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Messenger - 1911 January - Page [i]
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 Oldest Dry Goods House  in the Northwest  i Headquarters for Ladie's,
Misses' and  Childrens' Ready - to - Wear Apparel.  Absolute Satisfaction
Guaranteed  or Your Money Back  MONTAGUE   McHUGH n$S£'sSfest   gt;
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Suggestions for Men  Neckwear Handkerchiefs  Hosiery Bradley Mufflers 
Sweaters Sweater Coats  Gloves Hats Shirts  Suit Cases and Bags 
Gage-Dodson Co.  Home of f i a r t , £r)affr;er S f/Larv, Glofyes 
Clover Block
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ADVERTISEMENTS  GEO. E. WKSTON M. C. IVKVINSON  I^Cilst)ar)  Pl)or)ograp}) 
©orrjparjy  t  Gorrje to odr Free Gorjeerf  G\)ery G\ gt;er)ir)g 
Welcome to all J  We Wish Yoa a Happy and Prosperous  New Year  1300
Commercial Street :: Bellingham, Washington   gt;
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ADVERTISEMENTS  ~ CArtllfOi/'c CofaiaPil ServesaBreakfast, Luncheon  CUll
Waj 3 V/dl C ICl Id and Dinner that can't be beat  Al\v gt;ays good
tt)ir)CJs to egf at  o o N m A Y • ©  Tbe Plaee that Satisfies 
1238 Elk Street, near Holly - - - Bellingham  Phones Main 64—A 664
1313 Elk treet  Washington Market  Dealer in  The Weil-Known Frye-Bruhn U.
S. Inspected Meats  Game and Poultry in Season  Special Attention Paid to
Phone Orders  Prompt Delivery to all Parts of the City  O. M. Johnson
Bellingham, Wash  Wanted==Yoti* Grocery Account  We solicit a trial order
and guarantee  good quality and right prices : : :  Byron Bros/ Cash
Grocery i  1311 Elk Street .' Phones Main 82 A 682 
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ADVERTISEMENTS  Office Hours: 8:30 to 9:30 a. m. Office Phones: Main
103—A 171  2:00 to 5:00 p. m. Res. Phones: Main 100—A 10* 
Evenings by Appointment  DR. GOODHBART  PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON  Office:
300-201-223 Alaska Bldg. Bellingham, Washington  DRS. SMITH   KIRKPATRICK 
SURGEONS  Sunset Building . . . . Bellingham  Office Phone, Main 985 Res.
3222 U Street  Home A 471 B 0 M  CHAS. L. HOLT, M. D.  Specialties:
Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat  Rooms 316 and 317 Exchange Bldg.
SUSSES ACCURATELY FITTEI  Main 1634 Automatic : A 94  204-5 Alaska Bldg.,
Cor. Elk and Holly  DR. CARL M. ERB  Specialist Eye, Mar, Nose and Throat.
Glasses Fitted  Office Hours: 9:00 to 12 m.; 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. Evening and
Sundays by  Appointments.  BBLLINGHAM, WASHINGTON  DR. WILLIAM RADFORD CRAY
 PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON  Exchange Building . . . . Bellingham  DR. SOLON
RICHARD BOYNTON  PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON  Phones: Residence M 258 A 735
Office M 1260 A 734  Office: Rooms 305, 306, 307 Exchange Block .- -
Bellingham, Washington  T H E REXAI_L_ S T O RE  THE ONLY RESOLVE to begin
the New Year with is—TRADE AT THE  OWL. Everybody knows why it is
best I THE OWL PHARMACY mHM*mw\  C U T P R I C E D R U G S I  PHONES {Jain
5 5 6 F R E E DELIVERY Cor. Dock and Holly
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ADVERTISEMENTS  NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS, Inc.  DR. O. O. QILBERT AND
SPECIALISTS  Special Rates to Students Lady Attendants  Sunset Blk.f Cor.
Elk a n d Holly, Bellingham, Wash. MA  A  iN 268  Seattle Office, 614 F i r
s t Ave. Everett Office, 1803 Hewitt Ave.  Phone Main 400 Office Hours: 8
to 12, 1 to 6  A 400  DRS. ROSS   SPRATLEY  Dentists  Third Floor, Exchange
Block . . . Bellingham, Wash  DR. T. M. BARLOW  DENTIST  Rooms 334-35-36-37
Phone Main 075  First National Bank Block Home A 862  r5GI^3eY FLORAL
©O.  Wholesale and Retail Growers  1305 ELK ST., • - BELLINGHAM,
WASH.  THT A 1ST 1ST PHOTOGRAPHER  Suuset Block, corner Elk and Holly -
Phone Main 3325  New Studio and Equipment. Modern Methods in Photography 
Elevator at Holly Street Entrance . . . Bellingham, Washington  Office
Phones: Residence Phones:  Main 131—A 131 Main 2406—A 150 
HARRY O. BINGHAM  Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer  1319 Dock Street
- Bellingham, Washington*7
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ADVERTISEMENTS  *• HALL'S STUDIO  Daylight Building  FOR  FIRE LIGHTS
 SPECIAL RATES TO ALL NORMAL CLASSES  Main 367 A 592  W. D. MCKENNEY CO. 
Women's High Grade  Tailored Garments  AA/OIVIEIM'S F U R N I S H I N GS 
211 Bast Holly : : Hannah Block  DOANE'S GROCERY  Dealer in  Good Goods at
Lowest Prices  Satisfaction Guaranteed . * Give us a Trial  Students' Trade
Solicited  WE LEAD. OTHERS FOLLOW  Phons: Main 272—B 272 . ' Corner
Jersey and Ellis Sts
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ADVERTISEMENTS  LUDWIG  lt;  COLONS  JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS  EXPERT WATCH
REPAIRING  CORRECT FITTING GLASSES  JEWELRY MFG., ENGRAVING  Designs
Furnished and Class Pins Made to Order  Phones: M 379—A 965 . . . .
Bellingham, Wash  THE STAR CREAMERY  For Ice Cream for Class Parties, 
Birthday Parties, or a " Feed."  They have all Creamery Supplies  Normal
Grocery  We keep in stock a fine line of  Stationery, Toilet Articles,
Notions  Normal School Students' Trade Solicited  . Fresh Bread and Pastry
Each Day . .  BATTERSBY BROS,  —ALWAYS RELIABLE—  Lovely
Fabrics iot Patty Gowns  Pumps and Dancing Slippers  Serges for "Gym"
Suits, "Gym" Shoes  1313-1315 Commercial Street, - • Bellingham,
Wash.
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ADVERTISEMENTS  Kindly Remember that  THE MORSE HARDWARE CO.  On Elk Street
 Is the Home of the  GREAT MAJESTIC RANGE  Don't forget to tell your
friends about it  Why does a tree grow round instead of Square?  GEO. W.
MOCK ROBT. F. HIM.  MOCK   HILL  FUNERAL DIRECTORS  Both Phones 186  Maple
Block 1055 Elk Street  We like to clean your Linen. If we don't  we want
your good will  PACIFIC STEAM LAUNDRY  Established 1889  CHARLES ERHOLM,
Proprietor  Phones: J* }?5  1728-1738 Ellis Street B 126 e  Phones,  Main
180  B180  FINE CONFECTIONERY H  C  COR. rASWNGjOH  WASHINGTON'S FINEST
DRUG STORK  The Best Stock in the City  CHAS.  W.  PEASLEE
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ADVEMTISEMENTS  THE IDEAL CLOTHING HOUSE  I,. VBRSTANDIG, Prop.  Clothier
and Gent's Furnisher  THE BUSY STORE  105 E Holly St. : : Bellingham 
WIL.BER GIBBS  Jeweler and Optician  Largest line of Silverware found in
any  store in the Northwest  313 West Holly Street, - - - Bellingham, Wash.
 Drink Lanum's Chaffless Coffee  You get the real coffee flavor  when the
chaff is removed ..  H. E. LANUM  High grade Coffees and Teas  Phone-Main
324. .• 1307 Elk St.  fiOT WATSI^ IfNf A JIFFY!  See one of those
ELECTRIC WATER HEATERS  at our salesroom. They are made in 1 pint and  1
quart sizes, handsomely nickle-plated.  CLEAN - QUICK - CONVENIENT  Whatcom
County Ry.   Lt. Co.  Elk and Holly - Exchange 1; Automatic B-lll
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Messenger - 1911 January - Page [x]
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ADVERTISEMENTS  THE CAVE  1240 Elk Street  Pare Candies, Ice Cream and all
kinds of Hot and  Cold Fountain Drinks. Remember we make 'em  12*6 Elk
Street Phone Main 689  John E. Strandberg  M E R C H A N T T A I L OR 
Residence 2230 Iron Street ::: Bellingham, Washington  Toe Bellingham Sheet
Metal Works  Remember us when in need of  Cornices, Skylights, Roofing,
Steel Ceiling,  Furnace Work, Blow Piping, Tanks, Hotel  and Restaurant
Work, Boat Work, Garb­age  Cans, Camp Stoves, Air Tight Stoves, 
Chimney Tops, Guttering, Spouting  If it is made of sheet metal, we can
make it. No job too large  and none too small. Bring in your Repair Work 
Phone Main 488 1208 Commercial Street Bellingham, Wash  SHOE DEPENDIBILITY 
You can depend on the shoes we sell you, for  style, fit and longevity. Our
years of experience  have enabled us to give you the cream of
re­liable  brands and at prices you pay for unknown  goods. We
guarantee you entire satisfaction in  every particular  G E O . F". R A Y M
O ND  RELIABLE FOOTWEAR 110 East Holly Street
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ADVERTISEMENTS  Ladies! Save itom $ I to $ 2  On your next pair of Shoes by
walking up 18 steps  ALL SIZES ALL LEATHERS  Ladies Sample Shoe Parlors 
RoomD - - - Red Front Bldg  Reduce Yout Cost of Living  THE PURE FOOD STORE
 Wilson-Nobles-Barr Company  CQHY B B . A Y O E M E N ?  Brotherhood of
American Yoemen DES  lo*3'A  NBS  THE YOUNG FRATERNAL GIANT  Issues
Certificates Paying L,ess Expectancy Deduction  Cash at Death $1,000 $2,000
$3,000  Cash for Loss of Hand 250 500 750  Cash for Loss of Foot 250 500
750  Cash for Loss of Eye 250 500 750  Cash for Broken Arm 100 200 300 
Cash for Broken Leg 100 200 300  Cash for Total Disability 500 1,000 1,500 
Old Age Disability Yearly after  70, for 10 years 100 200 300  You dont'
have to die to secure benefits. Insures men and women from 18 to  50 years
old. The Yoemen Reserve guarantees permanency and future low  cost. Have it
explained now. M r s . O l l a W i l l i a m s , M 2313. 23i-2ist St.  Home
Phone A 092 1000-1002-1003 Elk St.  NORTHWEST GRANITE  SL MARBLE WORKS  All
Kinds of Cemetery Work  W. P. BERGIN, Prop. Bellingham, Wash.
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ADVERTISEMENTS  It is a Good  Time to Get  New Clothes  This Month  A Sale
at Wahl's  Special to Students  Every student who will bring with  her a
copy of this month's Mes­senger,  or who mentions this
ad­vertisement,  will be given any Coat,  Suit, Silk Shirtwaist, or
Leather  Bag or Purse or one Fur at any  time during the month of January. 
There is no restriction, no condition  to this. The regular marked prices 
of the goods in the store are to be  cut exactly in half for YOU if you 
read and mention this advertise­ment,  good during January only.  near
Elk B. WAHL Alaska  Bldg.
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Messenger - 1911 January - Page [1]
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THE MESSENGER  SCHOOL PAPER OF THE  BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL  BELLINGHAM,
WASHINGTON  S. B. Irish   Co., P r i n t i n g a ^ § | | l ^ j 1311
Railroad Avenue  Literary  Class E d i t o r s -  Senior  Junior - 
Sophomore  Freshman  Exchange  Athletics J  Art Editor  THE  EDITOR -IN-CH
I B F—  ASSISTANT EDITOR  LORAINE SHERWOOD  ESTHER NYLAND  - FLORENCE
ORNE  GERTRUDE GABBERT  HATTIE NELSON  - MOSIE ODLE  FRANCIS STEWART 
ADELAIDE ABERCROMBIE  HARRY HEATH  FLORENCE PLUMB  STAFF  FLORENCE D. BRAS 
—MABEL FRENCH  Organizations—  Alkisiah  Philomathean 
Students' Ass'n  Y. W. C. A. -  Choral Club  Calendar  Alumni -  Jokes J 
Business Managers |  - JESSIE JEANS  ANNA CONMEY  - HENRY ROGERS  - HELEN
FINCH  CHARLOTTE BUZBY  MARGARET STARK  VIOLET JOHNSON  MARIE RYAN  NORINE
COSTELLO  VICTORIA THIBERT  - MARY RIORDAN  TERMS—SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
A YEAR  Entered December ai, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as
second-class matter, under  act of Congress of March 3, 1879.  Vol. X.
January, 1911 No. 4  The new department established this year under the
care of  Miss Ruth A. Gottlieb, the school nurse, we are pleased to note, 
has proved successful beyond our most sanguine hopes. We are  proud to be
the only Normal School west of the Rockies with such  a department. Miss
Gottlieb gives two hours daily to special work  in the Training School. She
also has office hours in the afternoon  for general consultation with
Normal students. The records to  date show that six hundred and fifty
consultations have been had  with students in need of advice. This includes
one hundred and  fifty-four visits paid to students in their homes. 
Formerly students often remained in their rooms for a day  or so at a time,
too sick to attend classes and not ill enough to  require the care of a
physician. Others, perhaps, were never too
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2 THE MESSENGER  ill to attend classes, but needed advice concerning their
physical  state, not realizing their condition. The strain of our regular 
routine proved too much for some. They became discouraged,  homesick and
returned to their homes. Now all this is changed.  Miss Gottlieb, in her
talks with our students can encourage them,  quiet their fears and advise
them how to improve themselves phy­sically.  Miss Gottlieb has
certainly endeared herself to the hearts  of the students. From the very
first, she has made her interest in  us felt, not only concerning our
health, but our frolics and good  times as well. We extend thanks to Miss
Gottlieb for her good,  helpful work in our behalf.  •  Judging from
the first number, our lecture course surely is a  success. And, there's
four more entertainments coming, equally  good in their way. But we can't
continue to enjoy such splendid  artists on the Course without the support
of the students. It's  late, but not too late, to join the crowd of
enthusiastic holders of  Lecture Course tickets. So, get busy, secure your
ticket, and be  one of us.  •  Get interested in the affairs of other
Schools. We have on  our exchange list, papers from the High Schools,
Normals and Col­leges  of our own State and other states. Read them
and find out  what the other schools are doing.  • • • 
Normalites, listen! The Staff cannot do all the work! It  isn't desirable
that it should because The Messenger is the paper  of the whole School. It
can't put out each month an issue of  which to be proud without your
co-operation. We are always  thankful for suggestions but this time we want
your help in a  more material way. Our Messenger should be enlivened with 
poems and good jokes; out Literary Department needs stories;  the Class
Editors want Class news; The Messenger is crying out  for help,—won't
you heed its call?  • • gt; • gt;  RING OUT, WILD BELLS! 
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,  The flying cloud, the frosty light:
 The year is dying in the night;  Ring out, wild bells, and let him die. 
Ring out the old, ring in the new,  Ring, happy bells, across the snow: 
The year is going, let him go;  Ring out the false, ring in the true.  Ring
out the grief that saps the mind,—  For those that here we see no
more;
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THE MESSENGER 3  Ring out the fued of rich and poor,  Ring in redress to
all mankind.  Ring out a slowly dying cause,  And ancient forms of party
strife;  Ring in the nobler modes of life,  With sweeter manners, purer
laws.  Ring out the want, the care, the sin,  The faithless coldness of the
time;  Ring out, ring out, my mournful rhymes,  But ring the fuller
minstrel in.  Ring out false pride, in place and blood  The civic slander
and the spite;  Ring in the love of truth and right,  Ring in the common
love of good.  Ring out old shapes of foul disease;  Ring out the narrowing
of gold;  Ring out the thousand wars of old,  Ring in the thousand years of
peace.  Ring in the valiant man and free,  The larger heart, the kindlier
hand,  Ring out the darkness of the land;  Ring in the Christ that is to
be.  —Tennyson.  THE STUDENT'S DREAM.  1 was sitting in my room one
rainy, gloomy afternoon, with a  volume of Browning's Poems. I was tired
and lonely, but had to  study for the tomorrow was before me, with its
endless tasks, the  first of which was English IX. "Now," said I,
grumblingly, "I  must get out of this just what I think she will ask us
with as little  effort on my part as possible."  Hardly had I spoken when I
became conscious of a presence  in the room and raised my eyes to see a
woman standing beside
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4 THE MESSENGER  me. She was veiled, and I did not know her; but I could
make  out that she was comely, and from her robes that she was graceful. 
She was, however, an uninvited guest, and I was out of humor  (which, in
common phrase, means cross), so I had determined to  turn away that she
might know that I wished to be left alone,  when a strangely familiar voice
said in a tone I dared not diso­bey  : ''Come with me!"  Mechanically
I arose from my chair, but scarcely had I moved  when I found myself in a
large, spacious, high-ceilinged room and,  from the beautiful pictures
which covered all four walls, guessed  that I was in a picture gallery. 
"Look," said my guide, pointing to a picture, "think you  that is not
beautiful?" And it was beautiful. A picture of the So­man  Campagna at
sunset, with a beautiful, eager-eyed, golden-haired  girl in the
foreground. She seemed to be waiting for some­one.  Underneath the
picture I read these words: "Love Is Best."  The next picture was of a
different type. A policeman was  grasping a monk by the throat, and holding
up a torch close to  his fate. There were four or five of his colleagues
standing near,  so it was not one, but many torches, that this poor monk
had to  face. It seemed to be very late at night,—past midnight, I
should  say, for the narrow alley was dark and deserted. One felt no pity, 
that is, to any great extent, for the monk, however, because of a  certain
twinkle in the eye, the sly droop to the mouth, and I could  imagine his
singing:  "Flower o' the rose,  If I've been merry what matter, who
knows?"; or  "Flower o' the broom,  Take away love and our earth is a
tomb."  I would have lingered at this picture, but my determined  guide
said: "Pass on."  I passed on to a sickening scene. A bare, gray plain 
stretched on and on, even to where the sky and plain seemed to  meet. There
was grass upon it, but such grass! "Thin,  dry blades pricked the mud,
which underneath looked kneaded up  with blood." A stiff and bony horse
stood near, his bones seeming  ready to gap through his skin. I never saw
so horrible a picture  of a beast. One could not be sure whether he was
alive or dead,  but one could be sure that he came there straight from
Hades, be­ing  no longer wanted in that land. A river flowed across
this  plain. We did not know its name,—perhaps it had none;  but had
I been allowed to christen it, it should have  been called "The Spitfire."
In strange contrast was  the noble and valiant knight in the foreground,
who looked as
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THE MESSENGER h  though he would dare anything and suffer everything rather
than  forsake an ideal.  I now began to enjoy myself thoroughly. I thought
these  pictures handsomer than any I had ever seen, and wished my  guide to
know what I thought of them; but since I had been so  uncivil when we first
started out, I felt too embarrased to speak  of it. I did say, though: "How
many, many different pictures  there are here!"  "Yes," she answered, "on
this side wall alone there are fifty  men and women; fifty wonderful
pictures. Look! this one is a  favorite of mine."  The one she referred to
was somewhat larger than the others,  a wonderful work of art. It was an
Oriental scene. A tent, very  dark except for one stray sunbeam, bursting
through the roof,  held two occupants. One was a fair, noble-looking boy,
with gold­en,  curling hair. He might have been compared to the lilies
that  were twined round the strings of his harp, so lovely he looked,  and
so hopeful. You know him, of course. David, it was, young­est  son of
Jesse, and keeper of sheep. You have guessed the v.her  already? The mighty
Saul! There he stood, in the center t the  tent, leaning against the tent
prop with drooping head anc rms  outstretched, the picture of despair and
misery. That I mig ; the  better understand this picture my guide repeated
in a low \ )ice:  "And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was
upon  Saul, that David took an harp and played with his hand; so Saul  was
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from  him."  This
picture was not appreciated by me as it should have  been, for I could not
refrain from associating it somehow with a  certain argument (familiar to
all students of English IX), that  had to be written on two different
occasions; viz., once as a Class  exercise and again in an examination.  My
guide now lead me to the other side of the gallery. I had  not yet seen all
of the fifty pictures on the one side, but she would  not let me remain
there any longer. We stopped beneath a bal­cony  scene. It represented
two lovers embracing each other,  while at the door, as though she had just
entered, stood a woman  in the robes of a queen. '' That girl met her
doom,'' said my guide,  "because she was too young. She was just at that
age when she  thought she knew more than anyone else. That is, that she
knew  it all."  "Look over there!" I cried with enthusiasm, as I recognized
 the picture I had known from my childhood of "The Pied Piper  of Hamelin."
She, however, just nodded and pointed to a funeral  scene; so, not wishing
to offend her, I looked just where she would
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6 THE MESSENGER  have me look. A number of mourners were carrying a coffin
lo  the top of a high mountain. It seemed to me they were burying  a great
man, and had chosen a mountain top as the most appropri­ate  place.
"Now, what did he do in life," wondered I, and my  conscientious and
pleasing companion seemed to read my thoughts,  for she said:  "He settled
Hoti's business  Properly based Ours and  Gave us the doctrine of the
enclitic De.  AVhile Calculus racked him: and  Tussis attacked him."  When
I wished to pause and gaze upon the fair Evelyn Hope  lying on her bier, my
guide again said: "We have no time for  that; look here! I want you to see
the beautiful colors in this  picture."  It showed a dying bishop, upon his
luxurious bed. He was  talking earnestly to those around his couch, and
seemed to be  much worried about something. I thought him worrying about 
his eternal salvation, but the wonderful guide beside me said:  "No; he is
ordering his tomb and fears that it may not be more  handsome than that of
his old-time enemy and rival.  She then showed me the picture of a
philosopher, reading a  letter and underneath was the word, "Cleon."  Then
she went on to show me another, of a discontented and  weary woman, upon
the deck of a ship. "James Lee's wife," she  said; but I was not much
interested for I did not know  James Lee, and what did I. care about his
wife. She would tell  me the story, however, so I listened patiently to the
sad, sad  story of their unhappy married life. Then she showed me the 
picture of the young and lovely duchess, which told another tale  of an
unhappy marriage.  At this moment a bell sounded, very far off, and my
guide  said, hurriedly: " I must go." I begged her not to leave me, for 
this guide who had been leading me to see and appreciate such  art, was
very pleasing, and she seemed like an old friend of mine.  She said not a
word more, but slipping a book into my hands  she vanished. Again the bell
sounded, this time loud and clear,  and I awoke to find myself lying upon
my couch, clasping the red  and gold book she had given me.  SELIA. 
• • •  SECOND IMPRESSIONS.  Yes, I found, before I had
been here a month, that my first  impressions were as far astray
as—as—my plan for Observation
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THE MESSENGER 7  Class was this morning, if such a thing is possible. It
makes me  smile, even now, to think of some of the fool notions I got into
my  head during the first few days of school.  For instance, I remember
having thought Professor Bply  cranky, just because he didn't care to waste
his time, explaining  to me some simple matter that any idiot should have
known better  than to ask about.  And that reminds me of another impression
I had of Mr.  Eply. In some unaccountable way I got an idea that he was
taller  than the average human being; but when I saw him, the other  day,
look smilingly up into Miss Haddeen's face, when they met  on the campus,
he suddenly fell in my estimation;—that is, he—  oh, you know
what I mean! He look "squatty," like that  short fellow that wears peg-top
trousers and a broad-brimmed hat.  Who? 0, no! Miss Drake's always the
same. She seems  just as pleasant as when I saw her first. Of course, I
would have  been thankful for a better grade in my Practice Teaching; but 
since she never led me to expect it, I can't say that my last
impres­sion  of her is much different from the first. 0, yes it is,
too!  How could I forget those plans so soon ? You know, when I came  here,
I was just fresh from my little first school in the woods and,  of course,
thought the way I did things was just about the only  way worth
considering; so, when she started me to work develop­ing  lessons into
pupils who knew nothing whatever of the subject,  I thought it could not be
done, and I told her so. Well, she smiled  and gave me a little advice, and
a few good books on Method to  read at my leisure, and invited me to come
in and visit a Class,  to see how it was done.  Second impressions? Well, I
should say I did. You've heard  of the development of our mineral resources
at Irondale, haven't  you ? Why, that, or even the development of thievery
among the  Juniors, doesn't compare with the way I've developed G-eeography
 into those little dears, ever since.  And, by the way, I had a second
impression of them, to' At  first I thought they were naughty. I was
mistaken—they 'r ot!  0, no! Those aren't the only ones. All my first
impre ons  were as crooked as a Junior when he smells ice cream. A /, I 
used to think that Browning was obscure,—and that pigs /ere 
dirty,—and that Psychology was uninteresting. I can eveu
re­member  of having thought that the congestion in the halls was 
disorderly; but, of course, it didn't take me long to find my  mistake. 
Arithmetic? No, I can't say that I did. The first time I en­tered  Mr.
Bond's Class, if you please, I decided that Arithmetic  was not such a
stupid subject as I had been led to believe; and
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8 THE MESSENGER  the longer I stay in his class, if you please, the better
I like it.  Yes; here we are,—gossiping again!—and it was only
yes­terday  that we decided to stop!  "What! An hour? I should say
not,—but I'll keep still  for ten minutes if you will.  All right!
It's a bargain!  '11.  • • •  WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN.  It
was on an East-bound train that he first saw her.  'Twas a mild afternoon,
on the day before New Year's, and  they were passing through one of the
most beautiful part of the  Cascades. He had been gazing on the sparkling,
snow-covered  scenery, but now he could look out of the car window no
longer,  for opposite she sat.  She was a slender little creature, clad in
a very simple  gown. Her hair was almost black, and was drawn loosely back 
from her brow, and as she glanced at him across the aisle, he  saw that her
eyes were of a deep, dark blue.  His eyes persisted in wandering toward
her, as he studied  the quiet figure he gave rein to his imagination and
thus his  reverie ran: No doubt she lives in a little mountain village and 
teaches school. I can almost see her standing dignified and se­rene 
before a group of children. Perhaps she is an only child;  her mother a
widow, and she her chief support.  His mind then wandered down a shady
village street, and  paused before a small, white cottage; partly hidden by
clinging  ivy, and he imagined himself Mr. Prince Charming, come to woo 
and win this quaint little lassie.  Meanwhile, she had carelessly studied
his pale, grave face,  with his stern mouth, and almost pathetic eyes, and
was likewise  having a reverie: A country preacher without doubt. Perhaps 
going somewhere to preach a New Year's sermon. My, isn't his  coat shiny. I
imagine it is all he can do to keep his wife and  children supplied with
bread and butter. Of course he has a  house full of children,—poor,
country ministers always do. How  hungry he looks. Perhaps he hasn't had a
good square meal  for a long time. How I'd hate to be his wife! Well, see
him  stare! If I were his wife, I shouldn't like him staring at every 
pretty girl he saw; and she dropped her eyes, with a well-feigned  shyness,
and resumed her book, while he felt she was abashed at  having such a
fine-looking young man staring at her, and  dropped his eyes, also.  If she
had only known he was a progressive lawyer, who
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THE MESSENGER D  was noted for his eccentricity in dress; not the poor,
timid, coun­t  ry preacher she had thought him!  If he had only known,
she was not the quaint, retiring, little  miss, and loving, womanly woman
of his reverie, but a noted fig­ure  in the world of vaudeville.  And
thus ended their reverie. Poor he! Poor she!  • • gt; •
gt;  A LETTER FROM HOME.  (With Apologies to L. S., Who Reluctantly
Submitted It.—Ed.)  Your Messengers, my dearest lad,  Are just
received by me and dad,  (I should have said, "by dad and me,"  But 'twould
have spoiled the poetree  And poetree or even rhyme  'S ahead of grammar
every time),  And, though I would not make you vain,  I'm free to say, my
dear Loraine,  We think they're fine, we do, indeed,  And with admiring
interest read:  In truth, your ma, though you may not credit her,  Is proud
of her literary editor.  (Scan not, I pray, these lines with frowning;  I
learned that trick o' trade from Browning).  Now twenty years have passed,
and better,  Since I have penned a rhyming letter:  What long gone days it
calls to mind!  When—fun and frolic unconfined—  With girlish
jokes, with secrets jolly,  With gossip rhymed of Dick or Molly —  I
could go on ad infinitum;  As fast as one could read I'd write 'em.  Well,
I must stop my effervescing,  Must give you my maternal blessing,  Must
thank you for your magazines,  Send greetings to my other weans, 
Then—light the fire and bake the beans.  MA.  • • •
 A maiden who unfrequently VIII,  Would murmur, "Just pass me a
pi—VIII,  I'm much too celestial  For viands terrestial,  I'll have
but a kiss and a d—VIII."  —Exchange.  •  "O wad some
power the giftie gie us,  To see ourselves as ithers see us."  Methinks
'twould so reduce our chests  That most of us could wear our vests  Thrice
wrapped around, and then so slack  That they would button in the
back.—Ex.
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10 THE MESSENGER  BASKET BALL.  On the evening of December eighth, the
first practice game  of the season was played. The Seniors met defeat at
the hands  of the Juniors. Owing to the disablement of several of the
Senior  players the game was very one-sided. The Junior forwards;,  Miss
Franklin and Miss Nickol, showed some excellent team­work  and ability
at making baskets.  The Seniors were working under great difficulties; but
held  their ground in the first half, the score being 9-8 in favor of the 
Seniors.  In the second half the Seniors were unfortunate in having  to
change players, therefore the ball was kept in the Juniors'  territory and
they piled up the score, the result being 40—13 in  favor of the
Juniors.  The line-up:  Seniors— Juniors—  Center  A.
Abercrombie; M. Ryan Anna Hadeen  Right Forward  G. Johnson, H. Freeborn
Era Franklin, Lucile Nickol  Right Guard  R. Burke, M. Melish M. Thompson,
I. Clausen  Left Guard  C. Busby, F. Remley Ruth Colton, Miss Crossman 
Again on the evening of December twelfth, the Seniors met  the Second Years
and again they were defeated. The Second
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TEE MESSENGER 11  Years have a very strong team. Their center, Miss Philip,
is an  especially good player.  In the first half the score stood
18—3 in favor of the Second  Years. The three baskets made by the
Seniors were from the  foul line.  In the second half the players were
changed and the Second  Years only made two field baskets and one from the
foul line,  while the Seniors made five field baskets.  Although the
Seniors have met defeat at the hands of both  of these teams they still
entertain the greatest hopes of being  one of the try-out teams. As soon as
the teams have been better  organized, the games will be opened to lhe
students.  The lineup:  Seniors— Second Years—  Center  M.
Ryan, A. Abercrombie B. Philips  Eight Forward  G-. Johnson, Elizabeth
Arnold, Aida Uddenberg.  Left Forward  F. Remley, E. Buchanan Miss O'Keef,
C. Roe  Right Guard  R. Benke J. Nieol  Left Guard  L. Mellish, F. Remley
I. Riley, G. Allien  U. P. S., 11; NORMAL, 6.  The last football game of
the season for the Normal  team was played in Tacoma on Thanksgiving Day,
against the  University of Puget Sound. The game was hard fought
through­out,  and the Normal had them beaten 6 to 5 for the greater
part  of the contest; but during the last few minutes' play the U. P.  S.
boys rallied and made another touchdown.  •  But football is all over
and almost entirely forgotten now,
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12 THE MESSENGER  and basketball is the center of attraction along athletic
lines,  the gym being in use every evening in the week and nearly
ev­ery  afternoon.  The boys are putting out two good teams and have
plenty  of material to pick from for still another. Indeed, there is a
ru­mor  that the boys of the Second Year Class have organized a 
whirlwind team and are hot upon the trail of the Normal High  School team,
fully expecting to beat the Ninth and Tenth grades.  Mr. Bond is athletic
manager and coach and is doing all  that he can to put out a winning team.
He has arranged a  schedule of games with the Y. M. C. A. and the High
School for  city championship and has a number of out-of-town games  ahead
for both Normal teams.  New suits have been purchased for the first team
and the  boys look pretty nobby in them.  •  BELLINGHAM HIGH, 34;
NORMAL, 29.  The first basketball game of the season was played in the 
Normal gymnasium on Saturday evening, December 17, between  the High School
and the Normal.  The game was a hard-fought battle, and the score was close
 throughout most of the game. There was quite a little rough  playing done
on both sides and one or two cases of inexcuseable  roughness. There were a
good many fouls called and here is  where the High made several of their
scores, for Davenport did  some excellent throwing from the foul linee.
Odle for the Nor­mal  made several points in the same way.  "Big Zeke"
Burpee played a star game for the High School,  making about two-thirds of
their score. He was by far the best  player on the High School team, but
this doesn't mean that he  had everything his own way at center, for Odle
certainly gave  him a good run for his money. Foster Carver played good
fast  ball for the High, and his big brother did some excellent work  for
the Normal.  The final score stood 34 to 29 in favor of the High School. 
The line-up:  High— Position —Normal  S. E. Carver, Capt...
Forward Foster Carver  Lord Forward Phillips  Odle Center Burpee, Capt. 
Morgan Guard Fritz  Davenport Guard Tucker
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THE MESSENGER 13  This coming back makes me wish I hadn't gone at all.  Ask
Alta how she likes Room 4.  Nov. 29.—"We begin to dig again.  Dec.
2.—Our friend, Mr. Rogers, has a pleasant surprise upon his  birthday
anniversary. Did you count the candles ? How  many?  The Y. W. C. A.
Cabinet entertains the Committee mem­bers.  Dec. 3.—Two more
birthdays at the Dorm. They certainly are  the fashion.  Dec. 4.—Mr.
Johnson has for some unknown reason changed his  seat at dinner table. I
wonder why? How much did it  cost him?  Dec. 5.—We certainly "get
ours" at Assembly. Past and future  sins gone over at length. "We '11
promise to be good.  Dec. 6.—The chimney begins to get fixed.  Mrs.
Mathes entertains at dinner in Domestic Science De­partment.  A couple
of our prospective housekeepers  serve.  Dec. 7.—Once more again the
running brook is clear in Senior  Observation.  Junior-Senior basketball
practice. The Seniors sure can't  get along without Addie.  Dee.
9.—More Faculty speeches at Assembly.  Serenade to our prospective
bridegroom.  Mr. Hanks appoints himself critic in History Methods.  Dec.
10.—Y. W. C. A. Northwest Cabinet Council is held.  The Delegates
arrive at 9 a. m. and then the good times  begin.  Dec. 12.—Students'
Association Christmas party announced. I  wonder who'll get my
name—Sit still, my beating heart;  sit still!  Dec. 13.—It's
the time of year when times are hard,  The Sophomores know this well.  So
they gave a party befitting the times,—  Folks say that the costumes
were swell.  Dec. 14.—Absolutely nothing doing.  Dec. 15.—High
School letters to Santa Claus posted.  Nothing doing from now on except
nightly inspection of  chimneys and hosiery.
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14 THE MESSENGER  Dec. 16.—The Students' Association Christmas party:
 Sixteen little girls and boys  Gave us a dandy treat;  They are the cutest
little dears  From their heads clear to their feet!  Poor Mr. Whipple gets
more than his share.  Dec. 17.—Boys' basketball game, Normal vs.
High.  Dec. 19.—Alkasiah Club entertains Young Men's Debating Club. 
Isn't the Ruggles' Baby a little dear?  Mr. "Whipple thanks Association for
good time Friday  night. He said he enjoyed it, too.  Dec.
20.—Domestic Science exhibit.  Dec. 21.—Affecting leave taking
between Professors and Classes.  Refrain of "How can I leave thee," after
each recitation  with tear-drop obligate  Our much respected President, Mr.
Whipple, becomes a  benedict.  • • •  uircraNiz' ti'o 
YOUNG MEN'S DEBATING CLUB.  On Thursday evening, December 8th, the Young
Men's De­bating  Club held its regular meeting.  After the
parliamentary drill, the following question was de­bated  :  Resolved,
That the trades schools offer more opportunities  for success than a
professional course in a University, Affirma­tive,  Mr. Heath, Mr.
Knaack and Mr. Green. Negative, Mr. Sher­wood  and Mr. Davis.  The
question was well handled by both sides but the negative  won the laurels. 
After the debate Prof. Bond gave a short speech on trades  and classical
schools.  A large number of visitors were present at the meeting.  yisitors
are always welcome to hear the debates.
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THE MESSENGER 15  Y. W. C. A.  "In that day, saith the Lord of Host, will I
take thee and  make thee as a signet; for I have chosen thee, saith the
Lord of  Hosts." Haggai 2:23.  •  Start the New Year right by
becoming a member of the Y.  "W. C. A. "We are nearing the two hundred
mark. Help us to  reach it.  Last month's report shows 122 girls actively
engaged in Bible  Study.  A Cabinet Council of Student Associations under
the auspices  of the Northwestern Territorial Committee of the National
Board  of Young "Women's Christian Associations was held at the B. S.  N.
S., December tenth and eleventh. Delegates were in atten­dance  from
University of Puget Sound, Tacoma; University of  Washington, Seattle;
Whitworth College, Tacoma; State Normal  School, Bellingham.  The following
addresses were only a part of the helpful and  enjoyable program:  Welcome
to Delegates  Miss Nellie Gray, Dean of Women, B. S. N. S.  Bible
Study—A Series of Talks on the Message of the  Gospel of Luke  Miss
Lucy Jane Hopkins, N. W. Student Secretary.  "The Field of Service of the
Y. W. C. A."  Miss Ada B. Hillman, Gen. Sec, Tacoma Y. W. C. A.  "The
World's Y. W. C. A. Conference at Berlin, Germany,  Last Summer"  Miss
Sarah E. Springer, Eelig. Work Direc, Seattle  *•*
••• *•*  Y. W. C. A.  "The World's Missionary
Conference at Edinburgh, Scot­land,  last Summer"  Miss Springer. 
Miss Springer was in attendance at both of these world con­ferences. 
The Y. W. C. A. Bible Study Committee are planning a Bible  Institute for
the second week in January. Speakers from Seattle  are expected and some
very interesting addresses are promised  along the lines of Bible Study
Work.  Friday evening, December 2nd, the members of the Y. W. C.  A.
committees were entertained by the Cabinet in their room at  the Normal
School.
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16 THE MESSENGER  At the regular monthly business meeting of the Y. W. C.
A.  Cabinet the members were delightfully entertained by Miss Hillis, 
General Secretary of the Association. A dainty dinner was served  in the
dining-room of the Domestic Science department and the  delicious viands
were prepared and served by one of Miss Law­rence's  Cooking Classes. 
• • gt; •  ALKASIAHS.  The Alkasiah Club gave an
interesting program in the Nor­mal  Auditorium, December 19th.
Christmas stories and a bur­lesque,  taken from "Bird's Christmas
Carol," were prominent  features of the entertainment. After the program a
social hour  was enjoyed in Miss Baker's room, after which refreshments
were  served in the cafeteria.  • • gt; • gt; 
PHILOMATHEANS.  On Thursday evening, December 1st, the Philomatheans held 
their regular meeting. The following miscellaneous program was  presented: 
Music Miss Gertrude Scott  Parliamentary Drill Mr. Gibson  Talk—Ella
Flag Young Miss Birney  Talk Miss Bachman  Recitation Miss Ingeborg Johnson
 Instrumental Solo Miss Meeks  Critics Report Miss Laura Mellish  After the
program the business meeting was held and the  following officers were
elected for the quarter:  President—Miss Geneva Johnson. 
Vice-President—Miss Hattie Mellish.  Secretary-Treasurer—Miss
Gertrude Scott.  Sergeant-at-Arms—Mr. Sherwood.  Attorney—Mr.
Gibson.  Thursday afternoon, December 15th, a special meeting was  called
and the following new members were voted into our So­ciety:  Violet
Johnson, Florence Bras, Minnie Burroughs, Mr.  Hanks, Mr. Peterson. 
Instead of the next regular meeting the Philomatheans gave a  program in
the Auditorium, during the long Assembly Period, on  Friday, December 16th.
The following program was given:  Duet Miss Ruby Flowers, Miss Grace
Devereaux  Debate—Resolved, That the Pacific Coast defenses should be
 strengthened so as to insure it against foreign attack. Af­firmative,
 Mr. F. H. Whipple; Miss Geneva Johnson; Nega-
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THE MESSENGER 17  tive, Mr. C. E. Gibson, Miss Gertrude Scott, Miss Emma 
Rexroth.  Solo Miss Emma Rexroth  The program was well given and showed
excellent prepara­tion.  The debate was one of the best ever given in
the Audito­rium.  The debate was won by the negative.  THE CRY OF THE
STUDENTS.  (With Apologies to W. H. Smith.)  Drawing and History, 
Observation—a mystery,  Algebra, Zoology,  Methods and Psychology, 
Botany, Geometry,  Ram it in and cram it in,—  Students' heads are
hollow.  Scold it in, mold it in,  All that we can swallow.  Ram it in, jam
it in,—  Still there's more to follow!  Worried faces, gaunt and
pale,  Tell the oft repeated tale;  Tell the hours robbed from
sleep,—  Robbed from meals for studies deep,  All who to the Normal
go  Tell the self-same tale of woe;  How the Normal faculty  Rammed it in,
jammed it in,  Crunched it in, punched it in,  Rubbed it in, clubbed it in,
 Pumped it in, stumped it in,  Rapped it in, slapped it in,—  When
our heads were hollow!  —'11.  • • gt; •  A GENTLE
COLLEGE YELL.  George Ade's latest play deals with life at a fabled
coeduca­tional  institution in the West—Bingham College. Prizes
were  offered in a competition for the best college yell to be used in the 
play. The winner is now being used. This received second price:  "Buffalo!
calico! corduroy! gingham!  Plurubus, make a fuss, rah, rah, Bingham. 
Rarebit, tearabit! scare a bit! sting 'em!  Who rah!! we rah! all rah!
Bingham!"  —The Monitor.
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THE MESSENGER  SENIOR NOTES.  Oh, ye wise ones of 1910%, who are about to
leave us, fare­well!  A sweet and fond farewell! No more shall your
gentle  footsteps echo down the halls and on the stairs! No more shall 
your smiling faces greet us on our way! We shall miss you, yes;  but we are
glad to have you go and win laurels in our interesting  and noble
profession! Then speed ye, now, upon your way, con­scious  of a work
well done and happy in your new work that is  to be undertaken. So now,
again, farewell, and don't forget that  you have loving friends in this,
your Alma Mater.  0. S., 11.  •  We regret that Miss Beatrice Clark
was called to her home  in Salem, Oregon, on account of the illness of her
mother.  Mr. and Mrs. Mellish, of Great Falls, Mont., spent the
Christ­mas  Holidays with their daughters, Hattie and Laura.  The
Seniors have returned from a strenuous thirteen days'  vacation, which was
certainly unlucky as far as rest is concerned.  But, nevertheless, they
feel capable of meeting the strenuous days  leading up to the grand march
in June.  Rah! Rah! Rah! June 1, 1911.  Seniors, get busy! Make your last
strokes of the First Se­mester  count. Be ready for the last lap and
let all be winners.  • • •  THE CLEAR, RUNNING BROOK. 
When the last Observation Class is over  And the running brook is no longer
clear,
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THE MESSENGER  I hope to be able to teach the participle  Without pencil,
book or paper near.  Now I've seen those sentences on the board so often 
And I've said them o'er and o'er  Until I'm sure I know them  As well as
ten times four.  "She, dying, gave it to me,"  Brings to us all a familiar
sound,  And to illustrate clearly the appositive  No better example can be
found.  I can repeat them all  As I've said before,  And I know it is
useless and needless  For me to say any more.  But if these have proved a
bore  And some more you would like to know  I would refer you to Frances
Stewart  Who certainly can write them just so.  JUNIOR NOTES.  CLAUDIE'S
DREAM!  Claudie Cfillord had an inspiration  That he had some information; 
So, as a carrier pigeon of old,  He hastened his story to unfold.  To Miss
Hogle's room he rushed  For his glee'could not be hushed,  To think the
Seniors were so clever  As to pull it down in foggy weather.
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20 THE MESSENGER  But Claudie had not seen aright,  As the pennant had
waved by day and by night  For thirty-six hours upon the staff  Which
graces the mound beside the path.  —A BRIGHT JUNIOR.  • •
•  Eva Pendleton spent the two weeks preceding Christmas
va­cation  at her home in Everett, on account of illness.  Miss Winnie
Bradley, of Everett, spent the week end with  her sister, Hattie Bradley. 
A Junior girl needs a Beck-er to guide her.  Can you blame the Juniors for
thinking they are IT since  Miss George says they handle the Training
School Classes the best  of any Junior Class since she's been in B. S. N S.
 Hoop lal, hoop lal,  Juniors all;  We are there  In basket ball. 
•j» »»« »i*  SOPHOMORE NOTES.  Tuesday,
December 11, the Sophomore Class held a "Hard  Times" party in Society
Hall, the "unique costumes" of several  students being the feature of the
evening. The prize was given  to the one having the best costume, the
honors being closely con­tested  between Mr. Knaaek and Miss Braman,
but finally being  awarded to the latter. Games were the means of enjoyment
of  the evening. An appropriate luncheon was afterwards served  in the
Cafeteria, the head waitress being our Class teacher, Miss  Sperry. 
• • •  HIGH SCHOOL NOTES.  The longer we attend the
Normal High School, the more we  are convinced that it is a good place to
be. We are certainly a  jolly bunch. Each of us is willing to do our part
to uphold the in­terests  of the High School as well as join in all
the fun and make  a good time for himself and all those aroundl We are all
doing  fine work and expect to make this a very successful year. The  Ninth
Graders are certainly anxious to make this the best year  in the history of
the Normal. We want our High School to grow.  We extend an invitation to
all students who want to have a good  time and do hard work to join us. You
will find us very conge­nial  and helpful. If you are looking for
trouble or come with  the expectation of interfering with our privileges
you will have  your hands full to defend yourself.
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THE MESSENGER 21  Faculty, Alumni, Students! Come to the aid of the Alumni 
editor. In the past months she has asked so many questions in  order to
obtain some items that she felt like the editor of a live  country
newspaper. This month no amount of questioning seem­ed  to bring forth
any news. Don't be a tight-wad, and then won­der  why the Alumni
column is not well filled.  Put your items in The Messenger box, or hand
them to the  Alumni editor. Thus you will help The Messenger, and clear 
your own conscience. Some time ago. Miss Florence Currier sent  a "newsy"
letter, that was much appreciated. "Go thou and do  likewise.''  A large
number of former students have subscribed for The  Messenger. We wish to
thank them for their subscriptions, and  to assure them that we are trying
to make each month's issue  more readable than the previous one.  Begin the
New Year with a resolve to help the Alumni edi­tor  by telling her any
interesting item of news you may know.  Miss Betty Stenberg, '10,
entertained Thanksgiving vaca­tion  at the home of her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Emil Stenberg, So. L  Street, Tacoma. The house was beautifully
decorated throughout,  chrysanthemums being used in great profusion. The
occasion was  a re-union of ex-Normal girls, and was one of great pleasure.
 Those present were: the Misses Elizabeth Hemphill and Hed-ii'g  Utzinger,
both of Auburn; Nora Haffley, Martha Martin  Phoebe Buell, Donna Griffith,
all of Tacoma, and E. Leona Laube  of Eoslyn.  Miss Lillian Blanchard, a
secondary student of Class '09, who  has been principal of the Des Moines
school, resigned her position  Dec. 1 to accept the appointment as poultry
instructor at Pullman  Agricultural College.  • • • 
REPRESENTATIVE LIST OF NEW LIBRARY BOOKS.  Addams, Jane—Spirit of
Youth.  Addams, Jane^-Tweiity Years at Hull House.
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22 THE MESSENGER  Ayers, L. P.—Laggards in Our School.  Brown, J.
F.—American High School.  Bjomson, Bjorntjerne—Happy Boy. 
Coffin, C. H.—Child's Guide to Pictures.  Chancellor, W. E.—Our
City Schools.  Corbin, John—Which College for the Boy.  Crawford, F.
M.—Saracuresco.  Davis, W. S.—Friend of Caesar.  Draper, A.
S.—American Education.  Elson, L. C.—History of American Music.
 Grenfell, W. T.—Labrador.  Hall, P. E.—Emmigration.  Harrison,
Birge—Landscape Painting.  Janvier, T. A.—Embassy to Provence. 
Lindsey, B. B. and Higgins, D.—The Beast.  Lodge, Sir
Oliver—Science and Immortality.  Loti, Pierre—Icelandic
Fisherman.  Martin, M. E.—Friendly Stars.  Mason, G. D.—Child's
Guide to Music.  Mathews, J. B.—Study of the Drama.  Palmer, G.
IT.—Ethical and Moral Instruction in School.  Perry,
Bliss—"Walt Whitman.  Reeder, R. R.—How Two Hundred Children
Live.  Sabatier, Paul—St. Francis of Assisi.  Siel, R.
R.—Prose.  Slocum, Capt. Josua—Sailing Alone Around the World. 
Snedden, D. S.—American Juvenile Reform School.  Tappan, E. M.,
comp.—Children's Hour, 100.  Thurston, I. T.—Bishop's Shadow. 
Thaving, C. F.—Education in the Far East.  Wiggin, K.
D.—Arabian Nights.  Wilbur, M. A.—Everyday Business for Women. 
• • •  THE REFORM HE NEEDED.  Earnest but Prosy Street
Corner Orator—"I want land re­form;  I want housing reform; I
want educational reform; I  want "  Bored Voice—''
Chloroform!''—Manchester Guardian.  •  My son, I've traveled
round the world  And many maids I've met:  There are two kinds you should
avoid—  The blonde and the brunette.  —Life.  •  Extra!
Special! Piano solo in Assembly, by Miss George .
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THE MESSENGER 23  We now receive many good exchanges every month. We are 
always glad to have the students send in requests for other
ex­changes.  If you could see the students make a grand rush when  the
new papers come in you would realize how welcome yours are.  Those received
are: The School Mirror, Wilbur, Wash.; The  Cynosure, Fargo, N. Dak.; The
Aromar, Spokane College, Spo­kane;  The Kodak, of Everett; the Maroon,
U. P. S., Tacoma; The  Comus, Zanesville, Ohio; The El Kali Nam, Walla
Walla High  School; The Review, Lowell, Mass.; The North Star Signal,
War­ren,  Minn.; The Arrow, Stillwater, Minn.; The Tahoma, Tacoma 
High School; Temps Normal Student, Temps, Arizona; The Iris,  Farmington,
N. H.; Whims, Seattle ; Review, McMinnville College,  Oregon; Oahuan, Oahu
College, Honolulu; Mankatonian, Mankato,  Minn.; The Booster, Chadron High
School, Neb.; College Breezes,  St. Peter, Minn.  One of the students has
asked for an exchange from Hastings  College, Hastings, Neb., so we hope to
have it next month.  Whims: The story, "Bob's Success," is certainly good. 
Your cuts are the best we have seen this month.  The Cynosure: Your "Local
and Personal" Department is  good. A few good cuts and a better arrangement
of material  would greatly improve your appearance.  The Tahoma: Your
"Musical" Cut is especially good. You  are a paper that is enjoyed by us
all. When we once get hold  of you we just can't study until we have read
your clear through.  The Aromaz: Your Literary Department is excellent.
"The  Night After Thanksgiving" is especially good.  The Arrow: Your cover
is fine. We hope you'll grow and  then grow some more.  The Review: You
need some good cuts.  • • • »••
••.  "Stick to me close," said the envelope to the stamp.  "By
gum, I will," was the reply.
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24 THE MESSENGER  IN AUDITORIUM.  "Wednesday morning, December 21, occurred
the annual en­tertainment  in Assembly, given by the Training School,
which was  very pleasingly rendered.  Games and Carols Primary Department 
Merry Christmas Bells Fifth Grade  The Blessed Birth Sixth Grade  The
Message of Christmas Fifth and Sixth Grades  Shine Out, Oh Blessed Star
Third and Fourth Grades  Down In a Manger Group of Girls  The Birthday of a
King Third and Fourth Grades  Christmas, Merry Christmas Seventh and Eighth
Grades  Chime and Carol Eighth Grade Girls  Oh! I Hear the Glad Song
Seventh Grade  Holy Night School  For God So Loved the World Mixed Quartet 
Hail to Our Savior Ladies' Quartet  The Lord Is Great Normal Chorus  "God
Bless Us Every One."—Dickens.  • • • gt;  MME.
LANGENDORFF OPENS LECTURE COURSE.  The first number of the Lecture Course
was given on the  evening of November 28th, before a large audience
consisting of  townpeople, faculty and students. Mme. Freda Langendorff,
con­tralto,  assisted by Mr. Guy Callow, violinist, and Mr. Kurt 
Wanieck, pianist, delightfully rendered the following program:  1 (a)
Intermezzo Op. 116, No. 4 Brahms  (b) Finale from Op. 72 Saint-Saens  Mr.
Wanieck  2 (a) Aufenthaft Schubert  (b) Der Tod und das Maedschen Schubert 
(c) Lotosblume Schumann  (d) Du Meine Seele Schumann  Mme. Langendorff  3
Concerto Mendelssohn  Andante  Finale  Mr. Callow  4 Arie—From Samson
and Delilah Saint-Saens  Mme. Langendorff  5 (a) Sonetto del Perarca, No.
104 Liszt  (b) Mephisto Waltz Liszt  Mr. Wanieck  6 Faust, Fantalsie
Wieniawskl  Mr. Callow  7 (a) The Cross Ware  (b) The Danza Chadwick
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THE MESSENGER 25  (c) Charity MacDermid  (d) The Cry of Rachel Salter  Mme.
Langendorff  •  Something entirely new in the way of entertainment
was  given in Assembly Friday morning, December 2, when Miss  Shaefer read,
"Keeping Up With Lizzie," from Harper's "Weekly.  The story and the reading
of the story was so charming that wt:  hope Miss Shaefer will entertain us
again soon.  •  Lee Scott was unable to entertain us in Assembly last
Friday,  so members of the Faculty gave us short talks, witty or
helpful—  and both. "We also had a visitor, Miss Hopkins, who gave us
a  general talk on the Y. W. C. A. movement. Of the Faculty, Mr.  Patchin
led the speeches by giving us some of his extremely in­teresting 
experiences in Oklahoma, proving up a claim. Miss  Norton started out with
a polished oration, but ended with a shorl  talk on the merits of Michigan,
her home state. Mr. Bond closed  by talking on "Higher Education."  •
• •  STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION ENTERTAINS.  On Friday evening,
December 16th, the Students' Association  gave a Christmas tree and program
for the enjoyment of the Stu­dent  body and Faculty. The main feature
of the evening was an  old-time Christmas program, rendered by eighteen or
twenty ot  the students, dressed as children. After the ' ' children'' had
sung  their songs, spoke their pieces and danced around the Christmas 
tree, Mr. and Mrs. Santa (Mr. Romine and Miss Britt) made their  appearance
on the scene and distributed bounteously many and  grotesque presents to
those present.  Among the gifts that greatly delighted the receivers were a
 little play-horse for Mr. Deerwester, a miniature coffee-mill for  Mr.
Bond, a small, fuzzy dog for Miss Norton, and a nice little box  of pink
pills for Miss Gottlieb. Besides these presents, Frank  Whipple received a
lamp, a supply of tinware, and other house­hold  articles, all of
which he will be able to make good use of in  the near future. After the
gifts were distributed everyone formed  in line, and as they marched into
Miss Hays' and Mrs. Thatcher's  room, where games were played for the rest
of the evening, Santa  capped the joys of each by giving him a sack of
pop-corn.  PROGRAM AT CHRISTMAS TREE.  1 Dance Around Christmas Tree.
.Sixteen Little Girls and Boys  2 Song—"Christmas Time"  3
Recitation—"Christmas Comes But Once a Year" Johnnie Sloan  4
Exercise—"Merrie Christmas"
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THE MESSENGER  5 Recitation—"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" Jimmie
Bast  6 Recitation—"Old Santa Must Be Hungry" Jessie Jeans  7
Song—"Letter to St. Nicholas" Henrietta Bucklin  8
Recitation—"Mary Had a Little Lamb" Guenie Kellet  9
Recitation—"Jack Horner" Willie Gubbins  10 Recitation—"I'm Not
So Very Big, You See" . .Vernie Tidball  11 Exercise—Five Little Boys
 Jamie Fritz, Vernie Tidball, Johnnie Sloane, Jimmie East,  and Walter
Lidell  12—Recitation—"'Twas the Night Before Xmas" ..Genie
Davis  13 Song—"Santa Claus" Lottie Busby  14 Exercise—"Topsy
Turvy" Verna Prader, Jessie Jeans,  Frankie Krause, Gwenie Kellet, Paulie
Marshall, Willie  Gubbins  15 Santa Claus and Distributing Presents Mrs|
Santa Claus  •  MERRIE CHRISTMAS.  M stands for Mathes, so short and
so fat;  We love him, you bet; there's no joke about that.  E stands for
Epley, we love and adore  When he smelleth perfume, he sinks to the floor. 
R stands for Romine, with sky-blue, pink ties,  He sure is the envy of all
the swell guys.  R stands for Ruthie, who cures all our ills,  With doses
of medicine, powders, and pills.  I stands for Ida, who makes her mark felt
 In C's and C_j_'s she always has dealt.  E stands for Edens, whose father
we know,  For he is the man who made the Normal School grow.  C stands for
Catherine, Montgomery, too;  We hope she will let the Juniors all thro.  H
stands for Hillis, so sweet and so jolly,  She watches our fun and sees in
it no folly.  R stands for Rose, in her brain is no fog,  The "present set"
shows like a bump on a log.  I stands for Ida, her last name is Baker;  To
urge women's suffrage, she sure is no fakir.  S stands for Sperry, we love
and revere,  We enter her class room in trembling and fear.  T stands for
Thatcher, who usually smiles,  And nothing by talking and whispering riles.
 M stands for Moodie, with dimples and curls  Which fascinate daily a
roomful of girls.  A stands for Ada, who knows how to draw,  Paint a fair
tulip, and yet wield a saw.  S stands for Shaefer, so sweet and so coy, 
Who has caught in her net our one pretty boy.  Before we can go we will say
with good cheer,  Merrie Christmas to all and a Happy New Year.  • 
Mr. Lee Scott, one of Mrs. Engberg's most promising pupils,  mpanied by
Miss Edna Baylor, gave a short but pleasing vio-
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TEE MESSENGER 27  lin recital in Assembly on Monday, Dec. 19. His
presentation o£  some of the difficult numbers on the program showed a
marked  talent. The program:  1 Grand Carmen Fantaisie Jeno Tubay  2 (a) To
a Wild Rose McDowell-Hartmann  (b) Vision Franz Drdla  (c) Humoreske Anton
Dvorak  (d) Mazourka Wieniakski  Fred Moline defines caisson as "little
rubber bag to pump  air i n ."  •  " I t ' s the little things that
count in this life. That's why T  don't amount to much." F. 0.  • 
Mr. Eply (endeavoring to rescue from bright class hairless  animal which
couldn't live in this climate).  Bright class guesses monkey and everything
but right thing.  Poor Professor at wit's end, decides to ask another
question:  "What do ladies wear on their h a t s ? " Miss Dixon, not
noticing  second question, says "Hippopotamus," to the great delight of 
the Class. "No doubt some of the hats are large enough to ac­commodate
 them."  •  Mr. Eply—"What is a lake?"  Bright Student—"A
damned stream."  •  "Herpicide is a f a k e ! " For positive proof
call on F. F., 430  High street.  Mr. Eply—"What does environment
mean?"  M. F.—"Something that surrounds."  Mr.
Eply—"Well—eh—what do you mean? Clothes?"  •  Mr.
Bond carefully explains why young children like to  wear bright
colors—such as red. After glancing at one of the  Junior girls in the
Class he incidentally mentions that the older
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2S THE MESSENGEtt  girls like to wear bright colors (such as red) to
brighten the color  in their cheeks. ("If the shoe fits put it on.") 
•  Tr. School Pupil—'' Us kids had a shanty down by the
track.''  Miss Orne—"You mean " w e " kids.  •  Why does A
always want to sing ' ' Out On the Deep.'' 1  •  Some appropriate
thinks that were on the Xmas tree:  "Specks" for grandmother (F. D.) 
"Latest Edition on Slang" (to N. C.)  "Framed Messenger Cover" (F. B.) 
"Bottle of 'Catch-Up' " (F. F.) We sincerely hope for the  desired effect,
Florence.  •  Miss Baxter (to Class in Observation during discussion
of les­son  taught by Mr. Patchin)—"We cannot put our hands in
our  pockets so we will have to criticize the men for doing i t ."  •
 IN ENGLISH CLASS.  Teacher—"Mr. Auner, how would you punctuate, 'I
saw  Lucile going down the street' "?  Mr. Auner—"I would make a big
dash after Lucile."  •  Four Everett girls went to room in one house,
and if you  pass by you may hear them shout:  "What's the matter with
Everett,  It's all right.  What's the matter with Everett?  For it we'll
fight.  If any one will dare to say  Anything about our city gay— 
What's the matter with Everett?  It's all right."  •  Miss Gottlieb
(appearing in G. B's room at the dormitory)—  "What on earth is the
matter with your elbows?"  G. B.—"I sandpapered them to make them
smoothe. Kids  all do i t . " (?).  •  Mr. Hanks takes his straight;
not mixed.  Bill Tuck-er home.  •  G. K. writes her name so that it
looks like Krause. Now,  don't be in a hurry! Wait until leap year. 
•  L. T. B.—"What am I studying this year? Why, sewing,
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THE MESSENGER 29  cooking, and History of Ed."  Mr. Romine—"Ed. who?"
 •  Jessie N., ('10) would also like to know who "Ed." is. Is  he a
king of England, or what? Will some enlightened one  please inform her. 
•  Where did Mr. Boyd go the evening of December 18th?  •  Mr.
Bond, in explaining the geometrical term, "limit," gave  the following
illustration: "If a Normal boy should start to  the theater in company with
a girl, but at the first street corner  he should pick up another, at the
next corner another, and so on,  until he reached his destination, wouldn't
he be the 'limit' "?  •  Mrr. Moodie was heard to say to Miss Dawson,
" I t is just  two more years"!  •  Miss Baxter (in Senior
Observation)—"What is one-half ot'  four?"  Mr. Sherwood—"Two."
 Miss Baxter—"Good! that's right!"  •  Mr. Eply—"How does
a dog point?"  Geography Student—"With his tail."  •  Miss
Baxter (in Senior Observation)—"I have always known  that I would be
a good housekeeper if I ever had fhe chance."  •  Lost—A curl
paper. Finder please return to Mr. Heath.  •  Miss Gottlieb (to
Physiology Class)—"What is the best kind  of clothing?"  High School
Student—'' Newspaper.''  •  Mr. E.—"When did the lava
flows of Eastern Washington  occur?"  Miss O., (in desperation)—"Last
year."  Mr. E.—"Is that what drove the East boys out of there?"  Miss
O.—"I guess so."  "Sidney Johnson, talk on tertiary mammals."  S.
J.—"I can't talk." '  "Oh, what a recent affliction!"  • 
Report has it that Mr. Hanks likes his straight. His what?  may we ask?
Remember, this is a dry town.
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30 THE MESSENGER  CRUEL CREATURE.  Elizabeth—"Are you going out for
supper, Sunday night?"  Robert (hopefully)—"Oh, no.'-'  E.—"My,
but you will be hungry Monday morning."  •  THE PITY.  Mr.
E.—"Mr. M.— says he used to part his hair in the mid­dle. 
Now he has parted with it in the middle—like myself.'' 
Jones—"Will you give our society a subscription? We are  trying to
down drink?"  Brown—"I can't give the subscription, but I'll help to
put  down the drink."  Now is the time when poets sing  About the glad New
Year;  With all its opportunities,  They tell us that it's here.  "With
chime of bell and bugle call  And flash of armor bright,  It brings a
challenge loud and clear  To go on in the fight."  But as for me heroics
seem  A little tiresome—  I'm not so glad the Old Year's gone  Or
glad the New Year's come.  The Old Year has been good to me—  I'm
leery of the new—  Why should I feel poetic  When my bills are coming
due?  And so despite the poets  I feel not glad or gay,  Nor at all
enthusiastic  Because it's New Year's Day.  It's fine to write an epic  On
each year when it's through—  But, then, I'm not a poet—  And
my bills are coming due.  —M. L. R., '11.  • • • 
Hurrah! At last we have found it out.  Mr. Bond (impressively—as only
he can impress)—"I teli  you what: Psychology is the hallucination of
some man's brain."  Long have we suspected it! Now to find the man who is
the  originator of that hallucination! What will we do to him? Oh— 
nothing!—nothing at all!—oh, no!
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TEE MESSENGER 31  I walk down the hallway in silence  Down the dim,
voiceless hallway,—alone,  And I hear not the fall of a footstep 
Round me—save only my own.  And the hush in the hallway is mighty, 
For all of the students have flown.  You ask me the cause of this silence? 
Tis found in the following line;  For the voice of the faculty saieth:  "In
the hallway be still all the time!"  And the students because it is New
Year's  Will follow this rule so sublime.  (With Apologies to Bliss
Carman.)  J. A. D. H.  • • •  ALL THE SAME.  First
Girl—"Did you take 'Gym.' last term?"  Second Girl—"No; Jim
took me."  •  He (after the proposal)—"Am I the first man that
ever  kissed you?"  She—"Yes—er—that is—the first
that did it officially."  •  "Why do you want to marry my daughter?
She's only a  school girl."  " I come early to avoid the rush."—Ex. 
•  Millicent—"Jeanie, papa has given me a new watch and it is 
the most bashful little creature in the world."  Jeanie—"Bashful?" 
Millicent—"Yes; it holds its hands before its face all the 
while."—Ex.  •  "Why is a cigar like a play?"  "Because if its
bad it won't draw, and if its good you want  a box."—Ex.  • 
Patron—"Is this horseradish purely vegetable?"  Waiter—"Yas,
sah; an' it's guaranteed to be absolutely  horseless."—Ex.
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ADVERTISEMENTS  ABSOLUTE SAFETY  We will be pleased to have you visit  our
safe deposit vaults. An attendant  will operate the MASSIVE CHROME STEEL 
DOOR and the ELECTRICAL BURGLAR ALARM  SYSTEM and to explain the different 
SAFE GUARDS which we have thrown  around the boxes contained therein.  Your
deeds, mortgages, valuable papers, etc., will be securely  guarded in one
of our boxes, which we will rent for SIX  MONTHS for TWO DOLLARS. 
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ADVERTISEMENTS  When You Feel Blue go to the RICHELIEU  When You are Hungry
go to the RICHELIEU  When You Want a Square Meal go to the RICHELIEU 
• gt; • gt; •:•  THAT'S THE OAFE FOR YOU  Complete
Housekeeping Outfits  on Installments at  T\)e Jer)l5ir)s-|3oys ©o. 
• gt; «• •!«  Furniture, Rugs, Ranges, Heaters,
 Shelf Hardware, Dishes   Utensils  •:• • gt; •? 
Elk and Chestnut .* .* 10th and Harris  Main 758 Home B 158  Palace }V[eat
Market  TIKRNKY BROS., Props.  Wholesale and Retail Butchers and Jobbers 
J310 Commercial Street  Prompt attention given to all Phone Orders
Bellingham, Wash  The Ststptise Siote± , SCHWARTZ. PROP.  Normal
Students given JO per Cent. Discount  611 W. Holly Street : : Bellingham,
Wash  The Only Mail Order Engraving House in the State  CUTS of a11 kinds
for PRINTING  Jiorth Coast Engraving Co.  Bellingham, Wash. Arthur
Bernhard, Manager
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ADVERTISEMENTS  SALT MEATS GAME IN SEASON  J. B. FRANK  CENTRAL MARKET 
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in  Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and Lamb.
Shipping Supplied  Phones M 858—A 373  1017 Elk Street, Near Morse
Hardware Co. Bellingham Washington  Registered Agents for the Sealshipt
Oysters  IRELAND  lt;  PANCOAST  1321 Commercial St.  Dealers in Fancy and
Staple Groceries, Fresh Vegetables and  Fruit, etc.  Ferndell Brand of
Goods Our Specialty  E. K. Wood Lumber Co.  SOUTH BELLINGHAM  Complete
house bills furnished.  Special rates on short Drop  Siding and Ceiling
— lengths  4 ft. to 9 ft. : : : :  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL AT
OFFICE  VICTOR A. ROEDBR, Prest. F. F. HANDSCHT, Cashier  WH. G. BROWN,
Vice-Prest. H. P. JUKES, As9t. Cashier  The Bellingham National Bank  B B L
L I H S H A M . fflASHINOTON  CAPITAL STOCK] AND SURPLUS 4260,000.00  This
Bank is pleased to accommodate with its excellent service  the students of
the Normal School  UNITED STATES DEPOSITARY
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ADVERTISEMENTS  For a Plain, Practical  Training in the essentials  of
business success, the Bel-lingham  Business College has  no peer either
east or west.  There's a reason—sound courses, thorough methods,
success­ful  graduates.  An Aggressive School for Progressive People 
1318)^ BayStreet Telephone M 1564  Opposite the Fair A 465 
Telephones—Sunset Main 507 : Home A 507  WISCONSIN GROCERY  A. Iv.
STBNVIG, Proprietor  South Bellingham  Large Stock of Staple and Fancy
Groceries, Fruits and Vegetables  Shipping Trade and Camps Especially
Catered for  Lecture Course °f l9l° and 1911  JUDGE BEN LINDSEY,
Jan. 19  HUBBARD MUIR, Critic, Chicago Tribune, Feb. 4  CHAMP CLARK, April
14  MRS. DAVENPORT-ENGBERG, date not yet fixed  SEASON TICKET $1.76 -
SINGLE TICKET 7 5o  ^ HIILLINC.IIAYI  m J^INE:*  C:OI^L.E: lt;;F
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ADVERTISEMENTS  FAIRHAVEN PHARMACY  G. E. FINNEGAN  Cor. 12th and Harris
Sts. : South Bellingham, Wash  We have the only line of S C H O O L P I C T
U R ES  in the city  Seth A. Atwood Paint    Wall Pape* Co.  212 West Holly
St. Bellingham  SWEET GROCERY CO.  Reliable Dealers in  Groceries, Fresh
Fruit and Vegetables  "Sealshipt" Oysters Fresh Every Day  1021 Elk Street
.• .• .• Both Phones 217  Phone your order to the  ROYAL
DAIRY CO.  Milk, Cream, Ice Cream,  FOR  Butter, Eggs and Cheese  M 46 - -
- - - A 746
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ADVERTISEMENTS  NORTHWEST HARDWARE Co.  Wholesale and Retail  StfEIiF flflD
HEAVY flAf?DWfl$E  213-215 West Holly Street . . . Bellingham, Washington 
YOUR NEAREST DRUG STORE  PRESCRIPTIONS ACCURATELY FILLED  MAGAZINES AND
STATIONERY  Elk Street Pharmacy  Postoffice Station No. 5  Phones Main
884—B 234 - - Cor. Elk and Maple  S T O D E I M T S T A K E N O T I
CE  MONTGOMERY'S  I s tlcje p l a e e to b y yoGr Fdel  or get yo v TTCLT^S
l a d l e d . .  PHONES 125 - - 1417 R.R. Ave  ™ .
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ADVERTISEMENTS  W O L, L,  F I T S G L A S S E S A C C U R A T E LY  209
West Holly Street  Glasses Kepaired : : Factory on  Immediately : :
Premises  Columbia Bakery Our Bread is Waiting for You  Lighter
Bread—Whiter Bread—Better Bread—Enough Said  "Cleanliness
and Quality," Our Motto  1309 Elk St. Phone Main 984 O. W. RIDDER  While
attending ^-~*\ yf X * \ W e t e a c h P, t n l a n -  the Normal ar- y -
gt; gt;^ V • tf . / y ^ - - ~ _ \ - - - i 5  gt; ^ Graham and Gregg 
range with us to f  gt;/\ I /^, A/ \ , V " ^ Shorthand, Office  take a
course in V ^ ^ / ^ - " ~n£/\* ,S S^o /i^n) S 1 Practice, Book- 
Shorthand, Type- ^—f J'J/yw/W^JyfJ^JryJyj Ik e ePi n 8 aPd F l n e 
writing, Booklceep- V _ ^ ^ ^ / / 7 ^ C - ^ - ^ t / ^ C lt;1S J Penmanship 
ing or Penmanship \ -^\/ y  Send for Catalogue ^*^ ^ ^ Phone M 786 A684 
The Leading Business School of the Northwest  Good Board and Rooms at Mrs.
Swems  A Home-Like Place for Girls  Steam Heat, Bath and Use Laundry  Rooms
$6 and $8. Board, if Desired, $14 per Calendar Month  E. H. Stokes Lady
Assistant Telephones Main 254 . ' A 254  A G wickman STOKES   WICKMAN 
UNDERTAKERS, FUNERAL DIRECTORS  and LICENSED EMBALMERS  1146 Elk Street
Office Open Day and Night Bellingham, Wash  Mt. Baker Grocery  C. GRUE,
Proprietor  429 West Holly Street - Phones: Main 423—A 612  Sehome
Hand Laundry  A. F. JOHNSON, Proprietor  936 Elk Street - - Phones: Main
2532—A 646
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ADVERTISEMENTS  m  L  Larson's Livery  and Transfer  ESTABLISHED IN 1 8 95 
(F  WOOD and COAL  HACKS AT ALL HOURS  HEAVY TRUCKING  FURNITURE and PIANO 
MOVING A SPECIALTY   lt; EXPRESS and DRAYING  E* J)  cr -ft  BRICK STORAGE
ROOMS  FIRE PROOF BUILDING  AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE  AMBULANCE. BAGGAGE 
HAULED DAY OR NIGHT  AT DAY PRICES.  ^ Jf  W. B. LARSON, Manager  1328.30
ELK STREET  Phones: flain 70; Home, A 670   
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ADVERTISEMENTS  R. S. SIMPSON JOHN L. THOMAS  THOMAS   SIMPSON  Loans  Real
Estate  Insurance  Mortgages for Sale  Bellingham Washington  H. I* MUNRO
B« N. HASKBU.  MUNRO   HASKELL  Hardware, Tinning,  Plumbing, Heating 
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