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---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- THE NORMAL MESSENGER ^Ittrclr, 1900
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---------- The Normal Messenger STATE NORMAL SCHOOL FACULTY
EDWARD T. MATHES, Principal, History and Philosophy of Education JOHN T.
FORREST, Mathematics FRANCIS W. EPLY, Sciences JANE CONNELL, English
and Latin AVADANA MILLETT, Reading, Drawing, and Physical Culture
IDA A. BAKER, English Grammar and Vocal Music ROBERT B. VAILE,
Assistant, History and Literature SADIE R. ROGERS, Supervisor, Training
School CATHERINE MONTGOMERY, Assistant, Training School HATTIE B.
THOMPSON, Librarian J. A. McBRIDE, Custodian of Building and Grounds
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- The Normal Messenger CONTENTS In Suomi Land. Ida
Agness Baker 3 Physics Outline. From Mr.Eply'sNote Book 9 Editorial 11
Whatcom County Institute 12 On Bellingham Bay, {Poem). Frank Carleton
Teck 13 Literary Societies 14- From the Office 19 The Senior Class 21
The First Year Class 23 General Items ....24 The Normal Gate, {Poem) 26
The Pullman Boys, {Poem). By a Student 26 Notes 27 Teachers and
Students^ Will find it to their advantage to call on or address J.
N. SELBY St CO. 1566 Holly St. New Whatcom, Wash. They constantly have in
stock a large assortment of the latest Teachers' and Students' Helps
Before buying elsewhere or ordering from the East see what they have and
get their prices.
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---------- THE NORMAL MESSENGER MARCH, 1900 IN SUOMI LAND BY
IDA AGNES BAKER. ' 'Books are men of higher stature And the only men that
speak aloud for future times to hear." HE constitutional struggle that
little Finland is passing through just now, and the dignity with
which she is conducting herself, recall to mind other remarkable
facts concerning that people. The little strip of mingled fens and
lakes and meadows is one of the few countries that has produced an epic
poem. The story of the life of this poem reads like a romance.
Students had noticed that the Finnish peasantry knew a vast number
of peculiar folk-songs, rhymes, and incantations. Several attempts had
been made at collecting them, but it was not until the first of this
century that scholars noticed a unity in the songs. So many of the
songs centered about three characters — Wainamoinen, Lemminkainen,
and Ilmainen—that the idea occurred to Dr. Topelius and Dr. Lonnrot
that the songs of these minstrels might be fragments of one long poem.
The occasions for the exercise of perseverence and tact, and the many
picturesque and dramatic incidents that happened during the
restoration of this poem, would make an interesting volume. Dr. Lonnrot,
who had long been professor of Suomi language and literature in the
University of Helingsfors, finally succeeded in fitting
together the parts of this poem into its V
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publication the Grimms and Max Muller received it with enthusiasm. "From
the mouths of the aged," said Muller, "an epic has been collected equaling
the Iliad in length and completeness. The Kalevala will claim its place
as the fifth national epic of the world, side by side with the Ionian
songs, the Mahabharats, the Shanameth, and the Nibelunge." There is
evidence in the songs themselves that the poem is very old. Some of the
scholars believe that it was cotemporan- with the Iliad. It is
wonderful to think of it, lost, yet preserved, through the course of three
civilizations; the fragments imprinted only upon the loving
memories of a people who had no conception that they were singing
parts of one of the world's epics. To the minstrels they were only the
songs of their people, the stories of their dear Suomi Land. Scholars
recognize in the Kalevala a storehouse of information as well as a
beautiful poem. They discover in these songs a complicated
mythology, and, as any belief is a revelation of the people who hold it,
they can form deductions that are hidden from the ordinary reader.
They gather from between the lines flowers unseen by us. However one does
not need to be a philologist to enjoy the refreshing atmosphere of
this song, the fragrant breath from the world's youth, to see the quaint
pictures of primitive life, and to observe the customs and
comprehend the ideals of this early people. At best steam can take
us only to the Finland of today, but read your Kalevala in the shade of
an ash tree, in sight of birchen boughs and twinkling aspen leaves, and
you will take a trip back, past centuries of time, through old Suomi
Land. You are first impressed by the peculiarities of the power which
transports you. When Longfellow had collected his Indian legends, odorous
of the pinewood and ringing with
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---------- The Normal Messenger 5 laughing water, he chose from
among all the world's poems, for the expression of his "Hiawatha,"
the form of this Kalevala. The peculiar metre and odd trick of repitition
are a mode of expression that fit well the simple thoughts of a primitive
people, imbued with the mystery and frendliness of nature. Even if the
song of "Hiawatha" has accustomed the reader's ears to the quaint
style of the Kalevala, he ma}r 3ret be unable to enjoy these
Finnish runes. He who never has longings for a life "under the greenwood
tree," he who cares not to gossip with the birds and bees and beasts
after the manner of their own mute watchfulness, who is never "midway to
believe a tree among my fair progenitors," may as well pass the Kalevala
by, for he will miss its chiefest charm; he cannot go to Suo-mi Land.
The Kalevala transports us with it into God's great chambers, "on the blue
black of the ocean," where "the air is crystal-pillared," to
"purple-colored headlands" "on the heath among the fir trees" "under the
snow-robed firs and aspens." The hero, Ilmarinen, is borne to the
north-land on the storm wind, "on the sledge path of the ether." When
Ahti's mother is hurrying the world over to find her reckless son, "paths
arise and come to meet her." Ilmarinen, the successful lover, to woo the
Bride of Beauty, goes to the north-land in his sledge of magic: Gold and
silver-mounted harness, Hazel birds that sing and flutter On the
courser's yoke and cross-bow, Thrushes also sing and twitter Merrily on
hame and collar, Seven blue-birds, seven cuckoos Sing the wedding march
in concord. All through the poem man and nature are great friends. The
titmouse warns Waina-moinen, in his first sowing, that
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---------- 6 The Normal Messenger Osma's barley will not flourish
If the forest be not leveled And the branches burned to ashes. Kalevala
people call their friends pet names. To them the bee is Honey bee, thou
tiny birdling, Lord of all the forest flowers. and the squirrel
Snow-white squirrel, mountain jewel, Flower of the field and forest. They
make an agreement with Otso, the bear, calling him "honey-paw," and
"fur-robed light-foot." Any one who enjoys con versing with dumb
creatures, who has learned to comprehend and answer their varied modes of
speech, will discover a quaint humor in the joking of the maidens with
the messenger hare. They were gathered in the bath-house, working each
upon a birch broom, when the hare came to the doorway. At the sight of him
they shouted: Hie thee, Long-legs, or we'll roast thee! Hie thee,
Big-eye, or we'll stew thee. Injured innocence often swells the hearts of
our dumb friends, and the messenger hare haughtily answers: Think ye not
I journey hither To be roasted in the skillet, Let fell Lempo fill your
tables, I have come with evil tidings, Come to tell the cruel story Of
the flight and death of Aino. The philosophy that vegetation, the dumb
creation, and man are but expressions, in varying degrees, of one
divinity has a charm for those who love out-door life. There is the same
charm in reading the songs of a people who leap to this height of thought
through the imagination. They turn to trees and plants, the sun, moon,
and stars, the insects and animals, for advice and help, with a
simplicity that argues belief in their power and goodwill. Now and
then, in our times, a "Talking Oak" suggests the same thought in a setting
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---------- The Normal Messenger 7 of modern life, but in the
Kalevala this intimacy with nature has the natural set-ting of a
primitive life that suits the simple idealizing. We laugh with them at
Lemmenkainen's chase of the Hisi reindeer. It ran through feus and
forest, fields and court-yard, penthouse doors and gateway, turning
over tubs of water. It threw the kettles from the fireplace and
upset the dishes cooking, till the dogs barked, the children cried, the
women roared with laughter, and the heroes shouted. Lowell says: I love
to enter pleasure by a postern, Not the broad popular gate that gulps the
mob; To find my theatres in roadside nooks, Where men are actors and
suspect it not. It is with such feelings that we catch these glimpses
into the life of those long-ago people. It is a busy, but withal a
beautiful, life. The singers, who are workers themselves, see all their
daily vocations through the irradiating lenses of poesy. To them the
works of the Creator and their own occupations are equally noble. The
Bride of Beauty blesses her flocks as they start to pasture, and sings of
their "robes as soft as ermine." Wondrously beautiful are the maidens of
the air and their sunset-tinted looms. The smith and his forge share the
honors of Ukko, the creator. Even the work of Lylikki, the snow-shoe
maker, is sung minutely and reverently. When they catch the
fire-fish, the work of the village net-maker is sung through every step,
beginning with the planting of the flax. They are filled with wonder and
delight at their ability to make things. Their words evince that simple
joy in production that is natural to children, to primitive peoples, to
the noble-minded, and to the creator of all. It is the thread of divinity
that binds man to the universal life.
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---------- 8 The Normal Messenger In preparation for the wedding
of Umari-nen and the Bride of Beauty, one whole rune is devoted to the
storv of the first making: of beer. The primitive manufacture begins
where Man of good luck sowed the barley. Then the work progresses, the
magic maiden calls for help from the "snow-white squirrel," the
"golden-breasted martin," and the honey bee, and, when at last Osmotor,
the beer-pre-parer, despairs because the beer "will not live within its
vessels/' robin red-breast, from the tree-top, advises him to put it into
oaken vessels, Into strong and willing barrels Firmly bound with hoops
of copper. In reading the Kalevala one is reminded, bj' the expedition of
Wainamoinen, Lemmin-kainen, and Ilmainen to obtain the Sampo, of the
Argonauts and the Golden Fleece. Wainamoinen creates the harp, and the
artless description of the effect of his music reminds one of
Orpheus and his lute. Tuonela's dark death stream reminds us of the Styx.
The triple-headed serpent guarding Pohyola's mansion from Ahti the
reckless, suggests the tripple-headed Cerberus. It is interesting to
trace the similarities in the myths of the two races that were as
completely separated by the space between them as though they had
lived upon different planets. It is evident that at times the
primitive mind is struggling to comprehend the mysteries of
creation. The first runes are an attempt to picture the beginning of
the universe, resulting in misty outlines that remind us of the
broken duck eggs of the Orphic philosophy. No doubt students of folk-lore
see deeper, hidden meanings to many of the stories, but the surface beauty
and the lessons are so numerous that they charm the ordinary reader
beyond the temptation of searching deeper.
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---------- The Normal Messenger 9 It is necessary for
individuals, in their study of the advanced governments and elegant
living, to go back, in thought, to the youth of the race; live in a cabin;
look for art in the color of the clouds and sunsets, in the form of the
gnarled tree-trunks and upheaved rocks; for music in the sounding torrent
and whispering leaves; drink from tin dippers, sleep on the ground, and
eat food seasoned with smoke. If you cannot realize all this, if you
cannot hear God's messages in the oak grove or from fisurses in the rock,
from the titmouse or the aspen, go to the poems of these first people,
and see how close to the handiwork of God they lived, how
unconsciously they read His lessons and were one with Him and His
manifestations. Epics are like nature. They are fierce, heaven-piercing
mountain ranges, or broad, life-giving prairies, or vast forests,
enclosing mystical lights and shadows, friendly blossoms, weird
glens, and raging torrents. There are sunny nooks and wild dells in the
Kale-vala forest, and there are hill slopes of pretty flowers to be
gathered. But woe betide us if we bring them into the modern drawing-room!
Our wealth is vanished. They are youth, and only those of us who have
remembered the visions of youth, whose eyes are still unsealed to
the wonders of nature, whose ears are yet attuned to the harmonies of
life-only those who go to Suomi Land. PHYSICS OUTLINE All work in the
Normal school is conducted largely upon the laboratory plan, and it is
the purpose of the editors to give from time to time outlines of the work
done in the various departments, and we take pleasure in quoting
from Mr. F. W. Eply's Physics notebook for this issue: "In addition
to the usual text-book work, somewhat the following laboratory work has
been done by the students, working with du-
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---------- 10 The Normal Messenger plicate apparatus: Practice in
measurements of various sorts such as length of a straight line, volumes
of cube and sphere, diameter of wires by means of screw calipers. Density:
Weight of a unit volume. Specific gravity of various solids, such as
sulphur, quartz, para-fine. Specific gravity of liquids by weighing and
balancing columns. Specific gravity of air. The laws of fluid pressure.
Boyle's law, pumps, the hydrostatic press. Law of the lever and the
principle of moments. The parallelogram of forces. Determination of
coefficient of friction. Laws of the pendulum. In light, the law of
inverse square. Determination of intensity of light by means of
Rumford's and Bunsen's photometer's. Determination of position of
image in plane mirror. Focal length and position of image of concave and
convex mirrors. Index of refraction for plate glass, focal length of
lenses. Relation of object distance to image distance. Shape and
size of real and virtual images formed by a lens. Determination tenacity
of various kinds of wire and effect of annealing. Modulus of elasticity.
Determination of laws of elasticity and tension for bars. Comparison
of masses by acceleratory test. Elastic and inelastic collision.
Testing a mercury thermometer. Determination of the coefficient of
linear expansion of a brass rod. Specific heat of shot. Determination of
the length of a sound wave. Determination of lines of force near a bar
magnet. Study of a single fluid galvanic cell. Lines of force about a
galvanoscope. Resistance of wires by substitution: cross-section and
multiple arc. Measurement of resistance with Wheatstone bridge, etc. In
all this work each student has kept a note-book, embodying the object of
each experiment, its method, computations and the conclusions
reached.
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---------- Hi NORMAL MESSENGER Published Quarterly by the
Students of THE NEW WHATCOM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL NEW WHATCOM, WASH.
TERMS: FORTY CENTS A YEAR. (See Special Rate Page 13) Application made for
entrance as second class matter at the post-office at New Whatcom,
Washington BESSIE GRIGGS, . . . . Editor in-Chief ASSOCIATE EDITORS
CLARA NORMAN . . . . Utopian MARIE AMES - Alcott EMMA ROWLEY . . . .
Kulshan PEARL LEE . . . . . Aurora JESSIE SHOCKEY . . . . First Year
FACULTY COMMITTEE CATHERINE MONTGOMERY-, ROBERT B. VAILE, AYADANA MILLETT
J. N. SELBY, Business Manager VOL. I. MARCH, 1900 No. 2 The poem in this
issue was selected by permission, from Mr. Teck's latest volume.
"Under Western Skies." The bo3's of the several societies have come to
the conclusion that they are capable of taking care of themselves, and
have consequently, formed a literary club of their own.
Considerable stir and debate among the young ladies has been caused by
this strange move and many comments both for and against the boys have
been made. But in spite of entreaty, scorn or sarcastic remarks, the boys
remain obdurate and have handed in their resignations as members of the
several societies, and henceforth will form a non-coeducational
organization. Success to them. The popularity of the MESSENGER is
attested by the fact that before the first issue had been in
circulation two weeks, the business manager had received 485 bona fide
subscribers. Of these, 173 were from the normal students. The second term
of the present school year opened Monday morning, February 5th. At this
time thirty new classes were organized,
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classes were continued from last term. Twenty-three new students
were enrolled, making the present enrollment 260. The address for the
occasion by Miss Montgomery was a rare treat, and was much enjoyed by a
crowded room full of students and friends. The Board of Trustees of the
New Whatcom State Normal School deserve the commendation of
the public in general for the active and personal interest each member has
shown in the welfare of the institution. They have not only held their
regular monthly meetings in the normal building, but have made several
official visits, as a board, and have thoroughly inspected the actual
workings of the institution. They have done even more. They have
manfully responded when called upon by the students for speeches. Among
the many hard working people in the Normal School few are more faithful to
their trust than our efficient janitor, John A. McBride. Patience is
indeed a virtue, and nowhere in the school is it better exemplified than
in our librarian, who answers hundreds of questions pleasantly every day.
WHATCOM COUNTY INSTITUTE The Whatcom county teachers' institute will be
held during the week beginning March 19th. County Superintendent R. S.
Simpson has taken great pains in preparing the program, and many
rare treats are promised. Among the instructors are J. H. Miller,
Lincoln, Nebraska; President F. P. Graves, State University; State
Superintendent F. J. Brown; President E. A. Bryan, Agricultural College;
Principal W. E. Wilson, Ellensburg; Principal W. B. Turner, Cheney;
Superintendent E. E. White, of New Whatcom, and Superintendent W.
J. Hughes, Fairhaven.
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---------- The Normal Messenger 13 An interesting and valuable
art exhibit will be displaj'ed by Miss Avadana Millett of the State
Normal School, and Miss Nellie Sheldon of the city schools, on Monday
evening of institute week. Other evening entertainments are also
provided. ON BELLINGHAM BAY FRANK CARLETON TECK When Vesper stars with
jewel wings The stole of Night array, The moon her shimmering reflex
flings Athwart the trail of day. Her white face glows with spectral
pride, As if the dewey eve Had brought some cynthian victory-tide Her
splendors to retrieve. A noble peace enfolds the scene— A splash of
silver spray, A phosphorous rush and and sport of sheen, A lone wild
bird's last lay, And then a low sweet lullaby Of brooks and lyre-like
rills— The while that radient face on high Illumes a world of ills!
A SPECIAL RATB OF 95c. A YEAR Beginning with this issue is made to all
teachers and prospective students receiving this number of the
MESSENGER. This is little more than actual cost, and is done to enlarge
the MESSENGER'S sphere of usefulness by keeping in closer touch with
the Normal School those most interested in its purposes and success.
It is confidently expected that many teachers and young people will avail
themselves of this opportunity of helping to maintain among
the students, patrons and friends of the school a magazine which will not
only serve as a medium of though between pupils and their friends, but
foster the professional spirit among those who are to become
teachers. Address, JT. N. SELBY, Business Manager.
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---------- 14 The Normal Messenger LITERARY SOCIETIES The
Utopian Literary Society has shown by public demonstration the benefit to
be derived from faith in the ideal. The Chillick Tribe has proved
with equal clearness that "Sahali! Sahali!" has power to inspire. The
Normal School public is now awaiting the fulfillment of its confident
expectations that mines of precious metals will be discovered in
"Kulshan;" that the auroral flashes which have already been seen to play
about the southeast corner of the building are but the first indications
of a beautiful "dawn" and that many ardent literary aspirants under the
gentle influence of their patron saint, Miss Alcott, are pursuing on the
"flowerless path" which they have mapped out for themselves, a real road
to fame. No dates have yet been made public for entertainments by
the Auroras and Kulshans, but we feel sure that such pleasure is in store
for the waiting public. AURORA SOCIETY. Some members of this society
have been asked why Aurora was chosen as its name. The reason is quite
obvious to anyone acquainted with the members of this society. The
young leaders, among whom are four of the nine seniors, have such a
magnetic influence; that their rays of light permeate the whole
school. The name is simply symbolic of what we hope to attain. The
officers elected for this term are as follows: President, Miss Sue
Randall; Vice- President, Miss Lilian Miller; Secretary, Miss Ethelyn
Luce; Treasurer, Miss Jessie Havens; Sergeant-at-Arms, Miss Vivian
Frasier. The literary programs are under the supervision of the Misses
Louise Peden, Maude Drake and Louise Dorrer. The critic is appointed
monthly by the faculty critic, Prof. J. T. Forrest.
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---------- The Normal Messenger 15 ACORN SOCIETY The Acorn
Society held their regular meetings during the past month, everyone
with the exception of a very few taking their part on the program. The
progress of the society has been wonderful, the members have all improved
in their work, and are able to take their parts on the programs with less
difficulty than a month ago. The committee on decorations, with a few
suggestions from Miss Rogers, have beautified our room very much with
ferns, cedar and suitable pictures. Dr. Mathes is well pleased with the
work being done—especially the music and debates. ALCOTT SOCIETY A
delightful entertainment was furnished by the Alcotts Friday evening,
February 16th. The flag drill and the musical numbers were particularly
pleasing. The pupils from the Model School in costumes of "ye olden time"
gave the "Mistletoe Bough" in pantomime. CHILLICK TRIBE The Chillick
tribe has been on the war path, altho'paint and feathers were dispensed
with, yet the war spirit was there nevertheless. The cause of it all
is this: The braves have assembled themselves together and announced
their intentions of withdrawing from the tribe. A touching and pathetic
farewell address was read at the last council meeting which was
intended to touch the heart and cause the tears to flow. But only contempt
mingled with pity sat upon the stern brows of the listeners. Contempt and
pity for the braves who didn't know what was best for them. Action was
taken upon their resignation and it was accepted by a large
majority. But the hearts of the Chillicks are hard, and when the aliens
tired of their self-imposed exile, return and seek admission to the tent
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left, they shall not be admitted. They shall be turned away to seek new
camping grounds and new tribes. KULSHAN KLUB The present Klub officers
are: President, Dot Wallace; Vice-President, Mary Bird; Secretary, Myrtle
Trott; Treasurer, Sara Peden; Sergeant-at-Arms, Emma Rowley; Critics,
Prof. F. W. Epley, Miss Elsie McAllister. One of their late
programs, a nonsense afternoon, which was greatly appreciated, was as
follows: Quotations from Mother Goose Short paper on the life of Mother
Goose Emma Rowley Recitation—Riley Dot Wallace Pen Picture Sara
Peden Debate—Question Unknown. Affirmative Myrtle Trott Negative
fheo. Myer Medley Lottie Butler Original Poem—Side-lights on the
Normal Earl Woody Continuation of Boer War with Map Mary Bird
Recitation—Mother Goose Nellie Rogers Kulshan Krater Editor All
society meetings take place in the science room, where there is always an
air olt profound wisdom. This, in a way, affects the character of
their literary programs, which have always been more or less mysterious.
The emblem of the Klub is the Roman Lamp, which coincides with the
rurroundings of the Klub room. The colors of the Klub are white, blue and
pink. The membership consists of students from all classes in school, of
which some are good reciters, some debaters, while others have
considerable musical talent.
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---------- The Normal Messenger 17 UTOPIAN SOCIETY "Dispatch,
Sir." "Very well, put it on my desk." "But it is a 'rush' message and the
messenger boy is waiting for an answer." "Well I wonder what it is
that requires such a speedy reply; give it to me. 'Reserve space for
Utopian Society report.' Indeed I will; there is always space for that
report, and when it does not arrive I feel as though something were
missing from the paper. I was talking to one of the members the other
day, and if you would like to hear what she had to say just come back
after taking this reply to the boy. Ah! back so soon? I never knew you to
hurry so; you must have heard of the Utopians before and are anxious to
hear more. Well, to begin with, the society is going about its work in a
methodical manner that is sure to be a success. Each month has its
special work that is dealt with each week. Last month was devoted to
stars, Alaska and a humorous program. The program on stars was very
interesting; it consisted of essays, recitations, and readings.
Alaska, the next in order, was probably the best program ever rendered in
the society. The main features were, a discussion on the boundary line by
Miss Clark, Miss Taylor and Miss Morrison. There was also a very good
paper by Mr. Hovies on the gold discoveries. Next came the humerous
program that was given over to Mother Goose. On this day roll call was
answered by Mother Goose rhymes, aud there were recitations, songs,
essays, stories and impersonations. Next week will be devoted to the
Transvaal question, and then will come a Kipling afternoon. Of
course you heard about the candy sale the society had and the success it
was ? Miss McRae, of Everett, a member of the senior class, has joined
the ranks of the Utopians. Oh! must you go ? What, twenty pages of MS. to
copy? Well, good-bye." "Good-bye."
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---------- 18 The Normal Messenger YOUNG MEN'S DEBATING SOCIETY.
On Washington's birthday the young men of the Normal School took steps to
organize a literary society, in which particular attention would be
paid to practice in parliamentary procedure, debating, and
discussions. They first resigned from their respective societies, with
appropriate ceremonies, manv of them giving up high offices. Mr. Yaile had
been chosen by the faculty to be their critic, so they met in Room 4 and
effected a temporary organization. At the next regular meeting a
constitution was adopted and officers for the first term were elected as
follows: Theo. Myers, Pres.; Thos. Monnett, Vice-Pres.; Geo. C. Blonden,
Sec; S. C. Bonner, Treas.; A. J. Peak, Frank Moore, and Max Blonden,
Executive Committee. TO Recede Northwestern Dividends vounust ca^
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CITY \ THE ONLY PROPELLER ON THE ROUTE J leaves NEW WHATCOM at 8 p. m.,
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Thursdays and Saturdays for C Anacortes \ Fairhaven s New Whatcom S
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---------- The Normal Messenger 19 The enthusiasm evinced thus
far has been great and augurs well for the future of the society. Plans
are being laid for the public entertainment that the societ\r is to
give about April 6th. It promises to be the best and the most enjoyable
of the many-fine programs that have been given during the year. Mr.
Bowman, a student in chemistry, has become so well versed in that subject
that he asserts a heated tube will serve as a curling iron. The drawing
class have lately taken up the study of the "dear" and find it very
interest- For 25 cents in postage stamps any teacher or prospective
student can have the NORMAJL MESSENGER for one year. Address, J. N.
Selby, Business Manager. FROM THE~ OFFICE Supt. F. M. Cowperthwaite, of
Vancouver, B. C, will deliver a lecture at the Normal School,
Friday evening, March 30th, tiext. Last week an order was placed for
about 200 more volumes for the library. This makes a total of 1000
volumes purchased \ OUR I J Spring Styles j I NOW ARRIVING | j gt; 1i
( Bav Agents for the Famous \ * " 5 j "ULTIMA" SfiOSS j I THE FAMOUS j
I SHOE HOUSE |
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- 20 The Normal Messenger since last September. In
addition to the above order, the school has closed a contract which
secures for the library a complete set of Bancroft's Pacific Coast
Histories—thirty-nine volumes, bound in leather, at a cost of only
a trifle over one dollar a volume. The records show that at present there
are 60 students studying rhetoric; 91, English grammar; 110 literature;
54, general history; 44, latin; 42, book-keeping; 32, chemistry; 30,
advanced psychology; 90, school economy, 124, arithmetic; 146, drawing;
140, vocal music; 40, methods in geography and nature study. There are 62
in the training class. There are also many other smaller classes, in
addition to those above mentioned. Sixty of our students have had
experience as teachers in public schools. One student MITCHELL
PHOTOGRAPHER DEALER IN FRAMES AND MOULDINGS Specially equipped to
photograph Large Class Groups STUDIO IN REVEILLE BUILDING PHONE 170-3 NEW
WHATCOM MUNRO, BLflKE HASKELL PHONE 12 NEW WHATCOM, WASH. 1199 ELK
STREET HARDWARE, TINNING — AND PLUMBING Hot Water and Steam
Heating Manufacturers of Buckeye Separators and Cone Strainers Sole
Agents for Bridge, Beach Co.'s Steel Ranges and Stoves Myer's Pumps, and
all kinds of Sheet Metal work. Business Stenography Preparatory Day and
Evening School. For further information send for j o u r n a l . Business
firms furnished with competent help free of charge. Thirteenth St.,
Viaduct, New Whatcom. AUG. WILSON, Prop.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- The Normal Messenger 21 has taught one hundred and
fifty months, and more than twenty-five have each taught ten months or
more; thirty-six students are graduates of accredited high schools, and
six have diplomas from academies; two are college graduates;
twenty-four haye attended some other normal school; more than eighty have
held teachers' certificates; seventy-six of the students are over twenty
years of age; thirty-six of the first year students are over eighteen
years of age; the average of the entire student body is two months less
than twenty years. THE SENIOR CLASS The first senior class of the N. W.
S. N. S. numbers nine members, and the attainments of the class are most
gratifying. The average age of the members is twenty-four years, and
their average experience in teaching is twenty-six months. Miss Margaret
Clarke has spent two years at the Racine, Wis., High School, one year at
the Racine Academy, one year at the Everett, Wash., High School, and one
year in the State University. Miss Florence Grif- CHAl^^STANBRA SSSWSRDB
GUNSMITH !• Dealer in and Repairer of Guns, Bicycles and
Sportsmen's Goods U M B R E L L A S REPAIRED TYPEWRITERS MITCHELLS 1065
ELK STREET, NEW WHATCOM BELLINGHAM BAY GAS CO. 1321 DOCK ST. Welsbach
Lamps for Lighting Jewel Gas Ranges for Cooking DR. F. J . GEOGHEGAN
DENTIST Corner R. R. Ave. and Holly St. Over Famous Shoe Store NEW
WHATCOM,
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- 22 The Normal Messenger fith is a graduate of the New
Whatcom High School, and spent last year at the State University. Miss
Minta Adams Morgan is a graduate of Hillsdale College, Michigan. Miss
Emma Mythaler is a graduate of the Waterloo High School, Iowa; has pursued
the State Reading Circle work for three years, has attended several
summer schools, holds a first grade certificate and is a teacher of wide
experience. Miss Pauline Jacobs has taught in the county schools for
several terms and has spent three years at the Ellensburg State Normal
School. Miss Clara Norman has attended the Parkland Academy one and
one-half years, and the Ellensburg State Normal School two and one-half
years. Miss Ruth Pratt has completed a course of study in the State
University, through the sophomore year, and Miss Kate Schutt is a
classical graduate of Cornell University, New York. Miss Hattie Thompson
has attended the Puget Sound University several years and is a teacher of
wide experience. The work of the entire class in the training department
is of a high order. A. G. WTCKMAM ^——\ THE TAILOR 1345
HOLLY STREET NEW WHATCOM WASH. E. CAULKINS Dealer in Stationery, Books,
News and Office Supplies HOLLY AND ELK NEW WHATCOM, WASH. D. J.
MCARTHUR, Notary Public H. D. McARTHUR D. J. McARTHUR SON Real Estate,
Loan, Insurance and Rental Agents ELK S T R E E T NEW WHATCOM
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- The Normal Messenger 23 THE FIRST YEAR CLASS Every
institution of higher education is proud of its entering class, and the
New Whatcom State Normal is no exception to this rule. It is with this
class that the school can do its first complete work, and it has been a
source of much satisfaction to the faculty that no less than ninety-eight
students have enrolled in this first year. The personnel of the class is
also desirable. Of the number twenty-nine are over eighteen years of age.
Six are experienced teachers. More than eighty per cent, of the class
expect to complete a course of study in the institution. There are
twenty-one from New Whatcom, fifteen from Skagit county, and thirty-two
outside of Whatcom and Skagit counties. On account of there being so many
in this class, they were divided into three divisions: A, B and C. The
course they are taking this term includes algebra, grammar, physiology,
drawing and vocal music, reading, orthography and physical culture.
J. C. MINTON, D. D. S. SURGEON DENTIST Rooms 9, 10 12 Fischer Block NEW
WHATCOM, WASH. THE McDOUGALL=GAGE CO. The Celebrated H. S. M. Clothing
KNOX AND STETSON HATS MONARCH SHIRTS Fischer Building Corner Dock and
Holly Sts, HIGGINSON'S PHARMACY Removed to Slade Block, Elk St. A Full
Line of Drugs and Medicines STATIONERY AND BOOKS LOW EXPENSES AND LOW
PRICES . . .
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- 24 The Normal Messenger GENERAL ITEMS One of the most
interesting features of last month was the loan exhibition of decorative
design which was given in the assembly hall Jan. 30. An informal musical
program was rendered and the students and their many friends thoroughly
enjoyed the occasion. As this was the first exhibit of its kind ever
brought to the Pacific coast, it was worthy of much attention. It came
from a group of Boston artists in decorative design whose excellent work
has in the past few years raised American work to a much higher plane
than formerly. This same collection was exhibited in Boston last spring
and attracted wide attention as being the best work of its kind yet
produced in America. The work covered the entire range of historic
ornament, Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Roman, Mohammedan, Byzantine, and
Renaissance. It included designs for almost every imaginable
purpose—iron-work, brass, wood-carving, stained glass,
ceramics, textiles, wallpapers, book covers, book plates, etc. As
nearly all of the work was in water colors, it made an especially
attractive display, which any one could enjoy, however uncultivated in
art. To those who took a deeper interest it GREENBERG BROS LEADING
CLOTHIERS and lt;^-DRY GOODS DEALERS Hats, Shoes, Trunks, Satchels,
Valises, Etc. HOLLY STREET N E W WHATCOM Photographer Views of
Bellingham Bay and Surrounding Country. Portraits in Crayon and Water
Colors PICTURE FRAMES 1285-87 ELK ST. NEW WHATCOM, WASH.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- The Normal Messenger 25 afforded an opportunity for
study such as has never before been offered here. The artist of greatest
note whose work was represented was Miss Amy Sacker. She is a pupil and
disciple of C. Howard Walker, who has for some years been lecturer on the
history of ornament at theMass.Institute of Technology, and is the
greatest American authority on this subject. Applied design and decorative
work is a branch of art that has been attracting much attention in
England and America during the last few years, and we are glad to have
had an opportunity to see some of the best. At the general assembly hour,
Friday morning, January 26th, Frederick Warde, the popular actor, gave
the school and some of its friends a most delightful lecture on the
subject "Shakespeare." The talk lasted an hour and thirty minutes, but
seemed scarcelv one third as long. Miss Emma Yule, superintendent of the
schools of Everett, Washington, read her delightful and interesting
paper on "Early Expeditions of Exploration in the West" before an
audience that more than filled the assembly hall, on the evening of
January 19th. In the course of her paper, Miss Yule traced the early
history of the western portion of the continent, touching upon the salient
points with considerable detail. The speaker closed with a forcible and
convincing plea for the study of local history. The Normal school felt
very grateful for such an agreeable contribution to its life and
activity, and evinced its great interest in many ways. The Utopian
Literary Club recently held a very successful candy sale in the art room
of the building. The proceeds were devoted to the fund, which the society
thus originated, for decorating the interior of the drawing room, the
office and the recitation rooms. Each member of the society contributed a
fixed quota of candy, and a chosen committee waited upon the
students and others who flocked into the room. The orchestra from the
model school discoursed sweet strains of music during the sale. The net
proceeds amounted to more than sixteen dollars. On Saturday, January
27th, Capt. J. W. Tarte and family, with a few of their friends,
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- 26 The Normal Messenger took the Normal faculty out
for an excursion on the bay in their delightful little steamer, the
"Oriole." The day was warm and pleasant; a landing was made in Glen
Cove, on Lummi Island; a delightful lunch was spread upon the beach, and
all in all it was one of those occasions never to be forgotten. Surely
Capt. Tarte and family have the hearty thanks of the faculty for such a
pleasant winter picnic. The excursion was given in honor of Miss
Ella, who is a student in the Normal school. THE NORMAL GATE The
following poem was found tacked upon the gate to the Normal campus one
morning: "Praj' open it softly And close it with care— For its
eternal banging Would make a saint swear. So handle it gently, Or you'll
hear complaints, For they who live opposite— They are not saints! "
THE PULLMAN BOYS BY A STUDENT. Those Pullman boys from Pullman town
Have been traveling 'round the Sound, They came to Whatcom one fine day
And for a while the town was gay. They walked the streets, held high their
heads, And every thing seemed painted red. We liked their songs, that
college air Likewise, the way they combed their hair. And when the season
glides around We hope thej' will again be found Traveling up and down the
Sound, Those Pullman boj's, from Pullman town. CROFTS LIVERY DRAYING AND
TRANSFERRING H o u s e h o l d Goods a.«.d P i a n os DOCK STREET
NEW WHATCOM
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- The Normal Messenger 27 N O T E S Miss Margaret
Kenealy has accepted a school at Geneva, Whatcom county, for the spring.
Miss Elsie Gifford, after spending three months in review work, begins
teaching near Deming. The Four Leaf Clover Club has chosen pink and
green for colors and now want a "yell." Miss Myrtle McConnell, after
spending five months in the Normal school, has accepted a position as
teacher in Lewis county. Prof. J. T. Forrest has been ill for the past
few weeks. He is much missed in the Normal and we hope for his speedy
recoverv. Y. W. C. A. has this quarter been making a study of Proverbs.
The weekly devotional meetings are a source of much spiritual good to all
who attend. The circles which have been organized for the purpose of
doing more individual work are meeting regularly. The study of the life
of David has been taken up by one of these circles under the supervision
of Miss Myrtle Springer. Miss Minta Morgan, Miss Margaret Clarke, and
the students from Everett, entertained Miss Emma Yule on Saturday
evening, January 20th, at the home of Miss Morgan. The
faculty was included among the invited guests. During the illness of Miss
Rogers her room in the Model school was left almost entirely in the hands
of the trainingclass. Everything went along nicely, but a care-worn
expression settled down upon the faces of some of the young ladies, and
it was noticed that they seldom smiled. Take your Savings Deposits to the
Scandinavian -American Bank Sunset Block, Corner Elk and Holly Streets
We Pay Interest on Time Savings Deposits Savings Department open
Saturday evenings from 6 till 9 o'clock.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- 28 The Normal Messenger Several of the young ladies
have been wearing little knots of blue and yellow ribbon lately.
Blue and white are our colors, girls. Miss Fouts (describing bugs) "Sheath
wings, mouth parts for biting and sucking, and they live mostly upon
human beings." The opening address of the second term was delivered by
Miss Catherine Montgomery of the training school. The address was
greatly enjoyed by all present. Miss Avadana Millett recently delivered a
lecture to the training class on school sports. Considerable enthusiasm
was aroused over the suggestion to forma boating club as soon as the warm
weather begins. Dr. Mathes delivered a very instructive and interesting
talk to the students of the training class on the subject: "Applying for
Positions," on Friday afternoon, Feb. 16. Supt. W. J. Hughes of Fairhaven,
on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 22, gave a most helpful talk to the
training class upon the subject, "Training vs. Teaching." Principal E. T.
Mathes delivered a lecture at Chehalis January 11th, also at Lynden
February 16th. On Saturday evening, March 3rd, an informal
reception to the students was given in the Normal building. The hours were
from seven to ten o'clock, and almost every student in the school
was present. The three hours were very pleasantly spent in games,
contests and conversation. The W. A. C. Glee Club gave a most
delightful concert at the Bellingham Opera house under the auspices
of the Normal school, Feb. 12th. The large audience present are
unanimous in their praises for the boys. They are not only good
entertainers but they are" genial gentlemen. DR. C. A. DARLING^=^
gt;- D E N T I S T Rooms 6 and 7 Holly Block Cor. Dock and Holly Sts. N
E W WHATCOM, WASH.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- ADVERTISEMENTS Teachers' Helps by Grades FIRST
GRADE Nelson's First Science Reader *25, 30 Primary Friday Afternoons
... f25 Songs and Song Games ... f25 SECOND GRADE Easy Problems f25
Norse Gods and Heroes t2o, *25 Nelson's Second Science Reader *25, 30
THIRD GRADE Child's Study of the Classics *40 Cat Tails and Other Tails
U5, 40 Cooke's Nature Myths *25, 35 FOURTH GRADE Black Beauty f20, 30
Nameless Stories *25 Story Composition t25 FIFTH GRADE Nature Study by
the Months *50 Cortez, Montezuma and Mexico 35 Great American Industries
*35, *5o SIXTH GRADE Talks About Authors t30, 60 Early History Stories
*40, 50 Story of Longfellow tJ5 SEVENTH GRADE Study of Evangeline fi5
gt; 25 Grandfather's Chair *6o Common Sea Forms *50 EIGHTH GRADE Lady
of the Lake f20, 30 Modern Europe 65 Lives of Our Presidents 50 * Board
binding; f Manilla binding. The above is simply suggestive of what we
have; write for our catalogue giving extensive lists with prices of
Latest Supplementary Readers, Best Teachers' and Students' Helps. Club
rates for leading magazines. Club rates for teachers' periodicals.
Pedagogical books. Money should accompany the order with ten per cent,
added for postage. Address, J. N. SELBY CO.. NEW WHATCOM, WASH.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- BUSINESS DIRECTORY BUSINESS DIRECTORY NEW WHATCOM,
WASH. Abbott Olsen, Grocers, 1098 Elk street. Adams, F. D., Dentist,
Cor. C and Thirteenth streets. Adams, C. M., Civil Engineer. Alexander
Stewart, Fire and Marine Insurance Brokers, Holly street. Axtell, W. H.,
M. D., rooms 15-18, B. B. Bank building. Austin, J., New York Shoe Store,
Holly street. Biggs Henderson, Physicians, Fischer building. B. B.
Grocery Co., 1125 Elk street. Bruce, S. M.. Lawyer, Fischer building.
Barr, Mrs. E. W., Milliner, Viaduct. H. B. Improvement Co. B. B.
Furniture Co., Holly street. Bank of Whatcom, Lighthouse block. Battersby
Bros., Dry Goods and Shoes, Thirteenth street. Burrows, J. S.. Shoemaker,
22 r Thirteenth street. Bereus, L. L., Diamonds and Jewelry, Holly street.
Bennett, C. D., Tailoring Agency, Lighthouse block, Dock street. Bacon
Ells, Loans. Elk and Holly streets. Brand, Geo. E. Co , Wholesale Flour
and Grain, Holly street. B. B. Gas. Co., 1321 Dock street. Croft's
Livery, Dock street. Cox, W., Architect, Dock street. Caulkins, E., Book
Store, Elk and Holly streets. Commercial Importing Tea Co., Holly street.
Central Meat Market, Elk street, near Morse H'dware Co. Clark, A. B.,
Proprietor the Fair Department Store. Darwin, L. H., Clerk Board of
Trustees State Normal School. Day, E. P. Y., Loans, R. R. Ave. Drake, L.
D., Dry Goods and Clothing, Holly street. DeChamplain, Druggist, Holly
street. Dickinson Co.. Warrant and Real Estate Brokers. Dellinger
Mullin, Real Estate and Insurance, 1245 Elk street. Dr. Thompson's
Pharmacy, Cor. Thirteenth and E streets. Dr. Geoghegan, Dentist, R.R.
Ave., above "The Famous." Dr. Darling, Dentist, rooms 6 and 7, Holly
block. Dobbs, B. B., Photographer, Holly street. Dewey Express, Telephone
120-1. Edson Irish, Printers, 1333 R. R. Ave., Eddy, A. J., Meat
Market, 925 Elk street. Fischer, E , Real Estate, Fischer block. Frye,
Jesse, Attorney at Law, Lighthouse block. Frizell Hardware Co , Holly
street. Felker, G. W., Gen. Insurance Agent, Lighthouse block. Fagan, D.
D., Drv Goods, Holly street. FarnungBros., Principal Barber Shop, 1488
Holly street. Galloway Griffin, Grocers, Knox block. Grasett, E. Y.
Co., Bankers, Dock street. Graves, Bacus Purely, Bankers, B. B. Bank
block. Greenwood, Alonzo, Barber, Holly street. George, Mrs. A. Milliner,
1649 Holly street. Greenberg Bros., Dry Goods, Holly street. Gilbert,
George, Grocer, 915 Elk street. Green, W. A. F., Cigars and Tobacco, 1508
Hollv street. Holt, Dr. Chas. L., Occulist and Aurist, Fischer block.
Hardin, Ed. E. Attorney at Law, Fischer block. Horst, C. A., Agt. Chicago
Lumber and Coal Co., Holly street. Hinsdale, N. N., Hardware, Thirteenth
and E streets. Hegg, P. L., Photographer, Elk street. (Continued on
following page.)
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- BUSINESS DIRECTORY BUSINESS DIRECTORY (Continued from
preceding page.) Hollcraft Boyer, Job Printing, Reveille building.
Hotel Byron, Hadley Griffith, proprietors, Dock street. Ireland
Paucoast, Grocers, Thirteenth street. Judson Undertaking Co., Funeral
Directors, Oakland bid. Long Bros., Hardware and Bicycles, Holly street.
Litton, Harry, Gen. Household Furnishings, Holly street. Montague
McHugh, Dry Goods, Holly street. Mansfield, A., Grocer, Elk street.
McDougall-Gage Co., Men's Furnishings, Holly street. Mason Co., Grocers,
Holly street. Markley, Dr. L. R., Knox block, residence, C and
Twenty-third streets. Murphy, Win., Notions and Furnishings, Knox block,
Thirteenth street. Marlett, J. H., Fruit and Confectionery, Viaduct.
Munro, Blake Haskell, Plumbers, Elk street. Minton, Dr. J. C, Dentist,
Fischer block. McGinnis, Writes Insurance, 1588 Holly street. McFaul, F.
A., Confectioner, 1141 Elk street. Morse Hardware Co., Columbia Bicycles,
Elk street. Mitchell, J. E., Photographer, Dock street. McArthur, D. J.
and Son, Ins. and Real Estate, Elk street. Newman Howard, Lawyers, B. B.
Bank building. Nelson Robinson, Jewelers, Dock and Holly streets.
Neterer, Jere, Lawyer, Lighthouse block. Nolte Bros., Meat Market,
Thirteenth street. Nicholson, Wholesale and Retail Drugs and Stationery,
Holly street. N. W. Business College, Viaduct. Pacific Meat Market, F. E.
Curtis, Prop., Holly street. People's Photo Studio, Cor. Thirteenth and D
streets. Poage, C. S., Mgr. Western Union Tel., 1478 Holly street.
Pacific Steam Laundry, North Elk street. Richards, A. E., Court
Stenographer. Red Front, The, Clothing, Holly street. Rice, Dr. M. B.,
Veterinery Surgeon, Croft's Livery. Rohrbacher, Chas. A., Teacher of
Pianoforte, room 22, Sunset block. Stocklein Bros., Dry Goods House,
Holly street. Schuman, I., Merchant Tailor, Holly street. Strand, H. B.,
Real Estate, Farm and Mill Machinery, Holly street. Simonds, W. J., Real
Estate Broker, room 20, Fischer block. Selby, J. N. Co., School
Supplies, 1566 Holly street. Sutcliffe Hill, Wall Paper and Paints,
Holly street. Scott, Elmon, Lawyer, B. B. Bank block.
Scandinavian-American Bank, Elk and Holly streets. Schleuder Bros.,
Graduate Opticians and Jewelers, Bay and Holly streets. Sligh, J. E.
Lawyer, Bay street. Stanbra, Chas., Guns and Bicycles, 1065 Elk street.
Thiel Welter, Furniture, Carpets, Bedding, etc., Elk street. Thomas,
John L., Real Estate and Loans, Bay and Holly streets. White, L. P.,
Banker, Dock street. Wickmau, A. G., Tailor, 1345 Holly street. Woodward,
W., Confectioner, 1629 Holly street. White Drug Co., Thirteenth street.
Woolard, A. E., Sec. Building and Loan Association, Lighthouse block.
Whatcom Grocery Co., Elk and Holly, Telephone 113-1. (Continued on
following page.)
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- BUSINESS DIRECTORY BUSINESS DIRECTORY (Continued from
preceding page.) Washington Meat Market, F and Thirteenth streets.
Washington Hotel, D. E. Bartruff, Prop., Dock street. VanZandt, Dr.,
Fischer block. FAIRHAVEN. Alverson, D., Pharmacist, Twelfth and Harris
streets. Bollong, George, Co. Chicago Dry Goods Co., Eleventh street.
Dufur, Banker, Harris street. Fairhaven Market, The, Harris street.
Graves, E. C, The Racket Store, Harris street. Hohl, George, Flour and
Feed, Eleventh street. Hotel Fairhaven, M. Rae, Prop. Iowa Grocery, W. A.
Marsh, Prop., Harris street. Koebler, H. M.. Meat Market, Harris street.
Sims, O. F., D. D. S., K. P. building. Wisconsin Grocery, Harris street,
BEST WORKS FOR THE SCHOOLROOM The Baldwin Readers, Nos. i to 8 Stepping
Stones to Literature, Nos. i to 8 The World and its People, Nos. i to 9
The Cyr Readers, Nos. 1 to 5 The Heart Culture Series, Nos. 1 to 4 The
Five Cent Classics for all grades The Western Series of Readers, four
numbers The Ten Cent Classics, for advanced grades The Teachers' Helper
Series for all grades The Child World Series, lower grades For
information and prices, call on or address J. N. SELBY lt; CO., 1566
HOLLY ST. NEW WHATCOM, WASH. i^? gt;rt gt;^:Cr:^^wj^xrt^s«rara gt; ^
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- HOUSE-FURNISHING I GOODS FURNITURE CARPETS
UPHOLSTERY BEDDING DRAPERIES CROCKERY STOVES AND RANGES GRANITE AND
TINWARE NOTIONS, ETC. Everything Needed to Furnish the Home £ Y-1
i FOR THIS SPRING SEASON 3 We are showing the newest § and best in
Carpets, Rugs, If and all Floor Coverings. |j Our Showing of Novelties
in Lace Curtains and Window Draperies is very attractive. |
Whether Looking or Buying You are Welcome 1 .. B. B. FURNITURE GO.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1900 March
---------- EDWARD FISCHER DEALER IN Lots in the City of New
Whatcom BUSINESS PROPERTY IN THE BEST CENTRAL LOCATIONS RESIDENCE
PROPERTY In the immediate Neighborhood of the Normal School and its
Vicinity FISCHER BLOCK NEW WHATCOM, WASH.PPPPP