Student Newspapers

The Eastern Washington University student newspaper was first published in the fall of 1916 as the State Normal School Journal. The paper initially covered events on campus, placement of graduates in eastern Washington counties, and letters from alumni sharing about their experiences in the classroom. From 1917-1919, many of the articles are dedicated to the World War I war effort and former students serving abroad. The publication went through a number of name changes as the school became the Eastern Washington College of Education in 1937. In 1951, the paper was renamed the Easterner. The Easterner and its predecessor, the Journal, are weekly publications.

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State Normal School Journal, January 27, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about a speech by University of Washington president Henry Suzzallo claiming that World War I exposed weaknesses in education system, the Normal School's basketball success against opponents west of Cheney, a lecture by Cora Wilson Stewart about illiteracy, Dean Spaeth's call for better education on dance etiquette, a donation of a drawing of Cheney Academy by Louis Walter, the school carnival, and an editorial on punctuality. The issue also contains a photograph of the men's basketball team.
State Normal School Journal, February 3, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the problem of student absences, a questionnaire sent to graduates to recommend changes to curriculum, President Noah D. Showalter's recovery from injuries suffered during a train wreck, men's and women's basketball game, the activities of the Apache Club, the program of the Treble Clef Club program, and praise for graduates working in Seattle.
State Normal School Journal, February 10, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the Normal School women's basketball victory over Spokane College, an upcoming orchestra performance at Senior Hall, the success of a guard named Crips on the basketball team, students applying for Winter Quarter diplomas, the activities of the Apache Club, student training in special subjects, and the school carnival.
State Normal School Journal, February 17, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

The issue includes articles about Normal School's men's upcoming basketball game against Spokane University for the Spokane Conference championship, a clothing drive for Near Eastern nations, the women's basketball season, a colonial tea party thrown by the Ellen H. Richards Club to fund raise for an organ, the winter formal, and the Dramatic Club's finances.
State Normal School Journal, February 24, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about Normal School's freshman basketball team, the first class of students enrolled at the Normal School, a new high school gymnasium built under the direction of Superintendent Gus Lybecker, a magazine cover design assignment for commercial art, Normal School graduates going on to the University of Washington, an upcoming Lyceum performance by a symphonic orchestra, and an editorial about the value of good teacher salaries.
State Normal School Journal, March 3, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about a basketball tournament held at the Normal School, letters awarded to Yep Kanum Club members, problems faced by rural teachers, the placement of Bonnie Kunz in Milan, the opening of women's indoor basketball for Spring quarter, the problems of gossip in women's friendship, a new tax plan proposed to fund schools, Normal School graduates joining Phi Delta Kappa, and the discontinuation of the Washington Water Power interurban rail line.
State Normal School Journal, March 10, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles the Normal School's men's basketball Spokane conference championship and subsequent defeat to Washington State College, the graduating class of Winter 1922, M.E. Merriman's claim that Filipinos are incapable of self-governance, retrenchment at the Normal School, and the women's basketball team's perfect record.
State Normal School Journal, March 17, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about a lecture by Spokane American Legion member Dr. W.C. Hicks about anti-American radicalism, a cooking course at the Normal School for men, the upcoming baseball season, enrollees for Spring quarter, an update on fundraising for the organ fund, J. Francis Lemon, a man who helped build a fort formerly on the Normal School grounds, and the 30-10 tax plan for funding schools in Washington, by Senator W.J. Sutton.
State Normal School Journal, March 24, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the 1912 Normal School fire, the expectations of a new Normal School student, the upcoming Normal School debate between the three Washington state normal schools, Apache Club initiates, the Hard Times Social, the upcoming May Day celebration, and returning baseball players.
State Normal School Journal, March 31, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about a Spokane meeting of a teacher's organization called IETA, the meaning of the name Sacajawea, the newly formed student Movie Organization to manage on campus movie screenings, tax revenues dedicated to education in Washington state, and changes to teacher's salaries in Washington state.
State Normal School Journal, April 14, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about an upcoming senior edited issue, the opinion of the chairman of the appointment committee that bobbed haircuts do not inspire confidence or authority, the IETA meeting in Spokane, and the use of dance and song to teach health.
State Normal School Journal, April 21, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about honor roll students, changes to the Normal School made since 1912, a response in defense of bobbed haircuts in response to statements by the chairman of the appointment committee, and a list of students passing a penmanship test for certification by the A.N. Palmer Company.
State Normal School Journal, April 28, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about a farcical article about an imagined interview with the Sacajawea statue, reminiscences about the Normal School by Cheney pioneers, the baseball season, the upcoming May Day festivities, the establishment of a forensic society called the Shield and Dagger Club, the return of C.S. Kingston from New York where he helped care for his sick mother, and a list of Victrola records recorded by faculty members.
State Normal School Journal, May 5, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about an upcoming tennis tournament at the Normal School, an imagined interview with Demosthenes, a call to female students to vote for women candidates for student office, the reprint of the bobbed hair story in the April 14 issue in the Illinois state normal school newspaper, new flower beds to be planted on campus, and a list of 10 points by the National Education Association about how education supports democracy. This issue also includes a photograph of the men's athletic team captains.
State Normal School Journal, May 12, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about groups participating in the upcoming May Day parade, costumes used for an upcoming production of Little Women, a reunion by the class of 1897, and an editorial calling for new graduates to donate $3.60 per year to help pay for a pipe organ.
State Normal School Journal, May 19, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about students receiving diplomas in Spring 1922, a humor story about a student found guilty of picking dandelions from the Senior Hall lawn in a farcical court, the election of Anna Heid as Sacajawea, the Glee Club program, Mother's Day celebrations on campus, and the placement of Clair Crisp in Mullan, Idaho.
State Normal School Journal, May 26, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This is a special issue known as the Senior Issue. It contains portraits of members of the Senior class and several creative works by Seniors including stories, letters, and poems.
State Normal School Journal, June 9, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the class of 1897 class reunion, the upcoming completion of the boy's dormitory, the finances of the Movie Committee, increases in enrollment, recent placements, and diplomas awarded.
State Normal School Journal, June 16, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the construction of Sutton Hall, a dormitory for male Normal School students, a list of students expecting diplomas during Summer 1922, the selection of Summer Quarter student officers, the start of Saturday classes, and summer sports teams.
State Normal School Journal, June 23, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the Spring honor roll, the publication of a summer senior issue, a directory of county alumni organizations, the activities of the Apache Club, and the screening of French Heels at the Normal School auditorium.
State Normal School Journal, June 30, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about a YWCA activities, an upcoming convention of eastern Washington school superintendents, tennis club rules and regulations, the student loan fund, and a baseball game between the Normal School and the Junior Moose team.
State Normal School Journal, July 7, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the upcoming production of Merchant of Venice and the upcoming Senior Issue.
State Normal School Journal, July 14, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the informal dance, the student production of The Merchant of Venice, an upcoming screening of Fifty Candles at the Normal School, and Campfire Girls guardian training. It also contains chapters I and II of a serial story titled Untold Love.
State Normal School Journal, July 21, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about students applying for diplomas for Summer 1922, the choice not to hold the National Education Association Convention in Seattle, the upcoming commencement address to be given by University of Idaho president A. H. Upham, and the formation of the Oniata Club. It also contains chapters III and IV of a serial story titled Untold Love.
State Normal School Journal, July 28, 1922

State Normal School (Cheney, Wash.). Associated Students.

This issue includes articles about the Normal School's placement service, progress on Sutton Hall, the pipe organ fund, dance positions, a screening of Cameron of the Royal Mounted, and the ongoing discussion of bobbed hair. It also contains chapters V and VI of a serial story titled Untold Love.