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Title: Normal Messenger - 1903 December
Date: 1903-12-01
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Show more1903_1201 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- The Normal Messenger. December 1903. Monthly. Whatcom, Wash. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Telephones Office, Main 25 Store, Main 24 Gynasium Supplies, Sporting Goods of All Kinds, Building Hardware 1025 and 1039 ELK STREET WHATCOM B.B. Grocery Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Our holidcay stock of Nuts, Candies, Raisins, Etc. has just arrived. Special prices for socials and churches. Telephone Main 82 117 Elk Street GROCERIES When Goods or Prices are not satisfactory, please return same and money will be refunded. Byron Grocery Co. 14 West Holly Phone Main 200 ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- The Leader For the Holidays Anything and Everything for the Friends and the Folks at Home. Furs, Fine Waists, Fancy Work, Dressing Sacques Kid and Golf Gloves, Dolls, Bric-a-Brac, Fine Neckwear, Leather Goods, Perfumes. BOOKS All the $1.50 copyrighted books for $1.15. Cloaks, Waists AND Suits at ONE-FOURTH off TRY OUR GROCERY DEPT. PHONE MAIN 132 The Leader ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Dr. E. E.. Ross, Mgr. The City Dental Parlors HIGH-CLASS DENTISTRY Prices Reasonable Phone Red 512 Painless Extracting Red Front Block, Comer Holly and Canoe Sts. ELDRIDGE,KLINE VANWYCK OFFICE, PIKE BLOCK TELEPHONE MAIN 147 ...WHATCOM, WASH... WE will sell you a city lot in any part of this city or Fairhaven, and if you are short of money we will furnish money to build your house on small monthly payments. We have a good list of farm prop- erty. Call and get prices and terms. Write your fire insurance with Kline Van Wyck, who represent the AETNA, the leading Fire Insurance Company of America. Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. Whatcom, Washington Original Townsite Proprietors Manufacturing Sites, Business and Residence Property Bellingham Bay Improvement Co. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- BlRNEY GOODHEART PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Red Front Bldg X RAY WORK A SPECIALTY Office Phone Main 2231 Residence 'Phone 3231 DR. F. J. GEOGHEGAN DENTIST Rooms 20 and 21, Red Front Block Telephone Red 831 WHATCOM, WASH. DR. WILBUR N. HUNT Physician and Surgeon OFFICE Phones—Office, Black 835 Rooms A and B, Red Front Blk —Residence Red 122 A. MACRAE SMITH, M. D. Telephone Red 521 Office, Red Front Building WHATCOM, WASH. FRANK J. VAN KIRK, M. D. Practice Limited to EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT CLOVER BLOCK WHATCOM, WASH. DR. J. C. MINTON DENTIST Rooms 9, 10 12, Fisher Blk Residence Phone Black 685 Cor. Dock and Holly Office Phone Red 263 DR. C. A. DARLING DENTIST Rooms 18 and 19 Fisher Block Corner Dock and Holly Streets PHONE BLACK 275 WHATCOM, WASH Whatcom Dental Parlors DR. R. LYBROOK SHAMKLIN, Manager The Highest Grade Dental Work at Reasonable Prices. Examination Free. PHONE RED 525 CLOVER BLOCK ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- MODERN DENTAL PARLORS DR. O. C. GILBERT, MANAGER Holly Block 108 West Holly Street Phone Black 1871 1306 Dock Street ALL WORK GUARANTEED W. D. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. ADDIE F. KIRKPATRICK, M. D. Rooms 16 and 17, Fisher Block 'Phones—Residence, Red 44 —Office, Red 44 Office 'Phone, Red 471 Residence 'Phone Red 604 CHAS. L. HOLT, M. D. Specialties: Diseases of the Eye, Ear Nose and Throat Rooms 1 and 2 Fisher Block Office Telephone Main 2061 Residence Telephone Main 3061 W. H. AXTELL PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hours: 11 to 12 a. m., 2 to 5 p. m. PIKE BLOCK—Cor. Elk and Holly WHATCOM. WASH (Uan't to Live flear the normal School Investigate lysle's Normal School Tracts and lysle's Acre Tracts Jill Adjacent to $tate normal $cbool BEAUTIFUL Residence Property, situated directly between the growing cities of Fair-haven and Whatcom, and particularly adapted to the needs of those attending the Normal, or to those who wish to board or room Normal students. This is made so on account of its close proximity to the Normal. THE NORMAL SCHOOL TRACTS contain nearly an acre of ground, and offer better inducements to locate near the Normal than any other property on Bellingham Bay. Good terms and low interest. AT FIRST HANDS, AND You PAY NO COMMISSIONS. C A M P B E L L 18 Clover Block, +• Whatcom, Wash. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- State Normal School WHATCOM WASHINGTON IS beautifully located between the cities of Whatcom and Fairhaven. These cities have all the modern conveniences; electric cars run within one block of the campus. Correspondence Invited. Catalogue Free. Offers Three Regular Courses Special course in methods Courses in manual training Review Courses Buildings The school occupies two large and substantial buildings having all modern conveniences Dining Hall The school has erected a new dining hall upon the campus in which are served regular meals and lunches at -popular prices. Prominent Features— Catalogued library; large museum ; Physical, chemical, biological laboratories; Stereopticon and darkrooms; Gymnasium, dressing rooms, baths; Manual training department; Large training school, well conducted; Large and beautiful auditorium. Admission and Expenses - Second semester opens February 1, 1904 Students enter at any time; Board and room costs $3.50 to $4.00 per week; Self boarding costs $6.00 to $10.00 a month. No tuition; library fee $10—one-half returnable. Text-books are loaned free. E d w a r d T. MatHes Principal ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Printing We Produce the Best Holly Press There is nothing to be found in the modern age requiring greater exactness, nicety and cleverness to meet the demands than this art. It is an Art! As such only the best meets the requirement of the public's needs. The business man finds greater results are secured when his printing stock is equal to a competitor. In Society there are many Fads produced that require continual study and preparation to produce work that equals a metropolitan vogue. The best for the Business Man and the latest for the Society Lady is found at the HOLLY PRESS PRINTERS, BINDERS and Blank Book Folks IRVING BLOCK, 1315 DOCK ST., WHATCOM ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- FACULTY EDWARD T. MATHES, Ph., D. Pricipal, History and Pedagogy WASHINGTON WILSON, Psychology and Pedagogy JOHN T. FORREST, Ph. B., Mathematics FRANCIS W. EPLY, A. B., Physical Sciences Miss MITTIE U. MYERS, B. L,., English BLANCHE EVANS, English MISS IDA A. BAKER, A. M., English and Mathematics Miss ADA HOGLE, Drawing Miss FRANCES HAYS, Reading and Physical Culture ALEXANDER P. ROMINE, A. B., Bilogical Sciences Miss MABEL M. MOORE, Vocal Music EDWARD N. STONE, A. M., Latin and German JACOB N. BOWMAN, Ph. D., History Miss KATE GOMPERTZ, Physical Training Miss HENRIETTA J. TROMANHAUSER, Ph. B., Supervisor Training School Miss GERTRUDE EARHART, Critic Teacher, Grammar Grades MiSS CORA BRATTON, Critic Teacher, Intermediate Grades Miss CATHERINE MONTGOMERY, Critic Teacher, Primary Grades Miss MABEL ZOE WILSON, A. B., Librarian PIANOS YOU CAN DEAL WITH US Briggs Piano Company ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Peterson Co. For Stylish Up-to-Date Goods in Men's and Boys' Wears. See Us. 124 E. Holly WHATCOM Try our Fancy Canned Fruit and Vege- tables. Quality guaranteed Hans Pearson ...The Grocer... Wholesale and Retail Prices Right Attractive December Offerings The New Tailored Suits The ones shown at this time are by far the most beautiful exhibited this season, consisting of the Long Cloak Effects in both plain colors and mixtures. Swell styles, indeed! Fit to grace any lady's form, and such varieties, too! But in no instance but one suit ot a kind. It is indeed a pleasure to look over these new suits. New Military Coats Another big assortment of them is in. It is impossible to describe them here correctly, but rest assured, the are beautiful garments, entirely different from any you have seen here before. The same idea--but one garment of a kind--prevails here. New Cravanette Coats And still they come. But the demand tor Cravanette Rag- lans at this time is immense, and we are keeping three dif- ferent factories busy to supply us with their latest styles, thus always showing new designs and patterns. New Handkerchiefs Beginning this coming week, we start our exhibition of Holiday Hankerchiefs. Most magnificent styles and thousands of different varieties. Especially so in the better qualities. All sorts of imported European Novelties, including elaborate hand embroidered and hand-worked Battenburg Hankerchiefs. KAUFMAN BROS. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Normal Messenger December 1903 Christmas in Sweden Christmas in most of the Christian countries dates back to the time when Christianity was introduced. But in Sweden it had been celebrated hundreds of years before, in honor of Oden, the chief god of the ancient Scandinavians, and it was the greatest of the holidays of the year. At this time, the fierce warriors of the North, having returned from their excursions in foreign lands laden with the spoils of war, having nothing to do because they disdained to work thinking it not an honorable profession, and the time of the year not being favorable for war, would assemble at certain parks or places which had been dedicated to their gods, bringing with them a multitude of sheep, oxen, pigs, and other animals, which were roasted whole. Now they began a time of feasting and merry-making, and it was a time of great rejoicing because the sun would now return and the days grow longer. Oxen, sheep, and even children were offered to the gods to secure their good will for the coming year and to thank them for the past. When Christianity was introduced it was easy for the people to adopt Christmas and though the offerings to the heathen gods ceased, most of the other customs survived. One of these was the feasting, and now, as Christmas draws near, there are great preparations. Beverages are made and pigs are killed. This is the busiest time of the year for the housekeeper. Enough bread is now baked to last till New Years and generally until about the middle of January. Everything is made in the same proportion. No matter how poor a ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- family may be, they always live better at Christmas than at any other time of the year. The day before Christmas everything is in readiness. On the clean floor is strewn chopped up evergreens, between the double windows moss is placed, while the young folks are decorating the Christmas tree. The farmer does not forget the cattle and horses, and they always receive something extra, often a half loaf of bread. The birds are not forgotten either, and one of the best customs in the placing of bundles of oats on either side of the gate, or on the barn roof, and poor indeed is the farmer who cannot afford to do this. On each side of the door is placed an evergreen tree, and also one on each side of the gate, if the farmer is lucky enough to have one. Along the highway on either side, are found branches to show the way, because the highways are not fenced in., and the ditches on either side are generally drifted full of snow. As the evening draws nearer, the excitement of the young folks grows and they watch their mother as she prepares the dinner. First of all is the ever-present Christmas cheese, which weighs apout twenty-five or thirty pounds and is now to be partaken of for the first time. Next come the rice and fish, two other things which must not be forgotten on this occasion. Besides these things are the more choice portions of the pig and many other things. After dinner is over Christmas presents are distributed, and though in some of the humbler homes, they may not be of much value they always bring joy to the receivers. After a short time, spent by the young folks in dancing and merrymaking, and by the older folks in talking about past and future, the family retires. They must rise early the next morning, for it is a custom for everybody to attend church on Christmas morning, even if he does not attend very often the rest of the year. About four o'clock next morning one can see lights in every house and about six o'clock, the time depending on the distance to be traveled, the people start for church. Hundreds of sleigh-bells are heard, the sound coming from every direction. Every house is now brilliantly lighted, in each window being placed one or more candles where they are left to burn until daylight. At nine or ten o'clock the long sermon of two hours is over, and for many it has been a long, hard battle against ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- sleep, and a few have been conquered by it. In some parts of Scandinavia, it used to be a custom to wake the sleeping with a whip. When Christmas and second-day Christmas are over., the farmer and his wife start out visiting. Parties and entertainments are held to the end of Christmas. Anyone visiting is never allowed to leave without being offered some sort of refreshment, even though he be a stranger. If the visitor is a man, the first thing he will be offered is a smoke, and after that something to eat and drink. At last on the thirteenth of January the long Christmas, with its many holidays has passed, but leaving behind among the people the memory of many a happy time. At the present time there are not as many holidays prescribed by law as there were fifty years ago. Then there were Christmas day, second, third and fourth-day Christmas, so that if Christmas day fell on Tuesday or Wednesday there would be six days on which nobody could lawfully work, but at present there are only Christmas clay and second-day Christmas. ANDREW ANDERSON. Jack Hanford at the Academy When Jack Hon ford entered the East-brook Academy, he was as awkward as could be imagined. Six feet in height, weighing two hundred pounds, and had a wonderful faculty for saying and doing the wrong thing at the wrong time. One day shortly after the beginning of school the boys persuaded Jack to go with them to practice football. They would kick the ball to him, laughing uproarously at his awkward attempts to catch or kick it. But Jack took it all good-naturedly and appeared on the ground the next evening, determined to make the fellows who had laughed at him, learn to respect him. By the time of the first game, which was to be between Eastbrook Academy and Franklin College, many of the boys thought Jack should go with the team as right guard, but the fellow who was contending with Jack for that position was a friend of the captain, so Jack went along as a "sub." The game started with Jack chafing like ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- a caged lion, but soon his opportunity came, for the game had gone only about ten minutes before Jack heard the cry, "time out," and saw his rival carried off the field. Although Jack's great strength and weight were felt, during the last half Eastbrook's line began to weaken, and Franklin slowly but surely carried the ball towards Eastbrook's goal. But two minutes were left to play. The score was nothing to nothing, and Franklin had the ball on Eastbrook's five-yard line. Franklin undertook to put their full-back through Eastbrook's line;, but Jack, seeing that the full-back was carrying the ball wrongly, snatched it from him, and tore down the field for a touch-down. Just as Eastbrook kicked the goal the whistle blew. The time was up! Eastbrook had won the game, and Hanford was the hero of the day! ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- The normal messenger Published Monthly By the Students of THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL WHATCOM, WASHINGTON May Williams '04, Walter Wells, '05 ... BUSINESS MANAGERS. EDITORIAL STAFF MAY WILLIAMS,'04 Editor-in-Chief MARY ANDREWS, '06, Utopian ... Literary VIVIAN SO RELLE, '07, Soronian.... Literary EDITH BLOTT, '06, Aurora .... Locals LOTTIE GRAHAM, '04, Kulshan .... Locals GRACE ICKES, '05 Y. W. C. A. CARRIE RISEDORPH, '04, Alcott ... Exchanges GUY DUNNING, '06, Philomathean ... Athletics SARAH VAN REYPAN, '06, Chilic... Alumni TERMS—FIFTY CENTS A YEAR Address all communications to the Editor-in-chief, Whatcom, Wash. Issued the fifth of every month. All copy must be iu the hands of the editor-in-chief on or before the 25th of the month. Entered December 21, 1902, at Whatcom, Washington, as second-class matter, under Act of Congress of March 3,1879. VOL V DECEMBER 1903 NO. 11 Hurrah for our football boys! Who says the Normal gentlemen are too slow? Senators, in your hands have been placed the intersociety contests of the Whatcom Normal. Can't you take some steps toward the formation of an Internormal Contest Organization? Such organizations already exist in the East. We need not be behind! The visit of Mr. Millican, representing the National Intercollegiate Association, to the Normal for the purpose of organizing an Association in the school which will send a representative to the intercollegiate oratorical contest of Western Washington in the spring, should remind us that we discovered some excellent oratorical material last year in the intersociety contests. Nor should we forget our declaimed and debators. The contests were declared to be the best in the history of the school. Why should we let our talent be represented only in the contests of an organization, the excellence of which we all allow, but in which is represented all the educational institutions of the State, both public and private? Why should not a plan be made whereby the ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Normal schools of the State may become acquainted with each other ? To be sure our respective Presidents have a speaking acquaintance, but why should not the future teachers of the State have a common interest outside of the advantages and disadvantages of teaching the Speir Method of Arithmetic? Why shouldn't some of the social tendencies we are urged to cultivate be used to make the acquaintance of our sister schools, and how could it be better done than by means of some friendly contests? We know with what pride the U. of W. is regarded all over the State because of the fame won by her debators. Why shouldn't we give the people of the State cause to be proud of their Normal schools, beside the fact that between sixty and seventy-five grad-uats are sent out every year ? Athletics The football season is over and the boys will no longer be seen at their practice. This year lias seen the first football team which has ever been organized at the Normal, and considering that they organized late in the season, had to make a team out of practically raw material. and had such poor luck in scheduling games, they have made a very good showing. A great part of the credit for the good work done by the team is due to the coach, Mr. Green, who has come up from town nearly every night and practiced faithfully with the team until he has made it what it is. The first game of the season was played at Anacortes, and the boys went down feeling certain of winning the game. As often happens when a team is over-confident, the boys were defeated in this game by a score of 6 to 5- In the first half, on the kick off, the ball was fumbled by Normal on our own 20-yard line. An Anacortes man secured the ball, and shoved it over the line for a touchdown. After this touchdown however, they did not get within hailing distance of the Normal goal. Bad luck, however, followed our boys throughout the game, and although they kept Anacortes from scoring again ,they were unable to score ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- until the last 1 1-2 minutes of play, when the ball was sent through Anacortes goal for a touchdown. White, however, failed to kick goal for Normal, and this left the score 6 to 5 in favor of Anacortes. After the Normal boys had made their touchdown there were only about thirty seconds left to play and for twenty the teams did not line up. Ever since the game our manager has been trying to secure a return game with the Anacortes team but has not succeeded. We wonder why? THE EVBRETT-NORMAL GAME. When, after many ineffectual attempts to secure games, it was at last announced that a game had been secured with the Everett High School, many of the boys were dubious as to results for Everett had shown themselves to be a strong team, having defeated Anacortes by a score of 15 to o, and Seattle second team by a score of 24 to 6. However, the boys began working harder than ever in their practice, resolved to do their best whether they won or not. At last the day for the game arrived. The g ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- placed and the left half of the Everett team was preparing to kick when suddenly from the grandstand there burst from sixty lips the Normal yell: Hippity hip! Ka zip! Ka zip! Hippity hip! Ka zip! Ka zip! Hooray! Hooray! Bolay! Bolay! Whatcom Normal! , Bellingham Bay! The Everett left half waited until the yell was over and then kicked. The ball instead of rising as it generally does on most kick-offs, skipped along the ground at a swift pace and was not stopped until it reached the Normal's five yard line. Here it was stopped and the one in possession started for the Everett goal but he was tackled almost at the very place where he secured the ball and did not advance with it any more than three yards at the most. The hearts of the spectators sank within them. True, Normal, had the ball, but they were on their own io-yard line with practically the whole field to cover before they could make a touchdown. Could they ever do it? Then their own goal line wras also in danger, for supposing Everett would get the ball so near their goal, it would be a small matter to push it across and thus practically "cinch" the game. The prospects for a Normal victory were indeed poor at that moment, but nobody was prepared for what happened. By fierce line bucks, the Normal boys pushed the ball to their own thirty-yard line, and there it was lost to Everett on a fumble. The ball was not in Everett's possession very long, for they failed to gain their distance and lost it on the first three downs. Normal then began a series of fierce line bucks and short end runs, which succeeded after the first fifteen minutes of play, in pushing the ball across Everett's goal for a touchdown. The goal was easily kicked and the boys had lined up for the second kick-off when suddenly from the grand stand, there burst forth again the Normal yell followed by: i—2—3—4—5—6! Whatcom! 6—5—4—3—2—i—o! Everett! Only this time it was louder than before because it came with more confidence. On the second kick-off, Whatcom advanced the ball, before she was tackled, to the center of the field, and then by fierce playing, for Everett was playing a desperate game, advanced the ball to Everett's fifteen-yard line. It looked ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- like a sure touchdown and everybody was confident that the score at the end of the first half would be 12 to o, but just at the critical moment, before the ball would be sent across the line, the quarterback made a forward pass and thus lost the ball to Everett. Everett succeeded in advancing the ball to the center of the field before she lost it but could get no further, and Normal took the ball and had it far advanced into Everett's territory when the time for the half ended. Score: Normal 6. Everett o. After the first five minutes of play in the second half, Normal again shot the ball across Everett's goal line and kicked goal, making the score 12 to o. After the second touchdown the play was more even, each side having the ball for short periods and then losing it. Punting also was indulged in this half, as each team was compelled to punt at different times. The half ended with the ball in Normal's possession and far advanced into Everett's territory, and the girls in the grandstand with pride in their voices announced the result : i-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12! Whatcom- 12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0! Everett. Altogether the Normal boys demonstrated their superiority in every department of the game, the Everett boys are the most gritty and most gentlemanly set of fellows, play the cleanest ball, and are the best losers it has been our lot to meet. We wish them all kinds of success in the future and hope they will win all games from now on, only excepting those played against our own team. Although the football season is over for this year, and few games have been played by our team we may say truthfully, that these few games have been splendidly played and everything points to a very successful season next year. The Normal team and the positions they play are as follows: Center, Swanberg; right guard,. Campbell; right tackle, Hipkoe; right end, Dunning; left guard, Miller; left tackle, Everett; left end, Phelps; quarterback, Green; left half, Pierce; right half, White; full, Moultray; substitutes. Anderson, Turner, Gilkey. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- LOCALS Some queer answers to examination questions in the training school. A mariner is a man who came from Maryland. Resemblance means that we look like our parents. A foreigner is any person who comes from Germany. Miss Mattie Braman of Bay City. Mich., has entered school. Miss Margaret Hood has returned to school after an absence of two weeks. As Miss Moore responded very willingly tc an encore some one remarked that she lived up to her name. One of the bachelor girls of the Normal has christened her room, "Hash Camp." Let's hear the names of others. Miss Stewart (in Latin class)—It's very cold in this room, Mr. Stone. Mr. Stone;—Well, I'll roast you in a minute. In the examination in zoology the other day some one informed the class that man was a mollusk. Prof. Romine says that this person probably knew that mollusca means soft. The night of the Junior reception, Misses McRae , Gertie Smith and Gertrude Smith visited the Normal. They were students here last year, and all of the old students were as glad to see them as they were glad to be back. The exceeding sinfulness of this age has often been commented upon. To give a more vivid conception of the utter abandonment of this period to the lusts of the flesh, a Senior makes the statement that future geologists, in order to obtain fossils, must go down below. On Tuesday before Thanksgiving, Dr. Mathes gave the students a most helpful talk during the last half of the noon hour. In it he expressed to the students, how grateful they ought to be that they, so far, have had such a beautiful school year. He also expressed to the students how greatful they should be to their parents for this opportunity and that ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- they should not be afraid to express to them their appreciation. Mr. Millican, representing the National Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, organized an association in the school. November twenty-fourth. The object of the Association is to get young people to investigate the problem of the liquor traffic. It is not a political organization in any way. One of the means of promoting an investigation of the prohibition question is the oratorical contests held each spring. These are local, state, interstate, and national. It is to be hoped that all students interested in temperance or in oratory will take hold of the matter and help push it along. On th eevening of November thirteenth, the Juniors gave a reception to the faculty, students and their friends. The first part of the evening was spent very pleasantly in listening to a musical program, given by some of the best local talent. After this was over, every one was supplied with a lighted candle, followed by a promenade in the halls on the second floor. The music room off the auditorium was very tastefully decorated with the class color and here was served pineapple ice. Everyone had a delightful time and no one went away feeling that he was sorry he came. SOCIETIES Y. W. C. A. The second conference of Western Washington Young Women's Christian Associations was held at Whitworth College, Tacoma, November 13 to 15, 1903. Seldom does the opportunity come to any of us to attend such an inspiring meeting as was given to the delegates from the Normal Y. W. C. A., Miss Vinnie Winchell and Miss Bertha Kale. Delegates from all of the Western Washington educational institutions reported flourishing associations. The principal speaker of the conference was Miss Bertha Conde of Chicago, who is Student Secretary for the American Committee. Miss Conde is a gifted speaker and her very presence gave emphasis to her words when'she said, "'The sight of a spirit-filled life always makes others hungry for the same thing." She made it very plain that the "reason we do not have more opportunities ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- for doing good is because we do not ring true in little things." Another enjoyable feature of the conference was the music by Miss May Walker on her violin. Although the weather was not very favorable, the hearty welcome given to the visitors by the faculty and students of Whitworth College and the good managementof the conference made the event one long to be remembered by all who attended. CHRISTMAS CHIMES OF THE ALCOTT BELLS. The Alcotts extend good wishes and Christmas greetings to the faculty, to their schoolmates, and to their many friends, and may the new year for them be a happy and prosperous one. Looking back over the school days of the past year, the Alcott girls fondly think of the happy and beneficial weekly gatherings, of their elections, entertainments, excursions, business meetings, '"spreads" and literary work. This required work they have enjoyed to the utmost, for it has never been a hard task but a great pleasure and one from which they have derived much good. Each week Miss Carrie Risedorph, one of the society's most earnest workers, gives an interesting illustrated talk concerning the life and work of some famous artist. Talks on famous women, musicians, authors, etc., will be given during the year. For these talks the society has purchased several dozen pictures principally reproductions of artists masterpieces. Indeed, the future looks very bright for the Alcott Society, but then the society has always prospered and with the earnest co-operation of each member it will continue to be an organization strong and influential. PARTHENON. Although organized somewhat later than the other societies, the Parthenon Club has a rapidly increasing membership of live and enthusiastic workers, who hope to maintain its dignity as an independent society by keeping up and advancing the high standard of parliamentary and literary work for which it stood last year. This year, as last, the work is car- ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- ried on solely by the members; the requirements for membership are the same, that is, each member must have shown himself to be an active, earnest worker in some literary society for at least one year and have been excused from that society as such by his former critic. We miss those seniors who, last year, were so active in the institution and the advancement of our society. At a business meeting a few weeks ago the following officers were elected: President, Mr. Pinckney White; vice-president, Miss MyrI Hays; Secretary, Miss Lola Records; treasurer. Miss Cassie Gifford; sergeant-at-arms, Mr. John Swanberg. Among the interesting numbers rendered during the past few weeks were a piano solo, "Dance of the Demon," from Hultz, by Miss Anna Hannibohl, and an address by Dr. Bowman. This address, given on Hallowe'en, was both interesting and instructive, and embodied the history of the customs of that day. Dr. Bowman especially emphasized the fact that many of these customs, which were once believed to be infallible means of gaining an insight into the future, were no onger believed in by the educated class, and, a few hours later was seen looking into the fact of an all-wise gypsie with a most credulous and expectant expression, while she read his palm, to find out whether—? Miss Gertie Smith and Miss Isabel McRae, former members of the club, visited the Par-thenons, Saturday evening, November 14. Exchanges We felt a little hurt that our old friend, "The Spinster." had not yet learned to spell Whatcom correctly. Perhaps Bellingham will be easier. Teacher in Latin—Decline Stella and give meaning. Student (beginning, abstractedly)—Stella, a girl. Professor, I can't."—Ex. The Normal Messenger is trustworthy as of old.—Ex. We congratulate the editors of "The College Independent" on their issue for November. We like the idea of the illustrations and should like to suggest that all our Normal students read the article, "How to ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Salute! We like your attitude toward other exchanges and your timely hint, "Let Us Rather Hint Than Criticize," is good. We salute you heartily. The Eugene High School News has a suggestive cover, original in the extreme. We are glad to see you paying much attention to articles and accompanying illustrations. Among the creditable exchanges of the month—the Wa Wa. We see an improvement over your October issue. We desire to thank the other exchanges we have received for the kindly criticisms and the general spirit of kindliness and charity shown and the helpful articles. "Have you seen Al?" "Al, who?" "Alcohol. Kerosene him last night, but he hasn't benzine since. Gaso-line him up against a lamp post and took a naptha gas. The patrol eum wagon took him up. Christmas Holidays are in our day of two sorts: religious and civil. Civil holidays are set aside to commemorate some national event, as, for example, our own Fourth of July. They have their origins in the making and formation of nations, and are thus of comparatively late creation. Since religion and religious observances preceded the creation of state, naturally the religious holidays are the older. As the religion became fixed on a national denominational cult, and was merged into the earliest form of a theocratic government, these feasts became civil as well as religious. Thus are noted the feasts of the Hebrews, the Mohammedans, and the Christian Middle Ages. When the Christians worshiped in the catacombs and drew their members from the lower walks of Roman society, it became imperative to supply the new converts with feast days in the place of those they had observed in the Roman religions. Since Christianity in its Hebrew home had only one feast-day, and that without a fixed date, the method of the converts in giving Christian significance to the holidays was followed in Rome, Byzantium and Africa. One after another the present Christian holidays arose and became fixed, but not necessarily uniform throughout the Christian world. One of these was Christmas. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- On the twenty-fifth of December the old Romans held the feast of the sun, in honor of his winter solstice; the beginning of Spring and of new life. On account of its great importance in the Roman calendar and the great esteem in which it was held by the people, a deep impression of the day was carried into Christianity by the new converts. So intense was this impression that the leaders of Christianity decided to turn it to a Christian usage by using its celebration with a Christian significance, the beginning of the warmth-giving Gospel. In many places the feast made so great an impression that it was made the beginning of the year, and the use of December 25th as the New Year was common in Germany, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, England, Hungary, parts of France, Holland, Italy and Switzerland, until toward the end of the Middle Ages. Whether Christ was born in December or not, was not a question in the minds of the creators of the Christian festival; in fact, history throws a doubt upon its probability. The substitution of the world-Savior for nature's regenerative orb of day, had only its religious meaning, and this to the worshipers of the third and fourth centuries, was of ultimate importance. Christmas has to us the meaning of offer-ffontssoopPi cnationalnc-ho cmfwy cmfwmf ing up of goodwill and tokens of friendliness. The origin of this was in this same third century. Nicholas of Myra, in Asia Minor, had done so many kind and generous acts to the poor, unlettered people, so that when he died in 343, he was made a saint. So soon did his own fortune disappear, that he serruptitiously appropriated the goods of others for his purpose. In all his giving Nicholas never let his identity become known—through the window at midnight, on the doorstep at dawn, he would lay his offering. Once, however, he was caught by the father of a maiden who had received through the window legacies for her marriage. Nicholas, thus caught, was overwhelmed with thanks by the poor but grateful father. His doings spread abroad, his name became synonymous with goodwill and philanthropy, and when he was made a saint, his saint's day was placed on December sixth. The Dutch of one of the provinces of the ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Netherlands, made him their patron saint. On his day—December sixth—gifts were exchanged, greetings sent and received, and every one made happy by kind remembrances. The day was looked forward to., especially by the children, for to them it was the happiest day in all the year. On account of the great place it played in the lives of the people and its close proximity to the natal day of Christ, the two days were united, and are now celebrated as December twenty-fifth. The children so loved St. Nicholas of Myra, that they affectionately called him "St. Nick," or "Santa Claus," which comes from the form "Sanctus Nicholaus." Another form of affection which still more closely united the idea of those two days, is seen in the name "Kris-Kingle," which comes from the Dutch word for "Christ-child," Christ-kindchen. With this term the popular mind merged the two days, the two services, and the two conceptions into the one great festival of our time. Humorous (Small girl, crying). Teacher—What's the matter, Mary? (No reply). Teacher—Did somebody hurt you? (Violent shaking of head). Teacher—You must be ill ? Mary—I—I—was just runnin' up the hill to ketch up with the girls and—and—the wind blowed all my bref away. Teacher—Do the people who live in Canada speak the same language that we do? Boy—Our neighbor is from Conada. Teacher—Can you understand her? Boy (shaking of head)—No, when she means shoes she says boots. After watching development of pollywog from egg. "A pollywog is just a head and a tail piece. If it were not for the tail there would be nothing but a head." Teacher—You may do what the chalk tells. Writes, Find a leaf. Small boy (gazing anywhere but at plants) Second small boy (with disgust)—He's blind as a cat. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- A general is a man who goes through the war without being killed. Mr. Doran (to Ninth grade girl)—Give the three theories concerning the interior of the earth. The girl (waking up)—I think they are colder now. If you see Dr. Bowman or Mr. Romine meditating, of what book do you think? "Reveries of a Bachelor." Miss Evans—Miss B—, what is the feminine of abbot? Miss B— (with a surprised look)—Mrs. Abbott. Young man—Long years my soul has had an aching sensation, a longing and an intense desire for something, for some one. Senior girl—I think Miss Tromanhauser is just the dearest person (?) Y. M.—Just as yon bright star flees toward Canopus, unceasingly through the ages, so has my heart traveled forlorn years and dreary miles until at last I meet you. S. G.—Just think, I have fourteen plans to write this week. Y. M.—Then my soul leapt for joy and I felt at once that a calm rest had taken possession of me. S. G.—O, yes; the other day Miss Bratton came into my room. My! but she scared me. I don't think a person can teach so well when another person is in the room. Y. M.—Can you not understand that I love you as never man loved before? My life, my future, my eternal welfare rest with you. S. Q.—One of my cherubs in the Training school— Y. M.—Is there not one word of love, one ray of hope you can give me. S. G.—Miss Tromanhauser . The young man went to Arizona. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- The Pessimist Tell me not in joyful numbers School life's all a happy dream For he who in classes slumbers Finds "Profs" aren't what they seem, School life's just a humdrum labor, Studying till late at night, Cramming for examinations, By the gray dawn's early light. When there's nothing else a-doing, And excitement's running low Class meetings were all persuing, Just to keep things on the go. Lives of Seniors all remind' us We'll be Seniors some day too, Tho' they say that they are sorry, When they find they're so near thro'. But the Seniors have their troubles, Greater far than ours they say, Tell us what a snap we're having, That we'll have real woes some day. "You've no right to be complaining," They will say and look so wise. "Wait until you are a Senior, Then you'll see what trouble is. Trust no future howe'er pleasant, Hope is but a hollow sham, When you think your trials ended, You may fail in some exam. Life's made up of disappointments, Broken friendships, shattered hopes, Ideals from high pedestals falling, Then you wonder why one miopes. Class is long and time stop's fleeting, When you're called upon the floor, Then it is you wish you'd studied, Somewhat harder the night before. Let us then be up and doing, Study early study late, For procrastination's dangerous, Learn to labor, not to wait. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- TO MY TEAPOT. Among the useful articles that hang on "Hash Camp's" wall, Is one—'tis a brand new teapot that seemeth the best of all. Not for its coat of bluish-gray, smiling with goodly cheer, Not for its look of kindness, which I hope will last for a year, Not for the untiring mouth which coaxes out the tea, Not for the handle curved in the very shape of a "D"; But for the soothing and healing mixture— taken just before a test, This beloved little teapot seemeth to me the best. —By "Hash Camp's" Oumer. "And what is so rare as a day in school ? Then, if ever, come perfect days; There the teacher whips those who break the rule, And over them stoutly the birch-rod lays: Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear knowledge murmur, or see it glisten; Every dunce feels a stir of might, An instinct within him that reaches and towers, And, groping blindly above it for light, Climbs to a soul in rhetorical flowers." L. W., '08, after /. R. L. I J. N. Selby lt;SL Co. ft wmmmm—mmmmmmmmmmammma—m—mmm School Supplies 8 Books, Stationery m S Always Something New, ft Always Up to Date . . . ft Phone Red 514 1244 Holly Street ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Headquarters for Men's and Boys' Clothing, Hats and : : : : Caps, Shoes and Furnishing Goods : : : : Globe £\m\m Company DAN McCUSH, MANAGER 106 Solly Street «««« (Ubatcon CITYPROPERTY FARMLANDS Ma nuf 'g Sites Wa.tr and Rail Seeing is belieJring PACIFIC REALTY CO. FAIRHAVEN, WASH. Cascade Laundry W. H. DAVIS, PROPRIETOR Fifteen years' experience. We solicit a share of your patronage, and guarantee our work to be first-class. TELEPHONE BLACK 325 Brock's Bad Cold Breakers The only quick and reliable Cold Cure that is not injurious NO QUININE, NO BROMIDES TRY THEM ONCE DeChamplain Graham OWL PHARMACY Cor. DocR a n d H o l l y Sts. Examination ^free All Work Guaranteed rcpwnrr SCIEmmc J. r . W KJLsl* OPTICIAN 2t6 E. Holly St, near Elk St WHATCOm, WASH. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- PACIFIC STEAM LAUNDRY ESTABLISHED 1880 FIRST-CLASS WORK GUARANTEED UDNKSS ERHOLM. Props. 'Phone Main 2281 Elk St. Coal and Wood Yard TRUNKEY S O N , PROPRIETORS Roslyn and Blue Canyon Coal and Dry Fir Wood delivered to any part of the city. PHONE MAIN 2381 WHATCOM FORD'S Stands for the "BEST" in Butter, Sweet Cream and Ice Cream. Phone Red 17a 505 Holly St. W. Before Buying Groceries, Telephone Main 2261 Williams, Tatman Provost All Goods Fresh and Up-to-Date You are always welcome to visit our store. We carry just what you need Photo Supplies, Stationery Pyrography Outfits Pictures, Bric-a-Brac Evans' Art Store HOLLY STREET ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- Why Pansy Was Late The school door opened with gentle creek And a little girl slipped in With downcast eyes and expression meek, I -wondered where she1 had been. For Pansy was not often late, Amid it seemed like I couldn't scold As she lifted her big blue eyes from her slat*— She was only eight years oldl For the dreamy timid expression Of those eyes so deep and clear, Seemed to make their own confession? A confession not of fear. But one of deepest longing A desire to h away From the little duties belonging To her school life day by day. In her hand were a few small flowers, A pitiful little bouquet, Plucked from Nature's hiddteti bowers, That morning early ini May. Then through the window's four-barred pane I followed her longing gaze, Over the narrow sloping lane, The junction of two ways. Which) led from her little valtey home, One short and direct, the other long, And winding through the woods alone Cool and fragrant—alive with song. And knew she had taken the longer way, Which held enticing beauties out Forgetting school in her innocent play With her woodland friends I 'hadl no doubt. I do not understand just why The difference in us is so great, But I understood the trembling sigh And knew the reason why Pansy was late. ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- THE GAGE-DODSON GO. Sell Standard Goods Hart, Schaffner Marx Fine Clothing, Monarch Shirts, Perrin Dent's Gloves, and High Grades of Men's Furnishings. Fischer Building Cor. Dock and Holly Sts. Try Sherman's 200 page Composition book, at 25 Cents. Also, Per- forated Tablet, at 5 Cents These never fail you. Paper Weight—Normal Building—25 Cents. SHERMAN'S A. Q. WICKMAN ...The Tailor... Phone Red 1871 210 E. Holly Street WHATCOM, WASH Munro, Blake Haskell We have the largest and most complete up-to-date line of cutlery on the Bay. Every piece warranted as represented or money refunded on presentation of returned goods. Munro, Blake Haskell ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- GAS FOR STUDYING AND READING IS SOFTER AND EASIER ON THE EYES THAN ANY OTHER ARTIFICIAL LIGHT. $2.00 PER THOUSAND FEET. FOR COOKING NO DIRT. TURN A VALVE AND LIGHT GAS AS THE GAS IS SHUT OFF. $1.75 PER THOUSAND FEET. COKE MAKES A CLEAN, HOT FIRE $4.50 PER TON DELIVERED IN BULK. $5.00 PER TON DELIVERED IN SACKS. WHATCOM COUNTY RAILWAY AND LIGHT CO. Telephone Main 121 201 W. Holly St. Whatcom ---------- Normal Messenger - 1903 December ---------- In clothing, fit and workmanship are the two essential features-- Stein-Bloch Clothes combine these requisites in the superlative degree, and almost any well-dressed man will tell you that he would as soon have a Stein-Block as a custom made suit, and save himself from $5 to $15 on the deal besides. We are sole agents. well-dressed pian will tell you ttiat Suits and Overcoats, $15 to $25. Cox=Overlock Co. 211 East Holly St., Hannah Block WHATCOMPPPPP
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