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Identifier: wwu:33344
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 October
Date: 1910-10
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 October.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 195 1910-10-18 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held this morning. Previous to the formal meeting the Trustees, P
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Show more1910-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 195 1910-10-18 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held this morning. Previous to the formal meeting the Trustees, Principal and Registrar gathered on the stage in the auditorium at the 10 o'clock assembly of the school. A brief programme had been arranged in the nature of a welcome to Chairman John J. Edens, who had just returned from a lengthy eastern trip, and of which he had been kept in ignorance. Principal Mathes presided and in his opening address to the students briefly detailed the history of the Bellingham State Normal School and incidentally referred to the long connection with it of the chairman of the board. Trustee Handschy was then called upon and in a finished and graceful address, on behalf of Trustee Donovan and himself, presented to the school a framed portrait of the chairman in perpetuation of a recognition of his faithful and valued services extending over a term exceeding fifteen years and as a token in a slight degree of the high esteem in which he is held by his fellow members. Trustee Donovan followed with a happy little speech in indorsement and the Trustees adjourned to their room where proceedings were held as appended: Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. On motion of Trustee Donovan, $156.00 was ordered transferred from the Rebate fund to the Lecture Course committee, that amount, in the aggregate, having been charged against the rebates of individual students. The principal presented the appended, which on motion of Trustee Handschy, was approved: State Normal School, Bellingham, Wash., September 1st, 1910. The undersigned begs to report that certificates have been issued since the last meeting of the Board of Trustees, said students having completed the required work and having been recommended by the faculty committee, Mr. Bond, Mr. Bever, and the Principal. Elementary certificates to -- Clyde Reed, Hallie M. Owen, John M. Richardson, Myrtle Green. Secondary certificates to -- Alice Tiedje, Rose Winkleman, Edith Kelly. Respectfully submitted, WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 196 1910-10-18 The Registrar presented the appended report being the first month's accounting of the text books consigned by the school to the Students Association to be sold: Title of book -- Arithmetic, D. and R., (No. remaining, Oct. I.) 27, (No. given over to N. School) 0, (No. sold) 23, (Price) .10, (Amount) $2.30. Geometry, Shutt's, (remaining) 3, (given) 11, (sold) 29, (Price) .20, (Amount) $5.80. Geometry, Wells, (remaining) 46, (given) 0, (sold) 5, (Price) .20, (Amount) $1.00. Eng. Grammar, W. and L., (remaining) 53, (given) 2, (sold) 27, (Price) .20, (Amount) 5.40. Browning, (remaining) 2, (given) 0, (sold) 20, (Price) .80, (Amount) ????. Paradise Regained, (remaining) 11, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .04, (Amount) .04. Idylls of the King, (remaining) 21, (given) 1, (sold) 1, (Price) .08, (Amount) 0.08. The Princess, (remaining) 4, (given) 1, (sold) 1, (Price) .12, (Amount) 0.12. Macbeth, (remaining) 20, (given) 0, (sold) 4, (Price) .08, (Amount) 0.32. Merchant of Venice, (remaining) 6, (given) 1, (sold) 9, (Price) .04, (Amount) 0.36. Julius Caesar, (remaining) 23, (given) 1, (sold) 1, (Price) .08, (Amount) 0.08. X-Mas Carol, (remaining) 17, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .04, (Amount) 0.04. Essay on Elia, (remaining) 10, (given) 0, (sold) 2, (Price) .20, (Amount) 0.40. Essay on Burns, (remaining) 8, (given) 13, (sold) 18, (Price) .08, (Amount) 1.44. Latin Gram. Benett, (remaining) 30, (given) 6, (sold) 3, (Price) .32, (Amount) 0.96. Hist. of Ed. (bad), (remaining) 5, (given) 0, (sold) 30, (Price) .32, (Amount) 9.60. " " " (better), (remaining) 1, (given) 0, (sold) 30, (Price) .90, (Amount) 27.00. Class Room Mgt., Bagley, (remaining) 11, (given) 6, (sold) 20, (Price) .40, (Amount) 8.00. Ancient History (old), (remaining) 16, (given) 54, (sold) 0, (Price) 0, (Amount) 00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 197 1910-10-18 Ancient History (new), (remaining) 4, (given) 4, (sold) 6, (Price) .60, (Amount) $3.60. American History McL., (remaining) 20, (given) 0, (sold) 15, (Price) .60, (Amount) 9.00. European Hist., Rob., (remaining) 0, (given) 3, (sold) 22, (Price) .50, (Amount) 11.00. Eng. Hist. Cheney, (remaining) 0, (given) 1, (sold) 21, (Price) .50, (Amount) 10.50. Zoology - Dodge, (remaining) 13, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .75, (Amount) 0.75. Botany - B. and D., (remaining) 8, (given) 0, (sold) 29, (Price) .60, (Amount) 17.40. Hygiene - Shaw, (remaining) 12, (given) 6, (sold) 0, (Price) 0, (Amount) 00. Geography - Dodge Adv., (remaining) 0, (given) 0, (sold) 10, (Price) .40, (amount) 4.00. " " ", (remaining) 0, (given) 0, (sold) 30, (Price) .25, (Amount) 7.50. Classics Vocal Expression, (remaining) 6, (given) 0, (sold) 46, (Price) .15, (Amount) 6.90. Pract. Publ. Speaking, (remaining) 9, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .60, (Amount) 0.60. How to Attract an Audience, (remaining) 14, (given) 0, (sold) 1, (Price) .60, (Amount) 0.60. History of Music, (remaining) 19, (given) 0, (sold) 9, (Price) .15, (Amount) 1.35. N. E. Music Course #3, (remaining) 5, (given) 0, (sold) 18, (Price) .30, (Amount) 5.40. Physics Lab. Manual, (remaining) 0, (given) 0, (sold) 10, (Price) .20, (Amount) 2.00. Total Amt. - $150.54. A mistake on Hist. of Ed. - $9.00. $159.54. The Registrar reported that Mrs. Alice Rost, according to her statement, entered school in Feb. 1901. After a few months' attendance she left school but did not draw her rebate. She now asks that her rebate, which she claims amounts to $5.00, be paid to her. The matter was laid on the table for the present. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the appended bills, when properly checked and O'K'd, were approved for payment: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 03 - Page 200 1910-10-18 MAINTENANCE FUND J. Wayland Clark, Registrar Revolving Fund - 1498.20. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Munro and Haskell - $22.63. LOCAL FUNDS Pacific Steam Laundry - $13.40. Star Creamery Co. - $120.20. J. E. Flick - $10.95. Ada Hogle - $10.00. E. A. Bond, Chairman - $156.00. Whatcom Dairy - $61.50. A. P. Erickson - $179.35. Sweet Grocery - $188.19. John Rindal - $4.00. S. Theil - $15.35. Munro and Haskell - $3.30. John Coldeway - $52.54. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $180.90. Hadley, Hadley and Abbott - $20.00. Milton Bradley Co. - $7.80. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Ehrlich-Harrison Co. - $77.85. Byron Bros. Grocery - $34.99. A. H. Montgomery - $52.65. Students Association - $80.40. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $26.45. Lowman and Hanford Co. - $43.10. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $474.75. B. B. Furniture Co. - $17.75. Montague and HcHugh - $47.76. John Rindal - $1.20. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $21.15. Minerva Lawrence - $10.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 003 1910-10-01 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM WASHINGTON. Oct. 1st, 1910. To His Excellency, Hon. Marion E. Hay, Governor,- The first legislative action looking toward the establishment of a state normal school in northwestern Washington resulted in the passage of a law creating a commission in 1893 to select a site for such an institution somewhere in Whatcom County. The first appropriation of $40,000 for a building, was made in 1895. In 1897 the appropriation for maintenance received the Governor's veto. The first appropriation for maintenance was granted in 1899, and the institution was formally opened on September 6th, of that year. Buildings. The present buildings of the Normal School include the main building, the Training School annex, the Science annex, the gymnasium and Edens Hall. The first four buildings named are all connected by closed hallways and form practically one large structure, with a solid frontage of 390 feet. Main Building,- The main building is a large, massive brick and stone structure and contains a total of thirty-eight rooms, including the offices, faculty parlor, library, literary society and Y.M.C.A. halls, cloak, toilet and bath rooms, rest rooms, and ten large recitation rooms. Training School Annex,- This annex contains a total of thirty rooms. Two entire floors are devoted to the work of the training department. Upon the second floor are situated several large recitation rooms and a magnificent auditorium. Science Annex,- This annex is devoted to the science work of the institution. It provides three complete suites of rooms, one for the biological department, one for the physical science department, and one for the manual training department. Its appointments in matters of light, heat, ventilation and arrangements are complete and modern in ever detail. Gymnasium,- The gymnasium, constructed in 1901, is situated in the rear of the main building and connected with it by closed hallway. The room is provided with galleries, baths and dressing rooms. Edens Hall is a home for young ladies and contains twenty-eight sleeping rooms, four bath rooms, a parlor, reception hall, trunk room, laundry, store rooms, servants' rooms, kitchen, and a large dining room, seating one hundred and twenty people. The building is provided with electricity, telephone, steam heat, baths, and all modern conveniences. The popularity of the hall is such that all rooms are engaged months in advance. Meals are furnished regular boarders for $2.75 per week, and under wise management satisfactory service is provided at these terms. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 004 1910-10-01 The rooms are all supplied with the heavy pieces of furniture, and are rented at prices ranging from $5 to $10 per month. The annual income from room rent alone is approximately $1,900 per year. These funds are used to pay the salaries of matron and housekeeper, and meet other incidental expenses such as light, fuel and minor repairs. Campus. Two years ago the state made an appropriation of $28,000 for general repairs and improvements. The three great items paid from this appropriation were the completion of the Science annex, the construction of a fifteen foot driveway through the campus, and the purchase of an adjoining tract of about two acres of land for an athletic field. The plan for improvement of the campus, adopted two years ago, is being followed and there is need of a modest appropriation to continue this work. The ground purchased for an athletic field must also be cleared and filled as it is now low and covered with water for a portion of the year. EXPENDITURE OF 1907-1909 APPROPRIATIONS. The law provides that October 1st next preceding the biennial session of the Legislature this institution shall file an accounting of its current state appropriations with the Governor of the state. An accounting at the date named must necessarily cover but eighteen months of the biennium. It has, therefore, been the practice heretofore to also render a report of the same date for the last six months of the preceding biennium, thus covering a total of the years, but beyond its showing of a subdivision of expenditures for the last quarter of the preceding biennium, the utility of such a report may well be questioned. We beg now to submit a report for the entire biennium -- April 1st, 1907--March31st, 1909, which necessarily includes the data presented to the Governor and Legislature in the report of November 1st, 1908: Biennium 1907-1909, ended March 31st, 1909. Maintenance Fund. Appropriation - $88,070.00. Reappropriation Legislature 1909 - $7,133.40. Expenditures: Salaries -- Instructors - $59,563.22. Office, Librarian, etc. - $4,799.36. Janitors - $4,652.00. $69,014.58. General Library - $1,442.99. General Supplies - $6,817.95. Light and light supplies - $1,460.77. Fuel - $3,957.75. Water - $875.00. Express, freight and cartage - $619.08. Edens Hall (Dormitory) - $3,119.76. Advertising - $297.63. Labor - $1,677.48. Telephones and telegrams - $434.48. Expense - $2,812.11. Postage - $569.94. General repairs - $130.34. New stairway - $159.81. Rebates - $16.50. Woodshed - $70.72. Science Annex - $875.70. Domestic Science - $536.49. Reverted to state - $514.32. $95,203.40. $95,203.40. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 005 1910-10-01 Biennium 1907-1909 continued. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Appropriation--all expended - $4,400.00. FURNITURE FUND Appropriation--all expended - $1,800.00. MUSEUM FUND Appropriation - $750.00. Expended - $531.03. $531.03. $218.97. SCIENCE ANNEX FUND Appropriation - $51,000.00. Expended - $50,993.13. Reverted to state - $6.87. $50,993.13. ADDITION TO DINING HALL FUND Appropriation--all expended - $7,000.00. SUMMARY Maintenance Fund (preceding page) Total appropriations - $95,203.40. Total expended - $94,889.08. $94,889.08. Maintenance fund-- Reverted to state - $314.32. Museum fund - $218.97. Science Annex fund - $6.87. Total reversion - $540.16. Total expended - $159,613.24. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 006 1910-10-01 EXPENDITURE OF 1909-1911 APPROPRIATIONS. Eighteen months only. Fund MAINTENANCE (Appropriations) $97,000.00, (Withdrawn) 73,758.28, (Balance) 23,241.72. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND (App.) 28,000.00, (With.) 27,767.70, (Bal.) 232.30. STREET ASSESSMENTS FUND (App.) 2,500.00, (With.) 2,500.00, (Bal.) ---. Total Appropriations - $127,500.00. Total Withdrawn - $104,025.98. Total Balance - $23,474.02. Subdivision of Expenditures. Total expenditures - $104,025.98. Advertising - $195.00. Domestic Science Department - $235.47. Edens Hall (Dormitory) -- plant and equipment - $1,477.32. Expense - $1,391.51. Freight, express and cartage - $120.58. Fuel - $3,808.20. General supplies - $3,314.46. Investment and Betterments--Normal School plant and equipment, including finishing and equipping Science annex, new concrete walk on campus; puchase of two acres of land for playgrounds - $26,427.32. Labor - $1,292.39. Library - $683.85. Light and light supplies - $650.99. Manual Training Department - $543.88. Payroll - $59,496.95. Postage - $242.20. Revolving fund - $1,000.00. Street assessments - $2,500.00. Telephones and telegrams - $260.86. Water - $385.00. $104,025.98. $104,025.98. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 007 1910-10-01 ESTIMATED NEEDS FOR 1911-1913. The needs of an institution growing at the rate of more than 30% the last year and indicating a similar growth the coming year renders the problem of making an estimate of financial needs for the two years a complex one. The lengthening of the Summer Session from six to nine weeks, entailing additional labor upon instructors and all other employees adds to the problem. An estimate for departmental supplies based upon a given attendance at one date may be largely inadequate two years thence, and increase the complexity of the problem. Herewith is presented a carefully revised estimate submitted by the Principal and the heads of the various departments. At the close of the estimate appears an item for additional rooms for the Training School. At present seven more rooms are absolutely necessary to carry on the work of this department, and to properly carry it on there should be at least eighteen rooms. We believe the modest amount asked for vis., $18,000 will meet the requirements for several years to come. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 008 1910-10-01 Maintenance. Salaries of Faculty -- Principal - $3,600. Dep't of Education - $2,100. Assistant - $1,350. Mathematics - $1,800. Associate - $1,320. Physical Science - $2,000. Assistant - $1,500. Biological Science - $1,800. Associate - $1,400. History - $1,740. Assistant and Dean of Women - $1,320. English - $1,620. Assistant - $1,140. Assistant - $600. Expression - $1,440. Music - $1,140. Manual Training and Drawing - $1,380. Assistant - $1,080. Physical Education - $1,140. Domestic Economy - $1,200. Hygiene and Health - $1,080. Training School - $1,920. High School Assistant - $1,400. Grammar - $1,320. Second Intermediate Assistant - $1,140. First " " - $1,140. Primary - $1,320. $39,990.00. Other Employees -- Chief Fireman - $960. Chief Janitor - $960. Night Watchman and Carpenter - $840. Assistant Fireman - $780. Assistant Janitor - $780. Student help as janitors and laboratory assistants - $600. Gardener--six months per year - $480. Executive Force -- Registrar - $1,500. Librarian - $1,260. Recorder - $840. Stenographer - $800. Assistant Librarian - $720. Additional teaching force - NOTE -- The increase in attendance during the past two years exceeds thirty per cent, and the following additional teachers are needed to care for the growth of the institution. Assistant critic teacher in Tr. Sch. - $900. Assistant teacher in Manual Training - $900. Assistant teacher in Domestic Science - $900. Assistant teacher in English - $1,000. Teacher in German - $1,000. Teacher in commercial subjects - $900. $5,600.00. For one year - $56,110.00. For two years - $102,220.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1910 Volume 04 - Page 009 1910-10-01 Brought forward - $112,220.00. General equipment-- History--Maps - $100. Training Department - $1,500. Biology Department - $2,475. Chemisty Department - $517. Agriculture - $45. Geography - $265. Photography - $97. Astronomy - $525. Physics - $750. Foreign Languages - $150. Education - $100. Drawing and Manual Training - $600. Domestic Economy - $124. Gymnasium - $500. Supplies for School Nurse - $250. $7,998.00. General Repairs and Improvements-- Office safe and additional files - $200. Rugs, etc. - $100. Chairs for school rooms - $250. Varnishing old building - $150. Roof--asbestos roof for old building - $1,800. Painting roofs of two buildings - $350. Finishing music rooms - $1,000. Campus--concrete steps and filling grounds - $1,200. Rollers--new flues - $500. Telephones--additional 'phone service - $100. Edens Hall--permanent improvements - $1,000. $6,650.00. General Maintenance Items -- (for two years) Advertising - $200. Domestic Science Supplies - $350. General expense--traveling expenses, additional plumbing, breaking, minor repairs, etc. - $2,000. Freight, express and cartage - $550. Fuel for four buildings--two heating plants - $5,400. General school supplies--ink, chalk, office paper, lumber, toilet paper, towels, seeds, paints, laundry, etc. etc. - $2,500. Labor - $1,800. Library--tables, book cases, light fixtures, etc. - $1,000. Light and light supplies - $950. Manual Training supplies--lumber, reeds, rattan, etc. - $200. Postage - $360. Telephone rentals and telegrams - $390. Water - $1,000. Repairs and general improvements of buildings and grounds - $2,400. $19,100.00. Additional rooms for Training School - $18,000.00. $165,968.00. All of which is respectfully submitted. By order of the Board of Trustees. ##
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Identifier: wwu:33167
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 September
Date: 1910-09
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 September.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
Local Identifier: wwuarc_bot_191009
Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-09 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 178 1910-09-28 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present:
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1910-09 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 178 1910-09-28 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees
Show more1910-09 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 178 1910-09-28 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Trustees Handschy and Donovan, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. In accordance with the informal action of the Board, effective Sept. 10th last, Trustee Handschy had been appointed chairman pro tempore during the absence from the city of Chairman Edens, and Trustee Handschy occupied the chair at this meeting. The minutes of the meetings of July 25th and Aug. 16th were, on motion of Trustee Donovan, approved as read. The appended inventory of books consigned by the school to the Students association was presented: PRICE LIST OF TEXT-BOOKS RETAINED BY THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION. MATHEMATICS. Durell and Robins Arithmetic - 50 copies at $0.10. $5.00. Walsh " - 47 " " $0.40. $18.80. Brooks Mental " - 90 " " $0.08. $7.20. Speer's Primer " - 5 " " $0.20. $1.00. Speer's Elements " - 2 " " $0.20. $0.40. ALGEBRA-Beman and Smith - 56 " " $0.20. $11.20. GEOMETRY-Shutt's Plane - 43 " " $0.20. $8.60. Geometry-Plane and Solid-Wells - 51 " " $0.20. $10.20. TEACHING OF MATHEMATICS-Young - 81 " " $0.80. $64.80. ENGLISH. Grammar-Whitney and Lockwood - 81 " " $0.20. $16.20. American Poems-Long - 8 " " $0.30. $2.40. Browning - 22 " " $0.80. $17.60. Vision of Sir Launral - 7 " " $0.04. $0.28. Paradise Lost - 23 " " $0.10. $2.30. Paradise Regained - 12 " " $0.04. $0.48. Rip Van Winkle - 46 " " $0.04. $18.40. Jew of Malta - 11 " " $0.04. $0.44. Dialogues and Scenes - 2 " " $0.04. $0.08. Enoch Arden - 18 " " $0.04. $0.72. Alexanders Feast - 12 " " $0.04. $0.48. Snowbound - 4 " " $0.04. $0.16. Fairy Queen - 12 " " $0.04. $0.48. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 179 1910-09-28 L'Allegro - 24 " " $0.04. $0.96. Idylls of the King - 23 " " $0.08. $1.84. The Princess - 6 " " $0.12. $0.72. She Stoops to Conquer - 11 " " $0.04. $0.44. Essays and Tales-Addiaen - 11 " " $0.04. $0.44. Prologue and Knight's Tale - 26 " " $0.08. $2.08. DeCoverly Papers-paper cover - 10 " " $0.04. $0.40. Macbeth - 24 " " $0.08. $1.92. Merchant of Venice - 16 " " $0.04. $0.64. Julius Caesar - 25 " " $0.08. $2.00. Hamlet - 31 " " $0.12. $3.72. Poe's Poems - 5 " " $0.12. $0.60. Thanatopsis - 62 " " $.08. $4.96. Christmas Carol - 18 " " $.04. $.72. Ancient Mariner - 26 " " $0.04. $1.04. Legend of Sleepy Hollow - 24 " " $0.04. $.96. Vicar of Wakefield - 25 " " $.08. $2.00. Essay on Elia - 12 " " $.20. $2.40. Poor Richard's Almanac - 1 " " $0.08. $0.08. Franklin's Autobiography - 6 " " $0.08. $.48. Culture and Anarchy - 30 " " $0.04. $1.20. Essay on Milton and Addison - 23 " " $.12. $2.56. Essay on Burns - 39 " " $.08. $3.12. Sartor Resartus - 21 " " $.40. $8.40. Fortune's of a Republic - 9 " " $0.08. $.72. Webster's Reply to Hayne - 15 " " $.08. $1.20. Burke's Speech on Conciliation - 23 " " $.18. $2.56. " " " " - 31 " " $0.04. $1.24. Bunker Hill Oration-Webster - 10 " " $0.08. $0.80. Life of Johnson - 6 " " $0.12. $.72. The American Scholar-Emerson - 29 " " $.12. $3.48. Principles of Composition-Pearson - 7 " " $0.20. $1.40. Specimens of Prose Composition - 8 " " $0.30. $2.40. LATIN. Latin Grammar-Benett - 39 " " $.32. $12.48. Latin Composition-Bennett - 4 " " $.20. $.80. GERMAN. German Grammar-Jones and Meissner - 20 " " $.40. $8.00. Wm. Tell - 2 " " $.20. $.40. Erstes Buch - 7 " " $.12. $.84. Little German Stories - 55 " " $0.08. $4.40. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 180 1910-09-28 EDUCATION History of Education MONROE - 35 copies at $0.32. $11.20. History of Education-Monroe - 31 " " $.90. $27.90. Philosophy of Education-Rosonkranz - 31 " " $.90. $27.90. Sociology-Fairbanks - 41 " " $.40. $16.40. Sociology-Fairbanks - 28 " " $1.00. $28.00. Class Room Management-Bagley - 37 " " $.40. $16.20. HISTORY. Ancient-West-2 vol. in 1. - 12 " " $0.60. $7.20. Ancient-West - 70 " " $0.06. $4.20. McMaster, U. S. - 23 " " $0.20. $4.60. McLaughlin, U.S. - 35 " " $0.60. $21.00. European-Robinson - 25 " " $.50. $12.50. European-Judson - 11 " " $0.80. $8.80. England-Cheney - 22 " " $.50. $11.00. Modern-West - 14 " " $.40. $5.60. SCIENCE. Chemistry-Newell - 29 " " $.40. $11.60. Lab. Manual of Physics - 28 " " $.08. $2.24. BIOLOGY-Parker - 18 " " $1.00. $18.00. Zoology-Dodge - 14 " " $.75. $10.50. Animal Structure-Jorden and Price - 56 " " $.20. $11.20. Botany-Leavitt - 6 " " $.60. $3.60. Botany-Burgan and Davis - ? " " $.60. $22.20. Botany-Burgan - 15 " " $.60. $9.00. Botany-Baily - 5 " " $.60. $3.00. Botany-Lab. Man.-Clark - 46 " " $.12. $5.52. Botany Man.-Stechell - 16 " " $.12. $1.96. Plante-Coulter - 15 " " $.60. $9.00. Nature Study-Munsch - 5 " " $.60. $3.00. Nature Study-Jenkins and Kellog - 9 " " $.40. $3.60. Nature Study-Hodge - 15 " " $.60. $9.00. Physiology of the Brain-Loeb - 14 " " $1.00. $14.00. School Hygiene-Shaw - 18 " " $.32. $5.76. Agriculture-Stevens and Burkett - 42 " " $.20. $8.40. Geography-Dodge's Natural Adv. - 10 " " $.40. $4.00. Geography-" " " - 30 " " $.25. $7.50. Geography, Commercial-Redway - 22 " " $.32. $7.04. EXPRESSION. Psychological Development of Exp. Vol. I - 58 " " $.07. $4.06. " " " " Vol. II - 40 " " $.12. $4.80. " " " " Vol. III - 38 " " $.32. $12.16. Classics for Vocal Expression-Curry - 52 " " $.15. $7.80. Practical Public Speaking - 10 " " $.60. $6.00. How to Attract and Hold an Audience - 15 " " $.60. $9.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 181 1910-09-28 ORTHOGRAPHY. Word Building-Kellog and Reed - 35 " " $.06. $2.10. Spellers - 100 " " $.04. $4.00. MUSIC. History of Music-Henderson - 28 " " $.15. $4.20. $426.84. Carried over, $257.54. Total - $884.38. STATE OF WASHINGTON: COUNTY OF WHATCOM: SS: I, E. A. Bond, being first duly sworn, depose and say that the foregoing inventory of text books consigned to the Students Association of the Bellingham State Normal School to be sold and the proceeds to be turned over to the Registrar of the Bellingham State Normal School, was made by me and is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. E. A. Bond. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 20th day of September, 1910. The Registrar presented the appended report: Sept. 1, 1910. To the Honorable, The Board of Trustees. Bellingham State Normal School. Bellingham, Washington. Gentlemen:- I beg to submit for your consideration the following report of the financial condition of this institution at this date. You will find 1. Cash accounting of Local funds 2. Bank accounting of Local funds 3. Summary of condition of State funds 4. Subdivision of expenditure of State funds 5. Consolidation of State and Local funds to show aggregate expenditures and the status of the different departments 6. Summary of Edens Hall account 7. Trial balance of Ledger--Local funds 8. A brief resume of the work of this office the first year of its existence WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 182 1910-09-01 LOCAL FUNDS Cash Accounting Cash received from August 1, 1909 to date - $24303.07. Cash deposited in banks and disbursed - $24247.19. Cash on hand this date - $55.88. $24303.07. $24303.07. Bank Accounting Bellingham National Bank--Deposits - $9546.69. Withdrawn - $7516.09. Balance - $2030.60. Their Balance Sept. 1, 1910 was - $2259.38. Our checks outstanding on Revolving Fund #903 - $12.00. #924 - $12.00. #925 - $5.00. #926 - $0.50. #928--944 - $196.78. also Rebate Check #184 - $250. $228.78. True balance - $2030.60. First National Bank---Deposits - $14101.96. Withdrawn - $13482.66. Balance - $619.30. Their balance Sept. 2, 1910 was - $1068.92. Our checks outstanding at this timeâ€¦ #293 - $1.50. #312 - $32.50. #332 - $90.00. #333 - $50.00. #334 - $5.00. #335 - $2.67. #336 - $7.75. #337 - $12.15. #338 - $5.55. #339 - $10.50. $217.62. $851.30. Since Sept. 1, 1910, to avoid carrying 232 names forward into the new school year account, there have been issued checks for Certificate fees to the amount of - $232.00. True balance - $619.30. Forward - $2649.90. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 183 1910-09-01 Forward - $2649.90. Students Loan Fund--deposited with First National Bank--Deposits - $704.92. Loaned - $526.35. Balance - $178.57. Northwestern State Bank--Deposits - $11.29. Withdrawn - $10.00. Balance - $1.29. Cash in hand this day - $55.88. Total cash resources this day - $2885.64. STATE FUNDS MAINTENANCE FUND Appropriation for biennium Apl. 1, 1909 to Mar. 31, 1911 - $97,000.00. Withdrawn to date - $70,054.93. Balance - $26,945.07. Repairs and Improvements Fund Appropriation as above - $28,000.00. Withdrawn to date - $26,990.66. Balance - $1,009.34. Assessments for Street Improvements Fund - $2,500.00. Withdrawn - $2,500.00. Add Cash Resources as above - $2,885.64. Total resources - $30,840.05. STATE FUNDS Subdivision of Expenditures Advertising - $195.00. Domestic Science - $235.47. Edens Hall - $1477.32. Expense - $1391.51. Freight, Express and Cartage - $120.58. Fuel - $3808.20. General Supplies - $3152.77. Investment and Betterments - $2650.28. Labor - $1292.39. Library - $683.85. Light and Light Supplies - $650.99. Manual Training - $543.88. Payroll - $55955.29. Postage - $242.20. Revolving Fund - $1000.00. Street Assessments - $2500.00. Telephones and Telegrams - $260.86. Water - $385.00. $99,545.59. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 184 1910-09-01 CONSOLIDATION OF STATE AND LOCAL FUNDS TO SHOW AGGREGATE EXPENDITURES AND THE STATUS OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS Advertising - (Dr. Expenditures) $195.00, (Cr. Receipts) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Certificate and Diploma Fees - (Dr.) $238.00, (Cr.) 245.00, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Contingent funds - (Dr.) 50.00, (Cr.) 40.00, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Domestic Science - (Dr.) 416.86, (Cr.) 330.53, (Gain) ---, (Loss) 86.33. Edens Hall - (Dr.) 11662.19, (Cr.) 11,527.91, (Gain) ---, (Loss) 134.28. Expense - (Dr.) 1684.45, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Freight, Express and Ctg. - (Dr.) 483.26, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Fuel - (Dr.) 4004.20, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. General Supplies - (Dr.) 3159.87. (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Investment and Betterments - (Dr.) 26650.28, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Labor - (Dr.) 1379.49, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Library - (Dr.) 2738.87, (Cr.) 3039.75, (Gain) 300.88, (Loss) ---. Light and Light Supplies - (Dr.) 650.99, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Manual Training - (Dr.) 719.44, (Cr.) 338.70, (Gain) ---, (Loss) 380.74. Miscellaneous - (Dr.) 61.47, (Cr.) 270.82, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Payroll - (Dr.) 55955.29, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Petty Accounts - (Dr.) 206.10, (Cr.) 582.25, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Postage - (Dr.) 272.20, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Telephones and Telegrams - (Dr.) 260.86, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Water - (Dr.) 385.00, (Cr.) ---, (Gain) ---, (Loss) ---. Edens Hall. Sept. 1, 1910. Summary of Account Receipts Sept. 1, 1909 to Sept. 1, 1910 - $11527.91. Expenditures " " - $10184.87. Cash balance - $1343.04. Expenditures from Local funds as above - $10184.87. Expenditures from State funds from Mar. 1, 1909 to Sept. 1, 1910 - $1477.32. Total - $11662.19. Subdivision of Expenditures: Steam plant - (Main. Fd.) ---, (Rep. and Impt. Fd.) 486.25, (Local) ---, (Total) 486.25. Repairs and Improvements and Expense - (Main.) 62.50, (Rep.) 430.77, (Local) 188.09, (Total) 684.36. Light and Light supplies - (Main.) 165.80, (Rep.) ---, (Local) 292.60, (Total) 458.40. Help - (Main.) 324.00, (Rep.) ---, (Local) 1652.00, (Total) 1976.00. Groceries - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 2517.66. Meat - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 1782.95. Fuel - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 489.04. Milk - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 761.35. Bread - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 536.62. Eggs - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 175.41. Miscellaneous food supplies - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 29.01. Ice - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 10.00. Pickles and condiments - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 84.71. Butter - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 1048.40. Vegetables - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) - 148.94. Telephone - (Main.) 5.00, (Rep.) ---, (Local) 50.55, (Total) 55.55. Furniture, kitchen and table ware, etc. - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 357.24. Laundry - (Main.) ---, (Rep.) ---, (Local) ---, (Total) 60.30. $11662.19. Total expenditures - $11662.19. Total receipts - $11527.91. Excess of expenditures over receipts - $134.28. (Of the foregoing expenditures $975.00 may properly be regarded as investment in plant.) WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 185 1910-09-01 LOCAL FUNDS Trial Balance of Ledger: Bellingham National Bank - (Dr.) 9546.69, (Cr.) 7516.09. First National Bank - (Dr.) 14101.96, (Cr.) 13482.66. First National Bank Students Loan Fund - (Dr.) 704.92, (Cr.) 526.35. Northwestern State Bank - (Dr.) 11.29, (Cr.) 10.00. Cash - (Dr.) 24303.07, (Cr.) 24247.19. Certificate and Diploma fees - (Dr.) 238.00, (Cr.) 245.00. Contingent Funds - (Dr.) 50.00, (Cr.) 40.00. Domestic Science - (Dr.) 181.39, (Cr.) 330.53. Edens Hall - (Dr.) 10184.87, (Cr.) 11527.91. Expense - (Dr.) 292.94, (Cr.) ---. Freight, Express and Cartage - (Dr.) 362.68, (Cr.) ---. Fuel - (Dr.) 196.00, (Cr.) ---. General Supplies - (Dr.) 7.10, (Cr.) ---. Labor - (Dr.) 87.10, (Cr.) ---. Lecture Course - (Dr.) 397.50, (Cr.) 397.50. Library - (Dr.) 2055.02, (Cr.) 3039.75. Manual Training - (Dr.) 175.56, (Cr.) 338.70. Miscellaneous - (Dr.) 61.47, (Cr.) 270.82. Petty Accounts - (Dr.) 145.60, (Cr.) 451.89. (Dr.) 2.50, (Cr.) 62.55. (Dr.) ---, (Cr.) 59.00. (Dr.) 28.00, (Cr.) 8.81. Postage - (Dr.) 30.00, (Cr.) ---. Rebate Fund - (Dr.) 2973.65, (Cr.) 3053.50. Revolving Fund - (Dr.) 3920.91, (Cr.) 4271.40. Students Association - (Dr.) 238.00, (Cr.) 238.00. Students Loan Fund - (Dr.) 526.35, (Cr.) 704.92. Transfer Account - (Dr.) 127.89, (Cr.) 127.89. $70950.46. $70950.46. RESUME OF THE WORK OF THE OFFICE The wisdom of your action in establishing the office of Registrar has been so conclusively demonstrated in the first year of its existence and is so patent that more than a passing reference is unnecessary. The office has had the accounting of more than $104,000 of business in the twelve months. It has relieved principal and heads of departments previously overloaded with work of all financial burdens--burdens that with the largely increased growth of the school during the year would have proved well-nigh intolerable. It has centralized in one place for the students payments of every nature. "We are a little world unto ourselves up here" volunteered one of the teachers this morning, "and I cannot find words to express my appreciation of the convenience it is to me to get a check cashed at your office." This quotation sounds the key-note of a phase of helpfulness the office has been to faculty and students alike. It has been measured financially in the table appended: Number of General receipts issued, involving more than 1400 transactions - 1243. Number of Edens Hall receipts issued - 828. Number of meal tickets issued, each named and dated - 548. Number of State Vouchers drawn, involving more than $80,000 - 211. Number of Revolving fund checks issued - 518. Each of the Revolving fund checks required a sub-voucher receipt setting forth in detail the items for which the check was in payment - 518. Number of Voucher-checks issued - 339. Each of these checks required notarial attestation. Your registrar did not attest all of them, but he sealed enough other affidavits to increase the number to more than - 400. Number of Rebate checks drawn - 608. Number of Edens Hall Board accounts - 171. Number of general accounts - 32. Number of Certificate and Diploma accounts - 245. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 186 1910-09-01 Number of checks cashed for students and faculty - 800. Number of checks received by the school - 1657. Amount of money used in cashing checks - $8999.75. Amount of checks received by the school - 20400.00. No accounting of the Locker fund appears in this statement. There are 160 lockers a number of which are not in commision. Each applicant for a key is required to make a deposit of 25 cents which is returned to the holder upon final presentation of the key. Each borrower of a key is penalized 5 cents which may be charged against the deposit or may be paid in cash. At one time during the year there was nearly $50.00 in the fund. The first of the new year there was less than $5.00. Respectfully submitted, Registrar. Trustee Donovan moved that the report be accepted, filed and made a part of the minutes. The principal presented the following, which on motion of Trustee Donovan was adopted: State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington, September 5th, 1910. To the Board of Trustees,- At a meeting of the Board of Trustees held August 16th, 1910, the duty of filling the vacancy in the English Department, caused by the resignation of Miss Catherine Cribbs was referred to the Chairman of the Board and the Principal, with power to act. After correspondence with Miss M. Belle Sperry, head of the English Department, and consultation with various candidates, and after correspondence with several applicants, the Principal recommended upon his own judgment, the employment of Miss Olive Edens to serve as assistant teacher of English for the school year 1910-1911, at a salary of $1020 per year, and assigned her for work in that department. At the same meeting of the Trustees, the question of the employment of a lady to serve as teacher of physiology and hygiene and fill the position of school nurse, was also referred to the Principal and the Chairman of the Board, with power to establish and fill the position. The performance of this duty proved no easy task, but after correspondence with Superintendent F. B. Cooper, of Seattle, Dr. Luther C. Gulick, of New York City public schools, and Dr. Leonard P. Ayres, of the Child Study Department of the Russel Sage Foundation, and after personal conferences with candidates both in Bellingham and Seattle, it was decided to establish the position and after the work to Miss Ruth Gottlieb, of Cincinnati, Ohio. Miss Gottlieb was recommended by the director of Child Study in the Russel Sage Foundation, and is a teacher of successful experience. She is also a graduate of a medical college which is now merged with the Medical Department of the University of Cincinnati. The position was formally offered to Miss Gottlieb, Sept. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 187 1910-09-01 3rd, 1910, at a salary of $900 per year. Miss Gottlieb formally accepted the position and began her duties Monday, September 12th, 1910. The duties outlined for the position of school nurse have been made general in character for the first year, in order that opportunity may be given for proper organization and development of the work, but in general they will include the following items:- To teach one or two classes each semester in the elements of physiology and hygiene, and during one semester a class in school hygiene. Also to examine each lady student upon admission and report such as should be asked to present a formal medical certificate from a regular physician; also to examine each child admitted into the training department and hold clinics and give lectures at stated periods with these children before classes of practice teachers; also to visit students who may be temporarily ill in their rooms near the school; also to have regular office hours for consultation of students about their general health and living; also have general charge of the problems of health, of contagious diseases, and epidemics that break out in the school from time to time. It is not expected that she shall have charge as physician and write formal prescriptions, and she will not be expected to take care of students who are ill as a regular nurse would do, and only in emergency cases will she be required to do any night work. She should be entitled to the usual vacations of the institution. The hours will cover from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. and it will be expected that the teacher will be willing to conform to the needs of the department during the experimental development of the work. The following fees for the physical examination of students have been announced for the school year 1910-1911. Normal School students: per semester - $0.50. per year - $1.00. Training School pupils: per semester - $0.25. per year - $0.50. Since this department and the fees charged were not officially announced in our catalogue or bulletins for this school year, it is recommended that students be excused from payments of same for the first semester where they bring at the opening of the school year a medical certificate from a physician. Respectfully submitted, Principal. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 188 1910-09-01 The appended estimate was presented by the Principal: Washington-State Normal School-Bellingham, September 28th, 1910. To the Board of Trustees,- We respectfully submit for your consideration the following estimate of the funds needed for equipment and maintenance of the State Normal School at Bellingham for the biennial term, 1910-1913. Salaries of Teachers: Principal - $3,750. Deerwester - $2,100. Epley - $2,100. Bond - $1,800. Bever - $1,800. Romine - $2,000. Philippi - $1,500. Moodie - $1,400. Patchin - $1,400. George - $2,000. Jensen - $1,500. Baxter - $1,380. Baker - $1,380. Hays - $1,500. Thatcher - $1,200. Sperry - $1,800. Hogle - $1,500. Edens - $1,200. Dawson - $1,200. Sheafer - $1,300. Lawrence - $1,300. Gray - $1,380. Norton - $1,350. Montgomery - $1,350. Felt - $1,200. Drake - $1,200. Hillis - $1,000. Gottlieb - $1,200. $43,790. New Teachers: Assistant Grammar Critic - $1,000. " Primary Critic - $1,000. " Manual Training - $1,000. " Domestic Science - $1,000. " English - $1,000. German - $1,200. Commercial Subjects - $1,000. $7,200. $50,990. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 189 1910-09-01 Brought forward - $50,990. Executive Force: Registrar - $1,680. Librarian - $1,350. Recorder - $900. Stenographer - $800. Assistant Librarian - $720. $5,450. Other Employees: Fireman - $1,080. Chief Janitor - $1,080. Night Watchman - $900. Assistant Fireman - $900. Assistant Janitor - $900. Gardener - $600. Student Assistants - $600. $6,060. Total for one year - $62,500. Total for two years - $125,000. Equipment: Following estimates have been submitted by the heads of the various departments: History--Maps - $100. Training Department: Texts - $300. Garden, etc. - $150. Reseating Rooms - $300. Manual Training Equip. - $1,000. High School Equipment - $400. Furniture - $100. $2,250. Biology Department: Completion of electric lighting in biology laboratories - $100. Completion of gas fixtures in biology laboratories - $75. Plumbing for water and gas to museum rooms - $35. Demonstration case, sink, drawers, etc. - $150. Museum Cases - $500. Skylight over museum - $150. $1010. $1,010. $123,360. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 190 1910-09-01 Brought forward - $128,360. Biology Department cont: Large Aquarium stand and sink - $200. Chemicals and Reagents - $35. Entomological Supplies - $100. Compound Microscopes - $1,000. Dissecting Microscopes - $150. Anatomical Models - $2,250. Balopticon - $400. Glassware - $250. Edged instruments - $40. Microscope accessories - $50. $?,475. Physical Science: Chemistry- Cal. Standard Thermometer - $25. Standard Barometer for physics and chem - $50. Bunsen Siphon Barometer, all glass - $10. Reagent Bottles (Qual. Chem.) - $50. Mixing Cylinder - $2. Quantitative Flasks - $5. Chemicals to replenish stock - $200. Glassware " - $100. Laboratory ironware - $25. Teacher's Chemical Desk - $150. Remodeling Chemical Tables - $150. Agriculture: Cyphees Incubator (fire proof) - 25. " " " - $20. Geography- Forms for teaching: Map projection - $10. Maps - $25. Window Transparencies - $25. Pictures - $25. Table for lecturing - $150. Level - ---. Stand for lantern, closets, etc. - $25. Lantern Slide boxes - $5. $265. Photography- Lantern Slide making Camera - $35. Attachments for same - $15. Trays - $5. Printing Frames - $3. Roller - $2. Squegee Boards - $2. Carpenter work on dark room - ---. Plumbing " - $25. Supplies - $10. $97. $134,000. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 191 1910-09-01 Brought forward - $134,009. Astronomy: Queen and Co's. Astronomical Outfit- Sederial Clock - $75. Telescope-Equatorial - $300. (Has slow motion in right ascension 4th aperture.) Transit Instrument 20th focus, etc. - $150. Electric Chronograph - $350. $875. Physics--(list on file in office) - $1,065. $1,065. Foreign Languages - $150. Education - $100. Drawing and Manual Training- 1 Pottery Kiln - $175. 140 Drawing Boards - $70. Metal Equipment - $150. 12 Drawing Desks - $144. 1 Desk Chair - $10. 1 Case for Drawing Boards - $50. 24 Model Stands - $60. Drawing Models, pottery, etc. - $25. Electric Grindstone - $25. Woodworking Tools - $50. Set of tools for janitor - $759. $136,958. Domestic Economy- 1 doz. individual gas ovens - $20. Tables for 24 students - $25. Complete equipment for 4 students - $15. Screen for dining room - $4. Cover for dining room table - $4. Chest of drawers for sewing room - $20. Sq. of linoleum for kitchen - $20. Steamer (Toledo) - $6. Shears - $5. Pint jars - $4. Jelly glasses - $1. $124. $137,082. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 192 1910-09-01 Brought forward - $137,082. Gymnasium- Official basket balls - $24. Mats 4 x 6 - $45. Swinging rings - $64. Climbing poles - $---. Vertical ladders - $240. Circle swings - $100. Balance board - $25. Straight body horses - $200. Indoor baseball - $2. Wands - $56. One pound clubs - $3. $759. Supplies for School Nurse - $250. General Supplies- Office safe - $200. Rugs, etc. - $250. Chairs - $250. Varnish building - $200. Roof - $1,800. Paint roof - $500. Finish music room - $1,250. Files - $250. Concrete steps - $800. Filling grounds - $1,200. Boilers - $600. Telephones - $300. Edens Hall - $2,000. $9,600. $147,691. Additional Rooms for Training School - $18,000. $165,691. These figures do not include estimates from all departments, but those not included here will probably be very modest in their requests for general equipment. The report also does not include figures for the general maintenance of the institution as these can be secured directly from the record of the Registrar. The increased amount needed over former estimates for the operation and equipment of the institution for the biennial term of WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 193 1910-09-01 1911-1913 bears a direct relation to the growth of the institution during the past two years, and if the present rate of growth increases during the next two years, the estimates herewith submitted will probably prove inadequate to cover the needs of the institution. Respectfully submitted, Principal. Anna Fry of Sumas entered school at the opening of the current year and a few days later was compelled to return home an account of an attack of typhoid fever. On the suggestion of the principal it was ordered that her entire library fee of $10.00 be returned to her. The University of Puget Sound at Tacoma having invited this school to send a representative to be present at the formal inauguration of their president, Dr. Zoeller, it was ordered that the invitation be accepted and after discussion, Prof. Deerwester was selected. Duplicate certificates were ordered issued to Edith Kelley and Lois Pebley. On motion of Trustee Donovan the following bills were approved for payment: MAINTENANCE FUND B. B. Furniture Co. - $93.51. Central Scientific Co. - $68.18. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Munro and Haskell - $255.56. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $450.00. Morse Hardware Co. - $40.02. Larson Lumber Co. - $16.08. Morrison Mill Co. - $15.38. LOCAL FUNDS Peter Frank - $1.75. Kate Payn - $30.00. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. S. G. DeGross - $12.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. W. J. Lidell - $12.50. D. P. Day - $3.58. Kate Bliss - $37.50. Frances Strand - $20.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1910 Volume 03 - Page 194 1910-09-01 Kate Payn - $30.00. Ada Hogle - $15.00. Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. - $5.00. S. A. Atwood P. and W. P. Co. - $91.20. Morrison Mill Co. - $4.10. B. B. Furniture Co. - $170.23. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $4.10. Lillian Wade - $8.40. B. B. Ice and Fuel Co. - $7.50. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $19.50. Munro and Haskell - $4.40. Montague and McHugh - $17.35. Ida E. Powell - $7.00. Pacific Steam Laundry - $245. Atkinson, Mentzer and Grover - $16.68. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $25.75. Milton Bradley Co. - $9.60. Ida E. Powell - $10.00. Dodd, Mead and Co. - $40.00. E. T. Mathes for Annie W. Fry - $10.00. There being no further business the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:33142
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 August
Date: 1910-08
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 August.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-08 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910 Volume 03 - Page 176 1910-08-16 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Present: Ch
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1910-08 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910 Volume 03 - Page 176 1910-08-16 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of th
Show more1910-08 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910 Volume 03 - Page 176 1910-08-16 Minutes of the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee J. J. Donovan, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. On motion of Trustee Donovan it was ordered that a duplicate 5-year certificate be issued to Louise A. Markham to replace one destroyed by fire. On motion of Trustee Donovan, it was ordered that certificates be issued in accordance with the rules of this school and the law of the state as follows: Elementary---Cassie Estey, Elementary---Ella Byers, Secondary---Lois Pebley. The principal verbally presented the resignation of A. W. Parsons as janitor. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the resignation was accepted and George Heath was elected to the position at a salary of $75.00 per month, service to commence the 1st of September, 1910, election to be for a term of one year. The registrar was instructed on behalf of the Board of Trustees to convey to Mr. Parsons the sentiment of the Board that in his resignation the school had lost a faithful and conscientious employee and to express the hope that a change of occupation would restore him to good health. The principal was authorized to employ the necessary student sweepers and employees. The resignation of Rebecca S. Knight, one of the critic teachers, was reported by the principal. He recommended the election of Ida A. Felt to the vacant position. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the recommendation was adopted and Miss Felt was elected at a salary of $990.00 for the year commencing Sept. 1, 1910. The resignation of Miss Katherine Cribbs was read. The selection of her successor was left to the chairman of the board and the principal. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the chairman of the board and the principal were authorized to take such action in the employment of a school nurse as seemed advisable. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for August 1910 Volume 03 - Page 177 1910-08-16 By common consent, it was agreed that Miss Wilson, the librarian, should have an increase in salary after the 1st of April next. On motion of Trustee Donovan the appended bills were ordered paid: LOCAL FUNDS Stan Selby and Co. - $158.80. A. W. Parsons - $2.25. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Santo Vacuum Cleaner Co. - $5.00. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $2.67. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $7.75. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $12.15. Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. - $5.55. Seth A. Atwood P. and W. P. Co. - $10.50. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:33122
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 July
Date: 1910-07
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 July.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-07 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910 Volume 03 - Page 173 1910-07-25 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1910-07 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910 Volume 03 - Page 173 1910-07-25 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Tr
Show more1910-07 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910 Volume 03 - Page 173 1910-07-25 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee J. J. Donovan, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of June 11th were read and on motion of Trustee Donovan approved. Miss Baker's contract having been presented to the Registrar with a communication indorsed upon it, Trustee Donovan moved that the contract be returned to her by the Registrar with the request that she execute the contract in the usual way without indorsement of any statement upon it, but if Miss Baker desires to make a statement to the Board she be asked to make it in the usual form of a communication. So ordered. Miss Hogle having taught in summer school in the year 1909 by assignment and having been permitted to substitute for Miss Dawson in the summer school of 1910, it was ordered on motion of Trustee Donovan that she shall not be required to teach in the summer school of 1911. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the action of the Chairman and Registrar in executing a voucher in favor of Scott and Co. for $507.50 for fuel, being the first month's delivery under their contract, was approved. Sec. 3 of Par/ 313, Code of Public Instruction, requiring this school to collect a fee of $1.00 for each certificate or diploma granted and to remit to the Superintendent of Schools of the country in which the applicant resides or intends to teach, on motion of Trustee Donovan, the Registrar was directed to remit such fees to the Superintendent of Schools of Whatcom County in cases where the applicant registers from any other state than Washington or where the place of residence is not clear. Principal Mathes reported than since Jan. 1, 1910, there has been issued by this school a total of 236 elementary and secondary certificates, diplomas and life diplomas. It was ordered that the name of Edna Hallock be added to the list those granted life diplomas June 7th, 1910. Upon recommendation of the faculty, certificates and diplomas were ordered issued to the following: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910 Volume 03 - Page 174 1910-07-25 SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR SECONDARY CERTIFICATES. July 25, 1910. Blanch Day, Ida Keto, Alice Gilbert, Lois Jones, Maud Plummer, Vera Davidson, Frances Stewart, Rilla Ball, Ruth Lawson, Nelle Houston, Josephine Porter, Lois Webber, Susie Smith, Phila Nicoll, Elsie Scott, Arthur McCoubrey, Sadie Parker. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATES. July 25, 1910. Clara Gogg, Wright Jeannette, Edna Staples, Hilden Westerlund, Lillian Pitman, Anna Breum, Laurel Wight, Vida Carver, Lucy Fowler, Mary Perry, Ernest Stowell, Eunice Dodd, Mrs. Ella Peterson, Kathleen McGowen, Mable McChesney, Olwen Hughes, Bertha Holst, Edna Cook, Alice Young, Mable Allen, John Laraway, Mayma McIntosh, Martha Simpson, Olga Emerson. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR LIFE DIPLOMAS, July 25, 1910. Mabel Gibson, Myrtle Wright, Minnie Osberg, Mrs. J. D. Atkinson, Ada Myers, Louise Miller, Abagail Arnston, Elizabeth Williams, Ada Pence. SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES FOR DIPLOMAS, July 25, 1910. Vale Nixon, Myrta Wilsey, Effie Morgan, Lena Wilson, Amelia Fiske, Mayme TeRoller, Mina Rowell, E. Leona Laube, Mary Watrous, Margaret Oliver, Betsey Stenberg, Adele Huntington, Elizabeth Hemphill. The date of issue of the diploma granted Lucy Bonker was changed from June 1st to July 22nd. Upon the recommendation of Principal Mathes, Lucy S. Norton of Mt. Pleasant, Mich. was elected critic teacher to fill the place of Miss Rose Baxter and her salary fixed at $1170.00 per annum. The principal was authorized to engage a student assistant in the Domestic Science department at a salary of not to exceed $20.00 per month. The matter of the employment of a school nurse was thoroughly discussed and the principal directed to make further investigations preparatory to a meeting of the board to be called, if necessary, specially. On motion of Trustee Donovan, it was ordered that John Lemach be held responsible for the heating of the Normal and Edens hall plants and be furnished with two student assistants. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for July 1910 Volume 03 - Page 175 1910-07-25 On motion of Trustee Donovan the following bills were approved for payment: MAINTENANCE FUND Revolving fund (J. Wayland Clark, Registrar) - $1198.45. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Morse Hardware Co. - $21.05. Munro and Haskell - $30.95. Western Wood Working Co. - $13.70. A. H. Montgomery - $59.00. Morrison Mill Co. - $41.11. Ehrlich-Harrison Co. - $12.38. Bellingham Paint Co. - $16.50. George Heath - $63.60. LOCAL FUNDS Star Creamery Co. - $67.20. Sweet Grocery Co. - $158.54. John Rindal - $26.35. John Coldeway - $32.48. John A. Arnold - $1.50. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $49.55. A. P. Erickson - $124.75. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Star Creamery Co. - $58.20. Belle McLean - $45.00. Kate Payn - $30.00. Aleine Bennett - $25.00. S. Theil - $23.94. John Rindal - $24.35. Shaw's Bargain Store - $1.00. John Coldeway - $24.00. Sweet Grocery Co. - $55.55. Ida E. Powell - $6.45. Berene J. and O. House - $2.00. A. P. Erickson - $95.20. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $27.60. L. Stanton - $32.50. Munro and Haskell - $9.65. B. B. Ice and Fuel Co. - $5.00. Morse Hardware Co. - $1.55. Cornish-Mitchell Paint Co. - $8.65. Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. - $5.00. B. B. Furniture Co. - $15.00. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $18.55. John Rindal - $3.00. The University of Chicago Press - $1.41. Normal Book Store - $2.55. The Leader - $3.17. S. L. Church and Co. - $9.35. The Prang Educational Co. - $22.16. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $17.45. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $23.71. Byron Bros. Grocery - $33.90. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:33174
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 June
Date: 1910-06
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 June.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-06 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 168 1910-06-01 To the Board of Trustees:- The Faculty respectfully recommend the following Seniors for graduation June 8th, 1910: Agan, Ethel. Akan, Nellie. Ambrose, Juanita. Ambrose, Julia. Armstrong, Grace. Bonker, Lucy.
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Show more1910-06 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 168 1910-06-01 To the Board of Trustees:- The Faculty respectfully recommend the following Seniors for graduation June 8th, 1910: Agan, Ethel. Akan, Nellie. Ambrose, Juanita. Ambrose, Julia. Armstrong, Grace. Bonker, Lucy. Bowie, Anna. Bowie, Margaret. Brown, Stella. Buell, Phoebe. Calder, Erminie. Campbell, Ada. Clark, Helen. Clark, Mabel. Clouston, Harriet. Clouston, Margaret. Coleman, Jessie. Currier, Florence. DesAulnieres, Frances. Dolsen, Mae. Dow, Edna. Drysdale, Florence. Elzey, Rossie. Fuller, Gladys. Felt, Ida A. Gildersleeve, Helen. Goerig, Ethel. Griffith, Donna. Haffly, Nora M. Heaton, Grace. Hoffman, Pearl. Honrath, Freda. Johnson, Abbie. Johnson, Vivian. Jones, Clara. Keel, Eleanor. Kreidl, Ida. Landen, Ina. Lawrence, Edna. Lobe, Hilda. McDaniel, Amy. McKean, Florence. Musgrove, Hilda. Nichols, Ethel S. Nicoll, Bessie. Parkyn, Esther. Pease, Elizabeth. Peterson, Huldah. Preble, Lou. Richford, Nita. Ryan, Viola. Sanderson, Minnie. Sharkey, Margaret. Shepard, Alta. Sillix, Grace. Snodgrass, Lenore. Souders, Laura. Studebaker, Herbert. Tapping, Lillian. Walton, Margaret. Welbon, Vida. Wheeler, Gladys. Wiseman, Sarah. Westcott, Maude. Woolbert, Meleyann. Respectfully yours, Principal. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 169 1910-06-01 There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 163 1910-06-01 Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. At the request of Trustee Donovan, the Registrar read certain correspondence between Mr. Donovan and Governor M. E. Hay, Mr. Donovan having presented it with a desire of having filed with the records of the school. At the close of the reading, on motion of Trustee Handschy, the chairman concurring the correspondence was ordered entered in the minutes of the present meeting: It follows: 1910-05-21 Hon. M. E. Hay, Governor of Washington, Olympia, Wash. My Dear Governor: - Permit me herewith to present my resignation as a Trustee of the Bellingham State Normal School, to take effect June 30, 1910. This in accordance with what I wrote you at the time when there was some friction in the faculty a year ago. I am happy to say that this has been entirely eliminated and I believe the school today is in a more efficient state in every respect than ever before in its history, and I do not know of a better normal school anywhere. I became a Trustee more than five years ago at the request of my friend Governor Mead, after declining to serve as a regent of the State University. I graduated many years ago from an eastern normal school and while my profession and life work has been that of a civil engineer, I taught for several years before graduation form an engineering school, and therefore it has been with a special interest and pleasure that I have given some time to the normal school here. If I remember rightly, my term expires in June, 1911. With thanks to you for the personal courtesy shown on several occasions, I remain, Yours very respectfully, J. J. Donovan. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 170 1910-06-11 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meetings of May 14th and June 1st were read and approved. Trustee Handschy moved that in accordance with the recommendation of the faculty certificates be issued to the students whose names are appended; and it was so ordered: CANDIDATES RECEIVING ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATES. Anderson, Mabel. Belewick, Emily. Call, Jennie. Cresap, Fay. Deem, Laura. Draney, Ethel. Gordon, Rhona. Hansen, Marius. Hinman, Grace. Hogan, Philip. Kendall, Gertrude. Knudson, Roy H. Kimple, Edith. Kennedy, Cora. Mayer, Bertha. McDowell, Bessie. Mills, Jennie. Monroe, Mary. Owen, Vera. Page, Leila. Schmitt, Tillie. Simpson, Mabel. Strickland, Winifred. Trimble, Jesse. Webber, Vera E. Wright, Pearl. Pyeatt, Alvin. Anderson, Ethel. Brown, Mabel. Clark, Olive. Duxbury, Ruth. Brown, Annie E. Bennett, Lottie. CANDIDATES RECEIVING SECONDARY CERTIFICATES. Smith, Mary L. McKean, Ruby. Bair, Beatrice. Anderson, Ida B. Wilson, Marguerite. Philippi, Elsie M. Thompson, Gertrude. Nord, Andrea. Hemmingsen, Christine. Hartman, Mae. Kelly, Olive. Philippi, Georgia. Evensen, Bergliot. Everett, Janet. Jeans, Jessie. Hamble, Maude. Rossing, Clara. Barnes, Grace. Simpson, Jessie. Fuller, Elsie. Pederson, Olga. Ely, Eureka. Morgan, Ethel. Oertli, Mattie. Sandgren, Esther. Sandgren, Jennie. Siemons, Elsie. Williams, Winona. Conant, Gertrude. Davison, Madeline. Sharkey, Mary. Sexton, Mary E. VanCleave, Vida. Woodhouse, Emma. Utzinger, Hedwig. Fenno, Edna. Dickinson, Blanche. Guard, Gladys. Gehrke, Mabel. Augustine, Josephine. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 171 1910-06-11 The Registrar presented the appended report: To the Honorable, The Board of Trustees. Gentlemen:- I beg to report that the Senior class of 1910 has deposited with the Registrar the sum of $147.38, of which $50.00 is to be paid for royalty on the Senior class play in case such royalty is demanded; the Registrar is to take up such bills as may be presented and the remainder is by wish of the class to be placed to the credit of the Students Loan Fund. Respectfully submitted, Registrar. Upon motion of Trustee Handschy, the bills as appended were approved for payment: REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Morse Hardware Co. - $5.30. Munro and Haskell - $11.80. A. H. Montgomery - $30.00. Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. - $36.52. Central Scientific Co. - $32.03. LOCAL FUNDS A. P. Erickson - $172.00. Ida E. Powell - $10.00. James Carriccilo - $2.20. John Coldeway - $49.44. Star Creamery Co. - $114.00. L. Stanton - $84.25. Mary E. Cade - $10.00. Pacific Steam Laundry - $7.10. Sweet Grocery Co. - $133.30. John Rindal - $25.20. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $127.10. W. H. Towner Printing Co. - $16.25. Union Printing Co. - $6.25. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $9.80. Barrett Transfer Co. - $1.95. A. H. Montgomery - $29.94. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Belle McLean - $45.00. Kate Payn - $30.00. Aleine Bennett - $20.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for June 1910 Volume 03 - Page 172 1910-06-11 Upon motion of Trustee Handschy, the chairman concurring, the following proceedings were had: Miss Catherine Montgomery--salary advanced from $100.00 to $105.00 per month; Mabel Z. Wilson--re-elected librarian; John Lemach--re-elected engineer; A. W. Parsons--re-elected janitor; John Rindal--re-elected assistant janitor; Ida E. Powell--re-elected matron of Edens Hall; All of the foregoing to be re-employed for a term of one year commencing Sept. 1, 1910, at their present rates of compensation and under their present form of contract; further, that the action of the Board is not to be conclusive without the consent of the absent member, Trustee Donovan, the Registrar being directed to first consult him before issuing the contracts. There being no further business the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:11563
Title: Messenger - 1910 May
Date: 1910-05-01
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Type of resource: Text
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910_0501 ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. THE CENTENNIAL ON THE "BORDER LINE." The centennial wave of patriotism that swept the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in 1876, nowhere rose higher than on the shores of Puget Sound. Early in the year, the litt
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Show more1910_0501 ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. THE CENTENNIAL ON THE "BORDER LINE." The centennial wave of patriotism that swept the land from the Atlantic to the Pacific, in 1876, nowhere rose higher than on the shores of Puget Sound. Early in the year, the little settlement in the north, which later deveolped into our border town, Blaine, caught the idea of all the settlements joining in celebrating the approaching anniversary. Communication was at this time difficult, but the enthusiasm of the pioneers knew no such word as fail. The proposed plan spread rapidly from one group to the other. Everywhere it was received with a spirit that insured success. Each community entered heartily upon the plan. Everyone was anxious and worked for its success. As a result, all was in readiness when the natal day arrived. The dense forests made travel by land very tedious and labor* ious, so it was decided to hold the celebration at a place easily accessible by water. It was agreed that no more beautiful or appropriate place could be found than Semiahmoo Spit. This was a long, narrow, beautifully wooded neck of land that stretched out into the Gulf of Georgia. The long looked-for day dawned clear and bright. The villages awoke early. Scarcely had the sun peeped over Baker's head ere the Bay was dotted with the gayly decked boats and canoes. Even the red man had caught the spirit and was on his way. How their crafts sped along! Not a moment of this day should be missed. Those whose homes were near were early on shore to welcome and assist others in landing. As each boat was relieved of its basket and passengers, it was pulled high and dry on the beach. No cannon could be secured to boom its message to the hills, but its absence was supplied by the lusty cheers of the enthusiastic company. These echoed through the woods and rang across the water. During the early part of the morning the younger people played games, explored the Spit, dug clams and prepared fires for baking them. The older people took advantage of this rare opportunity to visit and exchange ideas on the important topics of the day. Later, the crowd gathered about a rudely constructed platform, where Rev. Tennant, of Ferndale, orator of the day, took his place. Under his leadership they rose and sang "America,'* ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE MESSENGER with great fervor and reverence. The music was followed by prayer, and the reading of the Declaration of Independence. The speaker then recalled to his audience the work of their forefathers, and the work which was now before the settlers in the great Northwest. Following the address, Mrs. Carver, a noble pioneer woman, stepped to the platform and issued the welcome invitation to all to form in line and march to the table among the firs. She requested the Cain brothers, the oldest pioneers, to head the line. What a sight met their eyes when the tables were reached! They were loaded with all the good things known to the culinary art of the housewives of the settlements. So bountifully had they prepared the lunch that much remained, even after the appreciative throng of Indians had been served. The remaining time was devoted to merrymaking. Much interest was created by the rivalry between the different settlements. Representatives of the villages ran races on the beach; some engaged in a tug-of-v^ar. These and various other contests made the day pass all too quickly. Nature wishing to partake in the celebration boomed her cannon in the mountains in a farewell salute, as the people pushed their boats from the shore. GRACE ARMSTRONG. A MISDIRECTED LETTER. Not long ago my father had occasion to write to an old friend, John Jackson, a cabinet-maker by trade, ordering a three-piece bedroom suite. A peculiar habit of father's was his love for transposing ordinary names for the purpose of joking. This habit eventually grew so strong that it caused a great amount of embarrassment at times, as the following letter will show, the letters reaching another friend, a tailor, by the name of Jack Johnson: September 21, 1910, Seattle, Wash. "Jack Johnson (instead of John Jackson), "Takehoma, Wn. "Dear Friend: Wish you would make a three-piece suit, of light material but heavy enough for everyday use. You know the usual measurements, and I know you can please me; but I desire this one made as large as possible and the following changes made, if convenient: First, have the legs short and bulky, instead of long and narrow, and have them slightly twisted at the bottom. Second, make the backs of the three pieces of that dark material like the last you made for me and the fronts of light, with all trimmings in gilt. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER ft Third, put an extra seat. I think a solid black color would complete the contrast. "Am moving in a few days to my new home at Hilman City, and when you have the article made please send them by freight to me there. The furnishings I intend to use in my new home are to be entirely novel and different from those I see in every place I go, and that is why I ask you to make me such a peculiar suit. Now, I would like to get them in at least two weeks, for we are going to celebrate our daughter's marriage then, and I am just fixing this up as a pleasant surprise. "Sincerely, "S. B. BROWN." "When the tailor received this letter he was, as you may imagine, much surprised, but as he was well acquainted with father and knew his love for practical jokes he thought he understood the situation and at once set about making this peculiar suit of clothes. At last it was completed and the tailor laughed to himself to think how father would look in his suit at the wedding, but he probably would not have felt so funny had he foreseen what havoc that suit of clothes was to make in our family. For some cause the freight was delayed, and father at last gave up the idea of surprising the household (as he had intended) with a novel, new bed-room suite for the bride's room. On the wedding day, when all had assembled for the ceremony, the expressman entered with a small package for father. Of course, we were anxious to see what it was, thinking it might be some present for the happy bridal party, so father readily began to unroll the parcel. Imagine his feelings as he brought out this suit of freakish design and held it up for inspection. Then came the bill—a three-piece suit, and signed, "the tailor, Jack Johnson." Father saw at once what he had done. He was all embarrassment and confusion; he stormed and fumed, and with all our efforts we could not pacify him. Indeed, he worked himself into such a state that at last the wedding had to be postponed—and all on account of a misdirected letter. ME. CLARK'S ADDRESS. Tuesday morning, April 8, Mr. Clark, president of the Vancouver School for Deaf and Dumb Children, addressed the faculty and students of the Bellingham Normal School. Mr. Clark said: " I am not a public lecturer and feel much more at home before an audience of deaf and dumb children than when making an ad- ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER dress of this kind." However, Mr. Clark's lecture was interesting as well as instructive. The instruction of deaf children started about three hundred years ago, when in 1610, Ponce de Leon, a relative of the great discoverer by that name, started a school for Spanish grandees. Ponce de Leon communicated with his students by writing, but his successors invented the modern manual alphabet which is used by all nations today excepting England and Australia. Until 1760, schools for the deaf and dumb were present, but in this year a professor started public schools for the instruction of these unfortunate ones in France and Germany. He originated the system of sign language where signs stand not for words, but ideas. In 1816 Galedet, an American, was instructed to go to Europe and there study methods of teaching deaf and dumb children. He went to England and then to France, came back to America, and started the first American school for the deaf and dumb in Connecticut. He called his school an "Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb," which name was a very unfortunate one, since people did not like the'idea of sending their children to an asylum. There is, after all, more in a name than people generally suppose. A "School for Defective Youth," as it was formerly called, was founded at Vancouver, Wash., in 1886. At that time it was composed of three parts; a department for the deaf, another for the dumb, and still another for the feeble-minded. In 1905, the State Legislature passed an act removing the school for the feebleminded to Medical Lake. This change was carried out in May, 1906. In 1907, it was proposed to run the two departments of the Vancouver school separately and this has also been accomplished. Mr. Clark said: "The best thing I did for the Vancouver school was to separate the deaf and dumb students. They are two separate and distinct schools and should not be run together. The president of the school is going to be a special teacher of either the blind or the deaf. A specialist is bound is to be a crank, and either the one or the other, either the deaf or the blind are going to be neglected." The school has not suffered from political influences as has been the case with most other State schools. The first President was a Presbyterian minister from Seattle. He stayed with the work for one year and then resigned because of inefficiency of training. Dr. Watson, of Ontario, succeeded him. He remained at the head of the school, doing his work faithfully until 1906, and then Mr. Clark took charge. Mr. Clark says that beyond the Sixth Grade the course of study tallies closely with that of the common schools. The differ- ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 5 ---------- THE MESSENGER 6 ence previous to this time is due to the lack of past experience. The children must, first of all, be taught a means of communication. The "sign language" is used at the beginning and is later combined with the oral system. Most schools use the combined system as soon as possible, and Mr. Clark says that it is due to this fact that the deaf and dumb children of our country are so far in advance over those in other lands. "However," said Mr. Clark, "teaching of speech is not the object of our school, but rather to build character, to make men and women who can mingle in society and become a part of it." The manual arts are taught. Boys are taught printing, carpentering, shoemaking, harnessmaking, etc. They are thus made useful and independent citizens. Mr. Clark says that he has never signed a diploma, when the bearer was not able to earn $2.50 per day. He says he has not a single girl in the school over fourteen years, who cannot make a shirt waist. Every girl must make her own graduation dress. They are taught to cook, wash and do general housework. In short, the students are given a utilitarian education. In Mr. Clark's estimation, not a better mannered, more obedient set of children can be found than those at the deaf and dumb school. (Are the practice teachers willing to accept this?) He does not believe in corporal punishment outside of the home. The method of punishment at the Vancouver school is to fit the punishment to the crime. The children are under constant surveillance ; not that they are always conscious of it, but an eye is kept on them constantly. The older children are given more liberties, such as being allowed to go down town when there is no reason for them not doing so. A night watchman in both boys' and girls' wards goes through all rooms once every hour. In case of fire it would be their duty to arouse the sleepers, who cannot be awakened except by shaking. These children have just as good advantages as their brothers and sisters in public schools, and a great deal better, since the public school could never hope to give them what this institution does. Through careful training they are given character, personality and individuality. They mingle with men and women and. are very often more successful than their more fortunate brothers and sisters. Indeed, Mr. Clark says that in a great majority of cases the deaf person will be the only one in a family of brothers and sisters to possess a home of his own. Mr. Clark said that the only American educators whose names appear in the "Washington Congressional building are the names of men who have been educators of deaf and dumb chil- ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 6 ---------- 6 THE MESSENGER dren. Considered in this light, Mr. Clark's calling as well as that of the hundreds of other men and women engaged in the education of the 12,000 deaf children in our schools is a high one. We were glad to hear from one who was so deeply interested in the welfare of children whose misfortune it is to be deprived of hearing and speech, and sincerely wish Mr. Clark success in all of his efforts. ADVENTURES ON CHUCKANUT MOUNTAIN. By premeditated plans, we, my friend and I, started at six o'clock Saturday morning, the 26th of March, to make a trip to Chuckanut Peak for pleasure and sight-seeing. We left High Street early, and by fast walking we were at the foothills when the sun threw her dazzling rays over the Bay. We were not prepared to kill large game, as we only carried our lunch, pocket-knives and matches. For precaution we each cut a stout sapling, which proved very helpful as a climbing-staff, and, which we now keep as relics of our trip. We easily found the many trails leading to the peak, but scorning to use these beaten paths, we started through the densest woods, and made us a path of our own. Having nothing to guide us, we wandered about through underbrush and marshy places. After walking about two hours among hitherto untrodden underbrush, we arrived at a stream where we lunched and took a cool, refreshing drink of water. We saw here no signs of animal life, save a lonely squirrel, hare, which we tried in vain to catch for Easter eggs, which we might have caught with little sport, and a frightened After following the stream for about a mile, picking out bright stones and agates, we went a few hundred feet, up a nearly perpendicular wall of rock. When we reached the top, we found ourselves in a cluster of pine trees. The wind was blowing a gale and we were nearly blown off our feet by its force. We then entered a beautiful forest of high fir trees, and had just climbed upon a large bowlder, when a large dead tree, broken by the wind, fell at our very feet, knocking us from our perch, with one of its moss-covered branches and sending us rolling upon the damp, mossy ground. . On our way out of this dangerous park, we saw and heard three or four dead trees fall. Seeing that we were not yet to the highest point, we again crossed a valley and were confronted by another perpendicular wall of stone, about a half-mile in length and over a hundred feet ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 high. At last we found a place that looked possible and, with great difficulty scaled the cliff. We were amply repaid for our efforts, for, following the ledge, we reached our goal. On one side a perpendicular precipice, over a hundred feet high, and on the other a beautiful view of North and South Bellingham, Bellingham Bay, the Islands, Chuckanut Bay, Nooksack Valley, snowcapped mountains, and outlying settlements. We amused ourselves a little while by taking in this beautiful scenery and pitching large stones over the precipice, where they fell resounding upon the stones and trees below. After we had eaten a little lunch, we went along the ledge for a few miles, until we were stopped by a large ravine. When, after much labor, we arrived at the bottom, we picked our way across a swift little creek toward the other steep wall of the ravine,. While we were yet in the bottom, of the ravine we had many odd experiences. As I was walking along, I suddenly fell through the thin underbrush and went down about five feet into a round hole, which had about a foot of water in it. I was promptly pulled out by my chum, who was near by. We then examined the hole. It was nearly round and in solid stone. How it came there we could only guess. It was probably made in earlier days for a pitfall in which to catch some animal. About a hundred feet farther up, we saw a cave formed by the splitting of a giant bowl-der at the bottom. This cave was about four feet wide; ten feet high, and extended into the darkness beyond. At the bottom we could see a few large bones, which made us think that this cave had probably been used by some denizen of the forest as a home. We next scrambled over the slanting side of a large bowlder and found ourselves on top. Then began the real hard walking, as we had to climb over large logs or go through thick underbrush continually. At length we reached a place where we could see Lake Pad-den, and we resolved to go there. We started down the side and following a skid road, we soon came upon a large pile of bolts, at one end of which was a chute. This chute was nearly a mile long, extending downward at a rapid decline. It was strongly built and greased on the inside and you can easily imagine the speed of a bolt going down this slippery place. Near this chute was a small canyon, caused by a recent landslide which left the debris piled up below. When we arrived at the bottom of this hill, we were told by a bolt-cutter that to get to Lake Padden we would have to cross another hill. By this time the bottoms of our feet were becoming rather ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 8 ---------- 8 THE MESSENGER "tiresome," but we resolved to go to the Lake. The hill which we went up was quite steep, being mostly the side of a gigantic stone, and treeless on our side, so that it was more difficult to climb. When we arrived at the top, we could easily see the Lake, so we pressed forward. On going down we found little piles of snow here and there, which shows that it snows there while not in the city. We reached the Lake in safety, and there got a drink and examined the drills on it. We then started for home and arrived without more experiences. We found out that we were gone about eleven hours and estimated our traveling at about thirty miles. E. P. S. The Messenger of April fell into my hands from its distant home, this morning, and I am delighted with it. The fairy story is simply beautiful—elegant language, and Miss Perry has certainly scored a record of no mean ability. She can simply say, as some one has said: "I would not be an obstinate dreamer, for whom life is a wish and not a vocation," for she has the elements of greatness in her line. The Davenport letter filled me with admiration for the bravery and endurance which it displayed. Then the plot or place is outside of the pale of civilization, four thousand miles away or more than two thousand miles from Bellingham. Certainly the heart of that young man beats strong. When I read the true story of Miss Emma Richert, which caps the climax, for she is a heroine of no ordinary ability; getting to her first school. Whatever gives us pain or pleasure we are bound to remember. Her adventure indicates that she takes no byroads, and thinks before she acts, and goes where duty calls. Her success in life is certainly her everlasting determination. The make-up of The Messenger all through reflects credit upon the Faculty and its surroundings, and the town, or city of Bellingham can never do too much in the way of offering comfort and assistance to your glorious enterprise. W. H. GREEN, Professor of English at Rochester, Ind. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OP THB BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printing o g j f l p j ^ 13" Railroad Aveaue "To do what you ought to do at the right time, whether you like it or not, is the first step toward success." MESSENGER ST AFP }• ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD • MARIE REESE ALICE PEACOCK EDNA STAPLES MARY K SEXTON MAUDE WESCOTT 1 MARGARET WALTON» ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE Editor Associate Literary Exchanges Organizations - Locals HENRY ROGERS) BEATRICE BAIRJ . . Athletic* ESTHER PARKYN - Calendar ROY KNUDSON INA LANDON } Art OLIVE CLARK • • Alumni VALB NIXON 1 1 HARRY HEATH [ * • - Jokes JANET EVERETT J ) W. T. MEYER • Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YBAR Entered December ai, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3,1879. Vol. IX. May, 1910 No. 8 W^m This is the last regular issue of The Messenger for this year. Next month The Senior Annual comes out and then good-bye for this time. As a staff we shall exist no more, but before we leave we would make a few suggestions for both staff and students next season: First and foremost, insist on better paper. We have been criticised all year on the poor quality of paper used in The Messenger. Next, we would suggest that a better and greater variety of cuts be used throughout the paper. We have been severely scored by other papers on this point. Now none of these things can be laid at any one person's door. We all desire a better quality of paper, but we could not afford it. The staff artists have made a number of excellent sketches but they could not be used because the Board could not pay for the cuts. We are not criticising the Board for this. It is not to blame. Possibly you are. The student who has not subscribed for his school paper; the one who has not paid his subscription; the student who has knocked and found fault; the student who so lacked school spirit that he in no way aided the staff or managers—that student is more than anyone else to blame for all that is lacking in the school paper, We ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER hope that next year all this will be remedied. We hope that every one will subscribe for the paper. It's cheap! Cheaper than any other school paper on our exchange rack. We hope that all the knockers will become boosters. We hope that everyone in the school will feel duty bound to hand in every month something toward the paper. It may be a story. It may be a poem. It may be a joke. They will all be welcome, and you will be rewarded by seeing your school paper one of the best ever. And now we make way for our successors! May they and the paper prosper! There are in school a number of people who spend hours and hours of their time doing things for nothing. The managers of class affairs, plays, parties, etc. What do they get for the time and patience spent? It often happens that they don't get even honorable mention, to say nothing of thanks. The people who make The Messenger a possibility, the Board, the Staff, etc., get for the time and effort expended, knocks and criticism for the reward. Nothing that you get comes without effort somewhere. Look for the effort! Nature has been most generous in our city. The B. S. N. S. has one of the most beautiful locations in our country. With glorious Sehome for a background; with the dark blue waters of Puget Sound for a foreground; with snow-capped peaks on all sides; surely no city has had more from the hands of Nature. But —are the citizens blind to the beauty all about them ? Everywhere do we see unsightly evidences of Man! Look about you anywhere on the hill. Here is High Street with its unsightly stumps. Is Mr. Deerwester the only public minded citizen in the vicinity? Look at the street across from the Normal—woodpiles all along the sidewalk. Some of that wood has been there a long, long time. It is used only from the top and then before the pile is gone more wood is thrown on. Have the residents no woodsheds? Look at the yards full of rubbish and the houses in need of paint. How can anyone be so dead to the beauties about him as to let such conditions remain? There is a movement on foot for all the Senior girls to wear shirt waist suits at Commencement. Whatever is decided, the girls will probably wear what they choose. You may dictate some things, but you can't tell a girl what she shall wear, unless your word is law in the field of fashion. Whatever the girls wear, we are sure it will be simple and in good taste, and whether they are in shirt waists or something else, we know we shall all be proud of our girl graduates. i ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 11 ---------- THE MESSENGER 11 STUDENT'S ASSOCIATION. When we look at the splendid work which our Students' Association has done during the past year, we wish to express our appreciation for the efforts which the Board of Control have put forth for the benefit of the Association. A strict account of all bills, and all money expended is kept. Social affairs for the students are planned, one each quarter. The Messenger is under its control, and all the matters pertaining to the welfare and improvement of the student body are considered. The following is the Treasurer's report from Feb. 9 to April 13, 1910: Receipts— TREASURER'S REPORT, FEBRUARY 9TH TO APRIL 31, 1910. General Fund * • J«J5 Store Fund JJ2.04 Messenger Fund ,'«« Athletic Fund J«JJ Picnic Fund «£•** Cash in Till 75-00 Total $1,143.43 Expenditure*!— From General Fund $ 41.50 From Store Fund 591.23 From Mess Fund 174.83 From Athletic Fund From Picnic Fund —-— Balance • 335.87 Total $1,143.43 $1,143.43 Cash on Hand * 335.87 General Fund $ ^7.65 Amount Withdrawn 41-50 $ 56.15 Store Fund I 762.04 Amount Withdrawn • 591.23 $ 170.81 Mess Fund * 175.25 Amount Withdrawn 174.83 .42 Athletic Fund ...» 1-20 $ 1.20 Picnic Fund J 32.39 Cash in Till * 75.00 T o t a l $ 335.87 $ 335.87 CLARA JONES, Treasurer. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER HIGH SCHOOL. We are on the home stretch these days. We are going through the last quarter at a lively rate. The various functionaries who have us in charge are closing down on us, and many a lazy urchin finds himself in a tight place. On these fine days Physical Geography seems hopeless and Latin is tiresome. Sehome Hill looks very alluring in its Spring clothes; but our teachers are adamant and seem to believe that "there is no time like the present"— for work. We manage to retain a little of our native cheer and good-will through it all. If you don't believe this last statement, come up to Study Hall some day at 2:20 and watch us smile when we are told to remain and finish our work. Y. W. 0. A. The officers of the Young Woman's Christian Association were installed Sunday afternoon, April 10. The services were held in the Society Hall and were beautiful and impressive. The former cabinet members were seated in a half circle in front. Mrs. Deerwester favored the girls with a solo. Short addresses were given by the following: Dr. Mathes, on "The Value of the Y. W. C. A. in the Normal"; Mrs. Larrabee, on "The Opportunities of a Y. W. C. A. Cabinet Member"; Miss Jensen on, "The Y. W. C. A. Prom a Teacher's and Student's Point of View." Miss Johnson, the former president, spoke a few words of welcome to the new president and cabinet, after which Miss Bailey took the chair and the new cabinet members the places of the former members. Miss Hillis then conducted the installation services. The cabinet is composed of able students and excellent work is anticipated for the next year. YOUNG MEN'S DEBATING CLUB. The members of the Young Men's Debating Club held their regular meeting Thursday evening, April 21. A very instructive program was rendered. Among other things, the following question was debated: "Resolved; That Capital Punishment is a Relic of Barbarism and Ought To Be Abolished." After the rendition of the program a short business meeting was held. Various committees were appointed to arrange for a banquet, which is to be held May 26th. This date will mark the final convention of the boys. An interesting program will be pre- ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 13 ---------- THE MESSENGER 13 pared, after which every member will partake of a repast served by the Girls of the Domestic Science Department. ALKISIAH NOTES. The Alkisiah Club has been busy with the preparation and presentation of two light farces. They were given first at Burlington, the evening of April 23rd; then at Friday Harbor, April 29th. The Club went in a body to each of these places and along with the work has a most enjoyable time. At Friday Harbor an interesting and unique feature was added to our program in the way of several pleasing folk dances, given by some of the younger girls of the school, under the direction of Miss Kanters. Their aid in this way is much appreciated. At the recent election of officers, Miss Ida Felt was chosen president for the last quarter of the year. PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY. With the passing of these first bright, happy days of Spring, and the last busy weeks of school, interest in our Society is increasing, rather than diminishing. The result of earnest work and the consequent growth of the members is shown each Friday in the delightful programs given. A Spring program was given April 15th, an especially enjoyable feature of which was the talk on "Spring Transformations," by Miss Stookey. Our next program will consist of descriptions of places of scenic interest, given by members who have visited these places. A beach party is being planned for the near future. THESPIAN CLUB. The Thespian Club has decided to abandon regular work for the rest of the year. The members are so busy with the various things that are taking place that they find it impossible to do any Club work. Instead of the usual program the members will meet together for a social time. The Club has spent a pleasant and profitable year, and each Thespian wishes the Club much luck for the coming season. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 14 ---------- 14 THE MESSENGER EXCHANGES. Ha! Ha! laughed the Exchange Back, but I have a dandy load this time. Every friend I ever had has come in this month. It rejoiceth me in my old age that unto the very last, the friends whom I have been proud to display have come again. My load is like a Student's convention, where every school sends the very best delegate he can to help the good work along, and I'm very sure that these paper representatives have done much to help us and liven up a dull hour; to give us the news of schools and fellow students, which naught but a school paper can give. From north, east, south and home, from metropolis to village they come, reflecting in their page the loves, lives, hopes and deeds of the student throughout our great broad country, from the shores of the mighty Pacific to the shores of the mighty Atlantic; from plain and valley and height, pulsing throughout each labored number is the great, mighty, free American feeling—the feeling of Brotherhood— the kind request for all to help with a line of verse or labored article—a josh, a hint or kindly criticism. We, the Exchange editors hope that our occasional suggestions are as kindly received as given, and wish to thank all other Exchange editors for their suggestions, many of which bore fruit an hundred fold. Yes, friends, you've always been very welcome and I'm sorry I will not see your bright covers again; but I wish to thank every one of you for your pleasant visits and hope you will come again next year. Just to show you how much we have enjoyed these calls, I'm going to display my entire visiting list and let you judge for yourselves whether or not I have enjoyed bearing you up in the gaze of my many student friends, whom I see enjoying you also: The Mirror—Wilbur H. S., Wilbur Wash. A mirror which throws good reflections. We are glad to see you on the accredited list, Wilbur. Eh. Kah Nam, Walla Walla, Wash.—Congratulate you on a well organized Students' Association. Orange and Purple, Danville, Pa.—You have a good "Jest Pun" department, but say; your lettering on "Report" would be more easily read if written in a different position. Polytechnic, Pasadena, Calif.—"The Limit" has a splendid technical atmosphere. Your lettering is excellent. Comus, Zangville, Ohio—You have good print and quality of paper* gt; also some good cuts. Butte, Crawford, Neb.—Your material is excellent, but poorly ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 arranged. Were your paper more attractive in appearance your reading matter would receive its just consideration. The Echo, Rochester, Ind.—It is a pleasure to see such an excellent and complete Exchange Department. Capitalia—Some original stories and poems would improve. However, you are putting out an excellent paper for one so young. Remember,'' Rome was not built in a day.'' Cardinal, Portland High School—A thoroughly excellent paper. We congratulate you on your artistic arrangement of material which is also very good. Tahoma, Tacoma H. S., Tacoma, Wash.—Tahoma, you are a "heap big chief" among them. Your literary department is excellent, because of its splendid variety. Whims, Broadway H. S., Seattle, Wash.—Verily it is good to be a creature of "Whims," when you have such funny spasms. Totem, Lincoln H. S., Seattle, Wash.—The totems tell what you were they say, but your Totem shows what you will be. Your individuality assures a great future for you. Kilikilik, Tiffinae, O.—We always find things that are good for us to read in you. Manktonian, Mankato Normal School, Minn.—Your article on "Two Settlement Houses" was very good. Some good cuts would greatly improve your paper. Emerson College Magazine, Boston, Mass. Evergreen, Pullman, Wash. The Spinster, Protland, Ore. Normalite, Peru, Neb. Normal Exponent. Tempe Normal Student, Tempe, Arizona. Vox Studentis, Union City, Tenn. Orange and Black, Spokane, Wash. Review, McMinville, Ore. The Arrow, Stillwater, Minn. The Kodak, Everett, Wash. The Echo, Dubuque, Iowa. ALUMNI. Miss Lena J. Watrous has changed her address from Matlock, Wash., to Tumwater, Wash., R. P. D. No. 2. Miss Marian Yateman, '09, was in Bellingham, April 23-24. Mr. Herman Smith visited in town April 16. Miss Alma Bareness left school because of ill-health. The Misses Mildred and Ruby Marston, who are teaching at ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER Avon and Burlington, spent last Sunday in this city, where they attended the Billy Sunday meetings. Miss Annie Eggert, a former student of this school, has been visiting Miss Hogle for the past week. Miss Minnie Dow is teaching at Chehalis, Wash. Mr. Roy Goddell, who has been teaching at Entiat, Wash., is expected to return next week. Miss Connell and Miss McLaren, who graduated last February, have been appointed to places in the Bellingham schools for next year. The Alumni Committe reports that the annual Alumni reception is expected to be given Saturday, June 4. Miss Hannah Spedding has been appointed principal of the Boeder school, near Everson, in the place of Miss Esther Moy, who was forced to give up her position on account of illness. CALENDAR. March 20.—They stood on the bridge on Sunday eve, As the girls were going to dine. But as Philip gazed into Ethel's eyes He cared not for rain or shine. March 23.—Atmosphere slowly clearing. The Junior "Dove of Peace" not yet recognized by Seniors. Mme. Labadie gives a reading under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. March 24.—Alkisiahs and Young Men's Debating Club hold debate. March 25.-—Basket ball game. Mr. and Mrs. Bever entertain the History Club. March 29.—Glee Club from Whitman give an entertainment in Assembly. March 30.—Heard in Boom 17 after the dance: "Most pictures flattered them." *•• * "The fellow that sang in the back with the funny eyes." * * * "Here's the fellow I picked out." * * , "We walked and got home at two." * * * "Was there just one boy for all you girls? Yes, you can't expect too much." March 31.—Mr. Deerwester announces that from this time on there will be only one train going to Philosophy Class. In explanation will say that heretofore the late trains has been largely patronized by Philosophy students. April 5.—A dense fog and hearty rain welcome returning students. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 Students in assembly learn to their surprise that truancy is not considered a good excuse for absence. The bell does not return from vacation in time to sound for 8:25 period. Miss Moore gives music on player. April 1.—Miss Sperry goes to islands in hopes that she may again be stormed in and so have an excuse for absence from school. "April Fool again has came, But we fooled it by goin' hame." April 5.—Editor takes vacation from work in order to have time to worry. April 6.—Students' Association holds election. Prank Whipple proves "great" enough to manage several presidencies. April 8.—All members of the school invited to join choir at Tabernacle. April 9.—Miss Hays entertains the Thespian Club at the home of Mrs. Nobles. April 10.—Basket ball game between Juniors and Fourth Years. Score 35 to 5. Mr. Epley's chickens begin to hatch. April 11.—Absolutely nothin* doin\ April 12.—Mr. Deerwester plays Senior postmaster. He shows no partiality, but brings a letter for those who have prepared their lessons as well as for those who have not. All those who do not want their pictures taken will not need to meet on front steps. Mr. Clark gives a talk on deaf and dumb school and shows the method speech used by deaf and dumb children. If students who persist in carrying on conversation in Boom 17 would learn this method it would simplify matters, for Miss Gray. April 13.—Mr. Laurant gives a mysterious entertainment. Jacob, Gimbo, Broscoe, Mephisto, All tried to fool us, but could not do so. We know every trick, Our heads are not thick; You never can fool us; no matter how quick. Mr. Moody refuses a drink on grounds of possibility of germs. April 15.—Dr. and Mrs. Mathes entertain the Seniors. Ethel Lawrence sits quietly in Boom 17 without disturbing anyone. Ethel is proving a great disappointment to us, for we thought we could count on her. April 16—The Fourth Years eat their Seattle lunch on the quiet shores of Lake Whatcom. April 17.—The slang-fighting, wood-splitting, fancy-stepping, ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE MESSENGER broad-jumping, booze-fighting, dance-knocking, social-uplifting, devil-hitting evangelist starts his meetings in the Tabernacle. April 18.—Mary Ellen falls asleep in Arithmetic Methods. Four members of Faculty appear in new light gray suits. Where was the bargain sale? April 19.—Billy Sunday gives an inspiring address in Assembly. Miss McLaren and Mr. Fischer sing. "Don't Forget That the Teachers Dislike You Just as Much as You Dislike Them." April 20.—Mr. Larraway plays hookey from school and takes census. Larry what's the use of vowing never to divulge the ages of the girls, when you will never find out what those ages are. Buy a ticket for "Cranford," or risk your life at hands of violent ticket sellers. Miss Blzey and Miss Nicoll hire a dray to bring class prophecy to school for publication. If the quality corresponds to the quantity we shall be well satisfied. April 21.—Beware of South American condor in the guise of Seniors trying to sell "Cranford" tickets. Mr. Trimble petitions matron at dormitory to be allowed to eat at girls' table. Mrs. Muirhead talks to Y. W. C. A. girls. Census taker visits school. It is surprising how young all the Normal girls are, even after Larry's touching appeal to girls to be truthful in filling out blanks. April 22.—Ads for Messenger materials still unanswered. Good opportunity and no pay for right party. April 23.—Alkisiah Club goes to Burlington. Miss Cribbs and Mr. Bever entertain the Second Years. April 25.—Seniors present two plays. Virtue is the first title to nobility.—Moliere. The shortest way to do many things is to do only one thing at a time—Cecil. Always look out for the sunlight the Lord sends into your day.—Campbell. You cannot put a great hope into a small soul—J. L. Jones. Slumber not in the tents of your fathers. The world is advancing. Advance with it.—Mazzini. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 19 ---------- THE MESSENGER 19 Our baseball activities have been rather slow thus far, because of bad weather and the roughness of unfinished Athletic field. The boys have had a number of good practices and will turn out more regularly now as the weather permits. The Board of Control has allowed the boys a sufficient amount, from the Athletic fund of the Students' Association, to fit out the team complete with mitts, tips, balls, bats, etc. At present writing no games have been scheduled by the manager. FOURTH YEARS VS. SECOND YEARS. The finals in Basket Ball started March 18th, when the Second Years played the Fourth Years. The game was a snappy and close one. The Seconds Years played good basket ball and they played as a whole. Each person seemed to know exactly what to do at the proper time. The first half ended with the score in favor of the Second Years. In the second half the Fourth Years awakened to the fact that they were being beaten and did better work, with better results. They brought the score even with the score of their opponents and the game ended with a score of 12 to 12. The tie was played and a field basket was shot by the Fourth Years, who won the game by a score of 14 to 12. The Second Years were thus out of the running, but they are to be complimented on their plucky team and their great work. Miss Hankey, of the High School, refereed the game. Mr. Bond acted as umpire. The line up was: Fourth Years— —Second Years. Miss Bvenson Center Miss Kendal Miss Pebley Forward Miss Arnold Miss Bain Forward Miss O'Keefe Miss Parker Guard Miss Stewart Miss Staples Guard -Miss Smith ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE MESSENGER SENIORS VS. JUNIORS. The 25th of March was a memorable day in the Normal Gymnasium, for on that evening at eight o'clock, the Seniors, guided by a light on the building, wended their way to the Gym. Then came the Juniors, ready for anything that might happen. Their supporters took one side of the balcony, while the Senior enthusiasts had the other side. Thus with yelling and cheering from both sides the teams made their appearance on the floor. The Seniors had changed their line-up, putting in Miss Ryan as center, who did her best against Miss Abercrombie, but Miss Abercrombie knows all about basket ball, having had three years' more experience than Miss Ryan. Miss Hemphill played guard against Miss PhiUippi for the Seniors. Miss Hemphill played with all her might for her class, and if all her team had played as she did, the score would undoubtedly have been different. The first half ended 9 to 0 in favor of the Juniors. Miss Woodhouse having shot four field baskets and Miss Philippi having shot one goal. In the second half the Seniors made two points by Miss Phila Nichol shooting a field basket. However, Miss Philippi shot two-field baskets and a foul and Miss Woodhouse shot a field basket for the Juniors. Miss Woodhouse shot baskets with the ease she generally does. The line-up follows: Seniors— —Juniors Miss Ryan Center Miss Abercrombie Miss Nichol Forward Miss Phillippi Miss Lobe Forward Miss Woodhouse Miss Nichols Guard Miss Gerkie Miss Hemphill Guard Miss Norde The Senior subs, were: Bess Nichols, Abbie Johnson, May Sillex. The Junior Subs were Martha Simpson, and Edna Feneau. Miss Riggs of the T. W. C. A., was referee; Mr. Baird the umpire, and Mr. Phillippi timekeeper. JUNIORS VS. FOURTH TEARS. The results of the two preceding games left the Juniors to defeat the Fourth Years for the Kline Cup; so on April 9th the two teams met for the Final. Miss Plummer played a good game at guard for the Fourth Tears. Miss Pebley played well as forward. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 21 ---------- THE MESSENGER 21 The first half ended 1 to 1 in favor of the Juniors, and at end of the second half the score was 30 to 7 still in favor of the Juniors. The line-up was: Juniors— —Fourth Years. Miss Abercrombie Center Miss Evenson Miss Phillippi Forward Miss Pebley Miss Woodhouse Forward Miss Bair Miss Gerkie Guard Miss Parker Miss Norde Guard Miss Plummer Referee—Mr. Bond. LOCALS. "The Girl With the Green Byes," a distinctly modern play of four acts, by Clyde Fitch, has been selected as the Senior Class play this year. The cast of about twenty-five characters is hard at work upon the parts, and the play promises to be exceedingly attractive. The cover designs submitted for the Senior Messenger were good. The one decided upon by the committee appointed by the Board was the work of Miss Ina Landon. Mrs. DeVoe spoke on Woman's Suffrage at the April meeting of the Twentieth Century Club. Miss M. Laurence spoke at the Clallam County Institute, held in Port Angeles, on April 12th and 13th. Miss Cribbs was in Seattle the night of April 20th to attend the banquet of the Alumni of the University of Michigan, Wednesday was held in honor of visiting professors from Ann Arbor, who are touring the West. Dr. Mathes is to lecture under the auspices of the Y. W. C. A. on Mexico, before the school and its friends. The time for the lecture has not yet been determined. The Young Woman's Christian Association and friends are to have the opportunity this week, April 28 and 29, to meet and hear Miss Ruth Paxson, one of the five National Traveling Secretaries of the Student Volunteer movement. Miss Paxson is a graduate of Iowa State University, a member ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 22 ---------- 22 THE MESSENGER of Kappa Sorority, a woman of fine scholarship and of winning personality. After a short time spent in local Association work, she was called in 1902 to become National Traveling Secretary for the student Young Women's Christian Association. As the work increased the student field was divided. Miss Paxson was assigned to work in the Universities, where she touched hundreds of lives. In 1907 she severed her connection with the Y. W. C. A. and became National Traveling Secretary of Student Volunteer Movement. Miss Paxson comes to us, after attending the Summer conference at Capitola, Calif. She has been visiting various colleges on her way up the Coast. After spending four days at the University of Washington, she comes to Bellingham, the only Normal she visits on her Western trip. The following thoughts expressed at one of the Summer conferences, are characteristic of her life and indicate the secret of her wide influence: "His will is the sweetest thing in life for me." " I am more afraid of being thought inconsistent than of being a crank." Pew women in this country are so well known and loved and have exerted such widespread influence on student young women as Miss Paxson. We can count it a rare privilege indeed to have Miss Paxson with us for a few days. Pulton, Ind., March 3, 1910. Mr. W. T. Myer, Manager Messenger, Bellingham, Wash. Dear Sir: The Fulton High School has certainly appreciated the copies of The Messenger which have come to it this school term. Your paper is newsy and breezy, as a college paper should be, yet it is well written and clean. In behalf of our school we wish to thank you for your courtesy and congratulate the Bellingham Normal School on having such a high class school paper. Very respectfully yours, 0. E. CASSADY, Principal High School. On Wednesday evening, April 13, the last number of the lecture course was given by Mr. Laurant, the "Man of Mysteries." It was a most delightful evening's entertainment. When the curtains were drawn aside, Mr. Laurant plunged immediately into his work of mystery and soon had the audience guessing. Flowers ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 23 ---------- THE MESSENGER 23 appeared where there had been nothing, silks were manufactured from the air, rings were shot through wooden chests, to say nothing of the mysterious disappearance of so many things during the evening. The second division of the evening was called the "Wizard's Supper," and many wonderful things were done. Coffee was made in three seconds, bran became bon-bons, and Mr. Patchin partook of the contents of the black bottle, which was afterward found to contain a small guinea-pig. The last part of the entertainment was the mysterious casket act, which was a fitting climax for an evening of wonders. Mr. Laurant is an expert in his line, and it is safe to say that few of his tricks were discovered. It is whispered, however, that Mr. Deerwester knows how it was done, and the students anxiously await his explanation. The following about our students is a part of the report given by the Committee on Credits before the Faculty: Number of graduates of accredited schools 117 Number presenting grades from accredited schools. 69 Number of special seniors 31 Number of graduates from non-accredited schools (4th yr) 3 Number presenting grades from non-accredited High schools 42 Number of students with no High school training or with less than one year of High school work 26 Number of old students enrolled 174 Total 4 62 Each year, just as the new cabinet of the Y. W. C. A. members are ready to take office, the old cabinet and the new cabinet have a joint business meeting. On April 9 the Misses Abbie and Carol Johnson opened their home to us. The first part of the afternoon was spent in reports and a general clearing up of last year's work. Having finished this the rest of the time was given to the new officers, who spent the next hour in asking questions about the duties of their respective offices. Luncheon of ice cream and cake was served about five o'clock. On Saturday, the 16th of April, the Fourth Tear Class enjoyed a fine trip out to Lake Whatcom. We took the eight-thirty car from town, well laden with many good things to eat. On arriving at the Lake we first went to call on the bear, "Bruin," and give him a bountiful breakfast of peanuts, and then we walked on ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER through the White City to see what we could see. Finding nothing of interest there, we went on the the dock. There we were met by Mr. Jenkins, who had his new launch, "Geneva," ready to . take us on a trip. We went to the head of the Lake and left the boat for an excursion through the hatchery. This was a very interesting and instructive trip, for the wife of the keeper was with us and explained everything. We again boarded the launch and started for Bamona Park. It was suggested by Mr. Jenkins that he put us off at Reveille Island. This island is about midway of the lake, and very pretty. We landed on one side where it was quite level and there decided to have our lunch. Some of the girls prepared the table and cut the cakes while the boys busied themselves building a fire, and sharpening long twigs on which to roast the "wei-nies." In a short time all was ready and seventeen happy folks sat down to a bountiful dinner, of all that tastes good for a picnic. Lunch over we went to Bamona Park. While there some went into the woods in search of flowers, which search was not in vain. Others tried the swings. We returned to town about seven o'clock. The Staff for the Annual is hard at work. Everyone is doing his or her best and we may hope for a dandy paper. Up to date ,every penny of the Students' Loan Fund is in circulation. It is necessary that those who have borrowed from it and who are teaching, return the money they owe in order that other students may be accommodated. Miss Hilda Lobe entertained the Senior Basket Ball Team and a few other friends, on Saturday afternoon, March 26. Progressive Five Hundred was played, the prize being won by Miss Phila Nic-oll. Dainty refreshments were served by the hostess. Who said Spring is here? If you don't believe it watch the signs—example: Mr. Bichardson and Elsie. Miss Bessie Rogers visited with Miss Florence Currier last week. Mr. Bomine took his Zoology Class on a "bug hunting" expedition to Chuckanut Bay, Saturday, April 30. Plans for Commencement are nearing completion and the program will soon be announced. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 25 The Board of Control of the Students' Association are planning for the Class Picnic which will be held in the near future. Miss Cribbs and Mr. and Mrs. Beaver entertained the member of the Second Year Class in the Society Hall, April 23. All kinds of games were played after which a delicious luncheon was served. "Cranford" and "Five O'clock Tea" was presented by the Senior Drama Class, Monday evening, April 25. The proceeds are to be devoted to the extra expenses incurred in getting out the Senior issue of The Messenger. Miss Florence Currier spent the week end in Ferndale as the guest of Miss Bessie Rogers. The Junior B. B. Team entertained the other teams of the school at Miss Hays's Summer home, on Lake Whatcom, Saturday, April 23. Canoeing was the favorite pastime of the afternoon. One of the leading features was a boat race between representatives of the different teams, which was won by the Sophomores. About six o'clock all gathered around the fireplace and roasted weinies and enjoyed the bounteous feast which the Juniors had prepared. After supper songs were sung and the different members of the Junior Team gave toasts to other class teams. Then the porch was lighted with Japanese lanterns and a pleasant nous was spent in dancing the Virginia Reel. It was nearly ten p. m: when the girls gathered up their sofa pillows and started down the path to the car, cheering for the Juniors. Nothing can come out of nothing any more than a thing can go back to nothing.—Marcus Aurelius. Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the right using of strength.—H. W. Beecher. Minds that have nothing to confer find little to perceive.— Wordsworth. Necessity is the argument of tyrants: It is the creed of slaves.—Wm. Pitt. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER Watch! Wait!, and Listen! Every student in the Normal wants to figure ahead right now, and keep Friday, May the 6th, an open date. Make no arrangements for the evening of that day, as you value your future happiness, for if you do you will make the greatest mistake of your Normal life. All girls who have beaux want to make sure that "He" does not forget this occasion and every boy and girl in this institution, except, of course, the above-mentioned, wants to stow away in the farthermost, topmost corner of the back pantry shelf, where there will be no temptation to take and spent it for something foolish and trivial, a silver twenty-five-cent piece, for that is the price of admission to see Wagonmaker's Troups of Select Vaudeville Artists perform for two solid hilarious hours. Mr. Wagonmaker has used a great deal of thought and care in the selection of his company and will present to the students of the Normal the greatest variety of select opera songs, clog-dancing, dialogues, choruses ( boxing and wrestling matches, Laurentian magic, amateur stunts and illustrated songs that it has ever been or ever will be your pleasure to behold, and all for twenty-five cents. Remember the date—Friday, May 6th. WAGON MAKERS SELECT TROUPE OF REFINED VAUDEVILLE ARTISTS MAY 6, 1910 ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 27 ---------- THE MESSENGER 27 HUMORESQUES. Here is a little memory gem which Rastus is fond of quoting: "Man is made of dust; dust settles; are you a man?" Loafo—foolere—flunki—suspendus.—Ex. A mouse will make a woman scream, while a rat will simply make her hair stand up.—Ex. If February does not March in June, April May.—Ex. A young clergyman, having married his first couple, became rattled. After performing the ceremony, he turned to the bride and said: "I believe it is the kisstum to cuss the bride." Dark street, Banana peel; Fat man, Virginia reel. —Ex. Miss Coleman.—"I got my foot in it, again." Mr. B.—"I pity it." Mary had a little lamb, She loved it mighty well. She fed it on some dynamite And blew it all to San Rafael. —Ex. Debate is what you put on the hook when you go fishing. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 28 ---------- 28 THE MESSENGER Mr. Deerwester—"What are the nerves of the end organs?" Miss Westerland—"The nerves of the toes." In one of the English Classes Jonathan Edwards was being discussed and someone said that he died of inoculation for smallpox. Upon hearing of this a Senior asked: "Did he live in Bel-lingham?" A popular motto for students these days: "When the green gets into the trees, We all do as we durn please— When the green gets into the trees." Miss Laura D.—(In penmanship, with Mr. Carpenter on her right and Mr. Erause on her left)—"Miss Hillis, I can't keep my eyes (I's) straight." Miss Hillis—"Well, you may have some difficulty in doing so." Miss X. (to Mr. J.)—"Do this and I will be your grandmother." Mr. J.—"I can think of a happier relationship." Ask Granny if Rastus likes "Divinity." Sadie (dreamily) " I t ' s nice to walk with the right one." Who met Gertrude at Cedar Street, Sunday, April 17? A report says that Miss Baker confidentially told per class that if 20 per cent of our school were boys, that wouldn't make much sense. Mr. Epley—"If you find that you have too fine a disposition and are a failure as a school teacher, don't sit down and cry about it; go to raising chickens." If wishes were theses Seniors would write; Not waiting for teachers To hiss, howl and fight. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page 29 ---------- THE MESSENGER 29 Miss Lawrence (in Rhetoric Class, after assigning new seats to class)—"Now, I don't want to see you out of those chairs until June.'' Noah—"Say; who'll bring us our meals?" Miss Baxter (sternly)—"Fred Henning, sit down on all your four legs." "Willie" made violent love to "Amy," But she turned him down all the samee; He coaxed and he plead, Till finally she said, "Well, dear; for your sake I'll be gamee." 0, what is the matter with Patchin? Is it cold in the head he's been catchin' ? For it sure does seem queer That he can't hear a hear, And the deaf seats at meetin' he's snatchin' There was a Miss Kanters, Christine, The gamest that ever was seen, She could jump, skip and hop, And turn flipity-flop, Or play tag with the dignified dean. There is a Miss Wilson—M. Z.— Who frightens us all with great glee. She can look so severe; But you never need fear— She's awfully nice, is M. Z. The editor sat in a chair and thunk, When everyone else was in slumber sunk, And he heaved a sigh As the hours rolled by, For every joke that he wrote was punk! ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [i] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS .*1 Safety Deposit Boxes for Rent We pay particular attention to the accounts of Normal Students Bring in your checks and we will cash them without charge LADIES' REST ROOM Northwestern National Bank Mason Building - - Bellingham, Wash Handsome Graduation, Evening and Summer Dresses The Greatest Display in the City is Here for Your Choosing. Every garment is finely made and you are assured of perfection of fit and finish. Your taste can be satisfied as to style and price from our generous assortment. Don't Worry about that Graduation Dress for at this store are dozens of styles made especially for this occasion. Shear white and light colored Swiss Lawn Silk and Messolan, with the daintiest trimmings and most modest prices. $5 TO $15 Y O U © A N A L W A Y S O O B E T T E R A T THE FAIR ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [ii] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS flontague McHugh j Oldest Dry Goods House in the Northwest | Big Comparison Sale Continues Be sure and visit our Big Daylight Store during the Big Comparison Sale. Sale of Women's, Misses' and Children's | Wearing Apparel. t When you buy a suit from us for $15.00 or more You get all-wool fabric and perfect workmanship For eighteen years the home of Jiarf, 5baffr gt;er 6 JVIar*; Gloibes in Bellingham Gage-Dodson Co. Clover Block ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [iii] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS KAUFMAN'S % For Style and Quality ...THE HOME OF... NIFTY COHTS WE ARE MAKING A STRONG SPECIALTY OF NEAT, NOBBY, STYLISH COATS. EVERY IMAGINABLE COAT IS HERE, IN EITHER MIXTURES OR PLAIN COLORS, AND SPLENDID VALUES, TOO. WE CALL PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO OUR ASSORTMENT OF $12.50 AND $14.50 COATS. Headquarters For Sweaters Jtylish Millinery... THE PRETTIEST NECKWEAR ISHERE Polite treatment. Good qualities and correct st3'les are the main features at this house. KAUFMAN BROS. * KAUFMAN'S gt; For Style and Quality ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [iv] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS i Conway's Cafeteria : Serves a Breakfast, Luncheon and Dinner that can't be beat AlWays good tbir gt;gs *° e a* C O N Ul A Y ' S The Plaee that Satisfies 1238 Elk Street, near Holly - Bellingham For the Highest f V ^ ' 1Y * at the Most Class of fV fi2i1 lllipD eS rl gU tRe asonable Prices CALL AT Mrs. P. E. Stone's Millinery Parlors 302X WHST HOLLY STREET lipiaaiaiaiBiaiaisia^JEsaiaiai^ Wanted==Ycw* Gtocety Account We solicit a trial order and guarantee good quality and right prices : : : Byron Bros.' Cash Gtocety 1311 Elk Street ." Phones Main 82 A 682 m ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [v] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS Office Hours: 8:30 to 9:30 a. in. Office Phones: Main 103—A 171 2:00 to 5:00 p. ra. Res. Phones: Main 100—A 102 Evenings by Appointment DR. GOODHEART PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office: 200-201-223 Alaska Bldg. Bellingham, Washington DRS. SMITH KIRKPATRICK SURGEONS Sunset Building . . . . Bellingham Office Phone, Main 985 Res. 2222 U Street Home A 471 B 022 CHAS. L. HOLT, M. D. Specialties: Diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Rooms 316 and 317 Exchange Bldg. GLASSES ACCURATELY FITTED M a i n 1634 Automatic: A 941 204-5 Alaska Bldg., Cor. Elk and Holly DR. CARL M. ERB Specialist Hye, Ear, Nose and Throat. Glasses Fitted Office Hours: 9:00 to 12 m.; 1:30 to 4:30 p. m. Evening and Sundays by Appointments. BELLINGHAM, . . . . . . . . WASHINGTON DR. WILLIAM RADFORD GRAY PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Exchange Building . . . . Bellingham DR. SOLON RICHARD BOYNTON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON IMPROVED METHOD OP PITTING GLASSES Phones: Residence M 258 A 735 Office M 1260 A 734 Office: Rooms 305, 306, 307 Exchange Block - - Bellingham, Washington IFOUNTAIN PENS! Everv one guaranteed to write—and not leak. Ask to see the REXALL SELF FILLER PEN $2.50 THE OWL PHARMACY GRAHAM MUNCH, Props. PHONES: {^n 5 5 6 F R E E DELIVERY Cor. Dock and Holly ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [vi] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS NEW YORK DENTAL PARLORS, Inc. DR. O. C. GILBERT AND SPECIALISTS Special Rates to Students Lady Attendants Sunset Blk., Cor. Elk and Holly : M%N 268 Seattle Office, 614 First Ave. Everett Office, 1803 Hewitt Ave. Phone Main 400 Office Hours: 8 to 12, 1 to 6 A 400 DRS. ROSS SPRATLEY Dentists Third Floor, Exchange Block . . . Bellingham, Wash DR. T. M. BARLOW DENTIST Rooms 334-35-36-37 Phone Main 975 First National Bank Block Home A 86a Phone Main 1165 Notary JOHN R. CR1TES LAWYER Practice in all State and U. S. Courts. Suite 10 Red Front Bldg. Bellingham, Wash. Phone Main 2313 MRS. OLLA WILLIAMS Dist. Manager B. A. Y. BE A YBOMAN. iiQHY? Office Phones: Residence Phones: Main 131—A 131 Main 2406—A 150 HARRY O. BINGHAM Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer 1319 Dock Street - - Bellingham, Washington ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [vii] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS Home Phone A 092 1000-1002-1003 Elk St. NORTHWEST GRANITE SL MARBLE WORKS All Kinds of Cemetery Work W. P. BERGIN, Prop. Bellingham, Wash. REDUCE YOUR —COST OF— ...LJVING... Fancy and Staple Groceries, Delicatessen, Home Baked Goods, Fruits, Candies, Etc. Wilson - Nobles- Barr Company 12Q H O L L Y S T R E ET ...MEACHAM, THE JEWELER... Try us once and you will call again Expert Watch Repairing at Living Prices NOW LOCATED AT 400 W. HOLLY Opposite Wilson's Business College Normal School Colors, Pennants, Buttons and Muffs J. JJ. SGLgY 6 GO. 207 WEST HOLLY ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [viii] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS JP. O. ^Villiatxiss Staple and Fancy Groceries Wholesale Distributing Agents Hazelwood Butter and Cheese SPECIAL ATTENTION TO STUDENTS Phones—Main 2261. A 918 -©as®" 1222 Elk Street BELLINGHAM, - WASH. WIL.BBR GIBBS Jeweler and Optician Largest line of Silverware found in any store in the Northwest 313 West Holly Street, - - - Bellingham, Wash. Lanum's Chaffless Coffee If You Want GOOD Coffee See H. E. LANUM TEAS, SPICES AND EXTRACTS Phone-Main 32. 1307 Elk St. GET IT AT THE RED CROSS PHARMACY WE SAVE YOU MONEY 214 WEST HOLLY ST. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [ix] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS Let Us Tell You Something! Now don't dodge. This isn't a "Lead Pipe," "Get-Rich-Quick Scheme," although "Lead" is used in the TONS OF AMMUNITION WE SELL. We want to impress on YOU in the most vigorous English that the MORSE HARDWARE CO. Inc. 1025-1039 Elk St. is absolutely the house that makes prices and delivers the goods. 1055 Elk Street Both Phones 186 MOCK HILL, INC. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Bellingham, Washington We like to clean }^our Linen. If we don't we want your good will PACIFIC STEAM LAUNDRY Established 1889 CHARLES ERHOLM, Proprietor 1728-1738 Ellis Street Phones: M 126 lt;? Phones, Main 180 B180 FINEST STATIONERuY =^ v 6TPW WASHINGTON'S FINEST DRUG STORE CHAS. W. PEASLEE IMPORTED PERFUMES ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [x] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS LUDW/G lt; COLLINS JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING CORRECT FITTING GLASSES JEWELRY MFG., ENGRAVING Designs Furnished and Class Pins Made to Order Phones: M 379—A 965 . . . . Bellingham, Wash Griggs Stationery Printing Co. SCHOOL SUPPLIES, STATIONERY, PRINTING, ENGRAVING, OFFICE SUPPLIES . . . . Our Phonss are Main 1635 and Home A 565 1205 Elk Street, : : Bellingham, Wash. Normal Grocery We keep in stock a fine line of Statioeryjoilet Articles, Notions Normal School Students' Trade Solicited . . Fresh Bread and Pastry Each Day . . BATTERSBY BROS, —ALWAYS RELIABLE-HEADQUARTERS FOR POPULAR PRICED SERGES FOP 'GYM' SUITS. "GYM" SHOES 1313-1315 Commercial Street, - - Bellingham, Wash. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [xi] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS STYLE THE HOUSE OF GOOD CLOTHES PENNANTS REGAL- SHOES STETSON HATS niASON BLK 126 East Holly St., : Bellingham, Wash. ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [xii] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS Phone A 417 View Work and Enlarging HALL'S STUDIO Photographic Art Special Rates to all Normal Classes 1205 Elk Street 9-10-11-12-13 Daylight Bldg. .* Bellingham, Wash A MESSAGE FROM Fairyland Rink Every morning from 10:30 to 12 devoted exclusively to beginners. Skates 15c. INSTRUCTIONS FREE Afternoon, Skates 15c. Evening Session, Spectators 10.; Ladies Free, 8 to 10:30. Saturday to 11, Skates, 25c; Skating every evening except Tuesday. L. A. THOMAS, Mgr T H U R S D A Y S , L A D I E S F " R EE DOANE'S GROCERY Dealer in Good Goods at Lowest Prices Satisfaction Guaranteed. Give us a Trial. Student Solicitor WE LEAD. OTHERS FOLLOW Phons: Main 272—B 272 . Corner Jersey and Ellis Sts GRIMSTED SHOE CO. The CLOVER $3.50 SHOE for Men and Women now on exhibition in our middle show window is not alone absolutely the CORRECT thing for style, but they ARE the best wearing shoe for the money in this or any other city. : ; ; ---------- Messenger - 1910 May - Page [xiii] ---------- ADVERTISEMENTS Henderson Corsets We do not usually attempt to tell our customers what they should buy. Our store contains only the most desirable and reliable merchandise, so whatever you select here will be highly satisfactory. "^ But we use every possible influence to have our patrons buy and wear HENDERSON CORSETS; because we are convinced that they are the very best, most economical models for women who want to look stylish and insist upon wearing corsets that are comfortable, hygienic and serviceable. Every one of our customers who have worn HENDERSON CORSETS are enthusiastic about their fitting quality, durability and excellent design. We are offering all of the latest styles for all types of figures. We invite your leisurly examination of our display of new HENDERSON CORSETS. HENDERSON Fashion Form Corsets Visit our Corset Department and get a booklet of Illustrated Corset Models, showing how your figure should appear this season Holly Street near Elk J. B. WAHL BEUVINGHAM, WASHINGTON Alaska Bldg. "Merode5^x* UnderwearPPPPP </mods>
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Identifier: wwu:33135
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 May
Date: 1910-05
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 May.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
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Object custodian: University Archives
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-05 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 160 1910-05-14 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting or the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Pres
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Show more1910-05 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 160 1910-05-14 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting or the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan, F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. The Minutes of the meeting of April 9th were read and approved. The Registrar read a letter from Miss Adalyne D. Ring of Snohomish addressed to Dr. Mathes and his reply. Misses Ring and Shannahan entered school Oct. 26th, 1909, each paying her library fee of $10.00. Nov. 2nd, 1909, both withdrew from school and each received her rebate of $5.00. In the letter from Miss Ring referred to, she demanded the return of the remaining $5.00, which had been passed by the Registrar to the Library fund, and threatened suit in case the demand was not complied with. On motion of Trustee Donovan, the Registrar was directed to forward the correspondence in the matter to the attorney-general and secure his opinion as to whether this school has a right to collect the library fee and to retain one-half of it for library purposes. Miss Hogle having offered to take the place of Miss Dawson in summer school this year, on motion of Trustee Donovan the substitution was approved. The substitution of W. H. Patchin for Miss Drake in summer school was also approved. On motion of Trustee Donovan, Dr. Mathes was authorized to order not to exceed $50.00 worth of supplies for Mr. Moodie for use during the present biennium. The Registrar was directed to advertise for bids for furnishing 500 cords of slab fir wood, to be delivered on the school grounds at such place as may be indicated; successful bidder to have the option of delivering the whole of the contract during the month of June, 1910, or of delivering one-third of the contract during each of the months of June, July and August, but complete delivery to be made before Sept. 1, 1910; bids to be in the hands of the Registrar by 3 P. M., June 1st, 1910. Principal Mathes presented the appended recommendations: State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington, May 14th, 1910. To the Board of Trustees,- The meeting of this board to-day being the last regular meeting before the close of the present school year, we desire at this time to bring to the attention of the members of the board a number of recommendations that relate to the work of the institution for the coming year, and should receive consideration at this meeting or in the very near future. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 161 1910-05-14 We recommend:- First,- That Miss Rose Baxter be transferred from the corps of critic teachers and assigned class work as an assistant teacher to Mr. Deerwester, and director of observation in the training school. Second,- That an additional critic teacher be employed to fill the position made vacant by the transfer of Miss Baxter. Third,- That Miss Isabel Kay, of Whitewater, Wisconsin, be employed at a salary of $1140 per year, to take the place of Miss Baxter in the critic force. Fourth,- That Mrs. Florence Fox Thatcher of Topeka, Kansas, be employed as teacher of vocal music for the coming school year, and paid a salary of $1020 per year. Fifth,- That Mr. E. A. Bond be regularly elected as head of the department of Mathematics, and his salary advanced to $1560 for the coming year. Sixth,- That Mr. H. O. Philippi be regularly elected as assistant teacher in science and mathematics, and his salary advanced to $1320 per year. Seventh,- That Miss Ida A. Baker be promoted from assistant to associate teacher in mathematics. Eighth,- That Miss Mabel Sheafer be employed as teacher of Physical Culture and Hygiene for the coming shool year, and paid a salary of $1020 per year. Ninth,- That Miss Mary O. Hillis be retained as a special teacher of English, engaged by the month on half time, and paid a salary of $35.00 per month for each month employed. Tenth,- That Miss Catherine Montgomery be employed as supervisor of practice work in the first and second grades in the training school, and teacher of primary methods in the normal school; provided that Miss Montgomery shall conduct a class in primary methods (two credits) during the first quarter of the school year and repeat the course during the third quarter of the year, and provided further, that in lieu of the classes in primary methods Miss Montgomery shall be relieved of the responsibility of critic work in her department during the hour of recitation in primary methods, and the superintendent of the training school shall appoint some party to be personally responsible for the work and order of the primary department each day during the absence of Miss Montgomery in the primary methods class. Respectfully, Principal. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 162 1910-05-14 After discussion, on motion of Trustee Donovan, the foregoing recommendations were adopted, with the exception of the 3rd clause, action on that clause to be deferred until a meeting to be held June 1st. On motion of Trustee Handschy, all other members of the faculty and the registrar were employed for another year, beginning Sept. 1, 1910, in their present position at their present rates of compensation and under the same form of contract. On motion of Trustee Donovan the following bills were approved for payment: MAINTENANCE FUND Normal Messenger - $12.00. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND George Heath - $47.40. Morrison Mill Co. - $9.77. Puget Sound Mills and Timber Co. - $17.00. Byrne-Turner Co. - $6.54. Morse Hardware Co. - $16.70. LOCAL FUNDS Kersey Floral Co. - $6.75. Ada Hogle - $10.00. J. E. Flick - $4.85. Pacific Steam Laundry - $5.65. L. Stanton - $80.50. Ireland and Pancoast - $44.30. Sweet Grocery Co. - $122.17. McCaddon Creamery Co. - $102.00. A. P. Erickson - $168.40. John Rindal - $17.50. John Coldeway - $50.88. Munro and Haskell - $5.14. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $33.10. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $28.95. B. B. Furniture Co. - $12.92. Dodd, Mead and Co. - $18.00. Minerva Lawrence - $10.00. Students Loan Fund - $6.21. Christopher and Blythe - $3.75. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $14.00. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Edna M. Lawrence - $8.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Herbert E. Studebaker - $12.00. Belle McLean - $45.00. Kate Payn - $30.00. Aleine Bennett - $20.00. Barrett Transfer Co. - $16.10. On motion of Trustee Donovan adjournment was made to 3 o'clock P. M., June 1st, 1910. The members of the board, the principal and the registrar then repaired to the Domestic Science department where a delicious dinner was admirably served by the girls of the Eighth grade cooking class under the supervision of Miss Lawrence. At the close of the dinner a vote of thanks was extended by the board to the little hostesses and Miss Lawrence. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 164 1910-05-23 STATE OF WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OLYMPIA Hon. J. J. Donovan, Bellingham, Wash. My dear Mr. Donovan: I am in receipt of yours of the 21st instant tendering your resignation as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham Normal to take effect June 30th. I should be very much pleased if you would withdraw this resignation and continue upon the Board in the future as you have in the past. Your work has been very satisfactory to me, and I feel it would be very hard to find a man to take your place. Now that you have been with the institution so many years, you understand the conditions very thoroughly and are much better qualified to handle the school than would probably be any new man I could pick up. Trusting I may be favored with advice from you stating you will continue upon the Board, and with the kindest personal regards, I am, Very respectfully yours, Governor. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 165 1910-05-24 Hon. M. E. Hay, Governor of Washington, Olympia, Wash. My Dear Governor:- Your favor of the 23rd, requesting that I should withdraw my resignation as trustee of the Bellingham State Normal School, is received this morning, and in view of your statement I am pleased to do this and will serve out my term, if I live, which ends in June 1911. I wish to thank you for your expressions of confidence and am especially pleased to know that my conduct as trustee of the normal school has been satisfactory. You will remember that a year ago there were some points of policy where we did not quite agree and while I realized fully your position and the reason for it, I was unable to agree that the plan I proposed was the one that I should follow under the circumstances. It was because of this that I told you at the time that I would resign at the end of the year when matters had quieted down as I assumed they would, but now that matters are satisfactory to you, I shall be pleased to remain a trustee another year. Again thanking you for your kind expressions, I remain, Yours very respectfully, J. J. Donovan. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 165 1910-05-26 STATE OF WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT OLYMPIA Mr. J. J. Donovan, Bellingham, Washington. Dear Sir: Just prior to his departure, Governor Hay received your letter of May 24. He directed me to acknowledge the same and to express his sincere pleasure at the fact that you have decided to reconsider your decision to resign as Trustee of the State Normal. Yours respectfully, Secretary to the Governor. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 166 1910-05-26 The Registrar reported that, in accordance with the direction of the Board, he had referred the claim of Adalyne Ring for the return of her library fee to the attorney-general and asked these questions: First, whether this school has a right to demand a library fee; secondly, whether we have a right to retain one-half of the fee for library purposes; thirdly, whether we can forfeit the rebate if not called for by the 1st of Augus, 1910, of the present school year. In his letter of May 20th, the attorney-general, W. P. Bell, gives his opinion that the school is entitled under the law to retain the deposit, but he believes we have no authority to enforce a forfeiture if not presented by a given date. The registrar also reported that he had conveyed to Miss Ring for herself and Miss Blanche Shannahan who proposed to join her in a suit to collect the fee the substance of the opinion of the attorney-general. Bids for furnishing the school 500 cords of good fir slabs for fuel, in accordance with the appended call were then opened: BIDDERS Scott and Co., South Bellingham, Per cord - $2.90. Trunkey and Sons, Bellingham " , - $3.15. Larson Lumber Co. " , - $3.00. Trustee Donovan moved and Trustee Handschy seconded that the contract be awarded to Scott and Co., the lowest bidders, at a price of $2.90 per cord. So ordered. The following communication was read: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 167 1910-05-25 To the Board of Trustees, State Normal School. Gentlemen:- The Students' Association of the State Normal School at Bellingham respectfully requests the privilege of handling the textbooks needed in the various classes of the Normal School during the ensuing and subsequent years. The reasons for our making this request are as follows:- 1. Convenience to our students-- obviating frequent trips down town for the purchase of books; 2. Economy-- in that we can sell books at a narrower margin of profit than the merchants can do; 3. Increased service ableness of our Association-- which is ambitious to serve the student-body in every legitimate way possible 4. Profit-- even a small percentage of profit will mean a considerable sum in the course of a year. As a matter of satisfaction to the Board of Trustees, we offer: first, our record of the past year, which we believe has been thoroughly business-like, honorable and succesful, aggregating a total business of approximately two thousand dollars; second, our willingness to secure the Board of Trustees financially by a surety bond for the proper accounting for all text-books received from the School; third, a general surety bond (500.00 for the current year) given by our storekeeper to the Students' Association. Trusting that our request will be granted and pledging ourselves, in case such is done, to use every care to secure a proper and satisfactory conduct of the business, we are, in behalf of the Students' Association, Very respectfully, WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for May 1910 Volume 03 - Page 168 1910-05-25 On motion of Trustee Handschy, seconded by Mr. Donovan, the request was granted upon the following conditions: First:- In no way shall the funds or the credit of the Bellingham State Normal School become involved with, or used by the Students association; Secondly:- That the Registrar shall have a complete accounting of all text books turned over by the school to the store of the Students association to be sold; Thirdly;- That the Faculty representatives upon the Board of Control of the Students association shall certify to the correctness of such accounting, which, in case such books are consigned to the Students association, shall be made periodically and filed with the Registrar. Trustee Handschy moved, and Trustee Donovan seconded, that the following list of diplomas issue in accordance with the recommendation of the Faculty: ##
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Title: Messenger - 1910 April
Date: 1910-04-01
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910_0401 ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. THE WHITE DEER OF CHEAM. (A Fraser River Indian Legend.) In the moons of long ago a deadly enmity existed between the frost and the spirit of the waters. The spirit dwelt in the Fraser River, but the frost lived everywhere,
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Show more1910_0401 ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. THE WHITE DEER OF CHEAM. (A Fraser River Indian Legend.) In the moons of long ago a deadly enmity existed between the frost and the spirit of the waters. The spirit dwelt in the Fraser River, but the frost lived everywhere, although there was one place he loved best—the summit of Cheam, the giant of the mountains. There his brother, the snow, dwelt. Summer and "Winter the snow slept on the lofty peak, fearing nothing not even the power of the Sun, the father of all spirits. Away in the north, where the Frazer reaches its thousand arms around the feet of the mountain ranges, the frost had a stronghold from which he would come forth in the silent night and binds the arms of the Fraser with chains of ice,—fetters that would not loosen. When this would occur the spirit of the water would call upon the great spirit, the Sun, who would send the spirits of Wind and Cloud to release the fettered river from the chains of the frost. The Water Spirit had many children, but the one he loved best was a streamlet that came rushing down the side of Cheam. The Frost was always thinking of some evil to do the Water Spirit, and one night said to his brother, the Snow: "Let us seize the stream and wall it up with ice, and keep it prisoner forever, for is it not the favored child of my enemy, the Water Spirt! We will do this to vex him.'' Then the Snow covered the Stream with its mantle and the Frost built a prison of ice around it, and told it that never again would it behold the lofty forest, the beautiful valley, or the blooming flowers. For many ages the Stream remained in its crystal prison, longing to released. One day it heard a wren tell a sparrow that Spring had visited the valley below, and that Spring had brought the green leaves and bright flowers. A desire to see the earth once more seized the Stream, and seeing an eagle near, asked him: "Will you go to the great River, and tell my father, the Spirit of Water, that I am a prisoner in the bonds of his enemy, the Frost?" The eagle would not answer the poor captive, but went screaming away. Next day a mountain goat passed by, and the Stream asked it the same question, but the goat laughed and went bounding away, caring little for the woes of the captive Stream. For many years after this, the Stream lay silent and dejected, thinking it had no friend on earth, until one day it asked the deer ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE MESSENGER if it would tell the Water Spirit of its captivity. The deer said, " I will ask the swan that lives on the lake to fly to the north and tell the Water Spirit where you are held prisoner." The deer went speeding down the mountain until the lake was reached, and there he met the swan and told her of the suffering Stream, and its desire to be released from the bonds of the cruel Frost. The swan answered him, "The Spirit of the Waters is kind to us winged creatures. Willingly will I go and tell him the story of the stream's wrong." Spreading her wings she flew far away to the dreary north, and rested not until the Spirit of the Waters was found. When the Water Spirit heard the story he was angry. "I will call my friends, the Spirits of Winds and Clouds," he said, "and they will force the Frost to open the gates of his prison and let the Stream go free. Will you not fly up into the air and ask the Wind Spirit to help me?" The swan circled upward and soon reached the Cloud and told the desire of the Water Spirit to have the Stream released from the prison of frost and snow. The Cloud answered: "Yes, I will help release it and will ask my brother, the Wind Spirit, to help me." Calling the Wind Spirit, the Chinook, from the south, he told it the story of the captive Stream, and asked help to free it. The Wind Spirit replied, "Yes, I will help you. Let us ask our father, the Sun, to help us." In the evening, when the Sun was going to rest, the Wind asked it, "Will you not help us free the Stream, the prisoner of the Frost?" The Sun answered, "Yes, tomorrow we will set it free." When the Sun told the Wind Spirit this it rejoiced and flew swiftly back to tell the Cloud. Then the Cloud sent the Eain to tell the Swan, who told the Deer when he came to drink of the sparkling waters of the lake ,that the next day the Sun, the Spirits of the Cloud and Wind would set the Stream free. The deer was glad, and when the moonbeams fell upon the mountain, he went to the Stream and told it to rejoice, for on the morrow it would be free and would see the bright world beneath and the spirit of the waters. When the morning dawned the Sun rose in splendor and sent down fierce rays on the prison of the Stream and the Wind and Cloud came from the south ,and the Cloud sent the Rain to help the Sun, and the Wind blew its warm breath upon the Frost, until conquered by these mighty elements, it opened the gates of its prison and let the Stream go free. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER 3 Then the Stream went rushing down the mountain side, singing as it went, and soon reached the valley, green with Spring, and bright with sunshine and all nature welcomed it. The Wind softly showered the blossoms of the trees upon it, and to welcome it, the birds sang their sweetest songs. Gently gliding beneath the shade of the trees it soon reached the Fraser, where the Water Spirit was waiting to greet it. After listening to the story of the Stream's captivity the Water Spirit asked what reward it wanted given to the deer and the swan who helped release it from the Frost. The Stream said: " I am very grateful to the Great Spirit, the Sun and the Spirits of the Wind and the Cloud. What can I do to show my gratitude for the great kindness they have done me?" The Water Spirit answered: '' You can mirror the Cloud, and on sultry days you can cool the Wind when it blows over you." "And now, how can I show my appreciation of the labors of the faithful deer and swan?" asked the Stream. • "The swan," replied the Water Spirit, "shall find a home on the waters for all time and the deer I will make beautiful. He shall be white as the lilies that float on the bosom of the lake. No arrow from the hand of an Indian shall ever do him harm, and for numberless years he shall live, the most favored of all earthly creatures, on the slopes of Cheam." The Spirit of the Waters kept its promise. Thousands and thousands of moons passed and the white deer roamed on the slopes of Cheam, having for food the moss and the tender grass. Time passed quickly until one day a strange race of men came to the village at the foot of the mountain. Their faces were white, and they carried weapons that contained thunder and lightning. When they heard of the white deer, one of them gave his weapon to a young Indian and told him to go up on the mountain and kill the white deer. With a heavy heart, the Indian climbed the mountain, met the white deer, leveled his weapon and fired, and fell face downward on the snow, never to rise again. There was mourning in his father's house for the hunter that never returned. His friends searched the canyons for him and at last found him lying dead, with a look of terror on his face. They bore him to the valley and buried him beside the stream. The Water Spirit sent the loon to cry over his grave and frighten the mourners away. After this no Indian ever attempted to harm the white deer until a Sitcum Siwash came to live at the village Cheam. One day this Siwash went hunting on the mountain and saw ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 4 ---------- 4 TEE MESSENGER the white deer. The Spirit of the Waters was asleep and could not protect it. The hunter fired and it fell dead. He then, carried it to the village and called everyone to see the white deer that had until a Sitcum Siwash came to live at the village Cheam. "When the old men of the tribe saw the white deer a great fear came upon them, and they reproved the wicked hunter who had done the cruel deed of killing the creature their fathers adored. "When the Spirit of the Waters learned of the death of the white deer, he caused a great sickness to come over the hunter. The hunter wrapped his blankets around him, covered his face, and lay down beneath the trees whose very leaves trembled at the thought of the crime he had committed. In the midnight darkness he died. Forever shall his guilty soul wander through the darkest canyons, and the Frost shall walk at his side. Never again shall he behold the light of the sun, moon or stars. At midnight the owl and wolf will visit him and will revile him with strange unearthly cries. The sweetest note he shall ever hear will be the croak of the raven. He will always be tired and never rest, and will always be cold and hungry. No ray of hope will ever gladden his heart. Friendless, wretched and alone, his soul shall wonder. This doom shall rest upon him forever, as it was pronounced by the Spirit of the Waters for killing the White Deer of Cheam. MARY A. PERRY. Fort Yukon, Alaska, Jan. 18, 1910. Dear Dr. Mathes: I flatter myself enough to think that there are some few at least in Bellingham Normal School who are interested in me to the extent that they would listen to news of my whereabouts and state of happiness. Since coming to this place I have heard scant news from people on the outside, and the only news of that institution which has reached my ears is that the football team has more than fulfilled the prophecy of a certain enthusiast of last year, in that it has played the B. H. S. twice and only lost one game. The fact that this news only has come to the far north goes to prove that a school's real field of usefulness and glory lies in athletics. While busy preparing for the "Foresters" last year a certain young man, who is still in school, presented a slip of paper for signatures and distinctly stated that any who signed this paper would be followed each month of the succeeding year by "The Messenger." Now, either that young man's word is good for nothing or the paper is deceased, for no copy of that sheet has followed ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 5 ---------- TEE MESSENGER b me (although I have anxiously looked for it.) News concerning_ The Messenger would be very welcome. I wish you would tell Miss Cribbs that I have at least a dozen romances of the frozen North ready to send in as soon as news of the paper's condition reaches me. One exceedingly great difference in things which I have observed since leaving the Normal has been a change in values placed on various things. I find it now a circumstance of no small concern that I failed to get over 88% in the Training Department last year. More than that, I even have to explain myself when I say "Bellingham," for that city is apparently unknown in these parts. Those two things are only samples of some of the things which loomed large on my horizon last year and now, like the mid-winter sun, they barely peep above it. A former distinguished aluminus once wrote that he had been benefited most while in school by the social life centered there and that the pointers on life etiquette given by the various lecturers from the faculty, had been of the utmost value to him. Before stating my point of difference I must explain that I did not have nearly all the social advantages he had, lacking the personal charm and poetic license, but on the whole I believe my experience will count for something in refuting that statement. All I need do is to cite a few customs in vogue in the homes and social halls of this country. It is impossible to remove your hat when you call—your host has his on. Do not knock before you enter—merely push the door and enter. Do not remove your hats at the dance—there is no place to hang them. If you are smoking when the waltz begins, do not remove your pipe—the lady doesn't mind. The former rules apply to ladies as well. Ladies or gents may smoke at the dance and they may chew tobacco and expectorate on the floor—-but they must make the discharge in the direction of the wall or door. Now, in the fact of such evidence, of what avail is etiquette or social practices learned in the States? I have had to rearrange my whole code and have been forced to condemn all I heard at the Normal as a mere local phase of a great question. Seriously the thing which I want to thank the Bellingham Normal for, aside from the course of study is the number of noble men and women, boys and girls, I met there. We are on the frontier here—the last frontier-—and the major portion of the popula- ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 6 ---------- 6 THE MESSENGER tion are anything else but noble. One meets an occasional splendid man, but he is the exception. The majority place themselves on the level of the Indian. It is a far cry from savagery to civilization but I can witness the fact that the backward step is accomplished swiftly. So in a place like this one needs to remember the good people that he has known in order that he may preserve the healthy attitude toward people that he should preserve. I am proud to have known some of the people I met at school and I count the time spent there well spent. A few notes on this place might not be amiss. Fort Yukon is just within the Arctic Circle and is the northernmost point on the river. The permanent whites probably number twenty-five and there are three ladies, two of them at the Mission. The native population varies from nothing to over three hundred. The school is new, modern in every respect, and is a better building than most district schools in Washington. My attendance averages about thirty. This is the central mission point for the interior and they have besides the lady in charge, a trained nurse and a doctor. There are four stores here and they carry a good general stock. Our winter mail comes every two weeks from Valdez by way of Fairbanks. Summer mail comes by way of Skagway and Dawson and is carried by every steamer, generally twice a week. The river at this point is over three miles wide, and is frozen now tight as a drum, and has been since the first day of November. I am about 2000 miles from Bellingham—and I feel like it. I do not await each mail anxiously for letters from my friends, for I know there will be none. The trip down the Yukon, 800 miles, is worth staying a year of itself. I enjoy the remarkable displays of the Aurora, the freaks of the frost and the cold, dry and still atmosphere. It has not rained since my coming and we have not had six days of even moderate wind. I have seen —65° Fahrenheit and I can testify that our few days of winter in Bellingham last year were far worse. There is nothing unpleasant in this cold unless one is traveling by sledge. Men think nothing of taking the trail at —50° and —60°. I am kept busy by my work and have little time to be lonesome. I suppose the newness of things is a help. I enjoy the change to, wild meat for diet. Moose is our staple diet with caribou as a good second. They each sell for 15e per pound. Ducks, geese, ptarmigan, grouse and bear add a pleasing variety. I do not know of anything else of interest. It is such an undertaking to tell anything of the country that I hesitate to try. Of one thing I am convinced and that is that Alaska has seen its best ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 days and the young man who is seeking a fortune will find it a great deal quicker in his own country. For this once, good-bye, Yours, NOAH DAVENPORT. IN OUR HOMELAND. (A True Story.) Once in the woods at the foot of a mountain, seven miles from the nearest postoffice, was a school district which needed a teacher. It was hard to find one who wanted the school or even one who would try it, as it was a district in which no teacher had ever stayed for more than a few weeks at a time. The same people had lived there for the past twenty-five years and had quarreled and contested each other's timber claims until they were all enemies, especially to themselves. Moreover they didn't want a school and all the school houses which had ever been built had been mysteriously burned. The building then used for school purposes was an old dwelling house which had been built of split cedar about twenty years before. It was located on the top of a steep hill in a cleared spot with heavy timber in every direction. There were evergreen blackberry vines growing wild all through the yard. At one corner of the building was a graveyard in which were buried two of the former inmates of the house. At another corner was a frog-pond on the other side of which was a dilapidated old barn; However there were four grades of dear boys and girls whom some one must teach. These children, living in such an atmosphere, knew little of anything else but crimes, plots and scandals. I didn't intend to teach school that year but at last County Superintendent, Miss Perkins, over-persuaded me to go up in that isolated country and try it. Miss Perkins told me some of the things I should have to face; but I felt that somehow, "in our homeland," conditions couldn't be quite so bad. I went to my school the latter part of September. Of course the common conversation was about the awful things which had happened and might happen—one man even threatened to Mil the next teacher who came—but all seemed so unreasonable that I let them "go in at one ear, out at the other, and down over the hill." However, I assured them that I didn't expect such things to happen again. Everything went along so much better than I expected. The children were ideal and I was beginning to think it was "all talk." I didn't know that storm clouds were passing over my calm sky, ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 8 ---------- 8 THE MESSENGER until Joseph Harria, an Italian boy of thirteen, one of my brightest eighth grade pupils, was taken out of school to help put in the spring garden. There were older members of the family staying at home and Joseph's help was unnecessary. After trying to persuade Mr. Harria to let Joseph come back to school, I reported the case to Miss Perkins. She wrote to Mr. Harria, and Joseph returned to school the following Monday. "Wednesday noon, while calling the roll with quotation responses and singing a few songs, I sat at my desk which was about an arm's length from a window in front of the building. Something seemed to detract the children from their songs. I couldn't discover what it was. Then I called the fifth grade Geography class. Just in the middle of the recitition Avaha Marshall, one of the older pupils, to my surprise, stepped up and laid a folded paper on my deck. I looked and found it to be a note which read thus: "Miss S. All during our opening exercises, August Harria stood at the window behind you. Now he is sitting out behind the woodpile. He's dressed awful funny.—Avaha." I looked around and then after dismissing the class called Avaha to me and asked her what she meant. We stepped just outside the door and while she was trying to tell me she pointed over my shoulder and said: "There he goes now!" I turned instantaneously and said,'' Step inside.'' There running across the slashing and looking toward us was a large man, dressed in a dark red coat and tan overalls. He was carrying a gun and his face was partially hidden by what seemed to be a dark colored handkerchief. I was frightened and all those things which I had heard came back "from over the hill" and entered my head again. I thought of threats, burning school houses, troubles of former teachers and imaginary troubles. Then it flashed into my mind that this person was the one who had made the mysterious footprints in the snow the past three mornings. What was I to do? I continued my school work, at the same time keeping close watch of the school grounds. Several times I saw the man "running from the slashing to the barn and back again, all the while trying to hide behind the black logs and stumps. At three o'clock I decided that we would all pack up our books and go home early. I dismissed each family separately and told them to go straight home, as I had good reasons for wanting them to do so. I had dismissed all but Avaha and Queenie Marshall, who were to go home with me, and Joseph, whom I was questioning to find out if he knew what his brother wanted. I had ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER 9 locked one door and had the keys in my hand when a " r a p ! r a p !" came at the door. My heart was in my mouth. I stepped quickly and turned the latch. Joseph's expression told terror. We all thought it was Mr. Harria. Just as I turned the key, I said, with all the force of expression I could muster, "Mr. Harria, stay right out there and keep your place!" Joseph's sharp black eyes sized us up with an awful expression on his face which I never can forget, and I repeated, "Mr. Harria, stay right out there and keep your place!" Joseph said, "He'll get in." Again I said, "Mr. Harria, stay right out there and keep your place!" I heard the stepping back of feet. Then, glancing through a crack in the old cedar door, I saw a black coat. "Oh! who had I been keeping out?" County Superintendent? No. County Superintendent is Miss Perkins! Who? What!! !!! I flung wide the door and sank back into my chair, exclaiming, "Oh, I'm so glad you've come! Oh, I'm so glad you've come! I'm so glad you've come! So glad you've come!!" I dismissed Joseph, and then, recovering from my glad surprise, I explained the situation to the visitor, Mr. Lowe, who, meanwhile, had sunk back in utter bewilderment. (I should like to know what his thoughts were; if he were able to catch them. I suppose he wondered what kind of an "old maid school marm" he had run across, who would'nt even let a man enter the room.) The absurd part of it was that he thought I was saying, "Mr. Harry." (His name was Harry Lowe)—all the time ,and I had just met him at Sunday School the Sunday before and didn't even remember him. We had decided to go home a long round-about route instead of the usual path, for fear Mr. Harria might be lying in ambush somewhere on our way. But Mr. Lowe kindly offered his protection and we gladly accepted and went home the usual way. The next day I found how fortunate we had been, for Mr. Harria had waited for us the four-mile way that night. I had noticed that one of the little boys, Gordon, had been lingering around my desk, trying to get a chance to speak to me alone. In the evening when I went to the door to bid him and his little sister, Pearl, good night, Gordon said, with tears in his eyes: "Teacher, you know it is a good thing you didn't stay here alone last night, for I believe August Harria would have killed you." "Why, Gordon?" I asked. He answered: "You know the boys haven't let me be with them for over a week, and the other day they were all sitting out behind that stump; and I went out there and just as I got there, ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER I heard Joseph telling how his brother was going to kill you. When they saw me they told me to get for the house, and if I opened my mouth they would pound me into the ground." I had noticed that Gordon had spent his recesses playing with the girls and the boys had spent theirs out behind those large stumps. I hadn't overheard much conversation, although it was very common to overhear the children discussing terrible topics. I assured Gordon that there was no danger and that the boys were probably trying to scare him. He went home with his heart lightened. Mr. Lowe protected us on our way to and from school for the rest of that week and some one stayed at the school house all day, so there wasn't much danger and I thought I could stand it until Miss Perkins could come and settle matters. Next Monday morning, just as we were about to start to school, a man came to the door with two notes. Avaha Marshall went to the door, took the notes and turning, threw both hands up and said, "We're stopped!" She thought that she and her sister were forbidden to pass Mr. McFlynn's place on their way to school, for I had to continually beg Mr. and Mrs. McFlynn to allow the children to go thro' that path to school, as the parents were enemies. One note was for Mrs. Marshall and one for me. The notes read as follows: "Mrs. Marshall: This is to notify you that your girls can go through our land to school from now on.—Bob McFlynn." "Miss S.—You are hereby notified to keep off our land. If I catch you trespassing I will shoot you.—Bob McFlynn." , This meant I should have to go the long route to school, which was but a brushy trail two-thirds of the way, and the girls would have to go by McFlynn's way to preserve their privilege. This was also the man who had threatened to kill the next teacher. My courage wavered and almost failed me, but I went through snow and sleet. My life was hardly my own until Miss Perkins wrote and told me to close the school until she came. I did so gladly. Meanwhile, Mr. Harria had been seen several times sneaking around my boarding place. Miss Perkins came Saturday. She had Mr. Harria forbidden trespassing on school premises. She also tried to persuade Mr. McFlynn to let me pass that way to school, for I could not endure to go four miles every morning and evening in the snow; but Mr. McFlynn wouldn't give in. Sunday I came home from Sunday School about three o'clock. I was wet ,cold, worn, and weary and ready to give up and go ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 11 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 11 home. After getting warm and dry I went to my room for a quiet hour of communion with by Blessed Friend, the One who had given me the courage and strength to endure from day to day. While praying, I felt impressed to arise and look out of my window. I did so, and there I saw Mr. and Mrs. McFlynn walking along the county road. I ran out and asked them if I could go my old path to school. Mr. McFlynn said bluntly and hesitatingly. "Well, yes. You know we're not saints, anythow; people say, and I concluded—if you had to have guards to pass our place (the only house you have to pass)—you'd better go the other way so you wouldn't have any house to pass." I told them it wasn't because I feared to pass their place that I had guards, not at all. "Yes," he said, "we'll let you go by." I was very glad and thankful and decided to stay and reopen school again Monday. After school Monday evening I, full of courage, went up to the Harria home to talk with Joseph's father and get Joseph to return to school again. His father consented. On my way home I met August Harria, gun in hand. He dropped his gun; rested both hands over the muzzle and said in broken Italian language and in a halting manner: "Miss S. ; I_a_Spose everybodys 'fraid of me—thinks I'm dangerous—and— intends to kill you—but—" I said, "Yes, to tell the truth, I have been frightened; but don't think that I need be now." He assured me that I did not need to fear any more. The next day Joseph returned to school. The latter part of the term was delightful. The whole neighborhood became friendly and were convinced that a teacher was a friend to the community instead of an enemy. Now I look back with pleasant memories and am glad to think I had the privilege of scattering a few rays of sunshine in that dark corner of "Our Homeland." DR. MATTHEWS. Not often are we asked to lay aside our regular work and betake ourselves to the Auditorium for a whole period. When this does happen we know that some treat is in store for us. Wednesday, March 9th, was just such an occasion. We saw the announcement on the bulletin board. We were informed in our several classrooms that Dr. Matthews of the first Presby- t terian Church of Seattle, was to speak. Those of us who had heard him on the evening before at the Methodist Tabernacle as ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER well as those who had never either heard or seen him were eagerly expectant. Dr. Matthews' address could hardly be called a lecture; it was rather a rambling talk in which he merely touched on points of vital interest and importance to everyone, sandwiching in humorous incidents from his own experience and from the experience of others. Dr. Matthews believes that there is a certain work for each one of us to do; that each one is fitted for this particular field and should, therefore, not attempt to do something else for which we are not fitted. It goes without saying that we should apply the test to ourselves, each one individually, whether we are preparing ourselves for the special duty we are set to perform. The thing that comes home to us most forcibly as teachers. especially, is perhaps the thought of "teaching people to be happy." If we can teach boys and girls to be happy we have given a "good gift" to mankind; for to be really happy we must love people in the world about us and, what is more, we must endeavor to make others happy. If we are each one of us bent on making others happy, we shall not have girls acquiring indigestion from eating candy selfishly. (We thought the example of the selfish girl and her candy rather inapt, since candy is somewhat a rarity here at Normal.) Certainly all agree with Dr. Matthews in strewing roses in people's way while they are living, instead of .placing them on their casket; in giving words of appreciation and encouragement while our friends are with us, rather than offering a "posthumous retribution." The next thing is to put our theories into practice Dr. Matthews is a very interesting speaker. He has a message to give and knows how to give it. He has a forceful way of saying things; his examples are very original. With all this he is intensely humorous, which quality is always appreciated in a speaker. However, like the rest, he is something of a flatterer, at least that was how we felt when he finished. We know we have an excellent Dean of Women; we know we are a well-fed, good-looking (?) bunch of girls (did he mention the boys?); but somehow, we feel Dr. Matthews had said to others the same little speech he said to us. Perhaps we are mistaken. We hope Dr. Matthews will visit Bellingham again in the near future ,and we shall give him a hearty welcome should he again address the students of the Normal School. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 13 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 13 ON MY WAY TO TEACH MY FIRST SCHOOL. (Extracts From Letters Received by Friends of E. Richert.) I left Clallam at seven o'clock this morning and reached the Forks at four o 'clock this afternoon, having traveled a distance of thirty-seven miles. It was rainy, and no ''soft" rain,at that. At Clallam the storekeeper insisted that I should get a man's slicker and wear it. I couldn't see that a man's coat would do me much good as I didn't mind a little rain. Just as I started to go, the storekeeper brought out his own long coat and insisted that I wear it, as least as far as the Forks. Seeing no other way out of it, I put the coat over my sweater and long coat ,and then put my cape over it all. It was raining "pitchforks" just as I stepped into the stage, and it kept this up all day long. By the time we had driven about twenty miles, we reached a place called Beaver. Here we stopped for a good hot dinner. Oh, how I did appreciate it; I was so cold and just simply "soaked." We didn't have much time to stay, so we started off again immediately after dinner. We had driven only a couple of miles, when I discerned at some distance down the road, another vehicle with about ten men standing around it. Our stage-driver informed us there we were to change stages. As we drove up, all eyes were turned upon us. The men quickly took the pack off from one coach to the other. This done, they passed around a bottle of whisky and every man indulged. When all was ready, I climbed into the back seat of the uncovered stage and on we went. The rain did not abate. Despite that unpleasant fact, the country through which we passed was perfectly beautiful. A heavy for sst, carpeted with thick moss, and adorned with bunches of ferns lay on either side of the road,—it must be a perfectly enchanting drive in dry weather. The road over which we passed was fairly good,though every once in a while we would "bump the bumps." Finally the road wound around a hill, and we burst upon a most beautiful cascade—twenty-two feet high, in one perpendicular fall. Such an immense volume of water as was carried over that precipice. Going on, every now and then we would pass a house, a prairie and some old shacks. After what seemed an endless time we came in sight of a cleared spot where stood a store and a sort of a tumbled-down building with the word "Hotel" in letters big enough to accommodate the Byron, stuck up over the front door. Here the stage stopped. I was informed that this was "The Forks." While the men were busy unpacking, I made my way to the hotel. Upon entering the doorway,a peculiar sight greeted me. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 14 ---------- 14 THE MESSENGER Directly in front of me was a good-sized room with a muddy floor, spit over with tobacco "juice." In the center of the room stood a heater ,on one side of which was a stand with a phonograph, and on the other was a tablefull of young men playing cards. As I came in, every eye was turned curiously towards me. No doubt I was a curious looking object. Just then the landlady appeared. She assisted me in taking off my wraps, and then showed me to a room, which, thank goodness, had a stove in it. On opening my suit case I found that some articles in it were also wet, but that nice little box of cookies that Miss McLean gave me was all right and really, as I ate them, I thought I had never tasted anything better in my life. Later that evening, I was told that I had a twenty-five mile horseback ride ahead of me and that I would have to ford two rivers in the bargain. The next day brought a steady down-pour of rain. The mail-carrier from Hoh did not arrive, evidently the streams were so swollen that he could not cross them. I was to go with him on his return to Hoh. As he did not come I contented myself with th e thought that I could go on tomorrow. During the meanwhile, I had a chance to observe my surroundings. My! the stacks of men! Men everywhere! The landlady is the only woman I've seen since my arrival. The Forks, the tell me, is a prairie, but there are some sandstone hills. I looked at some of these and remembered what I had learned about rock strata. The following day the mail carrier came. To make you acquainted with the situation I will tell you what I have just learned —the carrier's name is Mr. Fletcher, and his brother was fortunate enough in winning the school-marm who was teaching there the early part of this year, and who said that I was to finish. Mr. Fletcher told me that I could not go to Hoh with him, as the river was too high. I told him if it wasn't too high for him to cross I didn't see why it should be for me. "Well, you see," he said, "you could cross all right if there were a canoe; but, as it is, you have to swim the horse a good part of the way." "Give me a good horse and I'll swim him," was the answer I gave. "Yes, there you are; I didn't bring but the one horse with me ,and you can't get one around here," argued the mail-carrier. But I was determined to get a horse if I had to borrow, buy, beg or steal him, as I did not want to stay at the Forks three days longer. So the landlord telephoned to different places for me, but was unable to secure a horse. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 I decided that I would have to get one myself. Just then a man came in and informed me where I could get one. I telephoned for it; held my breath while I waiting for the answer; and —it came! "The lady may have it and I will bring it up right away." I was simply tickled to death, and hurried to tell Mr. Fletcher about my success. "Well; I didn't think you'd get one," he said, with a grin; but I suppose you'll have to go. You had better get a pair of overalls, for you'd never get there in that rig you've got on now." "Yes," the landlady said, "that's what all the girls have to do when they come oat here." So I went to the grocery store and asked for a pair of overalls. But alas! the sizes were all too small. When the landlord heard of my misfortune, he said that he had a pair of paraffine trousers and a coat that he knew would just fit me. How relieved I felt to think I had both the horse and the trousers. That evening I went to bed in good spirits. Next morning I was awakened by a rap at my door. Fearing that I was late I put on those paraffine trousers over my gym suit as quickly as I could (how thankful I was for my gym suit); then donned my sweater, pulled a man's hat over my eyes and rushed down-stairs. I told the landlady that I didn't believe I had the nerve to sit at the table with all those men, but she assured me that it was the only thing to do and that the men thought nothing of seeing a woman in overalls. The breakfast bell had not yet been rung and when it wa» I made a mad rush for the table and was seated before any of the men entered. In the semi-darkness no one noticed me. I kept my hat pulled well down and spoke to nobody until Mr. Fletcher took his place beside me. I felt that I had to speak, so I said: '' Good morning.'' It was no sooner said than one of the men looked up and said: "Oh, is that you? I suddenly had a wild desire to laugh-but I didn't dare—so I choked it down and ate my mush. After breakfast I kept out of sight till the horses were ready. I thought the men would all be gone; but lo! when the horses were brought in front of the hotel every man had assembled on the porch. I found that another traveler, Mr. Mays, was also to go to H o n - ., , . i. Mr. Fletcher informed me that I had to ride his horse as ne feared I might not be able to manage the other gay one. I swung into the saddle. Spurs were fastened on my heels; but I am sure I didn't need them, for no sooner had I told my horse to go than ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER he tore across the prairie at a mad gallop. It was so unexpected that for the first few seconds I thought of nothing but hanging on, and that I did for dear life. When we had gone about a quarter of a mile I tried to pull my broncho in. But it was of no use. The more I pulled the faster he went. I concluded he had a gay spell and, knowing how I sometimes feel myself, I gave him free rein. What could be better than a streteh of prairie and a wild gallop. Directly ahead of us I saw a gate about four and a half feet high. I was afraid he would leap the gate, so I leaned forward, stood up in the stirrups and held the reins. But the horse leaped over the gate and galloped on. Mr. Fletcher and Mr. Mays were coming close behind. My horse soon tired of his gallop, so this gave the gentlemen a chance to catch up with me. We had passed the prairie and struck the trail—better called a mud-hole, and rode on through dense forest of cedar, spruce and hemlock. The sky above was gloomy, but how grand it felt to be in the wilderness once more. We rode steadily over the rough trail until we arrived at the Bogacheia post-office—a distance of ten miles from the Forks. Here we stopped for lunch. A quarter of a mile away was the Bogacheia Eiver, our danger point Mr. Mays suggested the advisability of taking off our shoes when we crossed the river. I declared that in case we lost them, shoes full of water would certainly be better than no shoes at all. I reached the river first. While standing on the bank, waiting for the horsemen to come up, I noticed that the river was very swollen and swift. Its yellow waters roared like thunder. When Mr. Fletcher came up he gave me these directions: "Now, you see; you'll have to go down the river for a couple of hundred feet until you get to that big rock. Go below theTock to the other side of the river, but don't get near the rock, for it's awfully deep and the river is so high. Be sure and stay away from this bank, for the current is very strong." I saw that Mr. Mays looked worried and heard him say something to Mr. Fletcher about my taking off my paraffine coat in case I had to swim. '' Oh," she 'd be sure to drown if she ever gets off that horse; the current is so swift that the only safe thing is to hang on to the horse," was the comforting rejoinder. Without further parley we plunged into the river. I really didn't feel afraid, as I had crossed swollen rivers before. I simply kept a level head and followed Mr. Fletcher's horse as well as I could. The water rose higher and higher; in the middle of the rush* ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 ing stream it seemed as if I was on a merry-go-round horse. The water reached my ankles—we were near that rock—my horse be-gan to swim. Just a few moments and my horse found foothold— the danger was over! Again on terra firma my horse took the lead. All went well for the first twenty miles; but the last seven miles were just seven miles too long. When we came at last to Hoh I could hardly swing myself from the horse. Mr. Fletcher told me I might walk up and down the road, "just to limber up a bit." I staggered down the road as well as I could; my paraffine trousers rustling like silk petticoats. After stabling the horses we walked down to the school house, where the whole Fletcher family were helping to celebrate the last day of school for the then present teacher. Upon my arrival they took me to their home. We had to cross two more rivers, but we had a canoe this time. So, after all, I have arrived safely, to teach my first rural school. EMMAMCHERT. It is again our sad duty to report the death of one of our classmates and friends—Miss Alice Swanson. Miss Swanson came to us this year from the Port Angeles High School. She was 18 years old. She was in the St. Luke's Hospital for six weeks with typhoid fever. Everything possible was done for her. Her mother and sister spent the last week with her, and her father came up just before she lost consciousness, about two days before her death. She died in the Hospital about nine o'clock p. m., March17th. She was taken to her home on the afternoon boat, for burial. Representatives of the Junior Class, together with the Dormitory girls, laden with flowers, went to the boat to say a sad fare-weil to all that was left to them of their dear friend and class-mate. The funeral was held at the Episcopal Church in Port Angeles, Sunday, March 20. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE MESSENGER THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printtagr lt;JJ^Hp^»3» Railroad Avenue "To do what you ought to do at the right time, whether you like it or not, is the first step toward success." MESSENGER STAFF ADA B. CAMPBELL Editor HENRY ROGERS) BEATRICE BAIR/ . Athletics ANDREA NORD • Associate MARIE REESE -J ESTHER PARKYN - • Calendar ALICE PEACOCK V - Literary ROY KNUDSON } Art EDNA STAPLES gt; INA LANDON MARY E. SEXTON Exchanges OLIVE CLARK • • Alumni MAUDE WESCOTT 1 MARGARET WALTON » - Organizations VALE NIXON • gt; 1 HARRY HEATH { " Jokes ELIZABETH HEMPHILL | - - Locals JANET EVERETT J 1 EMMA WOODHOUSE W. T. MEYER - * Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Entered December ax, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3,1879. Vol. IX. April, 1910 No. 7 'Mimk '^L And the Tri-Normal Contest? What of it? We look at each other and begin to explain as best we can what we think has be« come of it. One sure thing, it is dead! Psad as Marley! Dead as a door-nail! And we're sorry; at least we're sorry it died before all three of the Normal Schools of the state had entertained it —more satisfaction, you know, in knowing that every fellow had to do the same. Yet, as matters stand, honors were evenly divided at the last meet in Bellingham. Cheney got first place in declamation; Bellingham, in oratory; and Bllensburg, the cup for the strongest team work. But there still remains the question of the unfinished contest, and as long as it can't be a tri-Normal contest, owing to the fact that Cheney wished to withdraw, we are going to have an oratorical contest of our own. Messrs. Hansen and Niles are ready with their orations and will fight it out on the Assembly platform some Tuesday morning. A prize of books, or something of that nature, will be given by the Faculty to the winning orator. The subjects of the orations are "Woman Suffrage" and "Industrial Arbitration," ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 19 ---------- THE MESSENGER 19 Of course we all enjoy The Messenger. Who wouldn't, when some of the brightest minds in the student body contribute to its interesting and inspiring pages. A still greater pleasure there is in helping the students to meet the financial requirements that are naturally incurred in the publication of a school paper. In the eyes of a few of our readers, this is such a pleasure that they are reserving it for the close of the year. They think with joyous anticipation of the time when they will share in the burden bearing. But, dear reader, have you ever thought that you might be a wee bit selfish in dealing after this fashion? To be quite frank, we need the money, and need it now, not at the end of the year. Forty cents is a very small amount. We know you would make a good many sacrifices rather than have your "Messenger" discontinued. Some one has said it will stop coming when the subscription is not paid. This doubtless, is not true but we beg you both for your own sakes and ours to pay your subscription. Do it today 1 "Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed members of the Faculty; friends, enemies and fellow citizens: It is with much pleasure that I am here this morning. It fills me with joy to look down into your bright and happy faces. I rejoice to see so many young men and women preparing for the noblest of all professions— that of teaching. Seldom have I seen so many good looking girls, etc., etc." O dear! can't some one instruct the next speaker to get off the old path. We'd like to hear something NEW. The girls all know they are handsome. And as for matrimony—oh, do tell the dear gentlemen that girls are not all candidates for that position. The B. N. School is not a matrimonial agency. The election of officers for the Students' Association will be held the first week of the fourth quarter. This will be one of the most important meetings of the year and one in which the students have a vital interest. The Association will soon have reached its second birthday and we are all anxious that the coming year be one of marked progress and prosperity. So much depends upon the persons in office. Those to be elected for next year are president, vice-president, secretary, sergeant-at-arms, two student representatives and a faculty member. These persons, together with two other faculty members, form the board of control and they select the editor and the business manager of the Messenger, the storekeeper, the bookkeeper, treasurer and the athletic manager. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE MESSENGER The students of the Science Annex always get a daily treat. It doesn't come in the form of formaldyhyde but as a delicate (?) odor that is suffused throughout the room. You wonder where it is all from. Step to a window facing the alley. Notice the smoke that curls so lazily upward. Looking down, you see a heap of rubbish, a conglomeration of everything from potato-parings and soup from the cafeteria to the waste paper on the Uird floor. The whole mass is slowly burning. Wouldn't it be much better to burn such unsightly rubbish somewhere else than just back of the Science Annex? We regret very much that the exchanges from Room 17 have all disappeared. We hesitate to call anyone by the unpleasant name of thief. Yet he who steals another's property is surely no less than a thief. The exchanges do not belong to anyone who cares to carry them off. They are property of The Messenger and of the Students' Association. No one has any more right to appropriate them than he has to take the money out of the till or the supplies out of the store. When the exchanges were put within reach of the student body it was done so that everyone might enjoy them. They were merely loaned to the students. They have been carried off before even the editors could see them. Surely this will not happen again. A word to the wise ought to be sufficient. It is with great pleasure that we read selections from our magazine in the city paper, We overlook the fact that the last selection copied was not mentioned as being from The Messenger. We like to get credit for our work, but we are willing to forgive the oversight, lost as we are in contemplation of the honor conferred. Surely those, who at the first of the year complained of the lack of class spirit, can have no further cause for complaint in the light of Junior Tag Day and Senior Hair Day. Don't get cross if your Messenger doesn't come. The staff is not to blame. Perhaps the business manager is not always in the wrong, either. A student's life is busy, too. We heard of a complaint and in trying to run down the facts in the case we found out that a change in address had been made and the manager not notified, also that no money had been sent for the paper by the complainer. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 21 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 21 The weekly devotional meeting of the Y. W. C. A. was led by Miss Viola Ryan, the subject "Fruit Bearing In Daily Life." At this meeting the nominating committee presented its report with the following candidates for office for the ensuing year to be voted upon at the next meeting: President—Misses Bailey and Caldwell. Vice-President—Miss Rexroth, Miss Vivian Johnson. Secretary—Misses Devereaux, Stewart. Treasurer—Misses C. Johnson, Britt. For the last two years the association has held its Easter morning service at 6:00 o'clock on Sehome Hill. Last year seventy students were present and the inspiration of the meeting will long be remembered. If *he weather permits, another meeting will be held this year at the same time and place. Miss Ruth Paxson, National Secretary for the Student Volunteer Movement, will visit the School and the Association April 27th and 28th, speaking in Assembly and at the Association meeting. Miss Paxson is a woman of National reputation with student audiences and the school is honored in a visit from her. Miss Carrie Cowgill, President of the University Association, will lead the meeting of our Assiciation, April 7th. STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. The school pin, which was selected by the Association not long ago, will soon be a fact. The board will soon have one made from the pattern and this will be turned over to the faculty for consideration. It is to be hoped that they will pass favorable judgment upon it, and that in the near future we shall take our place among other colleges with a school pin. An item which will be of interest to those interested in athletics is the fact that the Association is planning for a monogram, to be given to those who take part in some way in athletic sporta. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 22 ---------- 22 TEE MESSENGER In many schools the winning of the school initial or monogram is a great honor and only given to those who have especially distinguished themselves in some form of athletics. Perhaps, and we hope it will. This will have the effect of interesting more students in sports and games. Probably many of the new students do not know that the election of new officers for the Association comes the first of the last quarter. All of the student officers are to be elected, and one member of the faculty to take Prof. Deerwester's place. The students should have this in mind, so that when it is time for the election they will know whom they wish to fill these places and will not be unprepared. Personal feelings should not be the impelling motive in these elections, but the idea of choosing those who are best fitted to fill the positions and carry on the work of the Association. Cheer up! Cheer up! Spring is coming and the Association is planning to have a picnic. The faculty has left the matter entirely in the hands of the Students' Association and a committee has already been appointed to look up places, transportation, etc.; so the affair is well under way. Those who do not believe the Association is doing something would do well to visit some of the board meetings, where matters of this sort and many others touching the life and interest of the School are taken up. So when the matter is "up to you," don't say, "Aw, that isn't any fun," like the small boy; but get in and boost! Get out your lunch basket ,shoe box or paper sack, cram it with undigestible pie, cream puffs, etc., and take to the woods and- rest your weary brain from all your worries, so you can come back and "go at it again." THE PHH.OMATHEAN LITERARY SOCIETY. The Philomathean Literary Society, the "new society" organized at the close of the first quarter of the present school year, has in less than a half year grown to be one of the strongest organizations of our school. Those who heard the program on "Current Events," given in Assembly a few weeks ago, can judge for themselves of the ability of its members and of the class of work done. As was said at that time, the Philomatheans take up ALL lines of work. The programs include music, debates, dramatic work, papers and talks on current events and other things of general interest. A program on juvenile courts and ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 23 ---------- THE MESSENGER 23 prison reforms, Kipling, Mark Twain, and a college program, negro program and an Irish or St. Patrick's Day program, are among those that have been given. As the society meets every week each member has the benefit of being upon the program twice each quarter. Those who attend regularly and whose work is approved by the Society's faithful friends and advisers, Miss Jensen and Mr. Phillippi, will receive one credit. A social evening was enjoyed by the society, and friends invited by the members, a few weeks ago in Society Hall. Games were played and refreshments, unsurpassed, were served for among the other best things of the school which the Philoma-theans have they proudly claim the famous chefs, Trimble and Johnson. DEBATING CLUB. The young men met Thursday evening, March 10th, to debate on the question, " Resolved, That an Agricultural College Is of More Benefit to the State Than a University." Many points were advanced by both parties. The decision was given in favor of the negative. A challenge by the Alkasiah Club to meet the boys in a joint debate was accepted. The question for debate was decided upon: "Resolved, That the Trusts Should Be Abolished." Arrangements were made to meet the challenging team on Thursday eve- March 24th. ALKASIAH NOTES. The Alkasiah Society has now completed the series of programs on the legends of the Holy Grail and ancient Grailers. We now turn with equal zest to the study of modern Grailers—men and women who are accomplishing things worth while. The leading feature of the program, March 11th, was a paper by Miss Hillis, on "The Student Volunteer Movement." She very ably and entertainingly traced this great movement from its beginning at Northfield, in 1888, with only twenty-one Volunteers, to the far-reaching and comprehensive movements of the present day. This is a non-denominational movement among the higher institutions of learning, which has for some of its objects an increased knowledge of and interest in the great missionary needs and activities of the day; the supplying of up-to-date literature and text-books on mission study; the bringing of college men and ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER women to accept missionary activity as worthy of their highest scholarship, and greatest talents, and finally of placing these volunteers in touch with their various church boards. The Student Volunteer Movement never has sent out missionaries and never will; it simply acts as a recruiting agency for the churches. The control is vested in a National Board with central offices in New York. Last year 25,000 college men and women engaged in voluntary mission study and 100,000 mission books were sold in colleges. Since the organization of thi s movement 4,338 Volunteers have gone to foreign lands. Last year 600 missionaries sailed, of whom 487 were Volunteers. This movement has resulted in increased intelligence, larger giving and better equipped candidates. The Society was pleased and benefited by Miss Hillis' paper and extended to her a vote of thanks for her services. Miss Andrea Nord next spoke on the life and works of Miss Selma Lagerloff, who so recently won the $40,000 Nobel prize with her story, "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils," representing idealism in literature. Friday, March 18, was given over to a Kipling program, which was ably rendered by Miss Felt, Miss Nord and Miss Watson. HIGH SCHOOL. These are busy days in the High School. The closing tests for the third quarter are almost upon us. Teachers and pupils are working hard to make our work a success. While Normal students have more or less freedom during their vacant periods and may walk about the halls or leave the building, we are busily engaged in our study hall during our vacant periods. The spirit of honest effort and persistent application which characterizes most of our number will surely bring good results. We hope to see a large addition to the N. H. S. next year. Pride in our School and real class spirit seem to be increasing of late. We expect to be able to make more noise than any other class in the Normal before long. The age of heroes is not gone. Chivalry is not dead and forgotten. Courage is not a thing of the past, but rather is blossoming fresh in a more noble type. This has all been proven to us by the daring act of Rastus and his faithful three. Some of the spirit that animated the Spartans at Thermopylae, or the Texans in the Alamo, must have coursed through Rastus *s veins when he, ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 25 with daring, unparalleled in history, sealed Dr. Mathes' arm-chair, and with superhuman strength tore the hated banner from the picture moulding, amid the acclamations of his fellow students. Quiet determination was written on his steadfast features. He went, though he knew that he would probably never see the light of day again. His soul was not infused with selfishness or avarice, but by a high purpose—a purpose truly noble. The true greatness of America lies not in her industries, her possessions, or her commerce, but in her own heroic sons like Rastus. "All the beautiful sentiments in the world weigh less than a single lovely action, Rastus!" March 7.—Charlie appeared in class on Monday. March 8.—Arthur Singleton kicked the football and didn't break. March 9. Teacher in Physiology— 'Please name the three ^ plexuses." Bright Freshman—"The solar plexus, the cardiac plexus and the apple plexus." March 10—Ben Anderson (singing)—"Be it ever so humble; there's no place like study hall." March 11.—Miss F—. (in Latin)—"Translate the next sentence, Charlie." Charlie—"Gee! what's that big word?" The High School now boasts a number of poets of unusual ability. Their genius has found expression in a number of magnificent productions, among which we are proud to find the following beautiful poem: FATHER. Who is the man that rules us all, Who is the man that plays basket ball, Who is the man on whom we call? Father. Who is the man that cracks a joke, Who is the man won't let us smoke, Who is the man that never does poke? Father. Who is the man with the pleasant smile, Who is the man whom the ladies beguile, Who is the man we never can rile? Father. Who is the man with the Jeffries arm, Who s the man we never can harm, Who is the man with beauty and charm? Father. Who is the man who knows how to fight. Who is the man that always does right, Who is the man that's not at all "tight"? Father. Who is the man that buys "coffee and's," Who is the man holds ladies' hands. Who is the man beats all the bands? Father. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER The basket-ball season is practically over for the Normal team, no more games will be played unless Van Wyck demands a return game. The boys are now turning their attention to baseball and tennis. They are much handicapped in their base-ball activities for want of a place to twirl the sphere, since our athletic field is not leveled up enough at present to permit of a diamond. "We will have a team in spite of these little difficulties however. Work has begun on the tennis court and they will be ready for use as soon as the ground dries off enough so the courts can be packed solid. The boys have played two basket ball games since our last issue. On February twenty-fifth we defeated the South Side by a score of 25-13; and on March 12th, we defeated Van Wyck 40-7. Hockey. The game is played by twenty-two players; eleven on each side; five forwards, three halfbacks, two fullbacks and goalkeeper. The five forwards stand close to the center line, their feet and sticks inside the line. The center forward (c. f.) stands in the middle of the ground; on her right, the inside left (i. 1.), and right wing (r. w.). On her left the inside (i. w.) and left wing (1. w.), 15 yards behind forward stand center half (c. h.), right half (r. h.) and left half (1. h.). Behind them on 25-yard line stand full backs, (1. b.) (r. b.); the goal keeper stands between goal ports about 10 feet in front of the goal line. The game starts with ball being "bullied" off in center of ground by two center forwards. The ball is placed on the line, and the forwards stand with one foot on either side of the line facing each other. The ball is hard rubber, painted white. The center halves and left and right inside forwards, on the blowing of the whistle for the bully, close up to watch it, each one ready to take the ball should it come her way. Whichever one of the center forwards gets the ball will ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 27 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 27 try to pass it out to either of her own inside men, who, on getting possession of it, will "dribble" it up the field until met by an enemy, when she will, by a quick stroke, pass it on the wing man. In this way, keeping a straight line and followed by their halfbacks, by skilful and clever passes and dribbling, the forwards get the oall into the "striking circle." When once the ball is inside thi| circle a goal can be scored. All five forwards then concrete their energies on "shooting a goal." The goal keeper and fullbacks endeavoring to send the ball well out of the circle to their own fullbacks who are waiting to pass it dovn to their own forwards. The money which the exhibition brought in, bought additional gymnastic material, such as twenty-four hockey sticks, two indoor base-ball bats, two recreation balls ,two hockey-balls, and music. The money that was left over has been turned into school funds and will be used toward tennis courts. The piece of ground back of Edens Hall has been given over for gymnastic purposes, and has been ploughed and leveled, the stones being removed by a couple of the girls' classes. As soon as the weather permits it will be worked into better condition, and then gym. classes will play, field-hockey, base-ball, captain-ball, jump-rope, and other outdoor games. When the tennis courts are completed, classes in tennis will be started, the bad weather has held back all outdoor work and necessitated playing in the gym. There is one class in indoor gymnastics; that is, drills, fancy steps, fencing, folk dances, etc., which continues its work. The less hardy girls have a class for cross-country walking, the more hardy have outdoor games. The Basket-ball girls will continue their practice until after the Kline cup games are over, and then will be formed into a hockey team. The Training School children are practicing a ,iump-rope drill, folk-dances, exercises in swimming on land, and the usual games. Owing to the fact that the Third Years can no longer put out a class basket-ball team they have had to forfeit their games with the Juniors and the Second Years. The Second Years defeated the Fourth Years in a game of basket-ball on March 4. The game was a close one. The Second Years have strengthened their team by the addition of a new for- ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 28 ---------- 28 TEE MESSENGER ward and guard. The final score was 10-13 in favor of the Second Years. The line-up was as follows: Fourth Years— —Second Years Miss Everson Center Miss Kendall Miss Pebley Forward Miss Arnold Miss Bair Forward Miss O'Keefe Miss Staples Guard Miss Stewart Miss Westerland Guard Miss Smith The final schedule has been made out and the Fourth Years play the Second Years on March 18. The Seniors and Junior game has been postponed, but may be played on the 25th of March, and the final will be played by the winners of the 18th and 25th. Miss Gladys Patric of the class of '07, is attending the Medical College of the University of California at Los Angeles. Miss Esther Moy has been compelled to give up her school on account of illness and is now at her home in this city. Miss Mildred Marston, who is teaching at Burlington, visited the Normal two weeks ago. Miss Frankie Sullivan, who is in New York studying music, is spending a very delightful winter here. Miss Christine Abild, '09, is teaching at Altona, near Tacoma. The people there are making good use of Miss Abild's entertaining ability. She reports that she has recited everything she knows b u t ' ' Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star.'' Miss Ada Randall, of Junior Class of '09, is teaching at Pacific City this year. Miss Lalia Davenport is teaching at Wilson Creek, this year. Miss Mabel Coffman, '09, is teaching the seventh grade at Belfast. Letters have been received from Miss Clara Junk, '09%, who is teaching near Olympia, stating that she is enjoying herself very ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 29 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 29 much. From Miss Junk's letter it would indicate that she is quite an important person in that community, as she is superintendent of the Sunday School, holds Mothers' Meetings, is her own janitor, and makes herself useful in various other ways. Mrs. Burnworth nee Annette Chase, has spent the winter at Des Moines, Iowa, and expects to go soon to Montana. Miss Grace Frye, who attended school last year, was married after Thanksgiving to Joseph Mehan. Their home is in Seattle. Miss Welton, a student of last year, is teaching seventh grade at Ilwaco, Wash. Miss Alma Van Kleeke was married recently to Mr. Oswald T. Austen. Mr. and Mrs. Austin will live at Alki Point, Seattle. Miss Mary Allen is teaching in Jefferson, Whatcom County. Miss Grace Drake, '05, visited Normal School, March 19. NEW BOOKS. Bolton, S. K—"Our Devoted Friend, the Dog." Hall, F. H.—"Primary Arithmetic." Hughes, Rupert—"Famous American Composers." Korschelt, Drs. E. and Heider, Dr. K—"Text Book of Embryology of Invertebrates." Lorenzini, Carlo—"Pinocchio." Phelps, W. E.—"Essays on Modern Novelists." Ploetz, Carl—"Epitome of Ancient, Medieval and Modern History." Reeder, R. R.—"How Two Hundred Children Live and Learn." Stoddard, J. L.—"Lectures," four supplementary volumes. Dr. Mathes has received the blanks of the census from the Department of the Interior at Washington, D. C. These blanks are to be put in the hands of the critic teachers, who will instruct the children in the purpose and importance of the census and teach them how to answer the questions contained in the blanks. The government is sending these blanks all over the United States to the public schools. Rev. Mr. Wark, representing the Dunning Travel Bureau, visited the Normal March 19. His purpose was to interest the various teachers in a trip to Europe. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 30 ---------- 30 THE MESSENGER CALENDAR. February 21.—Snow, rain, ice, freezing, temperature low, per cent of attendance low. Mr. Becker complains of being cold in English. Mr. Bever in class, "Only two classes of people get cold, fools and beggars." All who were cold may classify themselves under these two heads. February 22.—Washington's Birthday celebrated by coasting. High and Garden Streets a beehive of panting, shouting, red-nosed, shivering students. February 23.—On account of cold weather the Juniors are unsually quiet. Mr. Holcomb and Miss Williams protest that report of an estrangement is entirely unfounded. February 24.—Musical given by the Misses Schwinn and Bryant. February 25.—Mr. Epley narrates awful results from students "listening with their elbows." The Philomatheans give a social which everyone present thoroughly enjoys. February 28.—It forgets to rain. March 1.—Miss Stenburg eats her bouquet after wearing it only a few hours. This must be "civilized cannibalism." Philomatheans give an Assembly Program which audience votes the best of the season. Miss Mabel Clark (Senior) distinguishes herself in Belling-ham Herald's California Contest. She is but one of the numerous artists that make up this class. The piercing sun makes members of faculty scramble for last summer's umbrellas. Mr. Epley seems to have found his first. His complexion will probably last the longest. March 3.—Girls practicing for Gypsy Social, to Miss Westcott, ' ' What shall we do with our hair ?'' Miss Westcott: " Let's leave our hair at home, girls." Mr. Deerwester (calling roll)—"Miss Laube!" Miss Laube (waking up) "Good morning!" Miss Buell (who is to be absent from teaching for a few days, leaving instructions to Miss Drake) " I think you will get along alright with the children." . March 4.—Mr. Holcomb and Miss Williams are seen together in hall. Ask Homer Mathes if Mr. Deerwester and Mr. Moodie have "much pull." (Both have played horse with him.) ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 31 ---------- THE MESSENGER 31 March 4.—Mr. Phillipi's little class of four play game of "hide and go seek," while waiting for teacher. When at last he came he had to be " I T ." John Brown's ghost appears before at least thirty members of the School. Its croaking voice and echoing feet almost throw the spectators into hysterics. Due to heavy rains the scheduled Gypsies are detained in the woods. Would that we might change places with them these fine Spring days. March 5.—The Editor and Miss Stenberg attend famous sale at Wahl's. They make the following purchases: 1. Stove that will'' bake bread.'' 2. Extension walls to enlarge rooms for entertaining company. 4. Dish-washing machine. 1. Self-regulating piano. Mr. E. laments that there are not more evenings in the week that he might visit Miss S . oftener. March 7.—Mr. Epley wears a new pair of patent leathers. Miss Bowie's friends avoid her; she has tickets for sale. Bastus in Hall.—"Oh, I saw Mr. E. and Miss C. in the coziest little nook last evening." '' The dear, lovely friend is still holding out." March 8.—Miss Elzey returns to school. Any girl wishing new styes of beauty marks ,apply to Miss Elzey. Miss Tuttle receives package of "Flicks." Four students absent from Agriculture. Eeports say that these students are roaming over the country looking for a hardy wheat head amid a field of rusty wheat. A fortune of $50,000 is promised them when it is found. E. M. S.—"Arithmetic makes me sick at my stomach." The embarrassed "spooners" vow to "spoon" no more. March 9.—Heard at Dr. Mathes' lecture: Girls requested to chew their soup and use less face powder for their beauty. Also to please pass the candy to the youth. High thoughts, strong moral stamina, etc., as a result of plain living. Have you ever heard of diploma fools? I have, I knew one once. He had a rubber trunk full of diplomas. March 10.—Mr. Bowers forgets his lunch. N. H. S. 13 show definite class spirit. Wary warriors mount to platform and seize the High School pennant. Confusion and intense excitement but no fatalities. Mr. Eichardson found studying in the library. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 32 ---------- 32 THE MESSENGER March 11.—Mr. Bond returns from an adventure second only to Robinson Crusoe in thrilling experiences. Students petition for Students' Hour. The institution at present is suffering seriously on account of neglected business of various classes. Noah is heard from. At present Noah is in the most northern part of Alaska. March 12.—Gypsy Social. All forms of amusement at popular prices. March 13.—At least one fourth of faculty attend Assembly and occupy platform. If penalty for absence to assembly included faculty as well as students ,the former would be less careless about the matter. Mr. Bond gave a fiery speech, narrating his trip to an outlying province. He said in part: "If I were only free! All the stores, theaters, churches, etc., were closed and everyone came to hear my lecture ,even to little gray dogs. I was anchored for the first time in my life, and gave the speech from my other coat pocket. I convinced the people of the necessity of higher education to the point of finishing'Fourth grade." (Does it pay to send our Normal teachers out to these outskirts?) March 15.—Will someone kindly post a list of the "unattached" boys on the bulletin board? Mr. Richardson takes a long-anticipated Seattle trip. Mr. D.—"I have had the privilege of shaking hands with several University men." Who'd have thought Mr. D. was ever a wild youth in his day? March 16.—Who's going to the game ? Juniors, Fourth Years. Second Tears! Juniors appear with red colored price tags. A few inquisitive Juniors steal Senior girl's hair. March 17.—St. Patrick's Day! Bishop O'Dea gives address to students at Assembly Hour. March 18.—Seniors adopt new style of wearing their hair. Basket ball game between Fourth Years and Second Years. Fourth Years win. the Third Years. Student Volunteer Convention in Tacoma. Thespian Club party. An Irish program. March 19.—Masquerade party given the Second Years by March 22.—Reading, "Servant in the House," under auspices of City Y. M. A. A. Junior girls wearing brown and yellow hair ribbons. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 33 ---------- THE MESSENGER 33 March 27.—Early morning service on Sehome Hill. March 30.—Whitman Glee Club. March 31.—Spring vacation begins. April 5.—Spring vacation ends. EXCHANGES. LOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN—Between the last of the last time and the first of this time, a choice variety of Exchanges, the fruits of hours of toil and labor in the wee sma, hours, exasperation, contortions, wild agonizing calls to the muses for an inspiration, gone from the stately home so recently erected for them. Any information as to the whereabouts of these valuable volumes will be greatly appreciated by the editor. Reward will be tendered and NO QUESTIONS ASKED. Aye, verily, the song of the Exchange Rack is a sad one. It permeates every corner of the room with its mournful cry, ' ' Oh where, oh where are my exchanges gone; oh where, oh where can they be? Surely they have all been possessed with the perspective principle of vanishing and they vanished. Evidently some one is making an exhaustive study of the School Periodical or has the collecting mania in the form of Exchangeitis, for gradually one by one from the rack in the rest room corner, vanished our little volumes which came from afar to greet us. Brave Chief Tahoma, in all his commencement splendor; our dainty and proper little Spinster, Orange and Black which may bravely boast of quality as well as quantity, the dignified Cardinal, the stately Emerson College Magazine, grave Kilikilik, the Review with its bright, sparkling humor, based on the good old maxim. "Laugh and the world laughs with you," and we have indeed many a time and oft. Besides these, our entire visiting list of good and better, great and small, have departed to where we know not, but with just a word of kind assurance to all our Exchange friends that only the good you may have lives after you, we most sincerely hope that the next time you call you may each have the pleasure of a private interview and a word of cheer and helpfulness. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 34 ---------- U THE MESSENGER LOCALS. Friends of Mrs. Maylor, who was in the Normal last year will be surprised io hear of her marriage to a Mr. Hemminger; Mrs. Maylor and Mr. Paul Pederson have been teaching in the same, school in Seward, Wash. The Senior Class play has not yet been chosen. Junior Class has had an election of officers. Emma Wood-house ,the local editor, is president. The Seniors have chosen Mr. Sprague, a local photographer. as the official photographer of the class. Every Senior wants to get busy and get his or her picture taken immediately. The end of the semester is approaching fast and a "million" unforeseen things are going to make demands on every moment of time. Miss May Marston, '09, visited the Normal School and her many friends here on Friday, March 4. Miss Marston is teaching near Burlington. These spring days it seems odd to report a sleighing party, but no longer than three weeks ago a group of the Faculty went sleighing through the town. The small boy was on every corner and added what he could in the way of snowballs to the enjoyment of the party. On Friday night, March 12, the band of gypsies, after having been delayed on the road, arrived in Bellingham and made a short visit. They camped in the Gym, where they had several fortune-telling booths and tents where various members of the band performed wonderful and amusing stunts. There were also recitations by fair gypsy maidens, solos, and a drill by the people from Mars, who, you know, do everything backward. The gypsies disposed of popcorn and ice cream cones, refreshments easily handled and carried about. The Y. W. C. A., at whose invitation they came, are to be congratulated on the success which they achieved. From the Nebraska Normal School Review we learn that Mrs. Nettleton had charge of a very enjoyable students' recital, ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 35 ---------- THE MESSENGER 35 which was given January 24. In March, Mrs. Nettleton's dramatic class presented "Twelfth Night." Mrs. E. T. Mathes gave a very enjoyable organ recital at the High Street Presbyterian Church in March. She was assisted by Mrs. Deerwester, soprano and Mr. Stark, violinist. Mrs. Larra-bee was pianist. The English class reading Carlyle's Essay on Burns enjoyed two delightful afternoons during this past month. Miss Montgomery described her visit to the home of Burns, and Mrs. Edward Milne, of the South Side, read Burn's poems. Mrs. Milne is a Scotch woman, a former teacher in the city of Glasgow, and has a thorough knowledge of the Ayrshire dialect. Her reading was simply "delicious." Misses Hattie and Laura Mellish entertained the Misses Pease, Wiseman, Flowers and Jeans at a house party at the Morrison cottage, Geneva, over Saturday and Sunday, March 12 and 13. Misses Hoffman and Sharkey, Messrs. Trimble and Moodie were guests at Sunday dinner. Mr. Nabbi Ram visited the Normal School this past month. Nabbi is in business now—connected with the India Medicine Company, selling Hindu Rheumatism Oil. The prescription of this oil came down through the male members of his family for centuries, and is a secret with them alone. The present capitalization of the company is $40,000. The first convention of the Students' Volunteer Movement of Western Washington was held at Whitworth College, Tacoma, March 18, 19. 20. Six girls from our association attended, Misses Abbie and Carrol Johnson, Bailey, Fish and Devereaux, together with our association secretary, Miss Hilles. Those who are interested in this volunteer movement will be glad to know of its rapid growth westward, as shown by this convention. A number of well-known speakers gave addresses, including some of the student leaders from the University of Washington. The following appeared on the program: Mr. A. S. Allen, Seattle, Miss Lucy Hopkins, Seattle; Mr. Gale Seaman, Los Angeleles; Mr. T. Dwight Sloan, New York; Mr. Bovia McLainy Seattle; Mr. Carl C. Nichol, University of Washington. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 36 ---------- 36 THE MESSENGER On the afternoon of March 31, the Normal students gave the program at the Aftermath clubhouse. Songs by Mr. Laraway and Mr. Hokum, a sketch from "When Patty Went to College," by Grace Barnes, and a farce, "A Court Comedy," by John Lara-way, Vale Nixon and Ina Lauden. The refreshments of punch and wafers were made at the Normal School and served by Normal girls, Misses Campbell, M. Clouston, H. Clouston, and Spinning. April 13 the Lecture Course Committee present the sixth and last number of an excellent course. The students are promised a treat in the form of an entertainment by Laurant, the "Man of Mysteries." Mr. Laurant has appeared throughout the country before the most cultured audiences, and we are assured that he is unsurpassed as an entertainer. His reputation is the result of long years of work and study in the realm of which he is master. He has searched the world over for his tricks. India, Japan, Egypt, Turkey, have each and all contributed the best of their mysteries. These mystic tricks he is to present to us under the title of "The Magic of the Orient." There was a joint debate held Thursday evening, March 24, in Society Hall, between Alkisiah and Debating Club. It is interesting to know that our Faculty are doing a good work in the Normal Extension Department. Miss Gray spoke at Burlington March 19. Her subject was, "My Trip to McKinley's Inauguration." Mr. Eply was at Acme March 18, delivering a lecture on poultry raising. Dr. E. T. Mathes gave a talk in Burlington March 25 on "Ten Days in Mexico." Dr. Mathes gave the same talk in the local Presbyterian church on the evening of March 23. Miss Gray lectured in Machias March 2. Mr. Bond spoke at Point Roberts March 19. Ip skiddle ikey do rah dall! We're the girls of Edens Hall! On the evening of February 21 Miss Cora Kennedy and Miss Lulu Bailey conducted a party of their friends to the home of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, where a most delightful evening was spent. Those present were: Misses Hillis, Musgrove, Hoffman, Wiseman, Pease, Sharkey, Conant, Barnes. The girls of Edens Hall extend a hearty greeting to Miss Gertrude Conant, who recently joined our ranks. Misses Grace Barnes and Rose Winkleman entertained the ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 37 ---------- THE MESSENGER 37 Tacoma girls at an afternoon party in honor of Miss Schwinn and Miss Bryant. Misses Janet Everett and Violet Johnson gave a delightful spread February 1 in honor of Grace Barnes, the only Junior contestant who won out in the preliminaries. All present reported a good time and will vow that the lights were out at 10:20. Mr. B. Boyd was given a royal welcome by girls of Edens Hall Sunday evening. When we are schoolma'ms, old and gray, And from this Normal far away, How often will our thoughts come here . To friends we love and teachers dear, And mid the memories we recall Dearest be those of Edens Hall. Here our happiest hours were spent, Oft our thoughts were on pleasure bent; Here we studied and had our spreads— At ten twenty were in our beds. Here our jolliest songs were sung, And often has that old hall rung With the mirth and laughter gay Of dear girls scattered far away. When we think o'er these happy days, Sincere, indeed, will be our praise Of Bellingham Normal, dear to all, And our own fair Edens Hall. ONE OF THEM. The meeting at Spokane February 22 of the State Board of Education, of which Dr. Mathes is a member, resulted in a number of changes being made in the state educational work. The three State Normals fall heir to the greatest number of changes. From the regulations passed we quote the following: First—Elementary certificates issued by the State Normals shall not be renewable. Second—One year of High School work shall be the requirement for entrance into the elementary course during the school year of 1910-1911. Third—Two years of High School work shall be required for entrance into the elementary course after September 1, 1911. Fourth—After September 1, 1911, students will not be admitted to the elementary course of Normal from any district maintaining a High School, unless: (a)—The pupil in question has a teacher's certificate. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 38 ---------- 38 THE MESSENGER (b)—The pupil is over nineteen years old. (e)—The pupil has been promoted from the training department of a State Normal School. (d)—The pupil brings a written request from the High School principal of his home district with sufficient reason for entering applicant to the Normal. Fifth—The summer term of the Normal shall be nine weeks long. The board also added a few more schools to the accredited list of the state and made several changes in the course of study for the common schools. Among these changes was the addition of agriculture and manual training as eighth grade requirements. In the High School a four-year course in manual arts was added. The principals of the State Normal Schools of Washington in conference formally agreed to the following general regulations for the management of these institutions: First—It was agreed to abolish free textbooks after September 1, 1910, and sell any textbooks on hand. Second—It was agreed to establish and collect the following fees in laboratory courses: Botany, $1 per semester; zoology, $1; biology, $1; chemistry, $1; cooking, $1; sewing, $1; woodwork, $1; metal work, $1. It was agreed that the following library fees shall be charged after September 1, 1910: For one full year (12 Miss G. (in Politicol Economy)—I think, I think— months), $10; for one semester and one summer session, $10; for one semester, $10; for one summer session, $10. Fourth—It was agreed that applications for life diplomas shall be filed by May 1 each year, and all diplomas awarded upon such applications shall be presented to the candidates at the following commencement. Fifth—It was agreed to ask the State Superintendent for an interpretation of the law regulating the acceptance of experience for securing a life diploma. Sixth—It was agreed to omit the tri-normal contest for the present school year. The school and the different departments have bought about twelve new pictures—carbon prints. The prints are to be framed by the school and hung in the halls. Spring vacation began March 31 and ended Tuesday evening, April 3. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 39 ---------- THE MESSENGER 39 HUMORESQUES. We know a fellow called Moodie, Whom the girls think awfully doodie; Oh! isn't he neat, And those dimples so sweet; He's there "with the looks" is Moodie. J Joyfully the Juniors entered U Upon that eventful day, N Near their hearts the tags hung pendant I In a most unguarded way. 0 Oh, yes, they were there with the colors R Renowned for the class they display T To all the envious Seniors. A At every turn of the way; G Grieving because the Juniors D Displayed the news that they, A All in a grand, great body, would Y Yelp at the basket ball play. M. S. '11. But when the fray occurred, where, oh where, were the Juniors? Miss Nichols (in Analytic Geometry class)—A comic section whose eccentricity is less than unity is an eclipse. Miss G. (in Economics)—I thought (pause)— I forgot what I did think. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 40 ---------- 46 THE MESSENGER Miss Moore (to students in assembly)—Sing, angels, sing. Miss Hogle (speaking of Messrs. Eiehardson and Rogers in Drawing Class)—We are fortunate to have two young men in this class whom we may use as models. When you say a young man is "cute" you have said about all that can be said of a dog. Don't ask Trimble about that bathing suit. It is not proper to say: "May I have a knife to peel my apple?" Instead we should say: "May I have a dissecting instrument to remove the epidermis of this dicotyledon?" During the cold weather Mr. Deerwester held his Psychology I Class in the Faculty room. In regard to some written exercises he said: "You may keep them 'till we meet again in a warmer place." Judging from the angelic character of some in the class it is doubtful if they will ever all meet in the designated place. Mr. Baker (speaking of an error made by Mr. DeGross)—" That was a gross mistake. Miss G. (in room 17, to Miss W.)—That's not fair; you have three and I have only one. Mr. B.~You haven't got this one yet. Miss Hogle (after explaining to a class of Juniors how to make a Roman and a Greek cross)—How do you make a Mal-test cross? Ominous silence. Miss Hogle—Pull its tail. Not long since Messrs. Meyer, Copenhaven, Hogan and Hawkins made their first appearance on the platform in Assembly. What a warm (?) reception they received! So warm indeed that the High School boys were temped to duck them in the pond to counteract its effect. Who guards Rogers' broom when he leaves it in the main hall? ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 41 ---------- THE MESSENGER 4i Ask Jessie J. about those curls. Ask Laura M. about those beautiful, dreaming brown eyes. There is a young lady named Knight, Who is wearing a diamond so bright, That is dazzles your eye As you pass her by. Now what is the reason, Miss Knight? Miss N. E. (in P. C. Methods Commanding)—Heads on shoulders—place! Miss G. (in Political Economy)—I think, I think— Mr. Bever—"Well, what do you think, Miss G? Miss G.—I think—0—er. I've forgotten what I do think. Mr. Epley (to class of forty-six in Agriculture)—Not every numskull can make a success of dairying. If you don't believe it go out and try it." Miss Phillippi (holding conversation in room 17)—I told you so twice. Miss Gray (entering the room)—I told you so more than twice not to whisper in here. A Normal student was anxious to purchase a ne w piece of music entitled "Melodies of Love." She called up a music store over the phone. "Have you 'Melodies of Love'?" she asked. " I have not," he replied hastily hanging up the receiver. Get up with the moon, Go to bed with the sun; Early to bed and you Miss all the fun— Was the motto of the house party at the Morrison's. Who's "Ducky"? Who's "Bruzzer"? Who're the chaperons? If you're "afraid to go home in the dark," steal a candle and swipe a tomato can. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 42 ---------- 42 TEE MESSENGER Puzzle—To whom shall the members of the Faeulty apply for excuses when absent or tardy? The office is open to the lowest bidder. Mr. Bever (in Economics)—What's the reason for conservation of the forests? Brilliant Senior—To keep sentiment from washing down from the mountains. Not long ago Mr. Bowers forgot to bring his lunch. The poor boy nearly starved during the forenoon for want of his hourly sandwiches. Normal Student—Are you a High School boy? Eight Grader—Not on your life. Normal Student—What are you? Eighth Grader—One of Aunt Rosie 's captives. Lost—Miss Fowler's voice. Finder please leave in the Registrar's office. The song of our Business Manager: How dear to my heart Is the cash of subscription When the generous subscriber Presents it to view; But the one who won't pay— I refrain from description— For perhaps, gentle reader, The one may be you. -Ex. Mr. Meyer (to Pearl H.)—R. S. V. P. Pearl—What do you mean? Mr. Meyer (translating)—Rat shows very plainly. Pearl—Thank you. There is a young lady Cribbs, Catherine, On whom the staff are very glad to lean. Of the Messenger she is the critic; Does her work well and is quite analytic; In the schoolroom she's an engine run by steam. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 43 ---------- THE MESSENGER 43 STUDENT'S PSALM. By a Member of the Psychology I. Class. Mr. Deerwester is my teacher, I shall not pass. He causeth me to answer in deep embarrassment. He leadeth me into traps of my own setting. He calleth my bluff. He asketh me "for examples" which I cannot give. Yea, though I struggle with Percepts" and "Judgments" both day and night it availeth me nothing for my memory faileth me. He displayeth my ignorance in the presence of my classmates; he raineth abstracts upon my head; he showeth no mercy. Surely flunks and conditions shal! follow me all the days of my life till I shall dwell in the Belling-ham Normal School no more forever.—Adapted from an Exchange. Mr. E.—Miss A., where is your excuse for absence? Miss A.—Why—I haven't been late, or absent, or tardy, or anything. (Heard in English class)—What is the feminine gender of suffragist? Teacher—Oh, suffragette. MUSICAL HITS. Sweetheart days—Studie. If all the Girls Were Roses—Niles. She's all the World to Me—Hogan. School Days—Coleman. The Giggler—Trudle. Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her Back—Elzey and Hemmingson. Miss George, you know, is a queen In teachers' meeting she reigns supreme. With her sweet, gentle way She insists that we say Normal life is one long, sweet dream. We have a teacher exceedingly thin Who thinks perfume a shame and a sin; He will fuss and will fume And rage round the room, If a whiff of perfumery just reaches him. ---------- Messenger - 1910 April - Page 44 ---------- 44 THE MESSENGER Ask Mr. Copenhauer why he couldn't get his rubbers on without assistance Saturday night after the masquerade. Hurrah for the man named Philippi, Who never in Geom. you can trippi; You can work night and day, In your problems, they say— But never a one will he skippi. There is a fellow named Patchin, Whom the fair sex are all after "catchin'j" But he looks so demure That they all are dead sure He's already "cotched" is Patchin! Why is the B. N. S. library like the state of matrimony? Because them as is in wants to get out and "them as is out wants to get in." CPPPPP </mods>
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Identifier: wwu:33371
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 April
Date: 1910-04
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 April.
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-04 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 143 1910-04-01 BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON. SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENT April 1st, 1895 - April 1st, 1909. Table No. 1. State Appropriations
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1910-04 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 143 1910-04-01 BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.
Show more1910-04 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 143 1910-04-01 BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON. SUMMARIZED FINANCIAL STATEMENT April 1st, 1895 - April 1st, 1909. Table No. 1. State Appropriations. 1895 - Original Building - (Appropriation) $40,000, (Expended) $40,000. 1897 - Extras for construction - (Appropriation) 4,189.05, (Expended) 4,189.05. 1899 - Relief of Jasper N. Warren, custodian, to Mar. 31, 1899 - (Appropriation) 300, (Expended) 300, (Total expended) $44,489.05. 1899-1901 - Maintenance - (App.) 17,500, (Ex.) 17,500. " Deficiency appro. '01 - (App.) 4,150, (Ex.) 4,150. Science - (App.) 1,000, (Ex.) 1,000. Library - (App.) 1,500, (Ex.) 1,500. Campus - (App.) 3,000, (Ex.) 3,000. Museum - (App.) 500, (Ex.) 500. Stationary and Text Books - (App.) 2,000, (Ex.) 2,000. Heating - (App.) 4,000, (Ex.) 4,000. Furniture - (App.) 4,000, (Ex.) 4,000. Relief of citizens who advanced funds to complete necessary rooms - (App.) 1,654, (Ex.) 1,654. (Total expended) $39,304.00. 1901-1903 - Science--Supplies 1500, equipment 300 - (App.) 1,800, (Ex.) 1,799.99, (Reverted to State) .01. Maintenance - (App.) 42,500, (Ex.) 42,500. Library - (App.) 1,000, (Ex.) 1,999.98, (Re. to St.) .02. Campus - (App.) 500, (Ex.) 499.18, (Re. to St.) .82. Tr. School Annex and Heating - (App.) 45,000, (Ex.) 44,987.71, (Re. to St.) 12.29. Furniture - (App.) 2,000, (Ex.) 1,982.04, (Re. to St.) 17.96. Finishing rooms in old bldg. - (App.) 1,000, (Ex.) 996.18, (Total expended) 93,765.08, (Re. to St.) 3.82. 1903-1905 - Maintenance - (App.) 65,000, (Ex.) 64,983.63, (Re. to St.) 16.37. Science - (App.) 3,000, (Ex.) 2,990.59, (Re. to St.) 9.41. Library - (App.) 1,000, (Ex.) 997.69, (Re. to St.) 2.31. Campus - (App.) 5,000, (Ex.) 5,000. Annex--completion - (App.) 9,000, (Ex.) ????, (Total expended) ????, (Re. to St.) ????. (Total Re. to St.) 64.81. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 144 1910-04-01 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 145 1910-04-01 Table No. 2. Analysis of Expenditures of State Appropriation. Total Expended - $499,728.33. Plant--Main Building - $51,139.23. Tr. School Annex - $53,985.91. Science Annex - $50,993.13. Edens Hall - $7,000. Heating and Repairs - $9,000. $172,118.27. Campus - $10,489.33. Equipment- Science - $9,818.93. Furniture - $7,782.04. Library and Text Books - $5,497.67. $23,098.64. Maintenance - $294,022.09. $499,728.33. $499,728.33. Table No. 3. Local Receipts. (Year) '99-'00, (Library Fees) 1320.00, (Books and Supplies sold-Normal) 56.90, (Books and Supplies sold-Tr. School) ---, (Summer School Tuition) ---, (Odds and Ends) 18.15, (Edens Hall Rent) ---, (Fines and Fees) ---. (Year) '00-'01, (Library) 1330.00, (Normal) 45.55, (Tr. School) ---, (Summer) ---, (Odds) 5.00, (Edens) ---, (Fines) ---. (Year) '01-'02, (Lib.) 1675.00, (Normal) 94.75, (Tr.) ---, (Summer) ---, (Odds) 38.22, (Edens) ---, (Fines) ---. (Year) '02-'03, (Lib.) 1935.00, (Normal) 89.25, (Tr.) ---, (Summer) ---, (Odds) 6.00, (Edens) ---, (Fines) ---. (Year) '03-'04, (Lib.) 1515.00, (Normal) 170.85, (Tr.) 90.00, (Summer) ---, (Odds) 25.90, (Edens) 175.00, (Fines) 15.60. (Year) '04-'05, (Lib.) 1400.00, (Normal) 224.25, (Tr.) 108.75, (Summer) 516.00, (Odds) 24.25, (Edens) 150.00, (Fines) 63.80. (Year) '05-'06, (Lib.) 1410.00, (Normal) 242.53, (Tr.) 184.58, (Summer) 600.95, (Odds) 16.10, (Edens) 900.50, (Fines) 174.43. (Year) '06-'07, (Lib.) 1630.00, (Normal) 666.13, (Tr.) 600.78, (Summer) 817.00, (Odds) 39.06, (Edens) 874.80, (Fines) 251.28. (Year) '07-'08, (Lib.) 1675.00, (Normal) 161.35, (Tr.) 78.45, (Summer) 1056.50, (Odds) 72.13, (Edens) 1767.80, (Fines) 41.75. (Year) '08-'09, (Lib.) 2350.00, (Normal) 160.24, (Tr.) 109.75, (Summer) 35.00, (Odds) 208.64, (Edens) 1704.83, (Fines) 53.20. Total Library Fees - $16,240.00. Total Books and Supplies sold, Normal - 1911.80. Total Books and Supplies sold, Tr. School - 11,721.31. Total Summer School Tuition - $3,025.45. Total Odds and Ends - $453.45. Total Edens Hall Rent - $5,572.93. Total Fines and Fees - $600.06. (Notes) - 1. Foregoings brings the record to April 1st, of 1909. Supplemental report is made of latter year to Mar. 1, 1910. 2. Items of "Books and Supplies sold" means Expenditures of State Funds for books and supplies sold students, proceeds being devoted to a repurchase. Text books purchased, used but not sold, have depreciated probably 50 to 75%. No division is made between text books and supplies. 3. Summer school was first held in 1904, and tuition charged. Receipts were devoted to paying salaries. Tuition was abolished in 1908. 4. Edens Hall (Dormitory) built on school grounds was ??? privately until 1907, ???????? the school by the matron. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 146 1910-04-01 School operated the dormitory subsequently, receipts being turned back into the dormitory plant and equipment, except when receipts were remitted to State Treasurer as shown in Table No. 5. 5. The library fee is $10.00 per student per annum. One-half of this amount called the Rebate Fund, is held as an indemnity fund for the safe return of books to the library, and is returned to the student. It has no place in this accounting. 6. All receipts may be regarded as expenditures, except balances which passed in 1909 records and are covered by supplementary report. Table No. 4. Analysis of Expenditures of Local Funds. Library fees - (Plant) ---, (Equipment) $16,240.00, (Maintenance) ---. Books and Supplies sold, Normal Students, Tr. School " - (Plant) ---, (Eq.) 1,911.80, (Main.) ---. Summer School Tuition - (Plant) ---, (Eq.) 1,172.31, (Main.) 3,025.45. Odds and Ends - (Plant) ---, (Eq.) 453.45, (Main.) ---. Fines and Fees - (Plant) ---, (Eq.) 600.06, (Main) ---. Edens Hall (Dormitory) - (Plant) 85,572.93, (Eq.) ---, (Main.) ---. Total Plant - $5,572.93. Total Equipment - $20,377.62. Total Maintenance - $3,025.45. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 147 1910-04-01 Table No. 5. Analysis of Expenditures of State and Local Funds. (Consolidation of Tables Nos. 2 and 4) (Prefatory Note:- In obedience to the law which required us to remit our local receipt to the State Treasurer, we forwarded in 1907-08-09 a total of $8,708.51. In 1909 the Legislature reappropriated of this amount, $7,133.40. $1,575.11. Balance to our credit on the books of the State Treas. The reappropriation of $7,133.40 appears in the maintenance fund of 1907-1909 (Table No. 1). Deduction of $8,708.51, segregated into various funds, appears in the appended tabulation:) State Funds (No. 2) - (Plant) 172,118.27, (Equipment) 23,098.64, (Campus) 10,489.33, (Maintenance) 294,022,09. Local " (No. 4) - (Plant) 5,572.93, (Eq.) 20,377.62, (Campus) ---, (Main.) 3,025.45. Total Plant - $117,691.20. Total Eq. - 43,476.26. Total Campus - $10,489.33. Total Main. - $297,047.54. Deductions - (Plant) 3,426.08, (Eq.) 170.93, (Campus) ---, (Main.) 5,111.50. Total Plant - $174,264.12. Total Eq. - $43,305.33. Total Campus - $10,489.33. Total Main. - $291,936.04. Total Expenditures. Plantâ€¦ $174,264.12. Equipmentâ€¦ 43,305.33. Campusâ€¦ $10,489.33. Maintenanceâ€¦ $291,936.04. Grand Totalâ€¦ $519,994.82. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 148 1910-04-01 Table No. 6. Cost of Maintenance per Capita. (Biennial Periods) '99-'01, (Total Maintenance Expended) 21,650.00, (Enrollment Normal School) 570, (Enrollment Tr. School) 197, (Total Enrollment) 727, (Normal School Enrollment cost per capita) 40.85, (Total Enrollment cost per capita) 29.78. (Biennial) '01-'03, (Total Main. Ex.) 42,500.00, (En. Nor.) 722, (En. Tr.) 348, (Total En.) 1070, (Nor. En. cost per cap.) 58.86, (Total En. cost per cap.) 39.71. (Biennial) '03-'05, (Total Main. Ex.) 65,499.63, (En. Nor.) 643, (En. Tr.) 397, (Total En.) 1040, (Nor. En. cost per cap.) 101.86, (Total En. cost per cap.) 62.98. (Biennial) '05-'07, (Total Main. Ex.) 71,417.33, (En. Nor.) 675, (En. Tr.) 418, (Total En.) 1093, (Nor. En. cost per cap.) 105.80, (Total En. cost per cap.) 65.34. (Biennial) '07-'09, (Total Main. Ex.) 95,945.58, (En. Nor.) 840, (En. Tr.) 532, (Total En.) 1372, (Nor. En. cost per cap.) 114.22, (Total En. cost per cap.) 69.93. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 158 1910-04-09 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of March 14th read and, on motion of Trustee Handschy, approved. Trustee Handschy moved that the action of the faculty in granting a secondary certificate to Ethelyn Clark be approved and such certificate issue. A. P. Romine having addressed a petition to each member of the Board asking for relief from teaching in Summer School this coming summer for the purpose of making a collection of specimens for use in his department during the following two years, and proposing, if desired, to teach in Summer School in the summer of 1911, on motion of Trustee Donovan, it was ordered that the request be granted and that Principal Mathes be directed to inform Mr. Romine of the decision of the Board. The matter of inaugurating a movement designed to place the five educational institutions of the state on a mill tax basis was again discussed and the Board approved the idea. On motion of Trustee Handschy, Trustee Donovan seconding, the appended list of bills was approved for payment: MAINTENANCE FUND Revolving Fund, J. Wayland Clark, Registrar, $764.49. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Central Scientific Co. - $300.61. Munro and Haskell - $25.05. Morse Hardware Co. - $14.30. R. W. Paltridge and Co. - $21.30. Universal Electric Storage Battery Co. - $25.00. Fred Frick Clock Co. - $154.40. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for April 1910 Volume 03 - Page 159 1910-04-09 LOCAL FUNDS L. Stanton - $84.75. J. E. Flick - $4.30. Peter Frank - $1.75. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $66.60. Pacific Steam Laundry - $6.55. Ireland and Pancoast - $118.80. John Rindal - $43.26. Royal Dairy - $2.25. A. H. Montgomery - $28.50. McCaddon Creamery Co. - $113.94. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $26.40. Munro and Haskell - $1.70. A. P. Erickson - $178.35. Sweet Grocery Co. - $139.80. Santo Vacuum Cleaner Co. - $4.00. Washington Bakery - $49.64. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $36.10. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $37.55. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $113.77. Lowman and Hanford Co. - $7.72. Christopher and Blythe - $43.90. The Prang Educational Co. - $122.40. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Edna M. Lawrence - $8.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Herbert E. Studebaker - $12.00. Belle McLean - $45.00. Kate Payn - $40.00. Aleine Bennett - $20.00. Kersey Floral Co. - $6.75. Ada Hogle - $10.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:11561
Title: Messenger - 1910 March
Date: 1910-03-01
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910_0301 ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page [1] ---------- / LITERARY. CELIA THAXTER. No child's life could have been better spent for the training of mental gifts and poetry, and the seeing of the beautiful in Nature than that of Celia Thaxter. She was born in Portsmouth, N. H
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1910_0301 ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page [1] ---------- / LITERARY. CELIA THAXTER. No child's life could have been better spent for the training of mental gifts and poetry, and the seei
Show more1910_0301 ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page [1] ---------- / LITERARY. CELIA THAXTER. No child's life could have been better spent for the training of mental gifts and poetry, and the seeing of the beautiful in Nature than that of Celia Thaxter. She was born in Portsmouth, N. H., 1835. When only five years old her father separated himself from his fellow men, probably because of some difficulties in business, and he declared he would never set foot on the mainland again. This vow he kept the rest of his life. He left Portsmouth with his family to take up his abode as keeper of a lighthouse on the dreary, desolate Isles of Shoals, ten miles from the New Hampshire coast. Here Celia Thaxter lived through her childhood, an unusual and fantastic childhood for anyone. With no other companions save her brothers, she turned to the natural things, from the big, black, spider which wove her web in the corner of the window, to the great flying eagle, scudding over the dark blue sea or soaring into the sky, and found more than enough to satisfy her. The children would climb into the deep window seats and watch the stormy-weather, gaze at the great waves dashing against the lighthouse, or the ships, like tiny white specks, passing slowly away over the foaming, roaring sea to the great world beyond that Celia had seen so little of and so constantly wondered and dreamed of. The inability to cope with other minds save those in her own little world made her turn to the lives of those in books, and she read all she could get, enriching her knowledge of them and the lore of Nature. She knew of no schools, and her education was gotten from her father and mother, but if she received her knowledge from other sources than us, it was just as rich, and in many cases purer. When Celia Leighton was eleven years old the family moved to Appledore Island. Though still far removed from the greater maw of people on the mainland it was a broader life than that spent in the light house. Here, during the long winter months, when no one came near the island, the girl was played the good Samaritan, keeping up the failing spirits of all on the island. In 1851 when only sixteen years of age, she married Levi L. Thaxter, a young lawyer of Watertown, Mass, Though still a child in years, she had grown to be a woman inTnany ways. Mr. Thaxter was a quiet, scholarly man who wished to remove himself from the world, For many years after her marriage she was a ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE MESSENGER loving, care-free girl, seeking pleasure and happiness, and constantly looking forward to the time when she should leave her lonely island, and mingle with the world of men. Her winters later were spent in Boston, and it was here that all the unknown joys opened themselves before her. She enjoyed them to the fullest extent, although music was loved best of all. Her true love and appreciation of everything beautiful soon found a response in others, and very quickly great artists sought her, to have her listen to their music, to look at their pictures, or to listen while they read some article. Her parlors thronged with men and women who sought this gentle, appreciative woman to know her. and to become her friends. In 1861 her first poem appeared. It was named "Landlocked," and was published in The Atlantic Magazine, by James Russell Lowell, and from then on her works became known to the public, always carrying with them the fragrance of summer flowers, and the beauties of Mother Nature. Celia Thaxter's writings have a beauty, a richness and an individuality all of their own. They breathe the fragrance of the outer world, the birds, the sea, the flowers, and all growing, living things. Her pictures are all framed by the smiling, shining sea, or the raging, foaming one. In them are seen the "unfailing courage of a strong soul, and the hand of an artist." She herself, set like a flower in the great expanse of water, unfolded and spread her fragrance afterwards in such writings as "Among The Isles of Shoals," and "An Island Garden." For all time to come her works will be read with pleasure and appreciation for those who are lovers of Nature, for she learned to create as well as appreciate. She died at Appledore, August 26, 1894. It was in the quiet loveliness of early Summer that she went to Appledore with a few friends to visit the old places and the remembered haunts of her youthful days. She wandered around to each old place, recalling each time an incident, either pleasant or bad, that had indelibly connected itself with the spot. One night, after passing the evening with those she loved in a quiet talk, she retired. In the morning her soul had flitted quietly and peacefully away to that other world, and only memories were left to those who loved and mourned her. E. V. S. No rock so hard but that a little wave May beat admission in a thousand years. —Tennyson. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER 3 A GHOST. Ghosts have long been a favorite theme for story-tellers. Since time immemorial, the mere mention of a ghost has been enough to send the cold shivers up and down the back. I have only seen one ghost. I have no desire to see another. For my terror, while short-lived, was yet real enough and great enough to leave with me a wholesome, lasting fear of white-robed spirits. • '# I was only a child of eight or nine years on this eventful night. I had been visiting at the old farm house exactly six hours. In this time, however, I had made the acquaintance of May Griggs, a neighbor girl of several years my senior. She had told me weird and fearsome tales of a ghost that haunted the old house. Long before, it seems, a man, some relative of the family, had fallen from the attic window, while out on a sleep-walking expedition, and was killed. Even after death he was not content to sleep in peace and quiet but wandered about in the night, much to the fear of the living. He wore a white, flowing, unreal robe—I have since learned that white flowing robes seem to be the favorite garb of the wandering spirits. The story made quite an impression on me, you may be sure. I had heard of goblins, and ogres, and elfmen, but never of ghosts. So when the "shades of night began to fall," I stayed close to the grown folks. The evening was spent before the fireplace. The farmer's family told stories and played games. We ate apples and nuts and other good things from the pantry and cellar. Altogether, it was a most pleasant evening and bedtime came all too soon. I was about to start upstairs to bed when I remembered I had left my loved Salome Ann by the kitchen stove, where I had watched Hannah prepare supper and wash the dishes. Leave dear Salome Ann all alone in the dark, all night long! Never! I crept away to her rescue and had just clutched her when—I remembered the ghost. A horrible fear seized me. My heart stood still, and my breath choked me. I looked around is if expecting something to happen, and—there in front of me was the GHOST! Very long and slender it was and, as I gazed in terror, I saw it move. It seemed as if a long arm was pointing at me, and I wanted to scream; but my tongue refused to work. I stood there, unable to move, my eyes on the ghost. Once more the long arm was raised toward me and—horror of horrors! The ghost approached me! I thought I could feel the cold, icy hand on my arm and, ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER though my eyes were shut, I could see the dreadful figure bending over me. Somehow, I found my voice and gave one loud, piercing shriek. The farmer and his wife and the entire family rushed out to the kitchen; a light was procured, and Salome Ann and I were picked up from the floor. The ghost had vanished! I told my story to the family and to a man they listened and to a man they joined in the laugh that followed. "That Griggs girl has been reading some more of them paper novels," said the farmer's wife. "Wonder what she'll be im-again next? Last week she thought she was some great lady who had been kidnaped when she was a baby and given to Pa and Ma Griggs to raise. Once a year or two ago she stayed out all night to see the fairies dance around the old oak in the meadow. She frightened her pa and ma to death and caught a dreadful cold. Thought it 'ud a-cured her, but she's just gone from one thing to another and—now its ghosts. Well, we'll see that she don't worry Miss Margaret with any more of her nonsense." Hannah held me in her arms and carried me upstairs; put me to bed and tucked me in snugly and held my hands until I was off in the land of dreams. In the morning when I was eating breakfast, the farmer's oldest daughter came into the room and said to her mother: "Land sakes, mother; if I didn't go and leave my white dress hanging on the line outside the kitchen window all night. It's a wonder some tramp didn't steal it." I did some thinking later on. That window had been just in front of me when I looked up, the night before, and the wind was blowing. Two added to two makes four. So that was my ghost! C. Mrs. Bessie V. Williams, nee Wilder, was born in Otranto, Iowa, Feb. 9, 1874. She died in Bellingham, Washington, Feb. 3, 1910. Mrs. Williams was educated in the elementary schools of Iowa and Minnesota, in the High school in Austin, Minnesota, and in the State Normal School at Cedar Falls, Iowa, in which she completed the work of the Junior year. She taught in Iowa and in Boise, Idaho, and was always conscientiously devoted to her work. She was married in 1894 to Mr. Chas. Williams. Mrs. Williams came to our school last September, and was by our Credits Committee given Senior standing. Had she lived to complete the work upon which she was so earnestly determined, she would ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 5 ---------- THE MESSENGER b have been graduated with the June Class of 1910. She was an earnest and faithful student and kept up her work till the Christmas vacation, about which time she contracted a severe cold, which she was unable to shake off. Her modest, gentle manner won for her the kindest regard of her classmates and instructors. Her remains were taken to Portland, Ore., the home of her mother. Mrs. Williams is survived by a dear old mother, two brothers in Minnesota and South Dakota, and a stout-hearted son, Harold, a lad of fourteen, to all of whom the sympathy and good-will of her many friends in the Normal are extended. As one result of the establishment of the High School department of our Training School, more advanced work is demanded of the departments. In order to insure good, strong teachers of Algebra and Geometry, the Mathematics Department is giving courses this year in College Algebra, Trigonometry and Analytical Geometry. Next year it will offer in addition to these a course in Differential Calculus making, in all, two years of work above the High School requirements. This makes it possible for Juniors and Seniors to elect Mathematics and specialize in the teaching of the subject in the High School department. There seems to be a growing demand on the part of the student body for more advanced Academic work in connection with the professional training. This spirit should be encouraged and provision made for its realization in all departments of our school. There was a young lady named Jensen, Who juggled with verbs and declension. She examined her class And they hardly could pass; But they did, after hours of suspension. HALLEY'S COMET. (By Dr. Ephriam Miller, Professor of Mathematics and Astronomy, University of Kansas.) The comet which made its first appearance a few evenings ago in the western heavens took the astronomers as well as other mortals by surprise. It is being closely observed and there will doubtless be something interesting to say about it very soon. It has been called Derake's comet, in honor of its first observer. The most important astronomical event of the present century ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 6 ---------- 6 TEE MESSENGER is the finding of the celebrated Halley's comet. Professor Max Wolf, of Heidelberg, Germany, found it on a photographic plate that was taken September 11,1909. As soon as the discovery was made known a hundred telescopes were pointed in the direction of the illustrious visitor. Since its last appearance in 1835, Halley 's comet has traveled millions of miles beyond the orbit of Neptune in the icy cold of space. Now it is coming our way. It is impossible to see the comet at the present time with the naked eye. But with a good six-inch telescope, or even a three-inch glass its position can be traced from night to night. Those who are not fortunate enough to possess a telescope will have to wait until sometime in April, before getting a naked-eye view of this comet. It will then rise shortly before the sun and will rapidly increase in brightness. At the present the comet is moving towards the west in a direction opposite the motions of all the planets around the sun. On April 19 it will be nearest the sun and will move with its greatest speed in its orbit. Five days later it will be headed in the direction of the earth, but we shall pass it by unharmed. At this time, April 24, its motion will be towards the east, and so it will continue to move. On the evening of May 18, our visitor will be within 14,000,000 miles of the earth, after which for a few days, it will move among the stars at the rate of fifteen degrees per day, equal to one-sixth of the distance from the zenith to the horizon. On May 19 the comet may be seen as a magnificent object appearing shortly after sunset. It will get higher and higher up in the western sky each succeeding day. It will probably travel across the face of the sun, but there is no danger of it striking either the earth or the sun. We shall probably pass through its tail, but the only serious consequence will be a meteoric shower, which in itself will be a glorious sight to behold. However, we cannot predict positively that the shower will occur. Halley's comet gives great promise of being a remarkable one. In May it will be a glorious spectacle in the sky, a brilliant object with a long flowing tail, 30 degrees in length, stretching one-third of the distance from the horizon to the zenith. In the summer of 1682, Halley's comet was very extensively observed by two Englishmen, Halley and Flamsteed, and by Cas-sini at Paris, and by many others. Some years after this, Halley undertook the labor of calculating the elements of all the comets which had been sufficiently observed to enable him to do so. A ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 comparison of all the comets thus computed by Halley showed that those which appeared in the years 1531, 1607 and 1682, were moving in orbits very similar to each other. Hence he was led to conclude that they were successive appearancs of the same comet, revolving around the sun in a period of about 75 or 76 years; and he was more confirmed in this by the fact that a remarkable comet was recorded to have appeared in the year 1457, which was seventy-five years before 1531. He concluded by confidently predicting that it would appear in the year 1758. It did so appear, being first seen on Christmas Day, in that year, by a Saxon farmer, and by an amateur named Palitzsch near Dresden. Subsequent calculations have been made to identify Halley's comet with comets seen at many intervals of seventy-six years before 1456, the first being so far back as 12 B. C, in the reign of the Emperor Augustus, and the second in A. D. 60. When Halley's prediction was fulfilled, (sixteen years after his death), by the reappearance of the comet of 1682 and 1758, it was called after his name, and has ever since born the designation of Halley's Comet. It appeared again in 1835, and during this year of 1910, it will be visible to us. There was a young lady called Drake, The hearts of the students she'd break; When in teaching they'd fail She made their hearts quail For critics she, sure took the cake. Knowledge, so my daughter held, was all in all.—Tennyson. Better be not at all, than not be noble.—Tennyson. Let the past be past.—Tennyson. Sweet is it to have done the things one ought When fallen in darker ways. —Tennyson. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 8 ---------- THE MESSENGER THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPBR OP THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printingfl^^^^S)i3ii Railroad Avenue It may be proved, with much certainty, that God intends no man to live in this world without working; bui it seems to me no less evident that He intends every man to be happy in his work.—RUSKIN. _ _ „ __ MESSENGER STAFF ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD - MARIE REESE •) ALICE PEACOCK V - EDNA STAPLES ' MARY E. SEXTON MAUDE WESCOTT ) MARGARET WALTON » ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE Editor Associate Literary Exchanges Organizations • - - Locals HENRY ROGERS 1 BEATRICE BAIR gt; ESTHER PARKYN ROY KNUDSON INA LANDON OLIVE CLARK VALE NIXON HARRY HEATH JANET EVERETT W. T. MEYER Athletics • Calendar Art - Alumni Jokes Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Entered December 21, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3,1879. Vol. IX. March, 1910 No. 6 WM^k ^ r Everyone thought it was a grand sight to see the snow lying so thick on the ground and the housetops. The campus seemed proud of its holiday dress; the students remarked that even the Athletic field looked quite respectable to the casual observer. Oh, well! the time is coming when our entire campus will make a beautiful picture, without this blanket of snow. The only thing that we hope for is, that the time may be soon forthcoming in order that some of us may see what the future surroundings will be. Normal School graduates are in a steady and increasing demand. Calls for teachers are being received at the office from time to time, but many of these vacancies cannot be filled. We, as a school, will have to grow much larger before we are able to meet the demands made upon it. There will be, if there are not already, some very sorry people about this Normal School. Here we give The Messenger to you for fifty cents a year and in June you are going to pay ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER * , fifty cents or more for the Senior Annual. Then you will be asking yourselves why you didn't support your School paper and have a little School spirit. A new feature of this month's Messenger is a page devoted entirely to the High School and written by High School students. The "chillens" are taking hold of the idea vith vim and we may expect a bright bit of reading from month to month. This past September they were mere infants; now they have risen to such heights. This is merely an illustration of the fact that it is merely " a short step from the cradle to fame." A noticeable feature of the game with Ellensburg was the generous applause given, not only to our own boys, but to the visiting team. The B. S. N. C. people are to be congratulated on the spirit displayed. How many of the students knew of the preliminary contest in declamation that took place in the auditorium the afternoon of February 10? The school was not especially well represented. This seems unfortunate to us for the contestants need your interest to encourage them. It is to be hoped more people will be present at the other contests that are to take place shortly. The various gym exhibits that have been given lately have been for the purpose of raising money for the new tennis court. The "athletic" folks are taking an unusual interest in the court. We hope it may materialize soon. As the old darky said: "The good Lawd knows we suttinly needs it bad." The Student Association through a committee has been investigating the matter of hospital and medical service for its members. The committee reported a plan recently and left the matter in the hands of the students. In a short time they will be asked to pass upon the matter in some way—to adopt, reject, or refer for further investigation. Good reasons can be offered for each. It is to be hoped that our students will investigate the plan and vote their convictions. No one has any personal interest in the matter. Students, it is up to you. If you think the plan is wise, vote for it. The essentials of the plan are as follows: 1. A fee of fifty cents per month is to be collected from each member at the beginning of the semester—with no rebate. 2. Membership in the hospital association may or may not ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER be required of each member of the Student Association—as may be decided. 3. A head physician is to be chosen by the Student Association with two associate physicians appointed by him under such restrictions as the Association may impose. 4. The Association is to provide hospital service, medical attendance and medicines up to a certain limit—to be determined before the plan goes into effect. i gt;. Hospitals and physicians to give a special rate to the Association. ALKISIAH NOTES. On Tuesday, Feb. 1, the Assembly period was given to the Alkisiah Society, which presented to the student body a debate on the subject, "Resolved, That the study of the sciences is of more benefit than that of the classics." The affirmative was taken by Miss Andrea Noed and the negative by Miss Abbie Johnson. Each side presented forcible arguments; well phrased and aptly put. When the affirmative had finished her defense of the sciences we almost felt regret for the weary hours spent digging out the meaning of a Latin sentence; but when the negative appeared as champion of mooted subjects we soon began to be glad if we knew even one little word of Latin. The judges, Messrs. Bond, Philippi and Deerwester had a hard task but rendered a decision in favor of the negative. The debate showed careful thought and preparation by each participant and was well received by the audience. Each student needs the training in rapid thinking, command of words and self-control which comes from such work. The Alkisiah program on February 11 was strong and intensely interesting. A sketch of the most prominent characters in the study of the Grail was given by Pearle Stanton. Verona Prader read a paper on King Arthur and Guinevere. The story of Launcelot from the old version was given by Celia Cosgrove, ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 11 ---------- THE MESSENGER H and the same from Tennyson by Erminie Calder. Each report was greatly enjoyed by those present and the club members are anticipating with pleasure the programs on the Grail yet to come. The meetings are always open to visitors and those interested are cordially invited to attend. Y. W. 0. A. With the opening of the new semester, when all the organizations began with new life, the Y. W. C. A. entered upon a most promising half year, with the prospect of making the second semester even more helpful and full of growth than the first. The first meeting of the new quarter was led by Hilda Musgrove, the subject being "Promises." After the meeting a social time was enjoyed when home-made candies were served. A social meeting once a month has become a regular feature in the Association, and has proved very helpful in the matter of getting better acquainted. The meeting on February 10 was led by Donna Griffith, who had as her subject, "The Little Things of Life." At this meeting a list of twenty-five new members was read, voted upon, .and received into the Association. From this may be seen the splendid growth of this organization. A new "wrinkle" has been added to the list of this school association. A number of magazines, including "The Student World," and " The Inter-Collegian,'' relating to association work have been subscribed for. These are placed in a rack, which was kindly donated by Miss Hogle, in the association room, and all the members are urged to take advantage of this opportunity to become more familiar with the work, and to see what other schools and colleges are doing along this line. THESPIAN CLUB. The Thespian Dramatic Club, although not one of the largest organizations of the school is found by its members to be extremely interesting. The work of the club is entirely along dramatic lines. Their pleasing programs are made up of sketches and criticisms of plays and playwrights before the public eye. Short plays given by the members of the club are found to be very entertaining as well as helpful. A farce, "The Burglars," given a short time ago, was a decided success. '' The Court Comedy,'' given before a large audience, was unusually well presented. With the addition of excellent musical selections, the Thespian programs are always looked forward to with great pleasure. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER TREASURER'S REPORT. Prom Nov. 1, '09 to Feb. 9, '10. Receipts— General Fund I 392.83 Store Fund 824.69 Messenger Fund 320.37 Athletic Fund 131.17 Cash in Till 44.11 Total receipts $1713.17 Expenditures— From General Fund I 295.18 From Store Fund 527.90 From Mess fund 310.07 From Athletic Fund 129.97 Balance 450-05 Total Receipts 11713.17 Cash on hand * 450.05 General Fund * 393.83 Amount wuhdrawn • 295.18 % 97.65 Store Fund *824-69 Amount withdrawn 527.90 $269.79 Messenger rund $ 320.37 Amount withdrawn 310.07 $ 10.30 Athletic Fund $ 131.17 Amount withdrawn !29.97 $ 1.20 Cash In Till *4 4 -n Balance on hand *i05M YOUNG MEN'S DEBATING CLUB. The Young Men's Debating Club held its regular meeting on Thursday evening, February 10th. The boys held their semiannual election of officers. Mr. McCoubrey, to whom is due much credit in bringing the club to its present state of efficiency, was re-elected president, and Mr. Hansen, secretary. After the election, a number of short talks of a very edifying nature, bearing principally on the events of the day, were given by different members. The talk by Mr. Bond on the "Budget," was especially interesting and much appreciated by all present. With a few exceptions every man of the Normal was present. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 13 ---------- THE MESSENGER 13 We want to urge every man to join our ranks and help make the club a success. STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. On account of the fact that Mr. Stultz was obliged to leave school at the end of the first semester, a vacancy was left in the Board of Control of the Students' Association. An election was held and Mr. Whipple was chosen to fill the vacancy. The matter of a school pin has been once more brought before the school by the Board of the Association. A number of pins have been selected by the committee from which the student body may choose one to be the school pin. Drawings of these pins are posted on the bulletin and every one should be interested enough to decide which pin he prefers so that when the matter is put before the students for a vote, they may have a perfectly clear idea of the matter in question. HIGH SCHOOL. President Vice-President OFFICERS: Relta Nichols Lew Greene Secretary '.'.' ' ' V.''''V.V.V.'.''V.. •. Charles Larrabee Treasurer • ' Lytton Swart. Sergeant-At-Arms Wrex Plummer Class Teachers W. H. Patchin, Rose Baxter The High School is growing. We have twenty new members from the Training School as a result of the mid-year promotions These recruits have not yet forgotten the childish ways they acquired in the Training School. (If you don't believe this, ask Mr Patchin) 'Besides these infants we have received several pupils from outside schools. They are: Franklin Sly, Reuben Gogg: Rosa Redda, Goldie. Baker and Marie Hedge. Yes, and there s Arthur Singleton. (Every little bit helps.) Agnes Thoren, who has been one of the strongest workers in our class, has left us to make her home in the East. A delightful initiation party was given the evening of February 19, to the new Freshman Class by the members of the old High School class. The great Delphic Oracle administered advice to the candidates and suggested remedies for their numerous bad habits. They afterwards solemnly promised to be angels at all times- not to run in the Science department past Mr. Ep-ley's door, nor talk loud in the halls; to go up and down stairs ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 14 ---------- 14 THE MESSENGER one step at a time, and never, under any circumstances, to disturb "Father" when he is holding a private conversation with a favorite teacher. For full particulars ask Beauford Anderson. We now have a piano in our Assembly room. Two more rooms have been fitted up for the High School classes. Wanted—By Fred Horst; some stairs he can't fall up. Mr. Patchin (To Leonard Anstett)—Leonard, this is no plaee to waste your time looking at the girls; you may spend next Sunday evening looking at Rosie. Rex Plummer (quoting from "Vision of Sir Launfal")— "What is so rare as a half-stewed prune?" M. H. (Who loves jewelry) to B. A.—I believe your ring would just fit my finger. Found!—A man without a heart. Arthur Singleton left two back East. Frankie Frescoln is teaching at Custer, in the Eighth and Ninth grades. Dell Pratt is teaching Primary in the same school. Miss Tressie Flesher is now the wife of the Rev. Ashby, of Seattle. Mrs. Fred Hofstetter, of Tacoma, with her two little children, has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Arnold of Garden Street. Mrs. Hofstetter expects to live in Olympia after March 1. Miss Francis Arnold, who was married in June to Mr. Alfred Black, Jr., lives on Bellingham Heights. Mr. Alfred Roos and Mr. Morris Schwartz visited our halls February 14—a Valentine's visit. Miss Maud Dickinson ,who attended school here during 1907- 8, is teaching in the city schools in Starbuck, Wash. Miss Ola Deakins, an elementary student here last year, is spending this year at her home in Rice, Wash. Miss Charlotte Stewart is now Mrs. F. W. Mosher, a happy mistress of a beautiful home in Spokane, Wash. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Plate [a] ---------- WHITMAN COLLEGE GLEE CLUB TO APPEAR HERE WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, IK THE NORMAL AUDITORIUM ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 Mrs. Margaret O'Keefe, '04, is now enjoying her fourth year of successful teaching in the city schools of Tacoma. Miss Greta Pattison, '09, is teaching in the city schools of Farmington, "Wash. Miss Ida Zobrist, who was injured last July, has almost fully recovered and is now at her home in Acme, Wash. Miss Elizabeth Shoemaker was recently called to Portland on account of her father's death. Miss Lillian Miller, '01, is resting this year on a leave of absence from the Seattle High School. Miss Grace Huntoon, '02, who has been resting this year, supplied a substitute in the Lynden schools in January. Miss Minta Morgan, '06, is teaching in Pasadena, Calif. Byrd Anslow, '07, has recently accepted a clerical position in the United States navy yard, Bremerton. Nellie Ramsay, '05, is now Mrs. E. H. Harriger, of Rex, Ore. Jessie S. Cowing, '06, is teaching in the High School at Newport, Wash. Minnie Le Sourd, '07, is a Senior at the University of Washington, this year. Miss Georgia Ellis is teaching a model rural school at Parmer, Wash. Miss Ellis has been doing High School work for some time, but accepted the rural school for experience. Miss Minnie Osberg, '08, resigned her position at LaConner, February 1, to attend the University of Washington. Miss Gertrude Hoover, who attended here in '08, is teaching at Clearbrook. Miss Esther Moy and Miss Hannah Spedding, both of the class of '09, are teaching at the Roeder School, near Everson. Miss Kate M. Schutt, of the class of 1900, also a graduate of Cornell University, is secretary in the registrar's office at Cornell University, New York. Grace Purinton is now Mrs. J. D. Fletcher, of Tacoma. Mr. Fletcher is an attorney in that city. Miss Dubois, '09%, is teaching in the Primary department in the LaConner schools. Miss Connell, '09%, is teaching at the Eureka School, in this city- Miss Minnie Strauch, who attended school here the first of the year, has a school at Fulda, Wash., where she is enjoying all sorts of Winter sports. Miss Grace McLeran, '09%, is teaching at the Franklin School, in this city. Miss Dolly Jennings has a school at McMurray, Wash. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER Miss Rose Thibert, W/z, has accepted a position in the Seattle schools. Julia Kimball is at Marysville, and her sister, Mabel Kimball, is at Pleasant Valley. Viola VanCuren is teaching at Enterprise. We often see her in Bellingham over Saturday. Ruth Bliss is teaching at Visalia, Calif. Miss Margaret Bryant is at her home this year. Her mother died in August and she is keeping house for her father and brother. Miss Bryant's health is improving during her stay at home. Miss Selma Beckstrom is teaching near Everett. On February 18, the Gymnasium exhibit was again given. Everything went off as well as before. To play basketball that evening two school teams were picked from the regular class teams, two players being taken from each team. The floor was so slippery from the candle grease, that fell from the candles carried by those in the grand march, that the players could not do as good work as they would have done otherwise. The line-up was as follows: Miss Hemphill (Sen.) Center Miss Carpenter (3d yr.) Miss Pebley (4th yr.) Forward Miss Hoffman (Sr.) Miss Arnold (2nd yr.) Forward Miss Woodhouse (Jr.) Miss Simpson (Jr.) Guard Miss Staples (2d yr.) Miss Barrous (3d yr.) Guard Miss Stewart (2d yr.) Miss Christianson's side won by a score of 17 to 6. The Kline Cup games have been still going on this last month. The games, we hope, will be over at the end of March instead of February, as was first planned. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 17 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 17 The Juniors played the Fourth Years on January 22nd, which was the evening of the first exhibition. The Juniors won the game with very little opposition. The score was 28-7 in favor of the Juniors. Both teams had their regular line-ups. On the 29th of January the Seniors played against the Juniors. The game wasn't as interesting as was expected, but both teams played well. The Juniors won by a large score. On February 4th, the Seniors played the Fourth Year's. It was expected that the Seniors would win, but luck was against them and with the Fourth Year's. When time was called the Fourth Year's had 17 points and the Seniors 16. This was one of the prettiest games that has been played on the Normal floor this year. Five field baskets were shot by Pearl Hoffman and one field basket and four fouls shot by Hilda Lobe for the Seniors. Lois Pebley shot four field baskets and Beatrice Bair three field baskets and three fouls. Both teams had their regular line-ups. The Juniors in a game with the Second Year's won from them by a score of 18-2. The Second Year's put up a good fight but the Juniors were the larger and more experienced. Emma Wood-house shot seven field baskets and MissFeno shot two field baskets for the Juniors. The only field basket shot for the Second Year's was shot by Phoebe Reed. Emma Woodhouse did excellent work for the Juniors, in Miss Philippi's regular place, as forward. The game played on January 13th between the Third and Fourth Years' had to be played over, as the teams weren't straight class teams. So on the afternoon of the above game it was again played. This time the Fourth Year's won by a score of 13-12. It was a close game, as the teams were pretty evenly matched. Miss ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE MESSENGER Pebley shot five field baskets, Miss Bair one field basket and one foul for the Fourth Year's. Miss Wright shot three field baskets, while Miss Allen shot five fouls for the Third Year's. Both teams played well. The game between the Juniors and Third Year's was forfeited to the Juniors. The Second Year's have yet to play the Third and Fourth Year's and then the Finals will be played. The number of points held by each class are as follows: Seniors—600 (lost 200 to the Fourth Year's and 200 to the Juniors. Juniors—1,000. Fourth Year's—800 (lost 200 to the Juniors.) Third Year's—400 (lost 200 to Senior's, Junior's and Fourth Year's.) Second Year's—600 (lost 200 to Seniors and Juniors.) First Year's—Dropped out. Who is going to win the Kline Cup? Ask the Juniors! On February 3rd our boys were defeated on their own floor by the Ellensburg team, by a score of 4-11. The game was a snappy one from start to finish. Good clean ball was played by both teams, and no fouls were called for rough play. Of the Ellensburg boys, Newton, the center, probably did the best work, making 15 of the 47 points. Henry and Chapman did good work as forwards, making 24 points between them. Rader and McKinstry, as guards, collected 8 points. Heath made 9 points for the Bellingham boys, and Niles 2 points. The line-up was as follows: Eilensburg Bellingham Chapman, (Capt.) Forward Heath Menry Forward Krause Newton Center Odle Rader Guard Niles Copenhaven McKinstry Guard Rogers (Capt.) A luncheon was served in honor of the Ellensburg team after the game. The seventeenth we play a return game with the Blaine Athletic Association at that place. We were defeated by them 33 to 9 at the beginning of the season but have a much stronger team now than we had at that time. Two new men have come in this semester. Becker, who played guard on the Normal team last year, and Holcombe, a forward of four years' experience. Work Was begun last Saturday, the 12th, on the construction of two tennis courts on the campus between the Dormitory and ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 19 ---------- THE MESSENGER hi High Street. The work of leveling the ground is to be done by the boys and gentlemen members of the Faculty. Work was discontinued Saturday on account of the weather, but will be taken up again as soon as the weather will permit. The B. N. S. Boys' Basket Ball team went to Blaine on the night of February 17. They were royally entertained by the Maids and Matrons Basket Ball teams of Blaine, after the game. They were given a supper, followed by music, which lasted until late in the evening. Among other things reported by their trip, the boys are in raptures over the Blaine sunset, which they say is equal to the most beautiful ever seen from our own city. EXCHANGES. All our old friends and new ones, too, are enjoying the new ''Exchange rack" which Mr. Rendel has made for them. We look forward to receiving our exchanges as we do to receiving a friend, for such we feel every exchange that visits us to be. There are big papers, little papers and varieties as great as fifty editorial staffs can afford. We fully realize the great aid and value our exchanges are to us and realizing that "variety is the spice of life" we are glad to enjoy and criticise our visitors. Noticeable among the exchanges this month were two "Mid- Year Senior" Class issues. The Orange and Black from Spokane and Cardinal from Portland. Both papers possessed a high degree of excellence and any school might well be proud of a staff that put out a number like that. Only one thing was noted that might possibly detract from either paper: They seemed more devoted to Venus than Minerva. The Megaphone had some good short stories. , Capitalia from Bismark, N. D., has made a most excellent "maiden bow." Her paper is well organized and contains good material. Some good cuts would greatly improve the paper. The Butte has poor form of lettering for headings. Your Current Events Department is a good idea. Echo can you not get some more material? Vox Studentis use your vox and anything else you need to work up your Literary Department. Review has an unusually good number this issue. You articles on "German School System" and "Knickerbocker History of New York," are excellent. Evergreen from W. S. A. C. is an excellent school "newspaper." ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 20 ---------- 20 TEE MESSENGER Tempe Normal Student has excellent material but the form of your issue might be improved. Exponent should entice the muses of story and poem. Kilikilik contains excellent editorials. This is always a most desirable feature of a paper because "By their editors shall ye know them." CALENDAR. January 21—Alta Shepherd not tardy for class. Alta admits she has made a mistake. Mr. McCoubrey's birthday. Lantern celebration at Bachelors' Hall. January 22—Open meeting of Thespian Club in which audience is held spellbound by news of awful burglary. The Philomathean Society prepares extensive list of fines for absentees. January 24—Four girls remain at school so late that they are locked in and compelled to crawl out of basement window. Mr. Johnson's and Mr. Trimble's pictures appear in the paper. These boys are winning a national reputation in domestic science and far surpassing anything in the history of the department. January 25—Notice given in Assembly that students must leave building by 6:00 o 'clock. This will work a great hardship on those students who feel they cannot spare the time from their studies to go home. Alkisiah Club gives splendid debate in Assembly 10:30 P. M. Lusty male quartette lost on High Street. January 26—Mr. Niles and Miss Cohen '' make up.'' Mr. Laraway cleans house in lockers. Main hall, first floor. Pupils spend night in close intimacy with great minds of past ages. Students at Dormitory cover cracks in doors and windows to keep rays of light from disturbing Miss Gray. January 27—Student body writes extensively on what it does not know, and has not seen and has not heard. Another night of frantic cramming for next day's exams. January 28—Exams, continued, students writing more waste paper material. Commencement exercises, and reception given by Students' Association. January 29—Basket Ball between Juniors and Seniors. Intense excitement, scores forgotten to be kept. Miss Ryan demolished in game. First Year's have party; class enrollment according to party ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 21 ---------- THE MESSENGER 21 attendance, eight. Junior and Senior "remnants" from Basket ball game appear and give grand march. Miss Woodhouse and Miss Beass conduct class in "fancy steps." In payment for furnishing amusements, Seniors and Juniors accept generous supply of refreshments. Mr. Sidney Johnson takes a buggy ride. January 31—New boys complain that girls scrutinize them too closely. New semester begins. Boom 17 suddenly converted into a study room. The silence is so oppressive that Miss Gray is forced to come and solve the difficulty. February 1—Silence in Room 17 still unbroken. Saloon vs. Anti-Saloon campaign. '' The world will little note nor long remember what they said here, but it can never forget what they did here." February 2—Mr. Deerwester explains that it is too early in the semester to recognize students by their hands (held up to recite). Exciting basket ball game between Juniors and Second Year's —score 16 to 2 in favor of Juniors. Miss Abercrombie wins new laurels. Miss Ryan's black eye is improving. Miss Baker's dog forgets all his previous lessons in etiquette and gives an impromptu vocal entertainment in the hall. February 3—Mr. Niles in Sociology class admits he is not prepared to discuss marriage contract, but we shall expect to hear from him later. February 4—Mr. Elliott gives reading. Mr. Deerwester gives speech in Assembly. He may not be ready, but he is always prepared. He welcomes the boys in a manner second only in pleasing and warmth to that given them previously by the girls. He says that his eyes were not the only ones who were looking for Ellensburg boys. We quote him further: "If there is anything better for a boy than to have a .young lady near and interested in him, it is to have two young ladies near and interested in him." 8:00 P. M.—Ellensburg game, 47 to 11 in favor of Ellensburg boys. True hospitality demanded that we give Ellensburg the game. February 7—Senior class meeting in which new officers are chosen for the remainder of the year. Saloon parties at main entrance makes it difficult to pass through. February 8—Polls again open for votes. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 22 ---------- 22 THE MESSENGER Dr. Mathes gives talk on sign-board system of school. What it should be and what it should not be. Students' Association takes up matter of Hospital fund. Mr. Deerwester explains to Mr. Niles that it is to be an accident policy also. February 9—The importunity of the Saloon and Antisaloon parties makes a bodyguard necessary in getting past to recitation rooms. February 10—Supply store has housecleaning. Mr. Eply announces free note-books to be had in his room. Students will find these note-books in one corner of the room on the floor, dangerously near the waste-basket. February 11—Mr. Krause and Mr. Holcomb take Gym. with the Training School girls, Miss Ryan, teacher. The boys are eager in their praises of Miss Ryan's methods. Fourth Year's give party to underclassmen. Juniors stay at building until midnight, decorating for Junior party. No wonder it took them so long when there is only one boy in Junior Class to help. The Training School has a new critic-teacher. Never before was Miss Buell known to possess such dignity and poise. February 12—Junior reception. Splendid music by Mandolin Club. The decorations far surpass anything in the history of the school. February 14—Mr. Studebaker goes home alone. February 15—A happy thought comes to Mr. Deerwester in Philosophy of Ed. All tardy pupils henceforth to sit on platform. This will, without doubt, cure all tardiness. Miss Kanters desires to meet girls up in lower hall "in shoes." Later in the day she wishes to meet them "in suits." Miss Lawrence gives talk on menus and table manners The lantern slides are especially enjoyable and instructive. February 16—Mr. Bond gives list of harrowing problems to Arithmetic Class to work out next winter just for pleasure and recreation. February 17—Miss Gray (in Assembly)—"Sometimes things are funny but a smile will do." Snow! Snow! At least six inches of it. Students plan coasting parties. February 18—Gymnasium exhibit and sale of candy to get supplies for tennis court and other outdoor games. February 22—Vacation. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 23 ---------- ) THE MESSENGER 23 LOCALS. WHITMAN GLEE HERE. The Whitman Glee, on their twelfth annual tour, are touring the Sound cities, and will appear in the Normal Auditorium, Wednesday, March 30. The Whitman Glee is the oldest college glee club in the Northwest ,and is composed of twenty men, selected from a squad of over forty, who have been drilling under the direction of Mr. Elias Blum, who is a new man at Whitman. Mr. Blum is said to be an accomplished director. Prof. Odessa D. Sterling, who was heard in a recital here last January, has kindly consented, according to the report, to add aD additional number to his share of the program at the request of his many Bellingham friends. The club also carries B. Glen Morgan and Harold E. Crawford, violinist and 'cellist, who will play trios with Prof. Blum at the piano. Paul Dunbar Garrett is the reader of the club, while Virgil Bennington, Willie Hales, Lloyd R. Hawly, president of the club, and Clarence Olds Sappington, are some of the best "stunt" men in the West. Manager Crawford outlined a possible program with various heavy numbers, resplendent with the good -hearted, care-free college spirited songs ,and after the address morethan 300 advance tickets were sold. The management of the club has consented to reduce the price from 50 and 25c to 25c straight, to Normal students and High School students. In an interview, Mr. Crawford desires to express his thanks to Dr. Mathes for his hearty co-operation, not only in the past years of the Club but in the present, and also stated that the fine showing made in the advance orders more than assured him of the success of the concert here. The Twentieth Century Club of the city had its regular monthly meeting at the Baker Hotel. After dinner tne company met in the parlors and listened to a very interesting paper on "Charles Lamb," by Miss M. B. Sperry, of our Normal School. Dr. Mathes left February 15 for a trip of ten days' duration. He attended the fiftieth anniversary of Whitman College, the 15th and 16th of February. At Cheney he attended a meeting of the Principals of the Normal Schools, February 18. At Spokane, February 21 and 22, he attended a meeting of State Board. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER Ruth Pritchard, who was out of school the first semester because of ill health has returned and is enrolled in the Third Year Class. Have you looked at the pins in the lower hall? Made your choice? Miss Lillian Butt has left school to be married to Mr. Boy Palmer, of Concrete. It is interesting to note that this year's enrollment of the Normal School is 457 students. This number is within 13 of the total enrollment of last year. With the Summer school students the total enrollment will be in the neighborhood of 600. In addition there are about 250 pupils in the Training Department. Forty-four pupils are registered in the Music Department. Miss Lena Naslind was called home at the end of the semester by the death of her mother. Miss Naslund will not return to school until next year. The Third Year Party. The "Sophs." spent a very delightful evening on January 7, when they were entertained by the Third Year's with a peanut party. The Society Hall was daintily decorated in the Class colors of the Third Year's—Purple and Gold. Peanut games and a peanut luncheon were the main features of the evening. The First Year Party. The most informal and one of the most enjoyable evenings was spent with Miss Jensen, Mr. Phillipi and the Freshman Class, January in Society Hall. Really it is hard to say who the party was intended for—but who for or what for, no one cares, least of all the basket ball crowd who enjoyed it. If you want to know about the fun we had or the "good eats" we had, you just ask any one of the "bunch" that was there. Mr. Epley was called to Burlington to speak before the High School. In his absence Dr. Mathes took charge of his Geography Methods Cla* gt;s and gave a very interesting talk on Africa, especially England's present relation to that continent and the future possibilities of Africa. Things were "doing" in the Auditorium Thursday, Feb. 3, ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 25 for the Ellensburg Basket Ball team. You should have heard those noisy Junior girls. They surely made a little life. Miss Mae Wilder has returned to her home in Blaine because of the illness of her mother. The Seniors are selling sets of pictures prepared by Mr. Hann, a local photographer. The set includes six very excellent views of the wild scenery of the Northwest. At the close of the first Semester of school, to take the place of the final examinations, each student in the Domestic Science Department was required to prepare one article. The different articles were placed on sale at a general exhibit, in the Cooking Department; refreshments being served in the diningroom. Baked beans, salads, brown bread, rolls, pudding, cakes and candies were sold with equal rapidity, and the proceeds went to the department. The Juniors have the right to feel proud over their decorations on the night of their reception. Dr. Mathes said that he never saw the halls look so pretty. There is a Miss Baxter named Rose, Who's the cause of a lot of our woes. She marks plans "see me"; Or, still worse—with " P , "— Which, unkindness, most certainly shows. The closing of the State Normal Schools in Oregon is getting us on more friendly terms with our southern neighbor. State Superintendent Ackerman delivered an address to our Mid-Year graduates; a number of Oregon students are enrolled here; several of the faculty have been called to Oregon for Institute work: Miss Montgomery has accepted an invitation to give a two weeks' course of lectures along educational lines at the State Agricultural College at Corvallis, Oregon. " 'Tis an ill wind, etc." On February 14th the students and factulty of the Normal School were delightfully entertained by Edward Eliot, reader, in "The Man From Home." Mr. Eliot introduced his subject by saying that among the plays produced on the stage today, many are bad in character but others are good. He thinks it a pity that those plays of high moral tone must suffer neglect because they are, as one might say, "A grain of wheat in a bushel of chaff." ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER Among the good plays is found, "The Man From Home," with which Mr. Eliot entertained us. It is the story of a simple American girl who aspires to marrying a titled Englishman. This has been brought about through the persuasion of the nobleman's aunt, who had become attached to the girl because of her money. The girl does not love the duke, but becomes enthusiastic at the idea of marrying a titled foreigner. It is only through the intervention of her guardian Who, by the way, was in love with the girl herself, that she sees the folly of her intended action. Mr. Eliot portrayed his characters faithfully with the exception of the lady characters. "We agree with him that he does not act a very lady-like part. Perhaps the most interesting character is Mr. Pike, the girl's guardian. He is a shrewd, good-natured, country lawyer, with a keen sense of humor. His,'' And for pity's sake, don't mumble your words," will ring in our ears and bring a smile to our lips for some time to come. Student's Loan Fund. In the spring of ] 905 an entertainment was given by Normal School students, in Beck's Opera House, and the net financial returns were between three and four hundred dollars. The funds were devoted to meeting a want that had been long-felt, but which it had been impossible to meet up to that time. A Students' Loan Fund was established, from which students could borrow money at critical times to help them in completing a course and reaching a position where they could begin to teach and earn something. It is really amazing to look over the records and find that about a thousand dollars has been loaned to deserving students since the fund was established. Since the first of last September between $175.00 and $200.00 has been paid in by former students who borrowed from this fund and about the same amount has been loaned. The fund, too, has been as low as $1.23 and as high as $350.00 since its inception. No one of the numerous funds of the school is of more vital interest to the Board of Trustees than the Students' Loan fund. It is carefully conserved and even a small contribution, such as the Senior Class of 1909 made, is gladly welcomed. That class had a small surplus after paying all the expenses it assumed at the time of graduation and voted to add it to the Loan Fund. A student who must have financial assistance applies to the Principal or Registrar, who issues a form commending that student as worthy of aid. This form is referred to the Faculty Committee on Students' Loans, composed of Principal Mathes and Professors Deerwester and Bond. After execution this application ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Plate [b] ---------- THE SWEDISH FOLK DANCE IN THE GYMNASIUM EXHIBIT, FEBRUARY L8, I9IO ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 27 ---------- THE MESSENGER 27 passes to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Edens. The applicant must sign a note as principal and have at least one name as surety. The note is generally for a sum varying between $20.00 and $50.00 and calls for 6% interest. On January 21st, Mr. Bond delivered a lecture at Machias. The subject was one which the people of the town are very much interested in, namely, "The Boy and His Environment." Friday ,the 18th of February, Mr. Bond gave another lecture at Point Roberts; the subject this:time being /'The Advantages of Higher Education." Junior Reception. The Junior reception to the members of the Faculty and the students was held on Saturday evening, February 12, in the Auditorium which was effectively decorated for the occasion with pennants and with flags of the nations represented by~"tne Junior Class. By courtesy of Mr. Sidney Stark, Conductor of the Mandolin and Guitar Club, assisted by Mesdames Deerwester and Mathes, a very delightful program was rendered. After the program the guests were received in the adjoining rooms by members of the Junior Class, Miss Hays and Mr. Eply. The rooms were beautifully decorated with garlands of Oregon grape and pink chrysanthemums, huge jars filled with foliage and the silvery pussy willow—the lights under their pink shades casting over all a soft, warm glow. In the refreshment room; also in pink and green, were two serving tables, decked with pink candies in graceful wrought-iron candelabra, at which Miss Mae Mcintosh, Miss Beatrice Clark and Miss Eose Winkleman poured. Chocolate and individual cakes were served, to the guests by the Misses Woodhouse, Barnes, Sharkey, Oertly, Carver, Benson and Sexton. Among the things adding to the pleasure of the evening was a most interesting picture gallery—the faculty row in "ye olden tyme." "Ah, verily is it true" that Father Time maketh many changes, and loud rose the laughing voices when a staid dispenser of learning was recognized as the eventual result of "that funny-looking fellow." There was a pleasant social hour enjoyed by all and the Junior reception passes in^o history as one of "the prettiest affairs of the year." For our success we owe a deep debt of gratitude to our Class teachers for their kind assistance and valuable co-operation, which contributed largely to the success of the affair. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 28 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER There is a fair lady named Sperry, Who causes the Seniors much worry. When she gives an exam All night long they cram And get in a terrible flurry. The morning before our team played Ellensburg in basket ball the visiting team attended our Assembly and most of the time was devoted to outbursts of basketball enthusiasm. Mr. Deerwester made an introductory talk expressing the pleasure of the school in having Ellensburg's representatives among us and guaranteeing them a good time since there were surely enough girls to go around. Then the Ellensburg manager, Mr. Potter, gave greetings for their school and in response to an insistent demand, had his team line up on the platform and introduced them to us. How much time did the Ellensburg boys spend practicing their bows? Our athletic manager had our team then line up and "The vaulted ceilings roared and rang" with plaudits for the two teams, each ready to do its best for the school it represented. Bonners Ferry, Idaho, Jan. 26, 1910. Mr. W. T. Meyer, Bellingham, Wn. Dear Sir: Enclosed please find 50 cents, my subscription to The Messenger. I enjoy reading it very much and hope that my neglect in sending my subscription will make no difference in regard to the January number. I am teaching in Idaho this Winter, but feel just as much interest in Bellingham Normal as ever. Yours truly, MARGARET MOORE. There is a lady named Gray, Who in Assembly holds sway. When she calls your name You're much to blame, If you have cut and gone away. For 10 Gents, 2,522,666,666 Germs. Probably 2,522,666,666 germs are taken into the body when one consumes a ten-cent dish of'ice cream. This is the number provided the ice cream is fresh. If the same amount of cream is eaten after it has been stored for three days, the number of the kicking germs will be 3,941,666,666. These figures are the result of tests made at the University of Kansas by Professor F. H. Billings, of the department of bacteriology, who says that germs are ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 29 ---------- THE MESSENGER 29 the most resistant to extremes of temperatures of all known organisms. The germ of tuberculosis has lived in a laboratory for forty-two days in a temperature of 345 degrees below freezing. Other germs have withstood equally severe tests without injury. Professor Billings says, however, that the winter is a bad time for the minute forms of life to get in their deadly work, and that the health of a community should be better in the winter than in the summer. The great Student Volunteer Convention in Rochester, N. Y.. December 29 to January 2, is still uppermost in the minds of many. When introduced to that vast audience of college men and .women as " a fellow-student and distinguished teacher, and as the ambassador of Great Britain and an ambassador of Jesus Christ," the Hon. James Bryce said, "it was a splendid thought to bring together representatives of the universities and colleges of the United States and Canada, united in their devotion to this great cause of missions." And he but voiced the conviction of many thinking people. There gathered at this convention nearly three thousand selected students from 722 colleges and schools and from 49 states and Canadian provinces. The Rochester Chamber of Commerce, which invited the convention, generously paid its expenses, some ten thousand dollars . Not many of us are privileged to attend such a convention, but there is to be one closer at hand, with the same dominating thought and for the same purpose. Word has come that in Tacoma, March 18-20, there will be a Student Volunteer Convention. It is not yet known how many will go from this school, but there will be a delegation to represent us there and bring back intelligence and inspiration for our missionary work. The many friends of Mrs. Daisy D. Nettleton will be glad to hear that she has accepted a position as teacher in Columbia School of Oratory, Chicago, for the summer term. The Senior staff has been chosen, and the writers of special articles are busy at work. • It is the confident hope of those who have it in charge that the 1910 Senior Issue will be a really true Annual. The classes and societies will be asked to contribute their pictures and to fill a page with jokes, stories or anything that will add to the paper as a whole. It is desired that spontaneity, variety and spirit should characterize every page of the paper. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 30 ---------- 30 THE MESSENGER Any one who remained on Wednesday evening from three to six, enjoyed a treat in the Preliminary Contest. Eleven students entered the contest. The selections were so well chosen and so well prepared that to one who enjoys "recitation work," it was a pleasure. The entire school would have enjoyed it as a Tuesday program. These young people were competing for a place in the Declamation contest, to be held in June, when a cash prize is given. Incidentally they were also competing for a place in the tri-Normal contest—as the best speaker is to be sent to Cheney. The judges chose the speakers for the June contest, but were unable to decide the speaker who should represent us at Cheney. They will listen to the speakers again and decide that question later. The following students, with the name of the selection spoken were the winners in the contest: Vale Nixon—"If I Were King." Boyal Niles—Arena Scene From "Quo Vadis." Grace Barnes—"The Gentlemen, the King." Vida Welbon—'' Jean Valjean.'' On Saturday afternoon, February 12, a very enjoyable birthday party was given to those members of the association whose birthdays came in the months from September to January inclusive. Needlework was the main diversion of the afternoon, and an amusing feature proved to be the stunts which the different guests performed, symbolic of the month in which their birthdays occurred. The refreshments were suggestive of a children's birthday party, and aided in carrying out the idea of the entertainment, z Miss George, Superintendent of the Training School, left Seattle Saturday evening, February 19, for an extended Eastern trip. Miss George expects to be gone about a month, during which time she expects to visit the following places: The Normal School at St. Cloud, Minnesota, from which place she will go to Minneapolis, where she will visit the Training School. From there she will go to St. Paul, where, also, she will visit the Training School. From St. Paul she will go to Indianapolis, where she will attend a meeting for the purpose of discussing a course of agriculture for rural schools. This meeting is on February 28. March 1 begins the regular meeting of Superintendents, continuing until March 4. Miss George plans to visit this convention. While in Indianapolis she intends to visit the Training School, which is one of the best in the country. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 31 ---------- THE MESSENGER ' 31 From Indianapolis she will go to the Terre Haute Normal, where particular attention is paid to the rural school. A rural school is connected with the. Terre Haute institution. After spending two days here, she will go to Normal, 111., and from there to Macomb, which, like Terre Haute, makes a special of rural work. She expects to spend three days in Chicago, visiting the University and School of Education, and. also plans to meet Mrs. Ella Flagg- Young, Chicago's Superintendent of Schools. From Chicago, Miss George will go up into Wisconsin, visiting the Oshkosh Normal and the Stout Industrial School at Menomenee. This will complete her plans, and she will start home, arriving in Bellingham some time near the end of March. The best wishes of the school go with Miss George, and we all hope her trip may be most enjoyable. On the evening of January 29, the Misses Gamble and Hol-lingsworth entertained a number of the victorious Juniors and defeated Seniors at their rooms on High Street. Rare confections were served during the evening, which added to the enjoyment of all. The evening closed with a grand old taffy-pull. Mr. Guy Young, of The Dalles, Ore., was the guest of Misa Georgia Phillippi, Saturday, Feb. 19. Miss Rose Winkleman spent the week-end, February 18-20, at her home in Tacoma. Miss Ann Bowie has re-entered the Normal and has enrolled with the Senior Class. Miss Elsie Boyd visited Normal friends, examination week. Miss Abbie Wilson, of Blaine, was the guest of Miss Phila Nicoll for a few days. Miss Pauline Paulson left for her home in Knappton, Wash, the end of the semester. Illness in the family was the cause of Miss Paulson leaving school. Miss V. Emma Van Cleave was the guest of honor at a delightfully dainty breakfast, given at "Ensohhgnor" on High Street, on Saturday, February 5, at 10 A. M. The place cards,-appropriate to the season, was the work of one of the hostesses. Miss Olive Kale was obliged to leave school last week because of her mother's illness. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 32 ---------- 32 THE MESSENGER HUMORESQUES. There is a big fellow named Romine, Who on bugs and beetles did dine. He swallowed one day A crawfish, they say, And pronounced the dish wondrously fine. Miss Clifford—"Miss D , have you an educator?" Miss D ."I don't know what you mean. What is it? Miss Clifford—"Oh, one of those things you measure angles with." Miss George (calling roll)—"Miss Laube"? "Oh, Miss Laube has—Mr. McCoubrey." Ask Rogers which way the snow falls. Mary, Mary, quite contrary, Walked into the "liberary." Saw her chum across the table, Whispered loud as she was able— Then she caught Miss Wilson's eye, Grabbed her books and out did fly. Mr. Early (in Geog.-Math.)—"What is a coulee?" Miss X.—"A low-class Chinaman." In the Science Annex: Miss I.—"Is this the Bi-loll-ogy room?" ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 33 ---------- THE MESSENGER 33 Heard in Geology—"The end is several miles from the beginning. Who's a belle with thrilling glance From eyes as dark as eyes of France; Whose "dear, lovely friend held out" for the dance? Currier! Who's the German, eloquent, On Socialism, much intent; Who for the platform sure is bent? Hansen! Who's afraid at close of day, When darkness falls to wend his way Across the bridge ,and home to stay? Studebaker! Miss Nichols (in debate)—"I'm afraid Mr. Hogan has been keeping bad company." Senior Girl (entering room in which Miss Buell is seated)— "Dear me! I have been the longest time in finding an empty room to study in." What Is Love? Life is the flower of which love in the honey.—Hansen. To love is divine.—Coleman. Love is a tickling sensation around the heart that can't be scratched.—Richardson. To love and be loved is the happiest proposition in life.— Stinson. Never having experienced it, how can I judge.—Miss Buell. An inward inexpressibility of outward all overishness.— Betsy. Bright Junior (in Geog. Meth. Exam.)—"A lake is formed by a damned river." According to Mr. Ackerman's definition of "model" James Copenhaver must be a "model man." Mr. Krause and Mr. Holcomb, who started to take gymnastics with a Training School class, have been dismissed because of inattention. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 34 ---------- 34 THE MESSENGER Please remember that an ideal place for conversation has been discovered by Mr. Hogan—just outside of Room 17. Miss J. C.—"How do you like the heat plant of the Science annex? Miss A. C.—"It's fine, but when my feet are cold it's rather difficult to put them on the register." Little Girl—"Grandma; how did you like that gum-drop?" Grandma—"It was very nice, dear." Little Girl—"Towser didn't think so; he spit it out twice." Then Grandma did some thinking. The Schoolboys' Interpretaion of Irving—The class had just finished the story of Ichabod and were discussing the probable fate of that worthy wight. A youthful member of the class insisted that a dirty tramp ran out from under the bridge and caught Icabod by the ear. He cited as proof these exact words of Irving: "A plashy tramp caught the sensitive ear of Ichabod." Wanted:—Several "Handy Jacks "—Misses Currier and Nichols. First Normal Student—"Why is it that you talk so much of an aching void?" Second Normal Student—" Why, you see; I have a headache so often." Miss Jensen—"What is the indirect object?" Mr. Whipple—"I-er! I don't know much about it. It isn't the direct object, but it is the indirect object." Many Are Called But Few Are Chosen—The following is copied from an essay in the beginning composition class: "This semester will continue eighteen weeks and will close June 8th, at which time 'several' Seniors will graduate." Teacher (in Elem. Agr.)—Supposing Miss McDowell, that all the potash is exhausted from the ground— (pause) — or, supposing all your money is exhausted from your picketbook. What will you do to replenish it?" Miss B. McDowell—"W-e-1-1, return some a-ashes." ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 35 ---------- THE MESSENGER 35 Art As It Is Learned. ( 1) The four great laws of drawing are position, perspec-tion, table line and accentuation. ( 2) The three most important perspective principles are retreating lines, horizontal lines and parallel lines. ( 3) A circle above the eye is an "eclipse." ( 5) Hue is a weak effect of a color. ( 6 ) Combing two primaries makes a secondary. ( 7) The level of the eye goes up as you pass away. ( 8) Secondary colors are made by mixing the primaries on either side of them. ( 9) Accent is the darkening of a line in drawing any object that has the edge to be darkened nearest to the one drawing the cube as when the nearest edge is always the most predominant. (10) Accenting is the last thing you do. (11) Horizontal retiring lines vanish some point on the level of the eye. (12) Blue and yellow make green and yellow and blue make violet. :••'[•• '-n Teacher of Physiology Class—"What is a skeleton?" Tommy—"A skeleton is a man without any insides or out-sides." Teacher—"Describe the stomach." Johnny—"The stomach is a hole where the food goes in and out." Mr. Patchin (in teachers' meeting )—"I have taught a number of years. If it were not that it would get into The Messenger, I would say many, many years." Heard In the Halis. "Don't mumble your words!" " I shall go to the dance if my dear, lovely friend holds out." "There goes IT!" "I came from Missouri." Mr. Hawkins (in Woodwork Class ) the circular square? gt;—Miss Dawson, where is ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 36 ---------- 36 THE MESSENGER Heard In Grammar. Miss Sperry—"What was that?" Junior—"A man." Miss Sperry—"I didn't catch it." Model Lesson Place. Preparation— The Man! What kind of a man should he be to go with me? Tall! What color should his hair be ? Violinist! What should his occupation be ? Dark! What should his name b e ? . . . . D 7 AIM-TO meet such a man: Presentation: Where does he live ? Bellingham! Does he ever pass the Sun Drug Store ? Yes, once a week! On What night? Saturday night! At What time? Between eight and twelve I SUMMARY— Therefore ,the way to meet such a man is to stand in front of the Sun Drug store on Saturday night, between the hours of eight and twelve. You hold on to them just yet, Everyone that you can get. Lest the teachers make some errors, Leaving credits, for the bearers Of the scraps of gorgeous paper Which we know as "credit slips." Study! Study! Study! Let your mind be clear or muddy, If this rule you'll just obey Paper slips, will pave your way, So go on and dig! dig!! dig!!! Composition In the Science Department—"Every person does not see things in just the same way that everyone else does, so each has a little different idea of the things that we come in contact with from the other." ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 37 ---------- THE MESSENGER 37 Between Garden and High, With no girls nigh, There batches a company of three. They are well content, With their time well spent, These studious M. E. and C. Heard At the Junior Reception. First Boy—"Say, what girl are you going to take home, tonight ?" Second Boy—'' Oh, wait till I see an entertaining and a good-looking one. There is Miss ; she is a trifle old, but she will do." First Boy—"Well, there is Miss B -." Second Boy—"H'm! She lives about six miles out of town; you will never get home tonight." First Boy—"We'll decide later." Did they? In quest On Examination Answers. Socrates taught of the immortality of the soul. DeLasso's father was condemned for coining money and his life was full of beauty and joy. A declarative sentence is a sentence that addresses itself to the mind for the purpose of giving it inflammation. The stoma regulates the imposition of water from the plant. Miss Montgomery, they say, Spoke at the Y. W. C. A. She stopped the clock Before her talk, So no one knew the time of day. There was a young man who loved flowers, Who dissected them long, weary hours; When a plant called a rose Put a thorn in his nose—• For screaming he used all his powers. There is a sweet singer named Moore, Perhaps you have heard this before. When the platform she's on, ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 38 ---------- 38 THE MESSENGER She waves her baton, The students reply with a roar. Who's the one we all revere, Who guides us all from year to year, Who is to every heart most dear? Mathes! There is a man, most fair to see, Whom boys call father in their glee; He does not get mad, Nor call the boys bad; But bears the title with "dignity." Mr. Epley (calling roll)— "Miss Gabbert?" Miss G.—"Present." Mr. B.—"The other one." Miss G.—"Present!" Did you hear anything about the "newlyweds" on the train going to Seattle before Christmas? Ask Hogan, he saw them. ("Studie" is standing in hall talking to Miss H. N.) Lydia B., seeing them, says: "I wish it was I, maybe I could get a good gradl in History." (Teaching Quaker Colony in Pennsylvania.) Teacher—"What was the plan of the government?" Pupil—"Every free man had the right to vote." Teacher—"What is a free man?" Pupil—"One this is not married." Prof. D.—How do you know how a baby's going to respond to a certain situation? Miss H. Clark—By remembering how we responded to it? Prof. D.—How far back can you remember, Mr. L. ? Mr. L.—I can remember distinctly when I lost my golden curls, and I was only two and one-half years old at the time. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 39 ---------- THE MESSENGER 39 Miss Montgomery's greeting to the teachers:—"How's your order?" These advertisements were taken from The Bellingham Herald, February 25, 1925 : A GREAT CLEARING-OUT SALE!! NOW! OF THE FAMOUS E. L .AEROPLANES. Use Our E. Z. Payment Plan! $10 Down and $1 Per Week. C. CLIFFORD CO. 2346 Commercial Street. N O T I C E ! FOR THE SUCCESSFUL AUTOMATIC PLAN-WRITER, SEE MISS A. GEORGE. Tr. School Dept. B. S. N. S. TRY THE NEW ELECTRIC HAIR-BRUSHES!! Saves Time and Energy! Just Attach Them to Your Electric Light and They Will Do the Rest. GRACE SILLIX, Agent. WHAT'S THE USE. Of buying new clothes when you can have your old ones made new by means of the Vacuum Cleaner. At the Vienna, Elk St. B. NICOLL, Prop. MARCH 1. Personally conducted Excursion to THE NORTH POLE. A two-weeks ' stay at COOK HOTEL included. Special Rates for Normal Students. Phone, M. BOWIE, Red 26. THE BOHEMIAN RES-TAU-RANT! Serves the best meals and has the prettiest waitresses in the city. WE DO OUR OWN COOKING. So we know it is O. K. TRIMBLE JOHNSON, Props. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 40 ---------- 40 TEE MESSENGER OUR GRANDMOTHERS USED SOUP BONES. Do away with all this work and worry. SOUP TABLETS! ALWAYS FRESH! ALWAYS THE SAME! Sold by all grocers; or call up E. PARKYN, Agent. THE CHANCE OF YOUR LIFE! There are still a few lots on Mt. Chuckanut for sale. DON'T LOSE THIS OPPORTUNITY! Our airships make 24 round trips daily. Let us sell you a lot. F. WHIPPLE CO. Real Estate Agents. DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME SLEEPING! When sleepy, take a dose of DR. WELBON'S WONDERFUL CURE-ALL And Get to Work Again. It has all the effects of sleep and doesn't make you waste time. For Sale By All Druggists. Chinese toast to the teacher : Teachee, teachee, alle dayee, Marke papers alle nightee; No one kissee, no one hugee, Poor tired teachee, no one lovee. Lives of flunkers all remind us We may flunk while We are here, And, departing, leave behind us, Goose-eggs on the register! —Ex. Other papers all remind us, We can make our own sublime; If our fellow-students send us Contributions all the time. Here a little, there a little Story, school note, song or jest— H you want a good school paper Each of you must do his best.—Ex. ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 41 ---------- THE MESSENGER 41 With Apologies to Browning. Go on along with me, The worst is yet to be, The last of the Quarter for which the first was made. Our times are in "George's" hand Who saith "A Tr. Sch. I planned." I show you half; go thru' it all nor be afraid. Poor vaunt of school, indeed. Were we but formed to feed On Methods, to seek and find and cram, Such cramming done, oh, creatures! As sure an end to teachers. Irks care the theorist? Frets doubt The plan—crammed man? Then welcome, each new youth That doubts you, speak the truth; Each child that will not sit nor stand nor go Be our teaching three halves pain Teach, and hold cheap the blame. ffiPractice nor mind the critic; Dare, never feel the blow. For thence—a paradox Which comforts, midst the knocks, Shall teachers pass in that they seem to fail? What I intended to be. And was not, will the critics see? A "79" I might have been but Would not sink 'i the scale- One Student—"I wonder if Prof. Eomine will be here today? He's absent frequently." Second Student—"Well, he's so delicate, he needs a frequent r e s t ." "Sammy, you are studying music, what is a f l a t ?" Sammy—"Two rooms and a bath, s i r ." Oh, mammy; here is a green snake." "Don't handle it, my dear; it may be almost as dangerous as a ripe one." ---------- Messenger - 1910 March - Page 42 ---------- 42 THE MESSENGER Notice! Any one desiring to see Mr. Clifford will find him in the entrance to the Science Annex after 3:00 p. m., daily. For further information apply at the bookstore. In what siege did Georgia A . conquer \ In capturing a fiddler. Prof. D.—"What are some of the easy places in mathematics?" Miss Parkyn—"I don't know. It's all hard for me." Dr. Mathes in History Methods Class—"I've just gotten forty-six gallons of distilled liquor—(smiles) for Mr. Moodie and Mr. Romine—"It was five dollars cheaper than the barrel we got four or five years ago." Frenzied Finance in the Senior class: Miss Hoffman (secretary) reads a bill for $1.25. The president asks if the bill shall be allowed. Miss Hoffman—"I have 96 cents and I think Mr. Caubrey has eleven cents." Straightway the bill was allowed.PPPPP </mods>
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Identifier: wwu:33232
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 March
Date: 1910-03
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 March.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
Local Identifier: wwuarc_bot_191003
Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-03 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 139 1910-03-14 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Present:
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Show more1910-03 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 139 1910-03-14 Minutes of the regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of Feb. 14th read and on motion of Trustee Donovan approved. Prefatory to the introduction of the following report, the Registrar read a letter from the Bureau of Inspection and Supervision of Public Offices, dated Feb. 21, 1910, as follows: "This Bureau is preparing a statistical report showing the growth and financial history of each public institution in the state since its establishment. "Would it be asking too much of you to prepare and forward to us a complete statement, showing the date of location, donated and by whom, or puchased and the price paid, the amount appropriated by the state each biennial period (buildings, grounds and equipment) and for maintenance, also the amount of each such appropriation expended; also the amount received from any other source used in connection with the institution; the average number of students each biennial period and the average cost of maintenance per capita. An early compliance will be greatly appreciated by the Bureau," etc. The report on the succeeding pages was then presented and on motion of Mr. Handschy ordered entered in the record: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 140 1910-03-14 BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON. INTRODUCTORY HISTORICAL STATEMENT. The first legal step taken by the State of Washington in the establishment of a State Normal School at New Whatcom (now Bellingham) was taken in the enactment of a law in 1893, providing for the appointment of a commission of three citizens to select a site for a state normal school, to be located somewhere in Whatcom County. The act also provided that the site should consist of not less than ten acres of land and be donated in ice simple. After full consideration of the respective merits of the three different sites offered, a tract of ten acres situated upon the northwesterly slope of Sehome Hill and between the cities of New Whatcom and Fairhaven was chosen. This land was donated by the Fairhaven Land Company, and the Bellingham Bay Improvement Company. The first appropriation of funds for the institution was made by the legislature in 1895, and provided $40,000 for the erection of the first building. This structure was erected and partly completed in 1896. The legislature of 1897 made an appropriation for the maintenance of the school during the following biennial period but this appropriation was vetoed by Governor John R. Rogers. In 1899 the state legislature made an appropriation of $33,500, for the equipment and maintenance of the institution during the next two years. The institution was, therefore, formally opened on September 6th, 1899, with an enrollment of about one hundred pupils. It may be of interest to note that during the life of the institution a grand total of one thousand nine hundred and eighty seven different persons have been enrolled as regular students in the Normal School proper. While it is true that some of ???????????????????? WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 141 1910-03-14 term of attendance of each student will approximate two years. The general growth of the school during the past ten and one-half years also shows several other interesting facts and we submit herewith two tables giving by years a brief summary of: (a) The enrollment in the Elementary Courses, (b) The enrollment in the Advanced Courses, (c) The enrollment in the Training Department, (d) The number of teachers employed, (e) The number of diplomas granted, (f) The number of three-year certificates granted, (g) The number of two-year certificates granted. TABLE OF ENROLLMENT (Year) '99-'00, (Enrollment Elementary Courses) 223, (Enrollment Advanced Courses) 41, (Enrollment Summer School) ---, (Enrollment Training School) 80, (Number Teachers Employed) 9. (Year) '00-'01, (Elementary) 204, (Advanced) 62, (Summer) ---, (Training) 117, (Teachers) 12. (Year) '01-'02, (Elementary) 223, (Advanced) 112, (Summer) ---, (Training) 154, (Teachers) 15. (Year) '02-'03, (Elementary) 254, (Advanced) 133, (Summer) ---, (Training) 194, (Teachers) 16. (Year) '03-'04, (Elementary) 192, (Advanced) 111, (Summer) 56, (Training) 208, (Teachers) 18. (Year) '04-'05, (Elementary) 167, (Advanced) 113, (Summer) 63, (Training) 189, (Teachers) 19. (Year) '05-'06, (Elementary) 177, (Advanced) 108, (Summer) 72, (Training) 201, (Teachers) 20. (Year) '06-'07, (Elementary) 204, (Advanced) 123, (Summer) 85, (Training) 217, (Teachers) 21. (Year) '07-'08, (Elementary) 182, (Advanced) 153, (Summer) 108, (Training) 252, (Teachers) 22. (Year) '08-'09, (Elementary) 186, (Advanced) 220, (Summer) 138, (Training) 280, (Teachers) 24. (Year) '09-'10, (Elementary) 218, (Advanced) 246, (Summer) â€¦, (Training) 268, (Teachers) 26. TABLE OF CERTIFICATES AND DIPLOMAS. (Year) '99-'00, (Total Diplomas Issued) 8, (Total Three-year Certificates Issued) 14, (Total Two-year Certificates Issued) ---. (Year) '00-'01, (Diplomas) 29, (Three-year) 24, (Two-year) ---. (Year) '01-'02, (Diplomas) 31, (Three-year) 25, (Two-year) ---. (Year) '02-'03, (Diplomas) 38, (Three-year) 24, (Two-year) ---. (Year) '03-'04, (Diplomas) 37, (Three-year) 31, (Two-year) ---. (Year) '04-'05, (Diplomas) 37, (Three-year) 28, (Two-year) ---. (Year) '05-'06, (Diplomas) 43, (Three-year) 35, (Two-year) 22. (Year) '06-'07, (Diplomas) 34, (Three-year) 53, (Two-year) 28. (Year) '07-'08, (Diplomas) 44, (Three-year) 74, (Two-year) 46. (Year) '08-'09, (Diplomas) 57, (Three-year) 69, (Two-year) 46. (Total: Total Diplomas Issued) 358. (Total: Total Three-year Certificates Issued) 377. (Total: Total Two-year Certificates Issued) 142. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 142 1910-03-14 During the life of the institution, a total of fifty four different teachers have been employed to give instruction in the institution. Of the nine teachers employed during the first year, five are still in the service of the institution, and twenty six of the entire number constitute the faculty for the current school year. In the summer of 1903 the trustees entered into an agreement with private parties for the establishment and maintenance of a dining hall upon the campus. In December 1904, the title to this building passed to the state, and later the structure was enlarged and operated wholly under direction of the Board of Trustees, as indicated in the financial tables. The summer school was established in 1904, and has rendered valuable service to a good number of experienced teachers. In this connection it should be added that the institution has been the recipient of numerous gifts from various sources. Among these only two need be mentioned here. In the fall of 1899, a cash donation of $425.00 was received from the citizens of Bellingham Bay as a part payment for the Collins Museum. In 1904 the graduating class gave an entertainment and donated the proceeds toward the establishment of a Student Loan Fund. The net proceeds form this entertainment amounted to about four hundred dollars. Since that time two other classes have made donations to this fund and approximately one thousand dollars have been loaned to different students in various small sums. In accordance with the rules governing loans made from the fund, interest has accumulated until the value of the fund now approximates $600. This fund is held in trust by the Board of Trustees, and loaned in small sums to such students as are recommended by a Faculty Committee. A summarized financial statement of the operations of the institution will be found upon the following pages. Respectfully, Principal. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 149 1910-03-01 MARCH 1st, 1910. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 1909-1911 BIENNIUM. Table No. 7. State Appropriations. 1909-1911 - Maintenance Repairs and Improvements Street Assessments, (Appropriation) $97,000.00. $28,000.00. $2,500.00. (Expended to date) $46,694.09. $25,436.89. $2,500.00. (Balance) $50,305.91. $2,563.11. Local Funds. Cash Accounting. Registrar's office opened August 1st, 1909, and new system inaugurated. More than twenty small cash items transmitted to Registrar, amounting toâ€¦ $213.75. Edens Hall balancesâ€¦ $372.21. Library feesâ€¦ $295.00. Total cash received to date, including main items noted aboveâ€¦ $14,465.00. Total disbursements to dateâ€¦ $10,253.22. Cash in Bankâ€¦ $3,977.55. " " Safeâ€¦ $229.20. $4,206.78. $14,465.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 150 1910-03-01 CONDITION OF ACCOUNTS. (Transcript of Trial Balance) Certificate Fees (Receipts) $13.00, (Disbursements) $6.00. 1 - Contingent Funds, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 20.00. Domestic Science Department, (Receipts) 207.30, (Disbursements) 114.67. Dormitory (Edens Hall), (Receipts) 6,711.91, (Disbursements) 5,323.78. Expense, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 268.04. Freight, Express and Cartage, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 236.58. Fuel, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 196.00. General Supplies, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 7.10. Labor, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 87.10. 2 - Lecture Course Committee, (Receipts) 397.50, (Disbursements) 397.50. Library, (Receipts) 2,329.75, (Disbursements) 995.34. Manual Training Department, (Receipts) 167.60, (Disbursements) 11.00. Miscell. And Incidentals, (Receipts) 168.17, (Disbursements) 54.31. Petty Accounts, (Receipts) 526.95, (Disbursements) 148.10. Postage, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 30.00. 3 - Rebate Fund, (Receipts) 2,291.50, (Disbursements) 891.75. Revolving Fund, (Receipts) 1,766.54, (Disbursements) 1,718.81. Student Association, (Receipts) 238.00, (Disbursements) 238.00. 4 - Student Loan Fund, (Receipts) 481.88, (Disbursements) 221.35. 5 - Transfer Account, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 127.89. Cash in Bank and Safe, (Receipts) ---, (Disbursements) 4,206.78. Total Receipts: $15,300.10. Total Disbursements: 15,300.10. Note 1 - Moneys advanced Heads of Departments for cash purchases, bills to be turned in subsequently. 2 - Money subscribed by students for lecture course tickets and deducted from their Rebate Funds. 3 - Rebate Fund belongs to students - not to the school. 4 - A Fund instituted by students and maintained by contributions and interest. A private fund though administered by Chairman of Board of Trustees. 5 - Money advanced from local funds to meet a voucher to be covered by state voucher on Repairs and Improvements Fund. Enrollment March 1st, 1910, Normal School - 464. " Training School - 268. " Special Students - 48. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 151 1910-03-01 The case of Bessie McKinnon of Sumner, Washington, was then presented with this statement of facts: Miss McKinnon attended this school and at the close of the school year last June failed to secure a secondary certificate on account of a lack of necessary credits, though her record showed that she was entitled to an elementary certificate. She began teaching in September in Sumner without any certificates, supposing that she could apply for and receive a certificate at any time and have it dated back to the time she had earned it. The records of this institution show that no certificate has ever been issued and dated previous to the time it was granted. But in a letter of March 9, 1910, to Miss Bessie McKinnon from J. M. Layhue, assistant superintendent of instruction of the state, occurs the following: "This is a very serious matter and I hope some way may be found to relieve the school district from the loss of its funds" (Some $2,800.00.) "This I think can be done by Dr. Mathes and the Bellingham State Normal School. Since you earned your elementary certificate last June, I can see no reason why it should not be issued and dated at that time. The only reason that Dr. Mathes offers for not doing this is that it will complicate the records of the Normal school and also of this department. Please say to Dr. Mathes that I have assured you that this will not seriously interfere with our records and that under such serious circumstances as have arisen over this matter, I hope he will be able to issue the certificate and date it at the time you earned it. I do not think this would be fixing a precedent for the Normal school. It would be simply doing something in an emergency that might very reasonably be refused ordinarily." Again, in a letter to Dr. Mathes from the same gentleman, dated March 17th, is the following:â€¦ "before I wrote to Miss McKinnon stating that I believed you could lawfully issue the certificate which she earned last June and date it at that time, I consulted the assistant-attorney-general on this matter and he advised me that there is no lawful reason why you cannot do it." In view of the existing emergency and the recent action of the faculty in voting an elementary certificate to Miss McKinnon, on motion of Mr. Handschy, it was ordered that such certificate be granted. Principal Mathes presented the following agreement of the principals of the state normal schools of Washington, and on motion of Trustee Handschy, it was indorsed: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 155 1910-03-01 To the Honorable, The Board of Trustees. Bellingham State Normal School. Gentlemen:- Appended is a statement of the financial condition of this institution this date: STREET ASSESSMENT FUND Appropriation 1909-1911 - $2,500.00. Expended - $2,500.00. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Appropriation 1909-1911 - $28,000.00. Expended--Edens Hall - $917.02. Manual Training Department - $302.66. Investment and Betterments, including completion of Science Annex, improvement of campus, purchase of playground, general improvements and repairs - $24,217.21. $25,436.89. Balance available $2,563.11. MAINTENANCE FUND Appropriation 1909-1911 - $97,000.00. Expended--Advertising - $151.20. Domestic Science Department - $141.03. Edens Hall - $557.80. Expense - $907.73. Freight, Express and Ctge. - $106.46. General Supplies - $2,731.79. Fuel - $2,358.20. Labor - $1,066.14. Library - $516.75. Light and Light Supplies - $396.30. Manual Training Department - $119.52. Pay-roll - $36,070.29. Postage - $197.20. Revolving Fund - $1,000.00. Telephones and Telegrams - $163.68. Water - $210.00. $46,694.09. Balance available - $50,305.91. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 156 1910-03-01 LOCAL FUNDS. Cash Accounting. Cash received to date - $14,465.00. Cash deposited in banks and disbursed - $14,235.80. Cash in safe - $229.20. $14,465.00. $14,465.00. Bellingham National Bank--Deposits - $5,463.33, Withdrawn - $3,110.60, Balances - $2,352.73. First National Bank--Deposits - $8,396.97, Withdrawn - $7,033.94, Balances - $1,363.03. First National Bank Student Loan Fund--Deposits - $481.88, Withdrawn - $221.35, Balances - $260.53. Northwestern State Bank--Deposits - $11.29, Withdrawn - $10.00, Balances - $1.29. Add Cash in safe as shown as above - $3,977.58. $229.20. Total cash resources - $4,206.78. Standing of Accounts. Certificate Fees - (Disbursements Dr.) $6.00, (Receipts Cr.) 13.00. Contingent Funds - (Dr.) 20.00, (Cr.) ---. Domestic Science Department - (Dr.) 114.67, (Cr.) 207.30. Edens Hall - (Dr.) 5,323.78, (Cr.) 6,711.91. Expense - (Dr.) 268.04, (Cr.) ---. Freight, Express and Cartage - (Dr.) 236.58, (Cr.) ---. Fuel - (Dr.) 196.00, (Cr.) ---. General Supplies - (Dr.) 7.10, (Cr.) ---. Labor - (Dr.) 87.10, (Cr.) ---. Lecture Course Committee - (Dr.) 397.50, (Cr.) 397.50. Manual Training Department - (Dr.) 11.00, (Cr.) 167.60. Miscellaneous and Incidentals - (Dr.) 54.31, (Cr.) 168.17. Petty Accounts - (Dr.) 148.10, (Cr.) 526.95. Postage - (Dr.) 30.00, (Cr.) ---. Rebate Fund - (Dr.) 891.75, (Cr.) 2,291.50. Revolving Fund - (Dr.) 1,718.81, (Cr.) 1,766.54. Student Association - (Dr.) 238.00, (Cr.) 238.00. Student Loan Fund - (Dr.) 221.35, (Cr.) 481.88. Transfer Account - (Dr.) 127.89, (Cr.) ---. Library Fees - (Dr.) 995.34, (Cr.) 2,329.75. $15,300.10. Lass Cash Resources - $4,206.78. $11,093.32. $11,093.32. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for March 1910 Volume 03 - Page 157 1910-03-01 Consolidation of State and Local Funds. Advertising - (Expenditures) 151.20, (Receipts) ---. Bellingham National Bank - (Ex.) 5,463.33, (R.) 3,110.60. First National Bank - (Ex.) 8,396.97, (R.) 7,033.94. First National Bank Students Loan Fund - (Ex.) 481.88, (R.) 221.35. Northwestern State Bank - (Ex.) 11.29, (R.) 10.00. Cash - (Ex.) 14,465.00, (R.) 14,235.80. Certificate Fees - (Ex.) 6.00, (R.) 13.00. Contingent Funds - (Ex.) 20.00, (R.) ---. Domestic Science Department - (Ex.) 255.70, (R.) 207.30. Edens Hall - (Ex.) 6,798.60, (R.) 6,711.91. Expense - (Ex.) 1,175.77, (R.) ---. Freight, Express and Cartage - (Ex.) 343.04, (R.) ---. Fuel - (Ex.) 2,554.20, (R.) ---. General Supplies - (Ex.) 2,738.89, (R.) ---. Investment and Betterments - (Ex.) 24,217.21, (R.) ---. Labor - (Ex.) 1,153.24, (R.) ---. Lecture Course Committee - (Ex.) 397.50, (R.) 397.50. Library fees - (Ex.) 1,512.09, (R.) 2,329.75. Light and Light Supplies - (Ex.) 396.30, (R.) ---. Manual Training Department - (Ex.) 433.18, (R.) 167.60. Miscellaneous and Incidentals - (Ex.) 54.31, (R.) 168.17. Pay-roll - (Ex.) 36,070.29, (R.) ---. Petty Accounts - (Ex.) 148.10, (R.) 526.95. Postage - (Ex.) 227.20, (R.) ---. Rebate Fund - (Ex.) 891.75, (R.) 2,291.50. Revolving Fund - (Ex.) 2,718.81, (R.) 1,766.54. Students Association - (Ex.) 238.00, (R.) 238.00. Students Loan Fund - (Ex.) 221.35, (R.) 481.88. Telephones and Telegrams - (Ex.) 163.68, (R.) ---. Transfer account - (Ex.) 127.89, (R.) ---. Water - (Ex.) 210.00, (R.) ---. Footing of State Funds - (Ex.) ---, (R.) 72,130.98. Total Expenditures - $112,042.77. Total Receipts - $112,042.77. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:11560
Title: Messenger - 1910 February
Date: 1910-02-01
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910_0201 ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. ALICE FREEMAN PALMER. (By George Herbert Palmer.) So fares she forth with smiling Godward face; Nor should we grieve, but give eternal thanks— Save that we mortals are, and needs must mourn. Alice Elvira Freeman
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Show more1910_0201 ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. ALICE FREEMAN PALMER. (By George Herbert Palmer.) So fares she forth with smiling Godward face; Nor should we grieve, but give eternal thanks— Save that we mortals are, and needs must mourn. Alice Elvira Freeman was born February 21, 1850, in Coles-ville, New York. She came to be one of the most remarkable women in the United States. The influence of her childhood were the country life, narrow means, obscurity and her father's change of occupation. While she was still a child, her father spent two years at the Albany Medical College to become a doctor, and when he came back, the family moved to Windsor. There she entered a larger school, found new associations, and began to broaden her life. She was known in the school as one of the brightest and most intelligent of students. One boy in speaking of her at the time, said, "There's a girl in my class who knows everything, everything." During her school year at Windsor there was a young man teacher who was especially inspiring. It was he who taught her accuracy and enthusiasm. He made her see the necessity for a greater broadening and a higher education so that she might be better fitted to fill her place in the world. After much discussion she finally persuaded her parents to help her through school, and she started for Michigan, choosing Ann Arbor because it was the best co-educational college at the time. She was poorly equipped to enter, both as to financial matters and education, but her indomitable courage that many afterwards remarked on, brought her through and she graduated with honor from every one of her classes. Her life at Ann Arbor was one long difficult strain to keep herself up, for she always carried more subjects than the regular course. She threw herself into the society of the school, brought the Young Women's Christian Association up to a better standard, putting it on a surer footing and became a member of several clubs; and when one considers the poor health she was in during her whole college career it is remarkable that she was able to do all she did, with such courage, enthusiasm and enjoyment. President Angell often spoke of her "outgoing spirit" at this time, the wonderful sympathy she had which saw the needs of others and ministered to them regardless of her own. In her Junior year financial matters became so bad that she took a position as teacher in the high school at Ottawa, 111., taught there the rest of the year, and was able to send enough ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 2 ---------- 2 TEE MESSENGER money home to straighten out matters. By going to summer school, and taking extra subjects the next year she was able to graduate with her class. The following year, 1879, she accepted a position as teacher of History in Wellesly College. This College was founded by Henry Fowle Durant in honor of a son who had recently died. He made it a woman's college because he thought that they needed it more than men at the time. It has been said that Mr. Durant was the founder, but Alice Freeman was the builder. She threw herself into the work here in the same enthusiastic way, and was loved and honored by every girl in the institution. Each one who came under her influence was moved by her womanliness, her sympathy, her love. In 1880 Mr. Durant's health began to fail and in 1881 he died. A short time after, the president, Miss Howard, on account of ill health, had to resign, and Miss Freeman was made vice-president, but acting president for a year. Under the new presidency the college flourished and grew in size. Higher standards were brought in, and she inspired the students to honest effort. That indefinable quality called magnetism which she possessed, drew everyone to her. It was this same quality that, when she was lecturing, people attributed to her fine command of English and the good appearance she made. Professor and Mrs. Horsford were old friends of Mr. Durant and it was through the latter that Miss Freeman met Mr. Palmer, a teacher of Philosophy in Harvard. The intimacy between them grew until on her 32nd birthday, 1887, she promised to become his wife. She expected to be married at once, but the trustees of "Wel-lesley College would not think of it, their reasons being that they would endanger the College by letting her go. She promised to remain for another year, by which time they were to have another person to fill her place. The career of Alice Freeman Palmer's life, beginning with her marriage has been called the period of self-expression. She gave continually of herself not from any sense of obligation, but from the delight she took in giving from her fine disciplined mind. In her new home she showed the same capacity for doing house work as in teaching school. One of her servants exclaimed, while seeing her make some bread, "That's what education means, —to be able to do what you've never done before." Not very long after her marriage, she was called upon by the University of Chicago to be Dean of Women. Here again she had an opportunity to use her creative powers, for the institution was just starting out as a great cp-educational school, ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER 3 In a short time the position of the women students was assured and she resigned, only to enter new fields of work. Often the continual round of lectures, visitors, committee meetings, etc., would become unbearable, and then she would go into hiding by visiting her little country home at Boxford, a small town about twenty-five miles from Boston, a place where the grass grew everywhere, where the birds sang, and hush and quiet reigned supreme. As she said, "Here is quiet for tired nerves that makes one able to meet anything smilingly afterward.'' At the funeral of a friend Mrs. Palmer said these words, "We had better make life here so rich and sweet and noble, that this will be our heaven. We need no other till He comes and calls us to a larger life and fresh opportunity.'' In these words she expressed her own life, for everyone who knew her loved her for her beautiful and triumphant life, and for her wide and generous sympathy. She was ill two weeks before she died, but to the end she retained that clear intelligence which had always aistinguished her. She died in a Roman Catholic hospital in Europe, very quietly and without suffering. When Mr. Palmer returned to America, a service was held in Cambridge at Harvard College in memory of her. A chorus of Wellesly girls, and Harvard boys sang, and Presidents Angell, Tucker, Hazard and Eliot made addresses. In speaking of her character one has a very difficult task. She was very intense in everything she did, was easy to anger, although it was always tempered with judgment, and had strong likes and dislikes. But with all this she had a very optimistic nature. She had the peculiar ability of bringing forth the best qualities of all whom she came in contact with. President Eliot has said that her courage was remarkable in a woman, that it is a pleasing attribute in a man, but in a delicate, tender woman it is delightful. In the few years in which she lived she lavishly gave of her rich store of wisdom, peace, hardihood and merriment. She raised hundreds to higher ideals and better ways. Everyone who saw her loved her, and everyone who heard her was made better. E- v - s - PROFESSOR KINCAID—A SKETCH. On Friday morning, January 14th, the students and faculty of the Normal School were accorded a rare treat in the illustrated lecture given by Mr. Trevor Kincaid, professor of zoology in the University of Washington. He launched his address by harking back to the life of the earliest geological period, and with carefully selected lantern views sketched the crest lines in the advancing ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER wave of evolving life forms from protozoon to man. His portrayal of man from the sub-human to the human plane was strikingly suggestive to the thoughtful student. His theoretical picture, rather diagram, of the long struggle of the old stone-age, the new stone-age and the bronze-age man, preparatory to historical civilization impresses a lesson of profound moral values. It enforces conviction in the worth of the eternal struggle for betterment, of patience, yet sublime discontent in that present order of things that thwarts the advancing goal of a progressive civilization, and of the positive, dynamic individual of intellect as against the passive, instinctive creature of stale custom. Mr. Kincaid's subject is of vast and vital compass, and yet by excellent and critical choice of material he condensed it into a symmetrical ensemble without sacrifice to essentials. Mr. Kincaid is a Canadian by birth. He was born near Toronto, in 18—, but tut! tut! that is not fair, Mr. Kincaid is a bachelor and dates are such prosiac affairs. Mr. Kincaid is primarily a zoologist, yet he is a young man of many interests. He is a man of wide information. To him the cultural outranks the utilitarian values of life. He is a good critic of poetry and art. He has been heard to remark that he would rather write a great poem than classify all the insects extant. He is well versed in sociology. He knows intimately his brother zoologists over the country. He has traveled widely in the interests of his profession. In 1897, he accompanied an expedition headed by Dr. David Starr Jordon to the Pribloff islands. The business of this expedition was an investigation of the seal question, affecting in its final analysis the international trade rights of the United States and Great Britain. In 1899, upon invitation he accompanied a number of scientists to Alaskan waters and territory, with the famous Harriman Expedition. Mr. Harriman chartered a steamer at Seattle and with his family and this body of scientists spent ten weeks in Alaska regions exploring the country as to its geographical, geological, faunal and floral aspects. In the publication of his results of this expedition, Mr. Kincaid was brought into intimate personal relations with the great railway king, who took a keen and lively interest in the young naturalist. He admired his zeal, industry and genius. In 1908, Mr. Kincaid was selected by the head of the United States Bureau of Entomology to go to Japan and hunt for insect parasites upon the Gypsy moth, which for two decades has been doing such alarming havoc to the forest trees of Massachusetts. Suffice to say, he found the parasites and shipped them to America, where they promise to keep down the ravages of the moth. But Mr. Kincaid 's strong human qualities did not allow him simply to be content with merely hunting parasites. He was inter- ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 5 ---------- THE MESSENGER h ested in the Japanese. He sought out a Japanese hotel where he was the only foreign guest. He dressed in Japanese costume. He ate with chop sticks. As a result, the Japanese seeing his interest in them, gave him an insight into their life that many foreigners living years among them do not get. In 1909, in furtherance of his work in hunting parasites, the Entomologist-in-Chief of the United States sent Mr. Kincaid to Southern Russia and Asia Minor. He has been requested by the same authority to take charge of the work of parasite hunting in Southern France this year. But this invitation and honor he has been forced to decline because of his interest and loyalty in advancing personally the work of the Biological Marine Station at Friday Harbor, of which institution he was the founder, and has been a steadfast promoter. Mr. Kincaid is a veritable dynamo. He works incessantly. His very presence is contagion for work among those who are so fortunate as to be associated with him. He is.an amiable companion, a charming conversationalist and a happy and brilliant lecturer. He has a large fund of good common sense, and a humor that is keen, subtle and scintillating. He has been a good and helpful Adam in classifying and giving names to Puget Sound's vast and interesting fauna. He will rank as the foremost pioneer in the animal lore of Puget Sound. A. P. R. A COLOR EPISODE. "Mrs. Perkins's Sally had on her green sun-bonnet, Tuesday." "Yes, indeed, and wasn't it a fright, Mary?" said Threse. "If I were her, I would not wear such an unbecoming color." Then the pretty young miss eyed with satisfaction her own freshly starched pink gingham, while her hands nervously patted in place one of the pink bows on her large garden hat. "Well," grunted Mary, "seeing that you are her cousin, I think that you would advise her what colors to wear." "Oh!" was the airy answer, "It doesn't make much difference what Sally wears; one color is as unbecoming as another." When they approached Threse's destination, Mary uttered an abrupt good-bye and left her to talk with Mr. Noting, the new village teacher. Threse walked blithely up the shell road to her grandmother's little brown cottage. She opened the door and closed it with a bang that so startled the mild old lady that her spectacles almost fell from her nose. "Oh, it's Tessy," she quavered. "I am so cold. Please put some more coal in the fire and turn off the draft." Threse looked in dismay at her respected relative and then heroically arose and by careful manipulation succeeded in obeying the commands without soiling her clothes. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 6 ---------- 6 THE MESSENGER "Grandma," hesitatingly, "I've come after my birthday present. Aunt Perkins said that you had one for me." "Yes, so I have. Look in the west drawer in the cupboard. No, not that one—the one beneath it. Yes, that is the bundle. Bring it to me and I shall ojpen it for you.'' Threse gingerly carried the bundle to her grandmother and watched her untie the string with expectant eyes. The string was untied. Threse gave one eager glance. Then her hands went up in horror! The package contained a bright yellow calico dress. She laughed hysterically. "Is it for me, grandma?" "Oh, yes, indeed. I guess it is more than you expected, but I have given Sally a beautiful green dress with sunbonnet to match, so I had to make things even. I could not slight you. You like it, dearie, don't you? I hope that you will wear it often, because I have not got many years more to see the young folks in their pretty colored frocks." She looked very wistful as she said it. Threse impulsively put her arms around her and said, "I like everything that you like, and I shall wear it continually." Then she seized the bundle and ran out of the house. "Imagine me in yellow," she thought. "Oh, won't Mary laugh, and the new professor—what will he think? But still grandma gives us so much that I will please her." On her way home she met Sally, resplendent in green, which rendered her complexion a vivid yellow. Sally smiled sympathetically when she saw the bundle. "Oh, Sally," said Therese, " I 'm coming to see you tomorrow." Sally beamed as she went on her way. She had suffered and understood. A MISTAKEN DESIRE. For the first three months on my claim, life went very much as life will go on claims. My brother had been with me all of the time. Late in December, however, having some business to attend to, Hugh left me for a few days. For a whole week now I had been alone. January had come, and with it snow, which was very deep at this time. I had great faith in my dog, my big old Eobin, and my gun, which I may as well say, had never been shot since it had come on the place, although I frequently cleaned it. One afternoon, just after the snow was gone, Woody Tucker brought me a quarter of beef. Neighbors were scarce and I gladly listened to the old man's talk for a few minutes. As a parting warning when he had clucked to the horses, he called back: "Better be keerful and not go too fur from the digging. Pretty heavy snow; li'ble to bring the animals down from the hills." Then, with a nod, he rode away. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 7 ---------- I / THE MESSENGER \ I 7 I had been preparing to go to town the next day. After Woody's visit I almost decided not to go to town, for deep in my heart I was a coward, and I had two miles to walk through the woods before daylight, take the boat and ride thirty-five miles to town. But a favorite opera was to be played the next night and I did so want to hear it. The next morning I was up early. I fed the chickens, milked the cow, and prepared breakfast for myself and Eobin. The poor old dog followed me around all the while with such a wistful expression that I could not resist putting my head down to his, and petting him. I prepared a lunch to carry with me, and was ready to start at ten minutes past six. A soft Chinook wind was blowing, that softest of soft winds, which makes one forget to be afraid and makes one feel in perfect harmony with all nature. The stars were twinkling softly, white and big, over the firs. Life seemed very sweet to me. ™~I was trudging along very happy, when suddenly right in front of me, appeared something gray. Another step must have sent me bumping into it. I made out in the dim light that it was some animal. Thinking it was a dog, I was rebuking my heart for the foolish little bump it had given, when I caught sight of the whole length of the animal, and with a weak, dizzy shudder, I realized that it was a cougar! I have heard, that to ruffle a skunk's temper is folly, that when one meets a bear, one should turn quietly and go about one's business in another direction; but—a cougar, no one ever told me what to do when one met a cougar. I stood' for a second! or two wondering whether to climb a tree or run. Under the present circumstances I could do neither, and it was quite plain I was neither going to faint, nor to be delivered. I tore open my lunch, thinking to stay my doom for a few minutes. I took out a piece of cake. It did not suit him. He smelled it, then looked at me. The shivers began running over me. I took out a pice of pie. I don't know whether it was the lard. He ate it. Thus I continued through the whole lunch, giving him dainties, such as he had never before tasted in all his savage life. At last I gave him two sandwiches and two pieces of sausage, these pleased him mightily. I was fast beginning to think of him as a great big hungry dog, when a sniff at one of my hands electrified me. I thought to prolong the feast a little. I pulled off one of my kid gloves. It went down his throat instantly, and I was tugging at the other, when there was a sniff and a growl, which made me move cautiously aside, and wonderful to tell! The gray and yellow king of the mountains shuffled past me, as if I had been no more than a stick or a stone. My heart gave one £lad thump ancl then stood still. My dog! ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 8 ---------- 8 THE MESSENGER My gun! That horrible creature was between us! I picked up the one lone glove, glanced at the remains of the feast, which I thanked heaven was not my bones. A moment later I thought my bones might be among them; for there, tearing down the road, came the cougar, and after it, Robin. Again I moved out of the cougar's way. When I caught my breath, there in a tree crouched the cougar, and there on the ground, howling and barking, sat Eobin. Suddenly my legs were untied and I ran, ran as if all the cougars in Washington state were after me. It was the longest quarter of a mile I ever remember of traveling. Finally I did reach my shack and grab my gun and start back. When I reached the scene of the late feast, Robin was still yelping and howling, while far out on a branch was the cougar. Without boasting, I can shoot, but my hands trembled so I could not sight my gun, and when I had it sighted, I found that it was at Robin instead of at the cougar that I had pointed it. I fired at random at the cougar and must have hit him, for with a spring and a fall, he came out of the tree. I fired a second time and the shot went straight to the mark. Twice again I fired, and the cougar was dead. A dead cougar is a good cougar, just the same as a dead Indian is good; so I sat down and laughed and cried by turns, for no special reason at all, unless at poor old Robin, shaking and pulling at the dead animal, until he decided that it was no use, and came to lay his head on my lap. The sun was just coming thru the trees as I made my way back to my shack. There, at first sight, I understood it all. Hanging high in the woodshed was the quarter of beef Woody had brought me the day before. That was what the cougar wanted, and I thought he wanted me! '10. THE WASHINGTON EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION. The Twenty-third Annual Meeting of the W. E. A. was held in Tacoma, Dec. 28-30, 1909, and is commonly designated as the "biggest and best" ever held—due possibly to the magic number twenty-three. Nearly all the leading educators of the state were present. Our own faculty was represented by President Mathes, Misses George, Gray, Moore, Jensen. Drake and Sperry and Messrs. Deerwester and Phillipi. Miss Moore was chairman of the Music Section, Miss Gray was Secretary of the Normal School Section, and Mr. Deerwester read a paper before the Council on the "Preparation of the Teacher." One of the lively topics of discussion was the question of teachers' pensions, which was introduced by Supt. Toder, of Ta- ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER 9 coma. Great diversity of opinion existed in regard to the matter, and the gist of the expressions seems to be that a majority of the teachers will approve the pension idea if they do not have to contribute the money themsleves. Another interesting subject was the plan proposed by Supt. Bunker, of Berkely, Cal., for the reorganization of the twelve years of our ordinary course of study into three divisions—a primary group of six grades, an intermediate group of three years and a high school course of three years. This is practically the same plan recently proposed by Supt. Cave, of Bellingham, and seemed to meet with much favor at Tacoma. Many other interesting and important topics were discussed in the general and department meetings. The proceedings are published in full each year and anyone who is interested enough to desire to read any of the papers can secure these printed proceedings from those of our faculty who are members. The social features of the meeting were probably the most valuable ones. The banquet of the faculties of the three state normal schools was a delightful affair. The presence of many alumni of the Bellingham Normal at the association give numerous opportunities for renewal of former acquaintances. Music cal events contributed by Tacoma people added to the pleasures of the meeting. All in all, it was good to be there. THE STORY OP THE PANSY. Once, a long, long time ago, there lived a very mischievous little fairy. This fairy was very small, so small, indeed, that she could flit in and out among the flowers and sometimes even hide between the petals. It was the fairy's delight to tease the different flowers in the garden, and sometimes she caused much trouble among the flower folk. She was never still, but was constantly watching for a chance to get into mischief at some one else's expense. She had a very beautiful face, with pretty dark eyes and golden hair, and she always wore a beautiful green dress. One day she came into the garden and at once began to make fun of a large poppy for being so stiff and straight. The poppy became so angry that it turned scarlet in the face, and to this day it's descendants have been red. Then the poppy said, "We have endured your nonsense long enough. I am going to call Mother Nature and ask her to settle the matter." So Mother Nature said: "Little fairy, I think you have played long enough, so from now on you shall keep your beautiful face, but your pretty green dress shall be changed into stems and leaves and your feet into roots. Instead of being gay and mischievous you shall dwell in cool, shady places and be modest and thoughtful," ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 10 ---------- 10 TEE MESSENGER So the flower garden lost the little fairy, but if you look in the shady places in the garden, you will see the little fairy's sad, thoughtful face in the pansy blossoms. J. J. '11. LIST OF NEW BOOKS. Brooks, W. K.—Foundations of Zoology. Barker, h. F.—Laboratory Manual of Invertebrate Zoology. Bailey, C. S.—For the Childrens' Hour. Brown, H. W.—Latin America. Bergquist, N. W.—Swedish Folk Dances. Burchenal, Elizabeth—Folk Dance Music. Comstock, J. H.—Insect Anatomy. Drew, G. A.—Laboratory Manual of Invertebrate Zoology. Dougall, C. S.—Burns' Country. Fernow, B. E.—Economics of Forestry. Harner, S. F.—Cambridge Natural History, V. 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10. Hill, Leonard—Recent Advances in Physiology. Hunter, S. G.—Insect life. Jacobs, Joseph—Indian Fairy Tales. Kellogg, V. L.—American Insects. Lorimer, G. H.—Letters from a Self-Made Merchant to his Son. Lewis, C. T.—-Harper's Book of Facts. Lee, Sidney—Dictionary or Natural Biography. Lillie, Frank E.—Development of the Chick. Lankester, E. Kay—Treatise of Zoology. Morgan, T. H.—Evolution and Adaptation. Mann, Gustav—Physiological Histology. Morgan, E. T.—Development of Frog's Egg. Munsterberg, Hugo—Science and Idealism. Mayer, A. G.—Sea-shore Life. Osborn, Herbert—Economic Zoology. Patterson, H. L.—College and School Directory of U. S. and Canada. Peet, L. H.—Handy Book of American Authors. Reese, Albert Moore—Vertebrate Embryology. Riddell, N. R.—Child Culture. Schauffer, R. H.—Christmas. Schauffer, R. H.—Thanksgiving. Symons, Arthur—Romantic Movement in English Poetry. Sedgwick, Adam—Text Book of Zoology. Sanderson, E. Dwight—Insects Injurious to Staple Crops. Stohr, Dr. Philipp—Histology. Stenberg, G. M.—Infection and Immunity. Treat, Mary—Injurious Insects of Farm and Garden. Weisman, Dr. August—Evolution Theory. Walsh, W. S.—Curiosities of Popular Customs, ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page [11] ---------- THE MID-YEAR GRADUATING CLASS ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER THE MESSENG ER SCHOOL PAPER OP THB BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printing n^Sgpgga 13H Railroad Avenue MESSENGER STAFF ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD - MARIS REECE \ ALICE PEACOCK V - EDNA STAPLES ) MARY E. SEXTON MARGARET WALTON) MAUDE WESCOTT » ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE HENRY ROGERS! BEATRICE BAIRi Editor Associate Literary Exchange Organization - Locals GRACE HINMAN ) _ AMELIA FISKE ' ' ROY KNUDSON N FLORENCE MCKEAN V • INA LANDON ) LUCY FOWLER - • VALE NIXON -I HARRY HEATH J- • JANET EVERETT ) Calendar Alumni Jokes Athletics W. T. MEYER Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Entered December 21, 1903, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3,1879. Vol. IX. February, 1910 No. 5 Once more exams have come and gone—haggard cheeks, worried brows and sleepless nights heralded their approach; delirious joy, or abject despair mark their going. Like the dragon of the fairy tale, they come and no one can ward off their coming—they go and many sorrows and tears mark their going. Some few have passed, and are happy—others have not passed and—well, never mind; cheer up I Try again. At least let us begin the new semester with new hopes and new aspirations. Make each day better than the last and when exams come again perhaps they will find us better prepared for them. If you have not paid up your Messenger subscription, pay up immediately and so help the Messenger manager, Mr. Myer, and the progress of the Messenger staff. It takes money to run a good paper. Surely we are worth fifty cents a year to you. Have you noticed the two new pictures on the second floor— the one by the auditorium and the one in the science annex? Would it be possible for us to have a few more pictures to adorn some of the bare halls and rooms? The two in the auditorium were given to the school by the Clionean Society, their aim being ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 13 ---------- THE MESSENGER 13 to have something that would help to beautify the school. If all the organizations would bear this in mind, then in the course of a few years the results of your good work will be very evident, in- This would be a good suggestion for the Seniors. They usually present the school with some gift, then why not give us a beautiful picture instead of statuary or something of that kind. Think about it—It is well worth your while. 0, ye of little spirit, ye who are lacking in patriotism for your school; awake! arise! subscribe for the Messenger! Can you af. ford to let the opportunity pass? Everyone loves a bargain; then harken to this: To members of the Student Association the subscription price is only forty cents; to outsiders, fifty. Think of it, fellow-students. Nine issues, including the annual, for the small sum of forty or fifty cents. Do I not speak true? Is it not the bargain of a life-time? The Philomatheans met on Jan. 8th, for their first session after the Christmas vacation. The general theme of the program was reforms pertaining to juvenile courts. The work of Judge Lindsey and Maud Ballington Booth was discussed and the question, "Resolved; That the Jury System Should be Abolished," was ably debated. A very interesting business and parliamentary drill followed the discussion. The work for the next semester is partly outlined and promises even more interesting meetings than we have enjoyed this semester. THE SOCIAL CULTURE CLUB. The Social Culture Club was organized in November, with fifteen members. The club is under the direction of Miss Hays and Miss Moore. The aim of the club is to give an hour once in two weeks to a paper on some feature of social etiquette, art, literature. The paper is followed by informal discussion. A short talk by Miss Hays before the holidays and a magazine reading by Miss Moore at last meeting, were suggestive and helpful. Deep interest is shown and it is certain these meetings will prove of great benefit and pleasure. Visitors are always welcome. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 14 ---------- 14 TEE MESSENGER HISTORY CLUB. The History Study Club was organized under Mr. Bever's direction, early in the first semester, and for a time worked very quietly and with only temporary officers, the idea being to have the society consist of only those who were really interested in history, and were willing to study. The society grew slowly and even now has not a large membership, but in interest and willingness it is holding it's place and some very good papers and talks have been given. Members choose their topics freely and voluntarily and these may be written out and read or given from notes. Topics already discussed have been the explorations of Bering, Cook, Cabrillo, the Indians of the Northwest, the Whitman Massacre, the Founding of Astoria. New topics to be taken up are Geographical Names in Washington, Indian Raids on Puget Sound, the Yakima War of 1855, First Territorial Officers, Roman Catholic Missions, Settlement of Seattle, etc. The society now has a constitution and elects regular officers each quarter. At present Miss Allen is president, Miss Hjort vice-president, and Miss Webber secretary. HISTORY CLASS. Meetings are held each Friday afternoon, beginning at two-thirty. Anyone interested in the history of the Northwest who is willing to take part in the study may become a member, whether a member of the school or not, and visitors are cordially welcome to attend any meeting and are invited to join in the discussion. Y. W. C. A. BIBLE INSTITUTE. The third annual Bible Institute of the Y. W. C. A. was held from January 13th to the 16th, in the Society Hall. The speakers were Mrs. Campbell and Miss Springer, of Seattle, and Rev. Naftz-ger of our own city, each one of whom gave practical and helpful talks on subjects of interest. Special music was given which added to the enjoyment of the meetings and at the close of the series it was evident that the Association had passed a mile-stone in its growth and development and had brought strength to the girls of the school. Mrs. Campbell had as her different subjected -Jesus in the Midst," "A Woman and Her Word . * * * , -What is in Thine Hand?" "Elijah and Ehsha." Miss Springer spoke on "The New Sphere of Life-Romans," T h eN«w iU" nLphere of Life-Corinthians," and "The Complete Life Walk- Galatians," and Rev. Naftzger gave a talk on the Message of ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 the Bible for Social Relations.'' These are some of the helpful thoughts they left with us: "The Old Testament is the enfolding of the New; the New Testament is the unfolding of the Old.'' Jedus emphasized three great laws of social relationship: Service, sacrifice, love. "The Son of Man came hot to be ministered unto, but to minister." He who serves most, ranks highest. Our ambition should be to render more acceptable service to Christ and our associates. Selfish society is lost society. Romans, with its message of faith, Corinthians, of love and Galatians, of freedom, give the three strands of the carpet o/n Which we walk to the Complete life. Faith is the avenue down which every good thing comes into 6}ur lives. A moment holds the germ of all the year. See that you have the right attitude for each moment. ALKISIAH. The Alkisiah Society is having very interesting meetings this year under the general head of "Gratters, Ancient and Modern." The origin of the grail, the Arthurian legends, and Tennyson's version of the same, have proved not only entertaining, but instructive as well. A digression from this theme was the meeting given over to a debate on the subject, "Resolved, that the study of the sciences is of more benefit than the study of the classics." Miss Andrea Nord defended the sciences and Miss Abbie Johnson the classics. The judges decided in favor of the affirmative. It is hoped that more interest may be awakene'd in debating and that we may have inter-so;ciety debates. YOttNtt 3M£ft' DEBAWKG OLtJfc. The Debating Club held its regular meeting Thursday evening. The meeting was well attended and after the, regular business a very interesting program was rendered. The officers for the coming semester were nominated by the direct primary system. This is the first time, in the history of the school, any club or society has nominated its officers in this way. The program was interesting from start to finish, and Was pronounced by all present as the best of the year. It included a toast by Mir. Bond : "The College Graduate." and the hearty round of applause given him was ample evidence it was appreciated. President Mc- Cbiibrey also proved himself an interesting story-teller. The question, "Resolved, that every mftn should marry and have a place in society before twenty-five," was debated. The debate ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER was an impromptu one and the affirmative and negative sides were headed by Hansen and Stinson, respectively, who chose sides from among the members. After an hour of interesting debate, in which both sides made many strong and interesting points, the decision was awarded to the affirmative. The meeting then adjourned. EXCHANGES. "Variety is the spice of life," and surely the spice of Exchanges. We are very glad to see so many new arrivals among our old frinds. Emerson College Magazine is a source of great pleasure and instruction as well. The reports of Dr. Vincent's lectures on famous writers, both English and American, are gems for conciseness, and the blessing of brevity. Loyal Sons' Clarion, Sacramento, Cal., has in its Xmas number a very high class paper from an artistic, as well as a literary standpoint. Tahoma, always a top-notcher and welcome. A few more articles like, "What Road Shall I Take," would greatly add to the lasting merit of your paper. Why not improve your excellent little paper with a separate "Literary Department?" Normal Advance, Oshkosh, one of our very best Nqrmal exchanges. Variety in your headings would improve. Adjutant has an all round excellent number beginning with an artistic cover and including a football squad that inclines one to fear you have a corner on Adonis. Review. An introductory heading would improve your paper; however, your Locals and Sponges tax one's risible muscles to the utmost. Wankctonion. A decided improvement on your previous issue. Try some original stories, they would furnish variety. Kodak has excellent stories, if it is "cramped for space." Cynosure, Fargo, N. D., has its current issue dedicated to the football team. It is an original idea and very well done. Orange and Black, one of the very best high school papers published. The apple poem typifies Spokane Spirit and is very clever. School Mirror. Look into yourself and see of you don't think your cover would be more attractive without your subscription rates. We extend a hearty welcome to* the Nugget. Your progressive story of The Captain speaks well, for two of the great requisites of a successful school paper are originality and co-operation, ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 Iris, from N. H., is a veritable "Puritan Proseosyphe,"— quality, simplicity, but no variety. You need same good attractive headings and a cut or two. Vox Studentis. "Laugh and the world laughs with you." Why don't you give us a chance? Where are your smiles, etc! Eh, Ka, Norn. You shouldn't spoil an attractive paper by using business cards for fillers. The Misses Chabot, who attended Normal last year, started for a two years' European trip, Dec. 30. Miss Sarah Cochran and Miss Minnie Dow are teaching at Centralia. Grace Ross is teaching at Port Angeles. Miss Clara E. Edmunds, a former student of B. S. N. S., is teaching at Sequim, Clallam Co., Wash. Herman Smith, of Seattle, was in Bellingham Jan. 15th. Harry Raymond left for New York City during January, to resume his musical studies. Friends in Bellingham received cards announcing the marriage of Celestine, of Seattle, to J. Broderick, of Bellingham, Wednesday, Jan. 12. Miss Nora Calvin, an elementary student of the year 1909. was married to J. Ainsworth Clark, of Wisconsin. Miss Myrtle Wright is teaching at Sumner. Miss Lulu Simmons is teaching in Bellingham. Miss Minerva Tower is teaching at Everett. Miss Lucy Crocker is teaching at Olympia. Miss Abigail Aurnston and Miss Mary Copeland are teaching at Aberdeen. , Miss Florence Chapin, '07, is teaching at The Dalles, Oregon. Miss Myrtle Brown, '09V2, will teach at Lynden. Mrs. Ethel Luce Yuill is now living at Vancouver, B. C. Miss Clara Junk, '09y2, is expecting to teach near Olympia. Miss Bertha Ross, of Lowell, has returned from an extended European trip. Miss Helen Linden is teaching at Prosser this winter. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE MESSENGER Miss Minnie Carver is teaching at Sterling. Miss Kathleen Casey is teaching at Hamilton. Mr. Noah Davenport is spending this winter at Fort Yukon, Alaska. Miss Clara Tarte is teaching at Beach, Wash. Miss Belle Parrdt has a school at Nooksack. Miss Artie Thrall is teaching at Lawrence. Miss Mildred Marston is teaching at Avon, and her sister, Miss Ruby, at Burlington. Miss Hazel Horn, '09, who is supervisor of the primary department at Roslyn, spent the Christmas holidays with her parents and friends in this city. Miss Tillie Jacobson is teaching at Wickersham. Miss Elizabeth Schumacker is teaching at Vancouver, "Wash. Miss Clara Collins, who attended school here last year, is teaching in Olympia. Miss Mary Piltz is teaching at Everett. Miss Lottie Crawford is at Paulsbo. Mrs. Kate Davis Graham is living at Bremerton. Miss Annie Hall is teaching at Oak Harbor. Miss Martha McGlaughlin has a school at Bryant,. Wash. Mr. Chas. Becker will return to this school in February. May Sloane is teaching in the Seattle schools. Fan—Did he really say I was dove-like? Nan—No, not—er—exactly. He said you were pigeon-toed. If you save your money you're a grouch. If you spend it you're a loafer. If you " g e t " it you're a grafter. If you don't get it you're a bum. What's the use? "Did you ever hear the story of Algy and the Bear?" asked a boy of his father? "It is very short." Algy met a bear. The bear was bulgy. The bulge was Algy. Question of a Japanese schoolboy: "Are trousers ever politely proper at half-mast?" ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page [19] ---------- FOREST HOME ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE MESSENGER During the past month our new Athletic field has been slashed and feneed, and we are looking forward to the completion of the work in time for the baseball season. Friday, January twenty-first, the Blaine team played the Normals here. Blaine has a good aggregation this season, and the game was an exciting one. This game was the first game of the season for the Normal and had staunch support from the students and faculty. This is the one thing the boys need to make the season a success. They are giving their time, and turning out two teams regularly three times a week for practice. Kline Gup Games. Seniors vs. Second Years. On January 13th the Seniors played the Second Years. The first half ended with the score 11-10 in favor of the Seniors. The second half ended with the score 19-13 in favor of the Seniors. Pearl Hoffman and Elizabeth Hamphill did excellent work for ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 21 ---------- THE MESSENGER 21 the Seniors. Every member of the Second Year's team played exceedingly well. An enthusiastic crowd witnessed the game and both teams had good support. The lineup was as follows: Seniors. Second Year's. Hilda Lobe Forward Elizabeth Arnold Pearl Hoffman Forward Phebe Reed Ethel Nichols Guard Gertrude Kendle Bessie Nichol Guard Mary Reese Elizabeth Hemphill Center Gretchen Stewart The Seniors still hold 1000 points, while the Second Year's only have 800 now. Each team starts out with 1000 points, but on every game lost 200 points are lost. Third Year's vs. Fourth Year's. On the same evening that the Seniors played the Second Year's, the Third Year's met the Fourth Year's. The game wasn't as interesting as was expected. The Third Year's did the better work. The game ended with the score 11-8 in the favor of the Third Year's. The line-up was as follows: Fourth Year's. Third Year's. Eva Rooker Guard Vera Weber Violet Parker Guard Jeanette Barrows LoisPebbley Forward Georgia Allen Lucy Fowler Forward Pearl Wright Bergiot Everson Center Hilda Christianson The Third Year's still hold their 1000 points, while the Fourth Year's have only 800 points. Seniors vs. Third Year's. The Seniors played the Third Year's Friday afternoon, Jan. 21st. It was a well played game. On the Senior team Miss Hoffman shot five field baskets and two fouls out of six, while Miss Lobe shot two fouls out of three, while of the Second Year's Miss Allen shot three field baskets and lost four fouls. Miss Wright shot two field baskets. The Seniors excelled in their good team work. Line-up was as follows: Seniors. T h i r d Year'f: Lobe Forward -Allen Hoffman Forward Wright Nichol Guard -Weber Nichols Guard •• Barrows Hemphill Center Chanson The Seniors still hold their 1000 points, but the Third Year s now hold only 800. Exhibit of Gymnastic Work of Physical Culture Department of Bellingham State Normal School, Jan. 22,1910: ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 22 ---------- 22 TEE MESSENGER •1. First half of basket ball game—Juniors vs. Fourth Year's. -2. Grand March—All physical culture pupils. 3. Indian Club Drill. 4. Fancy Step—Majeste School Schottische. 5. Dumb-bell Drill. 6. Fancy Step—Shadow Polka. 7. "Fox and Chickens"—(The runner tried to tag each girl at end of line one at a time—the first girl tries to protect the line.) 8. Folk Dances— (a) French—Varsovienne. (b) Swedish—Klappdans. (c) Bohemian—Rovenacka. (d) American—Wild West Polka. 9. Second half basket ball game. CHRISTINE RANTERS. CALENDAR. January 4—Two bo,ys wandering down High Street, looking friendless and homeless. Hope springs eternal in the feminine human breast that they are Normal students. School opens— "Isn't it hard to get to work again? Honestly, I'd rather not have a vacation." Mr. Niles returns to place where the sunlight turns the hair to gleaming gold. Mr. Moodie, accompanied by Mrs. Moodie, returns. January 5.—Mr. Deerwester (assigning lessons to enthusiastic Psychology class) I do no.t want you to take more than Chap. IX. Put up a sign, "Keep off the Grass." January 6. Mr. Odessa Sterling ate six dinners in honor of himself. For proof see American-Reveille and Herald for this date. Mr. Patchin takes dinner with Mrs. Moodie and her husband. January 7—Mr. Sterling gives piano recital. Mr. Stude-baker attends and the secret of his perfect discipline in Ancient History Class is solved. No wonder that the boys in the training department have less trouble keeping order than the girls! January 10—Mr. Patchin, in teachers' meeting, discussing pros and cons, desirability and undesirability, of nicknames. Senior Class meeting, in which financial condition of class is weighed in the balance and found wanting. January 11.—Miss Kanters meets girls in gymnasium for drill practice. Girls tell her all they can about costumes they cannot get for the drill. Mr. Trimble and Mr. Hansen dine at the Dormitory at b:6U, and at 7:00 have a turkey dinner at the Unitarian Church. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 23 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 23 Seen on the bulletin board: Mr. Hogan and Miss Nichols, office. Lost—A black beau in Gym. Return to Kanters. January 12—Mr. Trimble and Mr. Hansen ill. Miss Nord, in fit of destruction, empties bottle of ink on science laboratory books. January 13—Unlucky day for basket ball game. Superiority of numbers and ancient barbarism holds sway. Peanut sale by Seniors. Junior girls grow impatient at not finding all in readiness for them in drawing and cut class. Eye witnesses testify that girls were seen running madly through hall to avoid Miss Hogle. Miss Sperry orders a twelve o'clock dinner for a one o'clock guest. Bible institute opens with splendid, inspiring talk by Mrs. Campbell, of Seattle. January 14—Lecture in Assembly, in which students and teachers are introduced to immediate and remote ancestors. Mr. Studebaker, hero of feminine eyes in Assembly. Other boys green with envy. Peanut sale by Seniors, a sequel to sale of January 13. Bible Institute in the afternoon and also in the evening. January 17—Botany class attempt to cross Normal glacier. Girls all fall down and coast to bottom. Mr. Moodie also loses his balance in his heroic attempt to rescue them. For official accounts of hardy expedition consult Mrs. Moodie. January 17—The debaters for preliminary contest met in Mr. Bond's room and decided upon the subject: Resolved, that the Senate should be abolished. Three boys and one girl were present. A high, light-timbered unclassified boy was seen around the Science Annex. January 18—Ancient History class complains that teacher lacks enthusiasm. For cause consult absence reports of Jan. IS. Mr. Trimble espied peeping at grand march drill. January 19—Assessed valuation of Seniors per capita far, far below par. January 20—Examinations posted. Training teachers vie with training pupils in being first to read posted programme. January 21—The graduating class, '09y2, entertained at the Dormitory. Miss Kanters gives a unique gymnasium drill in Gymnasium. Pending examinations make students have a "hopelessly lost" expression. January 20—Basket ball game, Lynden vs. B. S. N. S. boys. January 22—Class party to Seniors given by Mrs. and Mr. Deerwester and Miss Sperry. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER LOCALS. The third mid-year commencement exercises of the Normal School were held in the Normal auditorium, January 28, 1910. The following was the program of the evening: Class March Pianist, Mrs. Mathes (a) Since First I Met Thee Shelley (b) They Thought ^orch Normal Choral Club. Invocation. Vocal Solo Miss Mable M. Moore Address, J. H. Ackerman, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Salem, Oregon. Trio from Elijah Mendelsshon Normal Choral Club. Presentation of Diplomas Principal E. T. Mathes Benediction. The mid-year Seniors are: Myrtle Brown, Florence Connell, Mary DuBois, Rose Thibert, Flora Junk, Grace MacLeran. Our Normal may well feel proud of the interest shown by former students in educational matters. This was demonstrated at the State Teachers' Association at Tacoma, which many Bel-lingham Normalites attended. Those present received not only the benefit of the association, but also, had the pleasure of meeting former classmates and friends. As we noted the joy with which these students and teachers greeted each other, we felt that a Normal reunion each year during the Association might, be made one of the mo^t enjoyable social events of the Association for the Bellingham Normal people. Among those present were Ethel Revelle, Abigail Arnston, A. D. Foster, Sarah Cochran, Myrtle Wright, Bessie Prickman, Carl Storley, Miss Ross, Lulu Simmons, Clara Collins, Minerva Tower, Lucy Crocker, Miss Tegland, Miss Haycox, Lottie Crawford, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Cochran, Grace Barrett. Several students who are attending the Normal this year were present. Among these were: Rose Thibert, Ida Felt, Pauline Paulson, Lucy Bunker, Bessie McDowell. Announcement is made of the marriage of Miss Goldie Wres-ton Brown, of Blaine, to Mr. George L. Conley, of "Williston, N. D., the wedding having taken place at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Brown, of Blaine. Only relatives and a few friends witnessed the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Conley left immediately for an extended wedding trip, and after February 1 will be at ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 25 ho^me at "Williston. Miss Brown was a former student at the Normal school in this city and is recognized as a talented young writer, having published a book of poems last year. We are glad to announce that Mr. Bever, who has been ill with appendicitis since the holidays, will be out shortly. He will be in school at the beginning of the new semester. His classes are being cared for by Senior students. Mr. Elmer Beal visited the Normal the first week after vacation. He teaches in the Maple Falls schools. The Seniors elected Miss Ada Campbell editor, and Miss Maude Westcott associate editor of the Senior Messenger to come out in June. A fine issue is promised. Three big cheers for Miss Gray and Mrs. Powell, was the comment of the students who were unable to spend their holidays at home. And the cause of all this? Why, the Xmas dinner. Xmas afternoon a body of nineteen merry and hungry students gathered in the parlor of Edens Hall. At the joyous summons of the dinner bell they trooped eagerly into the dining hall, which was fittingly decorated with Winter's green and trailing vines. In the center of the students' table was a large bouquet of beautiful pink and white carnations, sent as an Xmas gift by one of Eden's thoughtful girls. After a short Xmas grace by Rev. Mr. Sterling Barner, the students sat down to a delicious four-course banquet. Was the turkey good? Well, I should say! Just like mother used to cook it. And the generous mold of cranberry jelly! Could they eat all those large pieces of plum pudding? No, never! After that came oranges, cake, nuts and raisins. They nibbled these and told stories, until each one protested he just couldn't hold another mouthful. When they returned to the parlor Miss Clarke entertained with two beautiful piano solos. The rest of the afternoon was spent in progressive games, Miss Freda Montgomery carrying off the prize, which was a charming little picture in a burnt wood frame. In the early evening they departed to, their respective homes, declaring that that day would be one of the happiest memories of their Normal life. During Christmas vacation Prof Epley, assisted by some of the students, installed a telephone system connecting the main office with the different departments. A new clock, which has a second pendulum, was also installed in the Chemistry department. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER It operates four secondary clocks in various parts of the building, moving the hands forward one minute at a time by means of electro magnet. It also runs a separate program machine, which in turn rings the bells, both for the Normal department and for the training school. It is able to ring bells at intervals of one minute during the day. Automatically it cuts off the program bells at night and on Saturday and Sunday. The electricity is supplied by storage batteries, which are charged by means of an electrolitic rectifier. Eagle Harbor, Alaska, Dec. 5, 1909. Editor Messenger: July eighth we left Seattle on the steamer Santa Clara for the "Golden North." Most of the passegers were excursionists going only as far Skagway, and perhaps a few hours ride to the summit on the White Pass Yukon railroad. Southeastern Alaska will doubtless continue to grow in popularity with the tourist class. For surely nowhere is there such a combination of sea, forest, and mountain scenery. The towering mountains, whose bases are covered with evergreen timber, rise abruptly from the water's edge; and the towns all have the appearance of hanging on for dear life, for fear of sliding into the sea. The labyrinth of islands resembles Puget Sound, and yet differs in that these islands are high and mountainous. There was hardly a time in the whole trip when one could noit seen a stream of water tumbling down a mountain side, fed by the melting snows above. Enchanting as this part of Alaska is, it is not the real Alaska of ice and gold, and isolation. The coldest temperature ever recorded at Sitka is four degrees below zero. Regular steamers give a close connection with the outside world, and living there would not be very different from living in Bellingham. The one hundred and twelve miles over the White Pass Yukon railroad is the connecting link between the real Alaska and the outside. The tourist pays five dollars for a round trip from Skagway to the summit, and certainly gets his money's worth in the grandest mountain scenery. We spent two days in Dawson. As a friend and I strolled through the town we marveled at the fine looking cabbages, turnips, potatoes and even tomatoes, which we saw in the gardens. Our remarks of surprise attracted the attention of a lady in one of these gardens and she said. "You fellows are 'checha-cos,' aren't you?" Then it was that we found out that there are two classes of people in Alaska, "chechacos," or tenderfeet, as we would say in Washington, and "sour doughs," or old timers. One is compelled to remain a member of the first class until he has witnessed the break-up of the ice in the Yukon. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 27 ---------- THE MESSENGER 27 The following facts may be of interest: Average temperature at this point for three summer months, fifty-eight degrees; average for three winter months, fifteen degrees below zero; highest temperature ever reached here, ninety degrees, Seattle, ninety-six; lowest temperature ever recorded here, sixty-six degrees below zero, although there are places where seventy-six below has been recorded, annual precipitation here, a fraction over twelve inches. Wishing the Messenger and the B. S. N. S. a prosperous year, I am, Yours very truly, W. R. NICHOLS. Olive Watson entered school the second semester. Friends of Miss Lou B. Dobler received announcement cards of her marriage to Edward J. Doherty at Douglas, Alaska, November 8, 1909. Her future home will be at Skagway, Alaska. During vacation the store was moved from room 29 on the second floor to the former bench room in the Manual Training department in the basement. The room is very large and will serve its purpose very well. Mr. Johnson reports no apparent falling off in his trade because of the change, so the location may prove to be an advantageous one. The room that was vacated by the store is to be used by the High School department introduced this year. The following is a week's menu served in the Y. W. C. A. cafeteria: Monday Tomato soup; Tuesday, coffee, milk, doughnuts; Wednesday, potato soup; Thursday, cacoa, milk, apple pie; Friday, oyster soup. Sandwiches and fruit are served every day. The Students' Association gave the reception to the mid-year graduating class. Miss Alma Barsness has entered the Normal. Her parents have moved here from Minnesota, where Miss Barsness attended the public schols. Miss Barsness has also attended the Glenwood academy in Minnesota. Miss Sadie H. Bourne has entered from Anacortes. She has attended the University of Washington for a year and a half. Mrs. Bernice E. Belden comes to us from Spokane. She has ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 28 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER attended the Columbia College of expression and the Washington State College. One of the most delightful events of the new year at Normal was the piano recital Friday evening, January 7th, by Mr. Odessa D. Sterling ,of Whitman Conservatory. The program was particularly well chosen, the first part consisting of a rhapsody in B minor, and an intermezzo in E flat major, by Brahms, and three German dances by Beethoven. The Brahms' selections were very interesting, tho on account of the long phrases is a little difficult to understand. He is sometimes called the Browning of music, on account of this obtuseness. The German Dances, full of successive and running chord passages, and having short and simple themes were nevertheless not quite what we usually think of when Beethoven is mentioned. The second part of the program consisted of an Impromptu in F sharp major by Liszt, a delightful sparkling rippling melody by Staub, which was so generously applauded that it was repeated, and three Chopin numbers, the beautiful Polonaise, the Nocturne, G major, and a"n Etude. The Liszt Impromptu was a pleasing variation from the rhapsodies, which are usually given when his name appears on a program. Mr. Stirling played with fine feeling, sympathetic touch, full and melodious tone. In the Chopin numbers the singing melodies were beautifully brought out. On Tuesday morning, January 4, Mr. Sterling played at Assembly, first the "Erlking," and then the popular "Serenade." Dr. Mathes gave a lecture at Quincy, January 13, under the auspices of the High School at that place, of which Mr. A. D. Foster is principal. Dr. Mathes also delivered a lecture at Wenatchee before coming home. The committee from the Students' Association, of which Miss V. Johnson was chairman, to select a permanent school pin, have chosen five * pins, which will be presented to the faculty for choice. One evening during vacation a merry crowd gathered at Bachelor's Hall on Twenty-first street. Those who were at the party given there a year ago knew that a good time was in store for them when they received an invitation to this one. They were not disappointed, judging from the amount of laughter that accompanied the different games. One of the exciting events of the evening was a contest in which a prize was offered for the one who could eat two crackers and whistle first. Mr. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 29 ---------- THE MESSENGER 29 Clifford came out ahead, with Mr. Krause a close second, and they were each presented with a toy that we know will amuse them for many hours. The boys certainly proved themselves capable hosts and when the crowd left it was with a hearty: Rah! rah! rail; Rah! rah! rail; Bachelors', Bachelors', Bachelors' Hall! Prof, and Mrs. Deerwester and Miss Sperry gave a reception to the Seniors on Saturday evening, Jan. 22. The class was out in full force and every one reports a splendid time. A recital will be given by the Normal Mandolin and Guitar Club and Quartet, assisted by Mrs. Deerwester and Mrs. Math.es, in the Normal auditorium February 4th. The program is as follows : 1. (a) The Palms Faure (b) Promise Me Siegel 2. Magic Strings Pomeroy 3. (a) Italian Waltz Corbett (b) Host Greeting (Serenade) Weber 4. (a) Selected. (b) Selected Mrs. Deerwester 5. (a) Overture Eaton op. 90 (b) Boston Ideal March Siegel 6. (a) Love's Old Sweet Song Malloy (b) Bridal Chorus (From Lohengrin) Wagner A violin recital will be given at a future date. Superintendent Elmer Cave spoke to the student teachers Friday morning, Jan. 20, on the subject of "Retardations in the Grades." On January 21, the girls of Edens Hall entertained the Seniors of the mid-year graduating class. The party was a masquerade, and everybody reported a most delightful evening. The students who remained in Bellingham during the holidays did not regret it, as there was much fun going on. One of most enjoyable features was a trip up Chuckanut mountain. The party left the Dormitory about eleven o'clock accompanied by Mr. Mellish, of Montana, with a Montana chicken, and chaperoned by Mr. Patchin. Mr. Meyer, a famous pathfinder of the Cascades, led the way and gained further renown as an explorer. Trusting their guide, the party followed where he led, climbed perpendicular walls, ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 30 ---------- 30 THE MESSENGER waded streams and penetrated dark jungles. Mr. Meyer is to be congratulated that he never once hit the path. About two-thirds of the way up the party stopped for breath and lunch. A fire was made and coffee and weenies cooked. The chaperon carved the chicken, aided by many suggestions from the girls. From the camping grounds the crowd went on to the top of Chuckanut, stopping often to look at the beautiful scenery, Mount Baker, Lake Padden, green valleys and steep moss-covered walls—all could be seen from this point of vantage. No student should miss taking the trip some time and enjoying the grand scenery. On the way home the redoubtable leader again lost his way and did not reach Edens Hall until some time after the rest of the party had arrived. HUMORESQUES. From Kalama comes a new definition for a volcano: "A volcano is when the creator gets hot and throws stones." A few days before Christmas a King county teacher told her pupils the story of the birth of Christ. On the last day before vacation, she asked them where Christ was born. " I n Bellingham," replied one bright boy. During the trip to Chuckanut Mountain, Miss E. P. pointed f apparently at Mr. Stults) and said, "Isn't that beautiful?" Mr. Bond (in Physics, demonstrating Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation)—"Even little pieces of cork will pair off." ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 31 ---------- THE MESSENGER 31 Miss Sperry (reading Browning)—" 'The prior truth at last discovered none which now the second suffers detriment'. Who will put that into English?" Mr. Clark (meeting Miss C. on the stairs)—Are you looking for trouble? Illr^^SI Miss C—0, I'm so glad I've found you! In Eoom 31, between the hours of 1:30 and 2:15. the air is laden with algebra, but the students need not have any fear as it is not contagious. Mr. Sogers (in staff meeting)—"I think Miss Merchant, who attended here last year is married." Miss Crimbs (eagerly)—"That's Miss Edna Merchant, who was in my grammar class?" Mr. R—"Yes." Miss Cribbs—"What! Did I teach her all that grammar for nothing?" Mr. Patchin (in teachers' meeting)—"The training school boys call me 'father,' but I think I can bear the dignity of being called 'father.' " Mr. Studebaker, to his Ancient History class before Christmas: "Don't stand under the mistletoe." Why is it not necessary to go down town to get small change f Because Mr. Hogan has nickles (Nichols.) Miss Moore must have taught a new name for the upper clef, for one of her History of Music girls was heard to call it the Trimble clef. On Jan. 20, the Young Men's Debating Club debated on: Resolved ; that a man should be married and have a position in society at the age of twenty-five. The affirmative won and the next night a number of the members did not get in until twelve o 'clock. Mr. Hansen (at Debating Club)—"Mr. Tiddell has a tremendous reserve force behind him." Mr. Stinson—"Yes, Mr. Hansen is sitting behind him." Mr. Moodie has an improved method of tobogganing. All who desire to know how it is done, ask Mr. Moodie. Special exhibitions are given on certain occasions. ---------- Messenger - 1910 February - Page 32 ---------- 32 THE MESSENGER Who says Studie's afraid to go home in the dark? The Senior girls. Mr. H. (giving classification of horses)—"The draft breeds are the Percheron, the French Draft, the Aberdeen-Angus." Are Stella and Martha Brown? Is Frances a Park? Isn 't Miss Allason a Daisy ? Florence may be Bras, but she's good as gold. Can Edna Cook? Is Janet Everett? (Ever it?) Has Clara Junk? Is Pearl a Hightower? Is Olive Kale? Is Niles Royal? What has Rose Dunn? Can Phoebe Read? What is Opal Spinning? Whose door is Lillian Tapping? Is Jeanette always Wright? In Arithmetic. Miss —"Oh, Mr. Bond, which problem are you doing?" Mr. B.—"Why, the first one." Miss —"Oh, but you said a gentleman and my book says a person." Miss R. (to Mr. Bond)—"You've been arguing that we use simple problems with some sense to them, and there isn't a bit of sense to this." During the Christmas vacation Mr. Patchin was the recipient of the following message: "Coeur d'Alene—Will start back Tuesday, accompanied by my fair lady—Moodie." Historians tell us that Mr. Patchin was very much shocked at the news and very much worried as to who would be his companion. Mr. Moodie arrived but—where was the lady fair? What have you done with her, Mr. Moodie? Lost—Somewhere between Oak Street and the Normal school, Prof. Deerwester's grip(pe). Has anyone found it?PPPPP </mods>
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Identifier: wwu:33298
Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 February
Date: 1910-02
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1910 February.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
Local Identifier: wwuarc_bot_191002
Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-02 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 135 1910-02-04 Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School, held in the office of Trustee Handschy this afternoon at
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Show more1910-02 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 135 1910-02-04 Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School, held in the office of Trustee Handschy this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee Handschy and the Registrar. On motion of Trustee Handschy, it was ordered that the certificates listed below be issued in accordance with the recommendation of the faculty made Jan. 31, 1910/ ELEMENTARY CERTIFICATES: Eva Rooker, Maud Champlain, Mary Allen SECONDARY CERTIFICATES: Eula Canavaugh, Lila M. Patterson, Iva Whitesides (N.B.:-The certificate for Iva Whitesides was voted at the close of Summer School, 1909, but was called for only recently.) There being no further business the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 136 1910-02-12 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their office this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee Donovan, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meetings of Jan/ 8th, Jan. 21st and Feb. 4th, 1910 read and on motion of Mr. Donovan, approved. Chairman Edens presented a letter from J. T. Forrest from Powell Butte, Ore., in which he stated that he would not be able to return to school work for possibly several years. A bill from Munro and Haskell, dated Feb. 5th, 1910, indorsed "Repairs to Heating plant--Plenum Chamber" and amounting to $39.51, on motion of Mr. Donovan was rejected on the ground that the so-called repairs were practically a part of the original contract for construction and that in any event the bill should not have been presented in view of the leniency shown Munro and Haskell when they failed to complete the contract form weeks after the contract date. A bill for gas from the Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co., dated Feb. 1st, 1910, and amounting to $48.20 was ordered returned to them with a request that they bill gas used by this institution at fuel gas rates on the ground that a very large percentage of gas used in the school is used for fuel or laboratory purposes and that whenever gas is consumed for illumination, it is burned in emergencies when the electric current fails. Miss George proposing to make an eastern trip more particularly for the purpose of studying rural school work and attending a school convention at Indianapolis and further visiting normal schools at St. Cloud, Minn, Menominee, Wis. Macomb, Ill/, and other places, offered to pay all her expenses provided the Board would purchase a round trip railroad ticket to Indianapolis. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the chairman concurring, the Registrar was authorized to purchase such ticket at a cost of $106.00. Through Principal Mathes, A. P. Romine presented an objection to working in Summer school on the ground that the time devoted to such work might be better employed in gathering biological specimens for use in the following school year. After a full discussion of the matter, the Board ordered it of record that it did not deem it expedient to recede from the position it has taken heretofore and that it could not make any changes in the assignment of teachers for the coming Summer school this year. On motion of Mr. Donovan the following bills were approved for payment: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 137 1910-02-12 On motion of Trustee Donovan, the appended bills were approved for payment: MAINTENANCE FUND Northwest Journal of Education - $4.00. Byron Bros. Grocery - $20.05. J. Wayland Clark, Registrar, Revolving Fund - $541.92. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $54.10. Repairs and Improvements Fund Reid Bros. Co. - $109.30. Morrison Mill Co. - $57.42. Bay City Sash and Door Factory - $76.00. Morse Hardware Co. - $18.75. Munro and Haskell - $108.11. W. I. Baumeister and Co. - $100.00. Cornish-Mitchell Paint Co. - $25.00. Thiel and Welter - $9.00. Ehrlich-Harrison Co. - $17.60. Central Scientific Co. - $59.00. Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. - $12.66. Chas. W/ Owens - $89.25. J. Wayland Clark, Registrar - $127.89. Coleman and Rives - $16.48. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $36.85. Local Funds. Mrs. Alma Hibbard - $12.00. L. Stanton - $79.25. Belle McLean - $45.00. Mrs. P. Richert - $30.00. Mrs. H. C. Chapman - $25.00. " - $7.00. Pacific Steam Laundry - $10.85. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $42.50. A. P. Erickson - $198.00. Ida E. Powell - $10.00. Washington Bakery - $53.92. John Rindal - $7.45. McCaddon Creamery Co. - $103.20. A. H. Montgomery - $24.75. P. K. Dodd - $8.00. B. B. Furniture Co. - $45.05. Sweet Grocery Co. - $152.24. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $59.15. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $33.70. Royal Dairy Co. - $2.70. Munro and Haskell - $1.95. The Macmillan Co. - $12.84. Chas. Scribner's Sons - $20.85. Lowman and Hanford Co. - $28.95. A. H. Montgomery - $496.00. The Macmillan Co. - $33.31. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 138 1910-02-12 Peter Frank - $3.50. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Edna M. Lawrence - $8.00. Herbert E. Studebaker - $12.00. Wyatt and Giles - $51.37. Ada Hogle - $10.00. Emma Richert - $10.00. Christine R. Kanters - $2.50. Belle McLean - $45.00. Mrs. P. Richert - $30.00. Alein Bennett - $10.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 152 1910-02-19 Cheney, Washington, Feb. 19th., '10. Principals of the State Normal School of Washington in conference formally agreed to the following general regulations for the management of these institutions. (1). It was agreed to abolish free text-books after Sept. 1st., 1910, and sell any text books on hand. (2). It was agreed to establish and collect the following fees in laboratory courses. Botany - $1.00 pre semester. Zoology - $1.00 " ". Biology - $1.00 " ". Chemistry - $1.00 " ". Cooking - $1.00 " ". Sewing - $1.00 " ". Wood work - $1.00 " ". Metal work - $1.00 " ". (3). It was agreed that the following Library Fees shall be charged after September 1st., 1910. For one full year (12 mos.) - $10.00. For one semester and one summer session - $10.00. For one semester - $6.00. For one summer session - $6.00. (4). It was agreed that applications for life diplomas shall be filed by May 1st. each year, and all diplomas awarded upon such applications shall be presented to the candidates at the following commencement. (5). It was agreed to ask the State Superintendent for an interpretation of the law regulating the acceptance of experience for securing a life diploma. (6). It was agreed to omit the Tri-Normal Contest for the present school year. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 153 1910-02-19 The matter of the inauguration of a movement looking forward to placing the five educational institutions of the state on a mill tax basis was introduced and discussed but no action taken. The appended annual report of Edens Hall was presented and ordered entered of record: ANNUAL REPORT Edens Hall Sept. 1, 1908--Aug. 31, 1909 RECEIPTS Regular Boarders (Table) - $8019.00. Roomers during Summer School (Money received after we ceased remitting to the State Treasurer) - $145.60. $8164.60. Transient Boarders - $199.15. Laundry - $58.50. Sundries - $79.35. Cash on Hand Sept. 1, 1908 - $838.84. EXPENDITURES Groceries - $3675.63. Bread - $255.66. Meat and Lard - $1826.30. Milk - $626.76. Help - $995.20. Sundries - $1578.93. Rebates, etc. - $151.35. Cash on Hand Sept. 1, 1909 - $230.61. $9340.44. $9340.44. Paid to Registrar--Room rents - $145.60. Cash Balance - $230.61. $376.21. A. P. Romine appeared before the Board and asked for relief from Summer School teaching this year in order that he might devote the time to the collection of material, proposing that, if relieved, he would collect enough material for two years' use and, if desired, would teach in Summer School in 1911. The Board took no action. On motion of Trustee Handschy, the following bills were approved for payment: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for February 1910 Volume 03 - Page 154 1910-02-19 MAINTENANCE FUND Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $50.90. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Chas. W. Owen - $54.25. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $215.20. Munro and Haskell - $22.95. Central Scientific Co. - $42.73. Ehrlich-Harrison Co. - $56.52. Thiel and Welter - $3.00. W. I. Baumeister and Co. - $52.58. Morrison Mill Co. - $32.70. Northwest Hardware Co. - $14.62. Cornish-Mitchell Paint Co. - $17.55. Morse Hardware Co. - $17.76. Burpee and Letson, Ltd. - $11.90. LOCAL FUNDS A. P. Erickson - $175.60. L. Stanton - $79.25. R. B. Hudson - $12.00. Sweet Grocery Co. - $195.57. Washington Bakery - $58.72. McCaddon Creamery Co. - $67.76. J. E. Flick - $5.05. Patrick Healy - $10.00. H. E. Lanum - $1.25. Pacific Steam Laundry - $6.15. Patrick Healy - $19.00. Ludwig and Collins - $3.00. W. H. Towner Ptg. Co. - $2.75. Mabel Z. Wilson - $90.00. A. H. Montgomery - $28.50. A. G. Spaulding Bros. - $28.00. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $21.50. Lowman and Hanford Co. - $24.15. John Rindal - $5.20. Ginn and Co. - $20.00. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Byron Bros. Grocery - $13.05. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Edna M. Lawrence - $8.00. Ida E. Powell - $50.00. Herbert E. Studebaker - $12.00. Belle McLean - $45.00. Mrs. P. Richert - $30.00. Aleine Bennett - $20.00. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $41.20. The Registrar presented the following report which was ordered entered in the records: ##
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Identifier: wwu:11559
Title: Messenger - 1910 January
Date: 1910-01-01
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Local Identifier: wfhc_1910_0101
Text preview (might not show all results): 1910_0101 ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. A LIFE. Silently from God's hand Is thrown A tiny drop, into life's sea, A soul is born, a seed is sown To live througn all eternity. Life is begun. The waves of life's great ocean wild Engulf the drop; &apo
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Show more1910_0101 ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page [1] ---------- LITERARY. A LIFE. Silently from God's hand Is thrown A tiny drop, into life's sea, A soul is born, a seed is sown To live througn all eternity. Life is begun. The waves of life's great ocean wild Engulf the drop; 'tis but a part Of the great whole, a ripple mild: Then comes a voice from Heaven—"Depart" Life is begun. —Goldie Wreston Brown. THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS. (By Harold Bell Wright.) From the old Matthews place an old trail leads down the mountain, winding along a steep slope in the hillside. It travels through heavily timbered hills, and comes into the open upon a ledge. Following this ledge one comes upon Dewey Bald which Sammy, the daughter of Jim Lane, an early settler, called Lookout, for the old trail then leaves the rim of Mutton Hollow and traverses the hills and valleys far out into the world that Sammy said, "seemed mighty good to them that knowed nothing about i t . " Past Jim Lane's cabin,on the Old Trail, Grant Mathews and Aunt Mollie came and built their home farther on. Later they purchased the sheep ranch in Mutton Hollow and another trail was made, and the three places were connected. It was along this same Old Trail that the stranger entered Mutton Hollow. A man aged and worn with many cares, but carrying with him an air of distinction and good breeding. Jed Holland, an ignorant but talkative young mountaineer, pointed the way up the trail to Grant Matthews' place, and so the stranger came to live with them. Here he found the father and son, both of the same name and both giants, Aunt Mollie with her sturdy figure clothed in a calico dress, toil hardened hands, and gentle kindly face, and Pete, tall and erect with fine girlish moulded face framed in golden hair; his great eyes filled with a bright shifting light that told his strange mental condition. In his own words he explained himself, " I 'm just nobody. Nobody can be nothin', can they?" Grant Matthews filled with a great reverance and comradeship for the stranger, told the story of Pete, the boy who flitted away among the trees like an elf and who talked of nature as his friend. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE MESSENGER Grant Matthews had had a daughter who at twenty was known all over the mountains for her beauty and grace. One summer a young artist came to Mutton Hollow, a young fellow of learning and refinement. He saw the girl and fell in love with her and it was then that he painted his masterpiece, a picture of the girl Maggie standing by a spring holding forth a brimming cup of water, a smile of invitation on her face. Later he went away, and after a long delay wrote to her that they must never meet again, for if he should tell his father of his love for a mountain maiden the blow would kill him. He himself had gone away from his great comrade, his father, leaving a note behind saying that by the time his father would read the letter he would be dead. Maggie had slowly pined away and died, and it was her spirit that the natives of Mutton Hollow said flitted through the hills, moaning like the wind in her distress. Eevenge for the artist still burned like a smouldering fire in the breast of the older Matthews giant. Pete was Maggie's son. Grant Matthews soon found that the lad would pine away and die if he were not left to roam the woods at will, so they let him go and Pete would sometimes be gone for days. But the ghost still lingered, and at last drove away all the sheep tenders of Mutton Hollow until the Matthews were without one. , At his request the stranger dressed himself in the coarse crude garments of the hills, followed the trail into the valley where the gloomy shadows are, there to live near the haunted cabin and become the shepherd of Mutton Hollow. He tended the sick, gave help to the needy, cheered the down-hearted, and so came to be known as Dad, the Shepherd of the Hills. Sammy Lane cannot be described. She seemed, as Uncle Ike, the postmaster of Forks explained it, to just plumb fill the wide house," and when she came to the postoffice, "I'll be dad-burned, but she pretty nigh fill th' whole out doors, ba thundas!" Her original name was Samantha, but when her mother died, Jim Lane shortened it to Sammy. Grant Matthews, Jr., loved Sammy, but for a long time she had been engaged to Ollie Stewart, a small, weak-bodied and weak minded young fellow who had inherited some money, and had gone to the city where Sammy was to join him and become "a lady" and his wife. It was this thought of her own inability to carry herself as an educated woman did in the great world that she knew nothing of, that led her to ask the shepherd to teach her. And so she became a lady in the true sense of the word. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER 3 Sammy loved her father dearly, but gradually he came to be a source of worry and anxiety to her, for he was often with Wash Gibbs, the ruffian giant and bully of the hills. One night, sitting on her father's knee, she asked him to tell her of his people, and Jim told her of a stately southern mansion, of a proud, beautiful mother, of several brothers, and the black sheep who had left home when a lad, and had come to the mountains. Here later he had met her mother, whom Sammy greatly resembled.. While still in this mood Sammy asked him to give up Wash Gibbs and his gang, and he promised. Soon after he told her that he had to leave her for a couple of days to settle everything with Wash Gibbs. Telling her to go to one of the neighbors he rode away. She saddled her pony and started out, but a terrible storm came up so she sought shelter behind some rocks. As she stood there she heard some officers planning an attack on her horn 3, where Wash Gibbs and Jim Lane now were, because of some foul dealings they had been in. Believing implicitly in her father's innocence of any crime she hurried to the house and through a hole in the wall heard her father's speech to the gang in which he vindicated himself of any wrong. Before she knew it the officers were upon them. Blessed darkness came to Sammy. Her father was killed by Wash Gibbs, who escaped with a bad wound only to die in the mountains. This w how Sammy came to live with the Matthews. When she told them she was not going to the city to live with AUie Stewart her friends were glad and young Matt whistled as he drove the plow over the fields. One night the shepherd was awakened by Pete standing by him, telling him to follow him- Knowing that the boy never did anything without a motive the Shepherd followed him. Traveling through devious openings in the rock they came to a cave through which they passed. At the farther end there was a flat on which a small cabin stood. This they entered. A man lay on the bed hi the corner, and the single light in the room threw a glow over s painting that seemed to fill the room with beauty and youth, the picture of a girl smilingly holding out a brimming cup of water. The Shepherd staggered as though from a blow, and falling by the bed side cried, "My son. my son!" That night the Shepherd told the story to Grant Matthews, and both father and son were forgiven. The artist, as he wished, was buried in the old cave with nothing to mark the spot. "And this way the trail that follows the lower level, where ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER those who travel, as they go, look always over their shoulders with eyes of dread, and the gloomy shadows gather long before the day is done." Poor Pete wandered as a lost spirit and when autumn came in all her glory, Pete left the world of which he had never been o part, and passed on up into the white hills. They buried the lad by his mother in the pines. The wild flowers and vines formed the softest of couch covers, and the wild things lovingly whispered strange laments to him over his grave as they softly passed like flitting shadows. One spring evening Sammy and Grant, Jr., followed the old Trail, "that is no body knows how old," to Lookout, and watched the moon come up over the mountains. All nature blended her voice into an evening song, the birds sent up their plaintive call, the crickets chirped their mighty tune, and the two upon the ledge felt themselves uplifted by it all. Slowly the moon rose to its height shedding a radiance in a softened splendor, that brought out the shadowy crevices and misty heights, making Mutton Hollow under its glow a wild, weird fascinating scene of fairy land. The two rose and passed slowly down the Old Trail "that is, nobody knows how old," down the narrow path, and the Shepherd of the Hills shadowed by the rock, seeing them pass in the moonlight raised his hand and repeated after them in blessing, "What God hath joined; what God hath joined." E. V. S. A NEW DEPARTMENT. The faculty of the Normal School at Bellingham have recently announced the organization of a new department of work in the institution, to which they have given the name of the Extension Department. The general purpose of this new department will be to bring some of the opportunities and, in a limited way, some of the actual daily work of the Normal school within the reach of the parents of our public school children. Naturally the efforts of the Normal school are very largely centered upon the preparation of the teacher, but it is the desire of the faculty to render helpful service to the parent as well as to the teacher, and for the present the work of the Extension Department will be devoted largely to the presentation of topics of special interest to parents. For this work the general equipment of the institution is available. This includes a practical working library, a large museum, maps, charts, mounted photographs, electric stereopticon, ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 5 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER 5 lantern slides and a number of collections of articles illustrating the various phases of industrial education. The field covered in the topics announced by the various members of the faculty includes the subjects of history and travel, education, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, civics, library and museum work, entertainment for children, and a number of the phases of the management of children. These lectures are suitable for courses or for single lectures, and many of them are suitable for special occasions or for commencement addresses. It is expected that the charges for these extension lectures will be merely nominal, only enough to cover the expenses of the faculty doing the work. It is hoped that, through the work of this department the patron of the public schools will be brought in closer touch with the Normal school. ELK. My home is on a farm situated in a beautiful valley of the Olympic mountains. On three sides of us we have mountains the higher peaks capped with snow; on the fourth side is the Quina-quilt river. We have a band of thirteen elk which are very tame and interesting. My brothers ran across a band of them in the mountains. The little calves ran and hid and after searching, the boys found two lying quietly by a log. Handkerchiefs wer converted into ropes and were tied around the little calves' necks with the hope of leading them home. But they would not be led, so the boys carried them down the mountains in their arms. We found that it was very easy to tame them. If we left them alone they cried until we came back to them. We soon taught them to drink milk from a pail and to eat other food as well. The baby elk keeps near the place prepared for it until it is about three days old, after that it follows its mother about. When it is frightened it hides, keeping perfectly quiet until danger is past. They are very playful, especially with children and among themselves. They love to be petted and to show this, they put their head under a person's arm and cry. Just before a storm they run and leap in the air. Elk have well shaped heads, their long ears seem ever ready to catch any sound that might fortell danger; their eyes are bright and intelligent. Their neck is covered with a long black mane. The body of the baby elk is covered with a brown coat. When the calf is older it changes its coat for a thick gray coat. When the male is a year old the horns begin to grow. At first these are soft and are covered with a velvety skin which is rubbed ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 6 ---------- 6 THE MESSENGER off in August when the horns have become hard. In the spring the horns drop off close to the head and a new set begins to grow each year, however, with a new prong which branches from the main horn until the horns are full grown. When the first grow out they are white, but rubbing against the trees gives them a mottled appearance. An elk defends itself with the fore feet or it may use its horns if it has any. When an elk is displeased or angry it draws up its upper lip, grinds its teeth, and pulls its ears back on its neck. It usually measures an enemy's height by putting its chin over the head of the enemy, then, rising upon its hind legs, strikes with its forefeet. They are very treacherous when misused and do not like strangers. If a man seems afraid of an elk, he is the first to be tackled. When the elk are cleaning their horns they are very cross and like to try their horns on everything that comes in their way. We then keep them in their park. The park is fenced in by a seven-foot board fence. The underbrush is cut down leaving the trees for them to rub their horns against . Underneath is a growth of clover and grass. In September we turn them out into the woods with the cattle to hunt their food. They go up into the mountains and often the boys have heard their bells among a herd of wild elk, but as soon as our tame elk hear a man's voice, they come immediately. When the snow falls the elk come home and it is with difficulty that they can be driven from the barn door. We kept the first elk only for the novelty, but later we found we could raise them for profit. We have sold several to a park in Los Angeles and to the Electric park of Hoquiam. Five of our band are now spoken for by one of the Seattle parks. "HIGH WATER." The last two weeks of November, 1909, were exceptionally rainy. Weather prophets and old timers, all claimed that they could scarcely remember a fall when the down pour had been so steady. All this time while it was raining in the valley, it was snowing in the hills, making the deposit of snow much in excess of what it usually is. Then suddenly the rain ceased. The warm, balmy Chinook wind, which is peculiar to Western Washington in the spring and fall, began to blow. Without cessation it blew on the snow covered hills for thirty-six hours, causing the deep deposit of snow to melt as if by magic. The result was inevitable. Steadily the Skagit river rose until it was bank full. Foam, from the melting snow, drift wood, boulders and trees, came rushing ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 down its course. The friendly Indian said, "White man go high land, big water." And there was big water. Tuesday, November 6, at 2:30 a. m., the dikes began to break. From then on till morning the surging water made break after break in the length and breadth of its course. In a distance of four miles, between west Mt. Vernon and Avon, there were thirteen breaks made. In many places the dike was torn out for several rods leaving great gaps through which the water might pour. Vigilant workers toiled all night to save the little towns, but their work was unavailing. At many towns it was not the weakness of the dikes, but rather the height that the water attained, which caused the flood. At Sedro-Woolley the water was reported to be twenty-eight inches higher than it had been during the flood of 1897. Old Timers in Burlington said they had never seen the water in the town before. Tuesday, there were twenty inches of water in the main street of Burlington. Enough water so that row boats were used all over the town. Burlington became a modern Venice. , When the dikes broke the water in the river began to go down quite rapidly, because it was allowed to flow over such a wide territory. The water kept rising in the flooded district however, antil three or four hours after the high tide on Puget Sound, which occurred at 9 a. m. The high tide, the highest of the season, made the river much higher at its mouth and consequently higher up stream in the flooded valley. Burlington, North Avon, LaConner, West Mt. Vernon, Sedro- Woolley, Bay View, Stirling, Milltown, Fir, Skagit City, Hamilton and a great deal of farm land, Olympia Marsh, Beaver Marsh, Swinomish Flats and the delta of the Skagit, were all a sea of water. People went in rowboats from West Mt. Vernon to LaConner, a distance of ten miles, through the best farming land on earth. As far as could be seen with a field glass was a solid sheet of water. The river literally extended from hill to hill. Houses stood out here and there like little islands. There was no loss of human life. But the loss of property was beyond estimation. At LaConner, warehouses full of grain from the rich Swinomish flats, were carried away bodily. Barns and houses were undermined and thrown into holes. All over the Skagit flats the loss of cattle and horses was great. As yet it has not been reckoned. At one place the river semed to take a new course, going west ward toward LaConner instead of flowing southward past Mt. Vernon, Skagit City, Fir and Milltown. The course led ^directly through a beautiful farm. A wide channel was cut, undermining the barn and turning it into the water on gable end. Twenty-six cows and four horses were suffocated in this barn ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 8 ---------- 8 THE MESSENGER as a result. As the barn was hurled on end, two tons of hay. stored in one end of it, were thrown down upon the animals. Two1 young calves were all the live stock this farmer was enabled to save. This farm was once a beautiful place, well cleared and well tended. Picture the havoc now wrought. Drift wood and sand over field and meadow, so that the land will have to be cleared and scraped before it can be sown to seed. A deep gulch made through the farm which will have to be filled in and leveled off. Three grown sons, who were away at school, have returned home to help the father start at the bottom of the ladder again, in his attempt to make a home. And so case after case might be sighted. There are many who have lost practically all they had. The loss of the railroad companies has been very heavy. The Great Northern railroad will have to be regraded throughout a great part of the county. In some places the railroad was carried miles away. In many places the roadbed was washed away. The land at present is water soaked so that little can be done of permanent value until the rainy season is over. Transportation has thus been made uncertain and unsatisfactory. But along with the gruesome, pathetic aspect of the flood, goes a semi-pathetic, semi-comic aspect which must not be forgotten. A panoramic view of Skagit county on the morning of the flood would reveal half-crazed men wandering aimlessly about with shovels over their shoulders readyto do they knew not what, to prevent the slowly creeping water from cutting them off from the rest of humanity. It would reveal families loaded onto rafts off their roofs so quickly that babies fell overboard and were barely rescued alive. Farmers, driving their cattle up onto haystacks to save their lives; or holding their horses' heads above water while they themselves stood on high stumps. Women, standing on tables, firmly grasping a few precious trinkets with the water almost to the table tops in their houses. Families who had ben forced to leave their homes, going up onto the hills and stoutly refusing to come down. Six or eight families lodged in one big house. In the streets, men with hip boots carrying unfortunate pedestrians who had only knee boots. It would reveal a valley under water all day Tuesday, and a vallay almost restored to its natural condition Wednesday morning- 'Tis true, ther* were many more gulches in the road and fields Wednesday morning, but the water was almost entirely out of the streets and out of most of the houses. The broken fences, misplaced sidewalks and sunken building were all that were left to testify of the devastation wrought. Lastly it would reveal, after the flood was over, , two school ma'ams—one-time Normalites—while out sight seeing, ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER 3 walk into the quicksand in an apparently good road, and have to be dragged out bodily. Before November 30th if a person had mentioned "the flood," everyone's mind would have reverted to the time when Noah built his ark and gathered the animals, two by two. Now, if a person should menion "The Flood" the picture would come immediately to the mind of every inhabitant of Skagit county of row-boats in main streets, chickens perched on barn roofs and railroads converted into picket fences. RUBY MARSTON, '09. EXPERIENCES. I was teaching in the country. You all know what that means. It had been my custom to go home every Friday evening to get a breath of civilization and feast my eyes on paved streets and tall buildings, to forget the muddy roads and trackless woods and incidentally to forget the grunting pigs, lowing cows and cackling hens that are so romantic in stories, but are anything but romantic in real life. On this particular Friday I left school at the usual time, walked home over logs and through mud and water, packing my small valise, drank a cup of tea, straightened my hat and started out for the depot two miles away. I arrived at the depot in due time only to be confronted by a sign saying: Train six hours late. That meant the train might be in any time between midnight and dawn. I was staggered completely and sat down to let the full force of the announcement sink in. As I sat there trying to gather my scattered senses together and decide what to do, I saw a couple of other girls who evidently were getting about as much pleasure out of the situation as I was. In sheer desperation we began to try to console each other. Finally a brilliant thought struck one of the girls. "Let's walk," she suggested. "Walk!" we echoed. "Where?" To Manito and then take the interurban into Stillwater" "How far is i t ? " was asked. "Only eight miles," she said. Only eight miles on the railroad track through an unknown stretch of country and darkness less than an hour away! A light task, truly! But we didn't think of that and "only eight miles" sounded better than six uncertain hours spent in waiting—so we started out down the track. Now it so happened that we were not the only ones disappointed by that sign. Two stalwart young men, also bound for Stillwater, saw it with dismay—and decided to walk "only eight miles" to Manito. But they had been wise and gotten something to eat first. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER We hadn't gone far on our way when they passed us and we gazed enviously at the long strides they made. Darkness was falling and we were beginning to repent of our rashness just a tiny bit when what should appear out of the dusk but two tramps- As the Lady of the Decoration said, just then all our courage could have been covered with a postage stamp. We gazed with ill concealed fear at the two who half stopped as if to speak when a big masculine voice shouted, "You two hustle along or you won't get anywhere tonight." The tramps took the hint and "hustled" along. Then the owner of the voice appeared and said, "You girls are very foolish to attempt this trip, but since you have begun and are in for it, don't you think we'd better join forces?" We were only too glad to do as he proposed, so he and his companion came back and matched their long strides to our shorter steps. They relieved us of our baggage as well and W lt;J found it much easier to go on. We strode along in the darkness over stones and trestles, but nothing of note happened until we reached the long trestle just before we entered the village of Manito. A dense fog had arisen and we could not tell just what was happening. However, just as we got well on the trestle we heard a long whistle and there in front of us just coming round the curve was the headlight of a locomotive. We started to go somewhere, I don't know just where, when some one passing under the trestle and hearing one of us scream, shouted up some directions. That finished me. Overcome with fatigue and fright I dropped on the track. Fortunately the train was still moving slowly .. There was no time for talk, so one of the men seized me around the waist, packed me under his arm and carried me to one side just in time to save me from the wheels of the locomotive. As if fearing I would do something rash he held me all the time, that long—it seemed hours long to us —train passed. Then he stood me on my feet and we all set out for the village. We caught the last interurban and before long wz were all safe at home—not much the worse for fear. I have never seen or heard of my rescuer since, but I shudder at what might have happened had he and his companion not joined us on our foolhardy walk. It was half a mile from the nearest farmhouse to the school building where I taught my first term of school. A stage passed each day on its way from the nearest railway station to the Indiao reservation on the other side of the Columbia river and occasionally the Indians passed by in groups of three or four, but aside from these the road past the school house was little used. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 11 ---------- THE MESSENGER 11 One warm June afternoon after school was dismissed I stood in the door and watched the children, until every dinner bucket and the last straw hat had disappeared over a little hill. Turning back into the quiet room I erased the board, dusted the erasers, and then sat down at the desk to correct some papers. I had; worked about an hour in the silent room when I was startled by the sound of boisterous talking and laughing. Glancing out at a west window I saw three men approaching on horseback. My first thought was—drunken Indians, and almost involuntarily I stepped to the door and closed it. Keeping myself out of sight I looked out again just in time to see a half breed raise a bottle to his lips while another flourished a revolver in the air. The third I saw, was a white man. I thought of the old door that stood oat in the woodhouse. It was full of bullet holes that the children said had been put there by passersby who had used it for a target. What if these men should shoot. Even while the thought ran through my mind I heard them halt at the gate and a coarse husky voice said, "See if you can hit the doorknob." Breathless I crouched into a corner. Every second seemed an hour. I heard the men arguing and quarreling as in an awful dream. At last came the report of a revolver, followed by an oath and the riders were gone. When my senses returned I knew that the building had not been touched and that the revolver had been emptied into the air. Nevertheless I got out of there as soon as possible and afterward never stayed long after Ihc children had gone- LIST OF NEW BOOKS. Abbott, A. C.—Bacteriology. Barker, L. F.—Nervous System. Bruncken, Ernest—North American Forests and Forestry. Burnside, W. S., and Panton, A. W.—Theory of Equations. Coffin, C. H;—How to Study Pictures. Calkins, G. N—Protozoa. Chittenden, F. H.—Insects Injurious to Vegetables. Cubberley, E. P.—Changing Conceptions of Education. Davenport, C. B.—Experimental Morphology. Dearrby, A. — Comparative Morphology and Biology of Fungi. Fine, H. B.—College Algebra. Duncan Norman—Dr. Grenfel's Parish. Gosse, Edmund—Father and Son. Haynes, G. H.—Election of Senators. Hill, F. T.—Decisive Battles of Law. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER Hill, Charles—Manual Normal Histology and Organography. Jennings, H. S.—Behavior of Lower Animals. Kern, O. J.—Among Country Schools. Kellogg, V. L.—Darwinism Today. Locy, W. A.—Biology and Its Makers. MacBride, T. H.—North American Slime-moulds. Metchnikoff, Elie—Nature of Man- Mitchell, E. G — Mosquito Life. Morgan, T. H.—Experimented Zoology- Morgan, T. H.—Regeneration. Muir, John—Mountains of California. Munsterberg, Hugo—Psychoteraphy. Pelham, H. F.—Roman History. Poulton, E. P.—Fifty Years of Darwinism. Seeley, J. R.—Political Science- Seward, A. C.—Darwin and Modern Science- Sharp, David—Insects, Hymenoptera. Smith, Geoffrey—Crustacea. Stedman, E. C.—Victorian Anthology. Strasburger, E.—Botany. Sylvester, Emma—Auxiliary Education. Trevelyan, G. M.—Garibaldi, Defense of the Roman Republic. Willard, J. F.—Tramping with the Tramps. Weed, C- M.—Insects and Insecticide. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 13 ---------- THE MESSENGER 13 THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printing a|l§|5 gt; 1311 Railroad Avenue MESSENGER STAFF ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD • - MARIS REECE ) AUCE PEACOCK [• - EDNA STAPLES ) MARY E. SEXTON MARGARET WALTON) MAUDS WESCOTT » ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE HENRY ROGERS) BEATRICE BAIRJ Ring out the old, Ring happy bells, Editor Associate Literary Exchange Organization }• Locals Athletics ring in the new across the snow! GRACE HINMAN AMELIA FISKE ROY KNUDSON -j FLORENCE MCKEAN V INA LANDON • gt; LUCY FOWLER VALE NIXON \ HARRY HEATH - V - JANET EVERETT ) W. T. MEYER Calendar Art Alumni Jokes Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Entered December 21, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3,1879. Vol. IX. January, 1910 No. 4 M ii "'Hurrah for the time of the merry Kriss Kringle Of feasting, of games and of toys, Of sleigh bells that jingle and fingers that tingle, And dancing of girls and of boys." Christmas spirit filled the air all of that last busy, tired, never ending week before vacation. It did seem as if Friday would never come, but it did at last, and oh such a rush for trains and boats. Such a lot of happy, shining faces! Such a chorus ot "Merry Christmas" and then the much needed rest for two blissful weeks. Weren't they gay weeks, fellow students? School and its worries were entirely forgotten I wager. But all too soon they are over and gone and we are all back at the wheel once more, ready to work with renewed vigor because of our play time. Dickens once said, in substance, that Christmas was most enjoyed by children, but—well, we're just children, so we'll agree with him. Here's trusting you had a merry Christmas and wishing one and all a Happy New Year. Don't forget to help the editor! ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 14 ---------- 14 THE MESSENGER Preparations are now being made for the Tri-Normal contest that is to be held in Cheney this year. Judging by the number of contestants, a great deal of interest is being taken in this event. Remember, students, that these people are working for honors, not for themselves, but for the whole school, so kindly show your appreciation of their efforts by taking an active interest in all that pertains to the contest. Who is going to win the Kline cup ? Seniors! Juniors! Underclassmen ! Are you ? Then it seems to us that with the test games so near at hand you will have to work, and work hard. Let us have good exciting games and withal an abundance of friendly class spirit. Classes! support your basketball team. The holidays are over. What shall we do? Walk around with long faces and wish we were at home again ? Not a bit of it. Now is the time that the shoulder must be put to the wheel. Let us "make things hum," then when school closes in June we will all feel that we have "something accomplished, something done. Everyone has earned the summer's fun." Do you notice how the Alumni are contributing to the Messenger? We wish to express our appreciation of their kindness to us- Students, don't let the Alumni furnish you with such a large part of your material; make yourself known to us and lend a helping hand. Did you visit the tuberculosis exhibit? It was most interesting, showing the efforts that are being made all over the land to check the ravages of the great white plague. We wonder how many B. S. N. S- students realize the value of the library ? It is stocked with books on almost every subject and is well worth your inspection. Then again, "All work and no play," you know the rest. Have you looked over the fiction? Wouldn't it be a good idea to take a story home on Friday night for Sunday reading? Make yourself acquainted with good books. The bravery some of our students displayed in getting back from Thanksgiving vacation shows what stuff "we?re" made of. Everyone remembers the kind of stuff the weather man handad out to us at that time, and everyone knows the condition of things on land and sea. Some risked their lives on the angry waters, some spent long hours on trains that^ seemed destined never to reach anywhere. But the bravest of the brave are those who when their own homes were afloat and the railroad out of commission, just struck out and walked into Bellingham. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 EXCHANGES^ Philis and Trix were curled up on the settee in the rest room "reminiscing" when Philis was startled by a humming noise in the corner. 'The exchange wire again," exclaimed she, excitedly. "Hush!" "Sing a song of exchanges. A wire full of books." Aye, truly, every back has its burden to bear and mine a pleasant one—sung on the wire. All my old friends here again this month, Orange and Black with its high literary standard, Cardinal as dignified as ever, Kodak, much improved since last issue—keep it up, Kodak. Normal Exponent, Evergreen, dainty little Spinster with its delightful stories, and the Review. Some of our regular visitors. The Review and Tahoma have not arrived yet. Won't you please come again? Besides all these we have some new visitors. I knew them the instant they were thrown across my back, so timidly did they nestle there until the eager students discovered the strangers and anxiously devoured them. Ph. Comus, what a pleasant burden you are. I hope to bear every one of your followers on my back. Your comics called forth positive smiles, comparative giggles and superlative peals « gt;f laughter. It is a regular scream department, a veritable gold mine of delight. Your cut for athletics is very well chosen, but your literary section a little crowded, so the girls say. There's Vox Studentis from Union City, Tenn. You are very welcome though I've heard Jennie say you would be more attractive with some good headings and departments, such as a literary department, and a little more space. Emerson College Magazine was captured almost immediately on its arrival. How glad they all seemed to have a visitor from Boston-r-clean and full of good things, and really a joke or two. We hope you will be constant. The bright little Arrow from Stillwater, Minn., would travel better with a good literary department, some stories and poems. Here's the Butte, far away from home, Crawford, Neb-, and very welcome to us; you have a good clear print, but would be greatly improved by headline and department cuts. Your Mental Tarts is an individual characteristic and a good one. College Echo echoes some very good jokes, for the corner just reverberates with laughter when they visit with you. The humming had almost ceased and as Philis left the room she heard the song dying away in silence' ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER ORGANIZATIONS. One of the new organizations of the school is the History Club, which is under the direction of Mr. Bever. The club is now taking up an interesting study of Northwest history. It will soon have finished the study of the early explorers, and settlers of this .country, and will then take up the more recent events. Everyone is cordially invited to attend the meetings, which are held in the history room every Friday afternoon at 2:20, enter into the discussions, and become a member if they so wish. YOUNG MEN'S BIBLE GLASS. The Young Men's Bible class, which has recently been organized, holds its meeting regularly every Thursday afternoon from four to five o'clock in room 21. Up to date there is an enrollment of twelve who are taking a splendid interest in the study of the ''Life of Christ." This subject is being treated in a very able manner by our instructor. Mr. Deerwester, and we trust that in the near future many other young men will find the time to enroll in this club. PHILOMATHEAN SOCIETY. The Philomathean Society met for the first time under its new name, Friday, December 3. A large number of members and visitors were present to enjoy the excellent Kipling program which had been prepared. His poems were recited, a "Just So" story read, a longer story reproduced and "The Light That Failed" reviewed With the same spirit and enthusiasm which the members have shown in the preparation of previous programs it plans to have discussed current topics, books, men and women who have made or are making a place for themselves, besides giving opportunity for dramatic and musical work. A committee on fines was appointed, as was also a social committee to prepare for some good times in the future. Y. W. C. A-On December 9th, Eev. Wilson of the South Side Presbyterian Church, gave an excellent talk to the Y. W. C. A. on the subject "God's Gift to Man." The following week Miss Whiting of the city association was to have spoken on the subject "Our Gifts to God.'' However, Miss Whiting was unable to be present and Miss Hillis gave a most helpful Christmas message, after which refreshments were served, and all enjoyed a social half hour. These ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 Thursday meetings are so profitable and refreshing that the girls feel that they can not miss a single one. As an example of the practical work done by the association, two basket dinners were given to needy families for Thanksgiving day. Those who delivered the baskets will not forget the evident pleasure they brought to these homes. For the last two years our Normal Y. W. C. A. has greatly enjoyed a Bible Institute at the beginning of January. This year the association is planning for the third annual Bible Institute, to be held January 13 to 16. Two strong speakers are expected from Seattle, but the names and details of the program cannot be announced at present. The Cafeteria, which opened about November 1st, under the supervision of Miss Lawrence and the Y. W. C. A. girls fills a much needed place in school. The standard is much higher than that of the ordinary school luncheon, because of the neat way in which the room is kept and the luncheons served are always inviting and well cooked. The girls are to be complimented for their effort toward helping the great number who must take luncheon at school. It is hoped that the students will continue to be appreciative and do their part toward patronizing the Cafeteria. STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. The students' organization is considering the matter of putting in a telephone in the conversation room for the use of the students. This will have to be left undecided untli after the holidays, as it may become necessary to use the room for class work again. For the same reason the storeroom on the second floor may have to be moved into the old manual training room in the basement. This last change may occur during the holidays, so don't be alarmed if you do not find the store " a t home" upstairs, but visit them in their new quarters. THESPIAN CLUB. The Thespian Club now has a membership of twenty-four. All are enthusiastic and are doing some good work along dramatis lines. The programs consist of music, reading, presentation of dramatic scenes, resume of plays and sketches of prominent playwrights, actors and actresses. The Thespians welcome to the ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 18 ---------- 18 TEE MESSENGER club only those who are sincerely interested in the work and who are willing to put forth extra effort to make the club a success- AT.KTOTATT During the past month two programs have been rendered, the one on the "History of the Holy Grail," and the other being a debate entitled," Resolved, That the study of science is of more benefit than the study of the classics.'' A third meeting was given to a social afternoon, the members making themselves both-merry and useful while they were covering the pots containing the bulbs. Light refreshments were also served. Laura Jayne is teaching in the Raymond schools. Harriet Mendenhall is t aching across the bay from Seattle. Noah Davenport's address is Yukon, Alaska. Bird M. Angela '07 has passed the civil service examination and has entered the offices of Bremerton navy yard. Marjory Smith will attend the State University at San Diego for the second semeser, but will return to Bellingham Normal school next year. Grace MacNeil is teaching in primary department at Friday Harbor. Annie Grue is teaching at "Welcome, Wash. Katherine McNeil left school and is teaching at Leavenworth, Wash. Miss Helen Goldthwaite '07 is teaching in Holtville, Cal. Miss Ethel Gerding '09 is teaching at Woodlawn, Wash. Miss May Copeland '08 is teaching in Aberdeen, Wash. Mrs C. H- Eldridge is teaching school near Kiona this year. Miss Annie Keene '04 is supervising the work in drawing in the city schools during the absence of Miss Hattie Dellinger. Sadie G. Haskin is teaching this year in her home school at Cashmere; Wash. Miss Nora M. Corbett '07 is teaching in Tacoma, wash. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 19 ---------- THE MESSENGER 19 Anna Bonie is assistant in county superintendent's office at Goldendale. Harry T. Raymond '05 returned to New York city in December to resume his studies in music. Ellen Graham is now Mrs. Ira A. Hall of Mt. Vernon. Jessie Scott Cowing is teaching in the High school at Newport, Wash., this year. Miss Ira Speir '06 is teaching the primary department at . Dryad again this year. Miss Anna Thomas and Miss Laura Angst, who were students here last year, are teaching at Dryad. Miss May O'Loughlin '06 is teaching in Centralia. Mr. Charles Becker is teaching near Little Falls this semester- Miss A. Steurvig '03 has been married to Mr. Sverdrup of Minneapolis, Minn. Harriet White is near Colfax this year teaching a county school. Miss Ursula Winters is teaching near Raymond, Wash. The final sound of the referee's whistle and the call of time by the timekeeper on the Saturday following Thanksgiving ended-the game between the Blue and White and the University of Pug*t Sound, and also was the signal for the close of the Normal football season. Although the Normal boys were not invincible, and were defeated several times by heavier and more experienced teams, when we consider that there are only thirty-three boys enrolled this year, and thirteen of these for various reasons did not enter the game, and that of the remaining twenty only five had ever played the game before, we must admit that this has been one of the most successful football seasons the Normal school has ever experienced. Seven games were played by the team—three were won, three were lost and one was tied. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE MESSENGER Normal vs. Sedro Woolley October 15th, at Sedro Woolley Normal 6, Sedro Woolley 5. Normal vs. B. H. S. at the Fair grounds, October 13th—Normal 10, B. H. S- 0. Normal vs. B. H. S., November 6—Normal 16, B- H. S. 0. Normal vs. N. P. S., November 13 at Tacoma—Normal 6, N. P. S. 15. Normal vs- B. H. S., November 25—Normal 0, B. H. S. 15. Normal vs. U. P. S. November 27—Normal 0, U. P. S. 17. Basket ball is very well represented in the Normal this season, experienced players are scarce, but the new material has the spirit, and with two full teams out for practice three nights every week, we will soon develop a winning team. No games have been scheduled yet, our first game will probably be played shortly after the Christmas vacation. The University of Puget Sound and Gonzaga College have asked for games, to be played at their respective centers, Tacoma and Spokane. On December 6th the Fourth Year team gained more laurels for themselves by showing the dignified Seniors some of the finer points of basket ball, and defeating them by a score of 18 to 13. Good work was done by both Bair and Pebley, the Fourth Year forwards; Haufman shooting most of the baskets for the Seniors. Room for improvement in team work was apparent in both line-ups. The Fourth Years as a class are giving loyal support to their team this season, although there are but twenty in the class, two full teams are out every day for practice. Then' scores against the Sophomores and Seniors, are examples of what good steady practice will accomplish. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 21 ---------- THE MESSENGER 21 CALENDAR. November 22—Assembly hour- Mr. Deerwester and Mr. Epley talk on current topics. Mrs. Engberg plays before students at 3 o 'clock. November 23.—Dr. Mathes returns. November 24—Vacation begins. November 25—Football game with local High, score 16-0 in favor of High. "On the top shelf pumpkin pies, On the middle shelf plum puddings, On the bottom shelf turkies. In the door way of the pantry Students with bulging mouths and open eyes." Bain! November 26.—Rain. November 29.—Rain again. November 30—More rain. November 31—Sunshine. Oh, dear! How lovely! "Always do have fine weather in this country, anyhow. Didn't I tell yon that it would clear off?" Madame Langendorff's recital. We are back now. Miss Gray came in two days late—5 per cent off Miss Gray. If you wish to remove this unexcused absence consult student body. Dr. Powell talks to students on tuberculosis. Students' Association will soon take up business of purchasing "sanitary cups" for amateurs lungers in the undergraduate classes. The "shouting seniors" have lungs proof against all diseases except loquaciousness- ism. December 1.—Absent and sleeping students in chorus practice brought back to living present by Miss Gray's strenuous roll call. December 2—Dr. Mathes gives very interesting review in the Young Women's Christian Association meeting, of work done by the Y. M. C. A-December 3.—Senior party. Seniors alight from car in South Bellingham much to the relief of motorman, conductor and car. In answer to their "rickety-rachety" motorman gives a shrill whistle, conductor heaves sigh of relief, and car with a groan leaps forward. How so many people can move about with so little noise is beyond the understanding of all three. December 6.—Mr. McCoubrey, in Browning: "He must have been a very quiet man to let his wife talk all the time, and never say a word." Mr. Mc. interprets Browning according to apperceptive psychological, principles. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 22 ---------- 22 TEE MESSENGER I—The cold walls of Soceity hall re-echo with the vocal vibrations of freezing Hist. Meth. class. Il.^-Seniors are instructed to wear clothing to counteract the effects of a delinquent furnace and an out of order janitor- III.—The training school could not have passed more quietly (?) from Society Hall to first floor than did the stately Seniors. December 7.—Miss Baker gives talk to girls, and Mr. Bpliy gives talk to boys. Gleamings from Miss Baker's talk: " I have the greatest respect for my ancestors, but I should hate to have to live with them" "Bounding health and immasculate cleanliness are most important factors in attractiveness today." "Wash your face less and your feet oftener." "Educated noses are indispensible" "When we stay in a room poorly ventilated we are eating one another up." (Let the training teachers note this and in some ure spare their own lives for future usefulness.) December 8.—Miss Bowie was heard soliloquizing just before hearing class in training school: "Then welcome each rebuff That turns earth's smoothness rough!" Miss Nicolls and Mr. Hogan confer at register outside room 17 December 9—Miss Moore plays "player" in assembly. Certain boys interrupt music with undesirable music of their own; Mr- Stinson displays ''cider barrel." He wanted it full and was much disappointed to find how little it contained. Mr. Epley (just before the storm)—School closes on December 17 and opens on Tuesday, January 4; not on Tuesday evening." Who ever he^,rd of having school at night! Storm broke loose in all its fury and raged for fully one minute and fifty-nine and one-half seconds. Miss Nicols and Mr. Hogan confer at legister outside room 17. December 10.— Y. W. C. A. sell calendars. Seniors' Anagram party. Let it go down in history by another name, since so few Seniors were there. Fie, for shame- Seniors! Where is the Crimson and the Gray? December 10.—Miss N. and Mr. H. confer at register outside Room 17- December 13.—Training teachers get yellow slips which make - all the world look yellow. December 14.—Training school has candy sale as a forerunner of a Senior candy sale on Wednesday. Mr. Patchin (at 5:30 surrounded by teachers) To another ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 23 ---------- I THE MESSENGER 23 teacher entering—I'm afraid, I cannot see you tonight as I am due at a banquet at 6:00. December 15.—Candy sale by Senior class. First class candy at extraordinary low prices. December 16.—Exhibit in Normal training and domestic science departments. Mr. Moody and Mr. Patchin come early and admire everything. Christmas tree. December 17.—Students leave for home. Suit cases, trunks drop over the hill to the wharf. January 4—Students return with cheerful, hopeful faces. "Like burnt-out craters healed with snow." Blessed be Christmas that brings rest to tired psychology ridden, Browning fumbled, artimethic tossed, History befuddled, music tainted and teaching-taxed brain. LOCALS. Seniors elected Miss Ada Campbell editor Senior Issue of Messenger. An associate editor will be elected at special meeting of the class, and the remainder of the staff will be chosen by the editor and associate editor. A committee has been appointed to consult with Miss Hays on the selection of a Senior class play. Sales of all kinds are rife. The students are bound not to let each other get home with a cent to spare. Mr. Deerwester was in Van Wyck Saturday, December 11, as a judge in a debating contest, held between the eight grades of Van Wyck and Rome. Miss Pearl Barnette's pupils formed the team that won in the debate. Mr. Deerwester reports good things about the work of both of the Van Wyck teachers, Miss Barnette and Miss Fanny Lyall. Miss Gertrude Armstrong has written a card to say that she is in the Adams building in Seattle, teaching the second A and the third B grades She is enjoying her work very much. Blaine, November 26, 1909. Dear Messenger Staff: I was one of you last year, and wish that I might enjoy that privilege this year. I derived not only pleasure, but profit from my work in connection with the paper, and beg to be allowed to contribute just a little to it this year. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER I certainly wish you all success as members of the staff and hope the paper may reach even a higher standard than it did last year. I also want the paper sent to my address each month, for I shall be just as interested in its " Loconics" as ever. Sincerely, GOLDIE W. BROWN. Blaine, Washington. Miss Abbie Johnson was strictly on the "move" the last week before Christmas. As a result she was very pleasantly surprised by several young ladies who spent the evening helping to make the new home pleasant and attractive- As I have read from time to time, since the opening of school last September, accounts in different papers of the progress of the Bellingham Normal school, it is with great pleasure that I have noticed the increase in attendance over that of last year, the number of volumes added to the library, and the completion of the Science Annex. I enjoy reading the Messenger and consider the December number an excellent issue. With best wishes for the future success of the B. S. N. S- Very sincerley, EMMA CURRIER, '09. Dr. Mathes has received a postal from Miss Viva Flory, a student of last year. She is teaching near Tacoma, and is enjoying her work very much. Dr. Mathes attended the State Teachers' Association in Tacoma, December 28 to 31. He also attended the mid-year meeting of the State Board, Tuesday, December 28. Dinner was served in the Cafeteria, December 3, by one of the cooking classes. Cooks were Mr. Sidney Johnson and Mr. Jess Trimble. Waitresses were Miss Cora Burroughs and Miss E. Lawrence; kitchen servers were Miss Maxine McDowell and Mrs- McDaniels. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. Deerwester, Dr. and Mrs. Mathes, Miss Baxter and Miss Lawrence. In a letter to a friend, Miss Annie Harned sends her best regards to all Bellingham friends. Miss Harned is a former B. 3. N. S. girl. One of the Fifth grade boys came into Bellingham after Thanksgiving vacation in a steam launch that plied on the publie ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 25 road between Bellingham and Ferndale. On Friday he returned to Ferndale on ice skates. The Twentieth Century Club met December 14 at the Baker Hotel and had a 6 o'clock dinner together. Dr. Kirkpatrick gave the paper of the evening. The following teachers spent a part of their vacation in Ta-coma; Misses Baxter, George, Gray and Drake; Messrs. Deerwes-ter and Mathes. Miss Pearl DeBolt entertained a few of her friends on the evening of December 10. Refreshments were served and a pleasant evening was spent. Dr. Mathes expects to go to Quincy, Wash., some time in January or February to lecture in the school of which Mr. A. D. Foster is principal. Misses Hogle and Dawson entertained friends from the east during the holidays. When St. Claus reached the Normal school, December 17th, he found everything waiting for him. There was the Christmas tree, Christmas bells, Christmas holly, Christmas candles and best of all, the children with genuine Christmas smiles. Old Kris, with jingling bells, red nose, dimples, and twinkling eyes, was quite out of breath after his fast ride over the snow and for a few minutes hardly knew where he was at. By asking a few questions he managed to get back into conscious motor activity and gave the Normal students, varied stimuli to pleasurable sensations, and,the training school children a real "nifty" time. Of course where St. Claus lives they have no psychological basis for reckoning time, so Santa looked around among the children for some time for Miss Montgomery, Miss Baxter and Mr. Patchen. He was very much surprised to find they had become "grownups." The children had brought food-gifts for the poor and these Santa Claus took with him to distribute among the needy. He explained that his potato crop had been a failure, due, no doubt, to the extreme cold at the North Pole this year. He was indeed glad to find the pupils had brought spuds and went to get them, for his sleigh, while the spuds in the balcony cheered and openei their eyes- The tiny folks of the primary department then gave a series of drills and songs. They certainly did their best, and the audience did its best to show them its appreciation. The intermediate ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER grades then gave a number of songs followed by a short dialogue. In this dialogue a miniature St. Claus appeared with a Christmas sack his own size and filled the stockings while the owners of the stockings slept very, very soundly on the floor. There was none of this wakefulness and peeping so often found on Christmas eve. When the children awoke they were delighted to find all the gifts which St. Claus had left them. Following this there was another song by the Grammar grades. The pupils sang with the true Christmas spirit and gave all of us the real cheer of the Yule Tide. We have not enjoyed such a treat as the training school gave us for some time and thank them for it most heartily. We must also mention the brief talk that Dr. Mathes gave us at the beginning. He struck a sympathetic chord in all our hearts when he urged us to try to make our homes happier and better for being there and to remember our parents and give them as much of our company and time as possible during the vacation. The new calendars which were displayed the week before vacation met with a ready sale, and deservedly so, as they are most original in design and artistic in make up. They are panel shaped with photographs of local scenery at the top and designs appropriate to the season below. These last were made by our own students, so the calendars are of especial interest to friends of the school Many who have long wished for a school calendar find their desires more than fulfilled and are glad that the Y. W-C. A. supplied the want. Special thanks are given to Mr. J. Way-land Clark for his aid and valuable suggestions. Mr. O'Dessa D. Sterling, pianist, entertains the school on the Lecture Course Friday evening, January 7. Mr. Sterling is a musician of intense temperament and magnetism. His style is unique and original and his interpretation of the old masters is remarkable. He has a fortunate ability to grasp the composers' thought and portray it in music's own story. He has traveled extensively as a concert pianist and has established a most enviable reputation in America's foremost musical institutions. No one can afford to miss his recital Friday evening. All who came to the Anagram party, forty in "all," given by the Seniors the evening of December 10, entered into the entertainment with a zest, and soon progression was the all absorbing thought. One prize, a beautiful pennant, was won by Miss Margaret Walton, her card showing the highest score of the evening; the other prize, "Heart Poems," by Goldie Brown, a former Norm"! ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 27 ---------- THE MESSENGER *? student, was won by Mr. Stinson. After refreshments, speeches were made by Mr. Deerwester and other members of the faculty present. Miss Pinch recited. How to get back to school after having spent our Thanksgiving vacation at our homes in Ferndale was a serious proposition to us. The floods promised to delay the trains indefinitely. Numerous unexcused absences stared us in the face every day while new ones were added to the list. On Monday we drove for five miles, but the bridges were unsafe and we had to go back. We had decided to walk the nine miles when fortunately some one mentiond a hand-car that intended coming down to Bellingham the next day. Accordingly on Saturday morning we arose early to take the car at 6:56. At first we were very much concerned as to where we should be stowed away and also somewhat amused at this unusual mode of travel, for there were eight passengers besides ourselves, not to say anything about the bags of mail, picks, shovels and suit cases. The other passengers who • were men worked the car, four on a side- The picks and shovels were fastened to the center of the car and to these we held tight as we crossed over dangerous places. Although each of us wore an extra coat we felt the cold very keenly. But anything was better than walking. When within a short distance of town a work train blocked our way and we walked the rest of the way; we climbed a long flight of stairs, boarded an Eldridge avenue car and soon arrived at our rooms. Miss Mary Watrous and Miss Lilian Tapping entertained the Senior class at the former's home on the evening of December 3. A most interesting program was given, after which each Senior present had to do a stunt. Eefreshments were served late in the evening. The class was out in full force and all report a very good time. The exhibit of manual training work held on Thursday, December 4, was well attended. The card board work, the basketry, stenciled rugs, pillows and woodwork show that a great deal of credit is due to Miss Hogle and Miss Dawson for the great improvement in the art work of this department of school. A Christmas sale of potted bulbs was held by the Alkisiah Club on Thursday, December 16. The plants were in bud and made a pretty showing in their white covered pots. There were four times as many bulbs on sale this year as there were last year. Some of the plants have been very much retarded in their development, these will be in bloom after the holidays; anyone wishing ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 28 ---------- 28 THE MESSENGER a pretty decoration for his or her room will find the money well spent if invested in one of the bulbs. The Normal students had the pleasure of listening to two exceptionally fine musical programs during the month of November. At the request of the student body Mrs. Davenport-Eng-berg gave a recital at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of November - to students and members of the faculty only. The recital coi sisted of: Airs Russes WienmawsM Souvenir • Drdla Mazourka ZarzycM Ave Marie Schubert Lullaby (by request). The students greatly appreciated Mrs. Engberg's playing and the charming manner in which the request was answered. They all hope to hear her play again. On November 30, Mme. Langendorff, mezzo contralto, from the Royal Opera, Vienna, and Metropolitan Opera Company, New York, appeared at the Normal Auditorium on the third number of the year's lecture course, with Mrs- Irving Cross. This was probably the best musical number of the year. Her selections were heartily applauded, especially when she sang, "Oh, Dry Those Tears," and "Home, Sweet Home" and everyone feels that the time was well spent in listening to her singing. Mrs. Irving J. Cross showed her fine ability in playing when she gave her piano solos. TRI-NORMAL CONTEST. I. Oration— 1. Open to any student whose application is approved by the entertainment committee. 2. Preliminary Contest. Date, Thursday, February 11th; judges, five members of the faculty; place, Assembly room before the faculty and student body. 3. Final Contest—Date, not settled, about March 15 or 20; expenses, paid by school acting as host; place, 1910, Cheney. n. Declamation— 1. Open to any student whose application is approved by the entertainment committee. 2. Preliminary—Date, Tuesday, February 8; judges, five members of the faculty; place, Assembly room before faculty and student body. Selection must be approved before December 22. 3. Final Contest—Same as above. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 29 ---------- THE MESSENGER 29 JUNE CONTESTS. I. Debate— 1. Prizes: First prize $40.00 Second prize 20.00 2. Open to any student whose application is approved by the entertainment committee. 3. Preliminary Contest— Date, Monday, February 17; each contestant will present thu affirmative or negative of subjects announced by the committee; side chosen must be filed with Mr. Bond on or before January 13. Time for each speaker, 10 minutes. Four wil be chosen by the judges for the final contest. Judges will grade on thought and delivery. At least five members of the faculty will act as judges. 4. Final. Date, Saturday night, June 4; subject, chosen by contestants, subject to approval of Mr. Bond, within two weeks after the preliminary contest. Arguments must be submitted to Mr. Bond for final approval not later than May 1. Arrangements or rehearsals with Miss Hays must be made during the first week in May. Three judges will be chosen by the committee, subject to the approval of the contestants. Time allowed, fifteen minutes; rebuttal five minutes. II. Declamation Contest— 1. Prizes— First prize '. $25.00 Second prize $15.00 2. Open to any student whose application is approved by the entertainment committee. 3. Preliminary Contest— Date, Thursday, February 8- Selection for preliminary contest must be approved before December 22. Three will be chosen by the judges for the final contest. Not less than five members of the faculty will be judges. Rehearsals will be given if dates are arranged in time. 4. Final Contest. Date, June 4. No more than one rehearsal will be given each week. Three judges will be chosen by the committee, subject to the approval of the contestants. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 30 ---------- 30 THE MESSENGER The world is old, yet likes to laugh, New jokes are hard to find, A whole new editorial staff Can't tickle every mind. So if you meet an ancient joke, Decked out in wisdom's guise Don't frown and call the thing a i.ake, Just laugh, don't he too wise. For. whatever trouble Adam had, No one could make him sore By saying when he told a j - / e : "I've heard that gag before." —Ex. The other night at the dorm one girl helped herself first to the meat, saying: "This is dormitory etiquette." A bright Junior replied: " I thought it was meat." Parvulus Jack Horner Sedabat in corner, Edens his Christmas pie; Introduxit his thumb Eet extraxit a plum. Ex dixit, "Quam puer bonus am I . " —Ex. Mr. Meyer (in Room 7)—"Did I hurt your feelings?" Caroline Egbert—"No, you didn't hurt my feelings, but yoa hurt my hand." Brilliant Junior in Psychology Quarterly Exam.—"A feeling of relation is a feeling of relation in which the feeling of relationship is prominent." ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 31 ---------- THE MESSENGER 31 Prof. D. (discussing intellectual ability of sexes)—Miss Nixon, in what way do men deviate more than women ? Miss Nixon—There are more idiots among men. Herbert S.—"I once heard a minister say, 'If anyone has kisses or flowers for me, I want them now. They needn't wait until I'm dead.' " Alta S.—"That's what I say, too." Mr. Stimson (in new society)—''I move you that we name this society. "Excelsior" from Tennyson's poem, which means — well—well—you know what it means?" During these prolonged rains of the last few weeks the inhabitants have been living in constant terror lest the noted Lake Mathes, situated on the Normal campus, should overflow its banks, thereby completely flooding the city and compelling the people to flee to the hills for safety. Training School Teacher (to little boy)—"Johnnie, do you ever use slang?" Johnnie—"Naw, my maw would biff me one on the beak if 1 made a start at any such dope as that.'' Inquisitive Freshie—"Is it injurious to walk on an empty stomach?" Prof. D.—"Are any of you old enough to be familiar with the old Harvey grammar?" Miss Nicol—"Yes." Prof- D.—"Miss Nicol and I are among that class." Why is Mr. Deerestwer like a telephone girl? Because every morning he says, number, please. Dr. Mathes—"Why aren't there more prohibition tickets elected?" G. A.—"Well—" Dr Mathes.—"Now, I am a prohibitionist and I don't vote a straight prohibition ticket." G. A. (continuing)—"Because they don't stand up for their beliefs." Mr. Hogan, returning from the Lopez Island boat the evening before Thanksgiving, remarked to several students at the Debating Club; "This breaking away is something awful." ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 32 ---------- 32 THE MESSENGER Mr. Burbank, If you please, Won't you grow some knot hole trees So that fences may provide Lots of views of games inside?—Ex. The Junior saw something green, it is true, They thought it was the Freshman class, But when they closer to it drew They found it was a looking glass.—Ex. Lives of Seniors all remind us We can strive to do our best, And departing leave behind, us, Notebooks that will help the rest.—Ex- We always laugh at teacher's jokes, No matter what they be, Not because they're funny jokes, But because it's policy.—Ex. The college, with the football team No proposition begs, When a chap hasn't any brains, They educate his legs.—Ex. "Pa, daughter writes that she is on the scrub team at the Normal. "On the scrub team, eh. That's good. Tell her to try for the dish-washing team, too." Teacher—"What is an octopus?" Smart Senior (after pause)—"An eight sided cat." "When'they take the girl away from the co-educational institution," said the speaker, "what will follow?" " I will," cried a voice from the audience. I would rather be a could be If I cannot be an are, For a could be is a maybe, With a chance of reaching par. I would rather be a has-been Than a might-have-been, by far, For a might-be is a hasn't, While a has was once an are.—Ex. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 33 ---------- THE MESSENGER 33 The most wonderful sentence in the world is the Latin proverb, "Sater arepo tenet opera rotas." It may be read forward and backward and up and down thus: Sator arepo tenet opera rotas. —Ex- Litttle Boy (on returning from Junior League)—''I am not going there again." ^ Mother—"Why?" Little Boy—"Well, I was late and I had to sit besides a bit of local color." (The explanation was that he sat besides a little colored girl.) Miss in Arith Methods at her seat explaiair.g a problem. Mr. Bond.—"Miss , where are you?" Miss "I'm on the board." Prof. Deerwester evidently wishes to rest his mind this winter by indulging in light reading—he's averaging two papers per week from eighty-four Seniors in the History of Ed class. Who can tell why Niles is going to a Normal school—surely he isn't thinking of training down into the teaching profession. Why, it would take years to get those eyes, those hands, and that tongue properly trained. Miss D. to a skinny little Senior: "J., you're showing the bones plainer every day." J., who had been studying Greece in music; Greece in History of Ed., and Greece in History Methods—"Oh, goodness, I thought after studying all those (Greecy) subjects I surely would get fat." Mr. Bond—"What is it that the person of twenty-five has, that he had not at the age of six?" Miss Brown—"Solid Geometry." Some of the girls 'ist love to play "bear" down in the gym. The only trouble is that they forget they're not bears when they come out, and we hear them all around the building, cross and growling. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 34 ---------- 34 TEE MESSENGER There is something still lacking in the Normal building—an elevator to the study hall. Mr. Deerwester—What part of Psychology are we studying) Mr. Bowers—Dynastic. Mr. Deerwester—No. Miss W. ? Miss W.—Dymanic. O. Clarke in gymnasium—"Rise in and breathe on toes." Heard in conversation room—Miss C, do you take your meals at the Dorm.? Yes, why? What did they have for dinner yesterday (December 13) ? (Sudden blushes) Why? The class was studying Longtitude and Time—"Is San Francisco east or west from here ?'' asked Mr. Phillipi. "Well, it seems to me that it is south," answered Miss Olseu. "Say, if we got a square meal, do you 'spose the corners would hurt?" What does Elsie Boyd know about Dutch love? Miss M.—"Miss Sillix, you look like a Jap with your hair fixed that way, but it's becoming." Suddenly she sprang from her chair and threw her hands wildly into the air, "Eureka!" she cried, "thank heaven, I have found it at last," and she fainted to the floor. She had actually found the underlying thought in one of Browning's poems.—Ex. Special class in Manual Training. Taught jointly by the teachers of that department, Mr. P. and Mr. M.—select students. Mr. Lemach (during the cold spell)—"It is very evident that Mr. Patchin knows nothing at all about ventilation. It's plain to be seen that he is used to warmin' his back behind a kitchen stove mit a pine knot in it-" Mr. Bond (after hearing a definition of decimal ratio)—"Yes, that's just as clear as mud to me." O. D. (making a patch in sewing class)—"Oh, dear! Life is to short to be patchin V ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 35 ---------- THE MESSENGER 35 Do you ever try to imagine What would happen if The Seniors would all pay their dues? If Browning never wrote poetry? If Miss Gray didn't ask for an excuse? I there were no plans to write? If every day were Sunday? If Mr. M. would not give surprise tests? If History of Ed. never happened? If Mr. N. did not get laid out every football game. If a Senior had time to think? If J. C. would not giggle? If there were no whispering; in the library? If every one would contribute to the Messenger? Teacher—"What is a cotton gin?" Bright Boy—"It's the stuff niggers down south get drunk on." Mr Bond—Miss Barnes give the next problem. (Chorus of voices) Mr. Bond—I want Miss Barnes first and the world afterwards Miss S- in Psy. I.—The instinct for fighting in the Indian is now almost distinct. Mr. P. (in a physiology class making criticisms)—I want you pupils to stop using "where" in your definitions. Now, let's see who can give the definition of a joint without using "where." (Calling on one of the pupils.) Charles—A joint is the junction of two bones. Mr. P.—That's good but this is better. A joint is "where" two bones meet. Ring in the valiant man and free The larger heart the kindlier hand! Ring out the darkness of the land, Ring in the Christ that is to be. —Tennyson. I believe that work is a blessing.—Elbert Hubbard. Good and bad are but names very readily transferable to that or this.—Emerson. ---------- Messenger - 1910 January - Page 36 ---------- 36 THE MESSENGER THE SECOND EDEN. Moaningly the north wind wailing Sounded thru the rattling windows, And the icy blast, so piercing, Penetrated blooming Eden, Penetrated coats and sweaters, All the while exulting, flendlike, in its melancholy victims Shivering in the gloomy hallways. Rousing from her chilly stupor One sad maiden's wail of sorrow Broke the frigid, frozen silence, "Oh, to feel the warmth of summer Free my limbs from this slow horror, Free me from these icy shackles; Yet methinks I might be famous Telling to the sunny Southlands Death by freezing is no story." Then the maid, her woe thus lighteh'd, Sank into the chill oblivion. And the northwind's fiendish wailing Sounded thru the rattling windows. All at once a clear bell ringing, Sounded from the basement region; Then was broke the frozen silence, Life returned to paiiid corpses, And the downpour of that conclave Was as to a rushing river, Nothing checked it, nothing hindered, And the northwind wailing sadly Sounded thru the rattling windows. For non-conformity the world whips you with its displeasure. —Emerson. Life only avails, not the having lived.—Emerson. Trust thyself; every heart vibrates to that iron string.— Emerson. Accept the place the divine Providence has found for you.PPPPP </mods>
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Title: WWU Board minutes 1910 January
Date: 1910-01
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1910-01 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910 Volume 03 - Page 128 1910-01-08 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their office this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee Handsc
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Show more1910-01 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910 Volume 03 - Page 128 1910-01-08 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their office this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of Dec. 11th read and on motion of Trustee Handschy approved. Mr. Clark, representing the Keasbey and Mattison Co. appeared before the Board in the interest of their asbestos shingle. The bill of T. D. O'Brien for weatherstrips put on windows during the Christmas vacation, amounting to $130.50, was ordered paid at a discount of 2% for cash, from local funds, the Registrar to recover such funds from the Repairs and Improvements fund. The Registrar presented the following report which was ordered of record: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910 Volume 03 - Page 131 1910-01-08 The principal presented the appended communication: STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON, January 8th, 1910. To the Board of Trustees,- The close of the first semester of the present school year finds the Bellingham State Normal School enjoying the largest attendance in its history. The total enrollment in all departments having passed the seven-hundred mark. It is of course a source of much gratification to all friends of the institution to learn that the school is enjoying a most substantial growth, and increasing every year in influence and usefulness in the state, but to those in charge of the daily work of the school, this increased attendance brings serious problems for consideration, and at this time we desire to bring to the attention of the Board of Trustees some of the facts regarding the work of our training department. The work of this department has always been considered the most important single factor in the development of the institution, and soon after the organization of the school when it was found necessary to ask the state for additional buildings, the first structure erected provided new quarters for our training school. At that time these new quarters were ample for the work to be done, but the rapid increase in the enrollment in the advanced classes has fully outgrown the present accommodations, as the following comparison of figures will indicate: In 1902, the first year after the Training School Annex was completed, there were enrolled in the Normal School a total of 33 Seniors and 79 Juniors, making a total of 112 students in the advanced courses who were candidates for practice teaching. At that time twenty weeks of practice work were required of each student in the Junior year and twenty weeks in the Senior year. During the current school year we have enrolled a total of 90 Seniors and 15 5 Juniors. At present twenty weeks of practice work are required in the Junior year and forty weeks in the Senior year. A comparison of these figures shows that the Normal School must provide opportunity for three times as much WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910 Volume 03 - Page 132 1910-01-08 practice teaching today as was necessary seven years ago. During these seven years the number of children in daily attendance in the training school has increased about fifty per cent, and the ninth grade has been added to the work offered. This growth has made it possible to provide classes in a fairly satisfactory manner for the increased number of practice teachers, but the problem of providing a sufficient number of rooms in which these student teachers may do their practice work under proper conditions is proving a difficult task. When the Training School Annex was erected eight years ago it was planned to provide a general school room for each of the eight grades, six class rooms, a private room for each supervisor, four cloak rooms, two toilet rooms, a play room, and a general office. These accommodations were adequate and in almost every way satisfactory when they were opened for use, but the general growth of the Normal School during the past few years has been such that at present eighteen classes from the training department must be conducted daily in rooms regularly assigned to other departments in the Normal School. While this plan of using the same rooms for different purposes does not seriously impair the efficiency of the work, it does greatly inconvenience both faculty and students and renders further development of the work exceedingly difficult. We desire, respectfully, therefore, to call the attention of the Trustees, not only to present conditions but to the great need for taking steps in the near future to increase greatly the present quarters of our training department. At the present time there is positive need for two additional school rooms, five or six additional class rooms, a general assembly room, a separate gymnasium, and several smaller rooms all for the exclusive use of the training department. Since it is desirable to keep the practice work of the institution thoroughly organized in one general system, this additional room may probably best be secured by the erection of an addition at the rear of the present Training School building. Such an improvement will not prove expensive, and yet will give the much needed additional room. We recognize of course that it will be impossible to proceed at once in this matter, but we beg to suggest that the time is at hand when plans should be formulated WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910 Volume 03 - Page 133 1910-01-08 to provide for this improvement. It should also be added that there is serious need for additional supervisors in the training school. The growth of the Normal School demands a larger training department, and the children can be secured when we have additional rooms to accommodate them and additional supervisors to direct their work. The entire Normal School is crowded with work, and of necessity in this growing country, must be for years to come. The problem, therefore, of providing both buildings and teachers will be ever present for consideration so long as this great northwest shall enjoy development and prosperity. Respectfully, Principal. On motion of Trustee Handschy, the appended list of bills was ordered paid: MAINTENANCE FUND Byron Bros. Grocery - $15.80. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $49.85. American Printing Co. - $16.30. C. M. Sherman - $12.35. Santo Vacuum Cleaner Co. - $12.00. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Munro and Haskell - $251.78. Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. - $30.74. Orr and Lockett Hardware Co. - $35.00. Chas. W. Owen - $91.00. Bellingham Livery and Transfer Co. - $86.00. Western Wood Working Co. - $5.90. Ehrlich-Harrison Co. - $65.93. Morrison Mill Co. - $41.17. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $48.15. LOCAL FUNDS Santo Vacuum Cleaner Co. - $13.00. E. A. Bond, Chairman - $47.50. Mrs. Lee Howard - $2.25. B. B. Tamale and Chili Co. - $3.75. W. E. McCaddon - $81.60. T. D. O'Brien - $127.89. Henry W. Parrott, Trustee - $34.76. A. P. Erickson - $137.25. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $38.43. Great Northern Furniture Co. - $2.50. Sweet Grocery Co. - $108.52. L. Stanton - $51.25. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $61.66. Ireland and Pancoast - $23.50. Coldeway and Kvam - $33.84. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $49.15. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $145.71. The Macmillan Co. - $25.79. Pacific Tel. and Tel. Co. - $5.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for January 1910 Volume 03 - Page 134 1910-01-21 Minutes of a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in the office of Trustee Handschy this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy and the Registrar. The faculty, at its meeting of January 17th, 1910, having recommended the issue of diplomas to the following: Myrtle Brown, Florence Connell, Mary Dubois, Clara Junk, Grace McLeran, Rose Thibert on motion of Mr. Handschy, the action of the faculty was approved and diplomas ordered issued. Section 3 of Par. 313, Code of Public Instruction, providing for the payment of a fee of One dollar by any applicant for a teacher's certificate or life diploma and the State Superintendent of Instruction having held that this school must collect this fee before issuing such certificate or diploma and remit to the Superintendent of Schools of the country in which the applicant intends to teach, or resides, on motion of Mr. Handschy, seconded by Mr. Donovan, the Registrar was instructed to issue checks for such fees in accordance with the ruling. The matter of an increase in the price of meal tickets for use at Edens Hall having been brought up, by common consent it was decided to make no increase at the present time. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:11528
Title: Messenger - 1909 December
Date: 1909-12-01
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1909_1201 ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page [1] ---------- AUF WIEDERSCHEN. (By Lelah Palmer Morath.) (Reprinted from N. Y. Observer.) Good Bye! Why speak at parting This word with grief or tears, To hearts both true and trusting No bitterness it bears. Good Bye? 'Tis for the hopeless
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1909_1201 ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page [1] ---------- AUF WIEDERSCHEN. (By Lelah Palmer Morath.) (Reprinted from N. Y. Observer.) Good Bye! Why speak at parting This word with grief or
Show more1909_1201 ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page [1] ---------- AUF WIEDERSCHEN. (By Lelah Palmer Morath.) (Reprinted from N. Y. Observer.) Good Bye! Why speak at parting This word with grief or tears, To hearts both true and trusting No bitterness it bears. Good Bye? 'Tis for the hopeless, Who toil with earth bound eyes, And miss the heavenly vision Illumined in the skies. Good Bye? Why need we hear it, With sad or anxious heart, When nothing only distance, Can sweep us far apart? Good Bye? No! "God be with you Until we meet again!" Robs parting of its sorrow, And even death of pain. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE MESSENGER LITERARY. THE ANNEX. Friends, the few minutes allotted to me tonight shall be devoted to the word annex, and what it means to us. 'Tis useless for me to dwell upon "to join," " to attach," "to affix," "a subsidiary building." Annex should be an attractive word to Americans, because it is flexible, reaching out and entwining itself about situations, and embodying so many conditions in its meaning. A much more enlightened and enlightening word than conquest, that harsh, unyielding, metallic word so dear to the Roman. Conquest belongs to the age of war, annex to peace and progress. We love the word annex. We like to feel the pleasure which comes from its use and application. The United States feels her magnitude magnifying when she makes a part of herself,—giving equal powers and rights to domains otherwise sub-powerful. Witness a great tug-of-war, now we lose, now we gain. Texas is annexed. The fate of Texas is that of her sister states. We look into the west—a dot appears upon the horizon. As we gaze, a land teeming with rainbow hues beckons to us. Uncle Sam's expansiveness expands, and Hawaii is annexed. Hawaii has the rights of a great country, is a part of the same, a child of a common parent—Uncle Sam. We find, if we continue this reasoning that annex means to the annexed that the annex will share the comforts, joys, educative values and sorrows of the great body to which the annex is annexed. Once upon a time there was a Great Lady who had a great family. This Lady, with a lady's fine perception of the fitness of things, perceived that her natural resources were not comparable with the size of her family, and that there was no hope of perpetuity except through the intelligence and integrity of her children. Therefore, she devised a great system of instruction known as a school system. Now this system had as its leader a ruler called Head. Head directed the entire family through the intricacies of development until they arrived at intellectual attainment. One day there came a rap on Head's door, and when he opened it, there stood Heart, seeking to become a part of this Great Family. Heart made known his work, and Head, being pleased with ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER 3 him, took him to the Great Lady, who at once annexed him to her system. "Now," thought the Great Lady, "there's strength in union. I have now two leaders for this Great System of mine, which has for its purpose the perpetuity of my family, through intelligence and integrity." Time passed. Times changed. Head and Heart worked diligently; but the Great Family cried: "The Great System is a failure." Then the Lady answered: "Have I not caused to be organized and equipped at great expense this System, which has for its purpose the perpetuity of this great family of mine ? Have I not caused to be passed laws which compel every member of my family between the ages of 8 and 16 to partake daily of this learning? Have I not organized and sub-organized this Great System into Universities, Colleges, Academies, Normal, High and Common Schools ? Do we not spend fabulous sums of money each year to make this System a success?" While she spoke thus, there came a gentle tap, then a tap followed by a loud knock at the door. The door opened, and there stood Hand seeking admittance to the Great System. This Lady, knowing that she had inaugurated a great system, was great enough to recognize at once that the hand marks a great distinction between man and the lower animal. So she favored the annexation of Hand. Now this Great Lady felt that with Head, Heart, and Hand as her trained helpers, nothing could prevent the perpetuity of her Great Family, through intelligence, integrity, and Industry. Feeling thus satisfied, she began looking about to ascertain If each member of her family were receiving his fair share of time and care. Yes; here were University, College, and Academy receiving the most careful consideration of her careful assistants. Then she examined the larger members of her common children and found them amply fed, clothed, trained, and petted. She even noted that they had a special place, called Normal, where they prepared helpers to care for these larger children ox her common family. "Now," thought the Great Lady, " I have finished my work; I am needed no longer; I shall go away from these crowded places,—go forth into the woods and among the hills and there rest in peace until the end of time." So away she wandered. 3ut when she had traveled a few hours she saw a strange-looking being, not unlike her own family. She went closer, and ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER lo, there were dark and light ones. She found that all were intended to be white. The closer she examined, the more convinced was she that these were a part of her own family. Yes, truly these were her own Ugly Ducklings. '' Oh,'' said she,'' these are the real swans. These are my neglected children. Why have they been left so unprotected? Why, these are most beautiful, and show signs of being my most wonderful. "Has Head neglected these, knowing something must be done to prevent their excelling the rest? I must give them an equal chance." Eeturning to her training school, she said: "Normal, will you care for my Ugly Ducklings also ? They will one day be real swans." Normal heeded the call, and now she is inviting the children of the woods to be annexed. M. E. CARPENTER. TO OREGON IN A PRAIRIE SCHOONER. It is with some hesitation that I comply with your request, as any account of our trip seems personal and of little interest to any one but ourselves. Perhaps you would be most interested in life as seen from the standpoint of one traveling by wagon. And you would be surprised at the number of people "roading it." There are the automobilists, whizzing by with the fixed idea that they need all the road. We were passed by one hundred and twenty-nine of them in one day, but our pride, which felt a little wounded at being left so often in the dust, was appeased when we hauled one back to town for repairs and later hauled it over Carrol's Point, which we had come up with tolerable ease. There are the campers, with their rolls of tents and bedding piled high. There are the homeseekers, perhaps in a locating party hurrying over the mountains or coming back disguested. There are the movers, with their crates of chickens and squealing pigs, jolting over the rocky hills, followed by dirty children and the family cow. And every time the wagon hits a rock the pigs squealed, causing a continuous performance. One party we saw going over the mountains consisted of an old man and two children, with all their belongings in a push cart. And there is that other large class of wanderers, the true people of the road. In this class are the gypsy, the horse trader, the peddler, and the high-class hobo, with his old cart and wind-broken horse. These last seem to keep in good touch with each other, for we never entered a town where horsetraders were camped without being hunted up, and when they found we were not traders and would ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 5 ---------- \ THE MESSENGER 5 not trade, they inquired about all the others we had met, usually only to find that they already knew more about their whereabouts than did we. Although their method of life has many drawbacks they have the advantage of viewing life on a much broader and more general scale than people of more settled habits—for towns, like people, have their own individual characteristics and you can almost know the people by the country in which they live. This is true of much of French Prairie. It has been worn out, and the people seem to have worn out with it. Now, these old pioneer places are being leased by Chinese hop-raisers, and the white people do the picking. Their houses are curtainless and their yards* grown up with weeds. By the way, window curtains and front doors mean a great deal to the mere passerby. All the houses on the Samish Flats had window curtains and their lands and cattle corresponded. There were few cows on French Pairie. The same local individuality is shown in the towns. For example, the people of Woodland have a smart, "chip-on-the-shoulder" air; those of Kalama a sort of prison-like resignation (I don't blame them, for it is a hole in the rocks partially filled with tin cans); while the Oregon City people seem to be living on their past history. The people we met were, however, all pleasant. Every one was ready to tell us about the roads, if they could, and the number who had formerly been "on the road" was surprising. They had come overland from Missouri, Kansas, etc., and nearly all intended to return that way to their "wife's people." The people in the mountains and over in this country are, however, much more talkative and friendly. When we first started out we felt very much in the public eye, just like a boy with his first pair of trousers. When we entered Seattle all our curtains were securely fastened, but by the time we reached Redmond we were baking bread and sticking our heads out to see if the next juniper would hit our stovepipe. We even removed the last panful on the main street and in front of the hotel. Speaking of Redmond reminds me that I ought to tell you why we came over into this country instead of going on to California, as we intended. Just outside of Salem we fell in with two teachers (a man and his wife) from the Salem State Reform School. They were on their way to land they had filed on 79 miles southeast, of Princeville. They were so enthusiastic about this country that we decided to come over the celebrated Santiam road and see it. I think Papa derived considerable pleasure from that road. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 6 ---------- 6 TEE MESSENGER I It was built for a grant of land and was made so as to obtain the best land, regardless of hills. Although it did very well for a mountain road, he would run it down to all the summer resort and hay station keepers, just for the fun of argument. There are two very bad hills on the road—Seven Mile hill and Sand Mountain. This last is the terror of the road as the sand is so deep a wagon can come down without locking. We doubled teams on both hills with our Salem friends. The double tree, by the way, was an invention of Papa's, and consisted of vine maple and baling wire. Papa drove, and as it was very steep and hot (the road is through a burn) the rest walked. The little, fat Dutchman was soon thirsty and footsore. Near the top he spied a tiny, cup-shaped spring, and rushed, panting, to the wagon for a cup* By the time he reached the spring he found our black dog sitting in it, and when he uttered an exclamation of dismay, Joe growled warningly. The crestfallen Dutchman sat down to rest. He was "tired." Sand mountain is deep, volcanic ash, with steep jumps where the lava waves have cooled. As our friends were in a hurry to get through, Papa drove their wagon up first. He did not get back for ours until 6 o 'clock in the evening—and we started over the lava. By the time we reached the worst part it was very dark and cold. Two of us took turns walking ahead of the front team to carry a lard pail with a candle in it. This light, however, proved of little use, as we could not see the rocks and logs until it was too late. To make matters worse, the horses were not trained to work as a four-horse team. It was 11 o'clock by the time we reached Big Lake, just over the summit, but everything was in good condition and we need no longer dread the terrors of that mountain. Teamsters, on being told that we had made that part of the trip with a four-horse team in the dark, looked at Papa as though they thought him a member of the Ananias Club. Coming down the mountain we found an old dead crater in the big pine forest reserve. As we descended, the pines became smaller and finally merged into the sage brush and juniper that covers this Eastern Oregon country. And how different this country is from any in Washington or Western Oregon. It is comparatively level, with large buttes rising abruptly out of the plain. Here we have Powell Butte on our east, and on the west, in the Cascade range, we see the Sisters, Mount Jefferson, Mount Washington, and to the northwest, Mount Hood. The sunsets over these mountains rival those of Bellingham Bay. The soil is volcanic ash, with lava flows. The water is brought from tho Deschutes, as it is about as far down to water as it is up. The ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 population is scattered, as the country is new to settlers, settlement having been discouraged by stockmen. Some idea of the scarcity of the population can be obtained from the fact that this school district is 40 miles long. You may be sure that out here in the sage brush, 90 miles from a railroad and five miles from the stage station where we get our mail, we welcome any news of the Normal and its well-being with especial interest, and think of our friends perhaps even oftener than if we were at home. VEDA FORREST. THOMAS CARLYLE. Among the great literary men of the Eighteenth Century, Thomas Carlyle occupies a prominent place. Carlyle was born December 4, 1795, in Ecclefechen, Scotland. His parents were very poor. When nine years of age, Carlyle began his work at a grammar school, against the advice of a neighbor who said to Carlyle's father: "Educate a boy and he grows up to despise his ignorant parents." Carlyle proved the falsity of this statement in his case. At fourteen he entered the University of Edinburgh, and, after leaving in 1814, he became teacher of mathematics. Although he was faithful, he disliked his work at the academy. He wrote to a friend: "Heaven knows that ever since I have been able to form a wish, the wish of being known has been foremost. Oh, Fortune! Grant me that with a heart of independence, unyielding to thy favors and unbending to thy frowns, I may attain to literary fame; and though starvation be my lot, I will smila that I have not been born king." Though Carlyle's parents had desired he should be a minister, he felt he could not conscientiously make this his life work, and took up the study of law instead. His later efforts, however, were devoted to literary work rather than to law. In 1826 Carlye married Jane Welsh. Carlyle had a grievous fault of complaining and fretting. He had done this early in life, and could not refrain from it now; as a result, his wife was sometimes rather unhappy. When Mrs. Carlyle died in 1866, "With tears of anguish he lamented this lack of self-control, when it was too late." Among Carlyle*s chief literary productions we find "Sartor Resartus," published in 1833-4; "The French Revolution" (1837), "Heroes and Hero Worship" (1840), and "Frederick the Great," the last two volumes of which were finished in 1865. Carlyle died February 5,1881. Westminster Abbey asked for ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 8 ---------- 8 TEE MESSENGER his body; but he was buried, at his own request, by the side of his father and mother in the old "Mrkyard" at Ecelefechan. Carlyle's life was a great struggle. His early works were ridiculed and pronounced the work of a "literary maniac." He was an incessant worker. By fasts and irregular meals he brought dyspepsia on himself, from which he was a sufferer all his life. He was a keen observer and could portray mental pictures with so much veracity that, after reading, one seems to remember the reality and not the book. Professor Tyndall says of Carlyle: "Carlyle was sternly real, but he was a gentleman—full of dignity and delicacy of thought and feeling." * * * "He loved humanity as few men have loved it. He thought the question of the future of the poor, their education, their fitness for earning a living, their comfort, their work, the all-important question for wise men." Emerson says: "The great debt of the past generation, and of our own, to Mr. Carlyle is not so much for any specific piece of work, as for the general influence of his life and writings in promoting the spirit of intellectual independence and integrity. In this respect, his influence has been powerful, and is likely to be permanent." M. R. "THE SHEPHERD KING." October 27 and 28 should be star days in the calandars of Bellingham theatergoers because of "Wright Lorimer's offering of "The Shepherd King." The play is a serious study, and when one has witnessed the performance, its educational value must make itself felt in the mind of the student both of the drama and of history. "The Shepherd King" gives us a wonderfully realistic portrayal of the life of David, the inspired shepherd of the hills, psalmist and soldier of King Saul, and eventually the King of Israel. David leaves his simple home in the hills to go to Saul's camp, where he is to play for the King. He accepts, in the name of Israel, the challenge of the giant Goliath, whom not one of Saul's soldiers dares face, and slays him. One triumph follows another, until at the death of Saul and his son Jonathan, David is chosen King by the soldiers. And then, through it all, is the friendship of Jonathan and David, one of the most beautiful stories in history, and the love of David and Michal, Saul's daughter—both portrayed with splendid mastery. It can truly be said that the phantasmagorical scene in the cave of the Witch of Endor has no superior on the modern stage. It is a weird marvel admitting one into a ghastly nether world ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER !) such as we have instinctively shuddered from in our bravest flights of fancy. The light, the mystic caldron, the howling, shriek ing winds, and the unearthly cackling voice of the witch, almost curdle the vital fluid in your veins. The splendid effect displayed in the scene of the battle field in the Vale of Elah, with its marvelous coloring, is an artistic triumph. Wright Lorimer, who played the part of David, is a new star in the dramatic firmament, destined, we hope, to become a fixed one. Mr. Lorimer, who is also the author of the play, is an American by birth, educated at Oxford. He declined the chair of literature at Stanford University to accept the humblest stage opening offered, the position of a mere supernumerary, and labored to the light of stardom like all the other "toilers' long the road." It is said that "The Shepherd King" has done more to bring the church and stage together than any other production of the generation. It is a timely, great Biblical play, decked with all the barbaric magnificence of the Orient. It is the sort of play that appeals to the lover of heroics in modern drama because of its remarkable fidelity to historic detail. It takes its place side by side with "Ben Hur," and is even considered by the great W. J. Bryan to have a higher class of excellence than that justly famous production. M. S. SENATOR LA FOLLETTE. In the political world of today there is, perhaps, no man who is more prominent than Senator La Follette, of Wisconsin. For a quarter of a century he has been a towering figure in politics— a strong, ardent worker for the good of the country. He has served his state as she has never before been served. As a representative, he wielded his influence for the welfare of his fellow men; as governor, he lifted Wisconsin high above the level of her sister states, until today she is the "mecca" to which students of civic reform come from all over the world. In Wisconsin the corporations are more nearly controlled by the government than in any other state in the Union. As United States Senator, he has labored unceasingly for the honor of the Nation. Where he sees corruption he denounces it. It matters not to him whether a man be Republican or Democrat, if that man is not living up to the trust placed in him, if that man uses his office and position of power to further the interests of private individuals, if he does anything contrary to the welfare of the Nation, he brings that man out into the limelight of public opinion and, so far as he is able, strives to drive him out of the ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER political world. And now he is wearing his life away "talking it out" with the American people in order to arouse them from their lethargy. It was indeed a treat to Bellingham to have the opportunity of hearing this man. His was the most logical, most convincing speech we have ever heard in our school. He said that a great change is taking place in American government— a change so vital that far-seeing men fear for the liberty of the Nation, won at such a cost by our forefathers years ago. Senator LaFollette took his audience back to the beginning of the Nation, to let them see things just as they were seen by the brave signers of the Declaration of Independence one hundred and thirty years ago. These men, who would have forfeited their lives had they failed, planned an America for Americans—not for the chosen few. These men planned the government, not to bring power and glory to themselves, but for the good of the American people. For seventy years this government moved on untainted, uncorrupted—a government of which it was said by the European, De Tocqueville, "In the United States I have never heard of a man using money to corrupt the people or their government." The speaker divided the history of the Nation into four periods, marked by changes in business methods. For the first seventy-five or eighty years all of the business was carried on by individuals or partnerships. Then the business grew to be too big for the individual. More money was needed and the corporation was formed. A number of men would invest in a line of business and would elect a few men to conduct the business. Each stockholder had a vote, and the entire firm would be represented by the board of trustees. This period was the most progressive in the history of the Republic. Trade was governed completely by the laws of demand, supply, and competition. Then came the third period, when the corporations in one line of business began to unite into combined corporations, governed by a board. Natural trade laws were overthrown and the trusts dictated prices to the people. The last period is the one in which we are now living, and whose problem we must confront. This period was characterized by the speaker as the period of the combinations. It was only after long and careful study that the proof of this was discovered. Senator La Follette found that the stock market of America was controlled by ninety-seven men, and after more careful study he found that all but fourteen of these ninety-seven were dummies in the control of these fourteen. Then he took the floor in the Senate and gave the names of these dummies, several of the "chosen few" being in his audience. The names of ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 11 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 11 the fourteen controlling men he gave as Vanderbilt, Gould, Astor, Belmont, Schiff, Spire, Weyerhauser, Harriman, Hill, Frick, Ryan, Armour, and Swift. Then he went a step further and stated that all of these were controlled by two men. Rockefeller and Morgan. The speaker prophesied that if the present state of affairs continue, in ten years these two great powers will have complete control of every bit of business in the United States. To further their own financial schemes these powers have bought up government officials and dictated legislation. When, in accordance with the pledges of the Republican platform, a special session of Congress was called to revise the tariff, the trusts controlled Congress. Senator La Follette believes "the tariff should be the measure of difference in conditions surrounding labor in the United States and abroad." This was Hamilton's idea, and it should be the idea of every American citizen. According to this, the revision should have been downward, but instead of this it was a revision upward to gratify the wishes of the big combinations. Mr. La Follette told of the corruption in the House, which is controlled by Cannon; and in the Senate, which is controlled by Hale and Aldrich. He told further how a very few honest men had tried to fight this control, to no avail, and how a few honest men, such as Sulzer, of New York, and Poindexter, of Washington, refused to be controlled by the trusts, and voted as they thought right, even though overwhelmingly opposed. He said that the United States is the only country that has not made reasonable changes in tariff laws—such as economic conditions demand. He did not hesitate to criticise President Taft for calling a special session of Congress to revise the tariff, for it took France and Germany years of careful study to prepare for the change, and what was true there is true here. He closed with a strong appeal to the audience to rise to the occasion and do their best to oppose this evil. Every voter should exert his influence to elect the right kind of officials, and school teachers have almost as great a privilege—that of creating public opinion through their pupils. Surely, no one left the auditorium without resolving to strive to the uttermost against these monstrous evils that threaten our glorious Republic. For Senator La Follette we have only admiration. He is untiring in his labors, convincing in his arguments, commanding in his personality. He is the combination of all that should make a statesman—honor, fearlessness, energy, and absolute faith in the American Republic. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 12 ---------- 12 Mfi MESSENGER YULETIDE IN SCANDINAVIA. Christmas is looked forward to by every one of us, but in a very few places is it the signal for such a great festival as it is in Scandinavia. The Scandinavian who spends Yuletide for the first time in America inevitably feels a genuine longing akin to homesickness when the thoughts wander to the celebration as it goes on in the dear old Northland. Here we think of Christmas eve and Christmas day; there the time from Christmas eve through New Year's day are legal holidays, while in many places the celebration is continued for thirteen days, as was the older custom. Then, after a week's interval, on "tzugonde dagen" (the twentieth day), it was usual to give parties and balls in order to "dance ysile out," as it was expressed, although it included a general merry-making. The preparations for this holiday season were many and various. First of all there is the house cleaning; everything must be thoroughly renovated. The work is not thought of as drudgery, as is usually the case here—f or the thought of the good time coming -more than compensates for the labor expended. The larder, too, must be well stocked, for what would the holidays be without sufficient feasting. Special care is taken in brewing jul-olet (Christmas ale), and in preparing "lut-fisk" (stock-fish), for it could not possibly be like Christmas without these. Bread is also baked. This may seem like a very common thing, but among the country people the round cakes that you can buy here under the name of "Swedish bread" were used entirely as bread, while any that was made entirely of wheat flour was used only on special occasions. Bread, buns, cookies, and cakes were then baked; meats were prepared in many an appetizing way; cheese of all varieties (excluding limberger) were stored away. This work must all be begun at least two weeks before Christmas, as every home had open doors for any and all visitors. By noon on the day before Christmas all of this work must be finished. The fresh fir boughs have been put outside of the doors and the sheaves of grain hung out for the birds—they have a beautiful custom of thus remembering the birds, and a pretty sight it is, too, seeing the birds flock gladly around and picking out the grain. Even in the cities this custom is prevalent, and it takes a very poor man indeed who cannot spare a farthing to feed the little feathery creatures. Evening has come. Two events occupy the minds of all—the dinner and the Christmas tree. They get the first taste of tho "lut-fisk" and also of "ju-graten," which consists of rice that has the consistency of very thick soup but is very deliciously pre- ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 13 ---------- URti MESSENGER i3 pared. This rice is the occasion for a great deal of merry making, as each person in turn must say some striking little original rhyme about it before any one is allowed to pui a spoon into the dish. Then the tree! Every family must have one. The decorations may seem odd to you. Besides the candles and tinsel trimmings there were the funniest little animals especially "jul-bockar," and men, all made of cake dough, big raisins making the most charming black eyes. The children delight in eating these animals; in fact, they give almost as much pleasure as the presents. Will Santa Claus come? No, but "jul-bocken" will; this I suppose will have to be called literally t h e ' ' Christmas goat,'' as it is a genuine goatskin, and horns, too. The little children are all very much afraid, but "jul-bocken" soon leaves, and the little eyes and lips cease quivering. Neighbors sometimes gave each other presents by tying them up in a sheaf of grain and throwing it against a door and then v disappearing before the lucky ones could see who they were. We must not stay up too late on Christmas eve as every member of the family was expected to be at church the next morning at 5 o'clock. It wasn't a punishment to get out of bed before you really had time to get in, as the church had stronger attractions than the downy pillow. Many who had a couple of miles to come (and remember that one mile there is equal to seven here) had to leave home at 1 or 2 o'clock in the morning. Nobody minded it, they were all so well tucked in the pretty sleighs, the horses were all fresh and impatient to be off and the merry chime of sleigh bells was heard everywhere in the crisp and frosty air. Once you were on the main road there would be from fifty to a hundred sleighs all leading a merry chase. This was possible, as you must remember that the roads are in the best of condition and may not be compared with ours. Arriving at the gray stone church, that has more than likely been a silent observer of Christmas scenes like this for the past two centuries, they are greeted by a flood of light streaming from every window. Step inside and see the cause. Large candlesticks brilliantly illume the altar, while, in addition to these, there are two large candlesticks placed at every bench. Usually the churches had the benches divided into four rows, with aisles between them that were six feet in width. Imagine, if you will, the lights at the altar and then the four rows of benches with two lights placed at each bench, and you will probably not wonder why even the little tots who were not old enough to enjoy the service were so willing to leave their cozy beds so early in the morning. Such bustling there was when the service was ended and all ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 14 ---------- 14 THEMES8MGM were ready to wend their way homeward. Many a sleigh did not bring back the original occupants, as the young lads had planned it all, oh so nicely. The object now is to win in the race for home. What a merry chase they lead, every one trying to outstrip his neighbor. Many a sleigh takes a tumble, but that only adds to the merriment, and happy the one who has had that misfortune and still reaches home before the others. He will surely harvest his crops in good time for the ensuing year. Once at home, the household settles down to a day of peace and rest, as this is a special religious holiday. Now comes the second day of Christmas. The fun has begun in earnest. All the rest of the holidays are given up to visiting and merry making. Friends and relatives entertain in first one home and then another. No one is left outside of this circle of Christmas cheer. Those who are very poor are always looked after by those in better circumstances, so the humblest home is made happy. Even the live stock on the farm are not forgotten, as they are fed double rations to remind (?) them of the fact that it is Christmas. Spend we Christmas in the Northland, Spend we Christmas o'er the sea; Let us extend a helpful hand, And spread good cheer where'er we be. C. A. N. AN ENGLISH CHRISTMAS. Two weeks after the Christmas holidays at Middleton's Academy, a school for young ladies in Massachusetts, two bright, vivacious girls were walking across the snow-covered campus. It was an ideal winter morning, the snow lay a foot deep and a freezing frost the night before had coated the snow with crystals which glistened in the bright morning sunlight. Irene Dudley and Florence Hunt were in the best of spirits, and they chatted and laughed merrily as they tripped along the winding, snow-tramped walk. Finally, Irene said: "Oh, Florence; you remember Lilly Mitchell, who .was here at the Academy two years ago?" "Remember her, indeed I do," said Florence. "She is visiting in England now; isn't she?" "Yes. You know she had an aunt who wanted her to come and visit with her, and so she made use of the opportunity and went. She is attending a school near her aunt's homeland there she met a girl of whom she is very fond, and there are great chums. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 So this Christmas she went home with her to spend the holidays; and oh, Florence, she just wrote the nicest letter telling all about her English Christmas, and I've got it here in a book, and I want to read it to you." So the two girls found a seat in a corner of the reading room and Irene opened her letter and began reading: "Dearest Irene:—I know you will like to hear about the manner in which I spent my first Christmas out of dear old Massachusetts. I rather dreaded thinking of Christmas so far away from home and all the dear ones, but even with all regrets of not being at home thrown in, I had a delightful holiday season. It is all so different here than at home, the English make so much more of Christmas than we Americans do. I told you of my friend. Helen Dolton. Well, I went home with her for the holidays. She lives seventy-two miles from our school. She has a very picturesque old English home, with hedges of hawthorne, box and ivy. which must make a beautiful appearance in the spring and summer. The homes here have the big, open fireplaces in all the main rooms, just the thing to help the Christmas spirit along. Now, I can't begin to tell you all we did and all the good times we had, but I do want to tell you some of th«j things which are novel to us Americans. "In the first place, the English homes are elaborately decorated for the Christmas festivities; the rooms are beautifully trimmed with great quantities of holly and mistletoe. The old custom of being kissed under the mistletoe is still carried out, and as Helen has a mischevious brother, I had to be on the watch when I stood under a bough of the pretty green with its white, waxy berries. Nearly all homes have a large 'grandfather's clock,' which stands in the hall, and great pride is taken in trimming it with holly aiid mistletoe. "On Christmas eve the great yule log is brought in and rolled into the huge fireplace. As the men carried it in and put it in place on the fire, all the folks sang a Yule song. "The supper on Christmas eve was interesting to me, as they have a special spice cake baked for the occasion, and if you do not eat a piece you will break the good luck of the house. The supper table is lighted with large, various-colored Christmas candles about fourteen inches high. After supper one hears the jingling of bells passing, and it is then that the wealthier classes go around and distribute presents and a Christmas dinner to the poor; so every one is provided for. " I t seemed as if I had been asleep only a few minutes on Christmas eve when I was awakened by hearing voices below our window. I immediately awakened Helen, as I was startled. 3jit ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER before she was entirely awake the words of that beautiful song, 'When Shepherds Watch Their Flocks at Night,' floated up to us. Helen laughed. 'You needn't have been startled; those are the choral boys, who go about singing Christmas anthems.' Beginning shortly after midnight, boys, and sometimes girls, sing these songs all Christmas day, and after they have finished you are expected to throw them some money, or ask them into the house and give them a treat. Bands of music and surpliced choirs fill the entire day with sacred music, and one is reminded continually of the Savior, who was born afar off in Bethlehem. "On Christmas day every one who is able attends church, and a dinner is always given in some public place for the old folks of the poor. "The Christmas dinner at 3 o'clock was a grand affair; but the most delightful part of it all was when the English plum pudding was brought on. The maid lights the spirits aroun-i it in the hall, and as it came on the table it was a blazing mass of fire. The little ones clapped their hands with glee. "Christmas night there was seven of we young folks,.including some of Helen's cousins, and we all sat about the hall fireplace and toasted chestnuts and told our fortune by the nuts which popped out at us. Then we sang some Christmas hymns, and all retired, knowing that it had been a very Merry Christmas. I knew it had been the most delightful I had ever spent. "From Christmas to New Year's is a round of gaiety and amusement. There is skating, dances, parties and many other forms of entertainment. "Well, Irene, I seem to have told you little except how T spent my Christmas, but hope you will enjoy hearing about it, and that you may some time spend a Christmas in England and find it as delightful as I have. "Your friend, "LILLY MITCHELL." As Irene finished her letter, and before Florence had time to remark upon the contents, the gong for the classes sounded, and two merry girls brought their wandering thoughts back from a good, old English Christmas down to every day duties. A. F. P., 11. BILLY WATSON'S TRAGEDY. One summer my chum, Jack Horner, and myself, both scientific students at Harvard, found ourselves, after a strenuous year's work, exiled from books, studies, and all our usual forms of amusement for at least one year. After much discussion of ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 the pros and cons of the case, we finally decided to visit the Hawaiian Islands, and, particularly, the region around the vol-canos Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, for we decided that here we could combine some study of the earth's phenomena with our forced vacation without disobeying Dr. Flamboraugh's orders. The last of June found us established in Kilo, a small hamlet within less than a league of Kilunea, a great seething lake of lava on the slope of Mauna Loa. This lake is in the habit of overflowing about once in every ten or twelve years, consequently there are many rivers of lava, now cold, and solid, running down the mountain side from this lake. These lava beds were the acme of our ambition, so the very next morning after our arrival we hired an old native who could talk some English for a guide, and set out for the lava beds about 8 o'clock. The hill was high and the climbing hard, besides we each were burdened with a small prospector's pick and hammer combined, a large canvas bag to hold our specimens, and an army canteen containing water. In addition to this I carried a small folding camera. The guide carried the lunch, slung over his shoulder. It was almost noon when we finally reached the first lava stream. We, therefore, decided to eat our lunch before we attempted any prospecting. "We were all too thoroughly exhausted to talk, and as we slowly ate our lunch we examined our surroundings. The thing that especially attracted my attention was the lava flow, which, just a little way above where we were sitting, parted and ran on either side of a great boulder, only to have both streams meet a little below us. The space thus inclosed was probably, roughly speaking, one hundred feet long by fifty feet wide in the widest part and tapering to a point. After eating our lunch, our guide, who had shown considerable distaste for the place, appeared very anxious to move on. But both Jack and myself thought we could obtain all the specimens here that we cared to carry back with us. And so, among our guide's many expostulations, we chose a place where the lava formed a slight mound, not unlike the mounds in unkept cemeteries. Our guide now became fairly frantic, and amid many gesticulations made us understand that this was haunted ground. Being sensibly brought-up American, boys, we merely laughed at his fears. With much headshaHng and many warnings he retired into the shade of some tropical forest growth, from which place he could observe all our movements. Being anxious to return to the village before dark, we vigorously attacked the lava at one side of the mound where the sur- ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE MESSENGER face was very rough, having the appearance of having been cracked or broken before it became solid. We were beginning to despair of being able to break through this surface with our light picks when, suddenly, a great piece came off, revealing to our horror-struck gaze the charred figure of a man. The guide, whose curiosity was probably aroused by our strange actions, now arose and walked, for him, swiftly over to where we were. If I were an artist with my pen I might be able to describe the effect which the sight he beheld had on him. Finally, more through his motions than through what little of his harangue we could understand, he made it clear to us that we must leave here at once. We, in return, tried to find out, 5f possible, how the corpse came here. But all that he would tell us was that many years ago a man had been burned in the lava flow at about this place while it was still hot, and that now his spirit haunted this place, and was ever trying to get others into the warm lava. At last he promised that if we would but go back to the village he would take us to a man who could tell all about it. We then carefully covered the body with the lava we had broken off, and silently, awed by this tragedy of the lava fields, took our way down the mountain side. None of us spoke until we reached the village. It was then about 5 o 'clock, and the day was becoming a trifle cooler, so that the people, who remain indoors during the hottest part of the day, were now coming forth to attend to their various duties. Our guide, motioning for us to follow, led the way along the one street of the hamlet down into the poorer district, which lay at the farther end of the village and was quite swampy. At last he stopped before the worst-looking hut in a row of not particularly inviting ones. He knocked once and an old, unkempt, stoop-shouldered white man appeared at the door, and after talking with the guide a few moments in an undertone, invited us into his house, if by any stretch of the imagination you could call it such. If you ever in your life saw a dirty, unsanitary place, this certainly was it. On a small, home-made table, directly under the only tiny window the hut boasted, was placed a bottle of whisky, beside it a glass, a dirty tin pail, partly full of muddy-looking water, and a small tin can nearly full of sugar, which was of a black-grey color. The table itself was so very dirty that I can think of absolutely no words to express its condition. In one corner was a piece of musty straw, with some old rags scattered over it. On the walls were tacked up several theatrical posters, and at the end farthest from the door were several jackal skins stretched for drying. The odor from these ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 19 ---------- THE MESSENGER 1» skins, combined with a strong odor of whisky and tobacco, made-well, not a pleasant combination. The singular old man who lived in this singular dwelling is also worthy of description. He was under medium height, with piercing blue eyes that, combined with his long, unkempt, white hair, gave one an uncanny feeling. His rich brogue immediately gave away his nationality. He was dressed in a fashion all his own, quite in keeping with his dwelling. The same odor that pervaded his home hung around him, except that the smell of whisky and tobacco was stronger than that of the jackal pelts. Altogether, neither Jack nor I were iU-pleased when Dennis O'Doole, for such he informed us was his name, proposed that we go out doors, for, as he said, "the house was stuffy." When we were all seated in a circle on the ground and each had puffed away on his pipe for awhile, Jack said that he had been told that he (Mr. O'Doole) was an old resident, and being answered in the affirmative, went on to lay our entire adventure before him. As Jack advanced, the old man became more and more excited, until, when Jack finished, he was so excited he could hardly control his voice to ask one or two simple questions. At last he managed to say: "Be gory! It sure do be him!" And then he went on to tell, in language which I will not attempt to quote, the following story: Twenty years before this, Billy Watson, the spoiled son of get-rich-quick American parents, had so far disgraced himself and family that his father, in a fit of temper, had made him an "allowance man" and banished him to Kilo, which he felt was far enough away from New York so that the family would never be bothered by Billy any more. O'Doole, who had been his valet, and who was really very much attached to his dare-devil master, readily consented to go into exile with him. Once Billy arrived at Kilo he sank lower than ever before, hardly drawing a sober breath from month's end to month's end. After about six months this brought on what O'Doole chose to call "jim-jams," more commonly known as delirium tremens. In spite of O'Doole's most careful watching, Watson escaped him and wandered off into the forest which abounds on Mauna Loa. While Dennis immediately did his best to organize a searching party, he found it very difficult, for no one deemed it his duty to inconvenience himself for only an "allowance man." He finally did manage to raise a searching party the day after Watson disappeared. After diligent searching for two days, they noticed what appeared to be running forest fires near Kilauea, and out of idle curiosity, little dreaming that Watson had ever gotten that far, they hastened off in the direction of the fires. Imagine their horror when upon ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE MESSENGER coming within sight of the stream of lava which was causing these fires they beheld Watson, a raving maniac, held a prisoner by the lava stream surrounding the piece of ground on which he stood. When he caught sight of them he stopped tearing his hair, and, gathering himself together, made a running leap, apparently in an attempt to jump across the lava stream, which was at least twenty feet wide here. Of course he failed, and landed feet first in the middle of the stream, where he disappeared, with awful and heart-rending screams. After examining things at a safe distance, the hunting party came to the conclusion that he had wandered as far as the lower side of an immense boulder where he had become unconscious, remaining in this condition for maybe a day, or perhaps longer. When becoming conscious he had found himself surrounded by moulten lava, the huge rock having protected him. This was not as unreasonable as it appears on the surface, for a former stream of lava had flowed down one side of the island and partially down the other. The stream of lava into which he jumped was this old stream, which had been reheated by a very thin flow of the melted lava over it. All this had occurred nineteen or twenty years ago and ever since this, so the natives firmly believe, Billy Watson's ghost has haunted this place, ever on the lookout for a chance to entrap somebody else as he was entrapped. Here the old man stopped, with an air that plainly said his story was finished. After a few minutes he leaned forward and, addressing himself to Jack, asked if the next day he would lead him to the place where we had found the corpse so that he might see to it that his master had proper burial. We hastened to assure him that we would gladly do so. Then, declining the old man's urgent invitation to stay and to partake of his evening meal, we arose, and after bidding him good evening, retired to our hotel and room, there to discuss our first adventure on the Hawaiian Islands. GRACE HINMAN. He who thanks but with the lips, Thanks but in part; The full, the true Thanksgiving Comes from the heart. —SELECTED. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 21 ---------- THE MESSENGER 21 THE GRAVE OF ALARIC. (Translated from the German of A. v. Platen's Haller-munde by I. A. P.) From Bucento near Cosenza Ghostly chants sound all night long; Echoes from the whirling waters Answer in a whispering song. Still at night beside the river March the Goths with martial tread, Mourning Alaric, their chieftain, Bravest of the nation's dead. Where he met his death so early, Far from home, his grave they made, While his hair, still blond and clustering O'er his youthful shoulders strayed. On the banks of the Bucento Ranks were formed, and side by side, Soldiers worked to dig a channel, In it turned the current wide. Then a yawning pit they hollowed In the river's empty bed, Lowered deep his horse and armor Laid to rest the warrior dead. Chieftain and his proud possessions With the earth were covered deep. Where the water plants are growing Alaric lies in endless sleep. Then again they turned the current, Once more in its bed so old Flowed the waters of Bucento Foamed the waves so strong and bold. And a choir of manly voices Sang, "O, sleep thou hero brave, Where no greedy Roman's hatred May disturb thy honored grave!" While they sang the Gothic army Chanted praises, strong and free. Roll on, roll Bucento billow, Bear their song from sea to sea! J ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 22 ---------- 22 THE MESSENGER THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., P r i n t i n g c ^ ^ ^ ^ J 1311 Railroad Avenue MESSENGER STAFF "Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done." C. E. STOWE. ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD • MARIE REECE \ ALICE PEACOCK V • EDNA STAPLES ) MARY E. SEXTON MARGARET WALTON gt; MAUDE WESCOTT » ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE HENRY ROGERS I BEATRICE BAIRi Editor Associate Literary Exchange Organization - Locals Athletics GRACE HINMAN ) _ AMELIA FISKE gt; ' ROY KNUDSON -, FLORENCE McKEAN INA LANDON J LUCY FOWLER VALE NIXON HARRY HEATH JANET EVERETT W. T. MEYER Calendar - Alumni } • Jokes Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Entered December 21, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Vol. IX. December, 1909 No. 3 n M *%?, The year rolls round its circle, The seasons come and go, The harvest days are ended, The chilly north winds blow; Orchards have lent their treasures And fields their yellow grain, So open wide the doorway; Thanksgiving comes again. —Tarbox. Students, we must have your help. No, we are not asking for money this time. Mr. Myer will see to that. Have you noticed any improvement in the paper? Now we are not asking for "comps." But we do want you to get interested. You cannot expect that the staff can get up a paper without the support •! every one in the school. If you write stories or poems, hand them in. Don't be bashful. If you know anything of the Alumni, tell us, we want to know, so that others may profit thereby. If you hear a joke, take time to write it down, the joke editors will ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 23 ---------- THE MESSENGER 23 be duly grateful. There is a box just inside the main door for the reception of Messenger material. Use it. When it gets full, we'll empty it. We want the school paper to be a live one. Fellow students, it's up to you. "All night cram; All day exam." Some one has very aptly put the whole matter in a nutshell. No, not quite the whole matter, for we might add: "All the rest of the week worry." " Did you pass ? Oh, I 'm sure not.'' Aren 't they bugbears, those exams? You never can remember anything, somehow, when you are shut up in a room, all hope of escape gone, paper in one hand, pencil in the other and a most formidable array of senseless (?) questions on the board. All that cramming, too. Well, never mind, they're over now and next quarter—why—we'll have them all over again. Motorman (to Conductor while they were resting at the end of the line)—Say, did you ever hear anybody use as much slang as thosft Normal girls? Conductor—No, they are not afraid to use it; are they? Motorman—Why, it would keep a man busy trying to understand them. The other morning a crowd of girls was on the front of the car talking about Saturday's football game and their talk was astonishing. I know slang, but I couldn't understand that talk. Say, girls! Which ones of you were on the front seat ? Look at our advertisements; there are more of them than in most school papers of this size. A new feature of the Messenger this month is the list of new books which are continually being added to the Library. ''B-r-r! My but it's cold." "My fingers are chunks of ice.'' "Twist my nose and it will break, it's so cold." "Not a 'spee* of heat anywhere." "Isn't the heating plant working?" These are the sort of remarks that filled the air during our cold spell. And it was cold, no one will deny that. Everybody hovered about the pipes. But it could not last. Puget Sound could not exist without rain. The lecture course is certainly a "dandy." Are all the numbers like the first two ? We are certainly getting good measure for our money if they are. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER STATE NORMAL STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. Report of Treasurer, November 1, 1909. Receipts— General Fund $ 332.21 Store Fund 941.92 Messenger Fund 55.00 In Cash Till, not distributed 164.32 $1,493.45 Expenditures— From General Fund $ 162.85 From Store Fund 859.27 From Messenger Fund 5.51 Balance 465.82 $1,493.45 Distribution of Funds— Cash on Hand $ 465.82 Total Deposits—First National Bank General Fund $332.21 Amount Withdrawn 162.85 $169.36 Total Deposits—First National Bank Messenger Fund $ 55.00 Amount Withdrawn 5.51 49.49 Total Deposits Bellingham National Bank Store Fund $941.92 Amount Withdrawn 859.27 82.65 Cash in Till $164.32 $465.82 CLARA M. JONES, Bookkeeper-Treasurer. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 2r gt; Report of Store Manager, November 1, 1909. Value of goods on hand September 1, 1909, when present management took charge—at cost price *1 6 3 19 Cost of goods purchased to November 1, 1909 777.65 Balance 1 7 0 63 $1,111-47 Cash sales $7 8 2-00 Value of goods on hand this day at cost 329.47 $1,111.47 SYDNEY E. JOHNSON, Store Manager. STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. "What is the Students' Association doing? Of what use is such an organization? " Perhaps you are asking these questions and you have a right to know what the association is doing to better the conditions of the student. At present the question of a school pin is under serious discussion. Many have expressed a desire for a school pin. and why should we be behind so many schools of our size, who for some time have had school pins? Another matter under consideration is the adoption of some sort of Hospital Association plan which will help the students in time of illness. Illness at any time is a serious drain on one's financial resources and if students, away from home, could pay a small sum each month toward the time when they might have a large hospital and doctor's bill to pay, it would lighten the burden indeed. Think about this, students, so that when it is "put up to you" you can give a good, clear sighted judgment upon it, Because of the amount of business which the Board of Control of the Association must transact it has become almost necessary to have a room of its own. The room has not been decided upon, but will be in the near future. Y. W. C. A. As an instance of the practical work which the Y. "W. C. A. is the school calendar of 1910. which it will publish in the near future. This calendar will contain six pages of fine views of the school and city. The designs are drawn by students, the photographs are by local artists and the work will be done by the Towner Printing Company, so we will be s u p p o r t ^ a strictly ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER "home product" when we support this calendar. Nothing of this kind has been attempted in the school before, but as other large schools and universities have made a success of this calendar we see no reason why we should not make ours successful. It is expected they will be ready for sale by December 10. The price will be 35 cents, within reach of every one. Buy some, send them to your friends for Christmas presents and see if we cannot establish the custom of a school calendar at the Bel lingham Normal. Another helpful department of the Y. W. C. A. is that of the Mission Study Classes. There are three of these, one on South America on Thursday at 11:25, led by Miss Jones, "Princely Men of the Heavenly Kingdom," Tuesday at 2:20, led by Miss Johnson, and a recent addition is the class in Christian sociology, undor Miss Gray, which will study the book "The Challenge of the City." November 14 to 21 is known in Y. W. C. A. circles as the "World's "Week of Prayer." During that week the association of the school held meetings, bringing before the members the needs of Y. W. C. A. workers throughout the world. On Tuesday the subject was North and South America, Miss Johnson; Thursday. Japan," by Miss Jensen; Friday, Europe, by Miss Plumm«r. An interesting and helpful phase of the Y. W. C. A. work is the Bible study classes. About one hundred and fifty girls have taken advantage of this opportunity to get a better knowledge of the Bible. The classes are open to all who wish to join them, as membership in the association is not necessary to admittance into the classes. The following is a schedule of the different classes for study, and those who wish to join a class and can enter none of these because of their pogram are asked to hand their names to Miss Hillis or Olive Kale that some arrangement may be made for them: Monday, 6:15, at Mrs. Plummer's; leader, Miss Johnson. Tuesday, 6:15, at Mrs. Reese's; leader, Miss Hillis. "Wednesday, 3:05, at Normal Association Room, Dr. Math^s. "Wednesday, 3:05, Room 24, Miss Sperry. "Wednesday, 6:15, Dormitory, Miss Hillis. "Wednesday, 6:30, Dormitory, Miss Sperry. Thursday, 6:30, at Mrs.'Jenkins's, Miss Hillis. Friday, 11:25, at Normal, Miss Kale. Friday, 12:35, at Normal, Miss Hillis. Dr Mathes has "Life of Paul;'' Miss Hillis,'' Life of Christ; Miss Sperry, "Old Testament Studies." ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 27 ---------- THE MESSENGER 27 The Young Men's Debating Club held its regular meeting on Thursday evening, November 11. The boys were glad to have Mr. MacCoubrey with them again to assume his duties as president. After a short business session, every member took part in the debate for or against football. The debate was a lively one and was enjoyed by all. This is the only organization in the school exclusively for young men and every boy in school is urged to come to its meetings, or, better yet, to join and take an active part. Mr. Bond is our faculty advisor. We have live debates on live subjects, and give every member valuable drill in public speaking and parliamentary law. We meet every alternate Thursday evening in Society hall. Winter weather seems to be favorable to the growth of new societies, for two of these have recently sprung up in the school. One of these is "The New Society," which at present has no other name. The officers are: President, Mr. Stultz; secretary and treasurer, Miss Ethel Lawrence; sergeant-at-arms, Miss Sil-lux; attorney, Mr. Stinson. The present membership roll includes about forty students and Miss Jensen and Mr. Philippi of the faculty. With such working force, the New Society will surely make its presence felt among us and will count for good. Another organization known as "The History Club" has come to stay. Of this Miss Hulda Petersen is the president, and Miss Dow the secretary. Although the organizing of the club is not yet complete, under the supervision of Mr. Bever the work is rapidly getting into shape. The main topics for study are those of Northwestern History, such as that for November 5, which was "The Voyage of Captain Cook." These subjects are presented in the form of papers or talks by certain members and are followed by a general discussion by the society. The membership is open to all and should prove very helpful. The program committee consists of Miss Petersen, Miss Johnson and Miss Allen. All thoie wishing to join may hand their names to any of these young women. EXCHANGES. What is the strange noise in the corner? Why it's the Exchange wire singing. "Really, hummed the wire, I never dreamed while slumbering peacefully in my parent coil, way down in the dark basement, that such a glorious future was in store for me. At first I thought ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 28 ---------- 28 THE MESSENGER I must be possessed of some strange magnetism because of the merry throng of students ever at my side, but it was only the "pride before the fall," for it was all because I bear along my tenacious length news from their "ain countrie." Such a bunch of gaily adorned numbers, almost as varied as a throng of suffragists, and all so welcome! Here's the Tahoma, first to arrive, calling forth shouts of praise for its lively cuts, and I heard some one say the paper was absolutely free from debt. The Kodak from Everett High, full of gay and clever snap shots. The Polytechnic, Pasadena, Cal., has splendid technic (?) but would be more attractive with some good '' fillers in.'' Our dear little friend, '' The Spinistere,'' short and very sweet. Comus with all his dignity. Normal Student from Tempe, Arizona, complaining of its too Normal spirit in the Student Body, but it tells us in a delightful article that Arizona is a Fairyland, a place where all the nymphs of the spectrum hold carnival. Way down my spinal column I feel the weight of Kilikilek, a splendid bi-weekly. Rose said you felt way back there that our boys were woefully lacking in number. They are, too, more's the pity. Then here's Portland's Cardinal in his purple robe. You deserve a Royal one, Cardinal. Your Ah Ha's are making them all Ha, Ha, and say, there is always a vacant feeling on my back where the Orange and Black ought to be , but I wouldn't have the heart to complain for it is a regular feast. There "Directory of School Organizations" is one of its helpful individual features. Come again, Orange and Black. I have also another pleasant burden to bear. The Lakonian, from Laconia, N. H., a model of New England cleanliness and economy. I heard one of the girls say it was a genuine Puritan. It is quality by quantity—^can't yoa cheer your pages up a bit ? We need you in our midst Lakonian. I am becoming so accustomed to the Evergreen, from Pullman, that I hope it will become a regular visitor. I heard the boys say that you sure knew how to put out a weekly with something in it for boys to enjoy besides society, jokes and gossip. McMinn-ville Review is very welcome. However, your exchange page is very short but they all like your spirits, Review. CALENDAR. October 28—Practice game B. N. S. vs. B. H. S. on Fair grounds; score 5-0, in favor of Normal. October 29—Hallowe'en party at Edens Hall. Sophomores have a party, chaperoned by a Senior. Enough boys to go round for grand march. Basketball game, Fourth Year girls vs. Second Year girls; score 19-9, in favor of Fourth Yean. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 29 ---------- THE MESSENGER 29 October 30—LaFollette gives first lecture of the course. Best we have ever heard. x Presbyterian girls entertained at an afternoon party by Mrs. Macartney and Mrs. Simpson. November 1—Dr. Mathes returns from lecture trip. Mrs. Samson talks before High School students on some interesting things in Hawaii. November 2—Two loads of dirt taken out of High Street, corner of Oak. Do the city fathers really intend to grade High Street? November 3—Shadow dance in the gym. Pie sale by Training School pupils. November 4—Koll call in assembly. November 5—Football rally. Juniors have party raid. November 6—Football game between B. N. S. and B. H. S.; score 6 to 6. November 8—Ten weeks' exams—"0,1 know I'll flunk." November 9—Mr. McCoubrey comes back, tall, gaunt and pale. We're glad to see you, Mr. McCoubrey. Junior clothes aired in Assembly Hall. Pay Streak classified by Mr. Deer-wester and advertised by Mr Bever and Mr. Philippi. November 10—Grand Concert Company. November 11—Exam, in gymnasium work by Miss Kanters. We stepped lively, I can tell you. November 12—Students' Association celebrates the end of exam. week. Fun for everybody at the greatest, best, most gorgeous Pay Streak ever on the continent. Boys leave on boat for Tacoma. November 15—New teachers in the Training School. November 17—Week of prayer for colleges. November 20—Y. W. C. A.'s birthday party at home of Mrs. Larrabee. November 21—Y. W. C. A. anniversary sermon preached by the Rev. Macartney at High Street Presbyterian Church. November 25-29—Thanksgiving vacation. LOCALS. Many thanks are due Miss Chelnesha Margaret Olsen, who very kindly sent a cover design for the Messenger. Miss Olsen !s a former B. S. N. S. girl. Miss Buel (in Browning)—"I think we all have the same temptations * as Constance had" (•Read "In a Balcony.") . • • „ : ' . lt; - v ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 30 ---------- 30 TEE MESSENGER Miss Bertha Black of Everett spent the first week in November with Abbie Johnson. Miss Gertrude Thompson spent the last of October at her home in Everett. Mr. A. McCoubrey resumed his studies at the beginning of the second quarter. Mrs. Fisher, nee May Marston, renewed old Normal acquaintances, October 28. Miss Verna Boyd left last week for Spokane. She expects tJ enter the Cheney Normal. Miss Mayme T. Roller has returned after two weeks of rest at her home in Seattle. On Thursday morning,, November 4, the 9:10 gong sounded and out poured that intellectual stream of Seniors from History of Education. But! What could have happened ? Here was one, ghastly pale, one flushed red as a scarlet fever flannel, one uttering inaudible somethings, one chewing the end of a pencil, to say nothing of the indescribable expression on all the faces. Has any one heard? Does any one know? The garbage man wonders what happened to last Thursday's cooking class. Mrs. Morath's sudden leave for Denver brings many regrets to her Normal friends. Mr. Stimson would like to get better acquainted with the Senior class. Will the members kindly hand him their names as soon as possible? Mrs. Maude Dewey entertained October 29 for the young ladies who are staying at her home. A very enjoyable evening was spent at the end of which delicious refreshments were served. The girls are unanimous in agreeing that theirs is the best house on the hill. Several of the girls gave spreads Wednesday evening after the concert. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 31 ---------- THE MESSENGER 31 The Training School students gave a pie sale November 3. It is needless to say that a great many of the students took advantage of the fact and sampled the pies "like mother used to make." Miss Opal Spinning has resumed her studies after having substituted for a few weeks in the Fairhaven school. Miss Ada Campbell entertained at a spread Saturday in honor of Miss Amanda Springer of Everett Why did "Studio" hug the totem poles in Seattle? (See Mr. Bond.) Mrs. W. J. Burton of Blaine spent several days with her nieces Bessie and Phila Nicoll. Mr. Bond may not be color blind, but he is often absent-minded when in the presence of a beautiful maiden. (Rumor from last football trip.) Miss Catherine Montgomery was one of the instructors at the recent teachers' institute held in Ashland, Oregon. Miss Montgomery reported a very pleasant trip and seems to be very favorably impressed with the energetic spirit shown by the Oregon pedagogues. Miss Tyra Thompson of '07 is doing private tutoring in Seattle this winter. Miss Lula Shircliffe is teaching in Ravensdale again this year. Misses Louise "Walker and Grace Hedger of '08 with several others of the class of '08 are in Walla Walla this year. Prof. Patchen's lecture on "Culture" at Assembly was greatly enjoyed by all of the students. Class spirit is becoming more evident each day and the few minutes before Assembly is usually spent in giving rival songs and yells. The Senior girls have made the football boys' sweaters look very gay with a big white N on them. That is what is real true school spirit. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 32 ---------- 32 THE MESSENGER HALLOWE'EN PARTY AT EDENS HALL. The elements contributed their share towards making the evening of October 28 most propitious for seeing ghosts, black cats and goblins. However, despite the rain and darkness, many of the faculty members and Mr. and Mrs. Cave responded to the unique invitation sent out by the girls of Edens Hall to attend a Hollowe'en party. None of them have admitted that they saw ghosts on the way, but all are sure that ghostly visions were much in evidence the moment they crossed the dormitory threshold. As the different members of the faculty were ushered into the parlor and were made acquainted with the proper mode of conduct, by no words of mouth, only that awful finger of doom pointing out the way—they felt sure they had entered a gloomy sepulchre, for had not tradition recorded, since times immemorial, that no woman of flesh and blood could keep from talking for so long a time—then surely forty Normal girls could not be expected to do so. The program began at once by the girls giving their teachers an examination in "catology," but as the category of cats was too great for any one to catalogue all of the cats, lots were drawn for the prize, which fell to Mr. Philippi The guests were next led through the awful "Blue Beard" chamber where the heads of the unfortunate wives were suspended from the ceiling. Passing from this gruesome sight they entered the dining room where fortunes were told in enough different ways to verify the value of this great art. The greatest event of the evening was the performance of the Virginia reel by the staid and dignified teachers. The girls furnished the music by singing the revised edition of "One Little Indian," and as the "one little, two little, three little teachers all in the faculty row" tripped gayly along with the "electric spanker" guided by a woman "by George," and "Deer Mr. Wester," following the "Cookie" through a series of most wonderful movements, the fun rang loud and merry. This strenuous exercise was followed by a most bountiful feast, to which each visitor was escorted by one of the hostesses. Story telling, songs and wit kept the crowd merry until a very lata hour. All agreed that the party had been one of the most enjoyable events of the year and voted the Edens Hall people royal entertainers. How would the girls like a gym frolic ? Why not plan for one immediately. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 33 ---------- THE MESSENGER 33 EXCURSION TO THE ORIENT. The Seattle Commercial Club is organizing an excursion to the Orient for businesse men, their families and connections, to leave Seattle by the S. S. Minnesota on December 22nd, and return about March 5th, 1910. The Minnesota will touch at Koge, Yokohama, Nagasaki, Shanghai, Manilla and Hongkong. First class round trip will be $250.00. Space for exhibit on board will be provided. Stops will be made of from one to three days at Manilla. Applications for full particulars and reservations should be made to J. M. Shawhan, chairman of the Publicity Committee, 700 Eiler's Music building, Seattle, "Wash. We hope some friends of the Messenger who read this may be able to avail themselves of the opportunity. An educational event of importance to every teacher, both actual and prospective, is the annual meeting of the Washington Education Association, "W E. A," as it is frequently designated. This year's me ting will be held in Tacoma, December 28, 29, 30, and will bring together more than a thousand teachers from every county and almost every village and town in the state. Students who live near Tacoma will find it profitable to attend this meeting, to hear and see the noted speakers, and to meet the progressive teachers of the State of Washington. The Central Grand Concert Company appearing as the second number on the lecture course was greeted by a large appreciative audienec Wednesday evening, November 10. The company consisted of Maximilian Dick, violinist; Miss Edith Adams, violin-cellist; Mrs. Aubi Pearle-Meyer, soprano, and Adolph Knauer, pianist. The selections given by the company as a whole and the trios won enthusiastic applause. The violin solos by Mr. Dick showed depth of feeling and almost perfect intonation. His unfortunate mannerisms detracted somewhat from the effect his fine playing nroduced. Miss Adams played with intelligence and feeling. All her numbers were pleasing. Her rendition of Schubert's "Serenade" was delightful. Mr. Knauer was an unusually fine accompanist. His playing was true and sympathetic yet always subordinate to the other instruments. His solo was well received though his selection, Liszt's Polonaise E major was perhaps not one that would appeal to ohe majority. Mrs. Pearle-Meyer has a clear, sweet soprano voice, but a voice that is ont always under perfect control. Judging from the applause, however, her numbers were the most popular on the program. Her little children's songs were especially pleasing. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 34 ---------- 34 THE MESSENGER Pay Streak. On Friday night, November 12, the hall on the second floor was resplendent with.attractions brought from the Seattle Fair. There were the Crazy House, an ingenious arrangement, through which you stumbled in the dark, giving you an uncanny and "crazy" feeling; "A Trip to the North Pole," rivaling in scenery even the original; the far-famed "Streets of Cairo," displaying many wonderful and strange sights; then, too, there were the popular "Joy Wheel," the beautiful Bridal Scene, the theater wherein the famous step-dancers performed, Australian Ground Hog, wonderful panorama of the Red Sea with the plain beyond, the famous Curtis Indian pictures and the Incubator Babies and the Johnson twins. Withal, it was a jolly fun-seeking crowd which gathered oa Pay Streak to do and "be done," and if one goes by the general opinion, the concessions of the A. Y. P. Fair will need to look \o their laurels when they are compared with the attractions offered on the Normal Pay Streak. 603 Marion Street, Seattle, Wash., Nov. 2, 1909. Mr. W. L. Meyer, Business Manager, Bellingham, Wash. Dear Mr. Meyer—Enclosed find fifty cents in stamps for my subscription to the Messenger. Please change my address from 310 West Howe Street to the above. You are to be congratulated upon your first issue of the school magazine. I enjoyed it very much. I also like the size of it better than that we used last year. Very truly, MARGARET I. CHAPPELL. Dear Mary—Things seemed rather dull and formal to me until the other evening when "we Juniors" gave our acquaintance pa rty_and we sure did get acquainted; so informal that everybody just joined in with every one else. Oh! I wish you could have been there to see how perfectly "dear" the girls looked—one-half of the class were dressed is little boys, and the other half as little girls. Miss Hays, one of our class teachers, was there and looked for all the world like a school girl. Mr. Eply, our other class teacher, did not come, but Mrs. Epley did, and we were all glad to have her with us. Dainty refreshments were served down in the Y. W. Cafeteria with tables just right for four. But I must not forget to tell you about the so-called raid. Some of the girls left their coats down stairs and about ten of the Seniors got in and took them. Wasn't that a new jokel ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 35 ---------- TUE MfiSSMGEit 35 Miss Ella Byers has entered Normal. Miss Byers was a student here last year. Mr Deerwester read a paper before the School Masters' Club of Tacoma, November 6. The number of students in attendance at the Normal is now considerably over four hundred. Y. W. C. A. An event truly of interest to the whole school was the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Y. W. C. A. in the Normal. This organization began its work when the school first opened, and has continued to grow and prosper with the years, until at present the membership is near the two hundred mark. The first president was Pauline Jacobs, now Mrs. H. C. Camp of Lakeside, whom some of us may remember,and since that time the association has developed into a helpful, progressive organization for girls, ready to bring as much development as possible to its members through service and happiness. The celebration of the anniversary was in the nature of a birthday party, held at the home of Mrs. Larrabee ,of Harris Avenue. One hundred invitations were sent out to former members and many of these were present. On Sunday, November 21, the association attended the Presbyterian Church in a body, when Eev. Macartney preached the anniversary sermon. Mrs. George H. Alden of Seattle, former chairman of the State Board Y. W. C. A., will be entertained by Miss Sperry during her visit in Bellingham. Mrs. Alden came to this city to attend the reception given at the home of Mrs. Larrabee in commemoration of the tenth anniversary of the Y. "W. C. A. Dr. Mathes has been asked to deliver an address on Mexico before the South Central High School of Spokane, some time during the year. Dr Mathes is to give an address before the School Masters' Club of Chehalis County. The High school students have been requested by their principal to return the pennants they "swiped" on the day of the football game between the High School and the Normal. It is up to us to return the ones we took. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 36 ---------- 36 ZW£ MftSSEtfGfitl Mr. Deer wester's Speech Advertising Pay Streak. I promise not to talk more than 55 minutes. Last evening I was making a sidewalk when Mr. Bever came past and told me I had to make this speech, so I laid aside my saw, and saw to it that I had something to say. I judged that you would desire me to approach this subject in a formal way, so I have made an outline of the points to be discussed. 1st—Definition. 2nd—Nature and attributes. 3rd—Origin of Pay Streaks. 4th—History. 5th—Classification (there are 57 varieties). 6th—Relation. 7th—Conditions favorable for the developments of Pay Streaks. 8th—The number—past and future. 9th—The management of Pay Streaks. 10th—The advisability of having a Pay Streak here. 11th—The influence—Politically. Socially. Financially. Aesthetically. On teacher. On students. (a) Those who attend. (b) Those who do not attend. 12th—Seattle Pay Streak. 13th—Why every one should attend Pay Streak here next Friday evening. There is a good reason why the first should be last and the last should be first, so I shall begin with number 13. Reason 1—After frivolity of examinations you will need to get down to something serious. Reason 2—To watch Mr. Moodie and Mr. Patchin. I hear that they attended the Seattle Pay Streak and the way they acted was—someful awful. Reason 3—We are running this one ourselves and we^should come to encourage ourselves. I remember Mr. Philippi has something to say so I shall interrupt myself at this point and let him say it. Sebastian G. DeGross of Seattle has entered Normal. Mr. DeGross comes to us from St. Cloud Normal at St Cloud, Minn. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 37 ---------- HLETIC ALL IN THE GAME ** Fourth Years vs. Second Years. On October 29, at 3 p. m., the Fourth Years had a practice game of basketball with the Second Years. Both teams showed good form considering the practice they have had. The final score was 19 to 12 in favor of the Fourth Years Teams, as yet, have not been picked, but the line-up that day was as follows: Fourth Years. Second Years. Miss Verna Boyd Guard Miss Reese Miss Bnger Guard Miss Stewart Miss Bergliot Everson Center Miss Ellis Miss Lois Pebley Forward Miss Arnold Miss Beatrice Ban Forward Miss O'Keath The Third Years have organized a team and have elected Miss Hilda Christianson as their manager. Miss Verna Boyd, the former manager of the Fourth Year basketball team, has moved to Spokane. She is missed by the girls ofthegymn. Miss Edwards is the new manager. The First Years have elected Miss Relta Nichols as their manager. .All the other teams seem to be working hard. They have prospects for a splendid season and there are many promising stars. In a practice game, October 27th, the Blue and White, for the second time this season, defeated their old rivals, of the Belling-ham High, shutting them out with a score of 5 to 0. The first of the month word was received by Mr. Bond from Gonzaga College, asking for a basketball game. As the Gonzaga boys are not allowed to play games away from the college, this means that Gonzaga is willing to contribute her share toward another trip east of the mountains by the Normal team. If our boys turn out when the season opens, there is no reason why we shouldn't have a winning team this year. On November 2nd word was received from the umpire of the game played by the Normals at Sedro-Woolley on October 15th, ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 38 ---------- 38 TBE MzssEmm reversing his decision, giving the game to the Blue and White by a score of 6 to 5. The mistake was made by his confusing a safety play with a touchback. A safety was made by the Normals and Sedro-Woolley was given two points on it, the umpire thinking it was a touchback. The second match game of the season was played with the local High on November 6th. Hundreds of people witnessed the game which was fiercely contested from start to finish, the umpire having no little trouble in getting the boys, in their eagerness, to comply with the rules of the game. Neither side was able to score in the first half. The ball was kept continually in High School territory and one place kick was tried by the Normal, but failed. The game continued much the same way in the second half until the last ten minutes of play, when Niles, the Normal right half, intercepted a High School forward pass and made a sensational dash of ninety yards through three of the High school's back field to goal. The goal was kicked, giving the Normal six points. Only four minutes were left to play; shortly after the kick-off the Normals got the ball on the High's ten-yard line, Niles punted but owing to his slick (?) shoes the ball went out of bounds on the twenty-yard line. The High recovered the ball and by a series of fierce line bucks pushed the pigskin over the goal. They succeeded in kicking goal, making the final score 6 to 6. November the 9th Miss Hays presented the football boys with a box of candy as a token of her appreciation of the work done by the boys of the team in the High school game. The team feel very grateful to Miss Hays. Manager McCoubrey and the Normal team feel much indebted to Proprietor Hadley of the Hotel Mason, corner Tenth and A Streets, Tacoma, for his generous donation of a fine suite of rooms for use of the team while in Tacoma. We would suggest that Normal students, when in Tacoma, patronize the Hotel Mason. The football team of the Bellingham Normal left Friday, November 12th at 8 p. m. for Tacoma. They went as far as Seattle on one boat, where they changed to another plying between Seattle and Tacoma. The trip was pleasant until the boats rounded Alki Point, here she got into the troughs and the boys had a taste of boat rocking. The team arrived at Tacoma about 11 o'clock where they were met by the captain and manager of the team from the ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 39 ---------- THE MESSENGER 39 University of Puget Sound, who took them to the Mason Hotel, where rooms had been reserved for them. After settling down and hearing the story of "Ole Sjarson,'; they went out to satisfy their appetites, which, from the looks of the bill, they certainly did. With a contented expression on their faces they returned to the hotel and donned their jerseys bearing the N, and started for the U. P. S. The team was met at the U. by students who escorted them to the dressing room, where they left their suit cases and then followed the U. boys through the gym, where they frolicked around for some little time. The game was called at 3:15 p. m. U. P. S. kicked off. During the first half the ball was continuously in the U. territory. The Normal boys played good ball, but were not enough in harmony. The half ended 6 to 0 in favor of the Normal. In the second half Bellingham kicked off. The ball was taken to the center of the field where it alternated between the teams until within eight minutes of the close, when by a series of line bucks and a delayed pass, or fake line buck, the ball was carried over Bellingham's goal for 5 points; four minutes later the Normal team's captain had to be taken out of the game. Here the team weakened and the U. scored 10 more points in the four minutes left play The U. did not kick one goal. Bellingham tried a place kick, which was blocked and a drop kick which missed by eight inches during the first half. The game ended 15 to 6 in favor of the University of Puget Sound. The game was one of the cleanest and most interesting the Normal has played in years. Every one played straight football, though U. P. S. was penalized a few times for being offside. All of the officials were as square as could be wished, there was not one argument, and with but one exception, a University boy who had his knee dislocated, no one was injured. The game over, the boys changed clothes and went to the girls' dormitory, where they had been invited to dinner. A good substantial meal was served : Judging by the smiling faces and envious flirtations, the Normal boys must certainly have enjoyed it. After dinner the boys returned to the hotel, gathered their belongings and started for home, expressing themselves as having had a good time and ready to meet Sedro-Woolley on the ne^rt Saturday, November 20th. . ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 40 ---------- 40 THE MESSENGER ALUMNI. Dr. Mathes has appointed Maude Drake, '01; Minerva Lawrence, '04, and Miss Shumway, '04, a committee to revise to date the list of Alumni; this list to contain the addresses of each alumnus. It is to be published in the next catalogue—Miss Drake, as chairman, will be pleased to receive the addresses of former students and their occupations from any who read this notice. A. D. Foster, of Quincy, Wash., has organized a lecture course in his community under the auspices of the High School. Dr. Mathes is to deliver one number. Harriet Dellinger, '01, who has been supervisor of music in Bellingham, is spending the year in the University of Japan, at Tokio, studying art. Ethel Peek, '06, a Seattle teacher, has a leave of absence for a half year. She, is traveling in the east and has recently visited Boston and New York. Georgia Ellis, '06, also graduate of University of Michigan, '09, is teaching in Douglas county to secure experience as rural school teacher. Herman Smith, '09, is principal of the Greenwood school in Seattle. He has five assistants. His school is one of the centers for manual training and domestice science in Seattle. Miss Lydia Breckett is teaching in the primary grades in a small town twenty-three miles from Boise, Idaho. Dorothy Hughes is teaching second and third grades at Ilwa-co, in Pacific county. Miss May Greenman, who was president of the Y. W. C. A., '08, came up from Bothell, where she is teaching school, to attend the Y. W. reception. LIST o r NEW BOORS. The following are a few of the new books that have recently b en added to the library: On the Trail of the Immigrant—E. A. Steiner. Following the Color Line—R. S. Baker. American Race Problem—A. H. Stone. Social Phases of Education—L. T. Dutton. Departmental Teaching in Elementary Schools—V. E. Kilpat-rick. An Ideal School—P. W. Search. Moral Instruction and Training in Schools—M. E. Sadler. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 41 ---------- THE MESSENGER 41 Philippine Experiences of an Americn Teacher—W. B. Fresr. Merry Adventures of Robin Hood—Howard Pyle. Structure and Development of Mosses and Ferns.—D. H. Campbell. Camps and Cruises of an Ornithologist—F. M. Chapman. Collected Studies on Immunity.—Paul Ehrlich. Irrigated Lands of United States, Canada and Mexico—C. R. Price. Handbook of Domestic Science and Household Arts—L. L. Wilson. Selection and Preparation of Food—Isabel Bevier and A. R. Van Meter. The Plan, Decoration and Care—Isabel Bevier. Textiles and Clothing—K. H. Watson. Chemistry of Pottery—Karl Langenbeck. Working Principles of Rhetoric—J. F. Genung. Servant in the House—C. R. Kennedy. Cambridge Apostles—F. M. Brookfield. Story of Sigurd—William Morris. Dante and Collected Verse—G. L. Raymond. Works of Charles and Mary Lamb—E. V. Lucas. Andean Land—C. S. Osborne. The Northwest Passage—Roald Amundsen. Stars and Stripes—P. D. Harrison. History of Ancient Egyptians—J. H. Breasted. Expansion of England—J. R. Seely. State of Washington—E. S. Meany. History of Washington—C. A. Snowden. Pioneer Days on Puget Sound—Arthur Denny. Reminiscences of Seattle—T. S. Phelps. W. E. Gladstone—Justin McCarthy. Stonewall Jackson—J. E. Cooke. Robert E. Lee—J. E. Cooke. . Abraham Lincoln—M. M. Miller. Alice Freeman Palmer—G. H. Palmer. Madness of Philip—J. D. Daskam. Wards of Liberty—Myra Kelly. Shepherd of the Hills—H. B. Wright. J ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 42 ---------- 42 THE MESSENGER Prof. Deerwester (in Hist, of Ed.)—"A piece of money was found in this room, f—" Miss D. B.—'' It's mine. Is it a quarter ?'' Prof. D.—"In what year was it made? You will have to identify it." Miss Branson's classification of weeds: "Animals, bianimals and peranimals." Burning midnight oil— Working 'til we b o i l - Why all this turmoil ? Geometry! A poser for Mr. Epley: Why is it that it is the day that breaks when it is the night that falls? I used to think I knew I knew, But now I must confess: The more I know I know I know I know I know the less. Dormitory Rules of Table Manners. 1. Always help yourself before you pass anything. 2. Don't come to breakfast table until three miutes after the bell rings. It shows a commendable unwillingness to lay aside books when imbibing at the founts of knowledge before breakfast. 3. Never reach more than half way across the table. 4. Always take the biggest piece of cake on the plate. Experience has proved that if you don't the next person will. 5. Don't eat up all the meat at dinner, for if you do there won't be hash for lunch the next day. 6. When the next table has run out of milk, pass them your pitcher. It shows that you have cultivated the spirit of generosity. Mr Epley (in an extremely serious talk to the Juniors)—All gountries have a national flower. For example: Scotland has the thistle, Ireland the shamrock, and Germany (pause)—the cabbage. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 43 ---------- THE MESSENGER 43 THE BALL GAME. On a sunny afternoon The sixth day of November A football game was played Which I'm sure you all remember. In the field stood the players, Each nerve strained for the fight, On the one side for the High School, On the other for the Blue and White. The signal now is given, The ball tossed up and then Caught by the leading Normal For we have the swiftest men. A rush, a fall, a scramble, And so the game goes on For very near a half an hour And neither side has won. But wait, where is the football? NUes has it, yes, I'm right. See! there he's making for the goal With all his strength and might. He's crossed it, made a touch down, Now the Normalites are cheering, Led by Mr. Laraway, While the High School side is silent, For tney fear they'll lose the day. So the first half is ended And the other half begun, The High School makes a touchdown And the Normalites are mum. Then after more hard playing And Niles has been knocked out, Time up—the score stands six to six, So both sides now can shout, Hip, hip, hurrah! Hip, hip, hurrah! Niles, Studebaker and Rogers, You fought loyally today; Tou Copenhaver, Reid and Odle, You've been true to the blue and white, And you've nearly won the fight. A NEW RECRUIT. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 44 ---------- 44 THE MESSENGER Edens Hall Geometry. 1. A single room is that which has no parts and no magnitude. 2. All the other rooms being taken, a single room is said to be a double room. 3. A pie may be produced any number of times. 4. The landlady may be reduced to her lowest terms by a series of propositions. 5. The clothing of a dormitory bed, although extended indefinitely in both directions, will never meet. 6. Any two meals at the dormitory are together less than on« square meal. 7. Mush , Dry Toast _ Beef , Syrup , Spuds Coffee Fried Spuds Pudding Bread Beans —— Hash • Breakfast __ Dinner Hash " M launch Dinner Two rival commercial travelers in Leedo were trying to sell a merchant a fireproof safe. The first said to the merchant: "A cat was put in one of our safes, and the safe was put in the middle of a fire for 24 hours, and afterwards the cat came out alive. ' Said the second: "We put a cat in one of our safes, piled a fire round it for a week, and when we opened it the cat was dead," '' Yes,'' replied the traveler,'' he was frozen to death!'' Ex. "Ah, I thought so," said the merchant. 'Twas cram, cram, cram, Senior, Junior, Freshie, all; Below eighty we dared not fall. Through our precious notes we ran, Class, family, species, kind We hustled in our mind. Grasped tho theme of Saul, And Milton's angels' Fall And still that wasn't all. It was getting, oh! so late, But there were still some dates, On which all hung, sure as fate, Symbols and laws in Chemistry, Which no girl will ever be able to see, Higher Arthmetic with loganthum sums And Algebra and Geometry all in one. Slowly, sadly to the test we went Wondering what hermophroditic meant. But many questions on the board We had failed to hoard In the cram, cram, cram. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 45 ---------- THE MESSENGER 45 Mr. Romine (finding leg of a crab gone)—Leg pulling is a form of graft. Miss Dubois (in grammar class)—Give a statement. Miss Weber—I believe you are a widow. Miss D.—What was the last part of that statement? Miss W.—You are a widow. Miss D.—That's right. Dr. Mathes—Miss Drysdale, if you were to visit Wall street in New York, would you see the building wherein Jefferson was inaugurated ? Miss Drysdale—N-no; but I think the place where the building stood is still there. "Now, little children, do you know what becomes of bad boys and girls who tell stories to the teacher?" Up went little Arthur's hand, and he said: " I know, teacher. The junkman gets 'em." By actual count, Mr. Larraway's name appeared only seven-five times in the last Messenger. The poor dear will never survive such neglect. "Professor," said a Senior, " I am indebted to you for all I know. "Pray don't mention such a trifle," was the reply. Ex. It is better late than never, but the student who acts on that assertion usually gets into trouble. REVISED "HIAWATHA." He killed the noble Mudjekeewis With the skin he made the mittens, Made them with the fur side inside; Made them with the skin side outside; He, to get the warm side inside, Put the inside skin side outside; Put the warm side, fur side inside; Why he put the skin side outside, Winy he turned the inside outside. Ex. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 46 ---------- 46 THE MESSENGER The Indian scalps his enemy, but the white man "skins" his friend. He (pointing on the football field)—Reid will be our best man in a couple of weeks. She—Oh, Royal! This is so sudden. The man whistled joyously as he ground Ins teeth—he was a dentist. Did any one see Miss Gray on the Pay Streak eating sticky popcorn? A girl from the dormitory—Oh, dear! I had hash for dinner, and feel like everything. Bessie McDowell (hearing Lake Mathes mentioned)—Lake Mathes; where is that? When hired girls are scarce, remember, Normal girls, that your old schoolmates, Mr. Johnson and Mr. Trimble, can cook. According to the bulletin board, Ancient History has been lost. Finder please return to Mr. Bever. Training school pupil (writing a letter)—I have ate teachers, too. Mr. L. (talking to earthworm in biology)—"Nice itto baby, turn to papa." Mr Moodie (speaking of David in "The Shepherd King")— Who was it wrote that book? (And we though Mr. Moodie went to Sunday School.) Mr. Deerwester (calling roll)—Miss Nord? Mr. Clifford—Ah—er; Miss Nord is coming. Here she is. Mr. Deerwester (continuing)—Miss Parkyn? Is Miss Parkya coming too? From a Junior Exam, paper—The signs of the Zodiac are times which tell when certain times are coming. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 47 ---------- THE MESSENGER 47 Teacher—Tom, what is one and one? Tom—Three, sir. Teacher—You're a blockhead. Suppose you add yourself and me together, what will be the result? Tom—Two blockheads, sir. Ex. First Student—What are you, a Third Year? Second Student—They haven't classified me yet, so I guess I am a freak—otherwise known as a special student. Give me an ideal that will stand the strain of weaving into human stuff on the loom of the real. Keep me from caring more for books than for folks, for art than for life. Steady me to do my full stint of work as well as I can. When that is done, pay what wages Thou wilt, and help me to say from a quiet heart a grateful Amen.—Henry Van Dyke. I believe that no one can harm us but ourselves; that sin is misdirected energy; that there is no devil but fear; and that the universe is planned for good.—Fra Albertus. H. S. (in Senior class meeting, after Gr. H. had left the room)—There is no use in giving these yells. Everybody has gone. (Forty Seniors still remained.) "A mothers' club!" exclaimed Mrs. Farmer Hayrick, putting the newspaper down. "The very idee o' sich a thing! I never use nothing but a shingle. Nice sort of mothers they must be that has to use a club." Daughter—Yes, I've graduated, but now I must inform myself in psychology, philology, bibli— Practical Mother—Stop right where you are. I have arranged for you a thorough course in roastology, boilology, stitchology, darnology and general domestic hustleology. Now get on your working clothes. Ex. "Have you a few moments to spare?" "Young man," said the capitalist, severely, "my time ia worth $100 an hour, but 111 give you ten minutes." "If it's all the same to you, sir," thoughtfully replied the visitor, " I believe I would rather take it in cash." Ex. ---------- Messenger - 1909 December - Page 48 ---------- THE MESSENGER SORE THROAT. "My, such a funny feeling About this throat of mine!" Quoth a pale and shivering maiden As she sat down to dine. Then, slowly, bravely, did she try To eat whate'er she took, But alas! her fate was plain to see. In her agonizing look, As slowly from her place she rose And wearily climbed the stair; Then silently to her lone couch went With the peroxide on the chair. Oh! who can tell the ache of it, The pain and the dry parched lips, That longing vain for a spud or bun, As she her orange sips? Oh, for some nectar, such as Jove Drained from Hebe's glass! Yet naught but that foaming "peroxide" Will else restore the lass. To three square meals and comrades gay And all the fun at school; So, in her lonely misery She bravely she keeps the rule, With dreams of spreads and fudge and fun When she is well once more And dashes the drained "peroxide flash" To pieces on the floor. —M. S. '11.PPPPP
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Identifier: wwu:33257
Title: WWU Board minutes 1909 December
Date: 1909-12
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1909 December.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1909-12 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909 Volume 03 - Page 125 1909-12-11 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School, held in their office, this afternoon at 2:30 o
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1909-12 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909 Volume 03 - Page 125 1909-12-11 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Boa
Show more1909-12 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909 Volume 03 - Page 125 1909-12-11 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School, held in their office, this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of Nov. 16th and 26th read and approved. The Registrar presented the appended which on motoin of Trustee Handschy, seconded by Trustee Donovan, was ordered entered of record: STATE FUND Bellingham, Wash., Dec. 8, 1909. To the Honorable, The Board of Trustees. Bellingham State Normal School, Bellingham, Washington. Gentlemen:- The 1907 Legislature passed a law requiring Cash Receipts of any State Institution to be deposited daily with the State Treasurer. Between the time this Law became effective and the opening of school in September of that year there were no cash receipts. From Sept., 1907 to June, 1909, our receipts were remitted to the State Treasurer. The 1909 Legislature passed an act repealing the law above noted, which became effective June 10, 1909. During the session of the 1909 Legislature, an act was passed reappropriating to this institution the funds it had deposited with the State Treasurer up the the time the bill was drawn. From that time to June 10, 1909, this school continued its deposits and the appended report divides the balance in the bank between School and State and closes out the fund: RECEIPTS Receipts for the year Sept. 1, 1908--Aug. 31, 1909 Tuition - $35.00. Room rent--Edens Hall - $1659.28. Locker fees - $53.25. Incidentals - $124.69. Library fees - $2350.00. $4222.22. REMITTANCES Remitted to the State Treasurer up to and including July 1, 1909 --- $3873.52. Sept. 1, 1909--Balance in Bellingham National bank - $348.70. There were no receipts subsequent to June 10, 1909 except Summer School Library fees. Receipt book shows number of fees received from June 14 to close of Summer School to be--63. Less Volgar, McCoubrey, Casey and Boynton who paid June 9th, 1909,--------4. 59. 59 fees at $10.00 - $590.00. 1/2 for Library fund - $295.00. 1/2 for Rebate fund - $295.00. $590.00. $590.00. Above Library fund passes to the school - $295.00. Balance to State Treasurer - $53.70. Fund as a whole Sept. 1, 1907 to Aug. 31, 1908 Remitted to State Treasurer - $4641.40. Sept. 1, 1908 to July 1, 1909 " - $3873.52. Dec. 8, 1909--balance " - $53.70. Total of this fund " - $8568.62. Reappropriated by 1909 Legislature - $7133.40. Standing to our credit - 1435.22. Add checks Forrest and Hogle - $50.00. Add balance as per 1908-1909 Library report - $89.89. TOTAL - $1575.11. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909 Volume 03 - Page 126 1909-12-11 Trustee Handschy reported that the City Water Board had extended the present flat rate of $35.00 per month for city water to the Normal school to April 1st, 1911. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the thanks of the board were extended him and Dr. Mathes for their services in appearing before the City Water Board. The registrar reported that Isabella M. Williams had made a partial payment of $10.00 upon her note to the Students Loan Fund. The registrar also reported that the check of James O'Sullivan for $15.00 to cover books taken by him from the library but not returned had been reported by the Bellingham National Bank, on which it had been drawn, to be valueless. The registrar also reported that a loan had been made to Arthur M. McCoubrey of $50.00 from the Students Loan Fund. The principal was authorized to expend $15.00 with the Herald and with the Reveille for write-ups in their respective Holiday editions of the Normal School. The principal was authorized to have the steam heating pipes in the Domestic Science department lowered. On motion of Mr. Donovan, seconded by Mr. Handschy, the principal was authorized to expend the sum of $200.00 for providing windows with weatherstrips of the Chamberlain metal weather strip pattern and double windows, selection of treatment to be at his option. Principal Mathes presented the appended recommendations for the Summer School schedule, which on motion of Mr. Donovan, seconded by Mr. Handschy, were adopted: Bellingham State Normal School, December, 11th, '09. To the Board of Trustees,- It is recommended that the following provisional assignment of members of the faculty be made for service as teachers in the summer term of 1910, provided that such changes as are found advisable in the organization of the work may be made with the consent of the Board of Trustees. (Subjects to be taught.) (Suggested Elective subjects.) Miss Almina George - Tr. School Psychology I (2) R. S. Methods - School Aministration for Principals. Miss Maude Drake - Tr. School (2) - Music I (2)- Miss Nellie A. Gray - Review Geography - Geography Methods - Methods for defective children. Miss Frances S. Hays - Oral Expression I (2) - Oral Expression II. School Entertainments. Miss Ida A. Baker - Algebra - Arithmetic - Juvenile Lit. Miss Catherine Cribbs - Grammar - English Method - English classics. History of American Literature. Miss Lulu B. Dawson - Drawing I - Manual Training I - Drawing Method. Metal Work. Miss Minerva Lawrence - Cooking (2) - Sewing. Home Economics. Mr. E. A. Bond - Physics I (2) - Arithmetic Method. School Apparatus. Mr. A. P. Romine - Physiology - Zoology (2). School and Home Sanitation. Mr. James Bever - Sociology (2) - School Manual. Rural Sociology. It is further recommended that four class hours per day shall be considered regular work. Respectfully submitted, Principal. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for December 1909 Volume 03 - Page 127 1909-12-11 Miss Catherine Montgomery was granted permission to teach in the Summer School of the Oregon State University the coming summer. A. P. Romine was appropriated the net sum of $300.00 for supplies for his department. On motion of Mr. Handschy, seconded by Mr. Donovan, the following bills were audited and ordered paid: MAINTENANCE FUND Northwest Journal of Education - $8.00. Bellingham High School "Kulshan" - $7.00. Normal Messenger - $12.00. Griggs S. and P. Co. - $19.10. Central Scientific Co. - $42.11. Byron Bros. Grocery - $14.15. Lowman and Hanford S. and P. Co. - $79.88. A. P. Romine - $7.55. Revolving Fund - $895.04. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $139.20. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Morse Hardware Co. - $14.34. George Heath - $33.30. Puget Sound Mills and Timber Co. - $54.61. Munro and Haskell - $53.64. Morrison Mill Co. - $60.57. Western Wood Working Co. - $25.55. A. P. Romine - $7.32. Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. - $76.84. LOCAL FUNDS Mrs. Alice Rost - $6.75. Mrs. L. Stebbins, Edens Hall Pay-roll - $45.00. Mrs. P. Richert, " - $30.00. Mrs. H. C. Chapman, " - $20.00. Peter Frank - $3.50. W. E. McCaddon - $102.00. Santo Vacuum Cleaner Co. - $4.00. Mabel Z. Wilson, December Pay-roll - $90.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg - $10.00. Ida E. Powell, Edens Hall Pay-roll - $50.00. Herbert E. Studebaker, " - $12.00. Edna M. Lawrence, December Pay-roll - $8.00. W. L. Gunn - $5.00. S. Theil - $9.75. Sweet Grocery Co. - $102.99. Pacific Steam Laundry - $6.35. Coldeway and Kvam - $67.32. A. H. Montgomery - $33.55. A. P. Erickson - $181.25. E. B. DuVall - $3.75. Ireland and Pancoast - $61.90. Wyatt and Giles - $6.10. Royal Dairy - $4.50. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $136.30. L. Stanton - $78.50. J. N. Selby and Co. - $16.80. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $21.70. Christopher and Blythe - $3.85. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $94.21. B. B. Furniture Co. - $7.05. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. Mrs. L. Stebbins, Edens Hall Pay-roll - $45.00. Mrs. P. Richert, " - $30.00. Mrs. H. C. Chapman - $20.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. ##
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Identifier: wwu:11527
Title: Messenger - 1909 November
Date: 1909-11-01
Description: Cover title: Messenger
Digital Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: Special Collections
Related Collection: Western Front Historical Collection
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1909_1101 ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page [1] ---------- I HERBSGEFUHL. O weary gleaming sun! 0 Heaven of palest blue! E'en yet, O glorious past delights The meadow dreams of you. The last pale weary rose, Harking to Nature's call, Closes her eyes to lifer- Lets her last petal
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1909_1101 ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page [1] ---------- I HERBSGEFUHL. O weary gleaming sun! 0 Heaven of palest blue! E'en yet, O glorious past delights The meadow dreams of you. The
Show more1909_1101 ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page [1] ---------- I HERBSGEFUHL. O weary gleaming sun! 0 Heaven of palest blue! E'en yet, O glorious past delights The meadow dreams of you. The last pale weary rose, Harking to Nature's call, Closes her eyes to lifer- Lets her last petal fall. A golden decrease of color, Permeates field end wood; God's hand is in the Autumn And the works of God are good. Translated from the German of Gerok by C. * ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 2 ---------- 2 TEE MESSENGER LITERARY. "THE PIONEER." High up in the mountains, where the clouds are often beneath the snow line, a rivulet once had its birth. It came stealing ita way among dripping moss-covered rocks, and then rushed downward through dark canyons, to finally meet and mingle with other small streams, and when at last it reached the little valley which slumbered at the foot of the mountains, it was a little river which today is called the Sumas. Winding through the valley, sometimes through the shade of cedar groves, and between stretches of willow and alder-fringed banks, it entered a little lake which emptied into the Fraser river, as it swept onward to its outlet in the Gulf of Georgia. The valley through which the stream glides is the bed of an ancient lake. In the ages long since past, the action of the water washing the disintegrated rock from the sides of the mountains, filled its basin with a loose soil: and the seeds of the fir. f.edar, alder and maple were carried by the winds and deposited in the newly-formed land. After the seeds had germinated, a mighty forest sprang ur gt;, birds sang in the branches of the trees, the elk and deer roamed in its shade, and here also the cougar sought his prev. Sometimes fierce winds came roaring down the canyon of the Frazer. and prostrated portions of the forest. Fires then sweeping through these portions, cleared the ground of every vestige of vegetation. Then upon the bare and burned places a forest of large ferns sprang up, and so dense was the shade that neither errass nor shrub could obtain a foothold, and when the indomitable nioneer, after forcing his way through the tangled forest, saw these few open glades, he rejoiced in his heart that the home he had so long desired was found at last. Tird after a journey of many days, he selected a place to snend the night, built a fire, and prepared a scant supper, for the food with which he had supplied himself was nearly gone. In the evening he put enough wood in the fire to keep a blaze until niorning, spread his blankets under the trees, and went to rest. "Rut oh! how homesick he did feel! He thought how far away be was from home and friends, and also thought of the girl whom he had left in the East until he could prepare a home for her. But now he was far away, and might never be able to send for that one of whom he thousrht most. And while he lay there he heard in the distance the scream of the cougar, and in the tree above him, the hoot of the owl. And the wind came sighing ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 3 ---------- THE MESSENGER t through the trees, like the moaning of the sea, and none of these things served to relieve the loneliness and desolation. But at last he fell into a sleep of exhaustion, and awoke to feel within him a new determination to overcome all the difficulties that lay before him. He arose early, prepared his breakfast, and made ready to look about his surroundings on the rising ground which formed the western boundary of the valley, he found a dead forest in which the blackened trunks and leafless branches bore evidence of the destroying power of fire. Alders and young firs were found growing over the roots of the decaying trees. Through the wreck of the former stately forest flowed a small stream whose waters were pure and clear. After a casual survey he selected a level place near its bank and with saw, froe and axe he made great "shakes" from a fallen cedar, and before the sun sank in the west, a rude hut was finished and a roof that would exclude the rain was completed. This was his home. In the light of the setting sun he went out of the shack and stood on the bank of the stream. As he stood watching the stars fill the sky, he felt a new kind of happiness, for was he not a landowner? Did not this land from the very surface to the center, belong to him? Was he not proprietor of it by first right? The next day he explored the stream further and found it was the abode of several families of beavers. The industrious animals had built dams which caused the stream to expand into numerous lake sand pools. Here the mallard reared its brood and the bear had its home. On the north was one of the forests for which Western Washington is justly famed, and towering toward the sky were the cedar and majestic spruce. They stood so close to each other that the interlacing branches produced a constant twilight. Under the trees was a verdant carpet of moss which afforded food for the deer and served to deaden the footfall of the hunter. Going further, he found three lakes at quite a distance from each other, each containing many trout. These lakes are today known as Lake Lehmann, Lake Knudson, and Boundary Lake. On the east the Nooksack mountains frowned down upon the valley below. These mountains were separated from the Nook-sack river by a narrow belt of forest. The pioneer lived on, visiting these various places at intervals, and working hard to make a home. One day, while slashing trees in the clearing he heard the sound of another axe, and rushing to the spot from whence the sound had come, he found another pioneer, who had come to this wild place, in an endeavor to make a home. The first pioneer took him home, entertained ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER him at a feast of wild game, and they were friends from that day. It was not so lonely for either of them after that, for they had hunting trips and other excursions together. In a short time the pioneer had a few acres cleared, and his hut was put in better condition. One night he wrote a letter to the girl in the East, asking her to come. The next day he walked several miles to have the letter posted. Then he began to await the arrival of an answer, counting the days, figuring up the difference in time until finally one day the postmaster in the little town many miles away sent a letter by an Indian who chanced to be coming that way, and this letter said "she" was coming. He met her at the town upon her arrival, and the next morning they followed a trail for many miles through the woods to the home of the man who was both a pioneer and a preacher, and were married there, with two Indians as witnesses. Then they went home and the rude hut made of "shakes" soon presented a more homelike appearance, thanks to the deft hands of the housewife. With the advent of the woman pioneer, there came a still further change in the surroundings, through a woman's love for order and beauty. Flower beds were designed, shrubs and fruit trees were planted, the house was enclosed by a fence, and with the little legacy which she brought with her, a cow was purchased from an old trapper who had an Indian wife, and who was a relic of the "Hudson Bay" times. One day the pioneer and his wife determined to have a picnic. They had often desired to view the country from the top of Nooksack Mountain, and in the early hours of the morning they set out, he carrying his gun, and she a lunch. They followed the stream for a little way, and the elk and deer would often be seen nearby. After a while they left the stream and went through the forest. Through tangled brush and over huge windfalls they scrambled until they reached a well beaten game trail at the foot of the mountain. Following the trail after hours of hard toil, they reached the top of the mountain, which they found covered with snow. They stood there and gazed at the beautiful scene that lay below them. Oh, how they longed for the power to describe the beauties that have been bestowed upon this earth. There are time in the life of every one when they feel that they have done a deed of heroism, and their souls will soar far beyond the thoughts of self and worldiness. The knowledge that theirs were the first Saxon feet to mark the snows of this mountain never occurred to them. Their hearts were filled with gladness that they, and they alone, should be the first to gaze upon the ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 5 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 5 scene, fairer than anything they had ever imagined. In the north, as far as the eye could reach, stretched snow-capped mountains broken only by a great gorge from whence the Fraser river flowed toward the ocean. Northeast they could see Mt. Baker. In the west lay the Gulf of Georgia, on the horizon of which a ship could be seen. In the south lay Puget Sound, flecked with its little islands. In the east rose a wild range of mountains, some of the sides of which were covered with evergreens, and all were snowcapped. In the southwest the Olympic range wound its length. From gaps among its peaks they could see a glow of light which they knew to be the Pacific. In the shadow of the peak upon which they stood lay the beautiful Sumas valley and the home which they had left that morning. As it was growing late they left this pleasant scene and began to descend. They reached homo shortly after dark, tired and hungry, but very well satisfied with, their day's recreation. The days passed. Dreary were those of winter, with its storms of snow and sleet, spring with its drizzling showers, summer with its hot, sweltering days and its plague of mosquitoes. Still the work went on. His axe swung constantly, and a column of smoke and a pillar of fire rose from the clearing, which became wider and wider, as the trees fell beneath his blows. And all the day, except when she was preparing their simple meals, his wife was at his side piling the brush and sometimes helping him saw the great trees. A change came in their fortunes. With money sent by relatives in the East, a yoke of oxen was purchased, and a rude cart, made by sawing wheels from a log, and running them on a wooden axle, enabled him to haul the cedar logs he had hewn in the forest, to the site of the "shake" hut, and with the aid of his fellow pioneers, a log house, shingled with handmade shingles, was built, and with the few tools they had, a board floor was made, and their house began to assume the appearance of a mansion in the eyes of the others. As time passed, children came to the home, and to other homes like this one, and as the children grew, school houses built of logs arose, the trails were widened into roads, an influx of settlers came, the railroad reached out its iron way, and the day of the pioneer was past. Never was a country so hard to subdue, never had settlers such obstacles to overcome. Much has been said of the heroism of the soldiers who fought for our country. The pioneers should not be forgotten, for they, in truth, were the empire builders-— the humble soldiers of the common good. MARY AGNES PERRY, ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 6 ---------- 6 THE MESSENGER HISTORY OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL. Like many other educational institutions the Bellingham State .Normal School passed through a period of struggle during the early days of its history. In 1893 a commission of three men was appointed to select a site for the school. In 1895 an appropriation of $40,000 was made for the hrst building. In 1897 the appropriation to equip the school and operate it for a term of two years was vetoed by the governor of the state. In 1899, however, an appropriation of $33,600 was made to begin the regular work of the institution. The school hrst opened its doors for the reception of students on September 6, 1899. During the hrst week something over one hundred students were enrolled in all classes. The hrst faculty consisted of six teachers, but in October following the number was increased to nine, and to that number other teachers have been added until the faculty numbers twenty-six today, not counting the special teachers of music. During the first year the entire school was crowded into the basement and first floors of the main building. During that year the present library room was used as an assembly hall, in 1901 an appropriation oij $46,000 was made for the completion of the main building and the erection of the training school annex. In 1903 this annex was entirely completed at a cost of about $10,000. In the same year an appropriation of $5,000 was made for the improvement of the campus and about two acres were filled and leveled in front of the buildings. During the same summer the first wing of Edens Hall was erected as a dining hall on the north corner of the campus. In 1905 this hall was moved to its present location, enlarged and much improved. In 1907 the state made an appropriation of $51,000 for the erection of a science annex at the north end of the main building. During the past summer this annex was entirely completed and a modern heating system installed. The present buildings have cost about $210,000, and their furnishings and equipment about $35,000 additional. During the first ten years of the active work of the school a total of 1,749 different students were enrolled for regular work. During this same period the school has issued 358 diplomas, 382 secondary certificates, and 139 elementary certificates. For the past three or four years the school has made an effort to secure students for the advanced classes rather than for the classes in the elementary courses, and during this time there has been a marked growth in the enrollment in the advanced courses of study. At the present time fully sixty per cent of the enrollment is found in the Junior and Senior classes. During these first ten ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 years the entire faculty list includes about fifty names. Of the nine who were employed during the first year, five are still teaching in the institution. ANNE OP AVONLEA—A BOOK REVIEW. Besides the book, which is of itself justification enough, there are two reasons why we of the Normal School should be interested in Anne of Avonlea. The first is somewhat personal. The author of the book. Miss L. M. Montgomery, of Prince Edwards Island, is cousin of the popular primary supervisor of the Normal, Miss Catharine Montgomery. To be sure our relationship is somewhat distant, yet the knowledge gives us a warm sense of fluffing our feathers and basking in a sort of reflected sunshine of success. Another reason is that the story deals with our profession. Tt couldn't be farther than it is from a professional tract, yet it gives a hint of the inspiration needed for good teaching and a glimnse of the poetrv of our profession. It is a simple, dainty little story of lovable people, such as we count among our friends. There are no tragedies in the story. The worst characters are respectable in their wrong-doing. It if? a book full of the sunshine and shadow of a summer day, full of the fancies and dreams and ideals of youth, yet withal very practical. All devoted young teachers have at some time met and conquered their Anthony Pye. The day in the school room and the child characters are drawn from life. "We know for we have taught their counterparts. The book reminds one of Louisa Alcott's stories: the people are real, like ourselves, the great middle class, and their problems are our daily problems. It speaks well for the ethical culture of our public that such stories as "Mrs. Wiggs' Cabbage Patch," "The Birds' Christmas Carol," and "Anne of Avonlea" are hailed with enthusiasm, while studies of the abnormal like "Marriage a la Mode," even though drawn by a gifted artist, are received coldly. Anne of Avonlea can be found in innumerable American communities, and there are multitudes of silent people, old and young, "who know." IDA AGNES BAKER. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 8 ---------- 8 THE MESSENGER MY FIRST DAY IN TRAINING SCHOOL. As the Siren's song lured sailors to death, so the fame of Bellingham Normal has wooed the youth of Washington not to death but to life in the training school. Who can forget the first day there? When I, as a new student teacher, descended the stairs to the primary room, all courage took hasty flight. Faces of children loomed up everywhere. I reached the class room door. I had always thought I was the bravest of the brave. I am not afraid of the dark, I do not even scream when a mouse runs across my toes, but, alas and alack! "pride goeth before a fall" and as I entered that dreaded room I found myself bereft of all my courage. The eager expectant faces, revealing minds hungry for thought food anxiously awaiting the seed-truth I had to impart, awakened no responsive chord within me. I was shaking like the trees on Sehome hill when caught in an autumn blast; great beads of perspiration stood on my forehead; franctically I grasped my plan and after a hasty glance at it, plunged madly into the lesson. After an agonizing length of time a sounding gong told me that someone else must now go through the ordeal, and—my first day in the training school had passed into history. - A. P. J. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE? How many of my readers have ever been taught in a rural school ? Doubtless many of you have. You, perhaps, could relate many interesting little experiences. This is one of mine: When I contracted to teach my first school I was told that it was often visited by tramps, and to be careful. Many a morning during that school year I quietly walked up to the windows and looked in to be sure that the way was clear before entering. All went well, and the next to the last day had come. On that day there was to be a celebration in town and the children were all going to be there. I had decided that rather than have to make up a day I would go and work a half day and then return home. I arrived at the school about the usual hour. When I had unhitched my horse and was ready to go I picked up my books, lunch box and clock and started for the building. I unlocked the door and walked up the middle aisle. I had reached the middle of the room when what should I see lying full length on the recitation bench but a man. He had his face, covered with his ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 9 ---------- THE MESSENGER 9 hat. I instantly dropped what I had in my arms and with a yell for every step started on the run for the nearest house. When { had reached the corner of the school yard I turned around to see if the tramp had left. Sure enough, and on the run, too, in the other direction. After some time I mustered up courage enough to return to the building. With a club in my hand I cautiously examined every corner before I could begin my work. I have never entered a school house in the morning since that day but I have felt some fear, although I have never met with such an experience since. J- M. ORIGIN OF HALLOWE'EN. "Upon that night when fairies light On Cassili's Downans dance, And oure the lays in splendid blaze, On sprightly coursers prance, Or for Colean the route is ta'en Beneath the moon's pale beams ihere up the cove, to stray and woo Among the rocks and streams To report that night." Hallowe'en, the 31st of October, has come to have a strange significance. It is called Hallowe'en from Hallowed Evening because it is the eve before the celebration of the feast of "All Saints," a religious festival celebrated in honor of the faithful departed. Among the folk of "ye olden time" the notion became prevalent that when earthly friends celebrated in their honor the faithful departed would be near them in spirit. Thus it became the time of all others in popular fancy, for the universal walking abroad of the spirits—both of the visible and invisible world. Chambers says, "One of the special characteristics attributed to this mystic night was the faculty conferred on humanity to detach it from its corporal tenement and wander abroad through realms of peace," very often, we think, in our modern times, to the detriment of fearful maids, hinge-swinging gates and various vehicles enjoying a quiet rest. Divination was believed then to be paramount and the gift of "callin' em from the vasty deep" was available to all who desired the privilege. Besides being a night for weird sportiveness it was also the time when lass and lad might divine whither Cupid would aim his fatal dart, for as Burns tell us: "And many lads and lassies fate Are there that night decided." ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER Traditions, which only centuries can make, have given us our modern Hallowe'en, a night on which all sprites and goblins hold high carnival. Apples and nuts are the instruments of fate. In fact, the custom of cracking nuts on that night has become so universal in some parts of the United Kingdom that it is termed "Nut Crack Night." Thus from many climes and ancient times we borrow customs left by tradition, and on the eve before All Saints' Day indulge in merry and weird frolic, test our fates, hide the gates or with the grinning Jack O-Lantern hold weird ghost parties in darkened rooms unmindful of the fact that "the spirits walk." M. S. '11. HALLOWE'EN CUSTOMS. Even in these practical, matter-of-fact, hustle-bustle times we meet people who are superstitious about dreams, number thirteen, rabbit's feet, and ghosts. At Hallowe'en time these superstitions take definite form in the shape of pumpkin-heads. On this famous thirty-first of October spirits walk the earth, shades haunt all the convenient places, spooks hide in every corner, and hob-goblins run wild. All these are really unseen friendly spirits who will give us important information about our future partners for life if we but approach them rightly and comply with simple conditions. If you wish to solve your heart's riddles, follow these simple recipes: Name a number of nuts for lovers and place them upon a bed of coals. If a nut jumps, the lover will prove unfaithful—probably he is a man of spirits and finds conditions too hot for him. If a nut blazes and burns, he surely loves the girl who named the nut—the fires of love rage in his bosom. If both nuts named for a maid and her lovers burn together, they will be married. It is well that anxious ones performing this ceremony be provided with very dry combustible nuts and a fine bed of red coals. Go to a cabbage patch blindfolded and pull the first plant you stumble against. The amount of earth clinging to its root shows the amount of your dowry; the shape and size indicates the appearance and height of the future husband, while the flavor of the heart and stem signifies his disposition. Eat an apple at midnight standing before your mirror combing your hair Your future husband will look into the glass over your shoulder. String a raisin in the middle of a thread a yard long and let two persons each take an end of the string in his mouth; who- ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 11 ---------- $HE MESSENGER il ever, by chewing the string, reached the raisin first has the raisin and will be the first to be wedded. Walk backward several rods, out of doors, in the moonlight, with a mirror in one hand, repeating the following lines: "Bound and round, 0 stars so fair! Ye travel and search out everywhere; I pray you, sweet stars, now show to me This night who my future husband or wife shall be." A face will (without doubt) be seen in the glass. Knead some cake dough with your left thumb without speaking a word—a single word will break the spell and destroy the hope of seeing your future husband in your dreams, after having eaten the mystic "dumb cake." Walk downstairs backward, holding a lighted candle over your head. Turn suddenly when you reach the bottom, and before you will stand the wished-for one—at least, he will be there if he has any idea of what is going on. These directions have been limited to girls, not that we wish to slight the boys, but we take it for granted that only the feminine members are curious and anxious about these things. The boys need have no intercourse with departed spirits to determine their fate, for its lies within thir own hands. All that is necessary for them is to ask and they shall find—out. AN OUTING. Have you ever had the opportunity to take a trip to any of the Sealing Islands of Alaska? I have, and it was a most instructive and pleasant outing. On Friday morning of the first week in May, a party of eight started in a gasoline launch for the Georka Sealing Islands, which lie twenty miles to the south of the little town of Sitka. These islands are the last of the hundreds of little islands which dot the harbor of Sitka. Between them and Australia, eight thousand miles in a straight line over the Pacific, there is no land. They range in size from a bare rugged rock projecting out of the water at low tide to large tree-covered islands several acres in area. The trees are, for the most part, low, rugged and wind-twisted, and in winter the land looks dreary enough. When the spring months come, however, heavy vegetation of flowers and ferns covers the land, a surprise to any one who thinks of all Alaska being a cold and frozen northland. The inhabitants of the islands are Indians or natives. Men, women and children camp out there during the sealing season, ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER which is, as I remember, during the months of April and May. The women stay at home and take care of the camp, do the cooking, smoke and dry the fish that is caught, try out the seal oil, and do a little fishing for halibut, black bass and other small fish, while the men are away catching the seal. On entering the cove to the sealers' camp we saw before us a long white sandy beach, a number of sailboats, and from twenty to thirty tents snuggled in the deep wild grass under the heavy bank of tangled-trees. Smoke was rising in different places, women were moving about, busy at their work in front of the tents, and the children were happy at their play of running out in the water and racing in with the waves. It certainly was a sight not to be forgotten to see the returning sealing boats, one and two at a time, sail round the point into the cove, and row up to the beach. We came nearer and landed, and then we gathered with the children about the boats to see the day's catch and to watch the silent dark men as they deftly handled the seals. The men had been out at their work since early morning, leaving about two o'clock, and now at eight at night they had returned to eat and sleep and to refresh themselves so as to be up again in the morning—all their lives spent in the wonderful work of catching seals. This art has been taught to the natives by experience, patience, perseverance and necessity. It requires a skill in when and how and where, and a training which is quite difficult for the white man to accomplish. Each sail boat has four rowers and one hunter who stands in the bow of the boat with gun in hand ready to shoot the floating seal—for the seal is only caught when it comes to the surface to sleep in the sun. When a seal is seen and it is not near enough to shoot, the rowers, with the least possible noise, row away around to be between the seal and the direction of the wind, pull in oars to avoid any splashing that will awaken the sleeping seal, and drift noiselessly toward the seal. When within a sure shooting distance, the hunter fires, the rowers row to the seal and have it in before it has time to sink. The fur of each seal is worth about twenty dollars, and four or five seals are counted a very good day's catch. Of course there are a great many days when the sealers cannot go out on account of storms on the ocean. Luckily for us the weather promised to be clear for the next day and we were able to watch the preparations that went on for the coming day's work. Before the natives had "closed in" for the night they had everything in readiness for an immediate start in the morning. There was not much sleep for us that night. Everything was too new—and wonderful. We walked down the beach over the ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 13 ---------- !THE MESSENGER 13 rocks which stood defiant in the bay. We did not talk much—we couldn't. We watched the last pink gleam in the sky die out. Everything began to be still, except the incessant splashing of the waves against the rocks, and we could feel the night closing down. We were a mile from camp, twenty miles from Sitka, and a "thousand miles from nowhere." It did not get dark, so a person could not see, all night. I could not sleep at all, and when the wee small hours began to approach I stuck my head out under the side of the tent and watched the northern lights. The sky was one mass of flashing changing color. The streaks would flash up into the sky and seem to fight to see which could hold sway. At about half-past two I heard the faintest click of an oar and looking down toward the beach could just barely see, through, the gray of the morn, a boat headed for the point. By the time I could get down there three others had left, each crew vieing with one another to see who could make the earliest start. I watched the fifth crew steal quietly down, push the boat just into the water, then the men came back and with each other's help carried the oars, sail, guns, ammunition box and grub-box and within three minutes they were out into the bay. Thus ten or fifteen boats left. A STUDENT. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 14 ---------- 14 ?HE MESSENGER THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printing«j^splfefri3ii Railroad Avenue MESSENGER STAPE " Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done." C. E. STOWB. ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD - MARIE REECE ) ALICE PEACOCK J- - EDNA STAPLES ) MARY E- SEXTON MARGARET WALTON \ MAUDE WESCOTT ) ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE HENRY ROGERS) BEATRICE BAIRi Editor Associate Literary Exchange Organization - Locals Athletics }• GRACE HINMAN AMELIA PISKE ROY KNUDSON FLORENCE MCKEAN i- INA LANDON LUCY FOWLER VALE NIXON HARRY HEATH JANET EVERETT W. T. MEYER Calendar Alumni Jokes Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YBAR Entered December 21, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Vol. IX. November, 1909 No. 2 Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells In heads replete with thoughts of other men, Wisdom in minds attentive to their own; Knowledge, a rude unprofitable mass, The mere materials with which wisdom buils, Till smoothed and squared, and fitted into place, Does but encumber what it seems to enrich. Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much, Wisdom is humble that he knows no more. COWPER. The Messenger Exchange Editor sent out thirty papers last month to various schools, but as yet few Exchanges have been received in return. Our students enjoy reading such papers and it is hoped that many Exchanges will be hanging this next month on our line in the General Meeting Boom on the first floor. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 1 15 We think the Messenger is improving, don't you? Look at the advertisements and notice how neat and attractive they are. A business firm has complimented us on the fact that their Messenger " ad." yielded them fine returns for it brought their name to the attention of many outside the city. Cheery, isn't it? A little commendation goes a long way. The subject of making Sehome hill a park is again being revived. However, before that is done we are afraid it will be necessary to have a presentable "back yard," as our poetic feelings might be seriously injured by the sight of the worldly material at our feet. Are the students aware that we have a Students' Association at the Normal? It is an organization expressly for the school; its interests are yours, therefore give it loyal support. Attend some of their business meetings held every Wednesday afternoon and we are sure you will be agreeably surprised at the amount of work really done for the benefit of the students. The new pencil sharpeners, one in the Conversation room and the other in the Study Hall, and the new football suits for the boys tell what kind of an organization the Students' Association is. The football team is appearing in new stockings and new sweaters. They look well; now, if they will play well we shall all be well satisfied. Why is it that the class spirit is so noticeably absent? Too much spirit is wrong, of course, but don't you think it would be well if classes would be a little more enthusiastic? School life would only be happier for a little friendly rivalry. High schools and colleges the country over are noted for the spirit of their people. Are we to be behind? Seniors, Juniors and Underclassmen— wake up! A movement is on foot in our city that few of us "on the hill" are acquainted with but one which (if we know anything about it at all) will hold our attention and have our entire sympathy and co-operation This movement is the anti-saloon movement. Consider what it would mean to us as students to have local option in our city. For one thing it would mean safer streets, and there is no thoughtful girl going down town by day or by night (and by the way, she goes very little at night because of certain conditions in town) who is not sensible of what this ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER means to her personally. It would mean that the boys of the Normal would be open to fewer temptations. It would mean that parents would be much more willing to let their boys or girls come to Bellingham to obtain a schooling; for thinking parents consider carefully the environment of the school to which they entrust their children. It would mean the in-rushing of good citizens with families to educate and the filling up of our Normal to its doors and thus widen its scope of usefulness. Hurrah, we say, for the new order of things and for the men who are going to carry the banner of righteousness to victory with their votes! ORGANIZATIONS. The Thespian Dramatic Club has reorganized this year with a membership of fifteen. The following officers have been elected: President Hilda Musgrove Vice President W. T. Myer Secretary Ada B. Campbell Treasurer Rossae Elzey Program Committee Nellie Finch, John Laraway, Harriet Clouston The first program consisted of dramatic readings by each member of the club. The club plans, this year, in addition to regular dramatic work, to study plays and playwrights. This is a broader work than has heretofore been attempted. On Friday, October 15, the Alkisiahs gave their first regular program of this year. The first talk was given on the "ordeals of club work," and another on the theme of the work for this year, which is "The Ancient and Modern Grailers." The work will commence with a thorough study of the grail as it comes to us in aU the old legends. The first program on this subject will be given within two weeks. The Young Men's Debating Club held its third regular meeting Thursday, October 14, with a large number of the Normal boys in attendance. The half hour's parliamentary drill was entered into with an enthusiasm that was enjoyed by all present. Following the drill came the regular program of the evening ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 which consisted of a debate on the question, "Besolved, That further emigration of the Japanese to America should be restricted.'' Those upholding the affirmative were Messrs. Stinson and Trimble;, for the negative were Messrs. Stults and DeMerchant. The debate was close and hotly contested, but the judges finally rendered a decsion in favor of the negative. Choral Club. Under the direction of Miss Moore the Choral Club has commenced work this year with unusually bright prospects. The club has been reorganized with a membership of about twenty-five, and owing to the large number of excellent voices some splendid work is expected. Preparations for the annual concert will be made immediately and the club will also be heard in special numbers from time to time during the year. Officers have been elected as follows: President, Miss Ina Landen; vice president, Miss Nora Haffley; secretary, Miss Vida Van Cleave; treasurer, Miss Edna Staples. Y. W. C. A. An interesting meeting was held October 14 in the Society Hall when Miss Bailey, superintendent of Snohomish County, gave a talk on Sunday observance and tithe giving. The subjeet was made very enjoyable and instructive through illustrations given from Miss Bailey's personal experience. The cafeteria opened for work Monday, October 18, under the direction of Miss Fowler. The room in the basement is a pleasant one and well fitted with tables for the purpose. The cooking at present is done in the domestic science department, but it is expected that a stove will be installed in the near future which will enable the work to be handled more easily. STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION. Members of the Students' Association (which ought to mean all of our students, of course) may not realize the extent of the financial responsibility resting upon the Board of Control and the care which is exercised to guard against loss. Eealizing that money or property value to the extent of several hundred dollars is at nearly all times interested to its several appointees, the ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 18 ---------- 18 TEE MESSENGER Board this year is instituting the plan of putting the Business Manager of the Messenger, the Storekeeper, the Bookkeeper- Treasurer and the Athletic Manager under bond, the last to the amount of $200, the others in the sum of $500 each. This insures absolute safety of the funds and property of the association and a business-like settlement with each of these officers at the end of the year. Did you know that out of 400 students there are about 120 who do not belong to the Students' Association ? This is essentially an organization by and for the students, and if we make, it successful and as helpful to us as it was intended to be, we must all pull together and boost. The Board of Control consists of the president, Miss Edna Lawrence,- vice president, Mr. H. Studebaker; secretary, Miss Hilda Musgrove, and two student representatives, Miss Ethal Nichols and Mr. Stultz, all chosen from the student body, while the faculty is represented by Miss Hays, Miss Cribbs and Mr. Deerwester. This Board of Control meets every Wednesday at 4 P. M. and carefully goes over any business pertaining to the association such as the allowing of bills, etc., and discusses any plans which may further and enlarge the usefulness of the association. For this reason the board asks that any student who has any matter which he wishes brought before the association to be present at one of these meetings and place it before the board. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 19 ---------- THE MESSENGER 19 ATHLETICS. On Wednesday, October 13, the Normal football team lined up at the Fair Grounds for a practice game with the Bellingham High School. This game was arranged by Mr. Bond in order that the team might get acquainted with the different plays before entering a match game. The game was hard fought, although time was taken at intervals to coach both teams upon the points of the game. The score was 10 to 0 in favor of the Blue and White. The Normal's first match game was played October 15, with Sedro-Woolley, at that place. The line-up was as follows: C, Odle; R. G, Reid; L. G., Myer; R. T., Tremble; L. T., Rogers; R. E., Krause; L. E., Copenhaver; R. H., Niles; L. H., Studebager; Q. B., Richardson; F. B., Copenhaver. The Normal team showed its superiority in open plays, making a number of gains in forward passes. The score stood 6 to 2 in favor of the Normal until the last forty seconds of the play, when Niles and Copenhaver were disabled, materially weakening the Normal back field, and allowing Sedro-Woolley to make their first touchdown. The game ended with the score 7 to 6 in favor of Sedro-Woolley. Mr. McCoubrey, our athletic manager and star tackle, was unable to play on account of illness. The next game on the Normal schedule is with the Bellingham High School, on the 23d of this month. This will be a hard-fought contest as the high school will, no doubt, try its best to recover lost honors. The Seniors have elected Miss Abbie Johnson, a last year's player, as their manager. They practice on Friday afternoons at 3:05. Seniors come down and see what your class is doing. The Juniors have as their manager Miss Mary Ellen Sexton. They practice at 4:00 on Fridays and will welcome all Juniors who come to help. The Fourth Years have as their manager Miss Verna Boyd and they practice every Wednesday at 3:45. Every Fourth Year student is urged to be at every practice game. The Second Years have Miss Phebe Read as their manager. They will practice every Thursday afternoon. As yet the First and Third Years have not been heard from. Hope to hear from you soon. Remember the Kline Cup is at stako. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE ME88ENGEU CHAMPION GIRL BALL THROWER OF AMERICA. LIZZIE ARNOLD Of the Bellingham State Normal School. In the whole range of athletic contests from "putting the shot" to boxing and endurance tests there is not one in which woman has not entered and made records. But along about the time Abel was a boy, man began scoffing at a "woman's throw" and has persisted—not without reason—in his derogatory remarks. Not so long ago, physicians came to the rescue of the gentler sex and demonstrated that it was impossible for a woman to throw like a man on account of the physical structure of her shoulders. This being so, long distance throwing records by women have not been numerous nor remarkable. It was also about Abel's time that the adage came into being—'tis the exception that proves the rule. Miss Lizzie Arnold, a student in the elementary course of the Bellingham State Normal School, in open competition on the A. Y. P. Exposition grounds at Seattle in the early part of October ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 21 ---------- TBE MESSENGER 21 proved the exception and in making the proof covered herself, her home city and the Bellingham State Normal School with glory. She made a throw of a few inches over 209 feet and it is said that this throw is farther than any recorded throw of a woman. Miss Arnold is about 16 years of age, has superabundant vitality with an innate love for sports and has practiced throwing since early childhood. After her achievement in Seattle, and in recognition of it, a game of baseball was played in Bellingham, the proceeds being devoted to the purchase of a watch and chain which were publicly presented to Miss Arnold. At this game she made several exhibition throws and beat her Seattle record by about two feet. For the purpose of comparison, it may be stated that the longest throw on record, made in competition, was made by John Hatfield, a renowned fielder of twenty-five years ago, when he threw a regulation baseball a distance of 399 feet. Later, in a game, he made a throw so remarkable that his fellow players measured the distance and found he had covered 407 feet. But Hatfield was a man of splendid physique and in the prime of manhood. The throw of Miss Arnold, under all the conditions of sex, age and weight, with nc preliminary preparation—her entrance in the contest being incidental—is quite as remarkable as Hatfield's feat, and the Bellingham State Normal students take pride in it. CALENDAR. October 1—Miss Hogle and Mr. Romine chaperoned Fourth Year party. October 4—Explosion in chemical laboratory; Mr. Stultz's ' hair on fire. October 5—Musical program in assembly. October 7—Athletic field announcement. October 8—Reception commemorating completion of Annex. October 9—Rain! No picnic. Dormitory boarders ate pickles, wienies and beans. October 10—Ditto. October 13—Faculty dress up and entertain at Baker Hotel in honor of visiting superintendents. October 14—Mr. Burroughs, Miss Bailey and State Superintendent Dewey address assembly. October 15—Cafeteria opens. Second Years entertain First Years and High School students. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 22 ---------- 22 THE MESSENGER October 16—Football game with Sedro-Woolley. Score 7 to 6 in favor of Sedro-Woolley. October 18—Junior girls study management of men in psychology. October 19—New boy. October 20—Who has those Browning books? October 21—Y. W. C. A. receives new members. Mr. Romine and Mr. Patchen attend. October 22—Senior reception. Examination in Senior history methods class turns out to an hour devoted to study of class yells and songs. Thanks, Dr. Mathes. October 23—Football game with B. H. S. called off. October 29.—Dormitory girls entertain faculty and themselves with Hallowe'en party. October 30—Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin gives first lecture on Lecture Course. LOCALS. A card addressed to Dr. Mathes was received on October 8th, bearing the information that Coach Goodell of Entiat High School brought his eleven to Wenatchee and played a game of football with the team of that city. Goodell's well trained eleven put the pigskin over the goal four times. At the close of the game the score stood 22 to 2 in favor of E. H. S. The card also stated that 1909 class reunion of B. S. N. S. was held in the evening. Those present were Roy Goodell, A. D. Foster, Erma Misel and Sadie Camp. The faculty entertained the visiting county superintendents with a reception at the Baker Hotel. Although the affair was, strictly speaking, a "talk-fest," and gave the lady members of the faculty a chance to wear their prettiest gowns and look their sweetest, a musical program was one of the enjoyable features of the occasion. Mrs. Deerwester sang. Her second number, the dainty "Snowflake," was particularly good. Mr. Lara way won enough plaudits to turn his head with his effective interpretation of Schumann's splendid song, "The Two Grenadiers," followed by the tender little gem of Lassen's " I t Was a Dream," translated from the German. Miss Hays has gotten out a neat Note Book on Phonics, which will be much appreciated by her classes and those who want a short syllabus on the subject. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 23 ---------- THE MESSENGER 23 Senior Reception. The Senior class of the B. S. N. S. gave their annual reception to the faculty students and friends the evening of October 22. A program was rendered which consisted of the following numbers: PART I. Orchestra. Address President Ethel Nichols Monologue Lillian Tapping Solo John Laraway Class song Crimson and Gray Orchestra. PART II. Play:—"When Love Is Young." Characters: Polly Starr Ethel Agan Dick Martin Royal Nilcs Mrs. Martin Vida Welbon Mrs. Starr Grace McLaren Orchestra. "Oh, Mary, did you see the Senior Class Pin?" "I just saw one. Miss Landen designed them and they are certainly the thing. The class say they like them because no other class will have a pin just like theirs for they own the die. It is diamond shape with a little notch cut out of each side, has the raised letters B. S. N. S. and '0 in the center. And thank goodness it's one class that didn't put enamel on its pin." A new clnb has made its aunenrance in the citv. to be known as the "Twentieth Century Club." It is composed of the leading educators of the city together with business men and women who are interested in live topics. The club was organized early in October, when Professor Deerwester was elected presidnt, and Miss Nellie Gray, secretary. At the last meeting, which was in the nature of a banauet. a naper WRR read bv Sunerinten dent Cave on "The Bulwarking lt;^f American Institutions by Civic Training," after which discussion was open to all the members. At present, the membership numbers fifty-nine. The club will no doubt play an important part in educational matters of the city. The reception given bv the trustees of the school on October 8th, was an enjoyable affair. Speeches were given by Judge ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER Neterer, Mr. Edens, Senator Ed. Brown, Miss Carpenter and Dr. Mathes. After the short program the entire building was given over to the inspection by the guests, inasmuch as the affair was to celebrate the completion of the science annex and thus of the whole building. This event marks an epoch and period of remarkable growth of the Normal School, of which we all are justly proud. The Smith heating plant that has been on exhibition in the hall for the past week is designed for use in the small schools. It is claimed that in addition to heating, this plant will also ventilate the room. This system of heating is used throughout the country and it comes to us very highly recommended by some of our own superintendents. Miss Bode, superintendent of Pacific County; Miss Engle, superintendent of Island County; Miss Sweeney, superintendent of San Juan County; Miss Marsh, superintendent of Wakiakuin County, former students of the B. S. N. S., were here during the state convention of county superintendents. The attention of the students is called to the fact that two new pencil sharpeners, the gift of the Students' Association, have appeared for their use, one in room 17 and the other in the study hall. These fill a longfelt want of the student body, especially of the girls who are prone to cut their fingers. Judging from the number who daily make use of these labor-saving devices they are very popular already. The news that Elbert Hubbard was booked for an engagement at Beck's Theatre was good news to Bellingham folks as well as Normalites. A goodly audience greeted the speaker as he seated himself upon the stage in a rather eccentric fashion before beginning his lecture. His subject was a broad one—"The March of the Centuries" —and for a time Mr. Hubbard traced the race from its earliest origin; he outlined the march of progress of the human race up to the twentieth century. Towards the close of his lecture Mr. Hubbard digressed from his subject to indulge in pleasantries, and his audience departed in a good humor with themselves and the world, if not impressed with a sense of having quenched their thirst at the Pierian Spring. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER 25 Say, did you go to the Senior Reception? If not, why not? Of course it rained barrels, but it takes more than Washington mist to quench the enthusiasm of a bunch of Bellingham Seniors, and if there was plenty of standing as well as sitting room when the program was pulled off, of course it was the most "exclusive" of the elite who filled the seats. There was music of course, music by the orchestra, and it was the kind that gets into Presbyterian feet and makes them want to "cake-walk" the straight and narrow way, instead of moving along decorously, as good church members should. Then there was a most entertaining monologue by Miss Tapping, who demonstrated herself an actress of no small parts, and was attractively gowned to boot. Mr Larraway sang "The Two Grenadiers" in excellent style; but say what you please about classic music, it takes a rattling good "coon-song" to bring down the house, and Mr. Larra way's encore did that. There must have been a ventriloquist hid "behind the arras," judging from the spirited accompaniment (with Mrs. Morath at the piano) and the number of inquiries after the performance regarding mysterious squalling pickaninnies and crowing roosters. But the crowning touch was the play, and the dramatic critio lays down his pencil in despair while endeavoring to hit upon appropriate adjectives to adorn his commentary upon the dear bewitching get-ups of the scheming mammas, whose dramatic ability ranks alongside that of Ethel Barrymore and Ellen Terry. Grace George and Marie Doro might well look to their laurels when a rising star like "pretty Polly's" prototype appears on the horizon with her ingenuous charm; and a gallant Niles is forging his way to the throne set apart for matinee idols like William Faversham. If there was an unsatisfied feeling in the spectators when the devoted stage manager, Mr. Clifford, drew the curtain, it was like that of Oliver Twist—they wanted more. There was "more" upstairs—ice cream and wafers and getting acquainted, and more music by the band, and more cake-walks and two-steps—I should say not. It had to be a stately promenade, in spite of what the Seniors are reading in Browning, that it is just as bad to want to do a thing as to do it. And then they all put out the lights and went out on the wild wet, watery way towards home. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER For many years it has been the custom of the Lecture Course Committee of the Normal to provide a course of entertainment for the students and citizens of Bellingham. The course of the last two years has been strong. The committee this year is promised better attractions than ever before. Indeed the cost this year will be something over two hundred dollars more than that of either of the two preceding years. The committee duly appreciates the help and patronage of the students and of the people of the city during the past years. Last year there was a general expression among the students that more music was desired. Acting on the expression the committee has contracted for three musical numbers instead of two as heretofore. The numbers offered for the coming year are as follows: Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin, October 30. The Grand Central Concert Company, November 10. Laurant, the Magician, April. Mme. Langendorf, a Metropolitan Opera Singer, November 30. Edward P. Elliott, Eeader. Odessa Sterling, Pianist, January 7. The committee was a little unfortunate last year in regard to the dates. Two dates came just when school closed for vacation, one at Thanksgiving and the other at Easter. This year the dates were carefully considered so that this difficulty would not arise. We promise the students and patrons of the course an excellent opportunity to hear the best on the market. The county superintendents had a convention in this city the 13th, 14th and 15th of this month. The meetings were held in the Normal building. County superintendents were here in full force. Not one county in the whole state but was represented. Bookmen also were present. The halls and building were full to overflowing with visitors. Subjects that came up for discussion were Directors' meetings, When shall they be held and how conducted? Teachers' meetings, how can they be made valuable to all concerned? How often shall the superintendent visit schools? What can be done for the betterment of the rural school ? The apportionment of the state fund; The best books for teachers' reading; Eighth grade examinations; the grading of papers, and How often text books should be changed. Last week, Miss Hillis had as her guest Miss Hopkins, Student Territorial Secretary of the Y W. C. A. Miss Hopkins met with ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 27 ---------- THE MESSENGER 27 the cabinet of the Normal Y. W. C. A. and later spoke at the city association. The cooking classes have been enjoying trips to the P. L. F. clubhouse, where a demonstration of cooking is being given. Miss Olive Kale enjoyed a week-end visit with her parents at Everson. Miss Ethel Nichols was delightfully surprised by her mother and sister Vesta, who came from Lopez Island to spend a few days in Bellingham. Mrs. Nelson Troyer of Astoria, Ore., was the guest of Miss Hedwig Utzinger last week. Miss Dietz's mother came up from Bremerton to spend Sunday. It is rumored that Mr. Meyer will soon be able to be on time for manual training, as he is making a clock. Misses Vida Van Cleave and Marguerite Wilson entertained a select party, after study hour Wednesday evening. Bostonian refreshments were served. Mr. McCoubrey, our athletic manager, is sick in the hospital with typhoid fever. We are glad to say that it is not a very serious case and that Mr. McCoubrey will be out in several weeks. Mrs. McDaniels was one of the many Normalites to visit Seattle during the last week of the fair. During the recent meeting of the county superintendents the students were fortunate enough to hear several very delightful talks. At assembly, Miss Bailey of Snohomish County, Mr. Burrows of King County, and State Superintendent of Schools H. B. Dewey, gave the students a great deal of encouragement and advice. Miss Mattie LaMar spent a Sunday at Burlington. Miss Mae Hartman spent the week end at her home in Kirk-land. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 28 ---------- 28 THE MESSENGER Miss Montgomery, the primary superintendent, assisted at the Teachers' Institute which was held in The Dalles, Ore., the first of the month. Miss Gray and Miss Hayes spent Saturday and Sunday in Seattle. Miss Leila Allen, who is teaching in Mount Vernon, spent the week end with her sisters here. Miss Christine Hemmingsen had the pleasure of a visit from her brother last Sunday. Miss Janet Everett left for her home in Everett last week. Hillhurst, Wash., October 18, 1909. Mr. W. T. Myers, Bellingham, Wash. My Dear Sir:—Enclosed find an order for 50 cents for subscription to the Messenger. I just received a copy of the first issue. It is the best copy I ever read. I congratulate the staff for their excellent work. Yours sincerely, C. J. STORLIE. MUSICAL GOSSIP. Recital. The first of a series of students' recitals Miss Moore is planning to hold during the semester was given at the regular assembly period in the Auditorium, on Tuesday, September 27, and Te-vealed the presence of considerable musical ability in the student body this year. Miss Egbert played the charming Scarf Dance, by Cecile Chaminade, the distinguished woman composer. The number makes large demands upon the performer's technique, which demands Miss Egbert met most creditably as well as acceptably. Mr. Laraway followed with a spirited sailor's song, and ra-sponded to an enthusiastic encore with Carrie Jacob Bond's exquisite little gem, " I Love You, Dear." Mrs. Morath was at the piano as accompanist, appearing next with a rendition of Edouard Schutt's popular valse. Papillion D'Amour and the dainty Dolls' Dance by Ed. Poldini. By request she added, as an encore, an original composition entitled "Kinniki-Nick." It is a bright intermezzo, with a minor finale, admirably adapted for orchestration and was well received. Miss Laube sang the well-known favorite sacred number, "Just for Today," in which her voice was heard to excellent advantage. This closed the program. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 29 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 29 These recitals will be welcomed as a pleasing departure from the routine of school work. The citizens of Bellingham were afforded an unusual opportunity of hearing opera in the engagement of the company giving Cavalliera Rusticana, Mascagni's masterpiece. A number of Nor-malites availed themselves of the rare privilege of hearing the enchanting Intermezzo in F in its operatic setting. Anniversary Program. The celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Bellingham Normal School is done justice to in some other column, but since it is the Musical Editor's duty to chronicle all musical doings within these walls and on the campus (including college yells) be it known that there was music interspersed among the addresses of the evening. Mrs. Morath of the Junior class opened the program with Beethoven's Twelfth Sonata, one of the most pleasing concert numbers of the great composer's work. The well-known Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven's was most effectively rendered by Mr. Stark of the faculty, with the unusual, feature of an accompaniment by two pianos, the parts of which were admirably sustained by Mrs. Mathes and Miss Bateman. The Mozart number, Ave Verum Corpus, was of particular interest to the student body because of the excellent ensemble work displayed by the two young sisters, the Misses Duval, who, with Mr. Stark and Mr. Mcllheny of Bellingham as first and} second violins, handled their bows most creditably, showing careful training and painstaking effort. Mrs. Mathes and Miss Bateman were at the two pianos. The generous and prolonged applause indicated a desire for "more" on the part of the audience, but encores were not in order on account of the length of the program. ALUMNI. Alice Tiedge, secondary, is teaching at Doe Bay. Blanche Knight is on Orcas Island, teaching. Grace McNeil is teaching at Friday Harbor. Blanche Day has a school at Lake Samish. Charles and Flora McWilliams, former Normal students, are attending the Bellingham High this year. Louise Schnieder is resting up for next year's work at her home in Portland. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 30 ---------- 30 THE MESSENGER Miss Ida Charroin, '03, has the seventh grade in the Fair-haven High School. Miss Florence Sears, '03, is at the Fourteenth street school, Southside. Marian Yeatman is teaching at Burlington. Freda Uhlmann at the Fairhaven High. Miss Sadie Mallahan, secondary, is spending the year at her home in Bellingham. Amy Moyer is enjoying her work at the Larrabee school. Ruth, Sears, secondary, is teaching in Lynden. Lena Dodd, '06, and Luella Whittaker, '06, are both teaching at the Boeder building. Edna Wapples, '06, is at the Lincoln teaching the fifth grade. Anna. Gooch is teaching at the Larrabee, Lillian Carleton at Arlington, and Letitia Wallace in Snohomish County. Mable Caufman has the fifth, seventh and eighth grades at Belfast. Annie Hall is teaching near Coupeville. Ada Randall has a school at Pacific City. Mr. Beal is principal and has the higher grades at Maple Falls. Cecil Cruikshank has the lower grades. Hazel Horn has charge of the primary department at Roslyn. HUMORXSQUES. THE SOPHOMORES. Hurrah! hurrah! for the dear old class! We'll be true to the very last You may laugh and even say They're hardly organized today— Wait till nineteen fourteen rolls around And you'll find us there to stand our ground With colors bright and tears a few, We'll bid farewell to the Seniors new. Tis the Sophomores have the spirit, Why, the rest of you aren't in it, And we aim to reach our goal If it prove to be the far north pole. We'll be ever loyal to the school, Live right up to every rule, And when at last we leave the Normal We hope our going will not be formal. Mr. Eomine (in Palentalogy)—This is a baby devil fish. Miss M. McConnell—Isn't it a dear. Mr. R.—Last thing to which I'd think of applying terms of affection. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 31 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 31 Miss Hogle—Construct a square around a circle. Brilliant Jr.—Do you want a round circle? In Geog Class—Mr. Bpley, explaining an experiment—"I always use a rubber band here as it hugs tighter." General titter. Mr. Epley—"A hit bird always flutters." Miss Baxter's examples in grammar: 1. This is a MAN. 2. This is my MAN. Teacher was telling her class stories in natural history and she asked if anyone knew what a groundhog was. Up went a little hand waving frantically. "Well, Carl, you may tell us what a groundhog i s ." "Please, ma'am, it's sausage." Dr. Mathes (In Hist. Meth., naming original thirteen colonies) —That young lady, what is your name? Miss M.—New Jersey. Mr. Patchen (in teachers' meeting)—I was young once myself. Jesse Trimble's receipt for happiness: Take a hall that's dimly lit, A pair of stairs where two may sit; Of music soft—a bar or two, A waist the size to be embraced, And lips rose red to taste; And if the lips are soft and sweet, You'll find your happiness complete. Mr. Johnson—Say, what is classic music, anyway? Mr Niles—"Why, don't you know? It's—ah—well?—don't know as I can exactly describe it, but it's tunes you can't whistle. Sweet Young Thing at Senior Party (conversation buzzing fortissimo)—O. Mr. Laraway, that was a perfectly dear thing you started to sing! Why didn't you keep on? J. L. (modestly, piu pianissimo con grazia)—I was afraid I was disturbing the conversation. S. W. T. (dolce)—Oh, that was too bad! You weren't a bit. Why is Miss Kanter's room like a counterfeit dollar? Because Mr. Moodie can't pass it. ---------- Messenger - 1909 November - Page 32 ---------- 32 THE MESSENGER Miss Sperry—Give the principal parts of the verb shoe. Miss A.—Which one, to shoe a horse or to shoo a chicken? Junior—How old must a person be to have hallucination? Mr. Deerwester—A Junior in the Normal. Mr. Bever—How did the Medieval people get around the strict marriage laws when the wanted to get rid of their wives? Miss Hinman—They killed them. Mr. Bever—Who were some noted Friars? Mr. Hogan—Adam Bede. In the History and Method Class: Dr Mathes—I shall take your papers with me to read on the train. Prof. Wilson (of E. S. N. S., who was visiting the class)— Yes, take them along for light reading. Miss Gildersleeve (in Psy. II.)—Don't you think that the temperature of a child could be raised several degres by sending him to the principal's office? Mr. Moodie (to Mr. Patchin at the Trustees' reception— Isn't it time we were going? Mr. Patchin (looking at the glass of punch in his hand)— T want a spoon (pause) to eat this punch with. I am thankful that the Lord Had a "pony" put on Noah s scow. This creature is the kindest one Of all those remaining now. Most zealously he has fought for us In recitation's trials; Ah! ah times he has won for us "The teacher's happy (?) smiles." Little bather or cost is he! And he's as kind as kind can be; He's never dull or fails at all A willing servant to us all. He's not handsome as to looks, So we shove him under books, But we love to know he's there For he frees ns from our care.PPPPP
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Identifier: wwu:33355
Title: WWU Board minutes 1909 November
Date: 1909-11
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1909 November.
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Object custodian: University Archives
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1909-11 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 109 1909-11-16 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3:00 o&apo
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Show more1909-11 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 109 1909-11-16 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in their room this afternoon at 3:00 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan, F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of Oct. 19th read and approved. The Registrar announced that Isabella M. Williams had made a payment of $15.00 on her note given the Students Loan fund. The registrar also read a letter from Prest. E. A. Bryan of the State college regretting his inability to be present at the reception of Oct. 8th. On motion of Trustee Handschy, seconded by Trustee Donovan, the bill of Hadley, Hadley and Abbott for $140.00 was allowed and ordered paid out of local funds. On motion of Mr. Donovan, seconded by Mr. Handschy, the following elementary certificates, approved by the faculty, were ordered issued: Edna Smith, Veda Forrest, Blanche Day. There was appropriated the sum of $30.00 to J. Wayland Clark for work performed for the school previous to his election as Registrar. The registrar presented the following Library report which was ordered entered of record: WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 110 1909-11-16 ANNUAL REPORT OF LIBRARY FEES RECEIVED Bellingham State Normal School Bellingham, Washington. For the School year 1908-1909 and Summer School of 1909 Name. Amount Rec'd. Rebates Issued. Amount for Books, Fines etc. Lecture Tickets. Christine Abild, $10, $5.50, ---, $1.50. Ethel Agan, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Nellie Akan, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Daisy Allason, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Leila Allen, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Georgia Allen, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Grace Allen, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mary Allen, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Arthur Alsop, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Laura Angst, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Emma A. Anderson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Gyda Anderson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lizzie Arnold, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Olive Arnold, $10, $3.30, $0.70, $1.50. Gertrude Armstrong, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mrs. Anna Atkinson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Edna Audett, $10, $3.30, $0.20, $1.50. Myrtle Auer, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Josephine Augustine, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Beatrice Bair, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Linda F. Babcock, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Julia Baila, $10, $5.50, ---, ---. J. H. Banfill, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Sophia A. Barbo, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Marion Bascom, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mrs. Anna Bartlett, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Irene Barker, $10, $4.10, $0.90, ---. Ruth Barnhart, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Nellie M. Barnett, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Elizabeth Bartlett, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. R. S. Bateman, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mabel L. Bean, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Elmer Beal, $10, $4.90, $0.10, ---. Charles Becker, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Agnes Bevier, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Emma A. Benthien, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lillian Blanchard, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 111 1909-11-16 Lydia Brackett, $10, $4.50, $0.50, ---. Minnie Braendelin, $10, ---, ---, ---. Lida Brannan, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Otis Boynton, $10, $3.06, $0.44, $1.50. B. Brennan, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Raoul Brinck, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Stephen Brinck, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Myrtle Brown, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Martha Brown, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Goldie Brown, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Stella Brown, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lucy Bonker, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Guy H. Booker, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Anna Bowie, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Garnett Bowers, $10, $3.10, $0.40, $1.50. Andrew Bowdish, $10, $4.80, $0.20, ---. Verna Boyd, $10, $2.25, $1.25, $1.50. Margaret Bryant, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Frances Burgess, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Elta Butler, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ella Byers, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Flora Colvin, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Alice K. Carr, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. May Cauvel, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Erminie Calder, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Cora Cahill, $10, $4.60, $0.40, ---. Lillian Carlton, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Martha Carson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lelia Caple, $10, $4.30, ---, $0.70. Kathleen Casey, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Eula Cavanaugh, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Minnie Carver, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lelia A. Caron, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Millie Carr, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Maud Champlain, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Margaret Chappell, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethelyn Clark, $10, $4.80, $0.20, ---. Claude Clifford, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Harriet Clouston, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mrs. C. E. Cochran, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lida Copeland, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Elizabeth Coates, $10, ---, ---, ---. James Copenhaver, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mrs. Clara Collins, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel Coffman, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ruby Cooper, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ethel Cook, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Cecelia Cosgrove, $10, $3.15, $0.45, $1.50. Keith Copenhaver, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ella Cone, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Frances Cochel, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Florence F. Connell, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lottie Crawford, $10, $2.10, $1.40, $1.50. Marguerite Crosby, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Fay Cresap, $10, $3.00, $0.50, $1.50. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 112 1909-11-16 Jessie Cresap, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Belle Crews, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Cecil Cruikshank, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lucy Crocker, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mrs. Lucy M. Curley, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Nellie Crabtree, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Emma Currier, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hattie Davison, $10, $3.00, $0.50, $1.50. Joyce Day, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Noah Davenport, $10, $4.80, $0.20, ---. $Blanche Day, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Laila Davenport, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethelyn Davis, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Kate Davis, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hazel Davis, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Bessie Day, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ola Deakins, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Leo DeMerchant, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Phil M. Delp, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mary Dewar, $10, $1.95, $1.55, $1.50. John W. Dill, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. John W. Dill (Redeposit), ---, $5.00, ---, ---. Mary Dill, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Maude Dickinson, $10, $4.80, $0.20, ---. Mae Dolson, $10, $3.10, $0.40, $1.50. Helena Domerude, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. H. B. Doolittle, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mabel M. Drake, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Madge Driscoll, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary Dubois, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ruth Durfee, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Clara Edmunds, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethel Elzey, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Ebertine Erickson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. E. H. Evans, $10, $4.60, $0.40, ---. Morfydd Evans, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Blodwin Evans, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Bergliot Evensen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Della Fahlsbusch, $10, $3.50, ---, 1.50. Irene Finley, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Grace Fiske, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Effie Fish, $10, $4.25, $0.75, ---. Amelia Fisk, $10, $3.40, $0.10, $1.50. Dana Fletcher, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Viva Flory, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Frank E. Fagan, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Elizabeth Fitzgerald, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Anna Fitzgerald, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 113 1909-11-16 Earl Forrest, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Veda Forrest, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Fucy Fowler, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. A. D. Foster, $10, $1.30, $3.70, ---. Francis Frescoln, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel L. French, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lorena M. Frey, $10, $1.50, ---, $3.50. Jennie M. Frost, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Gladys Fuller, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Clara Garrison, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Blanche Gawley, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethel Gerding, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Eva Gibson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Theresa Giesen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lola Gifford, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel Green, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Winnie Green, $10, $4.50, $0.50, ---. Mary Green, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Myrtle Green, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. May Greenman, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Anna Grue, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Vinsen Gorman, $10, $3.50, ---, 1.50. Roy Goodell, $10, $4.80, $0.20, ---. Stella Gosch, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethel Goerig, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Clara Gogg, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Rhona Gordon, $10, $3.00, $0.50, $1.50. Gladys Guard, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Clara Goodwin, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Marie Gunsaullus, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Luch Hawkins, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Olaf Hanson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Agnes Hansen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Donna Hawkins, $10, $4.90, $0.10, ---. Ethel Harvey, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Beatrice Hatt, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. May Hazeltine, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Annie Hall, $10, $2.50, $1.00, $1.50. Marius Hansen, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Hazel Hanna, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ada Hilderbrand, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Alma Hildebrand, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabele Hillier, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Rina Hjort, $10, $3.15, $1.85, ---. Hazel Henkle, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Harry Heath, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 114 1909-11-16 Pearl Hoffman, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Alice Holm, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Nellie Holmes, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Merle Holm, $10, $3.40, $0.10, $1.50. Hazel Horn, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Bertha Holst, $10, $4.60, $0.40, ---. Florence Hoag, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Philip Hogan, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Alice Hubbard, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Jessie Hunter, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Adele Huntington, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Grace Hinman, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Erma Ives, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ingrid Jacobsen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hannah Jacobsen, $10, $3.45, $1.55, ---. Thelda Jacobson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Edith Jaye, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lura Jayne, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Iva Johnson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Doris Johnson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Abbie Johnson, $10, $3.20, $0.30, $1.50. Fannie Johnson, $10, $2.70, $0.80, $1.50. Geneva Johnson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Sydney Johnson, $10, $3.15, $1.85, ---. Hilda Johnson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mary Johnson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Gomer Jones, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. C. D. Jones, $10, $4.30, $0.70, ---. Winogene Jones, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Clara Jones, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel A. Jones, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Isabel Jenni, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Clara Junk, $10, $3.35, $0.15, $1.50. Eleanor Keel, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Esme Keeler, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ralph W. Keller, $10, $4.50, $0.50, ---. Elsie Keene, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Gertrude Kendall, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Cora Kennedy, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Edith Kimple, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Florence Kilmer, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel Kimball, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Julia Kimball, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary A. Kline, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Blanch Knight, $10, $3.50, --- $1.50. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 115 1909-11-16 Roy Knudson, $10, $3.30, $0.20, $1.50. Frank Krause, $10, $4.85, $0.15, ---. Louise Kuehner, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Elizabeth Kyle, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Marion Lain, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Edna Lawrence, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Anna J. Landen, $10, ---, $1.50. Ruth E. Lapp, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Alphonzo Lee, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Fred Lee, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ruth Lemach, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Grace H. Lindsay, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Andrew Linstedt, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Bess V. Llewellyn, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Hilda Lobe, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Florence Ludlow, $10, $2.60, $0.90, $1.50. Fannie Lyle, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mabel Markham, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Bertha Mayer, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ruby Marston, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Sophia Mayer, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Bessie Mathews, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Winifred Maw, $10, ---, ---, ---. Mrs. Gertrude Maylor, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mildred Marston, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Sadie Mallahan, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Louise Markham, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mrs. Gertrude Marsch, $10, $0.65, $2.85, $1.50. Bertha Meyer, $10, $3.35, $0.15, $1.50. Harriet Mendenhall, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Irma Meisel, $10, $1.50, $2.00, $1.50. Edna Merchant, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Herman Meyling, $10, $3.80, $1.20, ---. Geraldine Messick, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. W. P. Meyer, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Effie Morgan, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Margaret Moore, $10, $3.15, $0.35, $1.50. Esther Moy, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary McDougall, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lucetta McKechnie, $10, $3.40, $0.10, $1.50. Mary McPherson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. May McIntosh, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Bessie McKinnon, $10, ---, ---, ---. Maxine MacDowell, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Grace Macneil, $10, $3.30, $0.20, $1.50. Agnes McDowell, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Beulah McCutcheon, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Flora McWilliams, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. C. W. McWilliams, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Inez McLaughlin, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 116 1909-11-16 Kathleen McGowan, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel McChesney, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Martha McLaughlin, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Katherine Macneil, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Ivaline McLaughlin, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Marguerite McConihe, $10, $0.95, $2.55, $1.50. A. M. McCoubrey, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mrs. Ida McWilliams, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary McNair, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Grace McLeran, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Grace McKechnie, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Myrtle Muncie, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hilda Musgrove, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. L. F. Moore (1908), ---, $5.00, ---, ---. Lena Naslund, $10, $3.10, $0.40, $1.50. William Nattrass, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Zera Neilsen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hattie Nelson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Florence Newton, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethel Nichols, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Bessie Nicoll, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Vale Nixon, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Hattie Nixon, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Andrea Nord, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Erika Nordberg, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Elva Nuttall, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary Oakes, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Margaret Oliver, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Walberg Olson, $10, $3.35, $0.15, $1.50. Frank Olsen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Thelma Olsen, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Chelnesha Olsen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Olga Olsen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Jessie Olmstead, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ida Omeg, $5.00, ---, ---. Gertrude Osborne, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary Ossewarde, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. V. Owen, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Violet Parker, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ida M. Pattee, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Violet Paxon, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Esther Powell, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Greta Pattison, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Frances Park, $10, ---, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 117 1909-11-16 Leila M. Pattison, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Charles Petheram, $10, $4.50, $0.50, ---. Mary C. Pilz, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Agnes Pitsch, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Florence Plumb, $10, $3.30, $0.20, $1.50. Dell Pratt, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lou E. Preble, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ruth Pritchard, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Bessie Prickman, $10, $2.60, $0.90, $1.50. Margaretta Parker, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Sadie Parker, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Violet E. Payn, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ilma Parr, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mrs. L Peterson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Paul Pederson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lillian Pitman, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Maude Plummer, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Gertrude Randall, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ada Randall, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lydia Rainey, $10, $4.10, $0.90, ---. Blossom Rader, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Phoebe Read, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Emma Reichert, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Nita Richford, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Catherine Russell, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Marie Robinson, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Marie Reese, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Katherine Roddy, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Loleta Risley, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mina Rowell, $10, $3.30, $0.20, $1.50. Pearl Rockey, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Grace Ross, $10, $3.15, $0.35, $1.50. Merle Rogers, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. H. E. Rogers, $10, $3.50, ---, 1.50. Afred R. Roos, $10, $4.10, $0.90, ---. Walter Rooney, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Gracia Robinson, $10, $3.10, $0.40, $1.50. Loretta Rutherford, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Minnie Sanderson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hazel Sauers, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Winifred Sanders, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Marguerite Scott, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Gertrude Scott, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mrs. Mary B. Scheuerle, $10, $2.65, $0.85, $1.50. Louise Schneider, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Morris Schwartz, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Della Schott, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ruth B. Sears, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Leafe Sebelist, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 118 1909-11-16 Mrs. J. B. Smith, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Pearl Stanbra, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Hazel Shull, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary Sholtus, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hazel Shires, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Alta Shepard, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Cammie Shouse, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Gladys Slater, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Otella Smaby, $10, $3.40, $0.10, $1.50. Ethel Smith, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Edna Smith, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Herman Smith, $10, $2.90, $0.60, $1.50. Marjory Smith, $10, $3.45, $0.05, $1.50. Harvey Smith, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Leonre Snodgrass, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Alma Snyder, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Hannah Spedding, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Xerpha Spencer, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Hazel Spinning, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Olive Splane, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Esther Spurgeon, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Laura Souders, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Herbert Studebaker, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Myrtle Sturgeon, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Blanche Stewart, $10, $2.50, $1.00, $1.50. Fern Stahley, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Pearl Stanton, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. C. A. Stultz, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Minnie Strauch, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Edna V. Staples, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. May Stevens, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Agnes Stewart, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Dora Stires, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mattie Stanton, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Gretchen Stewart, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Carl Storlie, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Katie Stewart, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Edna Swanson, $10, $3.30, $0.20, $1.50. Inga Sweet, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Olive Switzer, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Lillian Tapping, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Chas. P. Tate, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mayme TeRoller, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mary Templin, $10, $3.40, $0.10, $1.50. Rose Alma Thibert, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ethyle Thomas, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Anna Thomas, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Ellen Thomas, $10, $2.80, $0.70, $1.50. Frances Thrall, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Addie Thomas, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Warrena Thayer, $10, $2.10, $1.40, $1.50. Anna Thomas (Redeposit) ---, $5.00, ---, ---. Alice Tiedje, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Frank Tiffany, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 119 1909-11-16 Minerva Tower, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Belle Truman, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Jesse Trimble, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Emma V. Treshan, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Freda Uhlman, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Frank Umbarger, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Susie Valdason, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. Viola Vancuren, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Grace Varker, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Alma Van Kleeck, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Nicholas Volgar, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Celia Wahl, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Olive Watson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Lena Watrous, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Grace Waikle, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Frances Watson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Tryphena Warren, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Mary F. Watrous, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Emma Wahlstrand, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Letitia Wallis, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Carrie M. Weir, $10, $3.80, $1.20, ---. Hildur Westurland, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Mabel West, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Vida Welbon, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Kittie Westley, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Harriet White, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Zoe Wherry, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Gladys Wheeler, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Ive Whitesides, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Isabel Williams, $10, $1.50, ---, $3.50. Ruth Wilkinson, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Esther Williams, $10, $3.35, $0.15, $1.50. Ursula Winters, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Hazel Wilcox, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Martha Wiburg, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Edith Wiggins, $10, $4.85, $0.15, ---. Frances Williver, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Louella Woody, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Bernice Woodcock, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Meleyann Woolbert, $10, $3.25, $0.25, $1.50. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 120 1909-11-16 Ella Xavier, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Marion Yeatmanm $10, $5.00, ---, ---. Maude Zaring, $10, $3.50, ---, $1.50. Novella Ziese, $10, $1.50, ---, $3.50. Sylvia Zoll, $10, $5.00, ---, ---. $4700. $1899.41. $50.49. $390.70. 1908-1909 LIBRARY REPORT Names in preceding list---473. Less Moore-1908. " Dill-redeposit. " Thomas--" _______ 3. 470. CASH AMOUNT Receipts 470 names at $10.00--$4700, (Library fund) $2350, (Rebate fund) 2350. Add Dill redeposit, (Rebate fund) 5. " Thomas redeposit, (Rebate fund) 5. " Cash book special deposits, (Rebate fund) 16. Totals, (Library fund) 2350, (Rebate fund) 2376. Deposited Bellingham Nat. Bank, (Library fund) 2350. " First National Bank, (Rebate fund) 2376. BANK ACCOUNT Expenditures LIBRARY FUND---See accounting STATE FUND REBATE FUND Deposit, (Dr.) ---, (Cr.) 2350. Add Moore, Thomas, Dill at $5.00, (Dr.) ---, (Cr.) 15. 2nd col. preceding list Rebate checks drawn, (Dr.) 1899.41, (Cr.) ---. 3rd col. Preceding list Credit to Books, etc. sold and fines, (Dr.) 50.49, (Cr.) ---. 4th col. preceding list Credit to Lecture Course Committee, (Dr.) 390.70, (Cr.) ---. Total, (Dr.) 2340.60, (Cr.) 2365. Less error Olive Arnold overpd. .50. " C. Cosgrove " 10, 60. Less checks not issued as appended: Minnie Braendelin, (Rebate) 3.50, (Lecture Course) 1.50. Elizabeth Coates, (Rebate) 3.50, (Lecture Course) 1.50. Winifred Maw, (Rebate) 5.00, (Lecture Course) 3.00. Bessie McKinnon, (Rebate) 5.00, (Lecture Course) 1.50. Frances Park, (Rebate) 3.50, (Lecture Course) 20.50. 2340. 2340. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 121 1909-11-16 IN ACCOUNT WITH THE BANK July 31st, 1908, Bank balance------$104.45. Deposits during the year-------$2376.00. Rebate checks presented after July 31, 1908 belonging to previous year------$26.55. Rebate checks belonging to 1908 drawn after July 31st, 1908-----#337--Otis Boynton, $5.00. #336--Lelia Caple, $5.00. $10.00. 1909 Rebate checks drawn-----$1899.41. Checks drawn to Lecture Course Committee-----$407.50. $2343.46. Check to Hilda Johnson not presented Oct. 31, 1909, which should be subtracted------$5.00. $2338.46. Balance----$141.99. $2480.45. $2480.45. Our balance as above--------$141.99. First National Bank balance Nov. 8, 1909, $141.49. Discrepancy-----$0.50. TO CLOSE OUT THE ACCOUNT Bank balance as above------$141.49. Less check out and to be presented-----$5.00. Cash in fund to be distributed-----$136.49. DISPOSITION OF REBATE CHECKS (preceding page), (Normal), (State)-----$25.00. Forfeit Braendelin-----$3.50. Pay Lecture Course---$1.50. Same disposition. Eliz. Coates-----$1.50. $3.50. Winifred Maw owes Edens Hall--$9.00. Give her Rebate to Edens Hall, $5.00. Forfeit McKinnon, $5.00. Apply Park's Rebate as follows: Lecture Course 1908, $1.50. 1909 Library fee, ---, $3.50. $4.50. $20.50. $25.00. $25.00. LECTURE COURSE RECEIVED-----$407.50. Erroneously paid and returned, $6.00. $401.50. Should have received-----$390.70. Were overpaid, $10.80. Entitled as above to-----$4.50. Owes school, $6.30. Forward, $25.00. $00.00. $136.49. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 122 1909-11-16 Brought forward, $25.00, $00.00, $136.49. BOOKS, MAGAZINES, etc.-------$50.49. Of this there was charged after June 10, 1909, $12.90, $12.90. Pay State balance, $37.59, $37.59. Totals, $37.90, $37.59. NORMAL SCHOOL also owes STATE for books, magazines, etc. sold as per Library Report for year ended June 11, 1908------$52.30. Totals, $37.90, $89.89. Add Normal Balance, $37.90. $8.70. $136.49. $136.49. DETAILS OF DIVISION Checks drawn on Rebate Fund of 1908-1909 #299 Check to State Treasurer----$89.89. #394 Check to E. A. Bond, Chairman Lecture Course Committee, account of Braendelin, Coates and Park------$4.50. #395 Check to Edens Hall, acct. Winifred Maw's board bill-----$5.00. #396 Check to Bellingham State Normal, acct. Frances Park's Library fee for 1909-----$3.50. $397 Check to Bellingham State Normal for balance, $33.60. $136.49. Of the latter check Cr. Library---$12.90. " Cr. Rebate---$20.70. Collect from Lecture Course and Cr. Rebate---$10.80. On motion of Mr. Handschy, seconded by Mr. Donovan, the appended bills were ordered paid: MAINTENANCE FUND Central Scientific Co. - $68.38. E. T. Mathes - $30.65. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $84.26. John Rindal - $35.00. Montague and McHugh - $11.74. Carr's Pharmacy - $12.40. American Type Founders Co. - $25.00. Anna C. Atkinson - $90.00. Graham and Munch Drug Co. - $16.00. Byron Bros. Grocery - $21.80. Sherman, Clay and Co. - $29.75. Milton Bradley and Co. - $4.82. The Lynch Packing and Storage Co. - $15.00. Northwest Hardware Co. - $26.50. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $60.20. The Oregonian - $6.00. City Water Department - $70.00. J. N. Selby and Co. - $26.70. Bausch and Lomb Optical Co. - $42.39. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 123 1909-11-16 REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Booker and Campbell - $2071.70. A. Lee - $450.00. Bellingham Hardware Co. - $38.55. Cornish-Mitchell Paint Co. - $12.70. Western Wood Working Co. - $2.50. Bay City Manfg. Co. - $8.60. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $42.95. Thiel and Welter - $15.20. Munro and Haskell - $28.80. Morse Hardware Co. - $8.80. Library Bureau - $52.00. LOCAL FUNDS Betsy Pauling Stenberg - $5.10. W. E. McCaddon - $136.80. A. P. Erickson - $190.60. Sweet Grocery Co. - $102.45. A. H. Montgomery - $18.00. Pacific Steam Laundry - $5.50. Wyatt and Giles - $46.20. C. M. Sullivan - $2.00. L. Stanton - $85.25. M. L. Duvall - $8.25. Coldeway and Kvam - $70.54. S. Thiel - $18.65. Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $121.42. B. B. Furniture Co - $26.06. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $41.70. Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co. - $5.00. A. C. McClurg and Co. - $21.00. Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $31.50. Mabel Z. Wilson, Nove. pay-roll - $90.00. Betsy Pauline Stenberg " - $10.00. Edna M. Lawrence " - $8.00. Ida E. Powell " - $50.00. Herbert E. Studebaker " - $12.00. M. L. Duvall - $8.50. E. A. Bond - $200.00. Ada Hogle - $10.00. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 124 1909-11-26 Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in the office of Trustee Handschy this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and Handschy and the Registrar. On recommendation of the faculty, Trustee Handschy moved and Trustee Donovan seconded, that an elementary certificate issue to Verna M. Boyd. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. Minutes approved. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 128 1909-11-30 To the Honorable, The Board of Trustees, Bellingham State Normal School. Gentlemen:- Appended is a statement of the financial condition of this school: STREET ASSESSMENT FUND Appropriation 1909-1911---$2,500. Expended, $2,500. (Appropriation exhausted) REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND Appropriation 1909-1911----$28,000.00. Expended as per detailed statement below: Edens Hall----$917.02. Investment and Betterments, including completion of Science annex, improvement of campus, purchase of playground, general repairs - $22,490.59. Manual Training Department - $184.13. Unexpended Balance - $4,408.26. $28,000.00. $28,000.00. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 129 1909-11-30 MAINTENANCE FUND Appropriation 1909-1911-----$97,000.00. Expended as per detailed statement below Advertising---$94.20. Domestic Science---$54.43. Edens Hall---$511.00. Expense---$561.10. Freight, Express and Cartage---$91.40. Fuel---$2,358.20. General Supplies---$2,260.26. Labor---$706.65. Library---$347.50. Light and Light Supplies---$197.80. Manual Training Department---$119.52. Miscellaneous---$--.--. Pay Roll---$25,945.29. Postage---$161.20. Revolving fund---$1,000.00. Telephones and Telegrams---$70.14. Water---$140.00. $34,618.69. Unexpended Balance---$62,381.31. $97,000.00. $97,000.00. LOCAL FUNDS--CASH ACCOUNT RECEIPTS Fees Domestic Science Department - $106.45. Edens Hall (Dormitory) - $3,607.11. Library Fund - $2,076.85. Fees Manual Training Department - $90.75. Miscellaneous - $129.17. Petty Accounts - $41.29. Rebate Fund - $2,015.00. Revolving Fund - $861.50. Students Loan Fund - $280.43. Proceeds of check drawn to Cash - $5.00. Check drawn on Sundry Items Fund - $10.00. $15.00. $9,227.55. DISBURSEMENTS Bellingham National Bank--deposits - $3,992.69. First National Bank--deposits - $4,483.07. First National Bank--Students Loan Fund - $280.43. Northwestern State Bank--on deposit (Sundry Items) - $11.29. Cash expenditures (to a large extent made before the new set of books was opened) - $87.28. Cash in drawer - $372.79. $9,227.55. LOCAL FUNDS---BANK ACCOUNTS Bellingham National Bank--deposits 3,992.69. withdrawn 1,735.85. - (Balance) $2,256.84. First National Bank--deposits 4,483.07. withdrawn 2,771.52 - (Balance) $1,711.55. First National Bank--Students Loan Fund - (Balance) $280.43. Northwestern State Bank--Sundry Items Fund - $11.29. withdrawn 10.00. $1.29. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for November 1909 Volume 03 - Page 130 1909-11-30 TRANSCRIPT OF TRIAL BALANCEOF LEDGER (In the appended is not only a Trial Balance of Local Funds, but also a sub-division of Expenditures from all State and Local funds. Figures given are totals and not balances. Column #1 shows Local Fund Debits. Column #2 shows State Funds and Local Funds Debits added. Column #3 shows Local Fund Credits.) Advertising--Main. fund - (No. 1) ---, (No. 2) 94.20, (No. 3) ---. Bellingham National Bank - (1) 3992.69, (2) 3992.69, (3) 1735.85. First National Bank - (1) 4483.07, (2) 4483.07, (3) 2771.52. First National Bank--Students Loan Fund - (1) 280.43, (2) 280.43, (3) ---. Northwestern State Bank - (1) 11.29, (2) 11.29, (3) 10.00. Cash - (1) 9227.55, (2) 9227.55, (3) 8859.76. Contingent Funds - (1) 20.00, (2) 20.00, (3) ---. Domestic Science--Main. Fund, 54.43 - (1)114.67, (2) 169.10, (3) 106.45. Edens Hall--Main. fund, ----- 511.00. Rep. and Imp., 917.02 - (1) 2144.31, (2) 3572.33, (3) 3607.11. Expense--Main. fund --- 561.10 - (1) 265.39, (2) 826.49, (3) ---. Freight, Express and Cartage Main. fund, 91.40 - (1) 142.75, (2) 234.15, (3) ---. Fuel--Maintenance fund, 2358.20 - (1) ---, (2) 2358.20, (3) ---. General Supplies, 2260.26 - (1) 7.00, (2) 2267.26, (3) ---. Investment and Betterments--R. and I. fund, 22490.59 - (1) ---, (2) 22490.59, (3) ---. Labor--Main. fund, 706.65 - (1)87.10, (2)793.75, (3) ---. Lecture Course - (1) 350.00, (2) 350.00, (3) 397.50. Library, 347.50 - (1) 319.38, (2) 666.88, (3) 2076.85. Light and Light Supplies Main. fund, 197.80 - (1) ---, (2) 197.80, (3) ---. Manual Training-Main. fund, 119.52 - (1) ---, (2) ---, (3) ---. Rep. and Imp. fund, 184.13 - (1) 1.00, (2) 304.65, (3) 94.75. Miscellaneous - (1) 21.00, (2) 21.00, (3) 129.17. Pay Roll--Main. fund, 25945.29 - (1) ---, (2) 25945.29, (3) ---. Petty accounts - (1) ---, (2) ---, (3) 41.29. Postage--Main. fund, 161.20 - (1) 30.00, (2) 191.20, (3) ---. Rebate fund - (1) 741.00, (2) 741.00, (3) 2015.00. Revolving fund--Main. fund, 1000.00 - (1) 748.55, (2) 1748.55, (3) 861.50. Street Assessments--Street Assessment fund, 2500.00 - (1) ---, (2) 2500.00, (3) ---. Students Association - (1) 238.00, (2) 238.00, (3) 238.00. Students Loan Fund - (1) ---, (2) ---, (3) 280.43. Telephones and Telegrams Main. fund, 70.14 - (1) ---, (2) 70.14, (3) ---. Water--Main. fund, 140.00 - (1) ---, (2) 140.00, (3) ---. (No. 1): $23,225.18. (No. 2): $83,935.61. (No. 3): $23,225.18. The Registrar reported that Isabella M. Williams had paid $10.00 on her note to the Students Loan fund; that Mrs. Annie Goodell had paid $20.00 on the note of Roy Goodell to the same fund and that Goldie Brown (Conolly) had paid her note and $3.00 interest, amounting to $53.00 to the same fund. The Registrar was directed to interview J. W. Burns and see what his intentions were toward filling his contract for wood for fuel and to secure 120 cords, if possible. ##
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Title: Messenger - 1909 October
Date: 1909-10-01
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Text preview (might not show all results): 1909_1001 ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page [1] ---------- THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printing 1311 Railroad Avenue "Luck" is a very good word if you put a "P" before it ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA
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Show more1909_1001 ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page [1] ---------- THE MESSENGER SCHOOL PAPER OF THE BELLINGHAM STATE NORMAL SCHOOL BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON S. B. Irish Co., Printing 1311 Railroad Avenue "Luck" is a very good word if you put a "P" before it ADA B. CAMPBELL ANDREA NORD - MARIEL REESE ) ALICE PEACOCK V - EDNA STAPLES ) MARYE SEXTON - MARGARET WALTON HENRV ROGERS - ELIZABETH HEMPHILL EMMA WOODHOUSE MESSENGER STAPE it a vtry good word it yon put a "P" btfort it. —Anon. Editor Associate Literary Exchange Society Athletics - Locals GRACE HINMAN gt; . AMELIA FISKE •» RAY KNUDSON -. FLORENCE McKEAN V IVA XANGDON - gt; LUCY FOWLER • - VALE NIXON •» HARRY HEATH [- - JANET EVERETT gt; W. T. MEYER Calendar Alumni Jokes Busines Manager TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Entered December n, 1902, at Bellingham, Washington, as second-class matter, under act of Congress of March 3, 1879. Vol. IX. October, 1909 No. 1 Blest is the man of high ideals Who fails today, tomorrow, and for days to come, But never lowers standards, nor surrenders to defeat, Till hand and foot, till eye and ear, Till vocal chord and tongue, Till mind and heart are disciplined And all abilities of body and soul Are marshaled by the Will And move onward to the drum-beats of perfecton. Once again we come to the opening of another school year. It rests with us whether or not the year is to be a pleasant one, whether or not it is to be a profitable one. Let. us not be knockers with our eyes open for the faults, and blind to the good that is all around us. Let us rather help things along by our good will. Let us work when we work, but don't, on the other hand, let us forget the play—and when we play to. put our whole energy into it. Liye in the sunshine out of doors as well as in books. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 2 ---------- 2 THE MESSENGER The sound of saw and hammer has ceased and we are left to the joyful possession of our new Science Annex. It is a pleasure truly to work in the light, cheery rooms. Small beginnings sometimes have larger endings, and that may well be said of the Normal. The modest building with which it started has been added to until the present structure has come. The grounds, also, have been improved: shrubs have been set out, and new cement walks built, and stationary arc lamps installed. Have you subscribed for The Messenger? If not, may we ask why? Do you expect to have a real live paper in a dead or sleeping community ? We want the paper to have the best year of its history, but we need your help and support. Hand in your subscription. Praise the paper to your friends, contribute to its contents and boost for us all you can. We need, we must have the co-operation of every one. UNDER THE TURQUOISE SKY. (A Vacation Song.) Under the turquoise sky, Letting the world go by, While mind and body stay the quest Of vain ambition, I would rest— A child on Mother Nature's breast— Par from the noisy haunts of men, Compelling calls from tongue and pen, In some remote sequestered glen, Under the turquoise sky. Under the turquoise sky, Dreaming would I lie, Where tender grass and blossoms start, And let Earth's mighty, pulsing heart New life, new strength to me impart! The sough of pine trees on a hill, The murmur of a mountain rill With soothing calm my senses fill, Under the turquoise sky. Under the turquoise sky, Happily I'd lie, On Nature's act to feast my eyes, For meadows, mountains, changing skies Hold bounteous stores of fresh surprise, And birds and blooms and laughing brooks Afford me music, find me books. On sunny hills, in shady nooks. Under the turquoise sky. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 3 ---------- I THE MESSENGER 3 Under the turquoise sky, Silent must I lie, But ere I slip from earth away O may it be my joy to say: "Some soul is glad I passed this way!" Then 'neath the grasses deep, so deep Hid from life's turmoil I would sleep, Where birds and blooms a vigil keep Under the turquoise sky! LELAH PALMER MORATH. THE NEW FACULTY. In the faculty this year we see many new faces. The Messenger extends a welcome to the new teachers. Mr. Bever, teacher of Political Institutions and History, comes to us from North Yakima, where he has for the past five years been principal of the High School. He is a loyal Iowa man, a graduate from Drake University of that state. Mr. Phillippi is a graduate of Missouri Normal. For a few years he was city superintendent of schools in Hamilton, Mo. Last summer he took his master's degree in the University of Missouri, where he was assistant in science and mathematics. There is one new member whom the faculty cannot wholly claim, Miss Hillis, who teaches in the English Department. She is Y. W. C. A. secretary on half time. Miss Hillis is an Oberliu graduate. This is Mr. Patchin's first year in the West. He has a degree from the Nebraska Normal and his work as a High School teacher fits him for his position as supervisor of Eighth grade science and mathematics and first year High School. Miss Kianters, our gymnasium teacher, is a graduate of the Normal Gymnasium of Milwaukee. Last June she graduated from the University of Washington, where she was assistant gymnasium teacher. Mr. Stark, who is Professor of Violin and stringed instruments, comes to us from Kansas. He completed the musical course in the Kansas Normal, and studied in Chicago. For a few years he was teacher of violin in the college at Winfield, Kansas. THE A. Y. P. EXPOSITION. Last summer, the writer overheard a man in conversation with his friend make the following remark: "Yes, my father said then, that if a man were as strong as Sampson and lived to be as ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 4 ---------- 4 THE MESSENGER old as Methuselah he might see this country able to compete with the eastern and central sections of the United States." This man's father had reference to all this western territory in general. He was out here looking for a home at the time when Seattle was in its infancy. As the above statement would indicate, he soon gave up in despair and went back to his native state, Oklahoma. What would that old gentleman say were he to come to our great Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition? This old man was more ignorant than some others, of the possibilities of this northwestern territory, but undoubtedly all who have visited the fair, agree that the west has made a wonderful progress. I shall not endeavor to go into detail as to the cost of the various buildings, the size of the grounds, the average number of people on the grounds, as these are facts which the reader has ascertained for himself. But a few special features and general characteristics deserve mention. One feature found in a good many agricultural exhibits was the artistic use of grains in decoration. A picture in the dome of the Oregon building representing a farm scene was made entirely of seeds, different colored seeds being used to bring out the different Colors in the picture. In the Canadian building the wall paper effect was secured by placing the grain together with the stalk in a set design on a dark background. The borders of grains on a dark background were also good. Teachers might get a hint as to schoolroom decoration from this part of the exhibit. The Government building has perhaps one of the most interesting exhibits from an educational point of view. Here one may see models of almost everything imaginable from the tiny bee that sucks the sweet nectar from the flower to monstrous guns that have it in their power to destroy hundreds of lives at a blast. The fishery exhibit in this same building is of no small importance. There, besides our own native trout, salmon, and other fish, one sees fish the coloring of which is most gaudy and fantastic whose home was formerly in the warm waters of the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The pleasing arrangement in this department make it a very interesting as well as an instructive exhibit. We must not forget to mention the "Dead Letter Collection" found in the Postoffice Department. The articles seen in the various cases, serve as a warning to all students of the B. S. N. S. and others as well, that carelessness in addressing letters and parcels should be overcome at once and for all time. The Forestry building is a very imposing structure. Our visitors from the eastern states where such massive timber as is used in the construction of this building is unknown, marvel at and admire it more than we do. Here besides the regular forestry ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 5 ---------- THE MESSENGER 6 exhibit of boards, shingles, etc., we have a department of antiquities. The collection of Indian war weapons takes us back in imagination to the days when white men were unknown in this part of the country and the Indian roamed through these vast forests, hunting and fishing and living his life without a care for the morrow. Near these is the household furniture of the pioneer together with his farm implements and musical instruments. More could be said of various buildings and of the progress in general. Suffice it to say that two or three weeks at the Fair, "Pay Streak" not excluded, is time well spent. Our friends from other parts of this great United States must be impressed with the fact that we have made an extraordinary record and are still moving. While we who live here have a better knowledge of the resources of the West and its possibilities for the future. M. R. A NORMALITE ON PAY STREAK. "Oh, come on, Jane, nothing's going to hurt you—come on!" "Please Jane, please! There are all kinds of things down there!" Poor Jane, together with Tom, a noisy Sophomore, and her younger sister, had spent the afternoon visiting the various interesting buildings and exhibits and now, after the closing oi the buildings, they wished to do "Pay Streak." Cries of "Right this way!'' and " Oh! Oh! Oh!" sounds of music and hilarity filled the air. Jane, a very decorous Normalite, hesitated between fear and shame at the thought of indulging in such boisterous jollity. Slowly she pulled a Shasta daisy from the bunch in her belt and while Tom and Bess watched excitedly she plucked off the petals, counting "Shall I? Shall I not?" until the last petal fell to the ground and Bess with a shout of delight, darted down the street. Who can describe the tumult in Jane's mind as they elbowed their way through the fun-seeking mob? On and on they went. What was that strange sound? Oh, a huge megaphone! Jane stopped. What were they trying to say? " I love my wife, but oh, you Joy Wheel!" Who ever thought or heard of a joy wheel, thought the girl in wonder. She had heard of the "wheel o£ fortune," but never of the Joy Wheel. Perhaps it was a new name for a flying machine. Further down they stopped with the mob in front of a large structure. "Oh, yes. The Monitor and the Merrimac." Sure she had taught the children all about it. When was it? The Revolution? No. The Spanish-American? Surely not. Then she remembered it was the initial engagement ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 6 ---------- 6 THE MESSENGER of the iron-clad battleships. "It must be the Civil war." A most stupendous production, marvelously spectacular performance; in-structuve, thrilling, inspiring; every patriotic American citizeu should see this amazing electrical display, this wonderous exhibition of mechanical perfection; continuous performance; get your tickets now." And when consciousness returned she was gazing awe stricken at the brave Monitor sailing victoriously out of Hampton Koads. But what was that dinning in her ears? "Joy Wheel! Joy Wheel! Oh, you Joy Wheel!" As she passed out of the building with Tom and Bess a sudden new joy possessed her. Wending their way down the streak, stopping here and there in the happy noisy throng, gazing at the masses of people which seemed to mingle with the lights and flowers and spectacular structures like some animated kleideo-scope, little by little she lost herself in the charm of it all and even laughed outright at several freaks who performed antics to the noisy delight of the youngsters. On and on in this pandemonium they moved, rushed through the Vacuum Tube Railway. Breathless, senseless,, thoughtless, she clung madly to the substantial man seated beside her on the "Scenic Railway" as they rushed through cavern, over hill and down dale shouting noisily. On being assured that every lady who could go through the "Foolish House" sanely would receive a "souvenir ring" she determined to prove her claim, but the unpropitious fates, dismal noisy passage ways and shuffling boards, decreed otherwise, for when she came out into the light she was clasping a gallant partner in distress by the hand. Consternation filled the mind of the temporarily emancipated Normalite! No claim could she now hold to the souvenir ring. Gay Bess, away on ahead with the boisterous Tom, had quite "gone off with her laurels," so with a brave smile she permitted the child to approach the stand and claim her reward. Alas, could it be? Was it a bell she heard? Ding dong, ding dong, sounding in her ears, and hearing the crowd break into loud peals of laughter it suddenly dawned on her what s-o-l-d seemed to spell. After a very entertaining visit to the Igorote Village, ice cream, cones and a quieting trip "Up the Yukon," with a mild gaze of the polar bear and the caribou, the still white stretches of gleaming snow and "ye crags and peaks" with their cold, silent burdens, her mind was soothed and calmed. But what was that calling, calling, calling? "Oh, you Joy Wheel!" Yes, there it was across the way, and as if possessed with the fleet foot of Mercury" she sped across the way, crying joyously, "There it is! There it i s ! " The next instant she was mounting those mysterious stairs with her astounded companions ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 7 ---------- THE MESSENGER 7 far behind; then—Oh, you Joy Wheel! Who can describe it! Round and round, up and over and down, across, backward, forward, crosswise, here and there, and always and ever that noisy shriek of joy! And now they were going home! Yes, 11:00 p. m! Mercy! Why, who would think it! At the top of the hill Jane turned for one more gaze at the bright moving, throbbing, joyous, mob and with a sigh and a blush she passed out through the gate. "Yes, what Tom said was right, 'Get the happy habit!' But," said Jane, reflecting, " I do hope the girls won't find out." M. E. S., '11. SUMMER SCHOOL. On June 14th the summer school opened with about a hundred students; some of us old, some of us new; some coming to renew state certificates, some to finish their course and bid a last farewell to the Normal. The pupils in the training school did their share to make the school a success, but even so we found that teaching was not a snap in summer school, as had been reported. Much hard work was done, as all were here for that purpose, yet time was found for recreation. County Superintendent 0. J. Kern, of Rockford, 111., gave two very interesting lectures, illustrated by some fine lantern slides, showing what the schools in his county are doing in the way of teaching agriculture. And one fine Saturday we, faculty and students, took our lunches and departed for Chuckanut. Every one enjoyed the different forms of amusement offered, and especially the foot races by faculty members. The six weeks flew by and we welcomed the vacation we had earned through the six extra weeks of profitable work. A,SUMMER STUDENT. N. E. A.—DENVER. The annual session of the N. E. A. for 1909 was held in the city of Denver early in July. About four thousand memberships were paid at the meeting, but probably more than ten thousand people visited Denver during the session. The general sessions were held in the city's new auditorium, but all section meetings were held in the various churches located near the Brown Palace Hotel, which was general headquarters for the association. The general program included the names of many prominent educators from all parts of America, but probably the most interesting address of the session was delivered by Dr. Robertson. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 8 ---------- 8 THE MESSENGER Principal of MacDonald College, a normal school located near Toronto, Canada. MacDonald College was founded only a few years ago, but with an endowment of several millions of dollars has made remarkable progress. The work is carried on along industrial lines, and extensive provision is made for instruction in horticulture and agriculture. Dr. Robertson explained in some detail how the work in domestic economy, household arts, and agriculture is carried on, and told how special effort is made to bring the advantages of the college within reach of poor boys and girls. John F. Joiner, State Superintendent of North Carolina, was elected president of the N. E. A. for the coming year, and Dr. Irwin Shepard was continued as secretary. The next meeting will probably be held in San Francisco, for the California delegation were very active in advertising their state, and distributed as souvenirs several thousand artificial but very beautiful California poppies. The citizens of Denver provided a large number of side trips at a minimum of cost, and did everything possible to make the visit of the teachers pleasant and profitable. The only criticism heard from any source was against the excessive rates charged by the Brown Palace Hotel. E. T. MATHES. OREGON STUDENTS IN NORMAL. This year finds Bellingham Normal with a large number of Oregon students. There are about thirty in all; some coming from the high schools of that state, some from the colleges and universities, while still others from the normal schools, which are closed in that state. The Oregon students have received a hearty welcome from both faculty and students, and they are much pleased with the splendid opportunities afforded them for good work by the school. EXTRACTS PROM LETTERS PROM OLD FRIENDS. I suppose you wonder how I am getting along, how I like my school, and all such things. Well, I like them all O. K. except the dust. I have three grades, 9, 10 and 11. I am teaching the following subjects—Elementary and Advanced Algebra, Plane Geometry, Physical Geography, Ancient History, English Literature, and Composition and Rhetoric. I have met several of the patrons and have received a number of invitations to spend Sat- ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 9 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 3 urday and Sunday with them, which invitations, you may be sure, I shall accept. On the boat, up the Columbia, from Wenatchee, I met Frank Umbarger and Miss Bartlett. He was on his way to Riverside, where he is to teach, and she was also going to her school, which is five miles north of Waterville. How is Normal, and how many are enrolled? Is the football outlook very flourishing? Be sure and send me The Messenger. Ever your friend, ROY GOODELL. For the enclosed forty cents kindly send to my address The Messenger for the ensuing year. With best wishes for the Normal and success to the students in all their undertakings, I am, respectfully, MARY SHOULTES. • • • * Am teaching the "young idea how to shoot" at Algona, Wash. Have forty youngsters. I am getting fat eating apples, tomatoes, plums, candy, etc., contributed by the children. Give my best wishes to all B. S. N. S. friends, and be sure and send me The Messenger. CHRISTENE ABILD. • • • • And now it is natural to suppose that you are back among the old friends doing some boosting along with your Senior work. This will be a pleasant year for you as the Normal will be better in many ways this year than it was last. Then, that Senior bunch from last year are gone? Be that as it may, there are some of them who would like the past experiences again. I am enjoying my work here very much. We have five teachers and at present about a hundred students. When will The Messenger be out? I shall be anxious to got the news. What are the special features of the social life? How are athletics? I imagine I hear the gong which assembles the Seniors in History of Ed, or possibly it was History Methods; so good-bye. A loving Normialite, A. D. FOSTER. • # # # Ethel P. Revelle, a graduate of the class of '08, who acted as librarian most efficiently during the absence of Miss Wilson last year, is now teaching in a Tacoma school within a block and a half of her home. Miss Revelle became much attached to the Bellingham Normal and in a recent letter writes, "Isn't it splendid that we have such a large enrollment so early in the term ? I said 'we' and I suppose I should have said ' y ° u / but some way I still feel as if I belonged just a little bit to the school." ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 10 ---------- 10 THE MESSENGER OUR BUSINESS MANAGER. Mr. W. T. Meyer, our business manager, has been a student in Bellingham Normal for the past two years. He was selected by the Board of Control as the best representative of business ability in the student body. He has not disappointed the Board and has given the best of his time and energy to the paper. Show your appreciation of his efforts. Subscribe for the paper yourselves and get your friends to subscribe. Send it home to the folks. Let them see what you are doing. Let them know we have a good live paper in a good live school. Boost for The Messenger! Help the Manager! Hand your subscriptions to him at once. Don't delay. NORMAL SCHOOL LIFE AS IT APPEARS TO SENIORS. "Have you handed in your teaching plans yet? I'm afraid to see the red marks on mine. And, oh! isn't the History of Ed. lesson long today? I'll be a 'Heathen Chinee' if I read more about their system of education. Don't forget critic's meeting tonight (I'm a housekeeper, too). And, oh say! there's a class meeting at 12:30, room 69. Be sure and come! Goodbye!" And "thus and so" a Senior might be heard discoursing (of course a Senior never prattles) to a classmate on almost any ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 11 ---------- THE MESSENGER 11 morning, in a spare moment snatched between classes. Ours is, indeed, the "strenuous life" from 8:25 a. m. until 4 p. m., and "then some," and our duties are many and varied. We delve into Browning, beyond our depth sometimes, but always manage to come up smiling; we cook; we sew; we do carpenter work; we endeavor to train "young savages," and, in short, we do almost everything which has any connection, near or distant, with our chosen profession of teaching. But, after all, there isn't much worth while in this world that it doesn't take some effort to attain, and so, along with the hard work, with the knowledge of work well done, there come the compensations, the joys of a Senior life. With delight we set the pace for the other classes. With stately tread, we lead the procession, our learned minds are the mainstay of the faculty, our talents are a boon to the critic teachers, but above all we are glad we are Seniors for the delightful class comradeship, the feeling of unity. The realization that we have a standard to hold up before others—these are only a few of the many rewards which come to a Senior. M. W., 10. "BELLINGHAM AND NORMAL AS SEEN THROUGH THE JUNIORSCOPE." Dear Hazel: Here I am! (I guess.) As I promised to write you all about my trip and first impression of Bellingham, Normal, and Normal life I will keep my promise and try to tell it in an interesting manner. I left Seattle on the Chippewa and, by the way, I took a supply of lemons in case of sea sickness, but take my advice, never deliberately carry lemons for your own use because there will be plenty handed you in case you need them, and sometimes when you could get along just as well without. My first sight of Bellingham certainly made me homesick and I had a strong inclination to cry, but thought I had better postpone the luxury as the crowd was not a very sympathetic looking one. After landing and getting my trunk checked, the next thing to do was to wait for a car. I waited and I waited and then waited some more, and finally the car appeared and was hailed with much joy. I had to transfer and that was another half hour wait, but I finally boarded the car and after a short ride through a pretty residence part of town I reached the Normal district. As I was too late to register I started out to find a place to room and finally found a very pleasant home-like place. I then ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 12 ---------- 12 THE MESSENGER retired and "wept my weep." I felt better then and after giving my eyes a final wipe I proceeded to look around me and discovered many beautiful sights. The students of this school are about ninety-nine per cent girls and one per cent boys; but we are going to have a champion football team—see if we don't. The students are all very friendly and nice and do everything to make the new ones feel at home. I think I must end this lengthy epistle (or is it a missile) and study psychology. Hoping to hear from you soon, I remain, your affectionate friend, M. H. B. P. S.—Write soon, for I feel like the ancient mariner, "alone, alone, all, all alone." M. B. FOURTH YEARS. The Normal is a jolly old place for all its work, worry, and grind. The Juniors who haven't a boy in their class, or the Freshmen who haven't yet learned how to work, may not say so, but the Fourth Years just think it's fine. Of course we miss Mr. Forrest and the funny stories he used to tell. Those Seniors we have noticed (we could hardly help doing so, they make such a noise) are just like all other Seniors, nothing extraordinary, but just a bit conceited because they have risen to the top. The new students are a solid looking bunch who have come prepared for hard work, and hard work they will find unless they are better scholars than we. But aside from all this, if we help one another we can make this a jolly old year. J. T. THE NORMAL AS THIRD YEARS SEE IT. Well, well! Here we are again, back at the old Normal! There are a number of familiar faces, but look at all the strango girls! They're Juniors, you can tell from the way they act. But what a small representation of boys! What there are of them look as if they could hold their own, though. And there have been several changes in the faculty. The strange faces are pleasant ones, and so we won't worry. The class teachers have been appointed and we are lucky enough to have Miss Dawson and Mr. Bond for ours. The training school has no terrors for us this year, but the unseeming stories poured into the ears of every sympathetic ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 13 ---------- THE MESSENGER 13 listener by the wailing Juniors cause it to loom up in the future like the dark clouds of a coming storm. See those "freshies" trying to look dignified, but always the central figures in every laughable incident. And there are those big-headed Sophomores trying to out-yell the sedate and mighty Seniors! We haven't seen any Fourth Years yet, but we suppose they are going to be Third Years again. The Juniors are hunting for a boy, but they won't find him. As for the Seniors, we hope they will all graduate in February or June at the very latest. We wish some of them could graduate right away. The school year of 1909-10 promises to be the most successful and most pleasant year in the history of the institution. Here's to the Bellingham Normal—the best of its kind west of the Mississippi and north of California! May it continue to grow in efficiency and popularity! H. H. A SOPHOMORE CONVERSATION. Bill—Well, Bob, how do you like school this year? Bob—Felt pretty blue last week, sort o' lost. I've got settled down now and like it fine. Alice—What do you think about our new teacher? Bill—We have Bever in history, and he's a dandy. Winnie—I didn't know what to think of Phillippi at first. I'm getting to like him pretty well now. Bill—But Bomine! Isn't he a big, good-natured looking fellow though! Alice—Are the Freshmen scarce? A young lady said to me yesterday,'' Are there any Freshmen in this building ? I 've looked all afternoon and can't find one." It wasn't that way last yaer, was it, Bill? Bob—The Third and Fourth Years seem to be quite numerous. Winnie—Yes, but they're slow. Haven't organized at all yet. . Bill—Think of it— a Junior class without a boy. Alice—Those girls are to be pitied for they certainly tried hard enough to get a boy. They sent to Spokane for one, and the Seniors kidnapped him. Then they up and sent to Walla Walla, and when he got here he too was a Senior. Winnie—But they might have known that he'd get away. Bob—Wonder what it is about the Senior class that the boys all like? Alice—Why, the girls, of course, ^ i ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 14 ---------- 14 THE MESSENGER THE NORMAL AS WE SEE IT. Well, vacation days are over and here I am. But where am I? Every one seems to have plenty of business of their own, without tending to that of a small boy. There seem to be about three girls to every square foot of floor space. There are more girls than I ever saw before. There are long girls and short girls, fat girls and slim girls, black-headed girls and red-headed girls, and old girls without much hair at all. And noise! The Streets of Cairo or the Pay Streak are peaceful in comparison to this. A very few forlorn looking boys are squeezed into corners, not daring to venture forth. Now and then a learned looking Prof, charges through the crowd followed by about twenty knowledge-thirsty young ladies. But such turmoil cannot rule long, and in the course of three or four days the sky begins to clear. I find myself in the High School among many old schoolmates who are unchanged for the most part except that some lengthening of skirts and trousers has been going on. We talk disgracefully in study hours, tip over tables and fall out of chairs. But a week changes all this. The fact has been drummed into our heads that we are full-fledged young ladies and gentlemen. We trudge soberly home evenings with our arms full of books and our heads full of knowledge to study six hours (?) as we have been ordered. We have an air of dignity and learning about us and we like to talk of the intricacies of Latin and Algebra before open mouthed youngsters from the Training School. And' after all is said and done, we go proudly forth and ask the world, "Who wouldn't be a High Schoolite?" LEW A. GREENE. Bonfire Frolic. On September 11th the Student Association gave their annual bonfire frolic. At 7:30 the students assembled on the Normal steps where they joined heartily in school songs and school yells. Considerable spirit was in evidence, especially when the president of the association asked for the songs and yells to cease and for the students to quietly march round the campus. The march, which was made doubly enjoyable by the unique music furnished by a Scotch bagpipe, terminated when the students divided into groups around three bonfires. Games of various sorts were indulged in, after which a number of speeches were given. Professor Deerwester declared that the reason he had been chosen to represent the old faculty was that "the lady members of the faculty never grow old." Mr. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 15 ---------- THE MESSENGER 15 Phillippi was next called upon to address the students in behalf of the new faculty. The speeches that followed were given by students and were full of school enthusiasm. Not only school spirit, but also class spirit ran high, especially in the Senior and Junior classes. One of the Junior stunts was to so surround the bag-piper that for sometime he was unable to furnish the music by which to march to the table where the weenie wursts were. The students left the table and marched back to the bonfires, where the weenies were roasted. After all had partaken of the weenies and the last sparks on the bonfire had gone out, the students dispersed. CALENDAR. September 7—Normal opens. Streets full of suitcases, girls and—(boys?) September 8—Mr. Ng Poon Chew, the noted Chinese editor, gives a very interesting talk on the "Awakening of China." There are two ways of seeing the same thing. September 9—Training school opens. Who's happy? September 10—Regular classes begin. Is this the right room ? Y. W. C. A. at home. September 11—Bon fire and picnic. Songs, buns, weenies and yells. Lots of fun! Plenty of noise! Who's homesick now? September 13—Unlucky thirteen! Work begins in earnest. Students keep coming. September 14—First Regular Assembly. Students' Association election. Mr. Deerwester and Mr. Studebaker to fill vacancies caused by absence of Mr. Forrest and Mr. Knapp. September 16—Whence come these sounds so strange and wild—Juniors having their voices tested. Boys given equal suffrage in room 17. Y. W. C. A. reception. September 17—"It's the way they fish at the Normal." It's the way they fish at the Normal." September 20—Seniors shiver on the beach! Miss Gray at home to absentees. September 21—Rumor I It is said that Mr. Deerwester gained a pound and a half during his summer vacation.—Jelly doesn't always jell—sometimes it burns. Senior beach party. September 22—Boys are seen tossing a football about on the campus. Work up a good team, boys. Alfred Roos in the neighborhood of the Normal. September 23—Did you get your seat in Assembly? Letters from Roy Goodell and his subscription for The Messenger. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 16 ---------- 16 THE MESSENGER September 24—The Alkisiah Club at home to the students and faculty in the Society Hall. October 8—Trustees give a reception to the school, the faculty and citizens of Bellingham. ALUMNI. Miss Jessie Dellabough, '08, is teaching in the intermediate department of the Okanogan Public School. Miss Celestine Shea, '07, is teaching in the Seattle schools. Miss Fanny Lyle, '08, is at Van Wyck, where she is teaching the primary grade. Miss Ruby Bergman was married during the summer to S. J. Brooks, an attorney of Everett, Wash. Essie Spurgeon is teaching at Lake Chelan. May Greenman is teaching at Bothel. We are glad to say Anacortes claims four of our students, Mattie Stanton, Mary Dewar, Agnes Stewart and Novella Ziese. Florence Newton, secondary, is teaching at Monroe. Gertrude and Emma Aldrich and Minerva Tower are in Everett teaching. Kate Davis, who is now Mrs. Graham, is making her home in Bremerton. Anna Noble is teaching in Centralia. Ethel Jones, '05, has the primary department in Arlington. Ferndale claims three of our students—Flora Colvin, Zera Nielson and Gladys Slater. Paul Peterson is located near Seattle, teaching. Mildred Marston is teaching at Avon, and her sister, Ruby, is teaching at Burlington. They are making their home in Burlington with their mother. A. D. Foster sends greetings and good wishes from Quincy to The Messenger and student body. Mary Shoultes (secondary) sent best wishes from Winchester, ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 17 ---------- THE MESSENGER 17 where she is teaching. She enclosed a check for The Messengtr this year. Delia Schott, who graduated from the secondary course last year, will teach in Tampico, Wash., this year. Charles Jones is teaching in the Franklin building of the public schools of Bellingham. Martha Wiburg is teaching in the public schools of this city. Olive Watson (El.) is in Everett. She expects to teach this year. Isabelle Williams, '09, teaches at —? She sends in word that she wants to belong to the Students' Association. Roy Goodell is principal of school at Entiat, Wash. Noah Davenport is in Alaska. Herman Smith is teaching in the Seattle public schools. Mr. Smith was married in June to Miss Grace Dickey. May Greenman is located at Bothel. She is teaching the first and second grades. Maude Dickinson (Sec.) is teaching at Starbuck. Margaret Bryant is at home in Santa Rosa, Gal. Francis Burgess (Sec.) is teaching at Blaine. Alice Holm is teaching school at Nahcotta. Margaretta Parker is teaching at Maple Falls. Winnie Saunders is staying at her home in Tukwilla. Lillian Blanchard is principal of the Des Moines (Wash.» school. Ethel Harvey is teaching near Blaine. Ethyle Thomas is teaching near Seattle. Agnes Biver is teaching in Skagit county. Clara Garrison is teaching the primary grades in the Clinton (Wash.) school. Mable French is teaching the advanced grades in the Clinton school. Elva Nuttal is teaching the primary grades in the Oak Harbor school. Phoebe Boyer is teaching in the southern part of the state. Grace Fiske is attending the Clinton school. Frank Umbarger, '09, is teaching at Riverside, Wash. Edna Audett is teaching in the Seattle schools. Miss Emma Currier of last year's Senior class, is enjoying her new work at Quilcene. Bertha Ross is principal at Lowell. She has spent the summer in Europe. Nellie Thompson, Lottie Fleming, Frances Moncrief, Alice McCulloch and Althea Nuttle are teaching in Everett. Clara Collins is teaching in the Olympia schools. Lottie Crawford is teaching in PouUbo, Wash, j U [ ; : j j ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 18 ---------- 18 THE MESSENGER Madge Driscoll is attending the University of Washington. Mary MacDougall is teaching at Dewey, Wash. Hazel Davis is teaching near Lake Paden. Minnie Strauch is teaching at Rockport, Wash. Miss Inez McLaughlin, '09, is teaching in the grades at Shel-ton, Wash. Miss Grace Waikle, '09, is teaching primary at her home, Bay View, Wash. Miss Ethel Harvey is teaching at Birch Bay. Miss Gladys Slater and Miss Zera Wilson are teaching in Ferndale schools. Miss Lola Gifford and Mr. Charles Petheram are conducting a two-room school at Wahl, Wash. Mr. Walter Nichols, '07, is teaching a government school at Eagle, Alaska. Miss Addie Thomas* '09, is teaching at Port Angeles, Wash. Miss Coney Deem began her second term of school at Tracy-ton, Wash., September 8th. Mr. Roger Williams of the class of '07 is principal of a school at North Bend, Wash. Miss Janie Wilson is teaching in Wenatchee, Wash. Miss Carolyn Schuh is teaching at Charleston, Wash. Miss Mary Pilz is teaching in Lowell. Miss Mae Hazeltine is teaching at Silver Beach, a few miles out of Lowell. Carl Storlie of '09 is principal of the Hillhurst schools. Mrs. McWilliams, secondary, with her husband, is teaching school at Everson. Kittie Westley has the primary grades of the Marsh school, near Snohomish. Bertha Meyers, '09, is teaching music and the first grade at Edmonds. Julia Kimball, '09^ is at Marysville, in the seventh and eighth grades. Mable Kimball is at Pleasant Valley, near Bellingham. ORGANIZATIONS. Y. W. O. A. The Y. W. C. A. is one ofthe strongest as well as one of the oldest organizations of the institution. The membership committee is conducting the fall campaign and everyone will be given the opportunity to join. The regular weekly meeting is on Thursday at 3:45 o'clock, and each girl is urged to come. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 19 ---------- TEE MESSENGER 19 As an added inspiration we have with us Miss Hillis, who is going to strengthen, not only the Y. W. C. A. as an organization, but every girl with whom she comes in contact. Save your pennies, the finance committee will soon have pennants on sale. The Bible study committee has arranged the following courses of study: "The Life of Paul," instructor, Dr. Mathes; "Old Testament Studies," Miss Sperry, and "Studies in the Life of Christ," Miss Hillis. Thespian Dramatic Club. The Thespian Dramatic Club organized Friday, September 17th, with Miss Hilda Musgrove as president. Much enthusiasm was shown by the members. Under the competent direction of Miss Hays a pleasant and profitable year is anticipated in studying dramatists and the drama. Debating Club. On Thursday evening, September 16th, the Young Men's Debating Club held their first regular meeting. Officers were elected and various committees appointed. A. McCoubrey was elected President; C. A. Stultz, Vice President, and Mr. Bond, faculty member for the ensuing year. Before adjourning speeches were made by Mr. Bond and others. Mr. Bond accented very strongly the fact that "debate should be the main feature of the society." Meetings will be held every two weeks. AlMsiah Club. On Friday, September 24th, the Alkisiahs were "at home" to the students and members of the faculty. It is the custom of the club to open their year's work in this manner. It was unnecessary for the club to reorganize, their officers having been elected before the close of school in June, consequently they are ready for work and will begin with their regular programs within two weeks. Visitors are cordially invited at all times. THE HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT. In the past history of the State Normal School at Bellingham its chief function has been the preparation of teachers for «le: mentary schools, rural and graded. . But the influence of the Normal has extended beyond these grades. Many of the young ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 20 ---------- 20 THE MESSENGER men and women who have completed the advanced course have accepted positions as teachers or principals or superintendents of various graded and high schools of the state. It is a well known fact that the professional training of high school teachers in America is much more limited than is the professional training of the kindergarten and elementary school teachers. At present there is a growing sentiment for high school teachers who shall have both academic and professional equipment and naturally the Normal schools, as professional schools, must accept this responsibility. The universities throughout the country are awakening to the necessity of establishing strong departments of education, but these departments are by no means able to supply the demand for trained teachers and few offer practical work in class handling. The Normal schools of many states must supply a good proportion of high school teachers. In order to equip our own teachers who go into the high schools of the state, it was decided to add a High School Department to the work of the Normal School. The committee in charge of the matter have set forth the following aims: 1. To broaden the scope and influence of the Normal. 2. To provide opportunity for academic and professional training for High School teachers. 3. To bring into closer relation the academic and pedagogical departments. At present but one year of high school work is offered. The students of this ninth grade are taught by college trained students, working under the closest supervision of the members of the faculty. The High School assembly room is a well equipped room on the third floor. ALMINA GEORGE. The office of registrar established this year has already proven a much needed and a much appreciated innovation. The registrar is the business man of the school. His duties include those of secretary to the Board of Trustees, treasurer of the school funds and registrar. His room is No. 10, and in fitting it up a part was devoted to a meeting place for the trustees, who had never had a room set aside for their use since the organization of the school. The board is pleased with its new quarters; the principal is pleased at the relief of his office of the financial business of the school; the heads of departments who formerly collected fees are pleased at the relief afforded them and the students, now that they have become accustomed to the new system, like it because they know that there is but one plaeo where money can be paid. The governor of the state, himself a fine business man, remarked, when informed that the Board of ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 21 ---------- THE MESSENGER 21 Trustees had instituted the office of registrar: '' That's business.'' The auditor of the state said, "A good move," and altogether the office is a success. The prospects for a successful year of athletics at the Normal are excellent. The material for football will average a little lighter than last year, but will make up in quality what is lacking in quantity. Mr. Bond had the boys out for a preliminary practice on the twenty-fourth, in which a number of them showed themselves to be old acquaintances of the pigskins. The Student Association will furnish the boys with new combination suits this year, which will add much to the appearance of the team. No games have been scheduled by Manager McCoubrey as yet, although letters have been received from Lincoln High of Seattle, and several of the surrounding high schools, asking for games. Already the girls of the different classes are organizing their basket-ball teams, in preparation for the Kline cup contest. The cup is held, at present, by the Seniors. Each class has a number of old players from the B. S. N. S., and numerous high schools over the state. The Seniors have Pearl Hoffman, who starred in the Junior team here last year; also Abbie Johnson, Margaret Walton and Ethel Nichols, all old B. S. N. S. players. From the high schools they have Maud Wescott and Hilda Lobe of the B. H. S., and Elizabeth Hemphill from Auburn High. The Juniors have Annie Nord and Daisy Allison of the B. S. N. S., and Mabel Brown from the South Side High, with plenty of promising new material to pick from. The Fourth Years have Verna Boyd, Edna Smith and Eva Rooker, all of the B. S. N. S. The Third, Second and First Years have turned in no report as yet, but no doubt all three will put strong teams in the field. The Seniors say the cup is theirs, but the Juniors and Under Classmen have a different version of it. We can only wait and let time tell the story. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 22 ---------- 22 THE MESSENGER LOCALS. The Opening Exercises. For the first time in the history of the school, a Chinese delivered the opening address. Wednesday, September 8th, Mr. Ng Poon Chew, of Oakland, who is the editor of the largest Chinese newspaper in the United States, lectured to us on the subject: "China—The Passing of the Old, and the Coming of the New." Mr. Chew gave us an excellent lecture, clothed in very good English and delivered with almost perfect pronunciation, enriched by a pleasing Chinese accent. He had no trouble in holding his audience and brought forth their applause repeatedly. Although his intense patriotism led him to make an occasional prejudiced remark, his lecture was for the most part impartial. He discussed China's recent awakening from her sleep of ages, and told of what she is doing today. "China is today preparing to fight," said he. "We are not afraid of the Mohammedans and the followers of Confucius, but it is the Christian nations we must fight. They have deprived us of our seaports and we must defend ourselves from their greed. But one nation did not rob us; one nation stood by us in our troubles, and that was the nation of the Stars and Stripes.'' For his mother country he prophesied a brilliant future, picturing a time not far hence when China and the United States should be on a par politically, industrially, and socially. This lecture was a decided treat to the students of the Normal, for it gave them the other side of an important question—China from the point of view of the Chinese. H. F. H. Miss Berenice Barnes, who was critic of the seventh and eighth grades in the year 1907-1908, was married in August to Dr. Shepard of Ann Arbor. Dr. Mathes has been in Seattle this last week. His itinerary is a very interesting one and suggestive of the place that Dr. Mathes and the Normal School occupies in the minds of people of the state. On Tuesday he lectured under the auspices of School Officers' Congress in the Good Roads Building of the A. Y. P. Exposition on "The Tenure of Position of the Teacher." On Thursday evening he was present at the dinner given by the Governor of the State and the Committee on Ceremonies of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in honor of the President of the United.States. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 23 ---------- THE MESSENGER 23 Mrs. Atkinson, who graduated at the close of Summer School, is in charge of the Normal School Booth at the A. Y. P. The Normal is the proud possessor of a very valuable collection of books in its library. They were presented to us on the 13th of last July by Col.John B. Vliet, who has been a resident of East Sound for the last fifteen years. Colonel Vliet,.. who is 87 years of age, is a native of Wisconsin, where he is living at the present time. In his younger days he was a civil engineer, having done the very first construction work of the Milwauke St. Paul railroad. In the 60's he was an officer in the Union army. Mr. Vliet brought this collection of books out west with him, and not wishing to take them back to Wisconsin again, generously bequeathed them to the Normal school. The names of the books will probably give a better idea of them: 1. Revolution on the Upper Ohio. Thwaites and Kellogg* 2. Dunmore's War. 3. Description list of manuscript collections of the State Historical Society. R. A. Thwaites. 4. Wisconsin in the Civil War. 5. Wisconsin's State Historical Library Building; Memorial Vol. 1901. 6. Wisconsin State Historical Society Collections. 8 Volumes. 7. Proceedings of the Wisconsin State Historical Society with index and list of members. 9 Volumes. 8. A number of miscellaneous pamphlets. We wish to express our thanks to Colonel Vliet for his kindness to us. Miss Gray seems to be the most industrious member of the faculty. She is very seldom seen without her Patchin'. Although the condition of the weather was very unfavorable, the Senior Class Frolic at the beach, last Monday evening, proved a great success. A bounteous luncheon was served around the campfire and with song and jokes the time passed merrily. Perhaps Mr. Deerwester will tell you about the delicious coffee that was (?) served. The Senior Class is making preparations for the annual reception to be given by them in the near future. The atmosphere in the dining hall on Tuesday evening was far from being Eden-like. The tables were changed again. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 24 ---------- 24 THE MESSENGER This summer a writer-press was set up on the third floor of the Normal, which does manifolding work, such as circular letters, programs, etc. It is intended that this press will be a convenience to the office, the faculty and such organizations of the school as may wish work done. If the experiment is successful, the press will become a permanent fixture in the school. Walter Knapp was in town Tuesday of this last week. He is connected with a commercial service company at Mt. Vernon, Wash. He hopes to return to the Normal next year. New Student—Are you a Senior? Senior—Yes. N. S.—Straight? Sen.—I hope so. A large Crane was seen near the campus Saturday and Sunday. As Miss Walton is a student of ornithology, perhaps she can explain this phenomena. Miss Ethel Hollingsworth, who has been visiting her sister, Miss Myrtle, and Miss Maude Gamble, returned to her home in Seattle, Thursday. The Y. W. C. A. cafeteria will soon be opened in the basement of the main building. All students desiring to get lunches should patronize this place. Miss Signa Parkyn, sister of Miss Esther Parkyn, visited here during the first week of school. Miss Lucy Bunker is spending the week end visiting in Seattle. Georgie Starbuck, who has been attending the Normal this fall, has left the school to attend the Bellingham Business College. Miss Vera Melgood, now Mrs. Richard Hart, is living in Panama. Ruby Bergman, now Mrs. Seabury Brooks, is living In Everett. A Normal girl who was working for her board, one day said to her mistress, " I haven't time to get up in the morning and get breakfast. Won't you do it for me?" ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 25 ---------- THE MESSENGER HUMORESQUES. Firrt A/Wtk of ScKoot 25 m/t A certain member of the Senior class while crossing the trestle on his way to the beach, wishing to impress Miss Sperry by showing his knowledge of Browning, said: "Miss Sperry, 'tis looking downward that makes one dizzy." New Student (on seeing Mr. Moody)—I wonder who that boy is? He's pretty good looking. Heard at the Y. W. C. A. reception: "Oh where, oh where has the Junior boy gone?" A Member of the Faculty—"You can always tell a bunch of Juniors by their uproarous conduct." ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 26 ---------- 26 THE MESSENGER Where will you find a more typical bunch of Missourians? "You'll have to show me." A Senior's big sister who came to the coast for the first time was much interested in our western ways. One evening, while on the rear porch of the house at which she was staying, she saw a string of Japanese wind bells or glass chimes hanging . Noticing the thickly wooded Sehome hill rising back of the street she quickly entered the house and asked if the bells were to scare the animals away. SOPHOMORE. Senior Girl, seeing a dilapidated looking member of the canine tribe—Love me, love my dog." Senior Boy—Oh, gee! What luck! Junior Girl, talking about a plan she wrote the day before- No, I haven't given the children to it yet. Normal Boy—Is this Miss —? Normal Girl—I think it is. Normal Boy—Do you like me? Normal Girl—I think I do. Normal Boy—Do you love me? Normal Girl—I think I do. Normal Boy—Could you marry me? Normal Girl—I think I could. Normal Boy—Will you marry me? Normal Girl—I think I will. Who is this? Have you heard the rumbling? Have you heard the mumbling? Of the girls by the number, They talk of it in their slumber; And the cause of the grumbling— Is a pair of leather soles. To the gym they lightly tripped, On the roll no name was missed, They heard what was said; The smiles were sun to fade; And the cause of looks so dole Was a pair of leather soles. You have gym soles, new or old, Get leather soles you are told. There is no need to mumble, There is no need to grumble; When you answer the gym class roll, Be sure you have a pair of leather soles. ALICE PEACOCK. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 27 ---------- TEE MESSENGER TO THE NORMAL STUDENT. Now here is a word to each Normal student, Just swallow it all, look wise and be prudent. Before through another month you go There are a few things we would have you all know. Could the Great Alexander awake from his sleep And into our Normal just take a sly peep, He would see very plainly, without going far How many worlds, unconquered, awaiting there are. And if, in his mind, he should think himself best Of all other conquerors, we'd give him the test He might bluster on Chemistry, Physics and such And in reading the stars, he might keep well in touch. Unless one or two, in a Mean Solar Day, Had taken a waltz down the White Milky Way, And if still inclined to away from us squirm Somewhere else we would ask him to butcher a worm. And if he'd no inclination his spirit to curb We would bid him define a transitive verb. Then into our English he might go for a spell And the story of "Three Little Pigs" he should tell. Then in blouse and in bloomers downstairs he should go And his skill on the rings and trapeze he. should show, He might go through it all without whimper or wail, But the next task we give would make his heart fail. And before he had time, the least word to say To the Training Department we'd whisk him away, And here without mercy, we would bid him proceed To teach our young hopefuls just how they should read. And when all would be over he would have to admit That his skill as a conqueror has rusted a bit. He might face battle bravely with never a wink, But a "Critic" would cause him to tarry and think. But where is the word I had promised to drop? You have not had it yet and it's most time to stop. I will put it up now without further delay, So keep it beside you while with us you stay. There are words to conquer, so get busy right now, And show Alexander the "why" and the "how." But there's one thing we don't fear in the Sweet By and By, For worlds to conquer you'll have no chance to sigh. There is plenty to do, so get right to work And we hope there are none who will ever think "Shirk," You will find it is fun to dig for a time And then you may leave with a conscience sublime. Now I'm just a small person and I've talked most an hour And my preaching has surely begun to get sour, So remember my word to each Normal Student, Just swallow it all, look wise and be prudent. VIOLET B. PAYN. ---------- Messenger - 1909 October - Page 28 ---------- 28 THE MESSENGER A Standing Joke. "What's the matter with you?" asked a girl of her chum, who was violently laughing. "Mr. Rogers has come back," she gasped hysterically. Professor Romine tells of one of the saddest experiences in his lifetime. While in one of his classes an aspiring youth lost his mind trying to count the angles in an angle worm. Mr. Clifford had his voice tested and was excused from singing by Miss Moore. Anyone wishing to know how it was done, please ask Mr. Clifford. A cluster of electric lights has been placed at the side entrance of Edens Hall—evidently to say good-night by. One of the girls winked at Mr. Stults in the hall the other day and it is reported that be nearly fainted. She was heard to say, "What's the matter with that fellow? Has he heart failure?" C. C. on the eve of the Senior picnic—"Oh wait! wait! Miss Currier isn't here yet!" We didn't know that C. A. S. was married until mail commenced to arrive from Mrs. Stultz. Wanted by Rastus—Leap year all the time. Miss H. (in girls' Psychology class)—Is headache a mental or physical fact? Mr. Deerwester—It all depends on what you did the night before. Into the halls the Juniors throng At the sound of the noisily clanging? gong. Each on her way to class the while Her hooks in her arms, on her face a smile. Then after the sound of closing doors The gleaming of her knowledge stores. The noisy signal once more sounding, Out of the class rooms come the Juniors bounding. Big girls, little girls, lean girls, stout girls, Light girls, dark girls, plain girls, pretty girls, Staid grave plodders, bright young stutters, Sisters, cousins, aunts and wives, Here preparing for their future lives, Bright girls by the tens of dozens, Daughters and ambitious cousins Partaking of Normal trials and joys, But where, Oh, where! are the Junior Boys? (With apologies to Browning.) M. B. S., '11.PPPPP
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Identifier: wwu:33119
Title: WWU Board minutes 1909 October
Date: 1909-10
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1909 October.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
Local Identifier: wwuarc_bot_190910
Text preview (might not show all results): 1909-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909 Volume 03 - Page 098 1909-10-19 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in the Trustees room this afternoon at 3 o&a
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1909-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909 Volume 03 - Page 098 1909-10-19 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board
Show more1909-10 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909 Volume 03 - Page 098 1909-10-19 Minutes of the regular monthly meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in the Trustees room this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustee Donovan, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meeting of Sept. 18, 1909, read and approved on motion of Trustee Donovan. Principal Mathes was authorized to expend $100 for cases and $100 for labor in fitting up the new Museum. He was also authorized to expend $400 to $500 in fitting up Professors Romine and Moodie's rooms. The Registrar was authorized to draw $238 from the Rebate fund, charging this amount to the students who had authorized the deduction of $1.00 each from their respective rebates, and pay it over to the Students association. The Registrar was directed to appear before the City Water Board in relation to a continuance of the present water rate of the school, viz., $35.00 per month for eleven months in the year. The faculty having recommended the issue of Elementary certificates to Chas. Becker Anna Bowie on motion of Mr. Donovan, it was ordered that such certificates issue. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the appended list of bills was approved and ordered paid: MAINTENANCE FUND Northwest Journal of Education - $8.00. C. M. Sherman - $87.05. City Water Department - $35.00. Whatcom Co. Ry. and Lt. Co. - $60.80. J. N. Selby and Co. - $108.74. REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS FUND B. B. Furniture Co. - $77.73. Great Northern Furniture Co. - $22.04. Morrison Mill Co. - $23.89. T. D. O'Brien - $87.90. Bay City Manfg. Co. - $35.60. Chandler and Barber - $65.33. A. Bucher - $25.65. W. I. Baumeister and Co. - $213.20. Cornish-Mitchell Paint and Co. - $40.65. Great Northern Furniture Co. - $17.50. Christopher and Blythe - $461.30. B. B. Furniture Co. - $30.00. Munro and Haskell - $1.79. WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for October 1909 Volume 03 - Page 099 1909-10-19 LOCAL FUNDS #11 Mrs. L. Stebbins - $45.00. 12 Mrs. Paline Richeert - $30.00. 13 Mrs. H. C. Chapman - $20.00. 14 S. Theil - $34.75. 15 Sweet Grocery Co. - $97.28. 16 W. E. McCaddon - $101.70. 17 L. L. Berens - $12.90. 18 M. L. Duvall - $15.25. 19 J. P. Hanson - $6.40. 20 A. H. Montgomery - $15.90. 21 Munro and Haskell - $5.75. 22 L. Stanton - $59.35. 23 Great Northern Furniture Co. - $62.25. 24 Pacific Steam Laundry - $6.05. 25 Peter Frank - $3.50. 26 A. P. Erickson - $161.55. 27 Wilson-Nobles-Barr Co. - $147.74. 28 Washington Bakery - $45.84. 29 Eureka E. Ely - $3.00. 30 Void 31 John Rindal - $11.25. 32 Cole Truck and Storage Co. - $40.05. 33 S. L. Church and Co. - $12.10. 34 B. B. Ice and Fuel Co. - $5.00. 35 Byron Bros. Grocery - $39.03. 36 B. B. Furniture Co. - $61.22. 37 Void 38 Students Association - $238.00. 39 Occidental Pub. Co. - $25.00. On motion of Mr. Donovan, the following Rules and Regulations were adopted and ordered entered of record: ##
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Identifier: wwu:33235
Title: WWU Board minutes 1909 September
Date: 1909-09
Description: WWU Board of Trustees minutes 1909 September.
Digital Collection: Board of Trustees of WWU Meeting Minutes
Type of resource: Text
Object custodian: University Archives
Related Collection: Western Washington University Board of Trustees Records
Local Identifier: wwuarc_bot_190909
Text preview (might not show all results): 1909-09 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1909 Volume 03 - Page 093 1909-09-18 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in its room at the office this afternoon at 2:30 o
Transcript text preview (might not show all results): 1909-09 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1909 Volume 03 - Page 093 1909-09-18 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Tr
Show more1909-09 WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1909WWU Board of Trustees meeting minutes for September 1909 Volume 03 - Page 093 1909-09-18 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Bellingham State Normal School held in its room at the office this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Present: Chairman J. J. Edens, Trustees J. J. Donovan and F. F. Handschy, Principal Mathes and the Registrar. Minutes of the meetings of July 28th, August 7th and August 21st, 1909, read and approved. T. D. O'Brien, manager, representing the Chamberlin metal weather strip, appeared before the Board with a proposal to equip the windows of the school with his strip. On motion of Mr. Donovan, seconded by Mr. Handschy, it was ordered that the principal be authorized to select three rooms to be equipped with the weather strip, cost to be 15c per lineal foot and total cost to be about $100.00. J. Wayland Clark, registrarm presented a bond for $3,000.00 with himself as principal and the Title Guaranty and Surety Co. as surety; bond running to the State of Washington; running from Aug. 1st, 1909 to Aug. 31st, 1910--the date of election and qualification of his successor. On motion of Mr. Handschy, seconded by Mr. Donovan, the bond was approved and ordered placed in the custody of the chairman of the Board. Chairman Edens presented the request of O. M. Jenkins, who is erecting a building on his own property near Edens Hall, for permission to connect with the sewer of the Hall. The chairman suggested that the matter be referred to the city engineer and if our sewer is of sufficient capacity that the requested permission be granted. On motion of Mr. Donovan, seconded by Mr. Handschy, it was so ordered. The appended list of b

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