THE NORMAL POINTER Volume IV. STEVENS POINT, Wis., FEBRUARY 1i• 1899· not J:.itet'h.t'y. She W:l!i a little woman with .~ Ia~· v o•ry Ion~ I t•:lllcolnnd t•:lllml Ul! lnm lly as I t'tlltld. hu t she w ..u td THE LITTLE MILLINER. :l kind. ,;:ul smile that attracted m e. I w:lS a child o f six I schlum saw her. for she was \"Cry fJUiet and reseneJ She Number I'· w>t cmu c. ":-ic:\1 time s he will." I thuu)tht. ami "n~·~t tinu: I will nlll ju~t as lnnol a_, I pn~~ihly l':lll · Hut next ti me tlit\ nut bring :tnJ rutswer. tuul ~'by :uul hy I went to the lin:<l all alone io a room back of her small sh"p front tlour and lonked in the hig frnnt gil\!!~ wintlow. but I ~uultl see no one I ft!lt :1 hit co u;wled !l.nd seemOO to ba\·e fe w frie nds. I thought that \"Cry strange fo r I w:IS !mre that :10 SW(.'"Ct!Ultl gen· tie a face ought to win it.~ owner many friemls. fu r she s:aid that s lw wnntctl he r hat to wear to ··IJIIrc h next olay :mtlthe tnilli!wr lnulttromi>K!tl it to As I played with my d olls o n our own back whe n 11. grown 1111 Indy t·:uuc 1\nd t.'Ould not get in; lu~ r. with her Whl.l n I o~nw th:J.t it wr•~ tlinncr time. my hOJKlS work. :llld one tilly she e:llletl to me. ··I h:n·e plenty ::~·j',7' ;i';,,:·,::,;~~· ',,~:: :~::~.1 ::::~·.::;:.:.~·. k·~; ~-. -~:·.:~~~~~ walk. I sometime!! saw he r !ts s he was bu~y of time to s pare to·morrow. !1h:11l I make J nUr dull a new hat ~ ·· The satl:u:.ss uf the smile that went with the words rather ah:l.i hcd me a~ li rst. lmt J danced with gh..-e at the itlen and nu1 w td l the bu.'S)'. had uot pai•l rmwh lwt.'<.l tu my n.:stlcs.f vi~its to t he milliner":~ ~hnJI. b11t ~e.-i n~e lilY ~ericf ihe ilet sati~lieo.l. hcr.wlf to tinol t ill' •·ause uf the trouble. She went with me then. to tlu: ru illiner"s . bnt could J.(et. no re· ilj•onse to knud; ur •·all. \\' ond eriJrc: at the .-ilt·rwe and :If the fact that nn ne uf th<l m•ic:hhor~ had ~een tlu: milline r thnt mor ni nJ.(. ~ lw t.,[d tlwru •dmt I ha d •lnnc. They brnke O j k:ll the door and i n the lirult:SS IJ:Jt•k roo m. they found the little milline r rmt•unsciuus from t h e I went to slee p tblll n ight with my mind full of wonde rfully constrUl"ll•d hat.'!. o f dull~ and o f the litth! n•illine r. ar1d a'J the \"isi<~n~ grew confu-4ed. 1 cold and al m<~st fru1.cn W death Wond and stimu· hullS and warm CO\"Cr ings were fJHic kl_\' brought a nd the liaol •·p~~ ~O<l!l llfHl nc•l on the wo rl•l :1g:lin. T he fell :ulcep to dream o f !!till muru wu tu.lerfu l hats. and still !lmaller milliners. ncllo(bbon fumul no food in the r0<11n and kind hantl!l (JIIickly brough t wh:lf<:n-cr t hey had that was great new~ t11 my mother. AI! th:Jt aftcrunnn 1 w::llche<l for t he lillie m illiner an· I whenenl r s he ap· jJCared. I called out. ··Ar e Y••u "rw•st ready to begin my hat! Is it begun ! \Vhuu are you gning tu begin ! '" ··To-morrow·• stu: wuuld s:1y. •·to·morrow. right after Ureskf:tst. ·· and with that I had to be In the morning. m y linn thought :1nd imtuiry warm awl nnuri~hing . St.~<m s he askt."tl. ··llo w d id ··\\' 11>1 it finl.~hcd ? What was it you lin•l me! What nmde you lunk fnr me~·· aut!. like? Coutdn"t I hurry anti get dr.-s;HJt.l lll.iter·! ;.: 0 • my fnce tltocs 11nt need :wy was h ing this morning; when they told her. s he ~ rni lu• l and sai• l. ··The littl•· m:l.id luu sat·c•l my lif;•. I thank the little Ills~.· · were about the hat. I rtmwmber,•d And the s:llllc .'!Weer ~mil<• wa" nn hf' r lip~ as ~he fell that ~he h;ul,;aid ""art~·r Un·nkf~t"" >~n J ,lis po;;t.'<.l uf i n to a "lee p a~ pe:Lt·cful a" that rol rlu· lin!<• chil•l gate. It was bitter col<l that muruin_IC so that I 1•nuld ~hf' le t"s lt':n·e th:r.t till to·mnrrnw.·· ,\nd when ~he 1\"n!.. e a)otain. !:at•· in tlu• aft<·r·m,.,u. wish.-•1 ln -~•·•· httr hah.\· lri•·t~tl I ""f'nl. fn!J of TilE NOR:'I IAI. I'OINTEl<. <lj·:nh had l·~···n "" twar, :uul wt~nd.·l"inJ.! th:lt I ···mi. I ".o;c•• my l.rcalh in tiH! still doill.1· l"u<!lll an< I th:u tl1e lll<>ther·~ hcd dut he .. •n·n· pilo·d "'" hi)-!11. with my !I jillt>i"l.\" o"ttii"HI"II< "!t'll liridlo("ll IU!IIIC uf \\' uull tJwy cmotirrm·ol theit· j<Hti"IH')' tuw:•rd th1! S<lltlt'll"ilat impaticrrt IK'I":IU~e \\"1•.~1 grt~wlng they 11id nut lind h1•,.t ami loij.!J.:<""'' o·omf.,rto••· "' ' tho• oua~i·l•• - thc !l(·:wtiful•·umfurto·rwith tll'"j•l"ell)'· hit:lt•:tl"o•.,; iu l:u·!!•·r ;tam••til:m hinl,; tu ;ohuot. th e o•luth :'oho• juq .. mjJ,.,J and nodol••d to me fnom !wt· furl nf pilluw:< :wol , ..,,.,,l"inj.!~. :owl I flll'].!<>t that tlwy •·anrc t""'"llll' Hi•·cf'l!ot" r.atlwr BnHJks. and as I h:ull~t·••11 .~•• In a f1•11" our l!ij.! :tiJ:I:i•m .. alwour 111.1' oby~ lw.~t •l••lt·~ uo·w h:u . :wd ., lu- wa .. ,.till wmppt·d iu •·•nnfunt•t" witl1 the ln·ij.!lll tluw<·t">' "" ir. ,\ ,.till' I" •In•<•· aw.o_1·. I lookl·olup awl ~aw 111.1· motl1· , ... ·,.,.,,.•..~full ,,f h•:lrs 111111 :t~ I ki ....,.,j lll'r t•• ,·outfu n lu·r. I Wot,.lo·n·d if the littll• millhu·r load h:~oluur he t· a h:1t arul nr;ult· it jll"<~mb•·d ··0 . ""· that io; nut it." thuu~ht I. •·f,.r I olun "t 1":11"1..1 :ah<~UI tlw hat :any more. 1"(>7. I fco·l ""rry for th~ lad.\· :wol I gm:;;.... tuy nuu uma oliws t<~o. uko·. wuulolu"t hut th e hat would l1al'l' Uccn r!'al it~·· Kin~ they went fur Scl"er.tl l.uug: :llilcs unLil l:t.•o·all•o' thl')' · rt·a~uiwd that ~m·h a tine fct:<lilll{ aud ll":tlt·riu)t Jlla•·•• """"''' suro:l y he l"i3itt•d hy thc ani· 111 :11~ of the t~ t·i~ldJul"iiiJt forest s T he >o llll w:t..'J now hi;.:l• iu tlw ,.l.;y a 11d "'' tl~<·y made :1 halt lll'rc a11d lwgau t•• JIL"•·p:u·o · the mi•l·ol:.t.l' t't"IHI .~t . A, uu·n 1-!•'llcr.dly IJu.,fittl•· i n the liue .. r """king till'.\" ' ""n lt•uto·d thcm~t·lo·c"' with :~ f\•11: :llartilis t"l><<l.:c.[ 11\'1'1" a tin: Ull f<f l"l.;t•t/ :Uic·ks anti SC:lSOO('(i wilh l'o'JIJ><:f t"j.!ethcr wirh wh k h tltt•y funnd :.t:rO•win~ :1 kino! ,.r l{.,.,dw!Ty thee-c. \\"ho •u they uncc mo1·c n• ..,\uncd the march they SIO<II I •·arne upon NOT A NAMELESS EXCURS I ON . Tlw 1111 httt •o·ln·t•·:td ••f ,H:;cu ur:aJ.tclltt·nt t<>t>l.; l1 <1he of them, lwr I"'"Ph• •·:11111" alultook lwt· away J,. n~ ,lci~h in a hi].!. But tlwy f.,nml Hio·e ~-tn• I"ill~-(" o rr and nt·:ar tire hanks th.•~ was delighted with •lillttwt army tclli!IJ! o f •u·ws from I• is l'if•t<~ ry W ith ll :w~ty 8Jl4:t..'i·h he 1lcma tH h:ol hi ;~ llll'.'l§l'n~•·r '" he :-iwift i n ,;ummoni n)C his lhl.; c r . Ba nk1•r. tiar<liner. Millo·r. hi~ l'o r ter, i'OJM'. Smilla and Bnt l1•r intn pn-.i'e!H"I' With 1\ Sweet smile upon his fal·c hl' IHid the m to he rendy th e 1\C:'I:\ mor ning to tnl.;c the 11 :10 Carr fu r till' ~·ill:tl(l! of Ogden l.lf't•nn ~e they ~<hould :<tart from thCrll throii)Ch the \\'ood .'l tnlmnt IIHI wild Hu o·l.; :uul ll":wks of Ulood nnd knew Alllwg:a11 tu~el excited . One rcmarkL'{.) th at h•• wi~tw.llw had h•·tto·rl ..end su that he m ight IM· Llltll"e ,; u rc uf his aim :-iuoldo•nly :t Hart ll•ajled fnuutbc lhit·kct :md each ha•lthc dt am·c tu ,;; hnw hi.~ l'<tWI'r~ :15 a nmrk~mau . Tho· auiur:1l wa,; woumlt·ol immc1liatelf hut. fought E•·o·rhai"d uu1i1 tim la~t. A~ it obrt••o l hither arul tiLither all 11'!19 wilo.l cx - G uscll. T hl.'l :UHIOiffl t:CiliCII L of ~~ holiol:t.\" lo[:LI"t- lli.i t·m· ~·it•·nll'lll ploy<'t!!l ,~o:n•at Comfnrt dtnl" tl Thl'y (inti n·;ady at nnt:t•. ~num that ~" llll" 1\"urrudecl animal had nut h•ll,l!: :•go passed tlm t way nr i ~hl he ;11ul )'Ulll"<t ll ld lw:tr c:td1 1111111 !'ray th a t. it hi~ hall that s huul ~ l IJI"iug 1he :anima l One nt't:<lt't.i a Uuttnn, atwtlwr :1 l'at..t1 :11111 u ne lu rlu· l1urry a no! ~t·urr~· ••ne ••f the jlllrt.r iiiiiiUhlcd (;my hcadeol man h:ul •u )CO to th t• Tau ncr :Ill.! 1-("•'t n1·o•r !l wilol lln !.l<:~rol ""lll:l~h a!LII w:u Lrui .. co l ,·c ry · !IC>tne leather that he might l1a1"o• a ll t' O\' Sunlc <> II hi.'l ll hl"M.· . J mll h1•fure nine UII C Of tJif' Jl:lr\y touk hi~ pipe from the Ur:wket. lit it. anti ik'l'<llh•!-!1.\" ''"}•yo·d himself li.S he went the Bound .~ .. ., 1hat Itt• 111i;.:ht I.; n ow If 1111 The lltornill).: l'allll' : we lind th••m in O;.:do·11 . rwar th e !'ark'"' llo•ms lrt•t•t. :tll~ioou,. 1'1' !1" lllt"llt~ lhiul.;i ug- hr·•·uu ld B<11·kwell !'II•IIIJ(h to ,;out he th•· pa in ,\ ft o•r awhilo·. with tl ... a:< .. i!i t:Ht<'c of n fri, •ftol whu <".1111<' :at hi .. Jitwl.; he W:l;i(; tmlol c d to rl,l· Wt• f"c in rt-!lol ill l'SS fur th•• trip. t•• lw ••IT Jlarl ur llw juurnl•_l" hty :u·rn ..,. a :ll:tr:·h thl·rc h.o.t l.vh.l" llwf:tll II•• .. at ' '"""'L tt JWn an <tlol .. t u m p for a few mo(.',.t,b lu IM':.-(!1'11:1 W hite Fluwt•r 11/,i1·lo ~llHiifnlauol:uaoli."talwt•J.:Ii .. t••u•·d The tir~t llo· n· :md w:1~ l"o·ry lil.;o• a l)iru,wl. S"'"' tlwy o·a nw 1u Llw rin•r ./unbrr wJm .. 1• hanl.;o~ :-\'"'that tin• :onirto:LI h:u l IX'l'll kiiiL't l tl Ud th e !IUO wa~ f:t~t .. jukirr~ lr•w alllwgarr to think :d1011t t he ir IJ ,J tt ,.·• :uul l11 r·.,n~Njtlf'LH"I' turu('tl llu•ir f:lt"C!I tn- wa rd til!' ) lai u r<t: nl lt·o·liu" that tl •cir luoli, fuy had, aftr·ra ll. IM•o·n full <tf Swc•·tl:um fn rt. Flo ra E . W ood . ,, TI-l£ NOIOIA L PU I NTEK . A NICHT IN A S HANTY . tlw O ne timt-. wlw n :1 party "' o·i~o:l1 t , f ~~~ wo·r o· •1111 wo• ,;lq ll in :tn ,.[,I · llaiiiY tl1:11 had ~'""' lt-a k~·d !il, 1• a .;..,-.. :\ly t>art ne r :IIlli I r:ti•t·d " " uu ltrdb ,.,., ) put "111' hl':tt ls u nder it, bl:tck berr~· in g:. thi n l.. i n l!'. lik ·· !111• "'t rk h. that if 1lllr hea ds were been ba~tily t h r<~wn t"!-!• ·t ho·r loy" ' * ' ' ha.•· m a ko·r,.:. It w a § abuu l t weh·e feet wide :II!• I f,u t·h·cn fo·o•L ~;t.fo· lo ng. with nn wi nol .. dour 1\':L..; t•n ri,usl~· a hunk>~. a r,..,f :tim""' il:t t T lw :ar r:t ll j..\'•:•1 ull t' iu~i· k ah,.,-,. ~h·· w a• a a long t he •idt· w:dl. l'on~ h ,\ ,..\~~;lot : utlll'r, tillt.•d.,ue corner. wh iltl :U the f,ot uf tlw•1· a nutiwt t'~t t•nd1·o l t•irtl' ta hlt•. :u u l a benc h. c.,mplo•tt•d t lw fnrn i•h iug-• A li nk uld h:t,l ' Wall pilco l u n tht• hu nk~ a wl •o':l! h ·n·ol , ,,.,.,. tht• sa nol y tlm n· u..w t u get cil{ht the~· i n uue. ft.-cl ' I Itt•)" mi ~th t dt"~'· till t lw .,f t lw p:t r l_l' dt·t·i- J,,.,.,.,. h un k tlu· ll""r : and lorain ~ "' that t lll'i r all Wo• 1\ll'llt' d in . Two of t111' ft·lJ.,w• w it h 8111 it wa• nnt t o -.],.t• p fo r f<~ur t•nuld •t ro·tt·h t lwm• o·l•·•·• t'r"" w i•t• ro·st 111111'\l g a b than tnll'f"W hunk>~ in tu thro•o• IIW II was. :u li r s t. a q tw,ti"n : hut d t•d t ha t o·nt•• rt aiue•l 1~) 11 • nut >~lt•ep : for I ha p[k' <U·d t" lw " " t lw ru p h u uk n ex t t he wall wh,•t·•· I ,-.. u l•l h:t.r. l l~· 1,.·,•:11 lw f, r the llllt~ty hay :m •l ..... ~.-.H·~~ , , f tlw p l:w··· I 1•1111.(<'' ' f.. r A•·•·.,r. liu l! l_l' . I "'lll:tn·d ~~~~- ~··If to mak e a wi ndow loy k io- kin :.: a ltoard ].,, ..,, ti nn kh-k. :a howl t·:t.llll' ,\ t t he u p fro 111 ltt.'l" w th:n w ..u lol ma ke :u1 Ap:w he warri"r o r a four · l1:t ll ruo l\'r !llr n I(Feen w ith e n1·y . hu~hcl of o f t he ~lt.'t' j}C r•. du ~t the ho:t.rol fell I kept •lll t'.l't·~. car~ Afte r t l.:tt it to" k t h.,~c fuur fell""'~ ne:trly two h<~ur~ l•o o• 'l:pt·e·~ t ht·ir "Jii n i " n ~ cutwt•rn· inJ( t he .,fle rll lt'r w:a~ t ha t I wa~ :1 Tl~t• 111" ' ' 11 w .t. s hidd-·n o•u iu ~t t" .-um•·. Th.•_l' wo·nt The~· •·:trt•fu ll~· m·er ruy n·miw led nn• " f the fa <·t hundred hdtinol a :<k y uf threat· .-t..u.l•: 11" •tar• wo·n• ,..h i ni n~o:. E1·cn t he r o ad :~::~;·:·~·, ~::·i.::·.- ~1~ 1~ :· ::::::~1 ~::::~ \'. ·::::~11,1~~::·~0Ure(;:6d;~:: tp wnt t\aslll'" .,f l"i•·id lij.l'ht n i ng: which lit up th e ~•. ,·,-n mi lt·"' '"""' t ill' tit'~ \ • t"l'l'ing pl:tce and a [l'l'l'i tio- •t .. rm ' '"mi n:: ou t here w :t..i n o th ing to do bu t tu j.!'rin . :u u l lwa t' it. :-;, .,111 t] p • w i nd lw,_;:w to h lu w aiHI I:t. rgt: drop~ of T ho••c oli mi ni"'ltcol i n s ize lm t inc.ret~.:~ed inn u mbt' l' un t il a c "ld d ri 'l.'l.li ll)( r:t.i u Wti.S falling. T lu• lij.l'h tu i111t h :1•l n•a••·•l a nd I W:t.i fo rced l~ trus t tu t lw an im a l• t ulitu l rl u: wa y F11r two h~urs I sat , h i •·cri n j.( w ith t he 1'•1lol :tutl t h inkin g o f the warm heo l :LI h• •nw ..: u -ldo•n:.1· ••n runnoling n c un·o in tho r•o:ul :a li tt l1· -tra t::!.l'li llll: H::ht•·n ultl be -"Ce n . It wa:~ Slll:d l h u t "llni<•h: n t '" rdiel'o.: 111)' fe:t.r>l. My !t.n Xit'\y wa• 11\'er Clmrle~ \\'~;~rner. A WORK OF AR T !?) T im •·nrta in i n a •·c rt:t.i n UJICr:l Hu uso ha:t KlwayJJ :utol tl11>11lh.'1 kil-kinj.(. huwel' l•r. u ntil li fl• h ist .. ry. pre•t•nl :111<1 pa•t : and cn•n pr• lp hesi•••l what n•·•• . it~ .tro·:~t·iu•· ·..; "'" ~ l' lllph :l•i'l.t~t l a tiuws I had kit-ked d o w n j us t :t hout a whkh tilled \ \ ",. """" went t o,.le+!p rtJ(:t.iu , A N I G HT DRIVE. r :till fell. after t lw n:tr rati••ll" haolruu '''"'' u. l l'"lllol :t. li u h• fr,.•h a ir W1' l't' -aft• O nl na r il_l' it wa- a l"n l-( a m i ol rcary r• •:td In trai'C) ..,., . .,in til<' da,l' t iuw. an•l ""''' in the inlt!nsc tl:ark· wi n • "t•u·h·s hn n r••r two. :1 11 ~;nm w.· a nol ""•··lt•pt"•'ll u ut iltu" r ni tt.l.( T he p:u·t i:d l~· lou ilt ' '" Zitrictm··· hi u g•·-~ hnnJe n n lt-aiiH.'r Two w•. a ud had a :~t mn~-te f:t.~l'iua t i•m fo r me. The color.~ are so hri~rh r. t hl' 1-""r~pcl'ti l'oJ :so:1 ~tartl irtl{ You feel s ure th:t. t we r•• you to lll" lint the .~ to ps d e pic ted i n the foorl'!.(I'•IU U• I. y <ut W<>ll lol be p rcci Jiit:t.ted in tho wate r . The wa t,•r is a 1' i1· id h lue. the s h:l<lu ws a •·h·id red . Th<"y · h•owc d T lwre :t.re ,;c n •ra l l.oua t...; <HI t he wnt c r . The o ne in tilt' f.,,.,,j.(ruHI!d , ..,ntai n" t ,,•.,wome n and i~ ro we d k n• o W icd~ll ,,f go ·ru•al <~Lti•·"' : f.,r t h f!y tra ,.c•l m y lin,•a gc to ll< >th :IJ}I' a nd Adam. and h:a,·k :t.j.:ai l!. hy :t d et·io led ly unpi•·tu rCS<]tle ~t• mJnlier, with a v?rY m a rkt·d I ris h phy"'i"gnum y . Tlw wome n a rc c lad W lmneve r thei r tlo1w .,f la ul!l\:11--(t' w•u tld t't'a-• e . it w :\ -" n nly n••(·.-·~~:a ry f.,r 1111' to turn ,.,·er un m.\' hu n k in lir •uhj1•o·t fu r a F, ,.,],•ry ~:t r•·:lt in n r•h•r tn a<·c••lt· r~lt l' il lhll a ll t hiu~r• llllh t ha \'e lorij.(~l t ,.,.].,r,;. <JIIC u f the m wear ing 11. l!Cilrlct t·a rle•il~· OI'Cr th~ sid e o f the t•ln:lk. w hi o·h h:t.n;:>"' bu:lt. aud ~ori \'c• ··n•· a n c x ,·ecrlin)(ly u nco mfo rl.llble a n 1!11•1 ~ :111d t!wy liua lly J,.,·amt' tired uf ll'a~tin g i m]Jr t:•"'i"u o f l ] ft.H!)'u<"~ :111•! rhe um:nism . thlli r r h c tnrit- ,.:mue tin• pa int iHJ( i• •ll]l]'llieol to re p resent pic · I pre· )1.1. I' K NO R~ I A I. TilE TI{E NORMAL POINTER.. _ _ _F~ - E~B_ RUARY '5· •899. A montblr pe rludtul. rephiMIIhUu o! t h "'lll tll ~•re :oi<>r· mal SchOQ\, ll t. . ea. l'ulot, WtKo tula, pobllelled b' t he T11r m• oranbtcr lpt lna - :.0 c.:or ~ pt• r r ••r In 1dvance. •~ ~c 1111 Lfnut pald b.lto re .ln. \ ,'911. .... Kdhur.\ n.Ct.ld l.lte1ary W!L~ .•. 'J'b .. W . Cui.UK .• ~~~~ ~~:!"· ~ . C~niHi t ..... Lou\ P , /t ,ltocx WILL . Er~b a a.re •.... loiO<IeiScboo l ,,. B111h11!U ~!;~"'•.';. n~TP' , 11 LoaTIII II ~ lolo11a~ c r •• • '••• Afll fllnl HDt\n n a lihllaj;llrl J. n . a.... .. . Pn-tldtot M .unt~ S1:11011 .• ..•• Ttu.loiiRt • •. sfl:..,l&ry jr"'IIIWRII U •c:t ..• ,o\ ddren ell b ul a - lauere to the 8atl11n1 lhDIL8"' · Artklu eoll~ llecl from former •t 111denll and U••eber~ . M".-e"' 111dnbtorlber1 arttUJH'CIIDIIJ' reqae•t Hto pat • r<~lllr.totl rach enltt rt . ~cli t0l' i 1tl. The numlw. r. of tt.rti t·l<":. in the Lite rary cul umns. writtc t• hy th nt n.uthor o f wide reJHHe. An o u y m.m~. is lncrea,.· ng. Thill fact may be taken as an e \'i· dcn r.e of " h~u dnhlt' mOt lesty . Bu~ there a re other eonMhfe rat iunl. The ano n ymo us a rt icle :~.I ways hRs 1111 u.tmol' plwre of "lonesome ness" rl bout it tha t Is ••l'J}Ccially felt in ra 1whool paper. T ime and tim(l :again we hear a t tudent r e mn.rk . " I w onder who wro te th a t. I wn nld tKl mm~ h like to know. " J.:very reader of th e l'oiu t er will a c kn o wledge that he e njoys much m•u·e the artil'le with its anth u r 'il name belo w. 1-Je \s n.~ ·~ lualn ted wlth the authur u.u(l fetlll Lh e ~fore a keener i ntef"C!!t i n the produf'tiuu And why should the modesty of t he write r object to t.he print ing of his name? We a ll. of co u r!oe. realb:e that we are neither Unrk r. 1111~ Milton.l Bnt that fat•! cert ai nly d oes rfo t hinde r us from writing and from ha violl the courage to a nix ou r rram.es 10 what w•! tiD write. The t!ff urt illlJlpn.'Cin.te. l. if you II' rite e ve n an a no nymo uil t·u ntri butio n fur t he l~uintc r : but i f yo u w\11 en harrc.- the interest llltd ,·alue u f the Rrt Jc\e by !liKD iiiK yu ur IUIIIH!, yo\1 will ('e rm iuly l!e more p:at rloth' tu d o it . In liO doi ng yun will hring tlw l'r\i ntf' r ma hiKlwr~tawlanl . I'U I NTEK . Uno! uf o u r exchl\nget, t he l..awrentlan, has a feat· ure o f c hanging e\'I!TY half yea r it11 editora l s tall fo r n ne w t> nc In lfO IIIC rC3pecll s uch R cha nge would St.-e m tr, htll'e d t.'eitled nth' I\Utagc~. Ahhongh the pape r miKht. s utfer 110111e fro m the Jac k of experie nce <If :a newly clt.oct~ l atttiT. it wo uld toertni nly gain in the dmng ll of i•leas anti mcthods of tretu mc ut tb!lt wo ultl cu ruc with n new budy of ctli!OT!I l.uo king nt ll J!lt• houl pc riutlical lUI 11.11 udn":ltio n!ll fnc to r ~ol" th e stutl r: nt.s. tho itlert nf rc~;ulnrl y clmng· iug the c• lito rin l s tttff is r\ gnu..! •me. Wluue,·cr e lse may be saitl o n tho s u bject. t he fn t•t. rnmai nll that a te rm ""' cdi tur on t\ .~chool pa JMlr. fur nishes ex pe r· ieut.oe that ilr vnlunble. h i ~ a n cdu.·atio nu.l fac to r too little II)IJifeclatL.,I Antlthcrn I,; 1111 reMOn why any e lt.-ctcd fe w s hould h ~~o r c the muoo poly o f tbi ~J ed ocath·e expcrlcnl"e. T hey might 00 unsellb h enough to rellnqulah in fa vor of o thers; and there I!I no doubt that i n m~~ony waya th f'~te othl'ril and the paJM'lr th tly writ e fur wo uld be be nc fi tt.od. The constitution o r 1111r l~ r~!f 1\ 'I!IOC.'iatiun doe! not pro vide fl)r any s uch mltl ·yea r election of ne w edi· tun1 fur the Jl"i n w r. but If at nny ti me a n a me rul · me nt to thllt e ffect 11honhl be ,·oitot..,l there wtmld 00 reuoum fo r liiltc nlng to 1he dnim11 in f:n ·or of it. Some o f o ur cxchanKe8 will s ho w a !fllperiuri t}' Ol'er the l' ui nte r i n t he mlll ler u l j11kt!8- no t c lipped ' wi t. but In the reco rdi nl!j: o f huru,.ro u!l l u~ppeni ng:t wit h the llttldenL.~. tlul wltLy Jllm..'ttl of the k h<1u l mu m in t he & h i~JIU of " •l rlve11. " pu ns ttntl " 1l ig!f." No w. witho ut d n ubt, fur we ha1·c hatl e1•idcncc8, t here aro tun ll of JJOtl.' ut la l l!j:enlttllln the liue o f wit iu uu r m l d >~.t ; an t! the n: nrc IICUI'ell o f OJIJ)U rtuniti~ fnr t·o mit•a l cmlllllt!ll lil tbltt might we ll nJipc:tr in the l'ui nte r if t here were o nce In !\Whil e~~ willing baru l to jut tlmm d o wu . T he cuhunn 'l of yo ur J•:• per ilhoultl ha1·e 11 mure g tl neT'I>Ull !IJirlnkliltg u f s pice. W ill y nu lll'lp t he rcfurru ! The hinu from the ~I rum and the deli ncruc m·y lisu n n the b hw kiMounl Indicate 1011 mauy t hree· h:r.nded J>cu plc in o ur mhl;ot The IIOO nf'r thew pt.•u· pie le:r. rn thA t rhe liltlc·he hind· luw d interfen•!f IM! r · inu ~ Jy wit h t he W11 rk uf the uthe r tw u. the heth; r will ir be fur them nnd u the 1~ We gh·e th i-4 puinll'.r free a wl rru~t tlun yo n 1vill :uup utat•• t he cx t rn h:uul 11ml lll..>e to the lln!K.oen and pay th tl uu1r.1itl . llnw niJ<m! th u l''oi nte r II U!r.:lt: r i p l i<lll ! TH E NORio.I AL PO I NTER. 1:'l]e C e q ~o t' . •~s . Fac ulty R: he t o rlcals. - The CcnS<or is infonnc•l t hat in plac~ of su mc one of the n•gular weekly rlwtoricals the sdwnl is shortly to h:ll't' the plca.~urtl of listening tn :UI c xdnsh·cly .. Faculty Hh ctn rit·a l. '' T he details of th e pr" •ra m h:we THIL a s yilt. IJI'CII (lcti n itt·ly :trrangt•tl. rc:uliug~ )-- wi!J htll in :dl s oU,I(S. t:.~S:l)'S unusua lly tine set of (n<>l he prnhahility au anJ rcdtations- Jlin~ n . Thc niJjt•t·t nf t!u: faculty in ,l(idnl! this riH.'I"t·i,·al. ii of <>our~<' npcn to . ,;n~p•:•·t~ -in f:t<·t. ~ pco·ul:uion. r..et ~ ..,J .. :ul hut tlh• C••n s ur ,;un··· a~ tlw '"'Y " ,.;:1 ~· - that tl to• uhj<• t'\ tht•y ha\' c iu mir"l i.i !Ho\ "" mtwh tin~ cnlt·rt a inrllt'lll o f th•· ~ .. h.,ol. a,; tilt', ..,,..., •..,. linn, hy foH't••• ,.f ht• 53 11f tlw sdrou>l during- tho• d itfcl"l'nt l"I1Ctnril'al cxl'rcis- o'lamplo•. olf n·nain pr·o ·\·ailin:.! nu· l>ut only 111 ~~~""111<' th e lU <Jl"l' tinuly t:ulll"i iL CL't.l , that if tlw yvung- rown did nut dap. the :<umul uf the llllll' : qJ p lau~ .. ~ti•·cu l1y tlw ladil's w.. uto l nuL 00 audihle in the lihrar.•·· X ow. uf t'lllln<l..'. it 111:1y he that the laolit.ls w hu do not :IP J•bu ol. du 111:111:11.W tu lt·t tlw :- peah•r. on1inge r , ur pla~···r. knuw :Jfter·w:trd.ot. that tlwy ll"l'l"e pleased hy the perfur·ruann· : Uut highly imprtrhaUle. thi~ st·u m s tu tlu: Censor X<"ither will it,], fur· tlu • y unng- l:ulit•s tu reply hy. s:t.l"ing- thar tlwn· h :a ~ hco·n hut littlt• W<~l"lh :q lpla ud- inJ: All th•• 111"1"•' t'l':l""n why tiw appbusc shonltl ht• lwal'l.l" am! lit,..nd wlto·u ~11 1111' ~pl' ak~ r ha"< olone wdl. 48 0 Below! T lw l"<"u:<"r und o•r:< ra nd~ that it i11 t"o•o·itati•ur. ao"\11 :111.•· i~ Hem·••. 'tll"lll'n tho· l'rt•"idt•nl tlr.tt ••tire nt•xr numlto•r ••u oour pr••g-r:1n r •IUI,I' '" t'lllt•r in tho•~ .. l"olumus a sulc nm protest against tht• 1<111.! ''"lltinut••l eulol wt·:llht•l". priucipally rs :ll"t'l'itati ••• hy l'r••f :11.-C:ukill."" the Co:n"nr olots f,.r aun•ur : u·•·~ not o"qre<·t '" -;ec th e J)rof,·s.:; nr t:tke V''"itiun <HI the phtfonu and IH·~in to read. ·-The huy ,;tom! on tl1e hurni111t d··•·k.·· hut "o· •ks t" hal'tJ him rcl·itc it. to th t· l,.•.•t ,f hi~ ahilit~· . Likewi•<ol. wlwn it i.~ an · ll <' ttu•···d that .. , , r• :ll u•t:~rd ''' ill ""''" t e ll ~~~ about - . ··the Ce n~urd • >e:-1 u••l <'X ]lect tn be :\hie to l'tl(:ngl: i1.e. ;., _her 6":1)'. di·tinct tl:n·or.;; uf tim ··t:yduP•" Iia Briuanit·a." nr ··Jamc>~ Of ,.,ur~e thi"< i" :dl a ho:t lL P"<ych<~lngy ·· T bc rc is no reaso n '" U.·liel"e that the fa c ulty curncmpla tc n n.r ~ u ch plan :\~ the C•·n•nr h:\ i s n gge;~tm l. and rhetnri~<al>l wi!l undoubt edly <"" n ti un e in the ··same ultl way ." Tlwl"en:<oro lou< hlljle. hnwe 1·er. thatc1·erymeml>er ~o·hnu! whu d ue~ U( >l know Lh<J di!fercucc be- ,of th" '"'' '•'11 a ··reading ·· an d :l ··re.-itatiun," will thu oli<·tr•>nar~· eon~ u : L "'ithomL olclay. Why Do n' t T h ey Appla u d?- ··Applause," s:t y>~ \\' eb,tcr. ·· istlwpuhli cexpressinn ofc<)rtrmcmlr~tiun tu lol praise hy me:tn .~ of daptlinl{ the hands . etc." If this .1.-liniti< >n Uc :l<·t·c p t;·d as correct. the Ce nsor sees no es1·ape from the corw lusion that the lndicil o f this sc hool. tak e n :~.;; a whole. do nut l>clioJI"e in puiJlidS expre>~:<iug their sati.M action with the efTorL.;; of tho~ who <l)IJlo•:t r "" rho• :l"·ll m bly roum platfurru from time'" time. :utd o•rHie:ll·ur tu ente rt.:lin nr in· llt ru ct the amlit·n,·c. Ti me and tirnc again has the t:l!nsor "'atdwd the actions of the front two-thirds (WU ~terens l"t':\SOUS; til'S!. it makes it too JiaroJ HI kee p :trul St~o ml. bct·a use it is d iJS II'Oy ing !'oin t 's n•pntatio n a ~ a wintow re~urt. If the tl,.• nwmlct<•r •·ontinrw..; In s tay :tryuml ~lw he low Z<'l'o mark, thi~ dty will "'-"4" Oct•umu n way s tati"n to the 1-:. lnnolikt•. :u1<l nnr :-;"onual a tntinin!of sdtoul for ani•· cxpl«rers. T ho dmn: t nJ ~ tl: has already Uecn ma•l•• fur tho• for mation of a new weather bureau. T ire <'•· u,ur lrcartily sel'<lll<ls thu proposit ion. :tnt! hopt~~ that th<" ura!tll"ij of the sdmol will lhC their ci<><Plt'lwe to hriug u!JouL the des ire, ! res ult. "00= 00?- Whe re is thu cl:ts~ uf 1000 ? Ol'e r half of the l!dmol }"!Jar has guu<' hy. yt:t Lo all appear: ancell 1\' l.l hal'e no Junior ula.s.~. I 'um pari >I<> IIS arc alway,; lltlitHI;J. set the Ccn,;or •!neil fei•l that t he failure of the .. "OOs "" ''' organi1.c i .~ what l' mf. Me· Cas kill wnnld ten n a ,;ret·ers ion to type"" - a :<ort n f a bac kward :Hep. The el:tS.. of "!Ill created t he prccedcnL by orgttnizing in thu fall of 1 ~\ft.l. till" li rii t term of their Junior yll:lr. "!I!J followed " uit. bitt for some unknown rt~:I>!On ·uo ha~ fall e u loy tiu• W!\)'· llidu. J>o~s ihly 1he cia.'! ~ has not organize• I for· the reaso n that they arc ignorant of how to gn a t the procciS. I f t hi s i~ !rue. thct:ensnr ~ugj.ee~t .~ t lmtthc l'lii.."<S petit ion the P re:<idcnt <1f the :~t· h ool tn h:u•c some Senior detailed tu in;;tl"llct t lmm in the my.; tcrie~ , f clas~ o rg:ani ~:\tiull THE NOR MAl. PO I NTl:. K . 54 On Feb a. :tbout lift1.•en ~tudenhl organixf'd a club for th e puqJu:§C o f s ttulyi ng Sc:mdiolll' illn l~itcrn­ 1-'lo n!n~ Jnoutuy tnrc and its hbnory It will 00 kno wn :lS the \' iking l'l u h. l'hc loll1ow in g o fli ce~ wt•rn dcCH!d : Pres . Ff'ei i 01!11.111 ; \' kc P res, C. Andc r!IOn; Secy .. Aleu e 1-' jelst:ul; T reru~, Charlotte 0\!!0n. St cVt! IU SJ)CPl \'\~11\ng 111 1\ " '1't!k th o latter part o f Ap]llcton. A number of the ~tud enu han: I.M..-c n o ut of St: hool recentl y grappling with th tr grip. A1'1ul aa n 1l l. udu~Altcu e njoyed :t Tlu: t·ou•·t•rt gh·c 11 at the Nurmi\\ on Jsn . 1:1, by \'isit from their b ro ther Gco rgo Alle n o f Augusta. the but o f the :\!me . Abbie t:a rriugtun . acctHnJJaoil!d by H e nry Hee5on , t•c llo playe r, a nd C ltlrence Shepa rtl as Frot.c n nusc8 ami l rnze n c nn~ wu re 1JIIite the rage ,J uring thnS<.' dnys when the mc n:ury we nt. dull' ll pi:&nis t wa11 n trent lll ll'h as we rarely ha\·e an OJ>· po rtuu it y to cnjuy. It 1\' n!l ll ~ t enc~ l to hy ntlll uf th e lnrgest nndie m:c:~ th:u e1·cr lt.!l~e mblcd In the Nor- nlmo111 out uf ttighl. UI RII\.'I~mi.Jiy . MN Ull !~ u f ltku l.nke and i\lis!l lh:len l'r:1y were 1 bhotll M the Nurmnl n..>t·eu tl y . Uuth " 'e re form er· The lli"3 11Jric:d contest nf Fri1 lny C I'Cnii~g. Februnry 10. wn.s ct•rt:t inl_\' n .~ u ccc,o~ . T he Jl:l!lle ntl \"er· I~· ti!Rl'hCI'!IIIt !til-e Lnkll. di e t is that nil i n all it i:1 tho l>c.it co ntest thnt hn.s Mi!l.ll Ida To rkl e~o n of Hinc k lt h·er Falls. re-cntcn..'t l ilt.:hool at the lM.:glnnlng of the third <JU:utcr as CI'Cr bwn hl!ld in the history of tho ac hool . low inft is the program M re n<len:d : Fol - n mt•mhcr of th e ehw o f 'UII. Pinnn Du et - ~1\ ~!Cs l>nn l!~p ~~ ~ul :\l c Donald . 'l'h•: Augl11· Ame ricnn lte uniun .. .... W . W . C uh·er T he l nc\·i t tl \Jic ( 'unllict . . .. l low1tr1 1 Cu.te Selet•t io n - ~ml-<..: hor u s. Mr. lll d k lcjuh n of Ne w l..mu hm . M n~ . W . Smith nf Au~tn sta . nnd Mlu Unllc.)' of WnnJJIU'n we re hen: 111 aue ml t:o mme tu-cmc nt cxe n: i ~e.~. Aft e r th e t•mu·crt . Mills Whitman acenmpnnicd ht•r BU nt. :\lmo. ('urrlngto n :uul he r t·muin Mr. Ht..-w n tn lwr hnme in Fnnd dn Lnt•. . ... .... .(;lui..!!. Ualph llmuul!t The C haml'tu r o f t: rnmwcll . .. .. J c rmuc Wheelock Voclll Solo - :\ l i s:~ Flun~ West. Nellie Nelson wlw w11~ to lun·e •·ompletecl tlw cou rile l n. Jnnuary. Willi prCI'Illl lt..'l.l fro m lining so by :~ ~~Uv c ru illncl!l!. She ill imprm·ing now . T he Decay of Spnln .. The l>ll\"elupmetu nf the . .. . t:url F. Ogden of Truth . ... Arnold 1 ~. G e~c ll lns trument!ll Snlu - :\ li !t~ :\l:&y Flower. l>ct·i:otionof Judge.!. The contestant.s fl'tll :unjtly re pait l ft1r thcir e iTo rts, and do not regret the tr:~ l ning they h :~l'tl n •ceh ·cd, both in e l• ot.· ution 1\tl<l rhetori•! Unt :\I r. Mct:Mkill'.!l. prophetic words. hcfuro the co nt ~t. prun.'ll to be tru e. - ·· ! prCtlict t ha t some nf you fc lluw :~ a rc guing tn get left." A111 l ,oo it wa:'J. :u the fullo ..-lug tnbn· latiun of the judges' th..-ci~ iuniJ will ho w. meeting 11f the Orntoricnl As:~ociati o n . Wayne ( 'ownu WA!I elcl' tCd litJC rt!tnry to fill th e v~&cn.n cy mntlc hy th e rl•lll gnnt\o n uf Hal ph Ho umls. At a reccn~ The morni ng cJW rt'i!W!" o f th ll l11st week o f the . .!H.'I..'OIId tjua rter were •ICI'Otetl to th e elliJay .!I of thn..e who l'OmpleU.' tlthe •:lcmentn ry course at thnt time. Ina F~nw ick lta.s re turnetl to schnol as a member uf the Cllt.SII u f '1)1) T he followi ng ha.\'e a lso rce ntcn!tl school : Daisy l>oolhtle. :\l b;o !'ape. Hremmer. t:ha:~. TuOiJu 11T ASlt ~loS . CuSTf'.:rTANTll Cul,er.. Splri~ ,,---lh: a .W~ttT-.- - -\ um (.'a~l:! l..t>lljl~lio"'· l.>c~..:...._ B~ lge r. \\ elle~. I 'M'\mon:ux. c: nule lt~uk <:rnd ..JHnn~ Gr:a~ I~ ~ t:r.ule H:wk C: nulciKank Gra• . 00 :! U'..! 3 liD -t Ud :! 7d 0 'Ut 6 ~:~n~i! ::: W heelock . . . . . Ogde11 . . . . Cif'l'f'll ~~ ~ l'lO \110 ~ ~ ~ ~ 3 -4 87 oo HIO ;, :! 99 100 I ";il t ~ 211 1 ;, 1 : !t9 os 100 ~ ~ ~~ ~ 5 a I .. s 2 85 00 fl.\ r of !-,_: 1,~ ~ ciU!!!_ IHan23k'\ '"'- .::_5 Il 1 ~ 971 9U 100 g ~ ~ 21 I' I 4 l 21 17 2 II 1 I r T HE NORi\1.'\1. PO I NTER. Ethel S mith left Stc\'Cil.'l Po int the tl ay al!c r l"nmmcm:ctuctH fur Lircc n lhy aud U.·~an her work t'la".ol. " ' 55 '!1!1 know hnw tu h:1n~ ir. and thi:o' i.'l only nnt• o f tlw many su d a! _.::athcriu ~r~ the t·bss ha:1 en· then~ a s t.(·:wlwr in t he ·lth graolt· the f,,]]oo w ing :\l••n · j<>,l"t•o l sint·o·it~ t>I'J.!:alti7.athon in 'tl~ d a y. ut·cr tua s l.'i \ \" ll are ~o:laol tu annunm•c that P rof :'an forti. who h as l~cn ill fur the pa~t ttt'n Wt·t·k>~. ha>~ no·m·1•n·d .sullid i•ntly tu he ahl·· to tako· ,·harl('c of h:,. d a~sc.'l Will Fuller. the u ne who :1 ]KlSition ~lS Tum:1hawk. pia~·~ fuoth~LI I. Th~ ~ .. ruml wurk immt·oliatdy after :'\ble Qu:u'h• t. we11t tu ,\ mll\'t1'it ,Jan. in :Ln O raturio ~til't'tl 1Jy the ~ .. rw••!o[ian e hurdr uf tl.:u plat•£• A rr uml~<,• r o f i>lll· rl+·nts:ter·••m pank'l l them. !!7. to :1ssi~t Lu~ her:lll On rn·••uunt of the l:t rl!'t' nmubt· r ,f p upils in the dr.twing o·l:t.o~,.e.~ thi,. f)ll:lrtf'r. :'\:is,. l.nr:t Hu rcc wil: a.:~!'list :'\llss T:~.nncr hy examining' a nd wo r k nf sunw o f the cl:l.~ses c"rreo·tin~.: the T he Gcu,~t Lyecu m h...td its pn•linrin:try d~·t·l:uua­ lory conlt-.'11 o n F ritl ay cn· n in.~e. Fo•h. a. :'\l is:> Jc,;,~ic \\' oo.l rcccit·ing lir~t hn nnr~. Et ltHI ])awe!!. sct·u nd : :1.nd George :\l d ;innit y. thil·d. Bu r li ngt•m K l•ou.like: T hl' t':utd id ate.i fur tr:wk and b:~SCIJall tc atuS lra<'e started trainin~t :'\l r . l..octhc r i.~ •·u:u-hiu,~t dre •·anditl:ue~ and ~" t lwrc i.~ no rca.su n why We s huu lolnoJt make :1 ,It• >Ott ~IJ,,.t·ing in :uh lctks llri~ .\'car. T he lec ture gi\'en hy IJ r John H e nry Barrow;~, ,J:\n. ~0. o n " A " 'orld i•il,~tri magf' a rrd (.i li lllfiS<!.~ nf Gre ater Ame rica" was all that i~ title "ign ilics. Dr lh~ruw~ has l'i~itcol n,.afly a ll parts o f the glnhe ami h i'l <lc~c riptio n ~ of "·hat lw ha"' !4cen and what ht! h11!!1 1in nc were !!Ill ''il'id tha t on~ cunltl e:111i ly i m:lgine himself tu ha1·c in·l~·cd hecn there The ,~treat rrumbe r u f :uu u~ing itwid~nu which he .u:aH! thiJeJ tn the in w rest uf the lectu r e On ~IUTrda~· IH'cn ing. J:m . 2:J. t he ~urmal mu~it· room was con1·cncd into :l jJarlur :Inti ~ ., 10 in t<o a di nin)t room. wit h t able~ arti~ticall~· oiC<'<Jnl!o•d wit h ••aruatinu~ .,f the aud ,omil:l1i. tlu- ~n iur~. .,,.,.a~inn huing :l ~ prcad hy the :O:o:nior" and for tho· ScninN. If there i" such n thin.u: ~ h:tv i n,~t W t'I'C :\fto•r lnut·h w:l>l l'c~ pundco l tu :lS ful luW.i, W ill Cui· :1~ tua.'!!t·rna.;tc r : Unr :'dt•>ool. Etlwl :-:mi•h: Our F:wulty, Flurmwe C.:nrran : Our t : irl..;, Hal ph H•m m l~ : Our Bnys. J c u n io !J, ,.,.~,,n : O ur Ath lcth-:~. II 0 . :\lanz; Our Clnil!!, :w o·o•pt ,] p.-i ru·ipa l u f tlw {i ramm:ar so·hnul at :uull~<..'~au ]~\~ n :t' :wtiug" :l)tOU<I ti me. t he L'••mr iiO'lH'I'IU~II I exr·n·i~e.~ whh•h lt'•!r c hcltl o n Tllt•S<Ia,r :aftc r·nuun, .Jan !!~ . ]l:l,.'il..'< l ulf t'cry ple a.!!· :111tl.r T ht• room 11':1.~ prettily olccur:at1.'ll with palms :uul llowt••·i ng hul hs. T lw p rugrant wra,. as fullo w,. : l'iauu DuN ... . Enwl Uunla p and lks.!!ie Mc Uu nald E~~:ly. llanni hal l'n •~sin l{ thu Alp,. . . .... l'l•arl C hamOOr lnin E~~:t.l', T ill' l uthwucc uf the l'rinti ll!o[ l'rc~~ Up· un :'\I•Jd c rn T hottjrht . . . , \Vi n nifrt."'-1 :'\l dklcjo h n Music, J :wk Fr·ust. arr·:urgcol frum A. lt . fi::UII ... Semi-Chorus E~.1ay. {ilad:>tune ............ .. . Gcnt!\' iCI'C McDill E~say. Unnrcslic l ndu~trics o f the Culunic~ .... 1-Ai it i~Jrcrumor Vncall>nct. (a ) Frum Far A wa_y Lurg : C!U11C· ciulu {h ) :-.'c~u·l'~l and Dt•are.!!l : C:1rae 1-iulu ..... \l i.~-;e~ ll~u tit• Lung an• I :\t•adn A llen Essay. !'e re ~l anj ncttc . .. . ... Emily Sflalcn kn Essa y. St:utiuu.mt.:11 T ommy . .. . .. . Fiu renoo Curra n :'\ l n sic, Vugo•l'" W alsc Sung arr:urgc<l by Karl Mcrl ... :'\l:1lc Qu:u·tct. l~runb:. 1-io tc h k is!l. l'orter aud lt•mn<b. ~:ss:ay, \\'urlbtwurth!lhirc . . . . ... E t he l Smith Sc n:\lur!l Ba x ter o f L>mnl t.:o.. \ Vheclcr nf Hock c.;o., 1111,] c.;~\l!hi n o f t•o rt a gc Co.. me mhcr11 o f tho L:o mmittt.>e o f L:la i m9. whn arc ma kiug \'i,itil to 1·a rlou~ :->tate fnstitu lion.i, II(Jocnt :\ fe w huu r.~ nt t he normal <Ill Fe U. a. T he r casnn fo r thei r l'isit luo~rc wa" w in i'Cstigate the ncct•s.iity o f a n :appro priation ft)r :1 ne w w i ng to our IJnild iu~t. fu r which Jllau.~ hal'<' a lrc:uly IJCtlll nmdt~. Thu present c n rullmu rrl i.~ ;J~7 11f w hich about 324 :1ru u.,.,. in uu c eul:tiH:c. T he :l:!"C tll b ly roo m scat.~ !!::S4 and t h is ncccs:titutes t wo in many o f the :>eat.'\, ·c~Mlu~Ju J.•f~':# J THE NORMAL POINTER. Wtl1letic. NORMAL TOURNAMENT. P re p!lratio mJ arc bciug m:ulc fnr whl\1 vromi se11 to beth~ best UMke t Un11 T o urruuuc ut c 1·cr hcl tl in this school. Se\'Crnl tciUil!l hn\'C been prnl• ti ci ng regul:uly :~ hu:e the beginni ng of the seaso n, n•ul all :ue 1ww in s hape to put UJJ gOOtJ s tilT grunes. A!:ll th e m: mller uf me nil' t eams was too large to be handled cun\'Cnicntly in the regull\r tnurn:uncnt, n vreliminnry cnnte!ll wau~ held in tho gyrmmsium Satun.IRy, February 4. This contest dc..itlctl tlu•t the following IIICI Ut' teams arc tn cnwr the tnurnu.· mcnt: Eagles, Be tas, Nint h Grt),(lcrs anti CarJinals. The re il some di!w::uu io n IU to the c ligiiJillt~· of some of the Canlinal playeN, whv nrc s u~ on the school team. Thill 1Jlle9 ti o n will be se tt\~.1 at the next meeti ng of I he Athletic Association. As It no w s tantb , the foll o wing i~ the lin of tourMen'• Team a. T&AM - S IS T i t (I KAIJI't. I'O.! ITI OS . TV.A:M - 8&TA.! ~. ft'!~li .~~~)~:.:::::: :fa .. ......... ·.·.·-~: \¢nt·.~ 1 ~: !-:!~~ ::... ···::: :~: ¥. ·.:::::: ·~-~- ~~~~~~-r~i !.: A. Halverson .. H . Po rter ....... . ... H. F............. Amle rsoo Sub Red and White ......... Co lo ra ............ - .... Gold !'resident. Ma rt in Nelson : Vice I~I"Cll ideut . Min Bun:c: ~C n.'t R r)'. Miss Wilbur : Trea~urer, Mr. Karu n pp : 1-:xt.'Cuth·c Committee, l'rof. Syh'e!! te r, C h:L>~. Brummur. 1-:.tg:u ~ l unnull : B:LSC H:lll ~tana­ ge r. Wny nu c..:~m· tul : lb sc Unll Coauh, G. I.nnge : Trn.~ k ~ l nrmge r. H. 0 . M:1117.; Tmc k Tenm t:o:u:h, Will Ur:ulfonl : Ua.~ k(•t H:lll ~f tumgl! r. Will Smith . t..:onsitlcrnlJie int e r~ l wn:~ tnke n In the e lcc tif)n, ami tho mc mhcr.t feu\ •·nnliole nt iu tlu:ir c ho k-e. BASKET BALL. The ~urm :1l Uasket U:tll Tc:1111 met the fimnd lb.pidll C..:ity '!'cum In f ri e nrlly t•omtt•st om Dec. 21 s t, ILl the ltapldll. 'l'hrt gnme Wtl.~ lntcrc•s tiug :wt1 c xci tlug. thc11coru p4oint wt\\'c rin.u: fr um 11hlc to sloll'. Furtunntely lt WM fuurul tube om Sun·t•ns !'.. tnt's end o f the cnrd at the c lO$! of the gnmc, with the list:ures JJtnncling i3 1Lillll ... Playing was math~ JIOme whnt dllllcuh fo r the No rma hi o n ll.t.'1..'0 UIIt of th u wn ~e. llloo1r n f : he Opcr:a. H ou~. The g ro tusque nnol frog-lik tl ll!IJM'arnn l'tl o f tho pht.ye rs during mn~ t uf the gru nt•. fur ui>~ hc tl nuwh amu ~e m c nt for t.hc !I!ICCtriiiH'" · Ta ken llll :~ronml It wa,. :l J(IH ~ I gr1me Anti rhc return co nh!~ t i11 louk~.l furw :&nl 111 with rnu c h inte re!lt. / C AJUJJXALS One of the neatc:H nlf:alr.t in the Ua,.kr•t llallli••e. Wheeloek ,.. . . .. C ......... Bradford L. Halnrso n .. ,,., ... 1~ . G............. Mu nnell wu tho to urnnme nt h••l•l in t he .u:ym, n 1vr•o•k nr so ltA G LES. A. Dawes ............ R. G. .. .. .. Mi le!! Mine r ... . .. l •. Jo' . . .. . ........... Alle n H . Cato . . . .. . .... H. 1' .... . ..... . .. ll ntt·hki l'-~ ...... . ...... . Sub ..... . .... Hock we ll .... Colors .. ... ... .. .. <.:urdi nul L ad lea' T ea m a. SISTll O ltAUf.. TI!:A)I . E. Hill, Capt .. :f. IAeu . ....... XOK~IAI.. SO . 1 TY.A)I. . ... C .. I~. G. . . K UltnJters, Capt. .. F Van Bus kirk S . VanHu.od>irk ....... lt. G .... . ...... M. \Vie§ne r M. Parke r .. .. ....... 1.. F.. . . I... Hnn..-e A. Moon . . ........ H. F . H. Pa rke r M. Hull .. :::::::::::::J:I~r .... :.. ::: ...... GoiJ Two o ther huiles· te ams will e nte r the toun•ameut. but th lly have n nt" as ye t bl.oen c·holk!u The schedule hu nut been gh·en : but w\11 probaappear soon . Pic k yo ur winne r, and wear the pro pe r (.'Olors! A THL E TI C ASSOCIAT I O N . The A. A. beJel i L'J h!s;t:nlar meetinl( fu r the t-]ect in n of officers fo r the next hKlf ye:\r. o n J~tn . 20th. '99. The followlnst: w e n~ e lr-e ted to thP va rinn.-1 offices : llgo. in whit-h thu l.MlJ ll' and girls' (immnmr St:hoou\ TeRmS frn m Unuul ltapid!l, t h" huy"" <:r:unm:u Sehoul T cnm uf S t!J I' CII ll Puint . nru l ti m h".v ~ · :u1d girls" Model Schuol Team!!. t"ok p:trt The girl ~ plt&yl.' tl lil·.u : 1\rlll tho• ~ ! ..del " c h· .. •l To•am won eMily, with 11 !lt.'urc nf 10 111 2 Bmh t < 'rtlll '~ piayed W•·ll Thu ~urnml i tl! ~ u urr.tuk o•l tho• ' ir.111.t R.api1l,. peo ple in to•nm wurk In the tx•ys' ga m e>~. the te:liU!I ll lll.)'ct l te ll mirrut•· h a h·es with erwh o tho·r. thf' lf>lllll w\nu l ng whic h (.'i l!llll l'f l t he mu;rt Jl< oi nt~ af Lt• r :t.il wo•ro• thrn HI(h pb.yinst: W he n the t'ft lllt'-'l l t•ln-«!! l the ~I O<Icl T eam Willi mu••h nhe:ul uf tho utheu. A return wuru :uucnt wn.i ginw at the R.'lphls late r o n. in whi c h the iltory wa;r n't K'at f"f l Th1• M" d el Schnnl To •:l.lll .. wu n o'\'f'ry thing Tlw ph&y irll{ uf ('rawfnn l uf ( i ran< l l t:tpid ~. :u u l t:••rr.on ·•f .,..,•• ve ni!l l~ui nl :\u rm nl. w :1 ~ V••r.)' muc h llttentio n. K'""'· :u u l a ll r.&•·t···l THE NORMAL POI NTER . Theodo re Hooso• n• lt , --------We :~ h al l ~~ ~~~-e tu t•n ug m t ui:Hu th e n ~: w cd iw ria l s tall of th e Lawre ntia n. o n th u success o f their ti rst issue. Whe n s leighing is g ..od th e ma xi m. " Hitl c . and your girl ride' wi t h yo u : wal k. and yo u walk :ll•m e.'' is es!tccially t rue. - Ex . Sound trn•·cls nlpid ly: t ha t is why we so oftt•n he:t.r t he pl eas:~n t i':•·hoes from th e Me rri ll Schoo! Be ll and th e Echo o f th u.Carroll f ro m Wauk esha. " T :lkc aw:l)' wo man and wha t wo u ld follo w !'' s hnut t.>< l t he unuor " \\'e wo uld . " sa itl lllllan c nt!e promptly.- Ex . at th e back o f t.he audi · to s peak a grea t m:w y pieces. Bu t the way ··"(\ .>0 "" nmlle r e d :\l ari"O n..zzaris hrnuj.C h t do wn t he hoUSt!. Ere ry o ne kn o ws nt lea>st tlw lirst 11f th i ~ ]Xl() m : '"At mid n ight; in h i.!l j.CU:tr oletl t e nt.. The Turk hay llre:un ing o f th e ho ur \\' he n G reet·e. he r km•e.!l i n ~ upp l ian celx> u t. Shnu ld t N Juble M hi .!I p11wer .·• When yo ung ll uuse,·elt'.!l wrn c:un c t o 11peak. ho aro se with 1111 hi .~ conlidc uce and lx>J{IIII : ·•At tn iolnigh t, in his g n:ar<lcd te nt. T he Turk lay dre am i ng o f th e hour Whe n Greece, her km>ell" The n me mo r y fa iled him. a n.I he r e peated. ··G n>ct·e hc rkuees" 1 In \':lin . his me nwr~· rdu scd t o wo rk . he s houtctl d ~·s pernt e l y . " Greett, he r kn ees " - Once m o ro ··Whe re llre yo u goi ng my pretty n~:lid ~ · · "Co l lcc~t ing S< >lii'C ili rs . !lit." s he said . '" Mny I go with yon my pre tt y maio ] ~" " My fu.tl is not s poo n11. kind si r,· · she said. - E:c. The old pro fe!lSO r look1.<tl o1·er hii spectacles and cnconrngingly remarked , ··G rease he r kn ees o nce idea but 1 A man w:a..1 pmisiug hi ~ wife . Mall me n ought to d o o n pro pe r oeco.s ion s . "We ll. if ynn c a n' t express it send it by fre ight. ere's 11 11 hurry fn r it ... _ Ex. "She's tu womanly a woman as ca·cr wits," he S:lid , ··but s he c:u1 h:amme r nai ls like li,:ch toniug." " That's re markable, " sa id a lillten c r . Juni u r bn y (c o nfused .)- "' ( tm 1·e c n't e xp ress it. " 1 57 111 ~d wu l. u ~o·o l 110 S tud e nt trnns lati ng -'"Three t imes I tr1 cd to put y arm-" aruund her nec k. " and that is liS far a s I mo re. Theod o r e. 1>e rh a ps s he 'll go tb e n."-Ex . " Ye s sir. " said th e fir~ t .~pe!L k e r. "You k n o w lightning ne ve r s trikes t wice in th o sarno plnco. " - E:t . Pro f. (angril y )- '"'fhat is far e n ough . De seated, \\'e have rccei,•ctl man y ue w e xc hanges this ,Yea r ~Ioth e r - "C barli e . y uu said yo u had been t o Sun- t: harlic---( Wi t h a f:ar away luok. ) " So I have." M"th ur - " Hu w d oes it happen tha t y nur bandll 11md l tishy ! " Ch:.a r lie - '" 1 carried : pa]mr. ltnd the ~~"-Ex. home the o u ~ id e w ~u ·- S unday School alla bf)Ut Jonah and th e _ H e re is a n in teresting li ttl e \'erse which ex plains "Wll y t he e mble m s uf the United States are more and h rn ·c e njoyed the m all and ho pe tha t m o re lllllY be added to o ur h s t. It is inte r esting to no tice what 11. dille r e ncc t he re is be tw een th ese vari o us school paJ>ei'S. con sid e ring thnt t hey h:we t he Slime e nd in view. Bu t it is we ll, fo r " Varie ty ls th e s pice o f life." The Burlingto n K lo ndike is 11 tw w exc hange which we recei1•e thro ug h the kindn e.ill flf Mr. l..oethc r. e x·assistant manager The prize sulcctio ns ginm in th e VIe w l, (>int, t hi ll e rul uring t han th u.:1e o f Fmnce. England. I re land o r 1no nth, are 1·cry gOOf \ :\ 1!(1 it Scotland." " The Li ly wi ll dmo p and its leaves d ecay .. rh ~: lW:w. fro m its s te m will seve r. The SIHlmruck a nti Thist le will fad ~: away. But th e Stars will s hine fo re f"e r . " - Ex . ap pear l:l.te r . i~ hn JK.'t.l t he o th e r~ will The re nrc umuy ca;JC.'J o f " grip " thi il wint e r hu t it i.'J said a pcr-"' n d oesn 't need to he ··H o bl!o n i,..,d ' ' to g e t it. THE NURMAI. POINTl<. K . _Moclel Scl)ool. PRIMARY . Tb b followi nf( are some dcifCriptions u n an icc 1\o:&t. ·· Annowee salt! ilhe WILli cold : the n l kw:& mn•lc n huu.oto 110 she could get w:\rm. \\' hen he saw a littlu plal'C ho ~lid , " Here i!1 the tim~ tu gut oil !.. Thtl n Ann o wee gnt on the sled. lkwa'il bthllr s:~.id hello ne n.s welt as he oou:d TnAUA UoSTOS. 11hc cried. uf an E.sklmo Corner which has Ueen the source of much lntere!lt to tbe little J}OOp\e du ring the P~"t week : T he Eakl m o Corner. W hen I ca me back to school. I found my cla~s hatl made an f~kimo Corner. They hrn·e Jl llt I."Otton for s now: and the Mled!l we madll are all aromul. Sumo tlo ll&arc on them . I L looks n :ry nk~. My slctl has a dull all dressed in fur. Up In Eskimo huul tho boy11 play L:dl . They Ht kt~ 10me round bone fur n ball, ami for l l bat they take vome lonR bone. The boy:s :uu l Kirlsi!lide down hill. The Eaklmo Corner. 1 llW golog 10 write to ytlu 11nd 1.. 11 JOU about our Jo:.&klmo Co1ner. All tho sled&:1rc there now . ) !iss Horton drew 11- picture nbont a litory t lmt she told 111. The na me o f the iltory Iii •• Jkwannd Annowee." I have not ve ry much time to write: AO I will wriw you just a little part of the s to ry. They got caught o n an [('!:!·berg. Mi.!!.S Horton drew the picture o f the uilora ah111r t he white bear. and tome other i)ieture.s. Then we wrote the s tory of Jkwa and Anoowee. Thada Boswn rnnde an 1-~k lm o h ou~e . It hnd eotloo og, the ouuide. and o n the lnAhle it ba•l red paper. I would not like to live where the 1-:skimns live, because It is sn cold there. Out If I had tn go t here, I would wnnt tn get some furs. tiA!tltV CUL \' ~: It. The Eskimo Corl'ter. I will tell you the Eskimo stury. Once upon :l , time there were 5nme littltl Eski mos; and their mamma and papa went to lbh, :..nd let thl.!m stay boou!. l kwa was the !Joy, nnd Anno wee wall the girL lkwa did n•H want t.o ~tay nt home: but his mother would not let him gu. She ilnid he could oomtl after them with .hi!! dogs. When Anno wee and l kwa went, they weot the !!hort way . W hen cbey were going nil.:-ely. Annowee s:..ld. " l..ouk~ l.ook : there are 10me ice be r~ !l:" Uut l kwa di<l not hear her. In a little while. he lookl"<'la.nd nirl. " We tu e GRAMMAR. With the Uegin ning of the cpuuter the school rc· "rgani7.t.'<l f11r rhewricnl!t. The JWe.'!i<lenL>t of the four dh· i~ions for the comin~t ttJ n weeks nrc Anno. t:nlc, Mnrinn \'os iJurgh, C:l therino Sout hwick. a nd 1-: lbm Lamoreux The first tl h·\sio n will gh·e n Wnshl ngton prOJ~:ram n u the 17th . Ul:wche t:ibb~ ha.'l been ahSl·nt for &e\"Crnl d llys. o n :u.'Coutlt o f illneti. Earl t.:lmdy. •me u f our las t ycnr pu1~ll!1, entered to begin the new <Jlmrter with u.~. Cla re Uoursie r bns been promoted . PrC Jitl.rlltory stude nt.. lie is no w a CE NERAL. Th e ne w ]U'"KI'llm in th u Model Sehoul went in to elf1.1ct with bnt li:tltl d tllt\y nt tim hegln nlng of tho <pmrtcr. Se\'enty-nine teRc he r1 are no1v llllily illl]l· plied with pmctice wo rk in ou r IICJinrttuenlt. Of this corps two teach in PrcparMury. twe •Jty·one in · Gmmma~ . thirty-four in lnterrnedil\te. and twen ty· two i n Primary grntlea. Our former l\"inth Gmde p~lD p l.:, thoug h i'tlll Ninth Gnulers to 110010 o f the dignilit!d Normalites. are no lo11ger .'ltutlenu of tho Mndod l)e p:lrtment. Our ~t~ hool•:ongnl t uln tes t hem tuulw iilh es thom ii \ICcC81 in thei r l\"ormaJ work . Fort he COIII"e nie ru-e of the SnJK>r vlsont of PmNice. t he dny of the week upon whic h piR n·book! are due from the Jlr.ctk-e teachen1 hilS bee n chnnged from Monday to Friday. A;<~ Friday Rfternoon is us ually rhetoricAl day in t.hegmdes JU well M upstnlrs, this gi1•es more time fo r their rorrectlon. a.nd doet1 not im·onl'enience the practice teac hers. The Jll"al'tice tea.chcn~ of l'ltrious deJr.lrtme nts ht\ve organi1.ed for the care of t he recitation rooms. The olll ilaying WIUI fo umltrm!, th tlt " What Ia CI'C· ry lx»>ly'a bnal ncu ill nobotly's bual nes."-" So each tel\cher in turn takCJII tbe responsibility of keeping h1•r l"l'riuuinn room i n nrtler fl llf! week . THE NOR M:\L POINT ER. and desks it1 two of the l'l'Cit:UioHI ronms in whkh IO~II.ttheremain.l .. r . Atthu regular elections hdd in the l'ariuu:~litc•·ary :!G. the fnlluw in!J: o!lh-crs 1\'CI'c clectctl : sodctics o n Frid:t.y night. Jan Arcu:t : P nls. Flum Wuud: Vice Pre~. Hai~y Fckh: ...;..;cy . :'ll:lric )l:trt llu ~: Trca.;., :'IIi,;,; Fb-k,•: P•~•gr.un ('<> Ill. , G••u:.rra]ohy 59 Prof.- - \\"here is the mcdull:l olJinn~o~::ua ~ S·n·d·r.-- ln tho.: fur.:hu:\d uron lvp of the ho.!:\tl. ~ocal. Alta !'err)' :lllli t-:thd Ounlap l~rc:~. II••W:tnl \'ate: \'kc :'ll r l'h.. ru•·sky: ~•·cy .• L~'l'l'U III : ['!'(>if.• ~I iss :'llcUcrmiol : Trca.s. l'huebc U:1zen. . Furnru : l~rc:'i., R:dph ltnurul•: Vice l' rc01 .. Will :\I rs. 11.--cxpluining: i\lttr cntur's prujct·tiun-··.'l'ow s npposo.: that t lH' papt•r that CO\'<Jr>J this gluhu wen• rubltcr in.~tcad uf c luth." l'rnf. C. in J r Phy~ic;; -A ud there was llo>thing to IJ<II!ii :\l itlgc bcSI..'CU ur~tlerst:and aftur tht• experi ment lt>tt :ur iu\·isihlc v:.~.po r. the Du\·elnprut•ru u f Will ! Wit I Xt•11iu have h.:r h.JsS"n in thu H htury of 1-.:tl.! Pruf. - Tdl mu what yuu t•nn about tho lifo of Sturm . Stmlunt- Hc Uegan his wnrk :1.\'1 :w Ctlucator a bont IJIO. l'rnf. -Why. he was horn i u 1()07 ! Stmlcnt- \\'cll. I understa nd that hu was very ::ltlrgu:lllt at ArnJ;;. Wayne (.;uwau. Atlwuacmu: l'n·• , ,\. (i lluh : \'it'tl l'c·c~, E T. TholllpSnn; Sccy .. Ucrtr:uu Switr.e r: Trc:t:l., 1-irlrry Purter : Pn•gr:uu com . H l·hrri~uu. E H lt\"11 :t ud C. Lange. The present week i>J one of cnmL'l. Feb. 1-1. was t he tlate o n whic h the connmtio n of ('Qtl nty s tq JCr· intcudcnts Uegnn. The meeting i~ bein)(' held in No. 22 :t.t t he :'O'o nnal. On the lOth. a rcc••ptiuu w ill be tent.lcred the vigitoN, by the faculty. in th~ gymn:l.'!linm. Among the hotly o f s upcrintomlents we lind ge\•er:ll former :'O'nrm:t.lites. Ethan Alleu Cle:LSby, 0 . J . Leu. H. L G:m:lrwr, :wd t\ . J . L:uwn. At !\ Riddon by the lntorcollqi•te A.A AAcham- l'::.l';~,:"c'!ti!~~h ridu• . joint ml..- eting uf !110 Athcnut•um and the Forum nn Jan. 21. t heca-<.: uf .;t:ll u uf W i -11.:- m~in 1·.~. W ill l lntchki~g for the murder uf lt"n:1ld L:1111•1nt was gh·en :1 !waring. The j ury,. •n~i -<tco l. try miil· take . of thirteen young l:1• 1ic~. hut .J u<l~·· t icscll sunctiout~l the m i.\'ltuke on the grou nd t hat it took thirtei:n young ladies tt) e,ptal twelve Y"lilll{ men. The The Spalding Bicycle.... f":llle Wll!J £~ory roq .. i•itc (,., Gymn~>IU"'· S/Jftltlluy'~ H•.., llall. f'""' H• ll. Oj/lclttl L~rtgue Golf. "l"onni•. Alhlc!ic•, Jlufl :~~h=~~~~~a!l of t he S:uin..~t l..e~~uc and .n the ludin1 c" l ~r!.'i:i:(; Offi~l:r':s~::! h;,\·~~~rr: :':~.·~.~7,. ~1!:;h~. w""'' II. ll. SP'IILI:IINil &- DROS. very ably tricot but ou accuuu t .,r the grcut amount of cvidCtH'ti gil't!ll, nml the cl••qncttcc and lengt h of t he ph•a'J. tlw gung. which wa."' the signal tn digpcrsc. was -<oun olt•d b ·fore the oll•d<o n Wl\.5 rt!nden."<laml Huto·hkis~ dotl.\'1 nut know wht"the r he ill to be hung or no t. J . P . LEO NA RD , Gent's and Boys' Clothing, Ladie.'. Gent's and C hildren's Fine Shoes. " co,ptcli.'!i~ ~~f~~~ftf.!:.~~~·M I: AT MARKr:T. l'•ice"' 1n •ui• c•~•YIW><Iy 439·41 Main Stree t .