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---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December
---------- The Normal Messenger. December 1903. Monthly. Whatcom,
Wash.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December
---------- Telephones Office, Main 25 Store, Main 24 Gynasium
Supplies, Sporting Goods of All Kinds, Building Hardware 1025 and 1039 ELK
STREET WHATCOM B.B. Grocery Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Our
holidcay stock of Nuts, Candies, Raisins, Etc. has just arrived. Special
prices for socials and churches. Telephone Main 82 117 Elk Street
GROCERIES When Goods or Prices are not satisfactory, please return same
and money will be refunded. Byron Grocery Co. 14 West Holly Phone Main
200
---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December
---------- The Leader For the Holidays Anything and Everything
for the Friends and the Folks at Home. Furs, Fine Waists, Fancy Work,
Dressing Sacques Kid and Golf Gloves, Dolls, Bric-a-Brac, Fine Neckwear,
Leather Goods, Perfumes. BOOKS All the $1.50 copyrighted books for
$1.15. Cloaks, Waists AND Suits at ONE-FOURTH off TRY OUR GROCERY DEPT.
PHONE MAIN 132 The Leader
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---------- Dr. E. E.. Ross, Mgr. The City Dental Parlors
HIGH-CLASS DENTISTRY Prices Reasonable Phone Red 512 Painless Extracting
Red Front Block, Comer Holly and Canoe Sts. ELDRIDGE,KLINE VANWYCK
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 prop- erty. Call and get prices and
terms. Write your fire insurance with Kline Van Wyck, who represent the
AETNA, the leading Fire Insurance Company of America. Bellingham Bay
Improvement Co. Whatcom, Washington Original Townsite Proprietors
Manufacturing Sites, Business and Residence Property Bellingham Bay
Improvement Co.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December
---------- BlRNEY GOODHEART PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Rooms 1,
2, 3, 4 and 5, Red Front Bldg X RAY WORK A SPECIALTY Office Phone Main
2231 Residence 'Phone 3231 DR. F. J. GEOGHEGAN DENTIST Rooms 20 and 21,
Red Front Block Telephone Red 831 WHATCOM, WASH. DR. WILBUR N. HUNT
Physician and Surgeon OFFICE Phones—Office, Black 835 Rooms A and
B, Red Front Blk —Residence Red 122 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. J. C. MINTON DENTIST Rooms 9, 10 12, Fisher Blk
Residence Phone Black 685 Cor. Dock and Holly Office Phone Red 263 DR. C.
A. DARLING DENTIST Rooms 18 and 19 Fisher Block Corner Dock and Holly
Streets PHONE BLACK 275 WHATCOM, WASH Whatcom Dental Parlors DR. R.
LYBROOK SHAMKLIN, Manager The Highest Grade Dental Work at Reasonable
Prices. Examination Free. PHONE RED 525 CLOVER BLOCK
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---------- MODERN DENTAL PARLORS DR. O. C. GILBERT, MANAGER
Holly Block 108 West Holly Street Phone Black 1871 1306 Dock Street ALL
WORK GUARANTEED W. D. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. ADDIE F. KIRKPATRICK, M. D.
Rooms 16 and 17, Fisher Block 'Phones—Residence, Red 44
—Office, Red 44 Office 'Phone, Red 471 Residence 'Phone Red 604
CHAS. L. HOLT, M. D. Specialties: Diseases of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat
Rooms 1 and 2 Fisher Block Office Telephone Main 2061 Residence Telephone
Main 3061 W. H. AXTELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hours: 11 to 12 a.
m., 2 to 5 p. m. PIKE BLOCK—Cor. Elk and Holly WHATCOM. WASH (Uan't
to Live flear the normal School Investigate lysle's Normal School Tracts
and lysle's Acre Tracts Jill Adjacent to $tate normal $cbool BEAUTIFUL
Residence Property, situated directly between the growing cities of
Fair-haven and Whatcom, and particularly adapted to the needs of
those attending the Normal, or to those who wish to board or room Normal
students. This is made so on account of its close proximity to the
Normal. THE NORMAL SCHOOL TRACTS contain nearly an acre of ground, and
offer better inducements to locate near the Normal than any other
property on Bellingham Bay. Good terms and low interest. AT FIRST HANDS,
AND You PAY NO COMMISSIONS. C A M P B E L L 18 Clover Block, +•
Whatcom, Wash.
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---------- State Normal School WHATCOM WASHINGTON IS
beautifully located between the cities of Whatcom and Fairhaven.
These cities have all the modern conveniences; electric cars run within
one block of the campus. Correspondence Invited. Catalogue Free. Offers
Three Regular Courses Special course in methods Courses in manual
training Review Courses Buildings The school occupies two large and
substantial buildings having all modern conveniences Dining Hall The
school has erected a new dining hall upon the campus in which are served
regular meals and lunches at -popular prices. Prominent Features—
Catalogued library; large museum ; Physical, chemical, biological
laboratories; Stereopticon and darkrooms; Gymnasium, dressing rooms,
baths; Manual training department; Large training school, well conducted;
Large and beautiful auditorium. Admission and Expenses - Second semester
opens February 1, 1904 Students enter at any time; Board and room costs
$3.50 to $4.00 per week; Self boarding costs $6.00 to $10.00 a month. No
tuition; library fee $10—one-half returnable. Text-books are loaned
free. E d w a r d T. MatHes Principal
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---------- Printing We Produce the Best Holly Press There is
nothing to be found in the modern age requiring greater exactness, nicety
and cleverness to meet the demands than this art. It is an Art! As such
only the best meets the requirement of the public's needs. The business
man finds greater results are secured when his printing stock is
equal to a competitor. In Society there are many Fads produced that
require continual study and preparation to produce work that equals
a metropolitan vogue. The best for the Business Man and the latest for
the Society Lady is found at the HOLLY PRESS PRINTERS, BINDERS and
Blank Book Folks IRVING BLOCK, 1315 DOCK ST., WHATCOM
---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December
---------- FACULTY EDWARD T. MATHES, Ph., D. Pricipal,
History and Pedagogy WASHINGTON WILSON, Psychology and
Pedagogy JOHN T. FORREST, Ph. B., Mathematics FRANCIS W. EPLY, A.
B., Physical Sciences Miss MITTIE U. MYERS, B. L,., English BLANCHE
EVANS, English MISS IDA A. BAKER, A. M., English and Mathematics Miss
ADA HOGLE, Drawing Miss FRANCES HAYS, Reading and Physical Culture
ALEXANDER P. ROMINE, A. B., Bilogical Sciences Miss MABEL M. MOORE, Vocal
Music EDWARD N. STONE, A. M., Latin and German JACOB N. BOWMAN, Ph. D.,
History Miss KATE GOMPERTZ, Physical Training Miss HENRIETTA J.
TROMANHAUSER, Ph. B., 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, A. B., Librarian
PIANOS YOU CAN DEAL WITH US Briggs Piano Company
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---------- Peterson Co. For Stylish Up-to-Date Goods in
Men's and Boys' Wears. See Us. 124 E. Holly WHATCOM Try our Fancy
Canned Fruit and Vege- tables. Quality guaranteed Hans Pearson ...The
Grocer... Wholesale and Retail Prices Right Attractive December Offerings
The New Tailored Suits The ones shown at this time are by far the most
beautiful exhibited this season, consisting of the Long Cloak Effects in
both plain colors and mixtures. Swell styles, indeed! Fit to grace any
lady's form, and such varieties, too! But in no instance but one suit ot a
kind. It is indeed a pleasure to look over these new suits. New
Military Coats Another big assortment of them is in. It is impossible to
describe them here correctly, but rest assured, the are beautiful garments,
entirely different from any you have seen here before. The same
idea--but one garment of a kind--prevails here. New Cravanette Coats And
still they come. But the demand tor Cravanette Rag- lans at this time is
immense, and we are keeping three dif- ferent factories busy to supply us
with their latest styles, thus always showing new designs and patterns.
New Handkerchiefs Beginning this coming week, we start our exhibition of
Holiday Hankerchiefs. Most magnificent styles and thousands of different
varieties. Especially so in the better qualities. All sorts of imported
European Novelties, including elaborate hand embroidered and hand-worked
Battenburg Hankerchiefs. KAUFMAN BROS.
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---------- Normal Messenger December 1903 Christmas in Sweden
Christmas in most of the Christian countries dates back to the time
when Christianity was introduced. But in Sweden it had been celebrated
hundreds of years before, in honor of Oden, the chief god of the ancient
Scandinavians, and it was the greatest of the holidays of the year.
At this time, the fierce warriors of the North, having returned from their
excursions in foreign lands laden with the spoils of war, having
nothing to do because they disdained to work thinking it not an
honorable profession, and the time of the year not being favorable for
war, would assemble at certain parks or places which had been dedicated to
their gods, bringing with them a multitude of sheep, oxen, pigs, and
other animals, which were roasted whole. Now they began a time of
feasting and merry-making, and it was a time of great rejoicing because
the sun would now return and the days grow longer. Oxen, sheep, and even
children were offered to the gods to secure their good will for the coming
year and to thank them for the past. When Christianity was introduced it
was easy for the people to adopt Christmas and though the offerings to
the heathen gods ceased, most of the other customs survived. One of
these was the feasting, and now, as Christmas draws near, there are
great preparations. Beverages are made and pigs are killed. This is the
busiest time of the year for the housekeeper. Enough bread is now
baked to last till New Years and generally until about the middle of
January. Everything is made in the same proportion. No matter how poor a
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---------- family may be, they always live better at Christmas
than at any other time of the year. The day before Christmas everything is
in readiness. On the clean floor is strewn chopped up evergreens,
between the double windows moss is placed, while the young folks are
decorating the Christmas tree. The farmer does not forget the cattle and
horses, and they always receive something extra, often a half loaf of
bread. The birds are not forgotten either, and one of the best customs in
the placing of bundles of oats on either side of the gate, or on
the barn roof, and poor indeed is the farmer who cannot afford to do this.
On each side of the door is placed an evergreen tree, and also one on
each side of the gate, if the farmer is lucky enough to have one. Along
the highway on either side, are found branches to show the way, because
the highways are not fenced in., and the ditches on either side are
generally drifted full of snow. As the evening draws nearer, the
excitement of the young folks grows and they watch their mother as
she prepares the dinner. First of all is the ever-present Christmas
cheese, which weighs apout twenty-five or thirty pounds and is now to be
partaken of for the first time. Next come the rice and fish, two other
things which must not be forgotten on this occasion. Besides these things
are the more choice portions of the pig and many other things. After
dinner is over Christmas presents are distributed, and though in some of
the humbler homes, they may not be of much value they always bring joy to
the receivers. After a short time, spent by the young folks in dancing
and merrymaking, and by the older folks in talking about past and future,
the family retires. They must rise early the next morning,
for it is a custom for everybody to attend church on Christmas morning,
even if he does not attend very often the rest of the year. About four
o'clock next morning one can see lights in every house and about six
o'clock, the time depending on the distance to be traveled, the
people start for church. Hundreds of sleigh-bells are heard, the sound
coming from every direction. Every house is now brilliantly
lighted, in each window being placed one or more candles where they are
left to burn until daylight. At nine or ten o'clock the long sermon of
two hours is over, and for many it has been a long, hard battle against
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---------- sleep, and a few have been conquered by it. In some
parts of Scandinavia, it used to be a custom to wake the sleeping with a
whip. When Christmas and second-day Christmas are over., the farmer and
his wife start out visiting. Parties and entertainments are held to the
end of Christmas. Anyone visiting is never allowed to leave without being
offered some sort of refreshment, even though he be a stranger. If the
visitor is a man, the first thing he will be offered is a smoke, and after
that something to eat and drink. At last on the thirteenth of January the
long Christmas, with its many holidays has passed, but leaving behind
among the people the memory of many a happy time. At the present
time there are not as many holidays prescribed by law as there were fifty
years ago. Then there were Christmas day, second, third and fourth-day
Christmas, so that if Christmas day fell on Tuesday or Wednesday
there would be six days on which nobody could lawfully work, but at
present there are only Christmas clay and second-day Christmas.
ANDREW ANDERSON. Jack Hanford at the Academy When Jack Hon ford entered
the East-brook Academy, he was as awkward as could be imagined. Six feet
in height, weighing two hundred pounds, and had a wonderful faculty for
saying and doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. One day shortly after
the beginning of school the boys persuaded Jack to go with them to
practice football. They would kick the ball to him, laughing uproarously
at his awkward attempts to catch or kick it. But Jack took it all
good-naturedly and appeared on the ground the next evening, determined to
make the fellows who had laughed at him, learn to respect him. By the
time of the first game, which was to be between Eastbrook Academy and
Franklin College, many of the boys thought Jack should go with the
team as right guard, but the fellow who was contending with Jack for that
position was a friend of the captain, so Jack went along as a "sub." The
game started with Jack chafing like
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---------- a caged lion, but soon his opportunity came, for the
game had gone only about ten minutes before Jack heard the cry,
"time out," and saw his rival carried off the field. Although Jack's
great strength and weight were felt, during the last half Eastbrook's line
began to weaken, and Franklin slowly but surely carried the ball towards
Eastbrook's goal. But two minutes were left to play. The score was
nothing to nothing, and Franklin had the ball on Eastbrook's
five-yard line. Franklin undertook to put their full-back through
Eastbrook's line;, but Jack, seeing that the full-back was carrying the
ball wrongly, snatched it from him, and tore down the field for a
touch-down. Just as Eastbrook kicked the goal the whistle blew. The time
was up! Eastbrook had won the game, and Hanford was the hero of the day!
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---------- The normal messenger Published Monthly By the Students
of THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL WHATCOM, WASHINGTON May Williams '04, Walter
Wells, '05 ... BUSINESS MANAGERS. EDITORIAL STAFF MAY WILLIAMS,'04
Editor-in-Chief MARY ANDREWS, '06, Utopian ... Literary VIVIAN SO RELLE,
'07, Soronian.... Literary EDITH BLOTT, '06, Aurora .... Locals LOTTIE
GRAHAM, '04, Kulshan .... Locals GRACE ICKES, '05 Y. W. C. A. CARRIE
RISEDORPH, '04, Alcott ... Exchanges GUY DUNNING, '06, Philomathean ...
Athletics SARAH VAN REYPAN, '06, Chilic... Alumni TERMS—FIFTY CENTS
A YEAR Address all communications to the Editor-in-chief, Whatcom, Wash.
Issued the fifth of every month. All copy must be iu the hands of the
editor-in-chief on or before the 25th of the month. Entered December 21,
1902, at Whatcom, Washington, as second-class matter, under Act of
Congress of March 3,1879. VOL V DECEMBER 1903 NO. 11 Hurrah for our
football boys! Who says the Normal gentlemen are too slow? Senators, in
your hands have been placed the intersociety contests of the Whatcom
Normal. Can't you take some steps toward the formation of an
Internormal Contest Organization? Such organizations already exist
in the East. We need not be behind! The visit of Mr. Millican,
representing the National Intercollegiate Association, to the Normal for
the purpose of organizing an Association in the school which will
send a representative to the intercollegiate oratorical
contest of Western Washington in the spring, should remind us that
we discovered some excellent oratorical material last year in the
intersociety contests. Nor should we forget our declaimed and
debators. The contests were declared to be the best in the history
of the school. Why should we let our talent be represented only in
the contests of an organization, the excellence of which we all
allow, but in which is represented all the educational institutions
of the State, both public and private? Why should not a plan be made
whereby the
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---------- Normal schools of the State may become acquainted
with each other ? To be sure our respective Presidents have a
speaking acquaintance, but why should not the future teachers of
the State have a common interest outside of the advantages and
disadvantages of teaching the Speir Method of Arithmetic? Why shouldn't
some of the social tendencies we are urged to cultivate be used to make
the acquaintance of our sister schools, and how could it be better
done than by means of some friendly contests? We know with what pride the
U. of W. is regarded all over the State because of the fame won by her
debators. Why shouldn't we give the people of the State cause to be proud
of their Normal schools, beside the fact that between sixty and
seventy-five grad-uats are sent out every year ? Athletics The football
season is over and the boys will no longer be seen at their practice. This
year lias seen the first football team which has ever been organized at
the Normal, and considering that they organized late in the season, had to
make a team out of practically raw material. and had such poor luck in
scheduling games, they have made a very good showing. A great part of the
credit for the good work done by the team is due to the coach, Mr. Green,
who has come up from town nearly every night and practiced faithfully
with the team until he has made it what it is. The first game of the
season was played at Anacortes, and the boys went down feeling certain of
winning the game. As often happens when a team is over-confident,
the boys were defeated in this game by a score of 6 to 5- In the first
half, on the kick off, the ball was fumbled by Normal on our own 20-yard
line. An Anacortes man secured the ball, and shoved it over the line for
a touchdown. After this touchdown however, they did not get within
hailing distance of the Normal goal. Bad luck, however, followed our boys
throughout the game, and although they kept Anacortes from scoring again
,they were unable to score
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---------- until the last 1 1-2 minutes of play, when the ball
was sent through Anacortes goal for a touchdown. White, however, failed to
kick goal for Normal, and this left the score 6 to 5 in favor of
Anacortes. After the Normal boys had made their touchdown there were only
about thirty seconds left to play and for twenty the teams did not
line up. Ever since the game our manager has been trying to secure a
return game with the Anacortes team but has not succeeded. We
wonder why? THE EVBRETT-NORMAL GAME. When, after many ineffectual
attempts to secure games, it was at last announced that a game had been
secured with the Everett High School, many of the boys were dubious as to
results for Everett had shown themselves to be a strong team, having
defeated Anacortes by a score of 15 to o, and Seattle second team by a
score of 24 to 6. However, the boys began working harder than ever
in their practice, resolved to do their best whether they won or not. At
last the day for the game arrived. The g
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---------- placed and the left half of the Everett team was
preparing to kick when suddenly from the grandstand there burst from sixty
lips the Normal yell: Hippity hip! Ka zip! Ka zip! Hippity hip! Ka zip!
Ka zip! Hooray! Hooray! Bolay! Bolay! Whatcom Normal! , Bellingham Bay!
The Everett left half waited until the yell was over and then kicked. The
ball instead of rising as it generally does on most kick-offs, skipped
along the ground at a swift pace and was not stopped until it reached the
Normal's five yard line. Here it was stopped and the one in possession
started for the Everett goal but he was tackled almost at the very place
where he secured the ball and did not advance with it any more than three
yards at the most. The hearts of the spectators sank within them. True,
Normal, had the ball, but they were on their own io-yard line with
practically the whole field to cover before they could make a touchdown.
Could they ever do it? Then their own goal line wras also in danger, for
supposing Everett would get the ball so near their goal, it would be a
small matter to push it across and thus practically "cinch" the game. The
prospects for a Normal victory were indeed poor at that moment, but nobody
was prepared for what happened. By fierce line bucks, the Normal boys
pushed the ball to their own thirty-yard line, and there it was lost to
Everett on a fumble. The ball was not in Everett's possession very long,
for they failed to gain their distance and lost it on the first three
downs. Normal then began a series of fierce line bucks and short end runs,
which succeeded after the first fifteen minutes of play, in pushing the
ball across Everett's goal for a touchdown. The goal was easily kicked and
the boys had lined up for the second kick-off when suddenly from the
grand stand, there burst forth again the Normal yell followed by:
i—2—3—4—5—6! Whatcom!
6—5—4—3—2—i—o! Everett! Only this time
it was louder than before because it came with more confidence. On the
second kick-off, Whatcom advanced the ball, before she was tackled, to the
center of the field, and then by fierce playing, for Everett was playing
a desperate game, advanced the ball to Everett's fifteen-yard line. It
looked
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---------- like a sure touchdown and everybody was confident
that the score at the end of the first half would be 12 to o, but just at
the critical moment, before the ball would be sent across the line,
the quarterback made a forward pass and thus lost the ball to Everett.
Everett succeeded in advancing the ball to the center of the field
before she lost it but could get no further, and Normal took the ball and
had it far advanced into Everett's territory when the time for the
half ended. Score: Normal 6. Everett o. After the first five minutes of
play in the second half, Normal again shot the ball across Everett's goal
line and kicked goal, making the score 12 to o. After the second
touchdown the play was more even, each side having the ball for short
periods and then losing it. Punting also was indulged in this half, as
each team was compelled to punt at different times. The half ended
with the ball in Normal's possession and far advanced into Everett's
territory, and the girls in the grandstand with pride in their voices
announced the result : i-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12! Whatcom-
12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0! Everett. Altogether the Normal boys
demonstrated their superiority in every department of the game, the
Everett boys are the most gritty and most gentlemanly set of fellows, play
the cleanest ball, and are the best losers it has been our lot to
meet. We wish them all kinds of success in the future and hope they
will win all games from now on, only excepting those played against our
own team. Although the football season is over for this year, and few
games have been played by our team we may say truthfully, that these few
games have been splendidly played and everything points to a very
successful season next year. The Normal team and the positions they
play are as follows: Center, Swanberg; right guard,. Campbell; right
tackle, Hipkoe; right end, Dunning; left guard, Miller; left tackle,
Everett; left end, Phelps; quarterback, Green; left half, Pierce; right
half, White; full, Moultray; substitutes. Anderson, Turner, Gilkey.
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---------- LOCALS Some queer answers to examination
questions in the training school. A mariner is a man who came from
Maryland. Resemblance means that we look like our parents. A
foreigner is any person who comes from Germany. Miss Mattie Braman of Bay
City. Mich., has entered school. Miss Margaret Hood has returned to
school after an absence of two weeks. As Miss Moore responded very
willingly tc an encore some one remarked that she lived up to her name.
One of the bachelor girls of the Normal has christened her room, "Hash
Camp." Let's hear the names of others. Miss Stewart (in Latin
class)—It's very cold in this room, Mr. Stone. Mr.
Stone;—Well, I'll roast you in a minute. In the examination in
zoology the other day some one informed the class that man was a mollusk.
Prof. Romine says that this person probably knew that mollusca means soft.
The night of the Junior reception, Misses McRae , Gertie Smith and
Gertrude Smith visited the Normal. They were students here last year, and
all of the old students were as glad to see them as they were glad to be
back. The exceeding sinfulness of this age has often been commented upon.
To give a more vivid conception of the utter abandonment of this period
to the lusts of the flesh, a Senior makes the statement that future
geologists, in order to obtain fossils, must go down below. On Tuesday
before Thanksgiving, Dr. Mathes gave the students a most helpful talk
during the last half of the noon hour. In it he expressed to the students,
how grateful they ought to be that they, so far, have had such a
beautiful school year. He also expressed to the students how greatful they
should be to their parents for this opportunity and that
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---------- they should not be afraid to express to them their
appreciation. Mr. Millican, representing the National Intercollegiate
Prohibition Association, organized an association in the school.
November twenty-fourth. The object of the Association is to get young
people to investigate the problem of the liquor traffic. It is not a
political organization in any way. One of the means of promoting an
investigation of the prohibition question is the oratorical contests held
each spring. These are local, state, interstate, and national. It is to
be hoped that all students interested in temperance or in oratory
will take hold of the matter and help push it along. On th eevening of
November thirteenth, the Juniors gave a reception to the faculty,
students and their friends. The first part of the evening was spent very
pleasantly in listening to a musical program, given by some of the
best local talent. After this was over, every one was supplied with
a lighted candle, followed by a promenade in the halls on the second
floor. The music room off the auditorium was very tastefully
decorated with the class color and here was served pineapple ice.
Everyone had a delightful time and no one went away feeling that he was
sorry he came. SOCIETIES Y. W. C. A. The second conference of Western
Washington Young Women's Christian Associations was held at
Whitworth College, Tacoma, November 13 to 15, 1903. Seldom does the
opportunity come to any of us to attend such an inspiring meeting
as was given to the delegates from the Normal Y. W. C. A., Miss
Vinnie Winchell and Miss Bertha Kale. Delegates from all of the
Western Washington educational institutions reported flourishing
associations. The principal speaker of the conference was
Miss Bertha Conde of Chicago, who is Student Secretary for the American
Committee. Miss Conde is a gifted speaker and her very presence gave
emphasis to her words when'she said, "'The sight of a spirit-filled life
always makes others hungry for the same thing." She made it very plain
that the "reason we do not have more opportunities
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---------- for doing good is because we do not ring true in
little things." Another enjoyable feature of the conference was the music
by Miss May Walker on her violin. Although the weather was not very
favorable, the hearty welcome given to the visitors by the faculty
and students of Whitworth College and the good managementof the
conference made the event one long to be remembered by all
who attended. CHRISTMAS CHIMES OF THE ALCOTT BELLS. The Alcotts extend
good wishes and Christmas greetings to the faculty, to their
schoolmates, and to their many friends, and may the new year for
them be a happy and prosperous one. Looking back over the school days of
the past year, the Alcott girls fondly think of the happy and beneficial
weekly gatherings, of their elections, entertainments, excursions,
business meetings, '"spreads" and literary work. This required work
they have enjoyed to the utmost, for it has never been a hard task but a
great pleasure and one from which they have derived much good. Each week
Miss Carrie Risedorph, one of the society's most earnest workers, gives an
interesting illustrated talk concerning the life and work of some famous
artist. Talks on famous women, musicians, authors, etc., will be given
during the year. For these talks the society has purchased several dozen
pictures principally reproductions of artists masterpieces. Indeed,
the future looks very bright for the Alcott Society, but then the society
has always prospered and with the earnest co-operation of each member it
will continue to be an organization strong and influential.
PARTHENON. Although organized somewhat later than the other societies,
the Parthenon Club has a rapidly increasing membership of live and
enthusiastic workers, who hope to maintain its dignity as an
independent society by keeping up and advancing the high standard of
parliamentary and literary work for which it stood last year. This
year, as last, the work is car-
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---------- ried on solely by the members; the requirements
for membership are the same, that is, each member must have shown himself
to be an active, earnest worker in some literary society for at
least one year and have been excused from that society as such by
his former critic. We miss those seniors who, last year, were so active
in the institution and the advancement of our society. At a
business meeting a few weeks ago the following officers were elected:
President, Mr. Pinckney White; vice-president, Miss MyrI Hays; Secretary,
Miss Lola Records; treasurer. Miss Cassie Gifford; sergeant-at-arms, Mr.
John Swanberg. Among the interesting numbers rendered during the past few
weeks were a piano solo, "Dance of the Demon," from Hultz, by Miss Anna
Hannibohl, and an address by Dr. Bowman. This address, given on
Hallowe'en, was both interesting and instructive, and embodied the
history of the customs of that day. Dr. Bowman especially emphasized the
fact that many of these customs, which were once believed to be
infallible means of gaining an insight into the future, were no
onger believed in by the educated class, and, a few hours later was seen
looking into the fact of an all-wise gypsie with a most credulous and
expectant expression, while she read his palm, to find out
whether—? Miss Gertie Smith and Miss Isabel McRae, former members
of the club, visited the Par-thenons, Saturday evening, November 14.
Exchanges We felt a little hurt that our old friend, "The Spinster." had
not yet learned to spell Whatcom correctly. Perhaps Bellingham will be
easier. Teacher in Latin—Decline Stella and give meaning. Student
(beginning, abstractedly)—Stella, a girl. Professor, I
can't."—Ex. The Normal Messenger is trustworthy as of
old.—Ex. We congratulate the editors of "The College Independent"
on their issue for November. We like the idea of the illustrations and
should like to suggest that all our Normal students read the article,
"How to
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---------- Salute! We like your attitude toward other exchanges
and your timely hint, "Let Us Rather Hint Than Criticize," is good. We
salute you heartily. The Eugene High School News has a suggestive
cover, original in the extreme. We are glad to see you paying much
attention to articles and accompanying illustrations. Among the
creditable exchanges of the month—the Wa Wa. We see an
improvement over your October issue. We desire to thank the other
exchanges we have received for the kindly criticisms and the general
spirit of kindliness and charity shown and the helpful articles. "Have
you seen Al?" "Al, who?" "Alcohol. Kerosene him last night, but he
hasn't benzine since. Gaso-line him up against a lamp post and took a
naptha gas. The patrol eum wagon took him up. Christmas Holidays
are in our day of two sorts: religious and civil. Civil holidays are
set aside to commemorate some national event, as, for example, our own
Fourth of July. They have their origins in the making and formation of
nations, and are thus of comparatively late creation. Since religion and
religious observances preceded the creation of state, naturally the
religious holidays are the older. As the religion became fixed on a
national denominational cult, and was merged into the earliest form
of a theocratic government, these feasts became civil as well as
religious. Thus are noted the feasts of the Hebrews, the
Mohammedans, and the Christian Middle Ages. When the Christians
worshiped in the catacombs and drew their members from the lower walks of
Roman society, it became imperative to supply the new converts with
feast days in the place of those they had observed in the Roman
religions. Since Christianity in its Hebrew home had only one feast-day,
and that without a fixed date, the method of the converts in giving
Christian significance to the holidays was followed in Rome, Byzantium and
Africa. One after another the present Christian holidays arose and became
fixed, but not necessarily uniform throughout the Christian world.
One of these was Christmas.
---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December
---------- On the twenty-fifth of December the old Romans held
the feast of the sun, in honor of his winter solstice; the beginning of
Spring and of new life. On account of its great importance in the Roman
calendar and the great esteem in which it was held by the people, a deep
impression of the day was carried into Christianity by the new converts.
So intense was this impression that the leaders of Christianity decided to
turn it to a Christian usage by using its celebration with a Christian
significance, the beginning of the warmth-giving Gospel. In many places
the feast made so great an impression that it was made the beginning of
the year, and the use of December 25th as the New Year was common in
Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, England, Hungary, parts of
France, Holland, Italy and Switzerland, until toward the end of the
Middle Ages. Whether Christ was born in December or not, was not a
question in the minds of the creators of the Christian festival; in fact,
history throws a doubt upon its probability. The substitution of
the world-Savior for nature's regenerative orb of day, had only its
religious meaning, and this to the worshipers of the third and fourth
centuries, was of ultimate importance. Christmas has to us the
meaning of offer-ffontssoopPi cnationalnc-ho cmfwy cmfwmf ing up of
goodwill and tokens of friendliness. The origin of this was in this same
third century. Nicholas of Myra, in Asia Minor, had done so many
kind and generous acts to the poor, unlettered people, so that when he
died in 343, he was made a saint. So soon did his own fortune disappear,
that he serruptitiously appropriated the goods of others for his
purpose. In all his giving Nicholas never let his identity become
known—through the window at midnight, on the doorstep at dawn,
he would lay his offering. Once, however, he was caught by the father of
a maiden who had received through the window legacies for her marriage.
Nicholas, thus caught, was overwhelmed with thanks by the poor but
grateful father. His doings spread abroad, his name became
synonymous with goodwill and philanthropy, and when he was made a
saint, his saint's day was placed on December sixth. The Dutch of one of
the provinces of the
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---------- Netherlands, made him their patron saint. On his
day—December sixth—gifts were exchanged, greetings sent
and received, and every one made happy by kind remembrances. The day was
looked forward to., especially by the children, for to them it was the
happiest day in all the year. On account of the great place it played in
the lives of the people and its close proximity to the natal day of
Christ, the two days were united, and are now celebrated as December
twenty-fifth. The children so loved St. Nicholas of Myra, that they
affectionately called him "St. Nick," or "Santa Claus," which comes from
the form "Sanctus Nicholaus." Another form of affection which still more
closely united the idea of those two days, is seen in the name
"Kris-Kingle," which comes from the Dutch word for "Christ-child,"
Christ-kindchen. With this term the popular mind merged the two days, the
two services, and the two conceptions into the one great festival of our
time. Humorous (Small girl, crying). Teacher—What's the matter,
Mary? (No reply). Teacher—Did somebody hurt you? (Violent shaking
of head). Teacher—You must be ill ? Mary—I—I—was
just runnin' up the hill to ketch up with the girls
and—and—the wind blowed all my bref away. Teacher—Do
the people who live in Canada speak the same language that we do?
Boy—Our neighbor is from Conada. Teacher—Can you understand
her? Boy (shaking of head)—No, when she means shoes she says boots.
After watching development of pollywog from egg. "A pollywog is just a
head and a tail piece. If it were not for the tail there would be
nothing but a head." Teacher—You may do what the chalk tells.
Writes, Find a leaf. Small boy (gazing anywhere but at plants) Second
small boy (with disgust)—He's blind as a cat.
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---------- A general is a man who goes through the war without
being killed. Mr. Doran (to Ninth grade girl)—Give the three
theories concerning the interior of the earth. The girl (waking
up)—I think they are colder now. If you see Dr. Bowman or Mr.
Romine meditating, of what book do you think? "Reveries of a
Bachelor." Miss Evans—Miss B—, what is the feminine of
abbot? Miss B— (with a surprised look)—Mrs. Abbott. Young
man—Long years my soul has had an aching sensation, a longing and an
intense desire for something, for some one. Senior girl—I think
Miss Tromanhauser is just the dearest person (?) Y. M.—Just as yon
bright star flees toward Canopus, unceasingly through the ages, so has my
heart traveled forlorn years and dreary miles until at last I meet you.
S. G.—Just think, I have fourteen plans to write this week. Y.
M.—Then my soul leapt for joy and I felt at once that a calm rest
had taken possession of me. S. G.—O, yes; the other day Miss
Bratton came into my room. My! but she scared me. I don't think a person
can teach so well when another person is in the room. Y. M.—Can you
not understand that I love you as never man loved before? My life, my
future, my eternal welfare rest with you. S. Q.—One of my cherubs in
the Training school— Y. M.—Is there not one word of
love, one ray of hope you can give me. S. G.—Miss Tromanhauser .
The young man went to Arizona.
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---------- The Pessimist Tell me not in joyful numbers School
life's all a happy dream For he who in classes slumbers Finds "Profs"
aren't what they seem, School life's just a humdrum labor, Studying till
late at night, Cramming for examinations, By the gray dawn's early light.
When there's nothing else a-doing, And excitement's running low Class
meetings were all persuing, Just to keep things on the go. Lives of
Seniors all remind' us We'll be Seniors some day too, Tho' they say that
they are sorry, When they find they're so near thro'. But the Seniors
have their troubles, Greater far than ours they say, Tell us what a snap
we're having, That we'll have real woes some day. "You've no right to be
complaining," They will say and look so wise. "Wait until you are a
Senior, Then you'll see what trouble is. Trust no future howe'er
pleasant, Hope is but a hollow sham, When you think your trials ended,
You may fail in some exam. Life's made up of disappointments, Broken
friendships, shattered hopes, Ideals from high pedestals falling, Then
you wonder why one miopes. Class is long and time stop's fleeting, When
you're called upon the floor, Then it is you wish you'd studied, Somewhat
harder the night before. Let us then be up and doing, Study early study
late, For procrastination's dangerous, Learn to labor, not to wait.
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---------- TO MY TEAPOT. Among the useful articles that hang on
"Hash Camp's" wall, Is one—'tis a brand new teapot that seemeth
the best of all. Not for its coat of bluish-gray, smiling with goodly
cheer, Not for its look of kindness, which I hope will last for a year,
Not for the untiring mouth which coaxes out the tea, Not for the handle
curved in the very shape of a "D"; But for the soothing and healing
mixture— taken just before a test, This beloved little teapot
seemeth to me the best. —By "Hash Camp's" Oumer. "And what is so
rare as a day in school ? Then, if ever, come perfect days; There the
teacher whips those who break the rule, And over them stoutly the
birch-rod lays: Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear knowledge
murmur, or see it glisten; Every dunce feels a stir of might, An instinct
within him that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for
light, Climbs to a soul in rhetorical flowers." L. W., '08, after /. R.
L. I J. N. Selby lt;SL Co. ft
wmmmm—mmmmmmmmmmammma—m—mmm School Supplies 8 Books,
Stationery m S Always Something New, ft Always Up to Date . . . ft
Phone Red 514 1244 Holly Street
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---------- Headquarters for Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats and :
: : : Caps, Shoes and Furnishing Goods : : : : Globe £\m\m Company
DAN McCUSH, MANAGER 106 Solly Street «««« (Ubatcon
CITYPROPERTY FARMLANDS Ma nuf 'g Sites Wa.tr and Rail Seeing is
belieJring PACIFIC REALTY CO. FAIRHAVEN, 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
Brock's Bad Cold Breakers The only quick and reliable Cold Cure that is
not injurious NO QUININE, NO BROMIDES TRY THEM ONCE DeChamplain Graham
OWL PHARMACY Cor. DocR a n d H o l l y Sts. Examination ^free All Work
Guaranteed rcpwnrr SCIEmmc J. r . W KJLsl* OPTICIAN 2t6 E. Holly St,
near Elk St WHATCOm, WASH.
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---------- PACIFIC STEAM LAUNDRY ESTABLISHED 1880 FIRST-CLASS
WORK GUARANTEED UDNKSS ERHOLM. Props. 'Phone Main 2281 Elk St. Coal and
Wood Yard TRUNKEY S O N , PROPRIETORS Roslyn and Blue Canyon Coal and
Dry Fir Wood delivered to any part of the city. PHONE MAIN 2381
WHATCOM FORD'S Stands for the "BEST" in Butter, Sweet Cream and Ice
Cream. Phone Red 17a 505 Holly St. W. Before Buying Groceries, Telephone
Main 2261 Williams, Tatman Provost All Goods Fresh and Up-to-Date You
are always welcome to visit our store. We carry just what you need Photo
Supplies, Stationery Pyrography Outfits Pictures, Bric-a-Brac Evans' Art
Store HOLLY STREET
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---------- Why Pansy Was Late The school door opened with gentle
creek And a little girl slipped in With downcast eyes and expression
meek, I -wondered where she1 had been. For Pansy was not often late,
Amid it seemed like I couldn't scold As she lifted her big blue eyes from
her slat*— She was only eight years oldl For the dreamy timid
expression Of those eyes so deep and clear, Seemed to make their own
confession? A confession not of fear. But one of deepest longing A
desire to h away From the little duties belonging To her school life day
by day. In her hand were a few small flowers, A pitiful little bouquet,
Plucked from Nature's hiddteti bowers, That morning early ini May. Then
through the window's four-barred pane I followed her longing gaze, Over
the narrow sloping lane, The junction of two ways. Which) led from her
little valtey home, One short and direct, the other long, And winding
through the woods alone Cool and fragrant—alive with song. And knew
she had taken the longer way, Which held enticing beauties out Forgetting
school in her innocent play With her woodland friends I 'hadl no doubt. I
do not understand just why The difference in us is so great, But I
understood the trembling sigh And knew the reason why Pansy was late.
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---------- THE GAGE-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. Try Sherman's 200 page Composition book, at 25 Cents. Also,
Per- forated Tablet, at 5 Cents These never fail you. Paper
Weight—Normal Building—25 Cents. SHERMAN'S A. Q. WICKMAN
...The Tailor... Phone Red 1871 210 E. Holly Street WHATCOM, WASH Munro,
Blake Haskell We have the largest and most complete up-to-date
line of cutlery on the Bay. Every piece warranted as represented or money
refunded on presentation of returned goods. Munro, Blake Haskell
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---------- GAS FOR STUDYING AND READING IS SOFTER AND EASIER ON
THE EYES THAN ANY OTHER ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. $2.00 PER THOUSAND FEET. FOR
COOKING NO DIRT. TURN A VALVE AND LIGHT GAS AS THE GAS IS SHUT OFF. $1.75
PER THOUSAND FEET. COKE MAKES A CLEAN, HOT FIRE $4.50 PER TON
DELIVERED IN BULK. $5.00 PER TON DELIVERED IN SACKS. WHATCOM COUNTY
RAILWAY AND LIGHT CO. Telephone Main 121 201 W. Holly St. Whatcom
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---------- In clothing, fit and workmanship are the two essential
features-- Stein-Bloch Clothes combine these requisites in the superlative
degree, and almost any well-dressed man will tell you that he would as
soon have a Stein-Block as a custom made suit, and save himself from $5 to
$15 on the deal besides. We are sole agents. well-dressed pian will tell
you ttiat Suits and Overcoats, $15 to $25. Cox=Overlock Co. 211 East
Holly St., Hannah Block WHATCOMPPPPP