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Weekly Messenger - 1926 December 3 - Page 1



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^ I ^ X X V I ^ - N o 10 ^ ^ H I N O T ^  Friday; December 3, 1926 
Cedar Chips  By Ted  When We retail how effectively  Sherman expressed
himself about  mere war, we often wonder what  he would say itr regard to
student  teaching in the training school. ...  TELL ONE YOURSELF, THEN. 
"OH, THERE'S NOTHING TO  EDITORIAL WRITING," THE MAN  SAID. "YOU SEE, NO
ONE EVER  READS THEM."  Joe Hermsen was being entertained by  one of the
800... They had gotten as far as  the weather. ^  She: "It's so much colder
up here than  it was back home. Down there I wore  light garments -all
winter, but up here I  have to wear heavier clothing. You know,  I. am from
Georgia?"  Joe: "IB that so? I'm from Missouri."  LEARN FROM RALPH  After
you see "The Road to  Yesterday" next wteek, you'll believe  Ralph Johnson
of truthfully  singing, "When the sun has gone  to rest, that's the time
that I love  best."  CONFIDENTIAL CHATS  WITH MEN AND  YOUNG MEN  The story
is now being told that. a  Normal girl actually did turn a man down  once.
Ton don't believeit partner?  It seems there were two—wait, wait, 
wrong side—it seems that a mistake was  made, and the Edens Hall
steps had been  cleaned, so that a girl slipped and felL  Therefore she had
to call off her date  with Mr. H •'.'••'. . Pearl
Bartfnff (probably  in a fit of Jealousy) sputtered that  the girl would
have fallen sooner or later,  anyway.  Who was the man?_ Dan Beighle? No. 
This Bryan Hanldns? Oh, no. Mr. Berg?  Well—Wo, we won't telL Hen,
was the  fellow sore? Certainly not. It wasn't  he that fell.  Just think.
This  is but one of the  real problems plain?  ly and frankly discussed  by
our men  last Tuesday. But  are their meetings  ..written up in the 
Messenger?  fBoS' fwore President Hankins. .  When the Men's Club settled
some'time  - ago: Vtbat married men do make the best  husbands" how much
space did it get?  We could repeat that question, but it  would be exactly
the same thing.  ' It's the Men's Club that hands you  programs in assembly
and then leave so  others can have their seats. And it's  the Men's Club
who are the only thing  in school that doesn't own galoshes. Just  then the
men sent.up a cheer for the  Kormal—their Normal.  "Look at the pages
the Women's League  get in the paper of which I, yes, I, am  business
manager.'' Here Pres. Hankins  broke down, and the' meeting broke up. 
ARESTAP'SQUiElSTpNS  | ARE UNANSWEJREp  0 - BY HARTL^^1 ^  ; Mr. Arestad,
head of the paddle  •quad; late last evening, could figure  pat no
reason for this, unlm i f was  ;|l^:;lte:didtft:-j^^  Speaker Stresses
Characteristics of  the Japanese People, and of  Her Relations to Olher
Nations.  "JAPAN NOT MILITANT"  For Eighteen Years, -Mr. Trueman  Has Been
a Representative of  the Y. M. C. A. in Japan.  Mr. A. -H. Trueman,- who
has been  in Japan for eighteen years as a rep-representative  of the Y. M.
C. A.,  stressed the attitude of Japan in her  immediate relations with_the
Orient  and her international relationships  with the leading nations of
the Occident,  in his address before the student  body Wednesday.  "Japan
has accepted wholeheartedly  the Western method of commerce  and business,
and has arisen from an  obscure nation to rank as one of the  five leading
powers of the world ,in  a short period of eight years. The  Japanese are
proud and sensitive. If  we get the full significance of these  two
fundamental characteristics of  human nature it would help greatly  in
solving our international relationships  with Japan." Mr. Trueman  stated
at the opening of his lecture.  Port Arthur Important.  Port Arthur during
the Russo-Japanese  war'was stressed. The Man-churian  railway gave Japan
the balance  of power against Russia, so to  speak. Probably the greatest
single  impetus for the expansion of Japanese  commerce and industry was
the  World War.  "During the World War, when the  dual form of government,
was at its  highest tension, the Japanese intervened  in the Russian
controversy  with a military attitude. As "a result  Japan began
industrializing. The  rights of China had been encroached  upon by the
Japs" and her integrity  had been violated, when the iron  works in the
Yangtze Valley were,  transferred to Japanese rule."'  Japan Not
Belligerent.  Washington, D. C., completely altered  Japan's attitude
toward China and  her relations "with the Occident became  ones of
unmitigated friendship  and co-operation," the speaker said.  The essenceof
Mr. Trueman's. address  lay in his concluding remarks.  He emphasized the.
fact that Japan  was not. a militant, belligerent or  inimical nation, but
that she was  following in the footsteps of other  world powers, and that
the only possible  remedy for international strife  is for every nation to
have confidence"  in each other and base their  relationships upon the
highest ideals.  THESPIAN AND  OPEN  The Thespian and Philo clubs will 
engage in an intra-mural debate on  Monday, December 13, from 4 to 5 
o'clock.  Tuesday, December 14, from 5 to 6  the independent teams will
debate:  The affirmative on this team is  Elsie Wilson and Bryan Hankins. 
The other member is to be chosen.  On the negative are Harold Lant, Jack 
Kellogg and Harold Holton. The  winners'fwill debate. Tuesday' evening 
from 7 to 8. The .question for debate  is: Resolved, that the benefits 
derived by the State of Washington  from the direct primary-law justify 
its retention.  The "following rules are to be: observed:  ' .£
•.;• .'..'r .-•'... "•' '•'•': 
v.• gt;!;• There"jwill'W;given five min-utes  for main '•
speeches, and three  minutes for rebuttal. t  /2... Each team is to select
one'  judge' outside of the Forensic Coin-; 
mittee.,,^\^';.;;'•;.•:..:.._; .':;1.;: 
•^I3.'^ne;committee" will select the  third ^udge. These judges will
render  tile ye^and^nay decision. •„,;  ;;: ^!^.Th^ injgative
team^ is to fufe  nish the chairman in all three dev  MISS ROSE GLASS IN 
WOMEN'S ASSEMBLY  When Rose Glass, advisor of girls  in Roosevelt high
school of Seattle,  spoke at the Women's League assembly  last Tuesday,
.her charming  personality won the hearts of her  audience. The topic of
Miss Glass'  speech was "The Heart of Youth."  Many interesting experiences
cited  by the speaker gave the'listeners a  thrill. Miss Glass explained
that in  order to gain the confidence .of a  child one must get the thought
and  viewpoint of the person, no matter  whether they be grade or high
school  pupils. She said: "We must look  into the heart of the child and
see  the real self."  ; 0-—r—— :  INTER-CLUB COUNCIL 
AIDS ORGANIZATION  Council Consists of One Representative  from Each Club 
and Three Faculty Members.  The Inter-Club Council was  first organized
last spring. Its  formation was the result of a fell  need of a central
organization to  control and supervise the activities  of the various
student organizations.  Since that time it has performed an  invaluable
service for the different  clubs of the school.  The members of the
Inter-Club  Council consist of one representative  from each of the club
organizations,  elected at the first meeting  of the spring quarter. The
representatives  serve on the Council  during the following year. Besides 
these student members, there are  representatives of the faculty, including
 the Dean of Women, the  Dean of Men and the Social Director  of Edens
Hall. „  Each organization is required to  have a representative at
all of the  meetings of the Council. Each organization  is required to
furnish a  club calendar for the year with preferences  for dates and
places. Each  organization is also required to furnish  the Council with
all records,  books and such other information  as the Council may require.
 Besides the general supervision  of the activities of the Clubs the 
Inter-Club-Council helps to settle  the numerous difficulties within the 
Mrs. Hankins is Sole Graduate  From the Four-Year Course at  the End of the
Fall Quarter.  59 TWO-YEAR GRADS  Paul Rule, Martha Dillon, and  Jessie
Wait,. Are Completing-  Three-Year Course of Study.  (Continued on Page
Two)  Out of sixty-three students who  are candidates for graduation at the
 end of this quarter, December 17,  there is one four-year graduate and 
three who have completed the three-year  course.  Valentine Newell Hankins
is.graduating  from the four-year course this  quarter. Paul Rule, Martha
Dillon  and Jessie Wait are completing their  three-year course in
December.  The following are graduating from  the 2-year course: Ellen
Marie Abra-hamson,  Lulu H. Brooks, Vita Bruhn,  Margaret E. Burke, Clara
Downey  Burns, Mildred Dorsey Buskett, Lay-ton  Buzzard, Evelyn M.
Compto'n,  Margaret C. Cox, Alta Mae Crook,  Lulu B. Dale, Amy Patricia
Donlan,  Erma E. Eaton, Ruth Emmerson, Eugenia  Fairbanks, Linna Fletcher,
Robbie  Gaddis ,Gladys Whitney Goett-ling,  Louise S. Harris, Hazel Manson 
Hayden, Floy E. Hayton, Myldred B.  Hense, Mary Emma Hibner, Agnes  L.
Hunter, Edifch R .Jackson, Dorothea  Johnson, Edith M. Johnson, Eva  S.
Johnson, Mary Anne Kennard,  Goldie Kerr, Jessie A. Kirby, Frank  E.
Knight, Vera C. Laznicka, Beatrice  Lemley, Helen Lochead, Andrew Mc- 
Call, R. Hortense MacMaster, Blanche  E. McNiece, Margarite Mitchell,
Lillian  F. Nelson, Olive Olson, Alma M.  Peterson, Elizabeth A. Peterson, 
Ferae Alice Provan, Ollie Rucker,  Martha Rude, Erma Lorena Sadler,  Pearl
B. Sampson, Ruth E. Schmidt,  Romay Shambley, Loretta N. Shull,  Dorothy
Louise Sponheim, Evelyn K.  Stevenson, Ruth P. Stoll, Ruth Storey,  Jetral
Templeton, Sadie Turula,  Awdis Van Allen, Mary Charlotte  -Woodbridge. - 
State's Chief Executive and His  Staff Meet with Pres. Fisher and  School's
Trustees, on Tuesday.  LIBRARY IS FAVORED  Hartley's Policy Toward Normal 
Schools Described by President  Fisher as Being Very Friendly.  "We feel
that as far as Governor  Hartley .and his staff are concerned  the needs of
Bellingham Normal will  be well 'taken care of,". President  C. H. Fisher
stated after the visit of  the state executive and his staff to  the school
Tuesday afternoon. At a  meeting of the governor-,-his staff,  President
Fisher and the Normal  trustees, the school budget lor the  next two years
and matters pertaining  to it were discussed.  President Fisher said:
"Undoubtedly  the Normal, with the approval  of the state legislature, is
to be able  to go ahead with construction of 'a  library during next year,"
so it at  last appears as if the dreams,, of a  library building will come
true in the  immediate futurei The budget asks  for $260,000 to.erdct and
furnish the  building, which will be located where  Cedar street now is,
facing the campus.  Since last year's state legislature  passed the bill
containing the  provision for a library, there seems  to be little
opposition to its erection.  "Freedom and frankness of discussion  led to a
satisfactory understanding  of our problems. on the part of  Governor
Hartley and his staff,"  President Fisher added. "The visit  was most
satisfatory in every respect.  "The policy of the; governor is to  insist
on quality instead of numbers  at the Normal and in this policy the  Normal
heads are heartily in accord  with the chief executive. The_JNbr-mal 
trustees and myself do not feel  that they could have asked finer
consideration  than was given at the  meeting.  "We found that there is no
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Weekly Messenger - 1926 December 3 - Page 2



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N U i i h a d b r Students' AuociatiMi «f Sut* M«rml
School,; Btllingkam, Washington  Entered in the Pottoffiee at Bellinghaai,
Washington, as ae«MMl elass matter.  MILLER   SUTHBRLBN PWNTIlfG CO.,
FrinUri  Sabacription rate by mail, $1.30 per year, in anVanee; single
copies 5 cents;  A*; Advertising Sates en Application. • 
"••••' Address- all communications, ethr than news
items, .te The Business Manager  of the Weekly 'Messenger, Bellingham,
Washington.  SVERRE. ARESTAD .:.-—„  THEODORE CEDERBERG  ROBERT
WAGNER : „_  ROBERT FISHER ._.-,  OLIVE HARDAN .—  BRYAN
HANKINS ..,.™._..  HERBERT E. FOWLER .r  _.~ L.. Editor-in-Chief 
...._„...•. Associate Editor  ___™ Sport Associate  j LJ
Sport Associate  :. ,.;_'Society. Editor  ._.._ Business Manager  Faculty
Advisor  Theodore Cederberg  •"•'•.- •; Robert
Wagner  «TAFF  Olive Hardan  Ruth Sturman  Robert Fisher  Jessie"
Whitten  Lois Brown  Shirlit Smith  Mildred Buskett  REPORTERS-Ethel 
Leadbetter  Tfieo Norby •-  Everett Baxter : Myldred Hense  Helen
Wright  Verta Templeton  Gladys Burton  YES, T H E Y COULD SING!  In all
probability the most enthusiastically received choral recital  ever
rendered in Bellingham was the production given by The Russian  Syniphbnic
Choir. The sample presentation given in the afternoon evidently  convinced
the students that the Russians actually could sing, as a  great many
attended the evening performance.  Russian music is weird; it is soulful;
it is the music of a great  people, coming up through great tribulations.
The Russian Choir  was a true exemplification of that soul, of that music.
Their  costumes as well as their music was indicative of a people who can
lay  one* hand, as it were, on the age of barbarism, the other on the
highest  type of modern civilization.  ; 'Their intonation chants and folk
songs were as a gigantic storm  sweeping across the great steppes of
Russia, dying away finally to whisper  of evening zephyr. The temple song,
"Lord Have Mercy," by  Lvovsky cannot be given due credit and praise. All
that can be said  concerning it is, that it possessed a quality of
sublimity.  The .delicate gradations of the dynamics was a feeling of
wonderment  and admiration "and of times gave the impression of the
presence of a  stringed orchestra. Art, color, and unbelievable tone,
combined with  numerous, almost inexpressible characteristics pertaining to
that which is  paramount in the world of music, would scarcely do justice
to the praise  r due the Russian Symphonic Choir.  WHY A LITERARY  CONTEST?
 /  Announcement of a literary contest  was made in the first issue of  the
Messenger for this fall quarter.  The battle of pens is now finished  ' and
a pronouncement of victors has  been made.  Two and a half months is rather
 a long period for a literary contest,  whose contributions are usually
confined  to less than a thousand words.  Fred R. Bechdolt, one of the few 
fascinating writers of Western tales,  often * completes a short story of 
four or five thousand words in less  than two weeks, we have been told  by
Mr. Bechdolt's father. A comparison  here is, of course, entirely  out of
place.  The regrettable fact is that the  responses to this contest Were
very  few. Perhaps not enough publicity  was furnished, although it seems 
that a contest of this nature could  •' hardly be enhanced by
advertising.  An appreciation of literature can be  directed and enlarged,
but the so-called  "urge" for self-expression  toward the creation of some
form  of literature is essentially native and  is usually evident by the
end of the  high school year.  But the trial of contest was  worth-while.
The poems, essays and  stories received by the judges were  of merit.
Certainly trie poetry,  ^which.was accorded first place was  so deserving
that had one hundred  ethers challenged, it is dubious that  its final rank
had been altered.  Interesting proof of this, how-  .'•;.ever, would
be to succeed this literary  contest with others each quarter.  Winners of
the late,contest  might be allowed to still, compete,  and others, who
perhaps; did not  have time now to compete, could  • * ? ^ ; J^r^a
n?« they taight  -lUJuew premier places.  NOTE BOOK FIENDS  Some
instructors are so congluti-nated  to this demented hurry-up-and- 
get-your-note-book-in complex  that special days are set for bearing  the
sacrificial note book to the  brown desk altar. Big days for  them are July
4 ; dinner in the park;  Labor Day; Thanksgiving; and  Last Note Book Day,
the best day  of all.  It is an obfnoxious, antideluvian,  and insipidly
vitiating custom, this.  Hamlet (check up, there, English  students, page
37 in your note  books) said, "It's a consummation  devoutly to be wished,"
thinking,  doubtless, subconsciously, of this  pernicious note book habit. 
Well meaning students in the  flush of their sophomoric and excel-isor 
years, doing research in \ ency-clopediae,  have to detour every two  or so
pages, because of pencil and  finger marks of those who have gone  before
in their tireless search for  note book filler.  . Instructors probably vie
with  each other in trying to grind from  classes "bigger and better" note 
books each quarter. -And such  teachers who expend time to instruction  and
not to the indulgence  of this notebook passion are probably  looked upon
with tolerant derision.  Training school disciples when  for a minute their
thoughts are not  infested with "projects" should consider  note book work.
They will  never "arrive" in the art of teaching  until some -knowledge of
note book  managing is mastered.  But then, get your note books in  next
week, for the teachers have a  surprise for you. They are going  to
"remember" you before Christmas.  7 ' By V. A. V7 ,  The Russian Sympkonic
Choir only  rominded me of the little boys in the  Philippine Islands who,
in moonlight  nights, used to sing in concert in the  same manner, but in a
more disconcerted  fashion than, the Russians do.  Primitive music by
primitive man  was uv,that fashion. Before musical  instruments were
invented music in  its primeval fude iorm was- already  in" manifestation: 
lt; Primitive man of  the wildness had only to imitate, and  then modify
the sound he heard from  the' birds, and the brooks and the  falling of
trees, and the loud peal  of thunder. The march of civilization  only
brought about the invention of  the different musical instruments  that we
have at present age. •  i There is a very great difference,  however
between the music furnished  by the Russian Symphonic Choir  and that of
the boys in the Philippines...  But the principle seems finv-damentally 
the same.  •J^iiltjftfauuort  Here are the high lights in the  speech
of Miss Charlotte Frazer, general  secretary of the'Women's Christian 
Temperance Union in America,  at, the assembly November 23: "I  missed lots
of punch and pep of college  life by not attending a co-ed  school."
•  "A man does not know much after  being married three days."  "We
don't know what the future  has in store for us. We do riot  know what will
come into our individual  lives."  "America has never been licked  due to
right leadership."  "Consecrate your life to leadership."  Miss /Frazer
also said that when  she was in school she had only one  dollar allowance a
month. These'  days that dollar will disappear like  a soap bubble in an
instant.  When Mr. Trueman spoke on Japanese  social custom 



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^ S H I I K ^ ^  p^VEESHAVE  f^ET TO LQSE  sypEFty^ipis  TITLE
FAVORITES  .i,--.--:;f«S;wa  TMS^ ^  The Low Down  B Y NORBY  ...The
Junior Vikings will meet their  first real opposition tonight, when  they
tangle with the undefeated Roland  Wreckers; Cheer up boys.  They are only
automobile wreckers,  playing basketball during spare  hours. •
• - • ' • '  * » • *  In our midst, we have an
ardent  golf follower. Perhaps he will introduce  the sport into the W. S.
N.S.  His name is "Occie Lutefisk" Thor-  Besides coaching, Sam Carver is a
 tutor in the art of driving a Nash,  without tearing the whole., garage 
down, upon entering.  * * * *  ....Good tidings have befallen the Viking 
camp, for Earl Keplinger, star  forward of last year's quintet, will 
return to school. He, together with  Ray Odell and "Two-Gun" Benson, 
should fill the forward positions  creditably.  * » • *  Keeney
has been toiling incessantly  in an effort to get his prodigies  down to
the essence of basketball. ....  B I L L MORSE  First Varsity basketball
turnouts  find a wealth of material., on., the  floor. Keplinger and Odell,
veterans  of last year's team, were out for initial  practice Monday
afternoon.  Among these Lake Street Sheiks,  who attend this institution of
learning,  Jack Harper will always be known  as Jack, but Milton Meek,
flashy  guard of the Jay Vee quintet, will  henceforth be known as "Mik." 
We would name him Mike but for  one reason and that is that we wish  to
distinguish him from the rest of  the Irishmen.  * * * »  I t is
difficult to let an issue of  the Messenger go by without mentioning  the
names of Thorlakson and  "Sully" together. This time they are  waging war
over something at the  Co-op. Between classes take a peek  in and find out
what is interesting  the "boys." .  ' . * * * * • - . . .'  Estill
displayed fight in last Monday's  scrimmage. His inherent football  tactics
let loose when he sailed  into Keeney for a perfect block. Good 
interference, Estill.  Say, girls! Did you ever see Russ  Seymour in a
basketball suit. - He's a  perfect Odysseus. Although weighing  a mere 195
pounds, he sure knows  how to handle himself when it comes  to basketball. 
MECHANICS 6 0 43  Thorlakson, Fisher, and Sullivan  Lead Jay Vees Scoring
Attack.  Fisher Annexes 11 Field Goals.  In a game played on the Y. M. C. 
A. floor last Friday' evening, the Jay  Vees overwhelmed the Junior
Mechanics.  The score was 60 to 13. If  the Normalites had been able to 
connect with the basket more consistently,  the Mechanics would have 
suffered a much worse defeat.  It took the Junior. Vikings about  five
minutes to get going. The Mechanics  gained the first field goal,  but
following this goal, the Vikings,  with determiation, set in to do their 
task and netted 15 points before  their opponents made another point.  At
half time the score stood 35 to  5. The Normal scoring attack was led  by
Fisher, Thorlakson, and Sullivan.  Wreckers Beat Methodists.  In the other
game of the evening,  the Roland Wreckers downed the  Methodists 33 to 22.
The Methodists  fought furiously in a vain effort  to overcome the
exerienced  Wreckers, but they finally succumbed.  Ludwigson and Urness 
played stellar games for the Methodists.  Tonight, the Jay Vees will meet 
their first real test when they tangle  with the Roland Wreckers. This 
promises to be a hot battle as both  teams are undefeated thus far.  The
line-ups:  Normal 60 Jr. Mech. 13  Thorlakson 11 ....F... Peoples 1 
Sullivan 16 F. Wynn 2  Fisher 22 C....... Charles 4  Meek 6 G Kuhns 2 
Morse 3 G...... Flick  Subs: Normal: Estill 2, Junior Mechanics:  Burns 4,
Neal.  SUPERS CONTINUE  LEAD, DEFEATING  BR0WN_ C0LE  Superior Floor Work,
Coupled with  Canny Shooting Ability, Proves  -Nemesis of the City
Grbcerites.  THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY is  coming, are you going?  o : 
WRECKERS MEET  JAY VEES TONIGHT  Strongest Team in League to be  Played by
Undefeated Viking  Men on Y. M. C. A. Floor.  Toad Lake W. A.  Destination
For  Saturday, Dec. 4  Toad Lake* will be the goal of the  hike planned by
the W. A. A.-for  Saturday, December A. The girls interested'  in going
are. asked to meet  at the corner of State and Holly in  time to take the 1
o'clock Lake  Whatcom car. The hike will begin at  the end of the line and
cover a distance  of about f if e miles. This Will  be the last school hike
of the quarter  and as many girls as poa«ible are  urged to take this
Wke; : i j  lt;  CLASS B BASKETBALL  ^ W. Lost Pet.  P. S. L.   P. 3 0
1.000  Junior Vikings 2 , 0 1.000  Roland Wreckers 2 - 0 1.000  Shell Oil 2
1 , .667  Garden St. M. E. ...... 1 1 " .500  Junior Mechanics .... 0 2
.000  Midway Cigars ......... 0 3 .000  Modern Woodmen .... 0 3 .000  The
undefeated Junior Vikings will  tangle with another "invincible" tonight 
when they meet the Roland  Wreckers' in the first game of the  class "B"
league at the Y. M. C. A.,  two games are scheduled the first  getting
under way at 8:30.  The Jay vees will meet the hardest  opponent
encountered this year in  the Wreckers, who are composed  largely of former
Fairhaven Stars.  The winners will go into a tie for  first place with the
Light Company  boys who last Tuesday annexed their  third straight win from
the Midway  Cigars;  The Junior Mechanics play the  Garden St. M. E. in the
second tilt.  o  The Supervarsity and Junior teams  have gotten off to good
starts in  their respective city leagues. Each  has won its first two games
and so  far neither has suffered a defeat.  The Supers hold victories over
the  strongest Class '"A" teams and seem;  to have a good chance of coppng
the  flag. The Jayvees, with two on the.  win side of the column, are
hoping to  take the second place in the first  half, which ends this
month;-. They  are staking their chances on winning  the title the second
half of the season.  Always Sossethiag JT«v is  fecorfe and Sfcwt
Moaie.  -Stork R^oGo.  Again outsmarting their city opponents,  - the Super
Varsity team  from the hill institution continued  its uninterrupted sweep
towards the  City League title by vanquishing the  Brown   Cole quintet
46-23, on the  Y. M. C. A. floor, last Wednesday,  thereby winning their
second game in  three days.**  The game was featured- by the  quick and
accurate passing attack of  the Normal team. Jack Harper^  diminutive
Viking forward, grabbed  the high honors of the evening chalking  up 19
markers during the evening's  entertainment as well as playing  an all
around,-bang-up game. The  work of Hawkings, center, was commendable. 
Although clearly outclassed, the  Brown   Cole team forced the Normal  at
all times. McCollum played an  outstanding game and led his mates  in
scoring, accounting for 13 of the  total 23.  The Baker Lumber yards won an
 exciting mix from the somewhat  crippled Y. M .C. A. team in the  first
game, the final score being 29-  24.  The lineups:  Super-V— Brown  
Cole—  Hansen 7 F. Bateman 3  Harper 19 .F 



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Matinee l^rforniance  /Given for Convenience of Home  ^Gfcing
Stents, V$ell Attended.  :; As "the initial offering of the cur-  * :flsnt
musical season, the Russian  Symphonic Choir was presented by  the
Bellingham Women's Music Club  » d the Normal at the First Chris-  :l
tian Church, Wednesday evening, Jfo-vember  24. Although a special matinee 
performance had been given in  the afternoon at the Normal, the  ironing
-conceit was pleasantly received  by an almost full house.  With no
instrumental accompaai-saent  the group of choristers at once  suggested
something : of the novel,;  the unusual, in vocal rendition.  Voices
Represent Opera.  - Other •• features than the unique;  oess of
the presentation Attracted the j  audience for the two-hour program, 
towever. The perfect ensemble of  voices often reminded of an orchestra.: 
JSharp, plear bells could be distin-!  gushed, by the occasional chanting
of  male voices. Humming, a variation  of tone employed effectively by the 
choir, gave forth a delightful imitation  of a tremulous violin. Deep 
-basses suggested the vibrancy of the  'cello. The entire effect was
pleasant  ;and satisfying.  Grouped in regard to sacred songs,  ^classical
music and folk songs, the  program was well divided. Of  the premier group
the. repeated  strains of; "Lord, Have Mercy" proved  most effective, with
careful  modulations of difficult chords.  Classical Music Pleasant. 
Beethoven's "Andante Con Moto"is  rarely heard in chorus; therefore its 
interpretation was appreciated. "Plai-senterie"  of Nikolsky was an
attractive  lyrical completion of the classical  group.  Most appealing of
the Russian folk  songs was a Chechoslovakian dance  song arranged by
Basile Eabalchich,  conductor of the choir. Other folk  songs were marked
by their lyrical,  and charming, simple themes.  In the early part of
January the  second number of the musical course  will be given when
Reinald Werren-irath,  American baritone, will appear  lin recital. 
•They had -knowTi each other for  years, these two men who had just 
met 4n the train. Both had traveled  extensively, but their meetings were, 
rare. A decade had elapsed since,  their last meeting.- \ v  '^Railway
service is . as bum as  ever," remarked one.  YeS,"', «aid the other.
"But I'm  -used to the ups and downs by now.'.'  '"Well, a man traveling as
much as  I do should get better treatment."  "You're right. B u t —" 
He was interrupted by * stern  voicer "Get out of here!"  Hurriedly the two
tramps slid off  the bOx ear.  RULES FOR DANCING.  1. Stand 12 inches from
your partner.  She may not love you as much  as yon think she does.  2.
Don't lean on your partner;  she's probably had no lunch, either.  3. Place
one finger on your partner's  shoulder. She may not be used  to dead
weight.  4. Don't look as if you were in  pain. Take courage—dances
don't  last a lifetime.  5. Try not to get your form in the  shape of a
pretzel. Other shapes are  far more becoming.  6.. Be light on her feet as
well as  on your own.  7. Listen to the music. Your conversation  may not
be quite as full  of harmony.  8. . Keep time. The man who wrote  the music
knows more about rhythm  than you do.  9. Dont try to invent some new 
stuff in dancing. People knew how  to dance before you arrived.  10. Follow
these instructions and  you're sure to get away with the  girls. Haw, haw,
haw, haw!  We thank you!  She Was lively  j Indeed in That  j Background,
But  BANQUET WILL BE  GIVENJATURDAY  First Time Feed Ever Given by  W. A. A
. Members. Plans Are  to Make it Quarterly Event.  She leaned back against
the soft,  .cushions of the limousine. Her bright  'blue gown made a
striking contrast  to the gray interior. She was indeed  lovely from her
satin slippers  to the sapphire headdress which  adorned her dark, lustrous
hair.  •**Hehry," she began slowly, "there  isn't any more to say." 
'•'. "Then you mean," he stammered,  :"there isn!t any chance for me
?"  {Why is it'i- in the final analysis, that  the woman is the one who
must  make the decision? Why is the responsibility_  so often left to her?)
 "I'm afraid not."  ' "Another man, perhaps ?" he mused.  "No, you know I
like -. The  Only reason is the family—you know  how mother feels,
Henry."  ; "But you don't suppose you could  make her change her mind?"  V
"Henry, I know there is no use."  (A slight pause.) "Mother simply  refuses
to keep a chauffeur who  drives as carelessly as you do."  She—"By
the way, are you an  Elk?  iHe^—"No, deer; I'm a stag tonight." 
-• -  • ' ' ; . . " - 0 : .-  Twenty Hikers  Mate  Kulshan
Cabin  "Last Friday morning a party of  twenty faculty and Mount Baker 
Club,, members hiked to Kulshan  cabin. Saturday morning: at six  4. M,
with Dan Beighle as guide,  Mrs. Vaughan and daughter Frances,  Cleliam
Gracy, and Lyman Phifer  climbed Mount Baker.  5;"We had- »:-.
wonderful tune," - says  Ifrs. Vaughan,.one of the. promoters  ctf;,the
trip.' ' .....^ . •'•:-_\ •_  HJhose mafcing"'- the
• climh to the  cabin were: President Fisher and  family,
Mrs.^yaughaja;' and'r family,  Clallam Gracy, Dr. and Mrs. Sstlis-h  | ^ ,
^  ;^fi|er, Paul Young, Dan Beighle,  ^Mpjps Petersen, Miss Gunther, Mr.  i
Kolstad and Miss Sundquist and her  The W. A. A. is planning a ban.  quet
for the girls' teams to be given  in the Edens Hall dining room Saturday, 
December 11, to fittingly close  the sport season for this quarter.  This
is the first time a banquet  has been given for any girls' athletic  team
and the W. A. A. intends to  make this an event to be given at  the close
of each sport season. The  all-star honorary teams in soccer, volleyball 
and hockey will be announced  at the banquet.  Elizabeth Scott is general
chairman  and the team managers are on the_  general committee. They have
promised  an interesting program for the  evening.  All members of the W.
A. A., their  friends, and the girls turning out for  fall sports are
invited. The price  will be 75 cents a plate.  _ — 0  FACULTY MEMBERS
 ROAM FAR AFIELD.  Decorations to be Made in Spanish  Design^ Franny . W 
His brchestta gt;(Furaish Music-  Ranking as one of the leading social 
events of the season will be the  Edens Hall informal which will be  given
tomorrow evening, starting at  8 o'clock, in the reception room at 
Edens-Hall.  Decorations for the _affair, which  will be a Spanish dance,
will be carried  out in the bright colors and soft;  lights of the Spanish
style, and the  programs will be designed to assist  in creating an
atmosphere that one  would, imagine surrounded the ladies  and grandees of
old Spain. Refreshments  will be served by girls in Spanish  costume and
the music will be  furnished by Franny Wilcox and his  orchestra.  Patrons
and patronesses for the informal  are Mr. and Mrs. Marquis,  Miss Keller,
Miss Dixon, Mr. Ruck-mick  and Mr. Dixon.  Helen Babcock is general
chairman  in charge of the affair and those  working with her are:
Music—Thel-ma  Butler, chairman; Orlena Moore,  Jean Bearisto and
Anna Marie Cro-nin.  Refreshments—Vesta Larson,  chairman; Nellie
Austin and Alice  White. Programs—Naomi Johnson,  chairman; Helene
Hefty and Amy  Donlan. Decorations—Evelyn Lysons,  chairman; Emmeline
Moss, Elsa  Pearl, Jessie Whitten, Violet Waech  and Blanche McGlauf lin. 
NORMAL GRADS SEND  STUDENTS GREETINGS  While attending the Lewis County 
Teachers' Institute at Centralia last  week, Miss Orpha McPherson, of the 
B. Si N. S. faculty, was present at a  Bellingham banquet which was held 
Tuesday, November 23, A large number  of former students of the Bellingham 
Normal, now teaching in Grays  Harbor, send greetings to the students  now
enrolled here.  67 EDENS HALL GIRLS  SPEND VACATION HOME  Misses Dewey and
Jones, to Seattle.  Miss Olive Gunderson, President  Fisher's secretary,
was the guest of  Mrs. Nell Dock, in Stanwood, on  Thanksgiving .day. On
Saturday arid  Sunday she visited at the home of  Mr. and Mrs. M. J.
.Tompkins, of  vMt. Vernon. .  Miss Wilson and Mr. Bever remained  in
BelUngham during the holidays^  ''-•' -•'••.' 
• Mrs. Jewel, switch-board operator,;  with her husband, attended"
the University:  of Washington and Nebraska  football game at Seattle,
Thanksgiving  day;. «." -  Miss Sundeen ofJDean Bevels Office,  went
to her home in Anacortes.  Members of the faculty taking the  trip to Mt.
Baker were: Dr. and Mrs.  Salisbury, Miss Gunther, Mr. Kol-stad,  Miss
Peterson, President Fisli-er  and; iainily,: Mrs, Vaughan and  family, Dan
. Bieghle,, jind Lyman  .Phifer.-'..; '' "].:-'l .'••
•''"'." '?\,  ' Mr; Fowler arid -his family motored  to Ellensurg to
attend the wedding of  bMiss Elizabeth ; Black, daughter *of  Pres. George
Hv Blacky of Ellensbujg  Normal,; last Thursday. The trjp  was PPPPP