcom from Stanwood, May 9, to visit her Sister Jennie. On account of the weather the Aurora so­ciety have postponed their excursion to Chuck-anut Mountain, which had been planned for May 9, but we hope it will materialize when £he weather improves. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [19] ---------- Dave Eason is reported sick of the measles but he attended Dr. Bowman's lecture so we fancy it was a false report. Miss Hays and Miss Hog*e entertained the faculty at the Hays' home May 2. A beauti­ful time was reported. May 1st was a day of importance for the Seniors for it was the day upon which their thesis were in for inspection of the faculty. The school pins ordered by the Y. W. C. A. arrived last week and were sold so rapidly that they have ordered another lot which will soon be here. Miss Tromanhauser's sister, Mrs. Leonard, and neice, Adair, are expected to arrive in Whatcom in the near future and will make this their permanent home. Miss Margaret Schneider has invited the Senior class to spend.the afternoon and even­ing of May 16 at her home. The seniors an­ticipate a delightful time. Rev. Glover of New Zealand talked in As­sembly May 7, giving a comparison between New Zealand and the United States, somewhat to the discredit of the United States. Miss Olive Gilchrist of Stanwood has been visiting her sister Jennie at 507 High Street., for the past few days. Dr. Mathes has been in Seattle this week, and on Saturday will meet the State Board of Education and consult with them in regard to the Normal School course of study. On April 24 the Juniors served lunch to the students and faculty in the "Gym." All en­joyed a bountiful repast and the Juniors re­port $20 in the treasury as the result. Miss Holster, the state organizer for the W. C. T. U. visited the Normal April 25th, and gave a talk on "Comrades." Miss Holster is a pleasing speaker and her short tolk was very enjoyable. The work on the campus goes forward rap­idly. The tennis court is now ready for use and a tennis c*ub has been organized with the following officers: President, Bertha Ross; Vice Pres., Sarah Van Reypen; Treas., Leah Lovejoy; Custodian, Cassie Gifford. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [20] ---------- The Senior class has secured the services of Rev. Cheatham of the Episcopal church of Whatcom to deliver the Baccalaureate sermon. The work on grading the Campus contin­ues in full blast, though necessarily slow on account of the continued blasting necessary to loosen the rocks for grading. Miss Maude Russell, recently from Oak­land, Iowa, visited her cousin, F. W. Rhoades at the Normal a few days last week. She is a musical instructor and intends locating per­manently in Seattle. "The Minister vs. the Present Social Condi­tions" by Dr. M. A. Mathews of Seattle w*ll be given May 12. Dr. Mathews delivered the commencement address last June and we be­speak for him a large and attentive audience. On April 17, Prof. Wilson gave a short re­view of the lecture delivered at Beck's Opera House by Ellen M. Stone. It was enjoyed especially by those who heard Miss Stone' lec­ture, |which was thrilling throughout,she spoke for nearly two hours and held the audience spell'bound by the description of the suffering she and her companion experienced while held by the Macedonian brigands for ransom. Miss Vinnie Winchell has been elected by the Y. W. C. A. to attend the coast conference at Capitola, Cal., May 15-25, and will leave May 13 for Portland from there taking the through train to CapHola. Miss Winchell will be gone about two weeks and will have the opportunity of visiting some of CaHfornia's most interesting points and of hearing the na-tiona workers of the Y. M. C. A. This branch is to be congratulated upon securing Miss Winchell as a delegate to represent them for she is one of the fa*thful workers and will come back with renewed inspiration and enthusiasm for the work of the coming year. Under the auspices of tne Athletic Associa­tion, Dr. Bowman delivered a very instructive and entertaining lecture in the Normal Audo-torium Friday evening May 8th. The lecture represented student life at the Heidelberg Uni­versity Germany, and was illustrated by cos­tume and the actualizing of some of the most characteristic scenes. There were about 300 in attendance and they were highly pleased with Dr. Bowman's ability as an entertaining lecturer. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [21] ---------- The acoustic properties of the Auditorium are very good. Have you noticed the echo ? Mrs Hidden of Vancouver, Wash., has been visiting her daughter Julia, the past week. Mr. Hess carried his camera to Sumas with him and on account of the size and shape of the machine, someone asked if it were a "Sara­toga trunk." Prof. Bowman—(in Social Science) "How do we get our food, Miss Flemming? Miss Flemming—(prompted by Miss Dar-land)—" By immigration." Mr. Hess of Puyallup has entered the Normal and is a worthy add*tion to the stud­ent body. Prof. Bowman—"Yes, we n^ght get it by immigration." Before Junior Lunch—(two Juniors talk­ing and overheard by senior.) 1st. Junior—"Shall we swipe those dishes? 2nd Junior—"No they are alright the ex­celsior wipes them." Miss Hogle has announced the art and man-uel training exhibit to take place next Fr*day evening. Prof. Eply will exhibit some "high art" views taken from near the summit of Mt. Baker. There will be music and a profitable and pleasant evening is in store for us. Prof. Eply—(calling roll in Chemistry). "Mrs. Temple." Mrs. Temple—(who was cramming for ex­am.)—" Salt." Little Virginia Mathews viewing the pic­tures of Queen Victoria's marriage ceremony was being told who each of the ones present were. She thoughtfully studied the picture a few moments and inquired who they said this was (pointing to the minister,) "That was the minister who married them." Then who was this? (pointing to the king), "That was her husband, the man who married Vic­toria." "Oh, said Virginia," (her face bright­ening) that was Mr. King Victoria!" Miss Tromanhauser gave a talk in General Assembly on Elbert Hubbard and his work at the Roycroft Shops.,. This subject of Manual training is becoming one of the most talked of subjects in school work. Visits to the bulb farm are becoming quite the fad now-a-days. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [22] ---------- Alumni Notes Miss Elsie More Visited in Whatcom a short time ago. Miss Allie Muldoon is doing exceedingly good work in her grade at Seattle. She has by means of instruments attempted to some ex­tent to show pictures of different sorts to aid her in presentiug the subject of Geography. Miss Bessie Lawrence has been drilling some of her Pupils for a Declamatory Contest to be given shortly. Miss Mollie Brown, once a member of this school, paid the Normal a visit and states that she intends to return the coming school year. Pauline Jacobs, Evva Eckerson and Florence Griffith went to Sumas on the teachers excur­sion May ^4. MayGilligan with a party of others, spent a delightful day at Maple Falls, Saturday May 4- A Day's Outing Saturday, May 2, about 150 county teach­ers and Normal students spent the day in Su­mas, attending the County Teacher's Associa­tion and enjoying a May Day's outing. Miss Monroe's paper on Primary Numbers and Fairhaven's Supt. Hughes' address on "The Application of Problems in Mathemat­ics" were special features of the season of the Association which convened about 11:15., Immediately after the close of the session, lunch was served by the Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist church. Keen appetites and inviting tables made this an hour of no small consequence to the visitors. After lunch many of the excursionists, impelled by a desire for the "foreign feeling", made their way by devious rustic routes across the border line into Can­ada. Of no little interest was the old land­mark bearing the inscription, "Treaty of Washington, June 15, 1848," especially to Prof. Forrest who, immediately upon spying ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [23] ---------- £hfa began a review of "54-40 OP fight." From a high hill rising abruptly back of the Httle town, the view of the snow capped moun­tain peaks appearing about on a level with the eye, Lake Sumas in the distance, and the little towns of Sumas and Huntington nestling at the foot of the high hill, made an artistic picture wl^ch baffles pen description. After the ball game between the Whatcom Normal and Sumas teams, we returned to Whatcom, arriving about 7 p. m. with the same peculiar difficulty we had experienced with our appetites in the earlier part of the day.) We hope that the pleasure and success of *his excursion may be but the forerunner of a ieries of "Saturday Outings" between now and Commencement. Exchanges Oh, happy exchange editor, when he finds vith joy, exchanges many—and all good. \ Among new exchanges we find the small but interesting X, the Salute, the Polytechnic and ihe Normal Record. The Comet's appearance and worth would ^e greatly improved by lessening the decorated itles and adding one or two good stories to its rontents. Good luck to the Philomathian Messenger, vhose motto is—"Green, but grow^g." We like the cover page of the Olympus. Why didn't you come before? Late last month, Kodak. Glad to have you vith us again. Where are those good stories *e expected? "Well, Freshie, have you learned your Lat­in ?" ask a sober Senior. "Quid est tibi." re­plied Freshie. School News contains two stories "Only His Duty" and "Wil^e Dare's Strategy", which accounts for the yellow cover pages of that ex­change. Probably the argument in the March issue entitled "The Benefit Derived *rom Novel Reading" is responsible for the ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [24] ---------- stories mentioned. Be careful, News, you are diminishing your worth by publishing such stories Normal Kecord and X:— You have two "great minds" which are running in the "same channel." Each has taken a pleasant "Trip to Mars" in the April issues. Among our exchanges we have numbered The Sinster but now—why are you absent? Life is short; only four letters in it. Three quarters of it is a "lie" and half an "if." We wish to thank the exchanges which have gVen us either adverse or favorable criticism, hoping we have profited by the former, and mowing we have been encouraged by the latter. Obituary DIED:—At the State Normal School, Whatcom, Wash., immediately after the publi­cation of "The Downfall of the President," X. Y. Z.} poet-laureate of the class of '07., Ac-sording to the report of the doctors, the direct cause of death, was a broken heart, caused by the indifference and criticism with which the world received her latest and last poem: "The Downfall of the President." Deceased was, before the writing of her last poem, a famous bard. Many were the verses she had written for the first year class and oth­ers. And her verses were of such a quality that she was regarded as a rising star in the literary world, and it was predicted that her name and fame would be heralded even unto the ends of the earth. Her name was upon every tongue, her verses were printed in the i ''Messenger.'' When spoken of as a poet her name was classed with those of Shakespeare, Milton, Byron and other great poets, and when she had occasion to pass through the hall, all hats were raised in respect to her abilities. But "alas, alas," she fell—not as the ex­ecutive officer of the second year class did, into the mvd, but into what was still worse, oblivion. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [25] ---------- She who had been so great, thinking that she would establish her fame as a poet and at the same time do her class a service, sank far enough into the mud and mire to produce that infam­ous poem: "The Downfall of the President." But what was to be her masterpiece, proved her Waterloo, and the poem was received with so much disgust and criticism that she died of a broken heart Poor, dear, misguided, X. Y. Z., we mourn for thee, but thy failure w^l be ever a warning to other aspiring poets, that if they want to re* tain their name and fame they had better not use their talents for writing venomous poema about the president of the class, above them, especially if their own class does not approve of it, THe KulsHan Club The Kulshans held their last meeting of the year on May 8th., at which meeting the follow- *ng officers were eWted to serve the coming year: Pres., Miss Hidden; Vice Pres., Miss Egge; Sec, Miss Dodd; Treas., Miss Tibbels; Sargeant at Arms, Miss Willard; Associate Editor Miss Graham. Our hearts are made sad by the thought that our pleasant and prof­itable meetings are at an end. About twenty of our number, however, expect to return next year, and we hope for them and the new sisters which they are sure to have, a continuance of the intellectual progress which has marked the Klub this year. Each Kulshan has faithfully performed her part; but we feel that our suc­cess is largely due to the wise and sympathetic counsel of our critic. We will enjoy a pleasant picnic and camp fire with our friends, on May 16th, at Chuck-anut Beach. A bountiful dinner will be serv­ed, and an exciting and entertaining program rendered. A rousing good time is antici­pated. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [26] ---------- Our Literary Society. Our President is smart ond kind, And leads the meetings well, Though she usually forgets All particulars to tell. We have poems by the dozen, And essays by the score; But when the program's finished We'll all make for the door. TKe Aurora Club* The Aurora's closed their work for this year last Friday, May 8. The officers for the com­ing year are: President; Jessie Havens; Vice- Pres: Katie Long; Secy, and Treas; Rose Woods; Ser. at Arms., Flora Currie. The as­sociate editor for the Normal Messinger elec­ted for next year is Miss Edith Blott The five Senators elect for the Normal Senate from the Aurora Club are: Anita Noel, Lulu Sim­mons, Anna Buege, Ethel Everett, and Ella Barbo. Tain O'SKanter Club The Tam Club was very pleasantly enter­tained by Mr. Hovies, Friday evening, May 1, at the Normal Hall. The party was gven in honor of a former member, Mr. Everett. "507" was the rendezvous and after the as­signment of "parts" they left for Normal Hall. After being greeted by the smiling counte­nance of Mr. Hovies, dancing was endulged in until a late hour. The music was render­ed by Miss Sweeney in her usual charming manner. Later the luncheon was served. The Tarns kept up their reputation and did ample justice to every dainty, including the •'Minnehaha" cake. Notwithstanding the indisposition of one of the Lord Tarn's, all reported a very enjoy­able evening. The following Lord and Lady Tarns were present: Ladies, Everett, Dar-land, Gruber, Gifford, Williams, Lyn, Sween" ey, Patric and Buege. Lords, White Bowman, WWiams, Everett, Hovies and Eason. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [27] ---------- Senior Patrick's Dream. How dear to my heart are the scenes of the Normal Wnen fond recollections present them to view; That terrible Thesis; the training department; the room where we used to make clay models too; But worse—ah, far worse than these is a vision That constantly haunts me wherever I go; Of that youngster who wandered about that old Normal And carried that bookbag that I hated so. That rusty old bookbag, that dusty old bookbag, That "custy" old bookbag that I hated so. How oft have I seen it with books overflowing, As it hung from her shoulder nigh bursting with trash; How oft have I solemnly sworn I was going To have it cremated, or made into hash; How oft have I told her that she would be humpbacked; How oft have I warned her round-shouldered she'd grow; But in spite of my lectures, in spite of my reasoning, She clung to that bookbag that I hated so. That rusty old bookbag, that dusty old bookbag, That "custy" old bookbag that I hated so. And now far removed from that loved situation, A vision and racket I still see and hear— A long hall that's crowded with those noisy students, In passing to classes they talk loud and clear, And there in the midst of the push I behold her Lopsided and crooked, and bent like a bow, While worn, patched and faded, from one deformed shoulder Still hangs that green bookbag that I hated so. That rusty old bookbag, that dusty old bookbag, That "custy" old bookbag that I hated so. When this life is done and we're all dead and buried, And I fondly imagine my troubles are o'er, And feel quite relieved as I cross Death's deep channel To join those bright angels on that golden shore, When this body's laid in the cold earth to moulder, And into that promised land I shall go, Shall I find that same youngster, and hung from her shoulder That infernal bookbag that I hated so. That rusty old bookbag, that dusty old bookbag That "custy" old bookbag that I hated so. —M. S. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [28] ---------- Athletics We read in the news of sports with a feeling of pride and admiration of the wonderful do­ings and the pretty work of the local profess­ional base ball team, Cole's Colts, but since the time the bright and glorious sun first cast its effluent and torture producing beams upon magnificent performance of the manipulations of one of those "little round things" was ever witnessed than that which occurred in the re­cent game at Sumas, when the Normal boys were invited into a well worn cow pasture, *n-tersperced with plowed potato and turnip patches, etc., etc., to fight it out with the veter­an Sumas ballists. The game opened very favorable to the Normal, our battery, Shamb-in and Parish doing good work. In the fifth inning the score stood 15 to 3 in Normal's favor. After this the Sumas heavy hitters got in some good ones, but our out-fielders were unable to travel well over hog-wallowed ground and so Sumas braced up. The Normal first baseman also made some frightful blunders which helped add to the grow*ng score of Su­mas. The game ended, Sumas a winner; they making one and a fifth points to every one of ours. With such a hard fought game and its results the Normal boys feel somewhat dis­posed to give up the game. The tennis court has just been rerolled and put into good condition which is causing a re­vival of interest in the game among the stud­ent*. The club has been re-organized and a schedule of games are be*ng arranged. 6*6* J. N. Selby (Q. Co. School Supplies Books, Stationery Late Books — Gift Books —- Best Books Come and see us. Phonm Rmd 314 1244 Holly Strut ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [29] ---------- IV gt;emember • • • Cbat OPe carry the Biggist and Best Stock of mens' ana • • • BOV$' etotmne- Remember.. • Cbat Of e arc Strictly One Price, and all goods are marked in • • plain figures Remember... Chat if anything yon bny of m is nnsatisfactory, bring it back and we will refund yon tbe • • • money... fgp (gpi ^gp Remember.. Cbat onr mens' Sboes are tbe most comfortable as well as tbe most Perfect fitting... Remember.. Cbat yon will find it pleasant as well as profitable to trade witb Remember.. gt;6eRed Front Whatcom's Largest Clothiers ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [30] ---------- PIANOS Chickering • ! W «Hifflball« D. S. JOHNSTON CO. Whatcom, W u h . W. H. MOCK SON Morticians and Embalmers Undertaking Parlors and Chapel 1202-1206 Slade Bl'k, Elk Street Ph«ne^O«Jce. R«I ^ ^ 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 181. A. Q. WICKMAN ...The Tailor... 1345 Holly Street WHATCOn, WASH. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [31] ---------- I Peterson Co. i I w i * * * The up-to-date Clothiers and jj» * Men's and Boys' Furnishers. jg m * 1 124 E. Holly WHATCOM | » QOOD ALL JR THE YEAR ROUND H FLORAL CREAM Removes Summers' Tan and Winters' Chaps alike * PrlOO 2BO Smmplm Bottlm FREE W At OB CHAMPLAIM A GRAHAM ^L\ Tho O WL PHARMAO Y H Cor. 'DOCKand HOLLY Open all Night ^ * CITY PROPERTY FARMLANDS Manuf'g Sites Water and Rail Seeing is believing PACIFIC REALTY CO. FAIRHAVEN, WASH. H. S . NOICE FUNERAL DIRECTOR AND EMBALMER ...OAKLAND BLOCK... D. J. MCARTHUR, Notary Public H. D. MCARTHU D. 3. mcflrtlwr $ Son Real Estate, Loan, Insurance Rental Ag'ts ELK STREET WHATCOM WHOLESALE AND RETAIL MEATS Fresh, SmoKed and Salt MJKXT. NOLTE BROS. •05X But Holly Street 805 WeetHolly StrMt Phone Red 1881 Phone Main 89 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 May - Page [32] ---------- Pearson Business College All branches taught as in any first-class college. Penmanship unexcelled. Day and evening ses­sions. Call or write. School Rooms 9S5 Elk St. Whatcom, Wash. A. L. PEARSON, PRINCIPAL Elk St. Coal and Wood Yard TRUNKEY 4 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. 1880 FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED UDNESS ERHOLM. Props. 'Phone Main 2281 THE CAGE-DODSON GO. 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. i i i H i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i m n m i i i i i i Che Bank of KJhatconi L. P. WHITE 6. C O . Transacts a General Banking and Exchange Busi­ness. Your account solicited. LIGHTHOUSE BLOCK WHATCOM • • • • • • • • H i l lPPPPP