THE NORMAL POINTER
Volume I V.
Number 6.
STEVENS POI NT , W is .. MAHC H 1\, 1899.
ro•:t ll,\· tltiul.. _l'utl'd mako· a nio•o• p:t , Ha nk."
,J,., . ~
·T h ~t n:.dl ...
•lu·add e•l dn uht fn lly. ".rou r f:ll'o'
i~
nrful
pri,·ko•rl.r wlwn ,\"nll puts y ourdu·ck a j.t:tin,; t it . j nst
"HANK . "
Tl w ot her
11!1"11
~"rr•·•·
in t h t• t ':u·tt· •· ·~
th•d, lcol, :th CI' t·aiu o•ITnl'l~ ~ ''
l n ~J.!: in).( -~ :IIU]•
had
di':IW
··i i auk'' J ul 111 ~••n
w:L~
••m• oof t lw .b_t·,
inll• l'•>nt·crsati,n . that thi'
wlwn ht· w:lii ..du ll' II iu tlw IIIHII\h ··
Tl wy had
fu m ul ••Ill that th••H.{!h lw ""''' )!l'tll'rall ,\' tlw l,._
.r
mltlln·d m:lll ill t•; uup. ht• W••lllol ,,. ... a~i•>rlall_\' '').!<' I
olown in th •• mnnth. · :u,] l11•·
t••lct him
ho·~t
thin.~!
tu d"
wa~
:ll<~m•
w a ~ ~ · wi: l hlt•
l-It•
t'n•• nj!h )!'<'llt'ra lly. :111ol was alw:,_l'•
lik t· :t 1,,·o o111 hru•l1. llank .
)!i rl 1hiuk it
ft·• ·L~ li~l'
Dnes y our liulc
a hruum Uru s h
~"
.-\u ot ll a u k an.• Wt'red ah,tt'll tly. · · J rec ko n ."
T h,·n :\b ry bug he• I.
w:t~
~"
:l
rippliug litt le bngh : for it
fnnuy tn hear I lank say " ( r e<·knn . ··
~-.,u
" lie
put~ hi s
I tries to :my it
li t.. •· l1i111 lur-< of ti m ~~. htH I o•:~. u" t; sn o ne day !pu t
a 11111 :Uwo•t• n 11 1.\" te t•th and t he n tri ed to s ay it and
· :t.l'" it "" lonJt and ,;n ,;low.
know. and
m"uth lik o· ).,. wa:<t" l':lt'ki ng- nut , .
n·atly tu talk with rlwm aho111 rh .. ir alTair·;;: hm had
t-ra.-1; tlw nut a! oUI"\ ; hut ma s he kch· ho!d u: u at it,
:uod took tho• nut ;l way. su't I wnultln" t ('(Ut"k the
nCt'l't' a wo r d '" ~ay :ahuu t him• o· H
au i mal •• 11 ttl,\' t•·o: t h .
T hen· wa-
:t
:-;., I don 't
l!rt'!ll tl c:ll of s peo·nlati"'' :t• tu wlwl'<' his hnnw wa~
:t~ul why h e nl'l't'l" •aid au,t't hin~t :tlou u t hi " nwn I"''' '
pte. if. intll't•d. lw had an.l' : hut no ntw kucw fur· :t
n1ak•· h··r s• •rry 't•au se
l'l' rtain t~· anythin ~ a hunt him .
him thi n kinjl.
idea that hi s hnuw
h i>l
lli:th.'l'l
wa~
.• omt•wlw n • in I no Iiana . a tt• l
thi~
Stl ppot'tl'<l
thoughL th:l. L he had ll·ft
hi;; mirul : l111t n•l
••u•·
T hen• wa~ a l!<'ll<'l'al
J,.H I U'
~uppo:t iti n n .
:o'ouu·
wi t h .;;o m1• tronhh• on
tlarcol a~k ·· !-l ank·· po· r~••loal
•J li C~tio u ::l: eXl"CfJI. inolt'l''' · :\lary. the l u rer nan ·.~ litt l•·
daught e r.
whom
he
rw•·cr
ro•pul ~ed .
She
had
climUco l o n hi" krwc a t ll""n of this tb. y. and was
" ll ank." s;lid :.;h1•, '" I lik"~
particularly talk:ltil"c
yo u : you're :dln<>!:il
:t.S
llil'o' a s :a pa .
·· But."" tlw
thought sce m eo l to ,,..,·ur t• • her ~ uold e nl y . " I s ' p<><e
yo ur little girl thinks
~·uu
an· ju,; t ;as nke
:tll
a 1 :a
I 'll C\' Cr git
~-,, u
was u 't home, "Iii had set
lit• II'Oildo• retl. t.m r. i ' h iil little girl
t":tre d
It wa.• 111on.! th:ur tW u_r car:~. " " "" · s irwe he
l1: od ll'ft l1i~ lndian:t hume. oh•cided ne •·er to retur u .
It ha·l all ht·t·n a
!],._\"
m i~t ak t>.
rwn·r o·oul d a ~rn•c.
· hi s
marry in~t
-" 'usau, for
li e h:1d ,uuo "l it for
.n·:u ·-<. and tlwn h:11 l •·om<' up i ntn th1• pint•
~ .. r tlll'l"ll \\'i~t" OJII ii n awt~y
frnm it all
ti\"1'
wont!~
ISut at
uf
ti u w.~
In· t•ollld 11ut pn••"l•n t himStl lf fro m thiukinj.t" vf th e
.. ]d
'"'Ill''
and hi.~ fami ly.
:\l o!O t ofteu he t ho ught
hi•lillh• olnug-htl: r Eoli th 1\"ith the
hi !! lrhu--' • ·.•· ·· ~ .
~torlolen l"llrl~
or
:mol
I low h:arol it hao l lrco·n wlu:u ill' rea l·
it.o·d th a t iu lca •·iug t he unhappi nc-<!:1 o f
he
w:a ,
al~••
J ~ut
hi' h:\d Jt i l·en
at her a.i though he thought ~ht• w e r e su m e kiwi .,f
!to· wa-< well <~ n Ius jonrJHJ\" uurth. a mi hi" -<t ro nl(
nn elf wh o knew
~·l·er.nhi ro_g- .
"" W hy. litth· vnt·.··
.~nid
he. ""What tl"yeuu k n"'l' :tlJtltlt my lit t le ga l ,..
'"0h: J di dn 't kn"w :ll l~· t hi u g aiNut her, lbn k.
h i m ~(·lf
wi ll k•·pt hi1n frtml
~tat in n
111ost oh·ar tu him .
uo rim e fnt ' l'ello•o· tiou till
~~:etting
Oll t of tir e o·:u· :u t l11• II CXt
and taki ng the u ex t tra in StJ ll! h .
tWtJ years l1 aol pa'li•••l. an d lw had uo t
And nuw
It
n·l11flrt~ l.
a nd I Wt<lldt• red if it d i.tu·t
i, trllt·. at ti n w~ it :o;~•••mcd ai< if he mu ~ t \(" !,a,·k. ~"
m:~.k_. h1•r !lorr,\' ·,·:ul o-e .r•m wa~ n ·t honw : "l':tl l••· I
l!r•·at \\"a" hi.' k ml{illl! tn ~e1• h i" li t 111• daughto• r :tl{:tiu :
hill I
ju ~t TI IVL" •:Jrr.
lea 1· in.l( th:lt whi c h
W:l~
hi ~ lif1~.
I la nk "··· an• I the big lmrwn
eyes gaZI.'tl a t h im full of inquiry
'" !-lank'" .il :trl'd
\\' he re's y•our little
~tir l.
~p use
:\la r.\·'slittil' l'e lll:trk. '";t11tll Wtmtlcrctl ifi t rtitl u't
Till-. :'\utOIAI. PO J ~ TI:. K
l•11t tJ.,. tlu•uKI•• ,, , tl1•· ltnht•pJ •in•·.. ~ ,,f
h1~
Ill"'"' n ··
.. lr:•i•ll·•l him
\\ J tl• :h•·.. •·lh .. lijtlll .. in ],; .. mind. lw ha•l wo r kt.. l
uu-,:f,_ ... j,·:ally :til t lw :a ftt' l'n•~•n. wilh II" w .. n l f<~r
\\' ]u•u th• • \\' u l'l;; of t ho • olay W;l ~ d <~ nt•. :mol
:1 11,\"<•Ut'
t ll" uwu had :t il n •t u r n••• l '" Ill<' t' ll lllp fur .. UJIJX' I',
hi .. tlu mjtht .. h:a< l J., .. , !lwir hh tc r ne>o!l. :u u l fo r the
ti •·.. J ti m•• in tilt· .. •· tW" yt•ar~ lu: llil!ldt'n'd if Ill'
mi ~o: lu 11111 h:tlt' 111:ul t• h ii hum•· lmpph·r if he h:ul
llt·di• l nut ••n h ·r !lw•·:t m pi mm ct li:llt'l,l'. h ut
trio.,J
l••:u,..,J :1\:::aill "l a tn·l' :u u l tllulll!h t it :all <1111
'J'J ,.. •·arl.l' ni!.(hl lm•l .. wihl,l' :w •l .. iJo• n tl,l' "t'lllo>< l
,,, ,,, 1o '" ,.,. tl11• n• •rrlwnl II' < "~ I ~. anol !Ill' jttf':U Jl irl e!l
l,,,.,.,.,J "I ' •l:a r kl,l' all :aruun•l h im Thl.',. nu w ••lt•:llll'
iu!.( 111 pa l..tw ... th n llll::ll !ht •tn·· ·~ l't•lit••· • ·• IJh, •~rlon my
d :u ·J..u ,.. •
T h t·ou).!'h a •·l••ar in).!' i n t lu• fnro• ... t !he
"'""" ''"' ,1'••1 fa r fr,. m tht• h"rlt.nll . ~ll' ll,l!j.(h ·d lo•t' hl,l'
liu'"" i!l• '""1:: haw I.. ., f , Ju~ k.l' 1.(1':1,\' ,.,.,,.,J .. Tl1 t•lo uK
],,"
l ••~r~tinl.!
o'IIIII JI" "'JII:tlh·t l o•l••..••
I••
the
,~r rou ud .
,J:u l. lu.Ji.,tiuo•l pil•·~ ' ' ith a f:aint li ~~:ln ~r lc am i ng
:
::::··:~:: :.:·::.,~~ 11::~~~:~~~· i,;'; ;:::l~l ::~l:~:e111 ::•;•; ,,:·it~r;:,~::l:.~:
,,j,.,...
wo·n• lwa rol
:\ .. l hi nll
~ uho l u.-.. 1 n n o lu n in u•lli ,~eihle .
, .J ~,. l>r<~kt •
tlw c•:t ll u
l ntc· n~t· s t il: t~~'~"·
:a11d
" ll :111 k ·· wa .. l••h ' " hi• t lu n)tht;< ul hi.'lli ttk ttirl.
I I+· 11:1.. lhinl..iu ~o: hu w )11'1'11)' • Ill' h:" l ' "-'<'II . !lw li tl h:
,.f tho· _l' ••:u·~ wit h t lw t:l nl(lc of " ' "' " ~· •· uri ;< ami
t lw •o•riou .. dnlt• t him• o•yo•!l On Sundn .r~ ~ Ill' 1\'11!1
16·hitc r . 1 ho::tnl l.i1.r.ie Bed;; s:ty so ur milk W:t.!!:
a w ln ll'uno l fur 1:111 ; ,;n , pa. wnn ' t. p 111 Jlll t. !lrtlllll o n
lh'i-:t.n.-e I dnn't
,·ou r f:al'e no w •
;IU~t·l
unc hit if y ou :ain ' t. t h e re .
Wl\rll
tn be a n
" HU t tlwn ... with
:1 n·:L....~ uri nl' li tt le p:at. .. , think ynu ' tl •m1ko n. r eal
~-:.-..~ 1 :lU)l t:l. pa rlcar. :uul I'd pre tty soon ge t USL'< I
tu ""'t'iu ~ yuu in :1 ,J re,.;j. And y n ur ey t!ll h :~.-~ :n ·ch
:111 ang el luuk in tlu:m wh e n I ~i11 g fnr yon tim! I
wo nd• •r sn 1111'1imcs if yu u Jm,·•· n' t ht•g:un !nil!' an
:111~-.: l :t ln~ad y
..
ll uw h•~ wou ltl Jm·•· IU hear he r sing n n w.
Sh u
h:u l a wn n•lt>rlul ,·uit'C fur s uc h a !fnmll t·hild. :u1
o: n :rynm• s:tid. llnt " H :Ulk" J n llii"Uil Wt\il not tlu:
man
hi h~a k
ali'\'t:r w:o h:wk
J w>t t he n he
h is wurtl. ami h e !nul s:aid hu W•Hi i.J
ho~ nrd
the f11rc mnn '11 w ill· awl ;\l ury
"i nl('ing:tog:ctlwrtutliH !It't'OIIIJJ!IIIimc nt ufth c •·k ko•!y
li ul e urg:an ."et lkU'k ngain! l t he J,. g wul l. Th u m e n
o·:a m•• lrnm the :otahle :uH I p:a-'ISt!li Jiim wilh th t•i r
lant e rns. hut he ilh r:mk bat·k intn 1he1d nul o w . und
was un n hsl! r\'e•l
• • pene~ l
Th ... n
1111 W JI S ~ till.
t hc tiO< •r ••f th ...
f••n• m :~. u · ~
until !fum••uu c
s hnnt,\', lelt i •!:
fort h a lil rc:un u f li ~th t . " liank " •·uulol lll'nr !lw
wn nl ~ u l t ht' su ug o l i~t im• tly un w. :Il l<I "1!u.•p au t! .
r l'i'l. Fn!hc r will t'UU W tn th ee ~uu n ." Jl.,:oh'.J " " ' uu
th e !lt ill nil(hl :air
The n thu tluu r
ha n ~o'l l
to :t.ml
,~~:irl
alw :t,l'!lo lrt'>l.."t'<l in while. an• llbnk th n nj: h tthntthe
:lllj:••l• mu:~t luu k li k e ~A-l it h whe n !!he wa' •lrc3-t.'O I
iu 11hih• ~ Itt• ha<l w:ol him aOO n t t ill' :wl(t•IJJ. 1111e
:-; uudn y nfl ,.r ~11<' lmd t'el ur nt•<l from ~tutolay ·S4: h •H o l
·· Y···· 1111.· · lw ,.,,.,],! un w lu• nl' lll'r ~ny in hl.'r d ea r
111 11 •11'11 1 1nio·t•. ··t lw,\' a l'f• all •ln·sscol i n wh it e :a nt i
•hinii•IC
I ~ 111'1"'"' ' t iW,I' art• ~ pri uklct l with fr .. ~t
tu .. 1 Anol rlwy 1\'o•a r t • rnw n ~. and tl1cir ha i r o: lllll t'~
1
•I••" II rm t lwi •· .. Ju m l•lt·r,.
An• l l ht'y ' rt• "'l
w:•~ .. l.
11:1 •
W ithi u the t' tLi injl ii hnnt y u.l}l olll a huudrt•d
111 1.' 11
$:11 at threc lunj: tah l••ll e nting nn• l tnlklnlof rapidly.
Tllf'y Wt' ro tln.'il!ll..'i l i n thc i r mn•·k i naw s uit.-~ and
IJri j(ht rod u r blue s hi rt :t. nntl luuk t'tl •·c ry pktur·
es•p w in the fli t· k ... r inj,( l(hatt• of !he
kc1·u ~ene
IIIIIIJI!I
" II ~ Jl"' ll<l ed from th e l.'d ling. Mnn y of the m w...re
snle mn ami tllciturn S wed es. tall a mi mu s.~· ular with
fl :u .l' n ha ir and fllel!ll rt.'l.lde netl l.Jy CX ))<J~ nre
T hf! r e
w ••,.._. ~ur n c Frl!ndunen , too. d ark and lie rce · I<H•king
llh · I , J,. wi .. h I 11a .. :on :IU W:t·l"' A11<l l bn k lmd
J.,.,I.,,•d .. ,. .. J.. ,.· k t~ l :w ol fr ijt hll•nt.>< l :a! lw r 1\'otrtl.'!l. :uu l
wi th t hcirbri ll tli ng hhu.' k mll.!lllt' he!l. retitlt'n• ·d s kins
:u .. l IJu hl h lt1ck •·y~!J. And lw r e n nd lhere. u n Jris h1111111 with his n.., J lmi r s tnnd l ng up all st rtlight !Ill
t h•• l:a r ·:1wa.v • "\jll'<' • ~ iuu in lwr ey t• ~. !lmt ~ 111 • h:ad
J)<l,.;,;i hh•, and h i~ llautlling rt.'l.l w hi ~k e rs ruamitiK
.. u. loh• n ly •• la ~ J H'd h im ti w:ht l,l' al oo n t t lw •w •·k. :uu l
unh i nd e red o 1·er hi.! jo lly co nrHe muJ ee .
..aiol " :"' ". I d u n ' t. p:a olea r . \·:w ..c 1111'11 I •·nn ltlu 't
ho• 11 1t h .''"" " T J.. •n ,;lwlm•l lun kt.>< l 111 hitn ~ tulth: n l,l'
Wlw n they ha t! neaol y fin illht.<tl !!Up pe r Rnd we re
a ll talkilll( :and l:llll(hing bois te r o us ly. Hunk e n te rL..-1,
i n :o Jlll l.~.l••• l. ~CI'i • · •· • ·• l W:t.''·
:tu•l with 1111 llllll!!llnll y lmppy 8111ile un hi!! fa ce.
" \\'11,\'. p11. wh:u wnu ld
t i ll'~ "" "ith .''"11 ~ Wiler.. wun lol t ill')' Jlllt yon ~
' ('a11 ..,. tl• · ·~· :all olr••.... i n w h ho•, :and I t hi n k y u u' tl
tun;num· e•lthnt he Willi gning b:wk hmne tu· murrow,
to lnoliaiJ.)' . Of l'llll r."le they Wt•rc !lur p ri St:!cl . nllll r e -
l'lw n I du th i nk your lat't' i~
lntll.. filii II,\' i n :1 •I n ·.. ~
a wfu l n••l f,, ,. a 1\' III TY. olr•.....
Hn! m :ay J,.. it'll 11"'1
J(rc tl eol that til e)' werc to I"!IC llauk. whu wa· :t .
f:ll'n rilt• hnt.th P,\' tHll' l"rP.X I>rt>!l~l lth eir fetlllnJtll hy
TilE NUIDI :\L I'U I?\TU.:. .
lotOk o r wr•nl. :1n•l took hi~
:UIIlllliiWI'li"'UI
: •~ a ou:ot ·
S o nne ;a,ok,•,t !lank :!11,1' •IU•••ti .. n~ . hut
ter-of-fao·t
he furthe r remarkt'<l th:lt lot' wa~ t:oin't.: ,, .,.,. l1i~
littlc ~irl .
il was anoth cr,..ur pri.-.· tu lind th:u he
tunn.• II·· .l ..,·.n 1 ,.,. ... ,. •tlli,·l..o•r. Iiiii<• •ta r.~ •
" il l ''"Ill<'. ···a u•l' rho· •on a.:: •:ty• ~..
:I Ii-- Fr:u ... i~ to·adwd uw
lit tlo· •tar• "
Hut ho•
T ilt• ,."II[.:' that
I ' ll ~illjo!' it tu yon :IJ.!':Iin .
.\u.l -lw ltt·!-(au to ,..i ng iu her clt•:1r
had a little ~irl: hut nu ono· remarkeol upun it lot•-
,..,l.<•ct , ..,;,., ....•'lo•o•p an•l n·.•t. .~leo• p :mol re~t. Fathel'
fure Hank.
will ··nuw ,, thet·. so..-1 11 "
"*'
In an in..-tant lbn k was
The next t'l'<'lliu~o: tlll•n, !l ank wa~
hi• wa,l'
hom e - a h:Lpp~· 111:111
ll o· n.tolt' all that nit.!'ilt :onol
•·n tlw pun·h with hi· lit tit- ol:llllthto·r in hi .. arm~ .
.. y,.,, littlo• u no•, I n·,.l..un Ill' will." lit• ~ aid t•·n ·
the next oby
About oln~k a lm~t linl! littl•· ''"111:011
b..anletl the tr:1i11 a fo·\1' 111i lo•,o nunlo ,f lla nl. ··ll<lltl<'
ol.-l'ly
A n·l Eol itlo dlllljo!' t" him. •:o.\'in~t with :1 ,..uh.
· I th · p:o ,J,•:u· · :u"l y .. u 1 ·an ho• an an).!• ' I ...
:o;he po-ereol :dJ<>IIl tl11• •·a1· 11 1'c 1· lwr ~t"'''t:w lt- · f.,r a
:1 1 .\rr~: 1\ .\llll\
woman whoo owo·npio·d tlw ~o· at in fr••nt tof Ibn~ .
MY FlqST DAY AS A SC H OO LMA S TER .
"Fur the !awl'• •akt·. :llanol.1·. if tloal ain ' t .1"" ·
\\",·11. 1-wan ~ ti ••iu' t" .\n·!•·r"'" ,,, .,.,. ~-,,, ,. ···•n·in
lo wa.; •m :1 hri),t:ht :\utumn mnrniu,r.r: - the stn·e n th
uf lk t••h,•r. l~CI.'o th:u [ ~tan•·.! nn m y wulk tu the
J .. hn ~'"" I ··P·•·•· •
:II i.·
tel'.
I'm i!"i u ' t" .,.,. my•blll.!h·
I ·' I'"''' " lian l.." hain ' t , ..,1111' [,,.,•)., .\'o·t
th~·n to think :-iu~anup au• I ol io·•!. h•t
~h; m <~n th"
"!.:"" :
\!y. "'"' had an "" ful t•·mpt·r :
Dru\· lwr man away f!o1u " " ""'.
tlf
thinks lw (•uulo l a · <tuod it'
littlt•
~tal ~tay~
ain't it "
with ]wr
tl,.•uj.t:lo
.,.,,,,.
<'<)Ill'~<' ,1'•111 kn .. w the
l!rar~<l -m a
,luhn"""
lJu•·•· r .
Bu t ~ lw do·..! an·• -lw kll.,ll'" ho•t' pa •I ill
''"II"' b:wk
Xuhud ~· ,.,,,. d .. u·r th in I. l~t• wil l. 'o·au·tJ
Ill' ~ :tiol 't ho' \I'"Uidn't. :111d lr.-·· '" •ot
•:<_\'
.\n.J
!:t -t. 11h.r it •
lw ~··t a ~tun· by th:ot !itt!•· ).!:1!
\' ni<-e :1\':llll i<lll ~
!l ank '~ hat
l'\·cr~· wor•l
,JitSt
:1
~''"'" lll"lllh<
A.; I walko•d alun)l'. I 11':1~ thil!kin,r.r:.
n••t ,,f th ·· !ot·a uti.,. nf Xatnre "'Jll'l':ld uti! hdure m e,
,.,, .. hut ,f th•· mun• wo•ighry prnhlem o f hnw
•·to·
I•• ''"111 111<'111'•' and , ..,wlm·t ,..-huul th:'ll tl:iy .
Still
l'"nd•·rill)l'. I tUI'IU'•I tht· ko·y and upe ncd th tJ .-lour
.,f tho• ••·h,•l huu .. •
A;o I t•nto·retl it "llllmcd :b if I
w:~• :11 l o·a~t an irwh t:l lle1·. :mol tlu ~n· WtlS 11 s tran,r.r: c
ti:!htow.-~
ahoo111
m_,. ~h11uldo•r"' aud h:ll-band
It
!~ 111 tlwy
IIIII"! hal· ··l~···n o·:lll~<'d h,\' tho• thunght which l\a:o~hcl l
:l ly' ain ' t her
thr<>ll).:h m.l' mind that I 1\'a.~ at la.~t a s<'lt•~<•lma.;;tc l',
o·allti••n •ay~ I '
w :1~ ~~n·r hi•
..,.], ,.,] h"n·•· in whi ·h I 11'.1~ to !'~'~'"'ide tim uext
anol '' tllon:tn·h •of all I .~tln·cyeol , ''
t:. •.,.. hut hi.' h:ul heard
It
II':&~ a typical o·ountry so." hunlhuus;:.
't;,l1 e •lour
II i• wift·· .~ do·ath till••• I him with arc-
hy whit·h I e u wn•ol "IX:twd into a h:lll-way from
""! lll't'll m"rt' p:llit·nt with lwr :
wloi.-!o tlh· o··· ll'o•re two domrl! lcadi nl( i nt o the ~l.' h nul
[:ret th:ot Jw ha•l
hut lit' ,.,.ulol 11"1 _l!rio•l' o•
,\u ol h i•lwart was Hllt•ol
with ju~· at tht· th"n).\:ht .,( Eol ith '• waitilll! r.. r him
rou111
,.f tlw
T ho·ro· .• tuo,l the hi).! hox stu\'e in the o•ente r
I'<!Hill.
tim oh•sk~ till c:ac·h ~ideuf it. a11tl hchlo1t l
Aud.·t~llll :1111 1
it tho• tcao·her·~ •lt·.~ k om ~ ~ r:li~o·tl platf11r111 hlltl\' l'l.m
,ra r to•ol d "ll'll tlw r11ad tuwa rd hi .~ mother ·~ h"lllt'.
lho: ,Ju.,r•wa.\·• : the ro•<"it:Uinn ~cat.~ t u th e left of the
IJ;· left tlw train at tht' littlo• do·p"t :II
It
11':1"
dark IIIII\'. :111d lw l'<lUid run without attrat· l·
iug auentiuu
t o•ad~t•r··~ •h••k . a"'l tho· t,...,k · t·;l~o· tu ti ll' ri~t:ht
\\' lwn ht• n·:od1e1l tlw hooo.e hi."<"oonr·
I ,..ta o·tt·d a liro·. - tlll•owor·niult ho:in )l' a litth•e hill_r . -
al'e ht~opn 111 f:oi l him. awl lw o·rl'pt 11p tu tlw pon·h
:owl then. with 111 1110: o•uo·iosity. I ho•,r.r::u1 111 o•xamtnc
;u11l w:'" alHolll to walk a•'f""" it t" Jn,.k iu at a ~i•lc
tlw J~., • k·t·a .. t· am i utho:r funlitun·
wi oulow. when :1 du111' "P''no·d . a1u l lw drupp 1·ol t"
the ).\:r111111d tu t•,Ot·ap•· .,lJ•cr l'atiun . li e W:l• son·•· it
'"" an•!. '" jU<li-!c loy the look .~. tlw 111 0~1 n~ef n l thilll(
I fulllltl. wa~ :1 lun J,!,' . Witlt•, and Ctllll].t:lfiUh·cly thi n
wa.~ Edi th who •t•·p1wtl 1111t "" tlw p~>r..t 1 and ..-, 1 ft I.\'
du:<col the dour. hut he ,.,.uJ.I not ~•·e her
If,. n~-
II" I' anyth iul{ o·l·•· tu tel! mo· ahuut tho· work nf tlu·
tcnl~l intently. :lUll tlwn hl'anl ~;d lth's 1·oio·•· ."lnm~o: 1 ·r·
now th;~n w!wn he ho•ard itl:!•t. <ayin,l! ... y, ... , little
ru ler. just till' kind that stln)l's ~u
o·uu!~·
:Su. lw ha~n·t t'lllll<' ~-<'!.
tcr ,.f ui oH"
luu he will. and tlll'u [ 'II
hf'r if the.\' •·ould make an
:ut~t•· l
,.f him
l "n'l it
lhll uo register.
prt'l'iu u" .\'ear. ''"nl.t I thul
In a hout lift•·•·" minute~. tl,.• ••hiltlrcu ho·]!au · tu
star~. [ n{'\'c r fur,~.rt•t t" to•l! ,\'1111 cl· • ·n·thin~o:. du 1 .,
tell him wloat :I Ii ~· Fratwi• told me whcu I a•k•·d
T lw mu,.t •·uri ·
T hey <':11111' ~ tra)l').\: lin l{ iu until almut 11
Tlll'u
I !ward
:1
IJUlU'·
hea1·y tramp. awl
tnroiO'd. l' '\ }H'<'till)! '" ••·e tlw d o·rk with thl' rcgiStl'r
--;rTIW \'dl{.\1.
H{E N.ORMAL PO!NTE.R
l'tli\'TJ.I', 1,. . .wol a homo! '" ·ha kt·, will c u!l s itlc r ltiu~:>t.•U a
110.,.,]1.,] ''"It i rr t lw ,Lt:l'l':tl olrhe w h et•! n~ hull p itality.
:urol ''"' ' '('\ llw m :~t·him·Q' hummin g.
MAR C I-l
15, 1899-
A II>UD!II Iy Jlt!rlodlul , "' l'n..:nt!l\1 1'" uf the :< l.nb S•••e ' '"~
Ill&\ !leboot, Jlt&UIII )'<lint . Wlt<''OD •I D, pllblllbed by the
T hat
U 110 1 palfl
tH.fOlt~J au .
A•••o~o~> I ••
Uuii.L
ct: Dh
pt"tJUr In
i11
]11-r I'"''•·T·- :1, :t hu-t• · ,~. ,,,ul if e t' ery •·is itor will J::'"
J,.•lio•li ii,Lt:
;;..,~ ofo&hKolpotnn -:10
~tc1·~·ns
J',uut 11l ll .. .,,r,• till' 1-(l't'!ll•''l l'ictnry o f the C(l nl e~t if
-In• -ho•ll' t l1at ,Ju• i-.n• •t U..•nc ath he relole r sist e rs
:1 ~
Wt•t l<o,
' t i~ II" ju ~ h .
Th:•t 'ti~ u" hl uiT.
1 l1:11 ~h'\'ell ~ J•, lnL ~o r nm\'s
ad~ancc. ~<'t'lll~
I. '11'1,
' n •tt ,V ""' ~t n1f :
M ATI& HA11 11 1' .,,.
1V n.1. W. C111.U:II ..
}
~~:.~ ~~::!<
P . A .Itlx'K W'aLL
,, l.uo-AI
Alh lrtlr
•
, ..
UIIAC:.II 0 n P•ll
t.VIIAI:UIIC & .
•:~rhu&e~
,,, .\l od~tiSorboo r
Jjl,urni!Nauoo•
¢.-~"0 .~~~"'"•
llv.IDe••:.l"'& \f•• r
,j.L!"'"'
r.,,. :1
hi.;
hi ~ J ~+• •itiun un unr fttt.ulty.
\I'HT'I; :t~
I'HII •I'i <•llt iHU,,Jy ll!C he WJ!I!Jcd it tuil(htJ .C
,],no•; and n·o·o·rrtl,\' tlw -tr.tin l>f"t•nm ello great th:tL
Jwfu nn oJit 111111'\'t'
t
J ll h e nlth lm~
r.·omt•n rrJing " II
n•ry lu n!l tiruc h iu•l cretl him
(n
I'U111i 11111'
fl o i.!l
/IIIW
lill dt>r
tlw in 11ucrW<!II I :\l utll••r Ht•cTqlt! mliOn nt Wh itew"tl•r.
Trta•u ..., r
Snn:~••r
Addru&allba olnuole t ter•to tbeBatlue ullau::e r ,
Arllclu Mllrlled from for mer •nuleata and tueberr .
Hudero &Dd&obKrl ber• lf'll re. .,cc lfallJ rO!quote<lto pat·
I'ODil&OIIflllheriiMn .
W i- . wlu n •lw will l:1a·r oon, Jlrnb:lhly tnk o up 1•~!!1
'''l:llt'tin" wn r k uf a lito•mry tmtun>.
T hose wt•ll a r·
•1naillll'11 with ;\l r Tt••·plll k n o w o f h is 1111tirlng
o•lfurt • i n t ht• inll·r••'t of till' ~t·hnol, ami C.! J>ecially in
t lw litcr.ar_\' .'i ]Jiwn•
:'ll :my :a p:atien t h ro ur has he tit •·
n•tl'll tn tiw ta•pirin~~: author, the dlllr.u er. and th e
'J'lw l'ul n tt·r ha!!l nlwn.)'!l found in him
Ed itorihl.
:111
iu to •n 'l'll..'l l :u1• l :1111'1J•ing friend, :m• l tnk C!I thi s op··
Stc n•n .. l' ui nt il'l th l" \'t'nr lumuro•o l in hcinJ,t till'
nrt!n:l fur ; ho ln tcr· nlll'll lltl llrntnril-all'rmtl'!U . Wt•
J ~+• r tnui t y fur ~·!o: J irt·.,ioon.'l
o f gratitude Tt.ud ai!!O o f
lw·-t wi~hc~ fur the future
t l\kl• thi!l uptK) rtn uit,\' fur ~~-~tt'ndiug tu our ~i!< to·r
I ltw uf <1111' t•xt·lt anJC• '" tm.~ . nmonJr other thing's.
uor ruul 11 the mu!!lt Jlflll'luu,. Wt•l eo mf• iu "ur ]JIJWt•r
T he t't ln tcllt. n l t·o u r,;e, will lot• a ··u n t t'~l. a ha ulo•.
loo..' t' n t· ritit'i~·d fnr 11 u1 lr : t~' illg tut exdw.ngo o.:olumu:
:mol o·u m•·~ uut in unt.•l lit l•rhll s ttlling t he r cnson to
nn tlthcrcw . ll ht• J•lt•nt,\' "( ''"111JK'I itil·c ooratur·,l· arr•l
lw " llt"euusc th•· 'l t tu lcnt<o~ anti ftn:u hy o f o ur llclwul
ket'H rh·nlry : lmt Wt' lmpo• that t lw n!n .~un~ fnt· ur·
l•a•·t· rurniilt••tl tt ~ with mo re llltlltcr thtut we cnn
jll\ nbdnl( the I. N . 0
1.. will ho• l't'llot•ru !Jf•rt•ol, th:11
print" It ll'<otl l< l ~~·em th11t thi!! were n. lt n ppy !illite
noo animn~iticli will riM•, :uul that a fril'ntll _t' ~J•ir i t
uf alTai r!!. lout '" "~I scho!!ll jte riodl c~t l s, we lind , pride
l nrrell....-.
:\l ei\JIW h ilt•. " \\' o•lt·oonw' "
:uul W•• :Ire
rt•ndy '" tlu tire re-t.
tht· nr ....·h·l'!l u n l.dnl( )llthlis hctl 1111d JH:lll lletl by tho
t.y till' -tu•h'Tit IM.w ly :aluni'.
AI til+' e nd uf thi s W t.'l·k.w l wnolt•l o•Jlo&t o·~. nut :&h•ll ,
Do tho ac ho ht.sti c arti ·
dc"' lo~· tin• f:wnlty r•: prc>oe nt th e .o~ehool !
W oultl
from :tlltll+' no: n mJ.;; n f tiw ~t:Ut• will l11• a--e m Ui o••l
uut :t hi~oth c r i•l•·:d he rcnl'lu:tl if the ~tbs trut:t art i1•lt'11
unoler n nr n10 f. '1'1'+' ~ lu&IJ
nen·r hl'fun• hat' o• tloe
" " ·den•-t• :u otl IJ'.'IIIIgugy hy the pruf~rs were re·
w 11how hmt· olt•t•p :uotltru t- i-t lw ru.t·:t.l
jo•o·u·ol wi th :111 in ol••pt' llll c nt Sjllrit b.)' th estutl en t t.'<l·
u pportnnily
u f omr pllf)tlt• sn~l jll+]o l.
II."
" Tht• t'vnuni ll• ,. nl uno• "
un1 l "i n nniotn there i~ st ro ·n ~j:th " a<laJ.tf'"
ne\'t' l '
w
Wt· t·a u
fn llnw the111 Ito ho•lt o•r sdvantajlo•. ir wo• wj,h
nmke th e 1•\'f>llt :1 nto ' IU u rnhleom•
l.t•! u-I~<>]JotJ
tlmt o•\'to ry Uh•o~w. l nunn:~o.li t t>. w ho Ita~ :1 111"11111 '"
ifn,... '" nonkc " '"'''' fur an e!o:c hnnge colu mn. n
•lt• p:t.rtm ~·rrt, t lw me rit .,r wl1ich eve ry bright St'hool
Jl:l)l+•ra.ppn•o·i:tll'• '
T l1c l'uiutcr ..1:11f wclt·ur nc' Mr. H otch ki ss as· ittt
tll'lt' :l• .. i" l:t.nt l•ll •l no•"" manngt•r.
1
TilE
NOR~ l :\L
1'011\TER.
in tlw
-p •·in~
1'.-rha p~ thi~ i~
ti"IW. lout .:till tlw
( "•·u~"l" ll"oollth•t":ol whetlwr it would nut ht•
Company 1.- ..h '(•ord ing to the ol:tily pap<'l"l' ··thl'
war" has fu r som e time l~eu a th inj: n f th<! p:t ~t. !.out
to Stet·ens P oi n t,at least. t ho.: his t ury of tlw war w:t;,~
not clnSt.'<.l un til the ).,,~-s of (."om pa n.l" I. lwr U.nul uf
soltlier l'olunt ccrs. !nul n·tuniL'(l to tlwir hunws
W h~n thee1·cntfnl h .. ur nf tlwir honw·t"'>lllilll! ar·
rii"L'{J. it SL'\' IliC<I :1!4 if tht: t'lltire JI"JIIIlatiuu .,f tho.:
city h:ul turne•l nnt to dn them h• JilO>I" Tuo• litth·
flepot w:t~ •·omplcto•ly ~nrru u nolcd. and Main ~tn••·t
was loloc:ketl fnr :t t•unSitlera Uio: tlist:tlH"\'. l'e,.!'lt· .,f
all kinds ami •·omlitinns w;•rt• tht•t'l' tl<'l" did tlw
ll•>rmal l:wk rt> p r;•s;• n ta t i•·cs. f•or .,.,. alln·Jnt'Uiht·n••l
:~~:::t~~~~~::~st;:: :.:·,~~~~;;111 :.~.X- II• • rt na l itt''
Wo• ro • '"' tlh·
add~:dolt>
too ma~•· a do:tnj.! t' fr••m tlu• IU"C~I'III p lan. :uul h:tl"f'
tlw ~t udt · ut. when het•nt~· t'l> ~··hnol i n the fall . frc;;h
from the lo u!: :o~ummcr ntt·:uion. • m·u h i~ C"lit ra
~•r~·Uj:th tu m:uhcmati•·~ ur his tnr.L i tl.~te:tol of font·
hall
\\" lwu
wi n to•r
t"O tllf'S.
l::tiru·d tlll"•lltt.th 1":1<":-ttion
i~
:uul
tho.:
inq.lt!IIHI
ahuut o•sh au.'tt•o l. tllt' lt
1••1 him I! • int" lt: t~l.: cth:dl for :t munth nr twn. tu
r••-.:ain hi~ ,.:t n·ll~th . a wl irupn"··· hi~ h ... m_,. o:un,Ji·
tiollj!<'llt'l':illy. T ht•ll lw will bt• n•ady tu mal.;o• tht•
lo nj!j>lllltu,l HIII'
O f o·u n n-t• tlw l't' ll-"•l l" oloo.•s nut 111<'1111 that ohn·iug
:11rtl :tntn nut mon t h;; tlw -~ tll<lent 6hould
th~· ~pring
,)., with•· u t p hy,ical exl•rt·isc ;•nti r•·ly.
So me uxe r -
..;,,. i~ d···inlhlt•. if nnt ah.~uhrt• ·ly t H"<'t'-~!411 1'.\" , at l"lll
Iiiii<'.' : "'in hi s plan of n·furult'd :lth lcti<·!!. lhe c!en -
Thl' train was aoh· •·rti~t>t l '" al"l"il"•· :tt !I :IU p m .
but it ft"llS ueat·ly 10 u "l"lut·k w lwu th.- ~mall b"y;;.
~"1"
w .. nlol iu<"ludo• ~•>l t l t ' li~tht j:_l" nmas ti t'>l or field
.,.,.,-kin huth au t um n and " Jiri nJC
))t:rdletl u n top uf the hnx t·:u·.' in the !!i•liu ~. can~tht
s ighluf th•· hc:1dlig ht uf 1hc lot·umutin• Tlw n t ·w~
WR!I qnit·kly •·ommuuk:ttc•ltu the jo,.tling. t·lwt·rinj!
~..Ju,.,J of thi:o ;;i:w. anti with an nttcmhml.-c roll ti S
throng bcluw. an d at uncc tlll"ir cnthn~i~m rn!!l' tu
the h i gllt' ~t pit t:h
~hunt .~. t•ht'l' I"S. and tht' Ubrt• o f
bq;t· *' thi' nor ma l Uoas ts. thCrt• i11 n•n some person
l'" '~•·,~inj! lllttl"u t han o nlin:1ry aU ilit y in t he art u f
Wanted! A Poet. - 11 seems !!ll':mge that i n a
t in hazumr li llctl t he air ltt•l:' :tud whi~tlo•' i n all
parts of the dty juinetl iu thl' wcll-or rw ~luwly.
.,f tlu• , ,.h .. u l.
s teadily the train a p prnadwtl the waiting t-ro w•l.
anti lin:dly h:dtetl in its mid ~t. Tht• tumult in·
,·,·r~ilit-:ui"n
w .. u)ol in any way te tu l to excl ud e persons lta \·it g
tltt• l)t>etit· ~ift.
Pos:<ibh· we ha\·e SC\'era! floeti c
The r e is nnt h inJC i n the re(jllircmt'llt~
il<"l far :IS the <..:en!!O r kn ows, 1 h
h
crea~ctl. ;uul for tin• m inutes pand•·m~on iu m reil("ned
On 8 1l5kctba ll, - '!"he se:t.S••Il fur basl.:ctb:&ll jus t
g••nill"''" i n uur midst. who o nly :lwait i us pirntio n
:u u l tllll'tllll":tgcmcnt to ;n:&rt the m o n t he h igh road
t•• -<nt"t"t'"'" Th et:c •r ~o r sugg csr,:~, th ure fure. thnt t he
1'1"\'SS A ~s•>ei atio n . in ord e r to illl;llen tle t·cloJmlo.:nt
now elusing h:t.•, been a most sut-cessfnl mw fur o ur
!!4.:honl T he g ame has mnrc t han paid its way.
a lu ug: t h is line, o iTcr prizes lor th e Uci! t po(l lllllll trbtttillt•tlhy st ud ents nf th e sc hool o n ur llt!fore S< >m c
lin:un:ially, and haJJ git·cn exercise and rL•i:rca tion to
a grc:llc r or less cxltmt. to fully tl\"l'nty pe r cent. of
"'JWd li•·•l tlatl• In th is wa y Wt· ~ !mil 1~;• a bit• ' " tlis, ..,,.,.r whethe r the !lt:houl J}to."'SC!i!SC.."' :ut y aUility o f
Stt j)l'\!nle.
t..:onqran_\' I hatl l"O!t!C humc
a~
all the !ltudent.s enrulll'tl in the normal an• I prcpar:&·
this l.:ino l. :t u<l
tory tle partllle nts.
I n atlditiun . t he re are nn Je.~s
th;ln te n tl!:l m ~ in tht! gl':\<les of thl' pract it:r- school.
Ta ken all in tt!l. Uasket ba ll has fiOU(' mnre fur till"
school. a nti a: the sam e time l"OSt lc.~s. tha n a ny uf
\'Sting l"UIItritmtious for t he Pu in tt'r. It is hardly
net·ess:u·y to add that the <.:ensnr has nu :l;l pi nn io n s
:dun~ thi!l line. ~u his "-111-('gcstio n s art• whu ll ~· di!ii n -
t he o ther athletic spor l.'! in whic h we cng:.~ ge.
In \'iew o f thcsu
fact~.
tt: rl'~ t c•L
Only a Cat !- It would see m. ft·um re•·e nl OJ\'C n L.;.
1
!ltra~e
to
t ha lthe Stll'iety fo r the JJre \'C ntio n uf t· ruelty tu nrti ·
th e Censor. that"" fe w o f the ~l· ho. Jl!l have t: eu u p
the J[:tme M a rl'gttlar winter s pnrt It i some·
rn~ls wuultl d o wei) to Slarl a Uran c h in thii! irrstitu"-
tinw~
it seem!! ra th e r
the sanr u ti me SfWUre SO III OJ in li!r·
u rged that the :tn•r:t.ge high schon\ · (•ollege
hM eumrgh uf :uhll:tic.~ if he p l:t} . football
in the :lll t nmn . an1l J[ne.~ in fnr ha.~.-hl\1\ r til·!• I 11:!~·
~t udent
tion .
It
II":IS
only 11 cat. to l11• sure. and no
"tl riou~
tlaumgl' w:u done. bu t the Cen so r sees iu this itll'iJenl the premonition ,, f jlrcntcr et· il~ tu eome. a rHI
;;n. in al l ....,rinu~n1•q~. e ri l'il. ·· Hall !"
THE
66
NOR~ IAI.
PUINTER .
form er Lawreut.·e 1!1\Ud c ut , came up froiD Oilhkosh
to
Mn. Bradford
I'O nthwt e.lt~n
lnstiUHt• In Waupaca
t..-o uoty.
l' ruf. Lh·ingstun
Wa>l al~~~t•nt ~
l.."<111ple of tla)'ltl. on
Mt't'OUnt o f lllnee.i.
Della PolHkll hM returne-1, nhcr
her home in T omah.
11. w ~ k
Spt'ot at
l~hfWhfl lla7.f'n waJtt•aJJed
lt~·
to her hume in EsnClaire
tho illnes!! of her motlwr.
Mr. H. lt . King nf t:rct\t F:l ll ~ . Mnntl\11!1,
Miss Ell ie, t't•ccnt.ly.
vi~ited
h io~siste r .
AndnJ\1' Larkin •·:uue up fro m Apjtletnn, March 4,
:~n.t wa.<~ a
caller at t he S o rum I.
!tee th e l.awrc nco game.
Se nio r to Junior who Is taking notes in the library :
Are yon takioK copious notC!I !
,Junior ;-"Whose notes?"
SlUdCIJt in Solid Geumetry :-"To prove: \\'be n
two pnmllel plnncs are cut by a third plane, the intersecti ng lines are parallel."
Misa Clara l.uthmp o f Miuli50n, who ha\1 been vi!l\tiiiK nt the ho me of Prof. Cuh·er, spent some time
In looking throuKh th tl Normal.
Miss Whhmn n went to her home in Fond tlu Lac
March a: lnn on lll't'Ount of Illness, was unnble to
ret urn LO her work for several days.
~ ·y·te
Co.cd:
"''nu• time
H it
:wcou ut nf
il1111!!f... .
)ti>O.,. !'Oimp:;nu is :tgKin :\1 her desk in the library.
:t.ft••r a n illnc>l!!l uf nearl y a week .
Knthry nc Main t·~ w~U~ oh the aick li st for more
than :t. w f't• k. tht! li rs t of th~ mnnth .
Ma~.el' la.rk t~ ujnyed a ~:~ bort visit from her sister.
Mill" Nellie ClArk of Alma Cente r, thi!tuonth.
l'rof.:
" Wh n t.IIICfl\'c rcd gmvltation !"
~tmlcnt
: "'!'he
1\rst IIIILII
that fell ." (Adam ).
K T . U' Hrien came up fro m Appleton to attend
the ora torical coatest :tnd the ga me wllh l..awrence.
Wm . U. Fuller, having fi nished his term of school,
has rt"-entcret:l the No rml\l to remalo the rest o f the
year.
Edna ~I of Wau!lll.u, en tered school tbi!t quarter
""a ,Juniur. ~nd l':otpel"u- If\ remain the rest of the
U. K.ounds of ~~~~ ( 'Ia ire, wail the gnfl!lt of his
hn1ther Hal ph. dur\nJ( 11~ t·nunty auperintendc nt.<l'
t·onl'E'ntinn .
~1orcn e\! Steven~:~ took arh•antall'e of thtl holiday
Kiven 1111 the 2'lnrl. tn umke 1\ ~ h nrt '' i ~ it at her horutl
in ~~u Ch\ire.
~: .
MiMI! Gral~ :..nd J•earl Uo1>P were called home the
the lif'llt of the mo nth to l\ltt•nd the fnn eral!l •lf their
grandpA.renu.
The Review Geography cla.u clolM!d March 10 :
a nrl anothe r will be 01"JJ:&n iud at the begi nning of
the Spring quarter.
M l"-• F.rlith Hft)'
~onrl
~~~ ~
W lnlfl'f"fl f:n.t•hall. 3
~ ·y'lc
to
1\
Co-ed : " Are you a free silve rite!''
" No, I ' m a gold bug. "
(bashfully}:
" I ' m in need of ooe. "
Florf!nce C:urran, o ne of the Jaouarj gmduate~.
left on the 1Gtb, fo r Chicago and New York City,
where she will rcm~ln for some time.
M\.111 Gray spe nt " fe w clays in Chicago. Durln,ll'
her ah!Jence, Nollie Ltunoreux a nd Ina Fenwick had
chtt.rge of the C.rammar Department.
l'rof. Juli us J.'. l>letrich, who hlill t'harge of the
Farm Dt\iry lug l>cpu.ruue nt ut Mndl~:~o n, epcut "
1hon time here with hl:t frie nd, Carl Ogde n.
Mr. R. OchJmer, an electrlr•al e ngineer of thP ·
Western Electric Co., Chicago, was a visitor at the
Nornml, the gutl!t o f hi! co u.o~l n, H. 0 . Manz.
A large crowd Is expected to listeo to the contfl!l t·
lng orators next J."riday, and the opera hou~ hu
been engaged to give the very best sccommodationa.
'l'htl l.yceum, which runa only during tho two
winter montha, held it.s c losing meeting March 10,
when nnicel'!l were elected for the en~:~uing term.
The Geogrnphy cllW!Cll are no weugaged in making
maps of the largo American cities. A large pulp
map of Wisconsi n Is also being eooatructcd.
~liuf
:"J cw11 h:l!l boon rt~ech·cd from Oshkosh that an
uctl r&ion o f IIW>. will ar rive here the 17th, to cheer
the f~ r orator who re prese nts the OsbkO!Ih Normal
iu the c;~ n tcllt.
Mr. a d Mn1. lt.. U. Dunlap from Ktmtla.ll , Mon roe
March 4, aod su rprised tbelr daughter
Tbey were vis ltont at the Normal the .
THE NORMAL POINTER.
James Waterbury. aher attctllling the No rmal. is
now a professor at Weyerhauser. He has had some
\':tlu:~.ble experie nce in dcnling with school bonrds :
but we are pleased to note that he h:ls com" out
abead.- Eau Claire Kodak.
The No rmal was well represented in thu c rowd
that turned out Thnrstby e \·ening. March:!, to welcome the soldien~ o n their return from Anni~ton .
A unmber o f them were member!l of the schoo l up
to tbc time of their e nlis t111e nl.
Tbet.-om-ert gil·en in thc Normal A55t'mbly Hoom
February 23. bj' the Ariel Quartette Company of
Boston, was listenctl lQ by :l l'rowllr.!d h•ruse. The
fac t thnt. e\·ery numU.•r was cucor(.'tl. showi5 the
appre<'intion with whh-h ca{"h WRS n"Cci\'ell.
Th•· I>..cl:\lnatnry C"nll·;;~ hd•l in the n1rion!!
litcmry ~ot·ictit.'5 resultl~l a~ f,tt.. ws : Furum : 1st
plaC'e. C'hl\.il. Wcrn('r : 2nd, :'llartin ~cl~111 .
Arena: 1s t, Charlutt~:Oisou : :!nd. MacJciTeNUn .
Atheneum : 1s t, E. B. Thompson : 2nd. Fred. Olson :
Sd, W. Pi \"Crneu:.
The friends of E. U. F. !..oct her nre ~rry to hear
thlll on aet.-ount of ill henlth, he has been obliged to
resign the position as teac he r. which ho !l~C)Jted
a.f tc r his gmduation from the ~u ll cnur!IC. <..:h ris tm:u.
He wa!l just gelling ni(.'f'ly !lt:artcd in his work. and
was reluctant to gh·e it up. Hi;~ frie nds hope for a
speedy recuperation.
The Lyceum and Arena joined progr.1ms March 8.
I nteresting talks were gh·en by l'~ter Gif'mer. con·
cerning the ship canal at Sault St. Marie, wh~re he
has speut bis summers fo r the p:l!lt two years, and
by Philip Koller. who, before he e nlistc..l. "'as a
member of our S<·hool and tbe Lyct'um. sud who has
ju.'lt returned frvm Anniston. He ga\·e pleasing descriptioos of li fe in camp :and tr::wels th rou~~tb the
South.
On Friday morning Fe b. 24. Miss Tnnne r gave a
very \oteresting t.alk to the student.s about the Manual Training Building at Meuominee. Wis .• and its
inside workings a nd equipment.s. Just praise was
gi\•eo Mr. James Stout who was the founde r of this
school. The talk was clo'IC<I by a \"Cry fitting quo·
tatioo which is well worth repeating : "It is t he
way we use our harps. a.s well as o ur opportunities,
that briogs out the music in them. "
The Geography r~:vcenm ha..~ mainlainetl it.!l U~UAI
1\ouris hinJ;t <·outlition during the prc:rent ljUarter.
\"c ry intcrellting anti prolitable prognm1s lu\\·e been
rendered l'sch week. The Chine..~ program wa.s
made t'S!}(.'t!iail)' interellting by the prc:rencll of two
of our new Chinese c itizens in their native t.'O!Itlllue.
One of them, Mr. Hor Wing l..ee, talked. sanJit anti
wrote in his Jlfl.th·o language. :u 1d ga\'C \'cry \•ivitl
descriptions of the manners and c ustoms o f his people. He n!S))tmt."t.l re1ulily to •1ncstinns 11111 w him
by member.~ of t he dull.
'l'lw failure o r the OO's tu organize i.s nut a "re\·ersion to type." but llll "ll\'ursinn to t)'IJC." A d e.sirc
to be uriginRI has l'Jm~l us lO turn from the sten.'Otyped fo rm !>Ct by the IHh Juul lea\'e the orga.nizariou uf our <'11\S!j until next Spring, or next Fall, u
may be~t .~nit our r:uwy. The brond hint. at a precedent ~stablighed by the {19'§ hut poorly conce~s
the C\'cr present rear that the OO's will not follow
the Jlrt.'<.·cdent not mcntiuued, but impiied, of entertaining the Scniurs. Fear not ! Worthy Seniors I
While there is time there is hope.
!'res. !'ray took a week o fT ~bout the middle o f
last month. during which time he atte nded a SuJJCrlntendents' convention at Columbus. and spent a
dny or two vi~iting the IK'hools in Chicago. In order
that the swdent.s migh t enjoy with him aud receh·e
benelit from his ,•isit, ho ga\"e a description of some"
of the work done in a. C hicago graded school. ,_.be
cookmg department. whe re girls of the IIC\'enth and
eljthth ~tr:ules only are admitted, was o oe or the
thing:t o r i nterest mentioned. Prof. SylvC!Iter occu·
pied t he president'llchair during Mr. Pr:~.y'11Rbsc nce.
The County Superintendents' Convention which
WA!I held at the Norm Ill. February 14, IG anti 16,
\o\'&;~
mean;s of bringing to our c ity about forty ,;upcrintendent.ll from \'arious ))MIS of the st.ate, besides
State Su perintendent Ha rvey. S. \'. Gillan, Editor
of The Wet~tern Teacher, Prof. Walker of the SIIJIC·
rior ~onual. and o ne or more- no. not book sgent.sbut reprc!ICot.ath·es of publishiug cowiJanies. Many
o f the stud e nta took advantage of the o pportunity
to ''i&it the ir meetings: and many o f the superinten·
dt!nt8, in turn. visitctl the Normal ami Model Cla~'ll. .
The receptio n giveu the m, 'l'buntday e ve ning. in the
gymoasium prm·ed that though apparently a tlignitied lor, they coultll,., a jollycrt>Wt.l when wurk was
l\
T il E
~OR~ IA I. 1~0 1 ~TEK.
TOURNAM E NT TIPS .
Tht• lirill K:unell of t he Uns kelha\1 T o urname nt
L . U . ve. NORMAL .
lu f:l! 'l tht! ~o::um• ll' :t., ..aid lo~· ,.umc
ll uwcl' t•r that may be. the
Sortu:llhc.; won. :mo l wt•r•• t•nahho; l o nce mu~ 1o rc·
jokt• i11 \'lctur,\' .,,·cr tlu- l[t lfM IIJOt'Ojtlt• from Appletou.
Thl'">~' ..:tult'Applt•t.,nian .. \\'c rt• HMl much fo r n,o in
l•a .. kt'.lh:l ll b .. twintcr ; !Ill')' Wt•re tnu 11111th fnr 11"1
iu fuulhall. h,\' uuc poi n t. l:1"t fall , h ut "" the 1! \ ' t '·
nlu~oC uf Fo·lt. II. !Ill' f:tltlo •ollti n l .,f l'it·ltH'Y ~:t w Iii I tt
JH't'o·lo .. u a hmm·lt "'t i ll' "'' t'll h ual.. wh it-It ur c t·lnnk"'
" l' tta .. o•a .. \' ·
w lmn•
l11'f•n , 1nilt' .• low
! Ill' jt)lll wlwlnw~
:tnol t•••n•lt!."''('n•lt•ol tot remain
!lwro• oln riqt 1111' t•nlit't• 1!111111'
•mall htty whu o·uulol
"''r:tjM'
Ther.-• fnn·. t• \'(' I'Y
IIIJ :1 n•lalion,.. hip tn
:t
Snrmalhe. o r whu luopoo;l o•to•r Ill ht.-co•mo• ""''· fnmul
ltim~•·lf :ahlt• tn ydl jn .. t lWit•t• a~ luu•l :1 .. a tty )'t>ll n ).!:
11111.11 ff'tllll Apjtlelf•ll \\h u t•\t•r w:tlkoo;l intu nttr jtpn.
Till' ......1'1.' Wll.~ ...... -;
l( uw ~~ W:ll! tlnm• i)l hnr•l lu lt•ll
T l11• t ht'(tlH).!"
p lnyo o;l 1~10 t lmll. T ht• 1"-'~l:"lj{O it!i tlit l lit!h• belle!',
~01111} w:ay or ut hcr, thc~~t:hl>(llllltl.\l l l'l'll mnnng(.'t l In
1111'11\\' murt• h:ukct"' tlmn 1114' m i n l!ltenl tlid : anol a.~
ht.-kt •! ~
1\UIIW tJ\f' 1~1\111~. t lw .~t·hoHt] 11\IIJIII'r-< 11'<)11 lhC
J(UIIW
T eam-wurk
rtno l
hrilllanl
pltl)' illjt tlld
unt
chrtr:tt··
to•ril.t• thclttllllt' .
•·:wwuiT :->allln l!ly, Feb. 2:i! h.
Till' l:~t l io·~· J(tl.lll 6 Wtl.-1 I ~IWCt'll !he Ot h gnule nnd
1ir~1
yo•nr lt'111113 Till: Ot h llrade wun lty a M·o re u l
rhc ll:.me was clo..c a n• I "'ell jtlayed . The
fen tun' uf the g:uue wa the ~uRnling by the piRJCN
on h<~th teami, \'C ry fe w e h:tllt'e.-J fur h:t~kct throw
-4 1, '!
in~-:"
lleing tch·en.
T hc fulluw\ug
lilt Yt•a r
i~
the u O\I'i ul ..,•nrc s heet:
Un~k t·t ~t
I. F .. :\1 1\ o iTnmn ....... 1
H. F .• M . :'l i n in .~
... 0
t' .. ~1. W ilbu r . t.:a pt .... 0
1•. C.. i .. M. J uh nson ........ U
It t: . K:tteJuhn!k)n .... 0
T ut:&l. .
. ... I
'l'ot nl..
. .. ...... I
followa:
whkh will be plnyetl "" their uwn ~trountls. and
H. F. Atw e ll . G .•....... 1
with thei r uwn tcirl!!- to root fo r 1hem . W e ho pe for
the lkllt : a 111 1 in the 11\t!ant\me will wo r k .
T he nftit-ial o;~·o n• sh(.~ l 1~ 11.\1 follow,. .
Foul$
1. C
Ha~l.. e l "
t 're@ throw <~.
G.. l'orter ... .
.. 1
1.. f: .. AtwelL 1-:..
. .. 0
H. fi ., l..angc. t: ... ...... 0
- Kt•llog. I. F. .
l..t'illl. H 1: .. .
ll ~t.ll, UF ..
:o/urmal.
I. (i
, .... II
1
:J
.
. ...... 1
l<ockwell, I. F. .......... 1
t ..zuno nt , l '..
. ... 1
~ III it h,
.
f.;ulvf'r. H G .
t ' mpil'f'<~
Hnllf'lf'k.
~l nmwll
1-'o ul s
' I olltl. . . . . . . . . . . . ... ~
3
11
(1\t:J. WII$.
U. F . ,\rl(ylc .
.. . .. . lt
4'., 1\:trnopp ............. 0
! ... (i . ~ wl1xcr . .. .....•.. 0
H. 4i .. ~Hilt• ...... ....... !
T ntnl
............ 7
17
Foul" Wf'rt' numerous but did not seem to m•r the
Tl•e fnllowi ng is t he tJC hedule fo r tho remaini ng
l(llnlt•Y.olthe tournament :
.tl
lk fe n>e~ !lh.{;:ultill
Free·t hro1n
I
j(:lllle.
l<•~herr~·. H F .. .'...... 2
~ub!l. : ~- ~-~ ~~~~~:C~Intchkl"".
Bukt!ll
... 0
1.. F, Zimmer. G ...... . . 2
. ... il
......... u
Bo)'o l , ( '.
0
The J;l'ntlcmcn's game Willi he twcen the hl Year
The h&ttc r won . ~ctlrC. 11 tu 10.
( 'nn.,lo lt•rablt• httere!il wnJII nrousto; l by this gn.mc.
'1'111' !lf·ore wn!l dose fro m llegl n ning to llni111 h a nd
nC\'Cr fu r :u1 l n:tt:utttlid the lntcre!IL•hu·kcn.
~'flr~ ~h(.~l a.•
t: ............. 0
• 0
:u ulllw Ottlllt'M .
l ~t Yt•:ar
1. F . l1 11h·enon
I.
Funis
0
1•. ti. A :\luflll ... ....... 0
H t', ~~ l'mrker...
.. .. 1
\ '., t:. ll i\1. (;mpt
.. 0
l •. (i, M Jl u!J..
...IJ
H. ti .. :-> \':an Un!lkirk ... 0
'l'h t- ,1uestipu n f intl!l't'-t. Jn-t no w. Is wi ll th ere
lie a tlilfcrt nt iltory to tell ttfter the ret urn p::romt•,
W ilo.~ on .
Fr(.•tH hruws
0
l'oints :
l .. t..' ..... .
:>i o rmal .. l -4
~,,,n·h
'' · {
:~ve:.;'~--~!;Ye~;~J!N:~t~mJt.
~!ftt't.'h
IS. {
~~y~;•;,~J::=: ::::,~:: It:::::::
:\l nr:·h :!d.
~ ~!~~~~~~?:!~~~~en'a teams.
THE KUR ~IA I. PO I NT ER.
Tlw lu'\wn:•nti:an s<!l•m.~ tCI think that Lawrence
h:t5 a lwa~·:; llt't'll 11 " m:Udl fao ·IOQ'.'' but thi~ ymu is
'1\ cher.- " i)o you stutte r a ll thl! tintt• , ..
N w Boy .-"N- n- no. m:l'nm : only wh- wh- whcn I
t-
t- talk."
- E.-.:
The Gitc6e Gumuw, fr<lm Supo•tiur, has 11111t lt: i t ~
.. •xchanJtC col!llllll \·c ry amusht)! by ha\'inj: o·nt.il tu
illustr.nc the humnrous sayings
A ne w cxclmngc. Thc T attlct·. frrll u'l'oo m:a h. we••:w
n ut. hc h• but S]J'C:tk of with prai~c. Om• ft•:t turo· that
is i uteresting :..bout it. is i ti origin:..! pm•m.'!o.
"if it "'a!m't fur n w." !<:t.id the hi)! buy who w:t5
trying (o make the s mall bu~· tmtlc r..t:&nol his lessnn.
"you'd be the biggc~t tlunkt•y 1\iJ Gal•'C.\11011 lslanol"
- Ex.
A punstc r .- Conlol Socl'atc~ t he )!ir!s ~ t:o mld
Bartholome w ! Cou ld Shake;;pP:tre a u eel ~ Cnuld
a bank safe! Cnulol <.:a wl inc hi~ trou~roons ! Could Ame ricus !
- ~:x
~by lock
)!"in~
'" pron.! an '':n-eption. Fo r on account of
"t•ulol shonldo•N" ami heart tro uble. the young men
h:u·c bnndctl thcm.wh·c~ into tt.tt o rgnniz111ion called
the " :\brblc llcart.s," and htH'C rcsoh•etl to be entirely unsust'C J!Iiblc to ( 'upitl's dart.<~. No mo Ml
o..wcni u~: call~. walk ~. sleigh-ri•lcs ur pnrties. 0, my!
The :-i!ormal A•h·au•·c. uf this month. s ho wil that
t l~t: .\'Onn~ laolies uf Ushko~h Nn rmal tnke 1\ gn:at
olt•al mor;· iutcrCi!l in or.u ury tlmn the _\'ollllll( l:ttlics
of the o the r No r nt:1ls h:l\'t! t h i~ yc:l r. T ho Ao.l\'lull'e
i~ cntirelytlc \'Otcd. t his nwnt h. to the1lt!hate, Ol'fttors
anti orntion~.
The Normnl C'o11cp;e News, from Ypsilanti, te llit of
n·ry inte res ti ng ml!1!tinp;s in their literary societies.
:\ muug t he number wa!l a Moc k Congres'! whic h I~
Uci n~t c:~.rried u u by o ne o f the societies IUJd seems
to he n gro.:at ~ueooss.
"Only o ne thing could htn•e prc\·cnteolthc ~inking
my llcet." s:lid the ~!l:wish Aolmi ral.
··And thatwu-~·· cried out t he t•ager repor ter.
For some unknown reason. some of o ur most \'al·
ue<l uxch:~.nges have f:..ilcd to put i n au alJ)J'Carance
thil! month. We ho pe to see the1~ next month; for
thi~ i~ nut a ca.sc •:where ab:ileoce makes the heart
"The drnini ng o f the C:ariltbc:uJ Sc:1." wbi.:I]J'Cre~l
g row fo mle r ."
"The Geop;r.t.phit-:11 Problem" in The ~ehool llell
&hoes. is a \·c ry o riginal. nnJ i n some respt.octs, a
difficult. problem. It will pay any o ne to wo rk it. if
he wishes to lind out how muc h geography he h:u
forgotten.
A little girl nskL'<I he r teache r if the moon was
made of green c heese. The tcaclu:r wi;;ht.'<l he r w
find out for he~lf. The little girl k ne w e no ug h to
turn to the lirst c hapter of Gc nesi!J. and e xclaimed.
"The moon isn't made o f ~ot:ree n c heese!"
" How d o you know ! " :t.!lkcd the teacher.
" Because t he moon w~ ma\lc before cows were !"
- Ex.
" It won't do any good to teach school to k\11 time..
in the winte r. Dic k." said a n Alleghany gi rl tn lJe r
stead y comp:lny. " I kno w severo! ways, but which
is the best way! "
"Sleigh it."
- J-;x.
An Order for Uinner. alter t he game :
<.:harley Le hgunn:l-- " l.et your kic k ofT be c ream
,;oup : a touch down of roast beef next : with a WI)
yard gain of duc k to follow : wind up with coffee
lo r goal."
- Ex.
The Kodak from Eau Claire, of this month. is
d edica ted to the c ln.ss of '97, and is about a.>J fine a
pape r as one i;; apt to lind. Read it..
We were seated i n tL hammock.
On a hahny day in June,
When tbu wo rld WllS hus ht.>d in slumber.
·Neath the guidance of the UJOOII.
One t hing, The Wiscousin Times lrom Dele van. i~
:always o n time, and that Is !l'IOre than can be u.ld
about many of o ur exchanges.
I bad asked o ne little rtuestion.
And my heart wn.s tilled with hope.
But. the answer ne\·er reached me.
For her brother c ut the ropt:.
- Ex.
The Cubans s ho uld remember that A little hof'M'
sense is essential to the esta blishme nt of A !table- Ex.
governme nt.
THE NORMAl. PUINTF.R.
;u
llw ··l•il•lt't'n th· theil' kite!! anti umk e wintlmill!i.
ll c~llkct l n•t·y mtwh tn ~!:"hunting In tho wood:~ and
tishlul(.
PR IMA RY .
thd•· lt~ual \ 'a\cnti nt• t 't•lt'lonttiuu un tlltl :tfternoun
,\ l'lmtin)! 1li~h
whil'l1 mJUIIII:wtnr••d ··.l:unuuy
tlmw" whilo• till' o•:ll(t'r l:u·o·~ w:ttt•hf'il wa~ much
Wlwu lw weut. ho touk hilt d og Wnlf.
111111 pc rhap~t not. catch
li e haol a gnrtlcn In tlnl h:u.k ynrtl. lie
:1 11~1•
wuuld )Jinul thin!{.~ in the Sjtring whe n ho felt gootl:
ant i in the :O:nmmcr it Willi"'' hot that he would oot
h•tul tu it. 11ntl it wuuld go tu wn<~ttl. Uijl was !0
lazy that when ~lr~t. Yl&n\\' inklu
hou~
intu the
Til+'
\1<1\ , •.,ut:&itll'ol
mtly jJr••tty \' ah·ntint~. mo.. t uf
Ho
~it uu a ,.tune :1ll day
w.. ulol
' I ho • lilllt• 1'''"1'1•· In llw l'l'inmry ll••p:trtnu.! nt \nul
thin!{
~he
she wunitl
clua~
I! RW
tho dog eom e
him out with any
hall in her haml.
1\n:l,.\ 11 LA)II'. 4th 1\ Lnngungc.
A .~trnn)t fc>t!ling;
wn,. nmnlfo·~tc•l Jl)(llin~l the I'O·t·nJh.,.l o-omk ntlt•n·
tlwu• uf tlw d•il•lro•n 'll uw11 ma\.w.
tint"' uf tlw tuadwt. :u ul num• ,f tlwm f'ntcreol the
ATHLETI CS.
Tlw A. 1. S .. nurllo uris hlng i\l t)f\el &·hoot Aihletlo
Uwhl!-f Itt th e -.eu.. ru Wt•nthcr. 1\w :uten.l!!.nt.-e in
:all tin • j.(r.ult·.. h:• .. bt·•·n lrn•Jt ul:u ·.
l.m·yt ':mqolwtl in !'>l•t·utul t:r:ll h•. antll.eo uCnrh•y
in Joit-..1 lir.ult•. :tt't' the tll'W n:tlllf'.ll nn the roll.
; l'lu • .. t-;,.\.,imu t 'urtwr,"
tu:ulo• hy
the lan)(u:tl-fC
teat·he r :utol pl'lmhrl••;;;, hn~ ht't'll lllllt'h enjoye•l.
INT ERMED IAT E.
Follnwiu!-f :trt' '"' '' ~ 1 11'1'\nll'll" ••f th(• Fonl'thl;m,\c
iAUjllltU(•'
wur\.;
Rip VanW inkle'• Character.
Jtip\'au \\' iu\.;\,•di.t
11111
tlkc wurk .
A.~ ·•nda t io n , o·nn si~u
nt pr"eSI.' nt of about twe nt.y
li\·t·ly Model School :and lligb &-honl boyt.
Thi! o\1jt.<4·t bf the nPociati{lll 1._ to l!nnble the
younjter hoyil uf both St·hOtl\'4 tn l'llltlr llyllteouulcu.lly
int" ha;oketbnll, ha.aebnll. nml all the 111urt•; wbit-b
her,tolore hni'Uiii..'C tt •tttlte n tn n••w•lizet l by th e nlder
I~IJII.
T\11• bru1ketbnll sc:l!IOn w\11 !l(l c\u§l•d wit hin the
ne\:t thn.'C weekll, by 11 U111rnamunt uf twtmty-llvo
~enm f'~
'l't•n orgnni:l'.t.'t.ltenms nrc divided Into two
sectlonll. the ,Juni urllnnd the &u\o1'8, a nd each tearn
will pl:1y fur rank i n it il >feetltm. Three nf the teams
He wnultl uut
:1n•
~gular
work r~rumul huuw. lmt wuulol ~~~Ill hit neiRhLor'!!
auol he\ 1,, II •• liketl to !ish am i hunt. lie would it
CCII of
11 11 ol:ty •m :1 lO tum• 11.1111 U:th. but :wld!lm caugh t !lny;
hut Ulpllid nut •·nn•. !lip h:\lltt. tlog nam~l Wnlf.
Ulp'" wHo• olitl nut like Wnlf. If Wo lf came into
the l1utl'lt'. IC\J•' II wife wnuld ch:ultl him out. All the
\l(ty.-. :uul girl:.. in tlw •· lllagc likt..-4 1 Hip. \)e(.'11.use he
\VIlli,.., kind tu tlll'm. The ••hiloll"'lll wnnlcl run after
lum olnwn thf' ottn... •t. \Up wunl•l L:lke the c hildren
un hill \.;nt"f' atul tdl tlwtu .. torit.'5. He made them
k\tt•.. tuul hu:ti.JI, '1'111' \l'llllll'n likt,.\ ltip IM"i-nu.w he
wuul1\ run errnudot fo r tlll'm .
(iii .III-:IIT ,\TKI .. II. -lt\1 A J.an~ll:l~t· .
t•lo~d
Rip "• Character.
Hlp wa.~ :1 •·er~· lazy man.
nut he wu ultl 1111l help hia wi fe .
f•luh tc!l.m!l, and all arc muler the auspl·
A
J.. S ,
.. Xt't!pl fur l'lub mcmhcno : but thr.. puhlk 114
prom\llt... l !l ll lk:l':t~luunl I!'Clll tu "IM'II oloool"'l
Already tr:aining in the line uf excrcl.'llng . hathing
anti di et ing
hn~ t'Orumcut.~l f\Jr Heltl
da_v 1pnrts,
:nul in thrw \l't.'Ckl the rt'gular training will begin .
It il cJCpet::tt.'t.l that all the n.ttt!!.l aporu will be eti·
lert. . l into, including runn i ng. jumplnli(. eJelinfl. ete.
Fnr runn ing exercise, a cn111 t.•ountry. two mile
rnu took Jtlal'C !'attmlay thll lith : anti on tbl'l 18th
o r :!."•th. then> will be 11 hnro •ntl hound race of five
m i\••8.
Tlw boy:t prumi~ tu furni s h ua, before long, with
nnutlocr lllt!MII nl n h ernoon »l m llar to th e one we
li e wnull! K" u\'f'r W
t lu: nf>ll(hiHJN' huii"Coi :mol hciJ• th e m with their
work.
the
Most o f th e gnmeot o f th e tournament will I)H
H o would
K"'lll t•rr.molot fur tht• tll'ighhor.t, an•l ht' woulol hel p
t•njoyed
eJC JK'Ct,
when t;mntl U&JJida was horc.
They.
hcn•·cn·er. to adtl 10me nell' feat ure. In
the line nf wrt.'sttlng. vaultiT•g. eu·.
Wll!('h fnr thelrnn nounc:emen t.s.
We
s b:~ll
all
TilE :\t)IDIAL I'OINTER.
In sloudu!tl a Uit: un·r·,.:o·own ],.,_\".
tu~
fuuu.l "111 wlwr~· tlh• 1·1··•·1. li•~·· l. I 1•:dd hi111 a 'i-it
hat
•m nne ;~ille; :t lo n e Sllli])Cllllcr "upponiu~r hi~ hln ...
jo·:m:o~. o ne leg of which tt·a~ tuckcol in~i•lc .. r his
I!Oou and the n dr:t wn olnwn ,.,.,.,. !lw tup .,f tho·m :
tr.n.·c>~
of sumNI1in~ whkh ''" 'k•·•l 1\'utuh•rfu ll_l' likt•
tui.Jacco juke aho ut his mouth
~ri hahlc
air u f · ·I am
attd with that ilh lt··
:1 tnu~:h.
Awl ,,,,,·in~:
I •li"mi··cd ·<'lwul :u f.,m· .,·<;],..,-k
!Cuti,.,ffl/ra"'f'-'~"1
But no !
;•
Xut luu;: 111111•11:11 h:q•j"'llt'd olllri n~r tho aflt•r'noH •rt.
I,i te rltry.
].,,.k
1011\
f,.r nu·.··
t·Xprc."Se<l in his whole :ntitwlo• :111ol ho•arin!!
~..
\\" lh•n I <"ll•Jilin•ol .,f hiou Wh_\" lu·oliolu"l lol'inJ,! t lw
n·~:is~t:r. lw au~wcn-.1. ··\\'o•ll. I ;o.nmn ' I fl•r!-[ut all
:l OOu t it"hHn] o·ommcu•·in!<(' tu·oby The rqti•t cr is
un•r In Tho· hullS('
lido!~
--:\1_1' uld
tlll'n · ... lw l'"int<•ol :u·•~•"" tiLl'
will :tit it fu1 ,I'Hll. " I 1!" 1
11'11111:111
thl· rt.'j.('i~tt·•·: n•tu n1o•d t" Nu• .,.h,ul hun,..... and 11"1'111
ttowurl,.
J:l~llll.
lu tho•t'l'l[i•t•·t· l f.,llll'l! lll'la-.t ,\'1':11'"-.pr"·
:111ol t he
ro' J~<•rt
uf tlu· pn·d un• to•adll'r.
W ith
thi" wa;~ the Uoy wh" had hu:~~to·.t th!\1 lw 1\a~
··goin' to lick th:U kid of a ·•·huuHt•:H·lwr·" lh•
cel't:tinly lno kt."< l It S if lw •·m1 ld l..t•t·p hi" Wo>l'd,
the :li1l uf t ho~•••. I """" h:ul 1hinJ,!•
" l\lorn in'," he an~wcro.'tl in rC"\I"II~C '"my ··<;nud
Stl":lnp:e tiJ,!htiiC">I ahm!l Ill,\" "hnuldc r:~ and h:ll b:uul
whi.-11 h:1ol tr01 uhlo:~l 1\l<l i n the mnrning
llu k'i...._l.
rnnrning :"' A nd. aftc•· esein)t iw· l\ " 1" 111" 111 · II!'
~loncht-'(.) out =--~he ha•l cnmc in. lllll <'h ' " !lw :111111•1"
ment nnd :lolm ir.J.lion uf tl!<' J.:r"lll' ,.f hul' • o·ln· h·r··•l
ab11ut the hall duor.
k~lnk
Uh · huw I wi-lwd I h:1d a
that mornin):. :1.nd might d:tt'l' tu u-e it '
~ine o 'clnck c:une. and ~til i rto••·lo·rk "r r~·J.:i,\l'r.
W hat wuu],] I dn ~
I c:J.llcd ~~·huul. :mol :a h e r :1 ·' ""Jl:
and my ""inangur:ll a rldre""·" I twgan '" take tlw
name.\! of the Jltl p il.i
girl.
The tir~t wa~ that .,fa linlc
m_r l:d"'i'"
A~
spoke up a boy nea r Ill('
M ille r .
:~u d hat St.'Cmcd • J IIil~· lnu~e "''""·
;-:, pa~·•••l my tir"t da,l' ui "to·a•·hinJ.: th~· _\'01111Jl' irlt':l \
my c to:IT
h" w t" ,Jt.,ut."
Thi" was the til·st d :1y of my life I
harl e 1·er IJt·cu thnown e n tirely
II)I<JII
my iiWn res• our·
c-es: am i ' tis n day 11'hit•h I .'lh:d l long remernhe r.
I rea li:.:t.-.1. the n. the siJ~;nilicance of o ur J:rl\lh lntinf.(
mnTto : "'Out of the b:1y inlu the
~can . "
lt OSA l.U I~AMOST.
A.G.SPALDING&BROS. '
S.-Y~•
C><•oo
ATHLETIC
-- Yunr name ?"
GOODS.
I inquired ofthene:o:t Jtirl ...., el m:!I':Ltit:.:." " \\'h:n
r c:J.ole r \o1c r e yon i u l:l..;t y~·ar·•" " I wa~ in tilt' ..ec·
o ntl reade r last year. Lout nur udmr teacher s:1irl I
could go into the thi rd reader thi~ year" St1 it
we nt ou till I c :J.me to the ILt'rn uf m y stury. " Yo ur
name, pleas.e ~..
"'Otto El ..c h lt• pp "
S uroly. I
h:t.<l struck a g:J.lc the liNt le:IJ,t:IIC o nt :
" M inn ie whn '•"' " :\lin nit:
'She·s in thcf·hart•·l:L•• "
lnr tho•
I lu<·keol IIJJ. I olio! uut nuti•·•· the
She1Jec:m1c frightcnt•• l :a· I atJ]JI'Ila ehcd lwr
"'\\' hat is you r namo; ~ .. I iwpLirt•d. :Su ans wer
" l'lea.;oe te ll me your n:\1111' .. :-'t ill nn answer
"Ple:J.<re sir. ~hc".i my~i:<ter ll ~·r n:une·~ :\linnl..-.""
l'l'!ldy
m urr•n•·: :111d with thaukfullwan h·ft the,.,., ...,. nf
- -Ofli~ialo«IC.tocnf<l
:~:~~~t:f.o~"~
- -"'-"'r-J·-
Aokl-licCtubo-M
<heCou<llr).
"'1-l uw d" yo n
Tbe Spalding
Bicycle....
it ! " "0~ t-t-u E~ l ~ ,. h I e t•~ p."' he ~pcllefl
slowly 1111J distint·tly. --T hank you."' I ~:aitl rnther
spell
angrily. as a titter ran rouml the ruo m
" :\l:tke a
list o f the studies yo u wish to t akt>. arHI hrinJ.: it tu
m y desk."' wa" my 11c :O:t t'<Hnman.l. thinldu): it Loc~t
not to ltues tioll him fur1her
After J had finis hed t:lkinJC thc rul l. I •·:allcol tlw
!;:..-cry•eq..o.; 1c roolluo: llalt. footlt• !l, f0otf.
different cla!ISC>~ :1.nd n'sigtu!<l 11•.'1sm1~ for the after·
Swr ldluy't~ 0/lfc llll L t:(tOIU; Uull
I• the fHfoc>al !!.all of the Satlt>na\ LA:a~o:«c ncl all
noon.
Twe lve o"cloct. srn•n c:~.ruc. :mol I r l i_.:mi:).~;:..._l
t hem fur Jinner.
The diiltl rcn were """n e:HinJC
their d iuuer with e 1' irle nt and :au•lihlc .'l:&lis f:~.r·ti"n:
bm my :appetitr>. for nnl't'. ha•l failP•I IlL<'
l'rnllit. Athlcoi<:•.
G)'n>U'IUnt.
Ihe
lncli~o~ ~<tl
~;~;~:i~~:ru~~ ~\CG~;;rer: :~.·~c~':lr T.::c";:~. ,,, ~"''
11. 1:1. SYIILI)INI:i
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