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The Weekly Messenger  Devoted to the Interests of
the Student Body, Washington State Normal School  VOL. XIX BELLINGHAM,
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 NO. 29  STUDENT OFFICERS ARE  CHOSEN FOR
NEXT  YEAR  332 VOTES CAST AT STUDENTS  ASSOCIATION MEETING  FRIDAY  EVA
BOND CHOSEN AS HEAD  The annual school election was held  Friday morning at
the assembly period.  Three hundred thirty-two votes wtere  cast. The
following were elected for  office for the coming school year:  President,
Eva Bond; vice president,  Pearl Ingalls,* student representatives, 
Herbert Yorkston, Bernice Day and  Florence Baker; faculty representative, 
Mr. Bond.  Miss Eva Bond has spent her school  life in the Normal Training
School and  (Continued on page 2.)  RESULTS OF ARMY  TESTS ANNOUNCE  BOYS
DRAW THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE  OF  "A'S "  By AllTIIUIt KOLSTAD  The students
are no doubt anxious to  know the outcome of the army mental  test, Alpha,
given at assembly on March  31. In giving this test, which is the  group
test given to men who read and  write English, the examiner followed the 
directions and methods as used in the  army cantonments where some million 
and a half men were tested. The conditions  prevailing at the assembly were
 not of the best, although outside of the  matter of silence and discipline
the conditions  were comparable to many under  (Continued on page 2.) 
TULIP DAY COMING  | | May 1 has been set aside as  11 tulip day in
Bellingham. The  11 public schools and the normal are  | | to participate
in the marching.  | | You will see more tulips that day  11 than you ever
have. The object  | | of tulip day is to declare Belling-  | | ham the
tulip city of America.  AT  LITERARY SOCIETIES OBSERVE  ARBOR DAY IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH CUSTOM  SERVICE MEN REMEMBERED  Last Friday the literary
clubs joined  by the training school children held their  annual Arbor Day
celebration. The  clubs gathered in the auditorium with  their pennants and
colors flying. Each  club gave its songs and yells and other  stunts.  Then
marching two by two the clubs  and the training school children went to 
their respective plots on the campus,  where a half an hour was spent in
tending  club trees and shrubs and setting  out new ones. When this was
done, all  the clubs gathered about the Service  Tree, a big-leaf maple,
which was set  out a year ago as a memorial for the  students of the school
who gave their  lives in the great war. Dr. Nash gave  an impressive talk,
expressing appreciation  of the sacrifice which these students  made. He
said that in time there  will be placed beside the Service Tree  a stone
tablet bearing the names of all  the students of the Normal who gave  their
lives in the great war. Those  names which will be included on the tablet 
are: Louis Gloman, Edward Altaian,  Albert Emery, Herman Udenberg and 
Jeanette Barrows, a Red Cross worker.  Following Dr. Nash's talk everyone 
joined in singing the school song, " The  Blue and White," and then
dispersed.  This custom of celebrating Arbor Day  by the joint meeting of
the clubs was  originated by the Ohiyesa Club. This  club plans and leads
in. the program.  The clubs which took part on the program  this year were
the Ohiyesa, the  Alkisiah, the Philomathean and the Ale-theian.  MRS.
FLORENCE M. KRIKORIAN  TELLS OF TURKISH  MASSACRE  NOTED SPEAKERS TO COME 
The whole assembly of students,  Wednesday morning, was stirred deeply  by
the appeal of Mrs. Sacoreom, a na-  (Continued on page 7.)  "FEAST OF THE
LITTLE  LANTERNS" TONIGHT  CHORAL CLUB TO PRESENT ITS  MASTERPIECE THIS 
EVENING  After months of industrious work the  Choral Club of the Normal
School will  render the Chinese Operetta, " The Feast  of the Little
Lanterns," tonight Tinder  the direct supervision of Mrs. Florence  Fox
Thatcher, head of the music department.  According to those who have
witnessed  rehearsals the cast is well trained and  carried out the Chinese
atmosphere of  the operetta in a very pleasing and  realistic manner.  If
you fail to see this you will be missing  one of the most pleasing musical 
entertainments that will be offered at  the normal this year. Do not fail
to be  present tonight at 8 o'clock when the  curtain rises.  LETTERS
AWARDED TO  Part of Friday's usual assembly hour  was given to the bestowal
of the season's  honors upon the " basketball" men  who represented the
school throughout  the past season. Coach Carver made a  short speech of
commendation after  which the players were called to the rostrum 
individually and heartily applauded  by all present.  Captain Bartruff
received the letters  from the coach and distributed them  among the
mmebers of the team with a  few hearty words..  The following men received
letters:  Harry Bartruff, George Monroe, Herbert  Yoykston, Carl Sangster,
Max Jenkins,  Elwood Davis, Mac Pherson, Irwin  Black.  Three rousing
cheers were heartily  given to the men of the second team to  whom the
success of the first team was  largely ascribed. 
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M.  TWO HUNDRED MAKE TRIP  By the narrow and semeingly unbelievably  margin
of twenty-two hundredths  of one per cent the Senior Class  won the Herald
Marathon trophy cup  last Saturday. In the final.count it was  found that
126 Juniors, or 41.14 per cent  of their entire enrollment, reached the 
summit and 61 Seniors, or 41.36 per  cent, thereby giving the cup to them. 
Only seven faculty members were able  to make this strenuous hike.  Several
groups started a little after  midnight in order to be among the  first to
the top. Elwyn Bugge, Arthur  Bowsher and Kenneth Selby succeeded  in "
outclimbing" other groups on the  trail and reached the top first and
signed  up at 1 A. M.  Groups left the Normal at all hours of  the day, the
last group signing at the  top at 4:55 P. M. One hundred thirty  Juniors,
sixty Seniors and seven faculty  members signed the book during the day. 
Some did not stop at the top, but  went on back to the meadows, Freygang 
and Lost Lakes.  These are beautiful trips and no one  can afford to miss
them. If you did  not go on the Marathon, plan a hike in  the near future. 
VISITORS SPEAK AT  Y  W. C. T. U. AND SETTLEMENT  WORKERS TELL OF THEIR 
EXPERIENCES  The Monday morning assembly was a  very interesting one. The
first speaker  was Miss Charlotte Hammond, who is a  representative of the
Woman's Christian  Temperance Union. She attributed  the success of the
present day prohibition  law to the work of the teachers in  the public-
schools of America, whose  work for the past twenty-five or thirty  years
has been most noble.  She said the work of the teachers of  (Continued on
page 2.)  • f  YOUR LAST CHANCE You must write that Humorous  Poem
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2 THE WEEKL
YMES'SENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920  STUDENT OFFICERS ARE  CHOSEN FOR NEXT
YEAR  (Continued from page 1.)  the Normal proper. She has been active  in
school affairs during the past year,  being president of the Junior Class
for  the first quarter; secretary of the Board  of Control, and has been
under graduate  representative of the three normal  schools of the state to
the state field  secretary of the Y. W. C. A.  Bernice Day and Herbert
Yorkston  also have spent all, or part, of their  school life in the Normal
School. Pearl  Ingalls and Florence Baker entered the  school last
September and will complete  their course in May, 1921.  Mr. Bond was
elected by the students  and has served as faculty representative  for the
past few years and is well suited  for the position.  The faculty have not,
as yet, chosen  their representative but will do so in the  near future. 
The last meeting of the present board  will be held April 27th and the new 
board will take office the following  week, for the ensuing year.  VISITORS
SPEAK AT  MONDAY ASSEMBLY  (Continued from page 1.)  today was to impress
on the minds of  the children the importance of the prohibition  law. She
said that whether or  not alcohol was kept out of our country  depends on
the teacher and the young  people of the land. She also maintained  t h a t
the foreign element resent the prohibition  law and the teacher also has 
this attitude to combat.  The children must be taught that alcohol  is a
poison and the salvation of the  temperance work rests in the message  they
carry into the homes of the nation.  The W. C. T. U. activities cover other
 fields than prohibition for they are also  interested in the suppression
of other  stimulants and narcotics.  No child who could be made to
understand  the principles of the American  government, and who appreciated
the  fundamental laws of our democracy,  would break the law then by the
smoking  of cigarettes. She thinks that the de  generation is due to the
lack of understanding  in the minds of the youths of  the nation. This is
largely due to the  teacher who has not impressed the law  on the boys and
girls.  The speaker urged a larger interest  in the essay writing contest,
as she said  amazing work has been accomplished in  this field.  She
concluded her address with this  thought, " To be a perfect American, one 
must think not only of the past, not  only of the present, but of many
countless  generations yet unknown."  The second speaker of the morning 
was Mrs. Firman, from Chicago, who  spoke on " Indian and Arabia."  She
spoke of the three most marvelous  sights of her journey. Her talk was 
very entertaining and instructive.  She concluded by gathering the people 
of the world into three groups:  The pessimists, the optimists and the 
"pep-tomists," who say, "let's go out  and do it."  Mr. Bugge rendered two
very pleasing  violin numbers. He was accompanied  by Miss Pearl Ingals. 
GETTING AND GIVING  What makes the Dead Sea dead?' Because  it is all the
time receiving, never  giving out anything. — D. L. MOODY.  THE LAST
WEEK TO WIN $10  RESULTS OF ARMY  TESTS ANNOUNCED  (Continued from page 1.)
 which the soldiers were examined. The  writer is willing to grant that the
results  may have been more favorable under  other conditions, although the
scores  made indicate the relative ability of the  students within this
group and can be  compared in general with the results at  other schools
and in the army.  First, as to the significance of the  scores, as
interpreted for military use.  The rating furnishes a fairly reliable 
index of the subject's ability to learn,  t o think quickly and accurately,
to analyze  a situation, to maintain a state of  mental alertness, and to
comprehend and  follow instructions. " The score is litt  le influenced by
schooling." The meaning  of the letter ratings is as follows:  "A," very
superior intelligence. This  grade was ordinarily earned by only  4 or 5
per cent of the men examined.  " B , " superior intelligence. " B "
intelligence  is superior, but less exceptional  than that represented by
"A."  This rating was obtained by eight to  ten soldiers out of a hundred. 
" C + , " high average intelligence. This  group includes about 15 to 18
per cent  of all soldiers.  " C," average intelligence. This includes 
about 25 per cent of the soldiers,  and is the group containing the average
 individual in the mass of population.  " C —," low average
intelligence.  About 20 per cent. " C — " men are  usually good
privates and satisfactory in  work of routine nature."  " D " and " D
—," inferior and very  inferior intelligence respectively, including 
about 15 and 10 per cent.  " B " intelligence is capable of making  an
average record in college. " C + "  intelligence can not do so well, while 
mentality of the " C " grade is rarely  capable of finishing a high school
course.  Of those students who took the test on  March 31, 30.6 per cent
received the  r a t i ng "A," 45.3 per cent a " B , " 21.9  per cent a " C
+ " and 2.1 per cent a  " C."  Ratings as recorded for the Juniors  and
Seniors and the men and the women  separately give the following  tables: 
TOTAT.  RATING % A B C+ C No.  Juniors girls ....26.6 49.2 22.6 2.5 195 
Senior girls.. ...30.3 46.4 22.2 1.1 99  Junior boys.. ...43.5 26.1 26.1
4.3 23  Senior boys.. ...70.0 20.0 10.0 10  All Juniors.. ...27.7 46.7 23.1
2.7 218  All Seniors.. ...33.9 44.0 21.1 0.9 109  As might have been
expected, the  Senior Class made slightly higher grades.  A comparison of
the median scores in  points, being the number of correct answers,  shows
that the Senior girls made  about five points more than the Junior  girls
and the Senior boys about five  points more than the Junior boys. There  is
an approximate difference in the  median scores of the boys and the girls 
of the same class of 12.5 in favor of the  boys, which would seem to
substantiate  the conclusion drawn at other schools  that the test is
fundamentally a test for  men. We must remember in all of our  use of this
test that it was devised for  a specific situation and that we can expect 
a variation when it is used under  conditions other than those originally 
planned.  DON'T MISS THE OPERETTA  " T H E FEAST OF THE LITTLE LANTERNS " 
THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  Economy Sale  In Ready-to-Wear Department  Coats,
Suits, Skirts and Dresses  at 20 per cent less than  regular values. 
MONTAGUE   McHUGH  Incorporated — "Merchandise of Quality Only"  H.
J. Frolich Co.'s Big Quitting Business  Sale  For many years the most
exclusive Men's Store in Bellingham, catering  to the best trade and
selling merchandise of the highest standard only, has  decided to
discontinue business — Going- Out and Going- Out at Once! This 
magnificent stock of Men's Clothing, Hats, Caps, Haberdashery and Work 
Clothing is well known to every resident of Bellingham and the surrounding 
towns and country. A store carrying such brands as* Griffon, Society 
Brand, Kapps   Son, Clothing; Cluett, Peabody and Arrow Shirts, Cheney 
Bros.' Neckwear, etc., etc., naturally leads in any community. The decision
 to quit was forced on us through circumstances which arose over  which we
had no control and it is with regret that we discontinue. We  must dissolve
at the earliest possible date and in order to do so, every  suit, every
hat, cap, shirt or sock has been marked down, utterly disregarding  cost or
profit. This High-Grade, Complete Stock Must be Turned  i n to Cash at
Once. Thousands of Dollars' Worth of New Spring- Merchandise  Has Come in
During- the Past Month, Ordered l a s t Pall for  Spring- Delivery. This Is
All Included in This Sale.  BIG SALE NOW ON  FURNISHINGS  $2.50 value Heavy
Eibbed  Union Suits, now $1.95  $2.00 B. "V. D. Union Suits,  now $1.65 
$2.00 Porosknit Union Suits,  now $1.35  $2.50 Balbriggan Union Suits,  now
$1.95  $2.50 Hib Union Suits, now $1.65  $6.00 Hatch 1-button Union  Suits
now $4.45  40c Merino Socks, now, pair 25c  50c Lisle Hose, now ....35c 
$1.00 Fibre Silk Hose; now  pair 75c  $1.50 Pure Silk Thread Hose,  now,
pair $1.10  CLOTHING  Including- Society Brand, Griffon,  J . Capps   Sons
— Nuff Said!  $35.00 Men's Suits, now $25.00  $40.00 Men's Suits, now
$32.50  $45.00 Men's Suits, now $38.00  PANTS•  Khaki Pants, $3.50
value, now, $2.95  $5.50 value Men's Pants, now,$4.45  $6.50 value Men's
Pants, now, $5.45  $6.50 Blue Serge Pants, now, $5.45  $S.50 Men's Pants,
now $6.95  A Genuine Opportunity! — Bight at _  every man desires to
spruce up and replenish his wardrobe for the bright  days just ahead, to be
offered the selection, not of a few odds and ends,  "but of the entire
stock of fresh, clean merchandise, such as the H. J.  Frolich Co. stock, at
bona-fide closing-out prices, is some opportunity.  Come in and convince
yourself that our endeavors are sincere.  H. J. F R O L I C H COMPANY  108
WEST HOLLY STREET, BELLINGHAM, WASH.  All Suits and Overcoats Will toe
Altered Pree of Charg-e  EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES IN  YOUNG MEN'S SUITS  A
large assortment of high grade  snappy models in these Young  Men's Suits,
featuring belted styles,  waist seam models; also plain in  good stylish
patterns. Sizes from  32 to 34 only; worth from $30.00  to $50.00; now
while they last;  three lots only—  Lot 1, choice $18.50  Lot 2,
choice $22.50  Lot 3, choice $27.50  HATS AND CAPS  $5.00 value Men's Hats,
now, $3.95  $6.00 value Men's Hats, now, $4.45  $7.00 value Men's Hats,
now, $5.45  $8.00 value Men's Hats, now, $6.45  MEN'S AND BOYS' CAPS  $2.00
value Caps, now $1.25  $2.50 value Caps, now ; $1.95  $3.0.0 value Caps,
now $2.45  $3.50 value Caps, now..; ..$2.95  Canvas Gloves, 25c value, 
now, 2 pair for 25c  MEN'S MACXINAWS  Sizes 36 to 44, all wool, regular 
price $15.00; while they  last $10.95  the beginning of the season when

  
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THE WEEKL YMESSENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 3 
Semi-Tailored  Blouses  Of Sheer and Dainty Voiles and Fine Organdies.
Simply  designed and carefully finished in semi-tailored modes.  These
Blouses express that conservative good taste  so characteristic of
well-dressed American  women. Special showing at  FOR EIGHT YEARS  CAVE 
Has stood for Pure, Clean, Wholesome  CANDY AND ICE CREAM  ROUGH AND
DRESSED LUMBER.  LATH AND SHINGLES.  DOORS, WINDOWS, FRAMES.  MOULDINGS AND
FINISH.  QUICK DELIVERY.  BRING US YOUR LIST FOR ESTIMATE  Retail Office,
1615 Elk Street  Retail Yard, Phone 433—Sash   Door Factory, Phone
1257  Bloedel Donovan  Lumber Mills  Miss Lillian Tift, of Marysville,
spent  the week end with her cousin, Edna  Nichols.  Be sure to save the
date and your  pennies for the Everett Club penny  party tomorrow evening. 
Miss Lorraine Winters, who has been  ill for the past month, left Saturday
for  her home in Stanwood. She will return  to school for the summer
session.  Miss Reta Olson, who has been ill for  several weeks at her home
in Portland,  has resumed her studies at Normal. Miss  Olson was
accompanied to Bellingham  by her sister, who will visit here a few  days. 
Several girls from 626 High Street  walked to the bulb farm Sunday
afternoon.  The training school gardens are well  under way. If interest
can be counted,  our gardens will be perfect.  Nichols Hall was well
represented in  the Marathon. Bright and early Saturday  morning eight
girls set out for Mt.  Chuckanut, each carrying a portion of  the breakfast
which they prepared at the  top of the mountain. They returned  home again
on the 9 o'clock interurban.  Mr. Hennis, from the University of 
Washington, made a short talk in assembly  Monday morning on behalf of  the
$600,000 stadium, which Seattle proposes  to build. The Normal students 
are urged to buy bonds entitling them to  seating in the stadium for
affairs which  will be held there for the next few years,  specified upon
the bond.  Mrs. Edyth Cotterall spent the week  end with her parents in
Clear Lake. She  was accompanied by the Misses Metta  and Louie Stanley.
Marie Olsen Turner  spent the week end in Tacoma with  her mother. 
Although the weather was rather  threatening in the morning of Arbor  Day
and Marathon Day, the afternoons  were as pleasant as one could wish.  This
shows that it does not always rain  when we have some activity planned. 
The pupils in the Fourth-A class of  the training school won an arithmetic 
contest from the Fourth-B class Friday.  A most pleasant evening was
enjoyed  by all those present at the birthday party  in honor of Miss Alice
Neander at the  home of Eleanor Simpson at 931 High  Street, Saturday
evening. The bewitching  games led many to surprise and  open confession.
The good time was  brought to a close by a few songs in  which every one
participated.  Marie Bergerson, Leta Lipp and  Anaide Myers spent the week
end visiting  Myra and Rella Jaquith at McMur-ray.  Myra and Rella Jaquith
are both  If your work depends  on good eyesight,  have Woll examine  your
eyes  and see if they are  at their best. Exclusive  Optometrist  and
Optician, 205  West Holly St.  former graduates of the Bellingham  Normal
School. They are now teaching  in the public school in McMurray.  There was
a hilarious crowd of girls  at the Y. W. C. A. Sunday morning  when their
absent member, Reta Olson,  returned, after an absence of neaiiy  three
weeks, from her home in Portland.  She was accompanied by her sister  who
will spend the week here.  PHILOS  An interesting program was given at  the
meeting of the Philomathean Literary  Society, held Thursday evening, 
April 15.  Piano solo Catherine Wilson  "America's Future " Herbert Hansen 
Reading Henrietta Welsh  Parliamentary Drill Roswell Oliver  " Richard
Wagner " Donna Klinker  A short time was spent in resurrecting  and
practicing the old Philo song.  Everyone went home looking forward  to the
Arbor Day program, for the following  day and also to the house party, 
which will occur the 30th of April  THESPIANS  The Thespians spent a few
very pleasant  hours at their regular meeting, on  Thursday evening, April
15. I would say  that the time was divided into three  periods; the first
of which was devoted  to an important business meeting, the  second of
which was used in the presentation  of a clever little play, and a third 
of which was occupied by the consuming  of some good " eats."  In the
business meeting we planned  several social activities in the near future, 
among which are a few beach parties,  a house party, a banquet and a  trip
to Mt. Baker.  The play given for the entertainment  of the members of the
club was a clever  one-act comedy entitled " Weeping  Wives." The character
parts were  played by Mr. Irish, Miss Jacobs, Mr.  Walters, Miss Besp Brown
and Mr.  Griggs. The club is planning on pre-senting  to the. public an
evening of four  one-act plays.  After the program was over we went  down
to the cafeteria parlors to see what  surprise the refreshment committee
had  in store for us. We all enjoyed some  fine eats before the happy party
adjourned.  — J. HOWARD GRIGGS  Miss Longley and Miss Clark leave 
this week end to attend a home economics  conference at Tacoma.  Miss
Sperry spoke last Wednesday  evening at North Bellingham in behalf  of Near
East relief. She will appear  Friday evening at Harmony for the same 
purpose.  Mr. Rindal and Mr. Caskey went on  a fishing trip Saturday.  Mr.
Kibbe has the honor of being the  first faculty member to scale the heights
 of Chuckanut.  THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  HOLDUP NEAR i H  MR. KIBBE AND
MISS MEAD  PROTECT NORMAL GIRLS  Mr. Watkins, going to visit Mr. Guy 
Johnson, of the Normal, was held up on  Garden Street Friday evening about
8  o'clock. Miss Mead, Evelyn Russell and  Letha Ducommun were returning
from  the Normal when they were met by an  excited Mr. Kibbe, who said,
"Ladies  are you easily frightened?" The reply  was negative.  Mr. Kibbe
said a Mr. Watkins had  been held up by a man, with his cap  pulled down
over his face. Mr. Kibbe  then offered to protect us to which Miss  Mead
replied, " You need not, for I  have a vase and a pillow slip in my  hand,
and woe be to the villian that  holds us up.  We soon overtook Mr. Watkins
and  Mr. Watkins said, " I was walking up  Garden Street when a man stepped
up  saying, ' Have you a match ?' " Mr.  Watkins reached up to get The
match  from his pocket when the stranger said,  " Keep your hands up." Mr.
Watkins  said the thief only got $3.50, to which  Mr. Kibbe replied, " I
wish he had held  me up; I had thirty cents."  (That's all right, Mr.
Kibbe, you'll  have more than 30 cents after the new  salary schadule goes
into effect. — Ed.)  THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  Organizations

    
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4 THE WEEKL YMESSENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920  THE WEEKLY
cTWESSENGER^  Published by Students' Association of State Normal School,
Bellingham.  Entered in the Postoffice at Bellingham, "Washington, as
second-class matter.  Union Printing, Binding   Stationery Company,
Printers  Subscription rates by mail, $1.00 per year in advance. Single
copies, 5 cents.  Advertising rates on application.  Address all
communications, other than news items, to The Manager of the  Weekly
Messenger, Bellingham, Washington.  MESSENGER STAFF  Editor-in-Chief
Herbert Hansen  Business Manager Kenneth Selby  STAFF OFFICERS  Exchange
Letha S. Ducommun Faculty Notes Donna Klinker  Auditorium Notes....Mrs. May
Lovegren Alumni Ruth A. Bobbins  Athletics Phil R. Farrell Correspondence ,
Anaide Myers  Jokes Paul Culver House Notes : Ibe Menze  General News
Reporters....Muriel Lee, Organizations .Alice S. Nelson  Robert Knight,
Ellen Whillans, Edna Literary J. P. Madsen  Gerhart, Evelyn Miles, Helen
Lendhart  OPTOMIST, PESSIMIST OR PEP-TEMIST?  Into which class do you fall?
That is a very interesting question  for every person to ask themselves.
Mrs. Firman spoke  briefly on these three classes and Dr. Nash showed that
we had at  least one Peptomist in our midst when he read an announcement 
immediately afterwards. But we have a great deal more than one  peptomist
in the normal. Why not demonstrate that fact by writing  some real peppy
school songs now that the humorous poem  contest is about closed? That's
one way to show the world that  we're alive and going at the Bellingham
Normal.  Hard work may soil your hands but not your character.  To say the
very least, we were exceedingly fortunate during  the past week to have so
many educational speakers at assembly.  Even more of the same style are
promised for next week. A great  deal of vital importance and benefit to us
can be acquired at our  assemblies.  THREE CHEERS FOR SONGS  THE LAST WORD 
One week from today, at midnight of April the thirtieth, to be  exact, the
Guy S. Allison humorous poem contest will come to a  close. Up to this time
a total of fourteen poems have been published.  Some have been published
that were not decidedly humorous,  while in other instances we found it
necessary to print poems  offered for the contest merely as literary
contributions — not that  your poetry was not appreciated, but that
it could hardly be  classified as humorous.  This, then, is the last
occasion upon which we will be able to  Urge you to contribute in this
contest. Time and again we have  urged you through the columns of the
Messenger and in assembly.  This has borne fruit to the extent of fourteen
poems, as we mentioned  above, and we should like to see the number of
contributions  rise to twenty before the end of the week. It does not seem 
too much to expect twenty humorous poems from this student body,  when
almost any day you can walk down the hall at noon and  find a hundred or
two persons with smiles on their faces. What  causes the smile? If it's
worth while, write it on paper and let's  all share the fun.  We wish at
this time to thank all the students who have contributed  or who may do so
during the next week, for so doing.  Without the assistance of all, whether
your poem wins or not, it  would have been impossible to make the contest a
success. We  are also confident that the student body greatly appreciates
the  interest of Mr. Allison in this normal school as manifested by his 
offer in this contest and with regard to the trophy cup in debate.  This,
then, is the last word we shall on the subject. It's up  to you to raise
the number to twenty during next week. Write  yourself, urge your chum or
roommate to write and see how much  you can do.  Our interest in school
songs has increased  very noticeably in the past  week. We all know the
reason. In the  first place Mrs. Mayhew's words in assembly  brought the
matter forcibly before  us and made us realize how we  really need such
rousing songs pertaining  to our school, its faculty and its  activities;
and in the second place Mrs.  Thatcher's spirited song practice has 
kindled new interest in all students.  We feel grateful toward every member
 of the faculty and appreciate their  kindness toward us as students. Let
us  show our appreciation in writing and  singing songs — songs to be
sung on  various occasions — faculty songs that  would consider our
faculty as a body  and to individual members as well.  Various occasions
demand a song that  would consider the whole group — when  they march
into the auditorium in procession,  for instance. One thing to be 
especially careful about in our song  composition is rhythm and accent. Too
 many syllables often spoil the rhythm,  likewise too few syllables often
destroy  the best. Songs might be sung to an  individual faculty member in
recognition  of the activity he or she may be  promoting. Let us show our
appreciation  in song!  — CONTRIBUTED  DO YOU SUPPORT YOUR CLUB?  and
pencils in our hair? Does it look  very well to see our young girls, who 
intend to go out into the world as fair  examples of modern civilization,
wear  their pens and pencils like the hair ornaments  of some wild barbaric
tribe?  Stop a moment to consider it from the  standpoint of sanitation as
well as neatness  of appearance.  There we see a girl with her pencil in 
her hair coiffure. Now she takes it  out to write a few lines, then feels a
 stray lock fanning her cheek. The  nearest and safest place to put her
pencil,  while she replaces her hairpins, is  between her teeth. Think of
the thousands  of germs on that pencil from her  hair! Again she writes and
replaces her .  pencil in her hair by " jabbing' 'it in  ferociously and
breaking many hairs in  the procedure and the lead rests against  the scalp
of her head.  Of course it is a thoughtless as well  as a handy habit to
have, but wouldn't  it be just as well to drop it after thinking  of its
disadvantages? Buy a clip for  your pen or pencil and fasten it to your 
book or in your pocket.  — ALICE NELSON  Do you belong to a literary
club?  How often do you attend its meetings?  Just when there is a social
party or entertainment  or do you always go and  give your support? How
many new students  have you influenced to join by  your boosting? In the
few weeks that  are left of this quarter, what are you  going to do to help
improve your club?  — EDNA GERHART  Get the song spiritj Write a song
 and cheer someone's weary heart.  When you see someone with a long  face
and an armful of books, sing to  them. Be original and sing a school  song,
full of life and "pep."  Boys! Why not sing a rousing song  to the girls? 
Fall in line, follow the crowd and  sing.  — IBE D. MENZE  THE LAST
WEEK TO WIN $10  The Klipsun literary contest, just  closed, has resulted
in the following  awards:  ; Stories — First prize, George K.
Stephens;  second prize, Pearl Stoughton.  Incident — George
Stephens.  Essays —First prize, Letha Ducom-mon;  second prize,
Herbert Hansen.  Poems — First prize, Namanel Sherwood;  second
prize, Evelyn Whittier.  . The editorial staff of the Klipsun wish  to
thank the members of the Student  Body for the interest they have and are 
showing to the 1920 annual in the way  of literary contributions and
pictures.  During the next two weeks the staff  will welcome any humorous
news items,  jokes or stories which will be appropriate  to the humor
section of the  Klipsun.  — ELWYN BUGGE, Klipsun Editor  THE LAST
WEEK TO WIN $10  PENCILS IN THE HAIR  Girls, have you noticed how many of 
us have the habit of wearing our pens  1  TO WRITE THAT HUMOROUS  POEM AND
WIN  $10.00

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tide has turned and from now on  victories are slated'for the Normal
baseball  team, according to Mr. Carver.  Tuesday evening our boys defeated
the  Fairhaven nine in a seven-inning game  at the Elks Park by a score of
8-0. Saturday  we play Whatcom. Everybody  come and see our team repeat the
trick  of Tuesday evening.  BASEBALL SUPPER  The Skagit County Club gave a
supper  for the Mount Vernon baseball team  and the home team Friday
evening after  the game at the home of Mr. and Mrs.  Hargett. A good time
was enjoyed by  all.  DON'T MISS THAT TEN DOLLARS  "BE A PEPTOMIST"  From
now on the baseball team is  going to make a better success. To do  this
does not depend on the players only,  but on you. In order to win, they
must  have plenty of cheers, therefore, be a  booster. Let us not only say
that it is  possible to win, but say, "We are going  to win."  TENNIS  As
the weather is growing nicer our  minds all turn to outdoor sports. There 
are more turning out for tennis each  week. The classes in tennis started 
Monday and several of the students are  making their gym credits by turning
out  every day for an hour. In about a  month the tournaments will be
staged  which will decide the champions of the  school in men's singles and
doubles, women's  singles and doubles and mixed  doubles.  THE LAST WEEK TO
WIN $10  AN OFFERING  Sitting alone in the twilight as the  shades of night
descend, impelled by a  sudden impulse, I grasp with haste my  pen, and
although with fear and trembling  I dread the censor's slash and come  near
laying it down as in a moment of  weakness I recall that editor's frown, I 
glance me again at the Messenger — to  page three it is open wide
— and there  right before me as if my own neglect  it would chide, I
see in bold, black letters  a title which is in my memory set,  its words
are only three figures and its  sum is " Lest We Forget " — a
suggestion  timely given by our own good student,  Huggins, namely, Arthur
L., who  would never accuse me of being poetic,  especially of aping the
modern Amy  Lowell.  The theme is of local interest, and it  covers the
ground very well for it talks  to us all very plainly of a need long felt 
on the hill, a place to house our enthusiasts  when the games of ball are 
staged and make us feel quite dignified  and not like a flock of birds that
are  caged.  And now I'll stop for a moment for  my thoughts are flying
wild and my  hands and legs are shaking, I feel like  a frightened child
— I'm about to address  the faculty, a body grand and  austere, and
ask them just for a second  in a look that may be askance, back  over the
road they have traveled to take  one silent glance, and then to answer 
truly, as they expect us al lto do, of  the times they spent in college
what now  to them seems dear. I'll bet — excuse  the English —
I'll bet you two to one  that it was out on the bleachers they  had the
"mostest fun."  So although our Normal is the best  that ever was made, a
glance back over  the hill that is olden and down through  the valley of
the present and over the  future plain is more than ever could be  said,
there is still a fact that remains  and it is this: Come hit or miss, we 
need something to make us sing. So  let's begin to try to win if not in
full a  stadium, then let us pull for what we  can, and veery man shout
GYMNASIUM  !  — AJTOM Mous  DEMONSTRATES TO H. E. GIRLS  Mrs. Folner,
traveling demonstrator  gave a demonstration to the home  economics girls
last Thursday afternoon  on the making and the use of mayonnaise  salad
dressing. Everyone who was  there felt that they had spent the afternoon 
very profitably and all had changed  their minds about disliking oil salad 
dressings after tasting that delicious  salad with Mrs. Folner's Thousand 
Island dressing on it.  DIAMONDS  By CIIAS. O. POWELL  All the diamonds in
the world if  gathered together would form a pile  about as big as a pile
of coal the truckman  dumps down the chute at the basement  entrance to
your house. If the  pile had a base diameter of eight feet  and were
rounded into a cone, it would  be five feet high and have a value of 
$4,635,547,480. There are 46,355,474  karats of cut and polished diamonds
in  existence. In terms of avoirdupois they  would weigh ten and one-half
tons.  The United States is the greatest diamond  buying nation on earth.
For years  we have absorbed from sixty to seventy  per cent of the world's
output. A recent  estimate places the value of the diamonds  in this
country at $1,350,000,000.  A fashionable jewelry store in America  today
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6 THE WEEKL YMESSENGER, FRIDAY,
APRIL 23, 1920  REED HOUSE  Of the nine Juniors living at this  house six
arose early Saturday morning  and climbed Chuckanut. Edna Dalziel,  our
only Senior, also showed her loyalty  to her class.  Edna Dalziel, Ida
Ahlstrand and  Grace and Thelma Court made a trip  out to the bulb farm
Sunday afternoon.  etc. two large cakes were brought in.  The captains of
both teams cut the two  cakes — one cake being blue and white,  the
other green and white. Games upon  the lawn preceded the picnic supper. 
Both teams and all we girls certainly  enjoyed the evening and think the
president,  Mrs. Hargitt, a dandy scout.  . JENKINS APARTMENTS  Ellen
Whillans spent the week end at  her home in Everett.  The Jenkins
Apartments was well  represented at the Marathon.  Several of the girls
visited the bulb  farm Sunday afternoon.  STEPPEITES  Friday night the
Steppeites gave a  " hard times " party and every one came  dressed for the
occasion. Many games  were played during the evening and we  ended the
party by seeing who could  tell the best ghost story. Among those  present
were Misses Eacrett, Flinn,  Hughes, Kessler and Nichols, and  Messrs.
Bancroft, Elder, Pickney, Roe  and Wynne.  Mr. Johnson spent the week end
at  Ferndale.  The Steppeites were well represented  in the Marathon.
Everyone reached the  top of Chuckanut some time during the  day.  Last
week Mr. Roe displayed a great  fondness for farmer's back yards and 
raspberries.  — WILLIAM ELDER  ALETHEIANS  The Aletheians hiked to
Flat Rock  last Thursday evening. After examining  and standing on the
large rock, a  crackling fire was built nearby. Miss  Crawford and Miss
Longly proved skillful  fuel earners. Gladys Hughes, with  stick and paper
in hand, dramatically  lead in the club songs and yells. Marsh-mallows 
were deliciously toasted over  the hot ashes. Vivian Croxford was a 
faithful guide in retracing her steps to  the normal.  — GOACE WATSOK
 Elizabeth Oneal and her sister, Mrs.  Miller.  Margaret Carmen, Eva Aim
and  Clara and Adena Kallander enjoyed an  auto ride Sunday afternoon to
Birch  Bay.  Olga Heggem hiked to Lake Padden  Sunday with Stella Lowry.
They will  probably climb Mt. Baker soon, as they  are expert hikers. 
Aleta Swayne says she certainly enjoyed  the delightful dinner Sunday as 
the guest of Lyla Robbins.  Henrietta Welch and Olga Heggem  attended the
birthday party given in  honor of Miss Alice Neander at the home  of Miss
Eleanor Simpson Saturday evening.  '  — RUTH NYBERG  OHIYESA 
Thursday evening the Ohiyesa Literary  Club met on the campus and went 
down town in a body to the American.  After the show the members of the
club  went to the Pheasant where they were  served with an " Ohiyesa
Special."  EDENS HALL NOTES  Climbing Chuckanut was a popular  diversion
for the Edens Hall girls on  Saturday. Three of the members were  among
those who signed the book in  wee small hours of the morning. They 
especially enjoyed the wonderful sunrise.  After partaking of a sumptuous
breakfast  on the summit, they returned home  early in the forenoon.
Another party  left the hall at 9:30 and reached the  summit soon after 11
o'clock. After  enjoying a very appetizing lunch and  admiring the
wonderful view for some  time, the party returned early in the  afternoon.
Each girl reports it a most  delightful experience.  Miss Ethel Vigfusson,
of Seattle, was  the guest of her sister, Bertha, over the  week end.  We
all unite in congratulating Pearl  Ingalls, who was elected to the office 
of vice president of the Student Association  on Friday.  Cecil Bolander
spent the week end visiting  friends at Blanchard.  Maud Elliot spent 'the
week end at  her home in Seattle.  Agnes Clippinger was a Seattle visitor 
over the week end.  We are glad to report that Lorraine  Winters is able to
be out again, and has  returned to her home at Stanwood.  Lessons in
Swedish are taught by a  very competent young lady in room 25.  Office
hours 10 to 10:30 P. M.  — CORINNE CASTLE  DAVIS HALL  Davis Hall is
pleased to welcome Miss  Edna Owens into their midst this week.  We are
very glad to have Miss Owens  with us and hope she will enjoy our good 
times.  JAMESON HALL  Jameson Hall was awake bright and  early Saturday
morning for, wasn't it  Marathon Day? All were ready to hike  at 5:45 and
they did hike too! Some  came home at noon, others late in the  afternoon
and all reported having had a  grand time.  SKAGIT COUNTY CLUB  The Skagit
County Club entertained  the Mount Vernon and W. S. N. S. baseball  teams
at a picnic supper at the home  of Mrs. Hargitt. Following the appetizing 
sandwiches, pickles, beans, coffee,  HARRISON HALL  Alice Nelson, Elene
Johnson and Edith  Smith spent Friday night with Pauline  Noll and Mayme
Boganoff. Beds were  made on the floor in order to make sleep  a little
more possible than could be  otherwise hoped for. At 4:30 the next  morning
this group started on a most  enjoyable hike to Mt. Chuckanut.  Mrs. Hartt
and her sister visited  friends in South Bellingham Sunday  evening. 
GEROLD HOUSE  Last week the house held a meeting  for the purpose of
electing new officers.  Adah Long was elected president and  Vera Rocene
reporter.  Miss Grace Thatcher and Miss Adah  Long spent an enjoyable
Sunday afternoon  visiting the bulb farm.  Miss Frankie Roe was a dinner
guest  at the home of Miss Leota Vesterwelt  Saturday,  — VERA ROCENE
 CLARK HALL NEWS  All the Clark Hall girls climbed  Chuckanut Saturday. We
had four  Juniors and two Seniors. Upon descending  at 12:00 o'clock Flo
Smith and  Hazel Peterson hiked on to Blanchard.  Miss Katherine Barnum
entertained  Elizabeth Brandstad, Ebba Natterlund,  Hilda Woodburn and
Kathrine Davis at  dinner Sunday.  We five Skagit Countyites at Clark  Hall
surely enjoyed Miss Hargitt's picnic  supper in honor of the baseball 
teams Friday evening.  — KATHRINE DAVIS  ALUMNI  FIVE-2-FIVE  Several
of the girls spent the week  end out of town. Margaret at Marys-ville, 
Alta at Everett and Seattle and  Ruth at her home in Burlington.  The girls
who attended the Skagit  County Club party at Hargitt's Friday  evening
reported a good time.  Five of the girls climbed Chuckanut  on Saturday. 
Florence Townsend attended a house  party in Edison given by Helen 
Schwartz, a last year's graduate.  THE CEDARS  A tired but a happy bunch of
girls  arrived home about 3 o'clock Saturday  afternoon from climbing Mt.
Chuckanut.  It was the first trip by most of us and  it was thoroughly
enjoyed by all.  We were pleased to welcome a new  girl, Marie Loga, to our
household Saturday.  Owing to sickness in the Cosmopolis  schools, Mr. E.
Ralston arrived at the  Cedars Wednesday night.  Rosa Kiser and Ruth Nyberg
enjoyed  a delicious picnic dinner at Whatcom  Falls Park Sunday as the
guests of  Mrs. Hazel Shires McBeth, for several  years a school teacher
and a graduate  of the Bellingham Normal, died recently  at a local
hospital. Funeral service?  were conducted from the chapel of St.  Joseph's
Hospital and interment made  in Bay View Cemetery.  EDENS HALL GIRLS HAVE 
WELFARE OF DEAN AT HEART  " Oh, horrors, girls! Look out the  window!"
shrieked a feminine voice,  whose owner seemed to be greatly agitated.  At
once a mad scramble started  for the windows. What did they see?  A tall,
womanly figure walking down  the street, in the sunshine, without hat, 
coat, rubbers or umbrella! Remembering  our acting dean's admonitions as to
 the proper street apparel designed to  keep us from the undertaker as long
as  possible, they rushed madly to her room.  " Here's her hat! "  "Where's
her coat? Here it i s !"  " There's her rubbers in the corner! "  " Get her
umbrella, and hurry! "  With these various protectors of the  health of the
human anatomy they  rushed madly down the street to where  Miss Mead stood
too stupified to move.  What did it mean, this sudden exodus  from the
otherwise peaceful interior of  Edens Hall? In due time explanations  were
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THE
WEEKL YMESSENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920 7  HUMOROUS POEM NO. 13  FATE  By
TOPSEY  When I left home that fateful day not  very long ago,  I little
dreamed what was in store for  me;  I little dreamed that all my life would
 henceforth be one glow,  So little of the future can we see.  In careless
mood I strolled along as I  had oft before,  Nor gave much heed to those
that  passed me by,  Nor realized I'd meet my fate in just a  few steps
more,  So siletly does Cupid's arrow fly.  Then beheld — but O, mere
words are  cold and senseless things  When one's whole being throbs with 
stinging joy —  I never saw such deep blue eyes, my  memory still
clings  To hair of gold, a gold without alloy.  Then he saw me — and
O, the light that  shone from out those eyes,  Such adoration I had never
had,  Our souls rushed forth to meet each  other in a glad surprise,  While
both our hearts were beating as  though mad.  With eyes still holding mine
he came,  and stood beside me there,  I held my breath for fear I'd break 
the spell;  Then slowly I put forth my hand and  touched that golden hair, 
While with emotion deep my breast  did swell.  Though all my years may
number more  than the three score and ten,  That memory time can never
swallow  up,  For that embrace I never can forget, the  one, O, when  I
held close to my breast that — collie  pup.  HUMOROUS POEM NO. 14 
JIM  By JOHN BROWN  Where he worked with no great speed  To have things go
just like a charm,  Was Jim's idea indeed.  The farmers all around knew Jim
 He was so lank and tall;  My, but he was so very slim  Would fear to have
him fall.  His trousers were of the brightest  green,  Though now faded by
the sun;  But the green was still in evidence  When he began to run.  A
patch on the knee was seen,  His ankles they did show,  His feet were
shaped much like a bean  And, oh! how they did grow.  His face was of a
reddish hue,  His teeth were hit and miss,  His ears were huge and Jim knew
 :.cWhen around them the wind did hiss.  His arms dangled from his sleeves
grim,  His hands like mallets were,  His fingers were so round and slim, 
Many times bitten by a cur.  His neck was long, just like a pole,  His hair
was straight and thin,  His eyes were bugged and they did roll  When a fair
maid did look at him.  Oh, lucky Jim, long may you live  To grow up taller
yet,  And then perhaps some day can give  Some good instructions to the
fat.  And be a member of the facultee  And teach both great and small, 
Tell them of many things you see,  Expound advantages of being tall.  The
following contributions from Miss  Sperry's English I are welcomed: 
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE  There was a trial being held in a  large city and
there was nothing but  circumstantial evidence against the man  who was
being tried. Harry, who lived  in a suburb, heard his parents talking  a
great deal about the trial and circumstantial  evidence. One day when his 
father was going to the city he asked  Harry if he wanted anything. The boy
 said, " Please, Dad, I'd like a quarter's  worth of circumstantial
evidence."  A TRUE STORY  Austin: " Who was Burbank ? "  Austin's little
sister: "Don't you  know who Burbank was? Why he was  the man who invented
boneless hams."  YOLKS AND JOKES  " Say, Hazel, what are you doing," 
curiously asked her little, brother.  " Oh, I'm beating soap and water to 
put on the cake," Hazel demurely replied.  "Huh," sniffed Albert; "You're
not  either. You're beating some eggs with  the jokes left out of 'em."  IT
WAS VALUABLE  It happened in a little country school-house.  The teacher
asked the sixth  grade language class to pretend that  each had received a
beautiful necktie  for a Christmas gift, and to write a letter  to the
sender telling him how much  he valued it. The next day Henry was  asked to
read his letter. He read, " Dear  Friend: The necktie you sent me was  very
pretty, it's value was ten cents."  A GENTLEMAN'S EXPERIENCE  While I was
eating dinner at a Seattle  cafe my attention was attracted by the 
entrance of two young women who  seated themselves near me. Busily engaged 
in reading some of the news, I  was not aware of their departure some  time
later. When I went to the cashier  to pay him I was surpi'ised to find a 
bill of four dollars and thirty cents  against me, which he informed me
included  that of my sister and wife. As  I stood there protesting and
denying  the possession of either wife or sister, I  noticed a silk
umbrella left near the  table. I agreed to pay the bill, but as  I left I
picked up, the umbrella. I had  not gone far when the two women, returning 
for their umbrella, recognized  and immediately claimed it. I was
explaining  to them that I had paid for it,  and endeavoring to keep it
when my  arm suddenly hit the hard bed post.  THE WINNING PARAGRAPH  Miss
Caskill, a public school teacher  of New York, won the second week's  prize
of fifty dollars. This was given  by the Literary Digest for the best 
paragraph on " Topics of the Day." The  winning paragraph is: " We, the
teachers,  desire a living wage because we  are laboring that patriotism
may walk  unmolested throughout this land; that  good government may be
fostered, and  that education of the people, by the  people, for the people
shall not perish  from the earth."  Mrs. Thatcher likes to tell the story
of  the time her father tried to put an  organ in a church many years ago
when  the minister was very much opposed to  it. He succeeded in bringing
one in for  Sunday School, but at the close of the  service it was pushed
back against the  wall and locked. The minister came in,  looked at it and
sighed, then looked  again and sighed. After a while he  faced his
expectant congregation and  said, " If any of the brethren feel like 
praying he may do so, but I can't with  that ungodly thing a-settin'
there."  A REMARKABLE BOY  The little bright-eyed, five year old  Jean Bart
was sitting on the door step  of his home, his long, yellow, curly hair 
glistening in the sunshine.  Mr. Fox, a stranger in the village,  passing
the house, was struck by the  remarkable beauty of the lad. Stepping  up to
the boy and giving.him a dollar he  said, " Here, my boy, is something with
 which to buy candy. The boy thanked  the man politely and said, " Will it
make  any difference to you if I give this  money to Mama, for her
birthday; it  will make her so happy."  ARMENIAN PLEADS  FOR HER COUNTRY 
(Continued from pagre 1.)  tive Armenian, in behalf of the oppressed 
Armenian people. The people  of Armenia for five hundred years have 
worshipped Christ, and stood by the  church of Christ. And at what a
sacrifice  ! The cruel heel of the Turk has  almost overpowered the poor
Armenian  people.  In 1895, 60,000 Armenians were  slaughtered by the Turk
but that was  nothing compared to the murders of the  past war. Babies were
thrown into the  Euphrates river by the thousand to escape  the cruel Turk.
All these horrors  could have been escaped if they would  only say, " Yes,
Christ is false! " But,  no, they knew too much!  The appeal for these
suffering people  was so genuine and touching that we  feel assured that
the response will be  liberal.  In addition to Mrs. Firman and Mrs. 
Krikorian who spoke today, several  other noted visitors are in store for
the  Normal School. Governor Louis F.  Hart will be with us on Monday, as
will  also the Fisk Jubilee Singers.  Dr. Chas. Moore, chairman of the 
ocmmission of fine arts, spoke to us at  a special assembly Wednesday
afternoon,  while on Thursday Robert C. Craven,  the humane evangelist,
gave an illus  trated lecture.  HEROISM  Heroism is always the same,
however  the fashion of a hero's clothes may  niter. Every hero in history
is as near  to a man as his neighbor, and if we  shoul dtell the simple
truth of some of  our neighbors, it would sound like  poetry. —
GEORGE W. CURTIS.  NORSE HARDWARE CO.  1025-1039 Elk Street  ATHLETIC GOODS
 Fishing Tackle, Guns and  Ammunition  KELLY-SPRINGFIELD TIRES  The
Northwestern  National Bank  Bellingham, Wash.  WE SOLICIT THE  NORMAL
ACCOUNTS  Ice Cream Sodas  Malted Milk  Royal Ice Cream  NORMAL  GROCERY 
Phone 1041  431 Normal Drive  1920  Class Pins  Midler   Asplund  Jewelers 
Next to First National Bank  HIGHLAND CREAMERY  CONFECTIONERY, ETC.  H. A.
LYLE, Prop.  629 High St.  Good Food  Excellent Service  Reasonable Prices 
Cafe Richelieu  Walter S. Armstrong  1311 Dock Street

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THE
WEEKL YMESSENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1920  Two Jews were walking to work one
 cold morning. They both walked along  with their hands in their pockets.
Suddenly  Isaac said, " Why don't you talk,  Moses?" Moses said, "Well, you
just  freeze your own hands."  THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  Sadie critically
viewed the eggs she  was sent to purchase.  " These are not fresh," she
told the  grocer.  " Strictly fresh, little girl," he assured  her.  "No,"
she persisted; "my papa told  me there's a corner on fresh eggs; these  are
all smooth." — Herald.  HEARD ON- THE MARATHON  " Have you seen a
heel when you were  coining down the hill? "  " No, but I lost my sole." 
THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  Mrs. Casey: "Me sister writes me  that every
bottle in that box we sent  her was broken. Are you sure ye  printed 'This
side up; with care' on  it? "  Casey: " Oi am. An' for fear they  shouldn't
see it on the top, Oi printed  it on the bottom as well." — Pluck. 
THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  Customer: " I want a machine that  isn't
expensive as to gasoline or upkeep,  and one that I needn't worry about in 
the way of punctures."  Automobile Agent: "All right. I)  can sell you
either a wheelbarrow or a  baby carriage." — Judge.  WANTED — A
good cartoonist; subjects  furnished free of charge. We have  some good
ones. For instance, did you  see two Juniors vigorously " sipping  milk
through a straw" at the top of  Chuckanut last Saturday? And have  you ever
seen these same Juniors out  strolling after dinner in the rain? We  wonder
if that's all, and if only we  had one more cartoonist! — Selected. 
THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  A small boy was scrubbing the front  porch of his
home the other day when  a visitor called.  " I s your mother in?" asked
the visitor.  " Do you think I'd be scrubbing the  porch if she wasn't? "
replied the youngster.  — Exchange.  The Myrtle Club made the
Chuckanut  Marathon 100 per cent strong. How  many others did? They all
reached the  top fifty minutes after leaving town, or  about 35 minutes
from the Hibridge station  to the top.  How ye shall know them:  Harry
Bartruff — If you see him  frothing at the mouth, don't worry; he 
has been using shaving cream for tooth  paste.  Chas. Powell — If you
think some one  has spilled a can of benzine pay no attention  to it; he
lias shaved and used  some gasoline for face lotion.  Tom S. Harrison
— Well, you all  know " Tommie," but do you know his  peculiarity.
Ask Mac, he does.  Russel Macpherson — No nieed, you  can see that. 
DON'T MISS THE OPERETTA  " THE FEAST OF THE LITTLE LANTERNS "  Pat : '
Mike, the show that was to  be here tomorrow is not coming."  Mike: "Not
coming! Why, what's the  matter? "  Pat: " The. elephant stepped on the 
coffee pot and they can't find the  grounds." — Exchange.  THE LAST
WEEK TO WIN $10  " I want a pair of shoes for this little  girl," said the
mother.  " Yes, ma'am," answered the  clerk; "French kid?"  " Well, I guess
not," was the  answer; " She is my own child,  right here in Chicago."  THE
KINDNESS OF MR. KANDALL  shoe  irate  born  GOOD ADVICE  Bite off more than
you can chew,  Then chew it.  Tackle more than you can do,  Then do it. 
Hitch your wagon to a star,  Keep your seat and there you are!  —
Exchange.  It was 8 o'clock when I found that I  had forgotten the
essential equipment  for the Marathon. I must go back to  school and try to
get into the locker  room where my gym bloomers were kept.  We tried the
front door, back door, side  door, but in vain.  Soon we struck a bright
idea. The  janitor would be in the heating room.  So we went to the said
room and pounded  on the window to which the janitor  turned on the steam
and the light. Then  we could not make him hear and at  last we found the
door and walked in.  With a smile he said, " Of course I  will open the
doors." In through one  door, another, another and the gates  which had
formally barred us were open.  We got our paraphernalia and thanked  Mr.
Kanall who replied, " Oh, that's all  right; I opened it three times before
 for others tonight."  Oh those girls who forgot their gym  bloomers; what
would they have done  without the kindness of Mr. Kanall. I  am sure I
could not have climbed. Chuck-  1 anut Saturday without them.  — A
STUDENT  THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  " SORROW  There are some people who
hoard up  their sorrows as a miser hoards his gold.  And when they have
spare time they  take them out and count them as the  miser counts his
treasures. There is no  use of grieving and being sorowful; it  only wears
your life away. Just throw  them away and refuse to call them when  you can
help it. The more sorrows you  remember the poorer you are.  —
LILLIAN MANIJERG  THE LAST WEEK TO WIN $10  THE  PUGET SOUND  TRACTION, 
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Better  Candies, Pastries    Ice Cream  Our Tennis Racquets  are priced 25 
per cent below regular  prices. Buy  them from the  Students  Co-Op.  C. C.
BAUGHMAN  MANAGER  The Bellingham  National Bank  Capital and Surplus 
$475,000.00  LEOPOLD HOTEL  Dining Room  and  Banquet Halls  OUR
SPECIALTIES  Luncheons  Dinner Parties  Banquets  Large or small  Service
excellent  Prices right  Phone 3500  See Us for High  Grade Candies  at
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