r
~ 0 rmal Pointer.
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Stevens Point, Wis.
1897.
CC>N"'T'E::N"'T'S.
I.tn:tuul·.
Thank ~gh· ing ThOUI( bts . .
. .. . . !'age!)
A Pell:tgoguc. ur a Tr.uU)I
Old ~l:!.n :O:c hmokcr's Ho nw .
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The New Lon•lon t::une ..
· 10
Lillie Uuy Blue
StAH'cll ~ Poiut·~ Cuming l.c•·turc Cvursc ..
" II
·· I I
The Story of Kn nnkount. ·
' 11
Hnntin~ fur Amoeba ..
J:oiTUltuL ."..
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Sl'lt:SriFW .
l>i phthcri:l .
Luc.u ..
ticnc ral .. ... . . . . ....... .
l'crsc>nal ..
A T III ••:TJ<;S.
:O:tcn,! ns l~oiut
Wun . .
Exd1angcs .
:\1\JIH: I. S t' II OO J.
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THE NORMAL POINTERVolume 111.
STEVENS PO INT, Wis., NOVEMBER,
THANKSGIVING TH OUG HTS.
This is one of those happy ycarl! whcu we need no
reminder th:at the last T hu!"llllay in No,·cmbcr is :q)·
pronching. The re have Uec n time~ whe n we conltl
" scarcely r eali:r.c that Thanksgi,·ing day was !in twa t·. ··
when it secuu'(l ha rd to attune o ur hcart.s to a son A' of
gratit ude. w he n our prcsidc pt's pn>clamation jarrcol
on our feeling!' a s a ,-e r hal makeshih. nkc so unding
but sorrow fully untrue. Now that hns c ha nged. A
joyful to ne n111s through o ur hum of hnsines.'l- nn
n eed to e nume rate the causes of out· J:Of>(l fl:.-eli ngo>. the
bount iful harvests. the steadine.q~ of t he markets. the
presence of peace-eno ugh tha t tlw l' p irit i ~ he re and
that we ha,·e <'augh t it. It dnc.~ not hai'C to be arou.st:d
by e:otort:ltions, no r pried out of the J'>l,.ooplc hy t·lerk:d
le l·crs. It is here, :tnt.! i;j going to nulke t his a 'l"llanks·
gi\·ing day not o nly in <:crc nw ny. bu t iu d cctl and
t ruth.
You "'' ho a re going to make the most of the tl:ly. will
see that you give some o ne else c:u •sc fo r thankfulne&~.
Yo u will s hare your goocl t hiug. Ahsorbetl happiness.
like absorbed light. neither lightens what it f:tlls on.
nor any thing around it. IJitfuscd juy brightens the
world.
" Donn' yo' !"ink fo' a min it. ·· says lin<·' " H:~,;~tus.
"Oat youah tukky a in" gwinc t:lSUl cs goud cf yo' gih
away one o b tic drum Mi<"ks. Hecerpro t:ity am t.!o only
e'reet )lrinc'IJie oh d e day. An" d e f:u:k dat mos· ers·
touis hes dis nigga.h is dst so powahfu" many ric h folks
a ir shuah dat gibin s umpin to d e po' "11 s pilc tlere onn
tanksgibin. ''
A PEDAGOGUE, OR A TRAMP.
Are we Ame ricans too distrustful of thl' Strauger ~
And if we arc. is it beC'"ause of the numl>cr of "tramps"
which ha,·e infested c,·ery localit.y . impos ing on kintlly
and ho nest folk. until now many guo d people ft·ar to
tru~t any unknown l iAS under their roof~ !
Yon may judge f ro111 t he following whil·h i>~ told Ly
fl Wiscon~in school teac he r. who while a wheel away
from ho me. was o1·ertaken by night a111l :1 storn;.
He re is his 11tory :
The we~t had t.aken on a s torm;. IJI:u:k. Occasional
dro ps were falling. Darkncss wa.s coming down like
a c lo ud. Twh·e had I been refused l()(l_~eing. '"fhe fi rst
t ime the d oor bad been shut in my fa•·e. with the
assur.ance that at thC "'next ho use a ha lf mile on" I
wo;;Jd bt. accom mod:U(.~I. At the ,"nCll:t h•mse. .. how-
18<)7.
C\"cr, t hey were unable lo tnkc me in, hecauso they
wo re "'not pri'pare•L" " A mile f:1r1hor o n," the
fan11t:r sai•l. 11·as a ··ta\•cr·n where they liked to keep
fulk~. .. and lloth he nru.l his dog c arucstly :t.th·lsed we
tu try the tan~rn. All arg ume n ts' weru usuless, utuJ.
t.hrvugh a mile. nr two o f mud I wntled, drngging n
whucl clo~gt..'<l~wil h s:uu l. stmubli:Jg into nnul·holcs iu
the d:1rkness. and gettins.r >10:1ked with the drizzling
rain. Many a ti me I wi~hcll l might awake ami lind I
had l>cen tlre:uning. ~i:lny :1 time I thought of tho
warm dry lx.>tl at home, Unt home was many wiles
aw:n·.
B~lt m.1' t hungh ts were c heered somewhat by a light
ahc:HI. It .~ hone from a large hou!le, whic h I thoug ht
must, surely be t he "ta\·ern where tlwy liked to keep
folks. " With a conlidcut air I wid the o ld lady nt tllo
tlou r t h:1t I wantctl to stay over night. "\\'y, we ain"t
kt:"epi n " no hotel," sl1e answered. " We used to thirteen
years ago, me an' my man. but ln.w. he's dead now."
Anti the n fo]]o,~ed an acl'oun t of t he family's history,
half an ho ur long. "i "d keep yu, though," she con ti n ·
nell. " o nly the bs~ tramp w e kc p' skipJlCd with my
,;on's .~hoes aud urercoat. to ~ay uothin" abo ut payin'
fu r ]od~ins' , an" we've jnst had to shuLt.lowu on keepin" o f 'em. I reckon they'll keep ye, t hough, nt the
next hou~ on tim hi]! yonder.-·
I o!Tt•red her money in :l.lh·:u1ee. but she snid it wns
only a Wt..'<:k since :1 peddler luld gh·en he r a bogus half
tlnll:tr in d1aroge: :lilt.! s he too at11·iscd me to seck rest
el.~ew here.
Allout th:tt time I began to look around forn. s nit:1ble
b:tru. thi n ki ns.r t hat that mightshC<I min Uette r tlmn the
" next. house." But. seeing n-. barn, t tried the house.
I matle a IH! W p!an o f attac k here. When the rnther
chlerly young ]a,ly met me a t the •lour I saitl : "'I am
:l st·hool teaPht.Jr ju.~ t returning from an e xami na tion
:II Eau t:la itc. l ha\·e 111·e11 c nught in the rain. and a m
unable to proceed fttrthc r . Could you :IC(.'OJnlllotlnte
me for the night ~· · "What y· sny! .. s he asked. with
her ha ml at he r ear. and sjx:aking in t he s hort catarrhal
at:ecnt o f a dea f 11erson. " You' re :1 poor creature who
had to lca\'e the rnilro:a.tl trJ.in because yo u couldn't
pay your fare'"! A nd you wan t 111e to pa}' it fo r yon !
Ynu tlti nk I might : Well. I think not."
Jn!lt t he n an Oilier la(ly with grny ha ir an<J glasses,
appe:t rC<I. Turning to he r. my fair ente rtainer con ti n·
ued. " That." !I the way with lh·ing by a railroad track.
Fo urteen hegg:Lrs a •lay. with the s:1me story.· ·
"!Jut. Mary J ane. he looks so hung ry an(l pitiful.
poor man. Let me get hi m a hi te o f hrend." said the
olfl lad~·· "' ~ot !l hi t. " ~ni• l the othe r. "Likely he
stnpiX.'(I :ll. the last ho use a nd got :itu!Tc(l. Mo,•o o n.
THE NORMAL POINTER.
ai r," turning to nm, "at. th tl next house o n tho ri~h t.
they may kCCJl you ."
"0 ~ " said I. " they' ll keep me. will they ! I 'm i!O
glad to know they'll keep me. Thank you so mnch,
Mary J :u w. Good night."
So. for tbtl fourth time, I went out into the night, tL
cast·a·wl\y . Utn I rcsoln.'<l that. como what might, I
would stay all night at tlw next houAe I atopJK.'i.lat.. I
concludCfl that my wcakn e~ had been my ht.ck nf
rc110l ution.
AcconllnJ(ly. when the door o1tenCtl. I coolly put my
whcellrito the s umn1er kitchen, hung my tn.p o n a nuil,
clenned my shoe!!. wo.lk ed boldly into the house and
ut down.
•: It's mthcr damp o ut.sidc," lbhlUdly sugg • te<l.
The farmer anJ his wife, hill chihlrcn ami <IOgll,
s tared nt me in wotulering silf'nce.
Prese ntly I conti :; uetl : "You arc hothcretl a gt)(N.I
tleal with tntm)J.'I hel'e, l s uppo!Ml ! Do yo n e,•cr keep
them O\'C r night ! "
"No,'' stdd the farm e r, mov ing unetLSily.
" Well, I' m not a tmmp. And I may M well ~ ny
that neither am In burglar. horsejocko•y. cu t-thrn:&t,
s howmnn. u r tra,·ellln~ dentis t, much IC5!1 a hook
age nt." Noticing t\11.1 fn~m e r crulti ng anxious looks
to ward tho W lnchl'tter on the wnll, I nddt."<l : "Nor a
lunatic. No. I'm al mJ>ly a commo n man, who hns
worked his way up in other line~ o f businCM. Now.
four tim e~ to- night I' ve been refused 11 night '& reat.
and I lea,•e It to yo u If four rcfullftls-in one nightaren't enough for a ny man ~ "
This qne!ltlo n got the nuln to laughing. 11m! that was
half the b:lttle. In two mlnutet he Wll!! jJCMin:UiL'i"l tlu1t
I was not s uch lt.-b!ld fellow afte r Ill!. In th•e minuws
we were all laughing heartily nt the jJCOplo who had
turned me from thei r homes; and In leu than hnlf nn
hour I had been asslgoed a COllY hedroom lit fnr the
chnm ber .of a king.
OLD MA N SCHMO K ER'S H OME.
It's about a mile from to wn. and oorttlinl y worth tho
stroll to go out and aee wheru tim o ld man 11\'CS. 1-fo
cbo;oe, for 110me reason or other, to locntu hill homo on
& steep aide bill whith alope11 to an old, n.lmndo oCi.i
road not far below. 13elng almollt. hldllen by tall oak8
and hiclwrlet.. the pu!ICr-by would hardly not k-e tho
' log hut : but s hould hill attention be ulled he wou ld
certainly llto)J to look at lt . It 's a low. IWjUttre n ne·
roomed, one-moried box, with a shed roof. Tho pioneers uy It ill the oldest. houil(l in the country. h
looka M though they told the t ruth . The logs aru
weather-beaten. oltl 1111d cracked. some alrcndy ,1 0 cayec:l: the pl&~terlng between them hru~ 1\lmost all
falle n out ; &nd then~ are more old tron~n~ and shirt~~
In the two windows than panes
We kuow nothing
about the Interior; bnt we find th:t t the ult l 1111111 hall
left no mnrks ouulide. There nrc nu s ht:d s or
fen eea; be &eem! to ha,•e no IIJSe for them ; nil he nt.'Ctlll
Is h18 old bench. On this be p~ :..way his aunny
afternoon• amoking hill pipe a ntljJI:lying wil h his pet
kitten. H ere he hcnl'll all the while the ltark uf the
squirrel and the 80ng of tbc birds, h ~lildinJt tlu•ir n ~t.lf
ne&r by, with no one to molt.'!lt him .
THENE W LONDONCAME .
1..'\s t f:lll when the foot-hall ll!tlln went to Appleton
to vl:l.y with J.awrencc Unh·f'rsity. they were nhliJitCd
to wnit about two hou rs at :-;'ow Lo ndo n Junction. It
W llS ltrOJKII!etl thut thi~ time be spent in practicing signnls. so they t• rn.~scd the tru tk nml entered :l lleld near
by. They hnd Jtf>IHl through 1m vcrnl pl:ay11 nntl were
lim:~l "I' for tt.nothcr. The cnptnin bega n to gi\'t! the
signal. "SC \'C u . ni ne. twe nl)"-se,·-when II Uthlenly the
ceancr. withuut waltiug f11r him to lin ish, pickt."<l UJI tho
hnll :11111 m:ulo 1\ rus h fur the lll':lrest. fence. Tho res t
of tho u::uu. tlllc h in~~: the al:trm. :tit hough ignornnt o f
the ct~usc. s trc:lnJetl nhe r him JWIImoll. Ont.'C safe or{
tlu~ othe r .~ i.le of the fenr.c tlmJ t urned to lintl tho cau!IU
uf tht•ir prcci pilous llight. There nt tho ot her e nd of
the licld !ltuOt:lll Uig .Jer-s•~)' hul l. with hi s hend tlown.
pawing th l:l gruuud a mi bellowing furiou sly.
The
tl!a m n.>cojCnir.ing the w ea kn~" ~tgmi n st such op1!0!1i·
tiu n tl<•dili.'tl not to play the lk'<'ontl hnlf uud lntrren·
tlc l'etl the g:tm u lO New J,mulnn.
W. It 'F. :
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LITTLE BOY BLUE.
To no two JM..'I'!Wil~. perhaps. 1lo tho 1\•oflls Liulq ~,.}.'
Blue..~U~jCCll t exact ly tim same itlen o r picture. , 'J'o
I!O ill tJ he is n 1)01111,\' hoy, <>yos of blue. nnd dN!llflcd
tlnl ntily In \'eh·et of the S11mu culor, nnd with his frosh
t'OilljJiexion 1tntl tlaxen hair, the picture might ac n •e ns
an illus tration fo r J.ittle l..onl Fontleroy.
UUt the Little Boy Ulue I hll\'O in mh}d would ha\·e
p ~c nted no s uch picture: nnd if you l1ad 1\.llked o t·
him his name, he would probably hans told you William, 11.!1 he WJ&S christcnt.'< l. o r Willie, ~ his mothe r IO\'•
in~ly cnllt.'<l him . Uut the re was nnothc,r name - by
whic h he wll.'l often Clllled , ttnd thnt. W!lS Liule Uny
Ulue.
One e,·eni ng when W illie wu a !Joy of t hree hi :~
fath er came in from t he lie ld.1. t ircc.l witiJ his day's
work, null worrit.' tl by other cnrcs, an~ · he •lid_ ~ot
gret!t Wi llie i n his us ual jovial WllJ, whCt"Cnpo ri the liltlo fellow In hi11 o wn baby wny demanded tho rczl!!O u.
His fa the r ani4weretl carelessly, meanwhile wntehing
the ctfcct of lln a ns wer, which he knew t ho llule ha.by
wunltl not und c n~tand , " l'uJm is tiretl. pitpa'S got tho
hllll'!l."
The nnswer ILJJIJa.re ntly had little etrect in aalisfy ing
the child, and :alu~ r gn:dng n mo me nt in wonder at his
father. Willie turnt.'tl nwny nut! the indih:nt W!Lft: for·
gotten- all biH that lzlSl 8t,ltllCIW6.
The next (lay, in his ca 1JCI"ll with tho cut, puSI I'Ctrcau.>d mull.'r the s tn \'e, nnd W illie tried In vai n to di s·
lodge he r frum her trou"b"r.'t: but he found hl!ililtle
nrm tno ~ hort hi reach he r from any !lide. Di8COurngll1 1 :l!HI tlrcl l. the little had IJCgllll tu c ry. and o n be·
IniL' asked hy h i.o~mother whnt the mntlcr was. his nn·
swer wus. •· J ·~ dot de hi nes. "
From thill nn that littlo !M! ntc t;I~O toltl nil blatroubl.cs.
wha.te\'Cr they were. If he fell dOWJI or c ut hill linger,
h i~ nn!Jwc r wn_ot alwny.1 the s:uite, "l'!IC d ot de blue&. --·
After th h1 hlil mothe r cnllt.'tl him mothcr'l little blue
buy, then l.h tle Uoy Ulue.
Wi llie il ICII nuw, J,m the IIIIWC ! till cllngll to him ;
nnt l likc the Little lltly Uluc in the old rhyme. he keeps
the llht.'t'.'JI nut uf the l'lover a.nd the CO\of8 from s traying
~:::(~: 1 ~i~'t)::ilri::~~~:~:~::.e ,::;,~~:~~~a:,:;:.::~' ~; ~:r7~
11
1
T HE NORMA L POI NTER.
rlw sh e plwrd dog. anol !OJ:t·the r they scam JM.-1' on•r the
iicltls :and tlri\·e tht> i nll'lhler~ out.
Unt if you ('()uld st:•• him. a~ hu st:uul ~ in the kitC'hc n
tluor o f tha t little farm hnusc, fct.'tliHg hi~ !lock of
chil'l.:en ~. tha t. ha n• g:uhet·cd su d•1sdy abou t him. y un
would ltardly h:n·t· assowiatcd the titk, Little Uny Blue,
wi th what yon saw.
T hen.! is only one JK}i n t t h:u would correspoml with
your ideal pkturc. the •·.n•s u f hhw lnstc:ul of tlw
vch·et s uit you would ha n~ fou nd :l pail· of jean t rous·
el'l! :llld a brown. dJcL"ked shin: instt•:ul of tlu- ilaxen
•·uris. you wuultl h:n·•· found short "traigh t hair that.
just CS(•atJ('(II.Jei HJ: red : the fn.:sh 1·omplexion J'cplacctl
b,r one o f tan. ~cncrously " prink led with fJ·et·kll•S. whih•
the s mile that lit up his fat·e. a ~ l110 ,J,J i!pecklell he H
stole <'aut iuusly U J) and tuuk t lw ko•rnd u f t•n r n that by
so t•ln;;c lO the liltli• hrown IN!, ionly scenu,.J tn act·cnt·
u:ue the slight. tilt uf the nose.
K. FtH: rvs.
S TEVEN S POINT' S COM IN G L ECT URE
COURSE.
I say "!-'tenms Po int's LecturcCulll'liC" aoll"iscclly, he·
cause although t he lllO\'I'Incut hcgan at thC' Nnr ma1. it
ha s bc<-ome the dt,\''S proj<ct as well. W e lm1·c in \"it·
ed all to come a nd share the t~at on e<111:11 terms. AI·
t hough no •late ha:> !)(•en •lc tinitcly lh:ctl. prob:dJly th e
lil'llt lecture will be giren Decem ber 1st by I'I'Of. M . V .
O'~hea of our lini1•e~ity at Madi:>ou .
Hi,. to pic will
be chosen from tho line of work whic h ha s brought
h im his unqali!Tt.'(t sn r.•·ess :uul nationa l re putationChild S tud y.
A hout Dccenlber 15 will hu ~he 1wxt date. :1 lecture.
" 'l'he Now En\," by P ruf. \\'n1. A. Scou , :llso fro m
Madison. Prof. Scott n~e<.ls no int r•KIIIction here. \\'.
M. H. French. di rt."Ctor of Art I nstit ute :lL Ch icago. will
d eliver t he lin~t lec ture after the holid:lys. It will be
in t ho nature o f a "Chalk T alk." inlercsting to e 1·c ry
unc. T hen will c omo Geo. C . Cum sttwk, professor of
astro nomy in our Unil·ersity. with the d cctJI}' s ugges t·
il·e subject. "is The re Life Out.-;idc T his WMld ~"
L:~.st witt come a concert- No tlelinite plans are yet
an nouucetl, but we cau safety prom ise th:1t it will not
be t he least intcre~ting nu m ber of t ho cou rse. You
will be ~elad to hear it .
W e helil'l'e that there a re fe w thing.~ more 1·aluable.
more essen tia l than intcrt·oul'l!c wit h strong mind~:
fe w thi ngs more fruitful of p lo•:l'illrc t han nJcctin~ with
grc!l.t men. \\' e ar(• here to grow. \ Vc wauL to Uron•l·
e n :~.nd e11J h·en u ur lin:s. Fur these r ea so ns ••·c want
t o get in tuuch with these men whu h:l t·e new t hinj.f:l
for us . prarti•·at t ru t hs to talk OI'Cr with us. new life to
i nfuse. They will not come from dus ty !il.ornrics, gil··
i ng U;J dry. abs tra ct idea!!.. lmt frum t he outsitle wo r ld
ami L'OUtact wit h witlc awake me n.
They wil ' IJC
chargl!<.l with the thoughL'IIil'e men a re thinki nl{.
THE STORY OF KNOUKOUNT.
01•1 Knoukuunt lil't.'£1 in a little backwood..; l' illagc
called Hickrack. He was a goml enough fellow. but
he had som e very <tneClr notions . A fe w t>enplc e••cn
h inted that he wa-<~n't " just ri~o:ht. "
K noukount
thought that Hick rac k waS the o uly •lcc ent tuw n in the
world, a nd that Hic krnck pt:n plc were the ordy tlet·enL
people. Tlu few strangers t hat e1·er cam e to the l'il·
!age. he r egarded eit.her with cuutempt or distru~r. al·
ways :LI'Oiding an:· intercou rse with them. He knew
that h<HI\'.~L people lin•d in Hit·kr:n·k. lie l'HIII•I uot
bclicl'll th:\l thci'C wet·~ any <)!hers.
Knuuko u n t was cs pc•·ially font! of tho schoolmaster,
a grc:u. sttJnl. krwwing ft•lluw o f kintl l't~tl mind. who
taught thtl boys :tn•l girls :o p:Ul'<m izc honlll indU>!trics.
Another crouy was the Jl"~tUH\.'I!cr. au e•JUally learned
1uau. whu kne w it was the s u u that. went aru u nd, be·
cauSe ht: had bee n awak,l rni•luights and found t he
eart h right side up.
·
K nouknu nl. lh·hl on. ne\'CI' hcarin): :tnythiug no w.
u or he litn·i ng it if he did hear it. :u~<l gn.Jw m o r e arul
more set i u hi.~ id~as. lie got so that he nc,•cr woro
auy clot he~ c"l:ccpt tho~ that w,·rc spun hy t.he Hic k·
r:u~k wome n, nnr <'I"CI' ate any ft.lOtl unless it grew
around ltickr:wk- nc1'er read anything new, uor
lc:lrucd a nyt hin~,t.
Ouc day l1e wa;~ llt kcn l'cry s kk. :tml the dot•tor. a
Mr. l~ilcrams. c ame to sec him. 1\nu u k .. un t wa.'l Sll!f·
p il·iuus o f Pi lcr:inLs. whu h:nl. he thought. a littlo too
much hnnk learning:. At. tirst he woul<l not take l'il·
t·r:uu '!J mcd icinnat all
"Uut. '' sui.! l'ilt·l-:.uns, ·•you must take some or you 'll
surely die."
Fi nally Knou kon nt con~en ted. pr ol'i<lcd that t.ho
drugs were home nmtlc, but P ilcrams ans wered h im
t hat on!_,. foreign medicine would act on him. '!'hun,
lc:wing back an•l .~ighing. he said with !l determi ned
air: " f ne1•cr took nny of your miscrnhlu stuff and I
n ever will. I 'll di e lir;,rt.."
An<l he died.
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HUNPNC FOR AN AMOEBA.
T he biology cl:li:l!l i! in deep truuiJiu. I.a..'lt Mo mlay
the professor announcetl that lahomto ry work fo •·
Tuesday would be the t.:li:lk o f ti n,ling an nmocha.
On the followi ng UIOI'Ili ng. therefore. w hen the hour
for Jabor.llory work arril·ed, the mem bers o f the cla.,.ss
were p ro1·idcd with mkrosco 1>1!~. glass stidc!J, a nd
amoch·iferous water. a nd the sear ch began.
At first the a m oe ba hunt••rs were ln rc<l fro m t h eir
sc:lre h by the sight u f s u,·h an !l.bundancc o f life i n
the !I.JlJl:lrently lifclc~;; water. T hey saw odtl look ing
nnim:~ls 11wimmlng aOOut nmitl patc hes unci i.nuglc;,r
of t'ftually Otl•l looking pl:m ts. but tu the naketl eye
there wa..'l nothing in the water cxce)Jt a few ti ny
SIJCcs of ··,lirt. ·· ~nu. howcl·cr. t i!CY remembered the
ol,jct·t o f their "'':lr(•h. anol hcg:m t o scrutinize cure·
fully t ho a nima ls t hey tmw. hoping to llntl one whic h
w:rs colorless. w hid1 lookctl like j elly. and w hic h
mol'etl \'Cry slowly, for the rmmo ba. ther had been
tol•l. is s u ch a o ne . A shor t int•·n·al nf 11ih:nco followt.'(.\. E:lch hu J>Cd to be the lirst to li nd an :unoeha.
and e 1·ery eye was str ained to tht: utmo>~t. At hrst tho
silence was b roken Uy an tlXI'I:uu:ltion nf tlelight fro m
uno of t he hnntcl'l!. " lfcrtl'S one." she 11nid. The r ro·
fessor ]nuked. sho(lk l1is head a nd sui<I, "~o. that's :1
p:•ramedum." Sn•ln lltJmcoue else a n nmllrCt.'(l a (lis co,·c ry. o n ly to ht• told that he h:l•l been luokinl{ at a n
air lmhblc. Anothe r was fuuud . which turned o u t to
be ano t her paramecium A nuthe r- " Xo. tlmt's a I'Or·
ticclla."
Annthc r- "Xo. tha t's rl rotifcr." T h us it
we nt ou. The vrufes~or was kept running frum one
mil!ro;;cO!)IJ t.<J auothcr. but when the c ncl (}( the hour
c ame :lllcl the t ime allowed fnr I he searc h wa.s up. m rly
two of the clasil h:ld ><(.'(}11 :u11l rt.>cognb~e- 1 amoeh:rs~
The re.st " 'e nt away u nn!W:~.rded. dl~~~~ ~tctl with the m·
sch·es :u ul their ill fortu n e. an•l nurttcrin~ that thu
aruoeb:1 is a myth.
WJt.l. Ct:1. n : 11.
THE NOR MAL POINTER.
T!{E NORMAL POINTER
NOVEMBER. t&J7Pllbl1ab ed moa tb l~rlaron~:ll,., •<' h f>f)I J· nruftr.ll
"'"litho brohe
ltadellllo o(rb•!Stat .. :.i nrsaallkii-I.St o:ull• l'uiD t,W I•
matt~:.reredalthol '•,.t oJffi •.,at 'lh" cnaro r ut,Wt• , vfct<llul rla••
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and •ll!werlbc-,. ar11 re•p..-c:t ht Ur
oa r adurtl•e••·
Our ~onrmllm, the 1111rnu n f locing a sclf-got·crncd
ins tiunio n. \\' t• are pn.ouo l n f thi~ fac L llowcrcr, we
:111 r..'(_•l that tht!re nuj.:ht to be more t•:ue and thought·
fu\nc.~.~ •m the pa rt uf t ho s tndc ntil with rcgnrd w tho
~~:~~~~ orolc r. aut! CSIK."Cinlly t he on.lcr in tf1c a.u e mloly
II U.MU<ll
. K UITII li AliA CK~ M
H~aoler•
r·f· ~•' l '\'<!d tlll'ay from tlw othL• r lJ.uo ks. they a re
:ICt']llll\lll !tlll'eS.
Bcfcn'rrc:'tl hon ks aru always a juy, a nti the ~cw
American S u pple me nt to the E twyclopeolirl Uri t:UI·
nica lms me t with a wnrm ~eptin n fn•rn :111.
l t.
hail' a J(ut~l i nolcs in Vol . V.
Look it. o1·Cr 11•hen
you hat'r• time .
Shinn' .:~ "Stnry o f tho l\lln u" iu tl10 "Stot·y of th o
\\'e..~ l S.•rit>s" gin•s ~me t':thmhle i ufo rmation f11r :lily
who may he planning to •liJC fur gold in tim Kl o rulikc,
urany nt ltcr re~-tiu n .
and
o\••Ji~htfn\
,,.,1''"'"''"" to IJ&t rnal~e
Some onu lm..'4 \'t!ry :1ptly .!aid that the nruonot.of
t:\lkiUJC in the :l'l!iC'rubly mom v:triC!I lut·r.rsc ly wil h t ho
nmmuot of tr:liniuj.: lint\ eom rn on ill!rtStJ d th oaurdcnUI.
1-::ll'h l! ttlllelll hn:!i n 1)tJrtiun n f t h i.i rt!fiJKHI.iiiJiU ty to
IJC:Ir and the amount of C(•Urlcsy nno l thoug hlftriiiC!I!I
s luown by t he indh•i•lnal is wh:u will tlctcrmino t he :tt·
rn".i ]lhcruofour lK' huo l.
Shall we cunduet o u rsch•cs ru1 IIICn t~. nd wo men
onintlfu\ tof the rlghtil ami Jlrivi legc! of others. o r lllU.\1~
wu hi· coust:mt ly nolmu n is hL'I I and re minded of tho
olnty
o we to unr follow .itmlcnt.!l!
w..,
The following remarks from the JM!Il or our librnrian. Miss Sim p§lm. will 00 nf intc re8t to n.ll :
\\'tt 11'\!111 tu en II the atto:n tlun o f ou r road ont to tho
"Standing room o nly" I~ fn:qucntly to Uc t'ob!il• n'&l
bux fa'lttJIICtl L•• tin~ bulletin hna rol in tho hall .
In tho lilJ"'ry th~ day~. hou1.'C l'lo niN arc Ill a pre·
Thi ~ IJ,,,. hall l~t-en 111ac1.'1 l hc11:1 for a puqJOSC. ~ ed·
mium .
itnrs of 1hc ;to.·hotli JilljK! r we nrc 1·cry nnxitm!l t hnt the
In answt• r to the (JI!e ry " ))owe elet'Cl'• l that ~ .. in la.s:t
no w;; ilcuos pla•·..~ l in o ur col urnn.i s lmll he of Interest
month' ~t l'ointcr. we g h •o the fulluwing li~lll't!~ whit·h
tto :\11.
may help i n tho &oint ion o f tho vrob:em : Total n\1111 ·
It i .~ im p ~ihle, with the nmou nt of work we lire (]ober of book!! iJSnC(I fo r t he nwnth of ~pte ml-"• r. l .r..•u inJt. thcu we s lrunlt l ku o w (n·crything that is goi ng o n
e urn:nt mng:n.ines 200- mnki nJ( n total i.\isuc of 1.7:17.
innu r miolst.
The most l)()]iular clas§CS, if we ea n judge frmn a ttU ·
Jlol ll t he coliturs o ut with a jnko: tell them when you
nu:rlcal s tu.nd ptJlnt. are lit·tiuu 39!1 \'olumes. J.:COJI'r.aphy
lca1·e tow n ur l•a,•e a fri e nd fro m home l'iJiiting you.
and hliltory 8':!0 \'olu mes. fo iiOWI.'l i hy !l('if!tlce 200 :111o l
EnJry Iiiii•· hel t J~. e1·en t he e ra c kcn~ nrul hitH of glu.ss
sociology 2S3. Tho d:lily 11.\'0r:tgo Wll!l 6!) \'ol unl <'.\1,
tl\!ca,.lo nall y fo nnol t here- i. o. to !ill up tho lJO:c .
Shall we bllve a bt!uor I'Cf'ortl this month ~
\\'c
tbink to.
Tl.•cnl i~ a ~trun~ (Mll'!ll.lnality wlr U: h i!l lllaking it&:llf
Sevcoty·fivo now \'Ohlin(!!! were aololi•tl tluriug the
fclt
111 un•ry dc partrrwut of our lk·hooi. 8Jlurring on the
month and nlthough a la'lt'o nmu bcr of thmu tt•crc ol u ·
lag~o: i ng mindi!i nf ;~u rnt>, ••nenurnging :1mi feedi ng tf10
piiCI\tet of tho more populnr bouk<c In his tory, bingo·
:uul.oltiuu" ~u ui"J uf otlrcN. urging all to a highe r sense
raphy and .ociology. the 11tr:ange rs :uno ug th e m fuuud
ufohl!y 11 11ol :llifc nf gro:t.ter n.cefulu c'll!.
a wann we!l.-ome. fo r where is thc ])(!~ Ill who ohot.'!l
'l'lJtJ re~ ni Li "~ t his diligt•nt worker are I.Jccomi ng
uot enjoy n vcrfce tly now bonk. buuru l i n a u :lttr:u-til'tJ
app:1rcnt 111 \'arouu~ ,;ul);jtantlnl lur mll.
The lecture
ntanne r and printed o n gnod 1m1wr!
t•utu'l!e we .-<o rntlt'h •ll.'-1ire iii n n M111rell fact and the
A fino lllt.!ltration of the hinder'" an i~ !lhnwn "n
a book entltlcc.l " Authors s utl l'rr hlis hers." 3 rrmrrn:ll '"'"' ]lil'trrre;> i n tho :&~•w ruhly mo rn 11how his touc h.
fo r begi nners In liten1torc. l.otlk rtt it some t l:ry. if
Tlw liu•mry •lt'IJ:u ·t ment uf ou r JI:&(K! r hi to be 00 .
o uly to ad mire it8 gttrb. but if .P•U :lrf' ltK>king furwar.J
l:&rgc• l. Bo.•j:inni ng whh thi .\1 n ruu lll! r and co ntinuing
to a literary li fe. rt.'atl iL Mit C'(lllfaiml no c rul oJ f thing.:~
t hrun~o:huut the )'ca r we s h.1ll tlcl·ote a page to IM'_]c uce . .
you o ught to kn ow.
Tlw l'Otl!t• rt t.i nl thii! pagf' will be gat hered f rom tho
"Brlefa for Deba.te" by Broukings r•n<l l!iull''':th j.: a
treuure fo r all t he doll.'ltin~e duiJ~. ai it nnt nnly u ffeN wriut·n wurk dl)nc hy !l lutlen~ in the \'arloms 8(.'ience ·
~la,.,c"J :urol will irwlmle 11rticl~ both interes ting and
a ubjecu worthy of consiolcnuiun. hut 2h·e1 r.-fcn• rwes
•nstnretrl'l.!.
for the affirmath'C folloWL'O I hy th•h•' fur thc lll')lalil'o\.
The t.wen ty vol um CII of the " l.i hnary .,f till' Wurltl 'll
Thcro nrc iie\'er n.l hen uti lul fli cccs o f lltaLUary In the
Ben Li terature" are on tho to p ~lwlf,uf th t• rnaga.·
lmiltling. !low many are prepared to na me a nd giYe
zine CA8C, aud though they look .. nruc what c ~clu.~it·e
the myth eonneele<l wit h each?
THE ~OR~IAL PO I NTER.
1,)
5.~ °
C i" s ulli t"icn: to kill them. til\')' t·:w nut lie s pores.
ll owc,·~r 1lwy will rt•main a li1·e :uul potentially :1et in1
whcu d ried.
Hu uo anti \'crsin l>y UX IJerimenting with :1ninm l11 d is·
D I P HTHERIA.
Uutil l'l'Ccntl.'' nothing SJ>et·ilk has l~c n tliscon· red
i n regard to this disc u.s c. lu othe r di se:~s the i nter·
mal o rg:111S and the h)tiOt) contain minu te organis m;.,
but iu diphthe ria 1hese o rganis m s are fo und ouly in
the false memhr:~.nes in the throat. frv m whc n..:e it is
SllpJMISC<i that the j)rJi8on ls :1bsorhed :m d c:l rrietltu \ 'a·
rious parts of the hod,v. t lm:l c·aus ing par..~lysis. hc:lrt
failu re am! t he :lceompanying urga nic diflknh ic;... So
many mi~I'O·org:lni.;~ ms nre allle to grow in these fabt!
m e mbr·an cs that it is \'cr y tlillicult to di ~l'o\·cr the ri g h t
mic rubes :uul c ulti n u e them.
I n l 87U Kle bs found in t he fal ..;c m e m b ranes t·.1u
formil tJf badlti. mre :1 ~mall b:U"I\lu.:! with rmrmlctl
en·ls nnd dear sp:H•t•S h e re nnd the re in t he .~u h.~t:uwr•.
T hese ba• illi. whit'!! we re nut e:t.'lily s t:lincd. \l'crc
found to Jernw l uxurian tly in hrut.h :u ul whe n ino~u ­
hued into a niru:d:;; gaxc l'isc to a pt.>t:u li:u· tlirty. tihrine·
n us looking s lough at. t he SCM uf innt·ulatiuu. Thi:;;
b:lcill us was sometimes p resent :uul soul+'tinws . when
absent. a. micrococcu.~ arr:d1ge•l in masses or s ho r t
c hains W:l-:1 in it.~ place.
As a r esul t of his obsen •ation he said there were two
forms o f diphtheria. "'"'resulting from the pr-esence of
o no o.nd the othe r resulti ug fro m the presmwe o f the
othe r microbe.
l ...ate r e:<J.Crimen til l'ly !.o ilie r s h ow t hat t h ere arc
m any organis m s present in the false m e mbt':lnC
that :all are n enr t he s urface, with the exceptio n o f the
Klcbs bacillus. which. lyi ng d CCJKlr. is most numerous
in the oldest 11:1.r~ o f the me mbrane.
Spccitic di p hthe ria. bacilli were fnund to be e:1sily
s tained : they occur iu grnups as sho rt. s traight tJr
c urn!(l rods with ends som etiml'li roun<le<l. StJmeti mc:;;
c ur\"ed. T hey a r e no,·cr a i>Sent i n the early s tages of
tru e di phthe rin ami sometime~ tho nw mbr.uw consist."
of an almost (JUre culti1•ntio n o f the bacillu ~. I n the
Inter s inges t he hat'i lh~>~ c h:u 1ges sn th:u it i;~ not read·
ily dis ti nguishable .
Recent CJ~;pcrime n t.s h:n·c prm·ctlth:l t a c:1se of tliph·
the r io. may be follnwt.'<l tlay by <i:ly wit h a mic r nsL·opc
nnd that tho fatal o r fa \•ornble issuo u f the c a w m ny be
prediNed fro m the numbe r o f bacilli p resent. It has
also [)eon found that some o f the m it:ro-organi:;;ms pre.i!·
cnt i n the me m brane i n terfere w ith the growth of t he
diphtheri:l bacillus.
It wns3 long ti m e before a Jm re c ulti,·ation o f tliph·
theria b31'illus could 00 obtainctl. o w i1tg to the f:lt't
that the putrefnctio n germs would o ut pu.ec them in
growt h. It W!lll fi no.ll.v acl.-omplislu.~ l by growi n~ the m
in a peculiar preparation. It wn;; then tlisco,·er cd
that cliphthl'ria ba.cilli w u ultl gmw ;;o r..1pidly :1..~ lo
fo rm i n t weuty-four hour:~ time colouics \'i~ihlc to the
naked eye.
Experime nters fou n•lthat I he c u lti\'tlle•l h:1.cilli wcro
s malle r than the Klcbs ba cilli, prob..'\bly caused hy the
interferen ce made by tho g towtir n f p ntr c factil·e a nt i
o t he r organis m" . They a lso fo unt! t hat the diJ1hthcri:a
bacilli ha.s a te ruleney to lose ilo"' ,·iru lew.:o on cultl\·a·
tion. It wa s at firsL ! UJIJ>t)iit!..l that the dt•ar sputs till
thi!l bacillus we re SIMJrus but as a moist temperature uf
lmt
~;·~.:~~:. ;•,:1i~ ~~~::',~i~:,t,t~~:,~;~d~~:~,t:,'~~~:'~eJ;:.r,:~;~ <~~:~::r':t
ctl tha i. a.~ thu bacilli W•<Uld le:l\'c the plat·c t>f i nlK·ulll·
t ion and J{O tn other parts o f the butly. Inca \ ,;ymptoms
in a •·a-"C nf <liphthe r ia were tluc to lim :wtion of SJ»C·
o•ifio- h:u·illus o n a wc:1kcucd mucuus lllemhl'lule or una
woum leol s UI·facc: th:1t •Jncl' h:L\' iug g:ri n ctl :1 foothold
it gi'·'~" rise to an tlt' UII' i nii:Hmuatnry Jmwess, prob:1·
hly l.oy tl.ll direct :~t•tiun u f t im l'u isunous nmtcrinl tll!lt
it fttrms in the cdl>~ :md o n t he hlnotl n!ssels in tho im·
mc•liate ndgh bol'lrood . T hi!! caustic actinn is so int c n st• tlr:1.t I he epitheli:al cells umlergu d egen e ration the
Tihrinous lynrph :111d lc ttt'Ot'}'tes. which u ru cxmiL.J, IJ.c.
~vme murc or less mpi•lly dcgc ncnued, t hus gi\·i ng
rise to t h e ,~tmy mcmbmncoull patch es. sn dr:1r:I('ICris ·
tit· of trlletli l•ht~eria
W hen the g rowt h of the o rgauillms, c:;;p-ccially wlw n
they :u·e rl eup in the tissue:;;, is mph\ and J)()iSOn is
fur·mL'tl more tJUickly than the inflamed urcn.s C llll dis·
pu,;e of it, the poi ~111 is :1!Jsor l.r&l, hut not the bacilli,
intn the system anti the c harnctc ris tie l.'Qnsti t u tionul
symptoms of the disease a re set up. We must, thoro·
fon.•, dis tinguish care fully between the l~n·al uction o f
t he l>ucilli :wd it.s JlrOtlncl£1 ami tim toxic eunstitutionnl
ciTt."t:IS of these Jlroducts.
It was pt'O\'et.i t!Jat t hese prod uct>~ were tho a etl\'o
a~o:cnt.-. in t he con s titutional syu1pto rns . by :K!par:n ing
tin• b:willt1:1 fro m il<~ product ami i ujt.."t:tl ng the prodm:L
in animals, wiaich l'liU.SC•I all the symJJIOIIIS o f lliph·
the r ia lm~ no gl'llY mc mbr.Jno W:l.:l fu nm.'tl. It ill the
<.litfusiou o f t hi!:l product. th rough the sy:;;tcm that
causcs dcat h.
When the m i~·robc~ are taken into the stumaeh t hei r
1·irule n ce is snme what mudilied by the :1etio n of t ho
J~psh1 a mi it hns also IJCt'll found th a t ai r nnd s u n light
modify the l' irulcnce o f t he poison , although it w ill ro·
gain it.s o ld \'i ru lcn ce w he n closed again in n dark
p l:wc or put i n a pre paration f:wurabh.l to growt h.
H ea lt hy throats a r c nut ea sily n.fTcc tcd by t his discase but thruut.s snhjc•·t tu tonsili t i>~. s wo11c i1 nn<l in·
thunt..'l l tonsi l~ anti u lcrmnion fu nu o. gOOt.l .-wi l. Auti·
~ ptic washes . ple11t,Y v i fresh :&ir and i!Uns hine n nd
n ouris h ing foOtl will help to ob1•ia tc the diOit:ulty.
It hall been partially pro1·cn that cars n re nc th·e
agenL" in c nrry i ng tliphtheri:1; also that co11·'s milk
wlu:~n t he an imal is inocu. atL'tl with the poison. be·
L'OIIlc~ an attil·c agc ut for carryi ng t he tlisc:l8tl.
Ex·
pcrimcnt.s arc be ing constantly made to tliscO\'Cr a
remt.-..:ly lo r this disea:;o and physicians ho J>e t hat the
new di;~er11·ery. :uJ ti-toxi nc. will pro1·e the long lookctl
fur .. ure.
STUUY.:riT.
1
bl;~:;:s~~i':\:~ ~~?J~~g:lliJll ~::".1,:~t'~i':.~:~:~i~c~n~~~L~I~
r eJt: ubr in .~h'lJ~. while th" oppo>~itc o nCfl nre o f l'ar:ou>~ rough a nd jaggOO form:1ti.,w1.
Suu1c scie ntist.s
l'lai m that t he n:asun i~ that mt~st o f tho s torms t hc ro
cOUJC frnm the we:ol. and su be:rt du wn lmrt.illr o n the
~~~:!.i,~!u~r,~~ ~~~:~·;,~~ ~~~~s~~:~~~~~~~/'~ctl~i;\1:~~~?~ ~::~
:~~~:~ 11~eet~1;:,:::~l~~::~t~:-~;i:l11\~ ~~~~cl'.':~Jltl':-,~1 s:::fl~ 1 ~~~ c~l111~
we~! . o n t he t•:&
St tlw "ruteS<jUe, SCr:tl(gly,
and peak s.
r•~ek.)'
knnb11
n.
THJ:.: NORMA L POINTER .
'4
GENERAL.
:J
l-lurroh ! The scni nr cJ:.;o,.;; lm~ O l',lt:lni~.c~l ~ Snw, if
you cannot tllininguish !V scninr l!y hi" J.:f:t\' t•. anthuritatil•r, ln tellecuml Iouks, y(m may lind nut and han:
any donbtit StHistictl by t•nn:ouhin~ the ~crill(> of the urder, n.mltlsk him (o r r::uhcr -her ) '" ,;hott' yu u the t'CC·
onls. At the orjtaui zat ion llll.'t!tl n)C. Father ll a ••ri~ n
presitlcd, and ditl nobly. It woul•l I~ unju!lt if t wo o f
his s:t.)'ings were n<ot h:uult•ol oluwn to l"''"ll'rity, munc·
ly : No. t- •·H:u•c all \'Ote<lth:H wi>~h ~ If not • .,
I 'll dL-clare the ballot •·lo:.t'l l.' '
So :!- · ·~hall we
throw o ut the tie bctwt.oen :\lr. II
:'ln•l :\l r. \\'- :mol
cl\11 the bu.llot uuanimou:'i in f:wor o ( thu other lady ! ' '
TheN Is another nmtter whit·h s h:lll hcrn h:&n• tu he
called :&ltentlon tu- the fal· t llmL tlnm• are :l~t iv~. J.Cr·
:-tutfr:IJ.(i!
nlcious. politie nl m:u:hine!l in nur ~ dum].
btL\' iiiJI bt.'CII ex tcruletl to th e J.( irl~ nf the t·la~s. tht')'
now contro l :&ll eh..'Ctio n>~. bcc:t.u'tl nf thdr large num ber and ])01\'Cr. W e lind only onu n llker n f the nppol8\to sex in the liiit- J o hu Lt>t!!l; aud he will hn\'f.' ncit lwr
inllucnce nor right o f won! hct·a u ....·- why ! -IM.'(': UN.'
they ha1•e kintlly e lected h im \'k-e- pre,;itlent . 0 ~ t.:u r ruption o f t he ui neU'1!nt h cent ury : T bt• (tther o nh,.rs
are: ~l!Uid e Urcwster. pre!!itle nt : Emma l'aq~ tltt'r.
&et•retary: ~l!ary Mdl illan. t rt':l.'l tlrt'r. We mulc rsllaud
It Is th e warm purp11!1C n f nil nwmhen< uf tht' unlcr tn
graduntc thi~t yc:n. May their llSpi rnti nus he renlho:L~ I .
A geoJ~rnphy club t•nll L>c l th e l.yt·t• um ha .. l.H•en tlrJ.Cn n lzod under the tli n..'t:tio n u f ~ I rs. 1-:lliot. fur tht' JlllrJlO~ t·
of gcncru.l reiKlnrc h iunl ub.!lt'n'ation a lou~: ll''"gmphieal line~~ . The lu llowiug o lllct•rs lnn·e bt.'tltl t:lcl'leoi :
}'. J . Thompson, p ~idcnt: 1-Aiwin fYUrien. ,-it-cpresideot: llowt11rd Ca.le, Jlet·ret:lry: IA•mm W iNing.
chairman o i !IOCial eommittl'f', 1-:h·inl l.'Owh•s of tlw )Jru·
gmm oommluee, and I-:.. lith ~llllf'Ut u f tin> cunn'uittt•e
oo eonilthutiou and by-h1ws. The ~luh i>1 in a 1\nur·
ls hlng conditio n with a mc mhcNhlp, at pre;f('n t. uf
sixty. &lveral tripil ha,·e nlrc:1dy itet• n m:ltil' :1hnut tho
city for o rlginn l ol~n·atinn, nnrt a p ic nii· tu Yel low
Banks- fo r furth e r in fornmtinn !IIJJlly to ~...-rctary .
Geogrftpblcal delmtell, t:1 lk~. p:&JWI'il, MJ IIJ(!I :u10l game...
coouiuno the prograrus. wbh-h tlm.:t f:1 r han• ~en
boi.h entertaining Rttd instruc t in:.
Tho "Up-u)-Dato" t• luU rem:t.inil UJJ tu ilate. ltu<lyanJ Kipling WM thu !!llhjt.'('t nt m1c uf the rec•eut
meeting!. Miu E. H tunacker pi\•inll :1 fu ll. l nt crll!!tin~o:
talk on bia life and works. A fe:t.tll l'f' uf tho ~tc i ety.
wbleb Is very protitaUle to its mcmbel"', i~ the open
qaestlonln~ and diiiCU8ilion whio•h fo llnll' all talk!l. :\1tbough the room In whkh th e m••e tlnJ.Ci arc helol is
generally crowded, there is m<lln fo r new lllt! ml.t.• r!l.
• You'll not be 110rry if you join .
Eothuahum aod talent in mn ~it·al olirt•o·tinns :t.iiJM'ar
to be u prominent as lMt yea r. Thn-c 1nem llt!N1 o f
theM. E. c hurch choi r a.ro ~ orma.l!t._.,., n:tnwh· : H:utb
Roberta. Frank Springer aut! ~l r. ~· ·i<OOn . An. a ttempt
to organize a Normal octette " ' liS made at tho• beginclog of the year, but prov..>c l Ull'iU\"-~"fnl fu r l:1~k uf
a teoo r- that nr.re speci m en of humanity. 'I he ljlll•rtette composed of M ess~- Fru iL Jl utd1ki""', T hom(JJJO n,
:uul "'prinj.!l'r i~ wn rkinj.!' h:1rol mul
lillthl•n irwithmn .. il'.
prumi ~e!'
s uou t o
T he f:u· ult~··.s timt• fnr rhcturit·:ll" luu cun1u :uul we
may CX JIL't't more ,y mp:uhy frtJm the lf•:n-hel'l!l in th:IL
\\' c lltulcr"'l:lnd th:u 1\•o :l.N lO
tl.t·co·tin n tlm u n~ ual
lt:n ·o..• " l l-l'<'o' h c~ frnm thtJ p::ufo rm :It mnrnhJJ.( elw r·
o·i.!ol'" tWo o•tll'h ll'l'f'k . A1:111HI)(h tho• f:wulty may lm
>~<•l'r)'. th e .-ttuol!•nH ru·e n 't, for thi!! Cl!rtnin ly is :1
hri.t.tht iolea. Thu ~ far we h:n•c had fun r np J)('anuwe!l.
l'ruf. !'<:111fnrol di~•·u;;st.od au intcrt!iltinJ.( but lUll wide·
ly lwnwu ph:be nf \\' ist·onsiu hi.-tr1ry, namel y: The
rt•,nln tii tn" t•••n•·erning
\\' hw••nsin'il
l.~<onn•l:&ri f!ll
tlrnwn 11)1 hy Muses
StronJt. nh cr whom ou r
:-ttrHIIJ.C!!
a1·o•u uc
i!! n:tlll(.'ti.
l'ruf. McCMkill
g:n·e n s h nl't J.ut int en•stinj.C talk on :1 subjl'l'l whit·h probahly 1111111)' krw11• nuthiltg :Jbout-- Who•rc S\ 11111! tl f o ur frit•ltd;s SJII'III I the winter."
Ho
1mtt le knuwn the fa ct th:lL 1\icl:l, bcctle.:t, frog'< nrul
~nnke~ ilo n<1t ohc when winter cnml.'!l, lmL Jll':leti.._.nlly ft'o'i'~·'' IIJI lllltl melt to l!fe ng11in wl ulll when
.-. prin .t.t C' lltll!' ... :\l a uy u f 111c!IC •·urluu.-. plnn !l uf nature,
ht• ,;;:1io l. ntw enu lol C:&iily litul out fur h imse lf if he
unly ko.-pt hill cye.t '' J>CII . ~ l r:s. Elliot iiJJOkc o n ono•
u l lho• hiiJ)OJrt:lut < JIIC.~ ti n u ~ uf t t>-• 1:\ ~· -( 'hic:li((I'S sew,.,. sy~tf'UI .
S he J>Ui ntcd <JUt iuh'I'Clltln_~t f:a ct..i cun•·eru in!-f tin:! olcft 'l'l~ Qf th u JII'Csent 8)'1!lc m , ru1d the
<JII l'"'tinn nf their remeo:ly 1.,\' th e t'R iml acro~l! lllluoi;r
whkh ii nnw in Jlroii~!S" n f t·lln,. trm·ti o n !lnol rwl f11r
fr<tlll I'UIII Jif t' Li nn. ~fi~ ;o (.:r:ll\' fttroJ tii l<C IIii!M!tl the !!llh·
jCi't uf :lu thro>J)Iu\Jetrit• nlca :>UI'elllcut.!l, lliu~tnllirJJ( he r
T he us ual
Jlol n t.-1 hy d•art!l •lmwn un the lmt~ro l
SIHd!' nt In phy~hp1e wal! of o·onr,;c mentirllll.'tl. Man y
oof the f:ll't!! ~ t:ltl.'ol Wei'U intert'.. lillj.( IIIII I ILCW 'tu Ill!.
The IH•:1r•ling duh hnil a " a we ll" nystc r Slljlpcr th e
tac l iu huuur u f the nmrrial{o uf their I'Oitk, Ml'!l.
1-'l'<'rit. It gne<~ w ithu uL !lltylnJ.C th:t.llhere was u 'l muc h
suu p leh .
It :WIJ.I!:&r:< a" thoongh the llltll'h rum o rt:tl lecture
:a. reality. Tu prOJMJil(! th e fJII Cll·
tion In lhl· ~· huo l. !~ rot. l.h·i ul(~tun. at muruinl( ex c n·l"'l'!l J.(!ll't' :1 rnu~iiiJl talk 1111 -- Wity "hunlo ln'L the
Stt'\'f' llll l'oi ut Xuruml IIIII'C 11 IIH'tllrll cu u l'!le ~ " Jl a1'•
inlt' wtu·m ·~ l up alTair:~ hy his n:m:1rk ~<. h•• prum i~o· u ­
ously t'llllt•o l un diiTo•rent S ill• le u I->! tn 1-(h'e their OIJlinionil
in r~l(nrol t" tht• m:attt•r. All th e !I Jll.'I'Che.~ were in fn·
\'01' uf tlw t·nllr<e: tilt'_\' ;rh<nl' l'<-i all til+' iii.'I(Jiratinn an.!
1' ari~t)' loo11111i in II ~\cthoo.Ji~L I':IIIIJl IIICcling. Jtight
ht're. llhhou 1fh nuro •lat(.>~ lto th t' topic nmlcr t ii ~~t· uss i uu,
it will IN• inll·ro--•ti nl( tn unto• :uul rem:1rk o n th e \'llri·
cty lltul e'l: p:au;rihility uf the Eu~tli;rh language. It l'ert:linly w:u renuark:al1le to Sl.'C hnw many tim ~ the s..·uno
timiiJ::ht wmld l~t• t•:<prC~!Illol in :1 d flfenmL 1111111ner.
Aft er tlw~~ I! J )(_~t·hc~. a slnndinJ.C l'o to: <of nll thow who
wt•n• willin!{ tu IUIJ!i)l•rt :1 .Jnll:1r lecture t.~J tlr-MC o f fh·o
ur "ill IN• Iure«, 1\'1 1<1 t·:alletl for, auc l !les&rly C\'cry 110a.t
1\':a.\1 emptl!'tl
Tho•n. at the !lngge!'tlon ol Mr. l.lvings- _
to n. the wbul~· ~houl tleo:·itlet l lo hohl u mt.~ti ng nml
tnk11 innne•liute :&!'linn o n th e me!le r. Mr. O ' Uric n wa.!
t' l('(• tt.'tl to Jlr"e!!itle . By motinn the JH'C~hlent o f the
meet in!( WD.!J em JlOWcre~ltiJ tlJip<llnt 1\t.-om mittec of th-e
t{o :a rranM'e bu~inC!I;, matteMI rolating ttl the course.
The L'Ommillee :as appointf~l I'O n si~ts fJf !..corm Wieting.
~l:t.u.l e Ur()W8tc r , lt:tiJJh Kuuntl il. \'lc tor i\linneh ~
Fr:r.nk T !wwpiii.I~I:Dt~-committecrwlll net jii""'C(').bp·
L'llllrM~ j,. '" ht•t•t t~u e
THE NORi\IAL POI NTER.
ernt ion w ith the f:aculty <Commii! Nl nppoin t<!tl hy l'!'t's;.
l' •·ny. which t:onsists of :'\lr l.i vin~~wn. :'\li:!o! T anne r.
M N. llr:ulro txl. :\lr. :"':mfnrd and :\l r. l'nlli n>~.
Altho ug h the new!! ( ~ ) i'< r.1t hcr b tc, t ht: s tmlt!nts
will be glad to kno w t lw .. w h:lt .. and ··wlu:rc'' uf l:lSt
yc:w' IP-nd u:atcs. :\'car l.)' a ll u f t lw l'l:lil.i of ·o; arc put·
ting Sd\liOI man:1g mucnL. method>~ and t hcOJry intn
pr:tc tice. M:tl'}tarct As hm u n and ~lame :'\h•.\"f)f S tc:adt
in the gmdc>~ n f th·~ E lgi n. lll i nni >~ sdtuols: Lillian Ar·
n ott in Wt'SI :"'npcriur: :0.1. 0 . II ill is prillt'ipnl at Ibn·
gor. l.a Crosse t•ounty: .Janws l'hll!l ps. Eli:t.:1hcth Stc\··
e ns, Kellie ll:wt and :'> l:1rgarct ·:-iu!lu.> r la rul a lJI)" rcpru·
St!Ut u s in t he E:tn Claire ,;dmu ls: Allan l'r:ay is a.#isrant i n t h u high sdmul :u u l pril~t·ipal o f the gnamnmr
gr:adc in :'>h·•lfnr•l: ,1. U . Bcr·k is )ll'lnl"ipal :U \\'c.;thy:
li uy Ulcncnc a t Hammon•!: II. 1.. lf:u·,Jncr :11 l'lul·cr:
~~~~~,;~·;,i~;:'·!~t','"::~:"Jt~~:~~·~i.t~~·::',.~~ra~;i;1~:::~.~~::: 1 ~1~s'~:~
lidtc>r fo or t he C...:h ir·aw• H~cur.t : \\' . 1.;. ltu.-o l i,~t~r atwnol.~
the !'it:.th: L:••il·cr.;ity: Flurunc~ 1'1":.1)" i" :<lay i n~ at hu tuc .
Amo ng t hu with•l ntwa1~ whkh a ru- 11!111:11 :1t t ht: he·
ginning of the year we lind t he r.,J1uwing: F. Mc H ugh.
tO tt:ll"h a t CH~tcr: l.ill bn EldridJ.!~. tn ll•:wh :11 l'arry·
l'i11c; ll:u rie Mc Uu nal•l ami li l":.t~c :'>lnrr:1y. in Enu
;!a!Lck~~;:·:~~·:;rF:~\':1~.~;~1 '1;~~·;,~::::ic''~;~~.~~.','1~1.' c:;:.~~r~~~::,~:
p:tca . Where thu lulluwing will lo~::uc we ha\·c ht..•tHt
unahlc t.u 1c:arn : t:cnl'\·icn' \\' chst c r. llauic Huntley,
\ 'hola Potter. Uclhula Ardal<JIIclle. Uret Spc:tr. !'carl
H"st'r anti T . H . '1'1·masou.
DABS, DICS, D RIVE S, DUBS.
\ "it• k l o)r:J ~ II"1u: re :tl' l
..Aint s he
U1l'.~SL~ I
P E RSO NAL.
)!iss Edit h
~~~g~nt
has rctllrtlL'd tu sdaool.
Miss Elb B~· rne~ spent tl~ :!:.hi anol 24th u mlcr the
parc utal ruuf at C:r:u ul Hapid s .
Edith :'>l:tllow who wa.~ ah·..::nt f,w a fe w day:< •)II :tl "·
coun t of >licktwS". ha,; returned.
The e ntire f:wulty fn>m the ( 't•n tt":.tli:t >ll: hu.lls s pe nt
O c tuhc r :W d s iting in Llh' Normal.
A siswr o f P rof. Lil"illl("tull will s pe nd the win te r"
he r e anti t:tkc !!I]K'ci a l ,;t.ud ic,; in tlw Norma l
Ue rm:m Ko ho ru has withd r a wn t.o act·cJlt :t posit ion
in the drug storu o f Taylor HroJS. u f thi,; l'ity.
\\'alter Perry came u p fr o m Amherst. whe re he
tca c hclt, tu sec o ur IJO~"" tlnwn t he J.a wrentians.
!'res. P ray :ll mornin~; exercises ga\"e an intcl'csti ng
expos it ion o f Ne w York pul itic..;; hefut·~ the clct·tinu.
Floren~c l'ray matle :111 cxtr•ndcd \'isit with fricnrls
a t W hitewater. She is n ow \·i..;iting- rcla th·cs in Chi·
cago.
And rew l.nrldn t·amc 11)1 fro m Appleton to look after
hi" ,nda1 iuturci!IS here. lie :1pp·e:trs tu he w holly :1.1
hale. hnppy and hearty n.~ c t·er .
:'> l r.t. Elliot m ade anuth c r tl"ip to Min neapolis. lc:l.\'·
i ng early the 22<1. :'\I iss Wht..-cloek :tn• l Mr. Thumpson
t ook c harge o f he r cl!\!l..!!Cs w hile s he w:ts gunc.
Mr. Pc:lSC wa" f:l\"<lrctl the lirstJJ!trt o f b."t m o n th Uy
:~ \' isit fr o m his m u thc r. w ho !!IUJlii"Cd m·er o n he r w:ty
ho w e from Ke nos ha. w here sh e had been \' isiti n~o:.
Architect 1~. A. CtHIO\·cr and lt egen tli. E. Me llill
h ave v isi tc•l the ~ ormal ant.ll n;;peutcd the \"eutilati ug
system whic h doe~ not work satb lacturily nn the t hird
Jloor. T he rhetoric and litet"'.&t ure cl:t.'!SC.\!1 will certain·
ly be happy if condition >~ a re c hange d .
The occasional letter:~ from M r.· ~yh·ci'ltCI', imJniri ng
s i tcr the JJchool and \'SIM!Cially fo r h is old pupil.~. make
u!l feel that he is still interested in uc. A t p rc.!wn t he
is staying with his !lis tur at Yu nk ur,.. :S Y .. and is feel·
i ng much be lter than duri ng the illllllmer .
T hoSt! uf the :\'orm:tl who we nt to lir:tnd Ha (>ids to
see o u r St..-cond c lc,·en tlde att..'l.! a rc: Mi.;scs <luinu.
15
Erk kson. \'an .·\ l~ti nc. l-\•ll"i1. J):mJ.!er>~, Ol(dt·n, llt•fT·
~on . :'>l:u·wns :uul ~hear. i\lessr>~. llul m:an. Hutt·l1ki.~s.
Unyi ng ton anti Fruit. ami :'\l r>~. Elliot. MisSI'S {.;ntc.
J.am••reu x, l 'ul'r:tn. :'>lt•:<srs. t "a.~sl•l s. Ur:u\fortl. Pl!:tsc,
a ntl:'>l r.:tn<l :'olr.ol l\lt-L'a.skill.
I huu ~
a"jJelll: h ~ ..
ba t ht•)' who wis h to be ctm nte<1 amo ug the
bles >k!d .
\\"ll l!a\"e a rnm:tu tic you ng man in ~>t·hool who calls
ffL'Ckh•ll .. b)t~.§.SIIIWS uf !StllliiiiUf. "
M iK~ (;. w-d : · ·)fay I h:tn: your s kclutnn to·day~ ..
~lr. McC-k-1: " - - - - - - - :'>li!ill - . on a o f o ur recent \"is ittJf>l. !S:tys she thinks
this :t nit:tl >~eho ..,l he.-:UISll thcru aru su many "cu h hy·
holcs.. fo r fun .
'"'
i.~
It
s:lid that ).l1e Stc\"Ct s l'ui ut foot·ball team is
511 ~·~ ~~ ~;i,::~~:~~~~~~~\~\ 1 ::~ ~~-~=r:~~~: ;:~r:~!ltt ,::~:;, !"
..
:-ieco111l: ··J hopa it was at t hu :O:orm:d."
Fint: "'Wd l. l llon"t. l '\"u gut Ill)' foot-hall s uit up
t ht:l'C."
Stwlt! nt. (Sceno-,;t ucle nt"s ronm. :'>lirl ui g h t. Lamp
goi ng otH. l.cs.iOn nnlinishcol) despa iringly: " I do
wi,;h t h:tt. I t:uuld 1-:1.:1 a lung w ith lu,;!!: s lee p. I hal'Cn"t
nc aa· t im e tu _~tel :Ill my studyi ng dune. "
({{)f)m· m:ltc (y awn in g ): " Well, I wi.~h~ I cou ld ~o:ct
aln11g wit h m ote. I dun"t gl'l n car t.huc to do ullmy
;;lt..>epi ng ."
·
:'\l:wstluu lo li11sthc:tirFoo t·b:dl comnc-thu~· nrc where!
C..:lippcrl ctca.,;c, c ut a;1tl 11hut l,
J\ l:t;;! a la.:J: t he i>Oor s horn hc:ul.
This •·l:l!lsic w :l!l writtt•n by o ne o f the iltlldents in·
s pired by the C\'t.Hit d escribed . h cer tai nly will lh·e.
M r. r\ . ( watching_ M r. ll., carrying a illl':ly c anine
fro m the room ): .. m,~ssctl he t l1cy whu hel p to m ake
t hingi! g n ...
T bu h ills o f Dulu t h see m lu hal"e ~truck o u r foo t- hall
hoys as bai ng c uormuul! l u lat·t they arc higher th:m
the wit.lcly-kn r,wn Clark Street h ill, anc l sow u ft..'C t h igh·
e r than the worhl- runowned l'ltH'cr Hllls.
llruken J,uo.;e :Lil li ~ n w A ilray - ,\ temper. w hic h
o wner wou ld Hkt: to rccO\"I!r . Whe n -Ia~~~ !lOCI! it Willi
in COIDJlll.llY with !I ICIIIIill b:tJI \' iule n tly knrJoCkCr l U\'ef
the tennis cou rt fun cc.
W h:tt'!l tllll rlilfcrunL'I.: bctwer:n a dead dog in the \'en ti l:tt i ng lluu nml R I>Ottle (c'Or k o ut.) o f c hlo r ine in the
chcl n ka11al>Or.tt or_v ~
THE NORMAL
•6
STEVENS POINT WON.
Score 14 to 8 - Stevens Point Oefea.ted Superior
Normal by Strong Team Work .
Ste\"en.s Poi nt won a h :~.nl fnnjlht hut cleau jl:tme o f
foot·ball from the Superior S onnal Ocwbcr IU. There
Wl\ll nothing thnt t:o ultl be tcr me1 l "kkking" durinJr
the e nt ire g:unt>. '01e Supcriur Sor mal has n right to
feei )Jroud of the ll0041 . t•lean fnot·lmll that her tc:uu
J)lllys. A mo re gcnthmmnly set of buy8 at·e nnt often
met with.
The wuuo W ll!l callt..'tl at ·~ :4!; : the tc:am <~lim.•tl up :u
fo llow!!:
StoYOMI'oiat.
S..pctior.
~f::'_s:: .... ·. ·.:: ·:: :it i~~~!r!~k;~.: ·: ~ ·.:::: ~~~~~ 1•1t~::~
1
T mnson ............ Hil(ht {itmnJ . . . . . .... Mnreland
Cowan
.•. . ....... (~nt e r •..... , ..... Dnnni:Wn
~~!~hn~;::.
·: ·: ·:·: ::~:i -¥~~J!
. Kn owleil, t; halmmn
LooA ...... .. ......... r.cft Emt. ::::: ::::~, ~~r~ ~. ·&ri
H olman . (;apt ....... l.c ft lla U .......... . l:. Deering
King Urndfonl. .. ... lli~th t Half .
. ... J . Deering
Peru!C...
.Quarte r ............ ll :unihnn
Fulle r ....... ...... . . . ~·~~~~~:~~.~·.k . :. :: : iia·lt:ICN,~ (ll;t~~~~
nl~f~~!~fd·::_::ki1i.
Umplre- Ly nt·h. ~
uperlor won the IOU ami chnse the ao uth JCO:tl f:tc·
log the high win1l . Holma n kicke I tu llnmi hon o n
the SO.yrml lino without any J(ltin . ,J. Ocering at·
templed tO'gO aroun•l right e nd, but C'asselil pullt:... J him
do wn with o nly 11. yurd go.ln . Gilli n bucked the ce nte r
without gaining. G. Dt.-erl ng went nruuml left end
where be was downed by Lees aft e r gaininJ.: two ynrtl!i.
tevena l~olnt ~ot tho bttll n1ul IJy zt series o f li ne pl:ty11
earrlOO the ball to tho G·yn nl lin_,, 'l'hl'n Fulh.w wns
pus hed through the line for the liM~ttmw h ·down . !-lui ·
man failed to kick goal. St-o re, 4 to 0. Gillin ldt·kctl
to Pease who was down o n the 30-yard lt ne. Agai n !,y
a' •seri <'S o f line playa ~le \•e n s l'nl ut carr ied the pig
akin to the 8-yanlline. The h:t\1 WM gil't' tl to Manz,
but be failed to pin. Mat he wall push~ I t hro ug h the
llne forth~ second touch·clow n. Ag:1in Jlolmu.r1 failed
a£)coal. Score. 8 to 0. Ginin kld~.t!d w Minnlmn he·
fore he wu tackled.
'tll\'en.!l l..ol nr, employin g the
MOJO IA(Itictl a.!l before. cnrriet l tho 1t:1ll tu tho 2:'i·y:~rt l
line, where Pei\!IC went t hrough the line for th tl third
touch-down. Holman kic kt:.>tl goa l. Sl:•ono. 14 to 0.
Giffin kicked to l.ees, who gnlnC\1 te n y11rtl.o he foru
be wu tackled. Again by lint! play11 ~tc \·e ns !'oint
carried the ball to the center of the 11•·1<1 llerc ~te \'­
e oJ Poi nt. changed from line buckiug to eml play.'!.
Holman auempltld to go Around right cml. but Dt,-erlnl{ broke tbrougb the in terforem:c nntl uu~ k lt:... J him
fiVe yards back Of tbe lihe. The n t!lc pill ~k in W:l!l
pa.aaecl to Lees, but be also wa.s unable to l(tlin 11 rul un
the nut. play Superior got the ball on d ow n ;~ . At this
point Superior took a brace and on a pretty t· ri~·ct'OS.!I
PO I NTE~ .
Mo ran gnin~ l eight yard.!l. Ginln we nt through tho
line for li\·e more, :uul l: . Deering. well gu11rded by
J . l>t.oering. nuule n bczuztitul t'lld run of t wenty yards
:tnd n tOuch ·dow n. Grace fail ed to kick goal. &:oro
14~4 .
.
.
llnt111an kicked to Hamilton . Gilll n Lut:kt!d tho cente r without nny gnin. Mor:t n. o n 1\ cris·cross. attempt·
e.l to J.:U amund loft e nd, hu t l.cea Llown cd him eight
ya nl.o brwk o f the line. On the next. play SUH'C118
l'olnt got the ball a nd Wa.!l hurryi ng to wards the goal
whe n ti111c Wlr...'4 ~ailed fur the liNit hnlf. Score, 14 to4 .
1\fte r te n min utl'il rest Giflln kicked to Fulle r wb,
wn~ tlow rwtl on the 45·yard line. Uy s ure ant.! steady
rn.;hes the un&l wn-t carried to tlu.1 S·ynnlllno. On the
nc:\t play Ste \·ens Point fumbl ed a. nd the ball rolled
O\'cr thll line where Moreland fell o n it, making a
tnuch·lmck.
f:inln kit•kl."t..l f rom the 25·panl line. Stcvenl Point
gnt ten yanls lor :\ foul tackle. s u,Kl rlur got t he b:t\1
on flow ns. Then by 1\ cris·crosa from Deering to
l\lornn , g:\illt.'< l thirty Janis l:wfore he. WtP.S tacklOO by
Ful ler .
Mornn was injured by tho tnckle and Hall
took h\:-1 pla~c . G. F.eeri n~: we nt through the line for
fifteen )'lll'tlil and then :trn ltntl the e nd for lh ~ more
anti a touch·d own . Giflln faiiOO tn kick goal. Score.
14 108.
•
Hol man ki c.kerl to tho 30·ynrt.l ll no. St~wens l~olut
gnt. the lmll on downs an1l cnrrit.'<l it to the G·yartl line.
,\Jt:nin SUn'ens Point fumhl l-'1 1 zuul the ball rolled on! r
tho line where Gmce fel l un it.. Giflln kicked from tho
2i,·yz&n.l line. the ball Wl'I!J dow ned at tho center o f tho
field. Time Wl\!1 cnlletl with tho bnllln S uperio r's tcr-rit t~ ry .
Fina l !K.'Orc, 14 tt18.
The l ~a.t u n..'ll o f the game we re the lltrnng tea m work
uf the humc eluiJ a nd the ext"CIIent l nd lvidmtl work o f
tho fk'C ring \)Oy il and of Mo ran .
·
The lwst 6 f flocling exiAt8 hr.ti\'CCn the two teams, tuul
th~ dwen with whlcb eat·h ballet.! the othe r at the e nd
o f the gn mo were gh·en with a will.
The StC\'ellll Point foot-ball team never received bettrcutmcnt than that o. t Superior. ·n1e boys cnme away
mon 1 thnn 11lea8Ctl and they hope to ret urn the pleB.Sure at 8Q tn e future":'c:
' '-;.:'"-:;·=:c-cc::-
.oc;~=l ~~~;~~~"~.:e~~~~u~~~i~,,~ 'S::u~!l~r~'Wo'~!~l::go~
nml ll u cceetl~lln
The game wu.-.
tlefcat.ing them by the IIOOI'C o f 26 to 0.
1:80. l'he teama lined up as
c~&ll cd :&t
fo ll o w>~:
STI-:\' 1-:S.:J I'O I ST.
Al'l'l.Y.TOS.
Well• . , ............. rijilh t tmtl ... ... .
. A. Ern beck
~:~~~~~~ ···:·::.::::: ~:=~~~~~~~t::: ·· · ·· · ·.·.~:1>.'=;
Ssp:cr ............... ceuler ..
. . . Madler
Digunru ..
.. .... left guard ..
. . l.arkl n
Mimlluw .
. left llt.ckle . ......... N. Ma.dler
Smith
J.connn.l. ............ .. left end.
llrcmmer . . .. ··········'1111\rtcr .............. \Valters
O'Urien. Cu pt
left half .
. . . Kogen
~~~::e·,i :::::.:::::::: :~;~:;t,:~~~
<..:~~ ~ ~~.
·
. N.r~~~
Ur1ttlford. J.ces .. !lltbll Schu.ll, Kelley, f'rnnklln
Hcfcn.-c - l'rof. ,Johnsoo.
Uruplro-l'rof. l\It:."(;asklll.
Uoth te:uus P,layed a clel\11. :mappy pma from begin·
~;:~~~;;,"~l~ey r~i: d7c~ al~e~%; ~~~;e~~;t ~b~tP~~
1
tloubt won the ga.me for the m. Of the ,·Ia! tors N orriy
A. EmiJCt:k and Madle r deserve llpt'eial mention:
lk:llc h. ·n ckfer. Mirut.han and l~ nan:l did tbe ~t
work fo r the howe t~m . O'Brien and Well.e mad ~
~~!~~~;~ :·t ,,~:~~';;:11~ 1 ~~l.~~ ~~~~~pg:i ';a:~~he kick-orr.
)
THE NORMAL POI NTER .
'7
·· T,• m pu.~
fugit.'' sai•l the H11m:a n~:
Yt•s. a):ij, 'ti.; lh:cting 0 11 :
E \'Ct'
Let t he teacher ij( udy the
st.udies hi.'! patient.
~hild
as t hu physician
The Kodak. ~o:.._u t:lairc. rank;; :unoug the best o f t he
schuo\ papcN on o ur ext·han).tt! table.
•·o n1ing.
E\'Cr g:uing,
Liftl is s h urt a nd suon 'tis ).tOUC.
Hut :ts I think uf twxt vacation,
l'v r iltg <l"CI' thl'SC \c~S(JIIS lnagc,
En.!r h:mle r.
En~r lo ng e r.
Ali i say is, ··Le t he r fugc. ··
- F.x.
The follo w ing )Ja)~r.l have been plat·t•d 011 our o:t·
Do nut forget that the va lue of you r t.>O m•atiun is
m easu red hy what you arc able tu do wit h it.
change Jist: The l:rt.-c n Jby Fly. Oll:t l'ud rida. T eachcrs' Opportun it }', Tho J.aut·cutian. The Kodak. T ho
, Ir y o u w:Lnt t~ 00 ~rdl _ info rmed. t:tkc :L p_aJ~I"- _ Argosy. the Cn;·roll Ec ho. 'J'hc Arj!usy. T he N o rmal
~<~,·en a paper o f pms Will gu·c yo u some good JWIIILS.
Ih.dger. \\'iscunsin T i1ncs. ~dwol Bell }<~hoes, Wil·
---Hamson l.ifc, i\lcn·ury. ColleJ::u Days. Ac t a Dninm, The
There are nunu:rous teachers of :arithmetic, a nd geo·
L:lkc BrC<.~zc. The ~t'\\' Er:a. anti The St ud unt. T here
graJJhy. and gramm ar, and wh:ll not: t he re :aru few
:arc many in tcrcsti nj! a m i amu,.ing p:agcs in nil thcsu.
w ac h tJ r,. of C llll.mH:~.
It will p:1y you ttdOuk them over.
Garret A. H nir.lrL recemly said : " A college ethwat ion liu a man for b usiness IJy s howing him how tu
his e nergies."
~o:oncentrate
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The Lauren t ian C'Out:•ins au iutcrcsting a r ticle on
--Study of Latin and Greek ns a means to Me nt:d De·
Yelnpment" by P rof. Hen ry Lummi ~. M. D.
H nrd study is not injuriuns. unlc.~s it ism t11c line of
h o w to a\'Oial as m uch wor k as po~si ble. T ov much
study :along t h is iinc is extremely hnrtful. -~x.
Philosophers say tha t slnn Ung t he cyel! makell the
ears more acute. Perhaps t his is the reason that some
people closo t heir eyes while list.cuing to a iltlrmoo.
W ent to t:o llcge,
J oi oe{l thu ele\·cn,
Playetl one game.
W ent to Hea\'Cn (?)
Yankee DuO<Ile wen ~ to class
Depending o n Ius pony,
T he studeut Lody ro~e amllSStl
A nd stOJlped the C'eremo ny.- E x.
C hauncy lt. Depew says t!~:lt sixty per cent o f tho
position!! o1 high t rust i n this t:e un try nrc filled by
college gradua tes, and tht: other forty per cen t arc
\'Cry largely controlled by college m en.
W ith weary and ach i ng tiugcl'll,
W ielding his graphitu mace,
At mi~ l nigh t the editor li ngcn~,
He is writing agninst s puce.
G U,UUJ ASLI TACKLt!:.
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" THE W INT E R 'S T A L E."
<.:ram.
Exam ..
Flunk.
Tru nk.
READ AND PROFIT THEHEBY.
I. H e w ho know.~ not and knnws not thnt he knows
not., he is :l Ft·c,.luu:m . Shu n h im.
~- H e who knows not and knows t h:at be knows not,
he is a So11ho morc. Ho n o r him.
5. Ho who knows :and know~ not that he knows, he
Iii n Ju n ior. Pity hi m .
4. l-Ie who knows tlnd k nows t hat he k n o ws. he is a
Seui01·. Ho\'crence h im.
THE
A~L-ROUNO
MAN .
In t ho t:dJ he plnytlil foot-hall,
And played the season t h l'ough.
I n winter he p layed:\ banjo,
And sang in thtl Ult.'e Club too.
I n the ~ pring he s wung u racr1uet.,
Anti has~·h:lll. too, p layed he.
In o ne year he graduated,
W ith tho Ucgrt•c of "G. B.''
- Ex.
" A her
Aftef
After
After
Many
If we
:\1:\uy
are ol"Cr,
the c r:lm i~ dol!Cl,
exam~
ti\Cl Freshman's exit ,
the Gri nd 's OOgun,
:l heart is ach ing.
conltl sec thro' shnms ,
conditions aro gi,·en :l.ftcr oxam8."
WHAT I S LIFE.
A dainty kiss. a little hug,
To t hC pars<ln's t he n skedaddle:
For food and ra ime nt t hen to tug.
The n o 'e r the Styx to padd le.
Foot IJall tea m we nt off to play :
Came back later in the day,
S ick a nd sore a nd out of joiutOh. h ow s hnrp is Ste\·ens Point !
LA UitESTtAS.
WHAT OUR GRANDFATHER'S SAID.
' T is Education forms t he common mind,
Ami with a twig we w h ip it in behi nd.' '
THE NORMAl. POI NT ER.
•8
'l'ho lbg wnn!-1 1 in the bree1.c nil tim rt.'St. o f tho day
zuhl the s unst!l betwccu the m o unt:aln gaps IJid it a
w:arm "g<KMI· night."
Ceor~re Washington's Picture Talk s to the Sixth
Grade.
NORTH &. WEST
LASO lJ,H ;•: .
If George \\'as hlugto n's picture t•uu ld lfeo and talk , I
think It would toll n 11tory sumcthlng IH.:o th i:~: I c:1n
see O\'OI')' thlug that i.'J done in th i.'l !ehool. I n ~ l tu
lumg In frotzt o f tho roo m, but. whcu the dnck t·amo I
mO\'etl tu tho bad: wall. from where I luok zlown to
eee If the tleiiU zuu in JCOOCI un lor.
Some of tho stnries I hnrc ht!an:l t he t eachc~ :ant i
.cbolar.J tell zuc jwt beautifu l. I t.·(m),J li.u en a.lltllly
to !IUch goud stories.
Tho boya ha\'O tri m01ct.l tq> the rrmm with auwmn
branc hes, and it looks to me like a little fun.!St. A
TO ASHLAND, DULUTH ,
ST. PAUL dl MINNEAPOLIS .
.. . VIA .. .
preuy oak branch hnngs O\'C r my piciU rc.
Every yea r I luu·e a IJirthday Jlarty ; 1 1k>ce~ tt N spok 80 11J.Cll "ro s ung. and tho room ill Jlrctrily olecorntcd
with flags. a nd red, wbit.e a nd hluo. La~t year we had
b&nanu. j)OJM..'Orn, applei:!and nn ~ to eM on my birth-
WISCONSIN
en,
CENTRAL
such :~
d af;..ould like to s tay in this room alwnys, it is
plCMAnt &chool.
DtWLA II Nt;LSU~. agt.>tlll y ears.
_ _ _ _ _Oetobcr22, 1897.
In tho back of our school room hnngs a picture o f
Goorgo Wu hington. If the picture could talk I think
It could toll us a great man y t hlng~:~ th zn uur clru!!IC~
have boon doinR these .!IC\'Cn Wet.JkM Many thi ng~.
may be, thnt we would not bo \'C ry glad W bea r. Uut I
s hould hOJKl lhnt there would be a great man y thing!f
that. would please both us_and our teacher~.
He would like to toll u ~:~ about our htuu\.'1 and nails
and If we keep them clean, and no du ubt. would teJius
that we beh!U'o ,-cry orde rly most o f t he time. I
think that he would tell about tbu boys when Liley
bad the pea 1hod't-ers and got the m taken away. Uu t
I think we wouldn't like thi!f ,·cry we ll . Do yo n !
He &eems to have ,·cry sbnrp eyes, nml looks ve ry
AObcr whun we are bad.
He aaya that he enjoys tho holldn.ys. and thu way
they are obeervod In ou r roo m, very IIHII!h.
_
__
J _. _ ,_
. s _J-'OIISYTIIF., age II.
Barbara Frlatchla.
Duririg the civil war Gcne r.'ll l.ec u.nd hill a rm y
marched through tho to wn o f Frede rick, in t he ~t:lte
of Maryland .
Jo tbe morn ing forty .llags were wui ng, "but tho
IJ.In o f noon looked down and sa w no t bue." for the
rebela bad 11bot them all llo wu.
But. lUI Stonewall J n.ckaon WILil murching th ro ugh tlltl
ar.reeta, be aw 11 fl ag waving out o f a garrnt window.
for Barbara Frietchle, bowed with he r " four scoro
yeart and ten," bad picked np a lmnner frmn tho
JTOUnd and wu waving Jt_
"Halt ~ The dulll·brown rank-'1 !Uood fast.
Fire ! Out blazed the rille'a hltut."
They ton> the ftag f rom its !HalT, but 1\!f it wn.s fall ing
Bart.ra put her head out o f the window ami gruJ)(!(I
h., and waved It, to s how that o ne tu:.•tu·c. was loyal to
jta oountry yet.
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Then 1be cried, " boot If you must, tb \11 old gray
)lead, but spare your country 'l llug." And tho captain NJd, " Who touches a hair o f your gray bead dies
Jlke a dog. Marc.b on."
LINES.
FAST T IUINS TO
MILWAUKEE , CHICAGO
ANO AL.L. P O I NTS
SOUTH &. EAST
JAS. C . PONO, G . P . A ., M IL.WA U KI!I!.
• • •G O TO • • •
pto~e
::: :.:.R~.~~N~ ..DRY GOODS, CLOTHING a SHO~S.
Mrs. D. E. Bryson,
The
Leade~ D~y
qooda
412 MAIN STREET
MANICURE.
STEVENS POINT ,
WISCONSIN.
_ _ _ _ _'_":c.:..
• r 1'/n~ /lallo .. l H.... .
IT vv I LL P" Y N o rrnal Student• to Se e
Rasmus Hanson,
lYIERCH.Af'lT T.AII.lOR.
417 CLARK STAlE lET,
STI:VCNB POINT, W IS.
Model Hand Laundry.
ALL HAND WORK .
8 t 6' Division St.
J. R . SAWTELL,
PROP.