THE NORMAL POINTER.
Volume V.
ST EVENS POINT, WIS., JANUARY 1), 1900.
Number 4·
CHRISTMAS.
T
HE ho use of logif was rudely built .
About it lay t he s now,
While cl<lso p,round the pine trees su~l
W ith s hu.dows dark llelow.
With po peQrn white nnd apple.'! red,
T he pric kly butte rnu t,
And bo me ma•le ~~and~·. bro wn and c risp.
S he filled the .'ltockings up.
The snowy flakes fc\1 silently;-
There wa.~ no breath o r bret!~e­
l t slowly roofed the house in white.
h weighed d ()wn limbs o f tri:cs.
Tben Jut of all, with lu¥il; g care.
In e ach a gift 11hc laid.
That hCr d e ft !ingel'll lull!. with jo)',
From scant mate rial u1ade.
W ithin the house all quiet reigned.
The children. tncked away,
Were drcamit1g o f the wondrous joys
That come un C bristmM Day.
W ith s mili ng face. yet tired s igh,
S he saw he r task comple te.
T hen sough t he r bed for needed rest,
Not loug hnd ~he to sloop.
The tallow candle dimly burned.
The coals were growing dull,
Yet still the patient mother toiled
On simple gifts for all.
The c hild re n woke. and merry s houts
T he frosty sile nce bro ke,
T he little girls in mother';~ room
The ir trundle bed fon~ook .
T he clock t icked loud its warni ng c alls,
And o \·erhcad the laughing boys
The weigb t.s swung to and fro.
T he frosty windows glis tened bright.
Outside thew fell the s now.
Madf! loose-laid boards reso1111d
T o ba.sty 11teps, 11.!1 each one t ried
To 00 the liMit one dM~:n .
The mo ther movei! with sile nt has te,
He r wk at last WM done.
She paused whe re waiti ng s tocking!l fh·e
Before t he c himney buug.
The n joyo us laughte r, me rry call!!,
Till mot he r went to sec.He r lo ng self-sacrifice repaid
Uy happy c hildren's glee.
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THE NORMAL POINTER.
ThoH child ron now RT-' sc:~.tterod wide,
Each bu a city home.
Where mt~.nly boys and bouny girls
Fill we ll the a.mplo room~.
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A otl Cbrlstmo.!l cowos with chiming bells.
With books and triokei.S gay.
And many gif1s of lllSte and cost
\V hich brighten o~hcr days.
Rut .ln C:\ch home. In n.o ok secure,
A faded trlnkt~t lies.
Reminder nf old ChrlatmM days,
Anflmuther's sacrltico.
WHAT SANTA CLAUS BROUGHT.
lt w~ almost ti-ro o'clock of thll day bcforu Christ·
mas. Ruth stood "t tho window of the bare little
room she and hl:!r mother ca11od home: It w~ bard
to tllll why 11he was there. At any time..thero were·
few passers by in thil narrow side street, and this
rainy, windy day there were not a.i many as usual.
Perhaps abe stood there so that her mother', who
sat qnictly sewing no tho other aide of the room, ,
might not
the big tears that trickled ~\uw'ly d own
her cheeks; or It may bo that she was comforted
some by seelnt:e things nut of doors look as dreary
and miserable u abe felt.
No wonder the little girl wl\.8 crying. Had not
her mother just told her that Santa Clau& could not
- come w tb(!m this y$ar tLod that e\·un shu could not
get any g\ft for her dear 1\ttio girl! It took all she
earned. every. cent, to buy the poor food and scanty
clothing they bad to ha\'e.
IL grew darker, the electric lights were turned on.
A stronger gust of wind than usual b\uw shme old
papers and dead leans down the 11treet, It carried
oft the cap nf" ragged gamio. and Ruth forgot her
sorrow for a minute In watching him chua it.
Juat then the falnte!lt sound came from ouuJide
the door, Ruth tbous:ht It wu the wind, but It came
again, this time It was ruoro like a moan. Her
mother hadn't n'oticed It, and U.uth didn't know
what to dn, she. was afraid to open the door but she
wanted to know wh:t.t WR.!I there.
'l'be!1'-the same suuod again, Ruth didnt hesitate
this time, but went quickly across the room, opened
the door. and bent down 0\'Cr what looked like a
little black bund_le. She started to .pick it up. and
almost screamed when her bands touched it, it Wll!l
• so 10ft and warm, then It 1noved too, so It muu be
all•e, abe thoua:bt. l.ooking more closely abe aaw
see
It was a little black Pl!PPY· It tlldnt take her any
time to pick it up gently, then to put it in a warm
plaCe by thO tire while.shc brought it a saucer of
milk, nor did It tnkc tho puppy mucb time to lap it
up. Then It began wobbling around tho room on
ll!J weak little 1~~. while Ruth danced 11.round
shouting gleefully at his every mo\·emcnt. It was
h11.rd to tell which WtLS the happier, and it was
a smiling littlc face Ruth lifted up to her mother ns
she said •·sauta Claus did come·ll.fter all." ·
Mns. MOEitKF..
THI! BURGLAR'S OlRJSTMAS.
A few years ~~ogo I wn!l In charge of fl surveying
party sent out from Chicago by the R. l 1. V. C. Co.
for the purpose of laying the route for a projected
li~oe through Northern WiscoMin.
We found, toward tho last of Dt..>eembor, that we should be unable
to tinish our work 115 early as we had plaoried, 11.rid
that wo ahoulcl be obliged to pan the holiday ACI.IoD
in thi!l new and unsettled country among the pines.
On Chri!Jtmaa·evo we came to a1nna.ll town, dropped,
as it seemed. in the very be.rt of a huge pfoe fore!Jt.
The hotel acc!)mmndatio na were taxed to their nt·
most by my crew. and after I had seen Lhat they were
provided with alleltcr. !'found lodgings at the home
o f a widow, a certain Mrs. William&, who was so
happy ln. the pro&pect of set~lng her son whom she
expected on an evening trftin to apon11 ChrlstmuJ
with her, that she could talk of nothing ('\!6. I sympathize<\ with the woman a8 she tc:>ld me hoW many
years he had been a~ay nod bo w long he had prom·
!sed her this \"hilt. After supper, as J walked
ihrough tho dingy, dark little town, I pictured to
myself tho brilliant atrcehs of tho city I bad hoped
to see oD thluvenlng, the cheerful. hurryina: crowds,
tho brightly lit homes. the holly fe!Jtoons, the sleighbells, the Chrl!ltmaa chimes, until. from my very re·
Hectlons. this humble little town took on the aspcci
o r Chrl!ltmas cheer which I h11.d boon Imagining In
the city.
I began tn notice brown paper pncels carried by
me in every direction. I stopped before a store to
look In at a group of bright faced children gathered
around the~ picture b."'Ik counter. A tall, pale girl
was looking wlnful\y at a gaily bound ''olume of
Hans Ande r;wo'a Fairy Tale!l, and a roughly dnwed
workingman wa!l handling doubtudly, yet eagerly. a
beautiful violet colored silk fabric on one of the
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Farther on I s:Lw :-. (.;hristn1as tree. l:hlc n
with toys in the win.low o f a cantly s imp. ami the
light n:llecteJ from the ke rosene l:tmp ,;houc nn a
drcle of :ulwiriug c hildish f:u.•cs. c:-.gcr cyetl and
c hubby c hecketl. gro upt!d outsid e o n the narrow
:Jidewalk.
As I went b:tt•k wwar..l my lO<IginJt I s:-.w many
other pre p:tr:Ltions fn1·t he ··clebr:ttion of the IUO>rrow.
When I readu.ttl the honso I w:ts prescrHC<I to MN.
\\' illiams ' son who had arri\'<'<1. arnl whose f:ace
struck rue s t once a~ a f:tmili:Lr one. Where h:Ltl I
seen him ~ I a:>kcd m~·sclf again and ag:ain :as I
watche<l him. wmulcring mor·c :anti ruuru. unt il :u
last it J:twued on me that I hall scun hir.n lx•f,,re
leal·iug the city. some nuunh,; locforc. lochiml the
baN in :1 city pri>llm o n a c ha rge of thef t. in whit-h
he W!l!l the ringlc:t.dcr (Of a )t:LIIJ: who hat! mad,; unc
distric t of C hicago notoriuu ~ . It was the ~:une face
and the :tame man but huw ditTc nmt \1i:1 he ariug at
ho mo fro m wh:tt it wa~ as I haol .,;cen him h ;;t. He
luul :1 n:u.u m l <lignity untle r the la l·i~h carcs;ws of
his mothe r. who sceme;l un:llolc t•l lt•t. him nut n f her
ilighl. I we nt woiHh!ringly to my room :uul :~oon
fo rgo t the bura:l:1r :w <l hi,; muthc r in sleep
The next mo rniug we Jm~lu:ol o11W:1rd frotu the
't-to wn. :1ml a few .l:1ys l:ne r I n •tu l in :1 Chi<'<lgfl paper
that Jat·k Willi:uu~· gan~t h:1ol hrokcn into a promine nt l..111si u~s place in that t•ity nn C h ris tmas C\'C a nd
t h:at :all haJ bt:eu t':llJLnrcd . Tlw article ad<lctl t hat
tm.! police we re mystili~l at tl1;, :tl)setwc of the le:t..der
who hat! nn t h~n wit h his g:1ng in the bnr;tlary. I
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of yo ui1g nwn and women. dmtting g:aily. and oiOOwing the j;un o f lwlitlay sho pjtCN that linger a OOnt
tho.: hig stor~. The street caN l:tiJor a lung. loatlctl
o.lown to the o~te ps wit h passenlle r:l t•arrying bumllc>~
of e\·ery s ize ami sllllpe. Alo ng the ~·nrb a string o f
pt.'<ltllcrs pn>~h their t•:t.rto~ with noi ,;~· clamor. Fr..Hu
tho windo w o f one brilli:Lntly lightt•d >!tore :l Jeri.'ll t
many dnlls stre tc h furth thc ir arms liJlltC:lliugly to a
tmop o f facwry hantls pa:~ilin~t by. Tho young men
:unl girls stop nn tho s treet 111 c :oo;c hnnge gn.."tltiugs
:Lnd then l:~.up:hingly pasil on. A wom:~n. with a
worn s hawl <lrawn tightly :Ll)t)u t he r hl':ul and s honl·
ole n!. bargain;;~ with :1. peddle r for a few toy.'f. Fh·e
i11·d:ul sonngsters 1\atte u their noses again:.~t the
frozen p:uul of t he toy s hop. in tlcligln :at l!lu mc tlung
thcru. It pro\'CS to he :1. milk wagon. with tlrh·cr,
:uLtl horses. an• I caus that can he nnloadl.'tl'. Ano ther
s mall buy come;;~ out o f the s hop with n pe nny g o ldfis h nf t•andy t•lutched tightly in hiil h:t..nd o.ml •·a~t­
inJC cautious glance:.~ right :uui left. SJXl('(lil••crosil tlie
ro:td to the d oor of a building. where 11 s ma.ll chil<l
>!lands waiting. In tho bo.semc n.t uf thi:.~ bnildiug
t he lighLS of a Chrl ~tmas tree s ho w ngain:~t the grimY
wiutlo w pan~. Two c hildre n aro now bn:~ily engag·
col tixing thl• p:ololli:1h upun on~ of ill! brau~.:hes. They
arc hstJjJ)' and contented now. notwlth:ltandina: tluat
the t hree little candles that burn t here s hed light
upon a sce ne of utmos t desolalion. The room i~
black with s moko :md dirt. Unlf the windo w panes
are broken nn•l tho hole~ stuiTe•l with rags. The
slee\·;,.~ of an old coat hangs o ut of one, and bent
knew why
,Jre:t.rily upon tho Ka.Sh when the wind ilwee ps o1·e r
CHRISTMAS.
Ne:a.rly 2000 years agu a s1:1.r :q•l>C:at ed in the En.;t.
tc l!i na: the J)COJ>lc thnt a. Hctl••cme r h:ul been hor n .
Hack to the loug ago my mind wande ~. hac~ to the
s un-ba ke<I J)Iainil o f Ar:ahi:L.
In my iulli):Cin:llion I
can see the thn.:e wise me n tr:a\·cl ing nn thei r camels
w the city of J e rusale m. I hea rt he m :lSking. •·Where
i~ he that was born to t.~e Kin g ~-- .-\ ·•ain I see the m
bending \o w. worshi ping the ~axiur. whn w:11 horn
on C h ristmas e 1·e. I b:l1·e nn idea what welcome
they ga1•e 1<1 Chris tm:lii tlay in those ultle n times,
hut tod:t.y it iii welco nlt.'d :uul hrin g.~ joy to ucarly
e\'eryone. es peci:tlly c hildren.
It is CI'Cniug i n a l:arge city. Tho s hr.p;; c:t.~t and
west are JKIUri ug fo rth the ir "' "'arm~ n f wnrkcrs.
Streets ami si•lo walk~ are filled with au eager th rong
the fe n<:o and rattles the rotte n s huttcN. Ncar n tahie a discouraged woman s il.ll eye ing ·tho t•hildren'"
s ho"' g!oomi\y. For a short time the happy f11CCS
do not seem to apJl·e nl to her. hut S()I)U 11ho awakes
froru the s mpo r into whic h she hnd falle n. an• I ri.'fing
he ll>il lhc !ittlc ones place the tree where it can best
be seen by the baby, who crows with delight.
~ow she send ~ tho children from the room o n an
e r rand. and while they are gone pins two pair o f
bright red mittens to tho tree. H:t..t:k come the little
0110, and they we lcome tho mitte ns with lmppy s ho u t.s.
The l':t..ndleil burn lower und lnwcr and :1..~ the l:ts t
one !la res up we see two c hild ren on n bed o f rags in
tbe corner. s till wearing tho n.'d mitte ns. an•l the
mother s ti11 sit.~ by a tahle, :1 tlreamy. far·:t way look
in her e~·c:.~.
VIOLA CAts.
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A llh>Dibly periodi c al, r.preoe nt all• t of th 111
mal School,
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r ib St&la
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!HneDI P ohu, Wlacoa t la , pabllt bed by tha
aiQd anfl.
Ta rmaofnbwlptlnll-:.0 Ct!ll'l pnyur Ia advacu:e.
UDotpald be fareJaa . I,IIIOO.
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..... A11111ent llutlncu
Meue~e,.
ing out tOO bt!st e fforts from his clnssc~ in S]ICCtnl
Pedugogy nnd l~it cmturl!: by g h·i ng SJ>ecinl uttcn.•ion to the boys in tho Mod el School, he has become
their guiding s pirit. By his efT()rts thestJ boys ha\'C
organized into n Progressi"c Sodcty d C\'Oted to
_both me nt:LI nud bodily training. T oo much ('lUI
not ho snicl in praise of tho l.lunc lic ial results this
\'Oiuntnry CX]tCiH.Iiture o f effort o n his pnrt lm'i
bro't uOOut. Of his wurk nnd intere!lt in tim more
mh·anced uthletics of the school mention will bo
made in another column .
Sin<.-erely as wo regret tho loss o f these hig hly
gifted teachers. we realize that whttt ill our loss may
be their gain. The wl~ole school unites with Tho
l'ointcr in wishing them success in thei r new work .
With the adve nt nf colder .wcn!lacr and the cCS!Ia·
lion of out-door acth•irics. thoro has begun to reig n
our midst a more quiet but earnest !:lJJirit. Our
in
. .. . . . ... 8 ~ r e tery
interes t has turned to a lei.!! noisy, yot ftally as profit·
Addreu ell bulutttletlert to 1bt1 Bntlueu .Yeu~&er .
abl'l an occupation as football.
ArtJcluaollelle4fromrormertlDden" endtetcbert .
HUde"' end tnbnrlben tre retpo:ctfnlly nqnntf4 to pet·
The orntnrical contest enrly in Ft> bruary, the
rolllltOllred'l'ertiNrl.
Juui o n~· debate with t?-~ hk osh. a!HI the joint debnte
with Superior, arc occupying o nr nttc ruion. We
nrc beginn ing to ask oursch·es Does it pay to ente r
the&e contests for menta l and forensic supremacy 1
In reply we WtlU\d ~ay that for the prospccth•o
We have t.be pleasure o f beginning the New Yea r
teacher who must expect in tho nen1· future to fracc
hy beading our Locals with o. \'Cry ueat and attract·
nn nudicnce where criticisms nrc o f tho keenest
i\·edesigo, the work o f Miss J udith Wadleigh. Our
kind. no hotter training could be desired . than thnt
art department i!l eertninly doing its share in the
n!Tortled by the debating and o rntorical C'l otests.
impro\·ement of The Poi nte r.
But aside from the many benclicial results nccruing to their p:uticipnnl.ll. dchu.tes IIIL\'O one danger·
We learn with deep regret that before we take up
our next qt~~ut e r's work, we are to IOfe two hiJChly ous property. They are liu.ble to dc\·elop the s pirit
Cllteemod members of o ur faculty- Mrs. I. M. Elliott of tho ndmcatc, to cdm•ato us to look nt things from
and Prof. C. 1:1 . Sylvester. Both have been ea rnest only one point of vif·w, thus el iminating that very
workers In thei r respecth·e d epartments ever since desiruble chnrncterislic of fnirn ess so essential to a
perfect social bei ng.
the organization of the school. Mrs. Elliott h:l! had
Howe,·cr. if prOJ>Or care be exercised in this rc·
sole charge of the work in p;eogr.l.Jlhy. Thnt her
spect,
tlebatcs nnd orntorit•al contests rightfully
work htu1 been well and <.-onscientiously done. all
who have been In her cla.sses will testify. An en· n.ssumo n prominent place among tho lnteresL!I o f
el'cry progre.!l;live school.
tb~slast herself she had the faculty of enthu ~ ing
Our past record il; this very desirable lield has
others also. Besides her regular work Mrs. Elliott
hu been the patron and trader of our highly s ue· been n cret.litablc one. Basi ng o ur o pinio n on the
cesafu\ Geography Ly<.-cum.
runtcrial already selected. nod that left to be se·
Prot. Sylvester's work ho.:~ been of a more
\toted from, wo are conlident that tho present year
character. While hesuccoodod ndmir,ably in~.,,. :will bring forth good results.
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li>'t uf s ix bunk,. fur a Fifth u r S ixth
~ r:tde
th:tt will Ve hut It i n te rt•~li n ~ :tml ins tructit·u.
X:unc lin! bunk ~ on Eh•nwutat'}" llut:uty t h:tt
ami 1-:ighth li r:lllt• pupil:; shunlol h:l\"e ac·
••es;; tn whe n lw):innin~ t his :ot udy.
4. \\' h:u twu tt•.-. : t h(ovk~ tHJ llis turJ fo r :t t:r:am·
mar S<:houl •·au yun recumnwnd ~
lo. Where is l'hysiul••l!.l' St:an t•tl in tlw ~orm:tl
:'\l•"h•l ~dwol ~ In wl1ich .:r:ult• du tlwy lirst 11~
tl1t> tt•xt huok !
U. Huw tlu they tc al'11 s pelling t hro ugh the
:.1.
Cribbing. - This is a set."t! whidt is growing
strong fibrous r•KJI in our ~ho >OI a mi s ho ulol he olt•·
s t royctl no w before it get.:~ s m•h a hulol that it will
lbrc you cn•r
t:tktl :l stro nJ: ciTnrt to uprnot it
s tnppetlto t hi nk_th:u it w:ul n~all,\· wmn!-:" tu u:ro line
a her line from tlilfe rent a ut hors i n your essay with·
o ut u:~iug •tnntruiun m:arks ~ IJ;• yn u know th:lt thi~
!\11\ttug aut hors is pl agi:lri ~111 ~ At tlw l "ni\·ersicy it is
lonkt.'t lupon so seriou,;ly :u to •·all for pnnl.ihment.
,\ ntl were the note.~ whiclt we ).("a tlwt· f·•r uu r l'-~~:1.\"S.
:llways worketl on~r t•arl'fully into our own wunl ~
:w d i nto o u r o wn outlitii'S. the e.;.,;ay~ would IJt•
s mu••the r. easie r 10 lis te n !" a nd mo n· pro ti ta lolc \u
t bewritl'r.
Wanted.- A \onl( s hl'lf ncar the lut·kcrs un !he
tirSI t\nur. This wu ul•l relitl\"t• t he un titly :t]lj)t':ar·
:t.nl'e of the s tairs when sutdcu t.~ arc pntti n).(" "11
their wraJIS.
Reform.- Watc h t l1e diiTcnmc J.C rson.~ :as : lu·y tip
too :aho111 tim tmiltlittj.!. It t!<ocs no t make the m ap·
J>l!:tr ,·cry )Cr..tceful. lm t they will do it - tn sa,·•:
nuistJ. Uut who would nolt ratht'r hc:ar thn fuot·
s teps than tn St.'C them w:toltllc alung ~ llowcn~r.
one m:ay learn 10 w:alk S< t ai< I•J m:akc •·c•·y liult·
noise C\"CII when swpping u n t he whnlc foOJt. I t ha:~
heen prot·en t h:at many ~riniB rc~n lt.l! m:ty fullow
if d 1ilolrc n ar~ m:adc to wal k n u ti ptu-e. In m:any
!!t:houlll today it is ab~ul utely furhidduu. II yon
ha t·e been iu t he h:altit o f ti p toeinA" o r a;~king ··hil·
olren to tlo -~"· jus t watc h :1 :>tuth•nt. t•lulol. ur tc:w h·
c r th:at tip toes and see if their l(:tit t!oc~ not o·on·
t·ilu~e yuu th:at it is time !fll llrn fo\"Cr a ne w lc:tf in
reg:anl tu t his m:aue r. Till' be gi nn ing nf the ye:ar is
:t goMJtl ti mo.
Answer.- These IJUestions :ue 1·ominj.! t<> yr•u
:oome d:ay. if ynn teach.- ho w :artJ yon guinl( t<• :an·
.iWtJr
them ~
Wh:at k ind nf decm·:atio ni< :are appro pri:atc in
the lower gr.ttleil for Thank ~gil'i n~t D:t.\". Chri~t m:u.
1.
Eas te r. :tnt! 1he l'we nty ·Sel·ond uf F,.hrua ry "
~t·en th
~r:ules ~
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llnw :uul nf what. is the ne w hullcti n btmrol
in the lilm1ry umdt~ ~
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( i in• t h•· 11:11111' and :addrc~s nf a ldtulc rgrartc n
~up pl)· <'t11Up:m y . Of twu 1--(<•nc r:ll SIIJIJ•ly t.'UIIIJl:t·
nit•s Of t hl"<'t! bnnk t·ctm pa nic:~..
!1. What s upplcmc nt:ary rc:ltling honk>~ l':tn you
r.•com•nt•ml fut· :a St·\·cnth (ir:aolc ~
10. Namo :a guotl SOU): book fo r lnlenlletlia tc
pupils to uso.
~t:< : t :~:STIO!' . - Keep :a no te bnok tn jnt tlo wn tho
tn tlwse an•l s imilar •ttWStiuns. \' i ~i t tim
:'\l•" lcl St'lwnlil mo rc. As k t lw •ltJJlRrtme ut tt:at·hers
au ~ wers
m•• rO •JIICstinnil.
Voice.- W ill it p:ay t.n Jei,·e t·arcful auc ntiun tu
the way WtJ u;;c o ur \"Oire ~ ~nrely. nHn:h •lepemb
o n it : f()r it i ~ the mnsl tliret·t mc:u1~ whic h we use
in making ptJnplc kn<JW im•nctlialt:ly uu r tho nghll!
and h•clin):s. It is .'l<l l'<> nlwl'te<l with u•i nd. heart
and ha ntl that it.!! inllmmcc, fur j.!Hnol o r t:\·il. is \'cr y
powerfu l. Think u f t he \"Oil'l'!l of .~nnw nf ynnr
te:achers. friend:;~. aut! al'tlll:tint:u wcs. :uul !<l.'i: how
muc h ..oympathy. c h:lr:wt.••r a n•I ,..,,,trnl tht•y a re able
tn tJX pre.~s with the m . If )"•Ill JZu intu a ;;~~.·lwt1l room
with :1 colt!. hsrllh ur hiJZhly pilcllf'<i \"ttit-c. there :lre
il-CI"I!r:ll nhjcc l i<"nahlt: thin~~:~ whidt Jl>ll may tin :
Yn u may conl'crt n:aturally hc alllifnl \"nice~ into dht·
agn..'t'ablc nne.~ hy t heir u ncou,;cinu" imil:ttin u :
you maj' :uou ~c :a tlislike fur st ud_y : ynu may kt'CJI
c hiltlruu from •:.-..:pn:•ss iu)C t he ir !Jest i n t ho ught nn•l
feeling : p m may eausc he:t<l:tc hcs: ynn may brin11:
tlisc:t;sc upo n yon r:~Cif :u !tl all IJCt•ause you clo nul
t•on t rol y••ur \'Oil·c w<:ll. E~ talol i.~ h an i•ltJ:tl in woh:c;
work fnr it.
THE NORM Al. POINTER.
Those who are to take par t In the oratorical tontest might ga in 11omc j)()hHcrs if they wonltl '' igit
Mr. It - well's rc:uling class Rnd hl'nr him "1"\imb."
W . I~. Fulle r. who has becu tcn.chiu~ the Fourth
ami Fifth g1·:ules a t G rand Hnjlids wns promote.\
:uul will take , Will Br:ulfon:l's place in the high
school.
Prof. S:mfonl ga\'C :l \eNure on gcne ml history
( .::__:.:;;.::.:;;;~~===:;:~ :f~u:r hili ci:\S!I in this study. It wa.o~ ,·cry interesting.
.._
stereo ptican being used to illustrate, g:n·c it atl·
In T heory class J\lr. S. "You aro not what I nm
:u·eyoul\lt•. Killinger! "
l\l r. K. " No."
l\lr. S. '' l tun a man therefore you a re nota m:tn.''
MiSll May Finch has withtlrnwn to teach.
Tim Ch·i\ Go\''t class h:ulthcir lin alii Friday. lk·
ccmbcr II).
Jrn Hubbard of lhnt:ock
the ne w year.
W:\!
lll'rc tO help us open
Sieknf!S!I has t>ompelted the Misses Liulc and Dig·
num to withdraw.
Arthur l.nnon hall wit htl rnwu to teach ncar I!is
homo Ill Metlfonl.
G. G. W . G:ucs of the class of 'DB S]Mlllt a fe w days
visiting old
friend~.
Lust. while bringing in 11'ood. an np:1l. no reward :
return tu l\liss 1.. U'l..
We hRI'C all e njoyed our \':!cation :uul arc now
ready for the new year's work.
Mi" Christine J ohnson. who teachc!i at Millatlore
spent ,·acation at her homu here.
Horace Dnwcett has withdrnwn to accept a IKtSi·
tion with McCulloch'!!, in the city.
Uai]Jh Hounds !!pent a few dRys here while on his
his way home from the Uni,·crsity.
\Ve are now preJJ:I.retlto furnish music for dances
and receptions. Hngtime mnsi(: a specialty. ~lisses
F. and S.
Florence (ianiinet". who teaches at ::ia:wn , ,-isitctl
with Villa Cowie!! n week, rcwrni ng Saturllay, December 81.
The Mi!I.SCS Saxton. Cowie~ ami llflwlcn ami ~lr.
Ames were absent from som e of their chasses, ou accoun t o f skkne•11.
Pres. Urier of Hil·er Falls s pent thu week. emling
i)e(-ember 10, inspecting_our No rmal and of course
frworetl u:.~ with one of those pleasant ual ks, whit•h
we can all appreciate.
T he majorit.v o f onr faculty attended tlu.1 W i~:~<.-on·
sin Te::achc_r's associatio n at Milwaukee during the
holidays. l,rCH. !~roy ::and Prof. Snnford taking p:art
in the regular prop:-:nm.
Miss Gray SIIJ)Crl"isor of the Grammar department
who has been lli('k sin('C the That>ksgh·iug re~-c:!l5 i...
back np:ain. Mrs. Elliott had the supen·ision of the
work durinu; l\l i~ Gmy·.~ absence.
(iail Hamilton told us what the blind man saw in
EurO])C. The lecture 1v::as \'cry good nu~ l\lr Hamil·
ton s howed plai nly limt there umy be some real t•u·
joymcnt in life c \·en for a blind man.
Prof. ~l cCru;kill c ntertni ned us one morning with
an inte resting talk nbont a s ummer spent Studyiu~
animal lifo on the seashore. as us ual he IIC\'Cr
the nudience n. <'hance to appear gloomy.
~:tl't!
Prof. Syh·es ter gave one of the mo~t entertai niug
and inlltructh·e lectures of the year, o n tho ruins"'
Pompeii. The numerous pictures displayed and his
rending :at.ltled speci:tl intcre.'lt to the lecture.
Will Urudford. who has been on the sick list fnr :t
while hr.s been forcCt.l to give UJ> hi~ work in the
high !!Choo\ lit Gmnd Uapids, Mr. Harrows tnkiu::
the position until another teacher was found.
Miss Earle had a so,·ere tHtack of toothache :tn•1
being a(h·iscd to t ry :l mustard piMtor, tlid so with·
,,
THE NORMAL I>OINTER.
out cncuidcring t he strengt h o f tho pla,;t.r r, wit h a
result that wa~ soon noticc<l lly the whule sdJm•l.
At 1:1,.1 :'llr. :"'tinso n ha~ lc:1rntJd thu St!<"I'Ct 11f ci1:Jk·
in~; •·in·us leuwn:ult•.
Hoy Uc:u·h was 111:1rril.>tl to :'lliss Clat·a Ut•at•!J De·
ccmhcr 2(;. The young l"Onplc will make t heir
:\t the d c r)()t Junl·tiun City. :'lli:O!I Y. t" sta tio u
:1gcnt. " Whun d ocs thu 6::!0 trai n JfO out! "
future ho me a t Kb math Falls. Ore. Huth :ll"t! ultl
=--ormal stmltJnt.s and we wish them mud1 lHIITt'SS in
S.
life.
Jlint'Saml t he Wilmo t
T he lite rature c l:a3S were talkin;.: ahuut Bry:ult"s
T hanatops i,; whieh ho ha•l t u i~ plao ·;•, J in h i~ f:ttllt' r':l
<lesk. and Mr. Ps:tiol ··Tho '" ',\' h:ul mi~pl:u:••• l
the IJ'Ot'lll :ami los t it. it h:ldn]:liiTII p111 inwa d"rc·
cut.· ·
:'II i~
S tew:lrt c ntertaineol us with a talk n n the
<"h:tractcrs of Dicken ~· JJO\"el". and th<• •o·hquJ~
thoroughly enjoyed SJ)t!mlin~ tlw lllH111e n t.~ wit h
··patient little Nell"" Oli r·o•r T wist :trul tht! o tlu•r
l'h:ar:rcters
:\los t of us ha1·e wur ricol a J.(r·eat oll':l l tryinJ! I"
settle whe the r thi,; is tht! nirwtcenth "'" thil twc ntict h \"elltury. but Mr. t:uwan sa.\'" tlrat t!lt! 11111111 11~
ga1·e him wo rry enuugh :111•1 ~n has ldt dh· q ut·sti..n
::\l r. L. in d d J:Ite 11:111\i nj..: the po,..:cs:iuns of the r .
" We nuw own Alas ka. l'unu Hicu. t he l'hilip·
!)~·""·
•·
:'ot•ruc Voy;; th:ll w e know ha1·e been :tCI"II.'!!L'11 nf
H'Uenaoling some of t heir hr<ly frit! ru l" while these
~anw l:idy friemls :11-e at hreakh,;t.. Uuys. th is must
bc stOJl]IC<I.
We han.! :a lilllu~ hny a t t he
ut her jolly ;;ong~ ag:ti n.
)!iss Clements ami Miss :\lo rs<' lollkL'tl after O il!'
art exhi bit. whic h tho ugh not as l:tr]:e as .suml' was
variell and )tis~ Cle111ent;r .showt!d huw uUI" JIUJiil:'l
progressctl fro m t he pri mary tu the lll<lre :llil :tnn••l
c J:t...;;;;es in the ~ orma ! prope r We were the om!y
school to ha1·o an e x hibit of c:&.SU, :~o!sn re prorhlt't!< l
wo rk amou~t: whic h were iinme of the tlel!ign• fu r the
l'ointc r . The colored work uf the grade.,; W:li \·c r y
ue:1t :m d s bo wetl:t grea t d e:il of :arti• tie .ikill
whn wdvh:t
IJVIItulil :t11tl when the hig ~ huy• bothi!r him he
h:121 been heart! to u.~c >Suc h cx prc»sion :1>1 these,
··Quit th:IL now. c:an't yun lea1·e a fl!l!uw alo ne. you
oluu"t k now putty.'"
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Nc:w Yc:3r's RC$Oiotions.
Thuy Wt·rc usi n]: the Slt•n·uptil'un in the hi>St"ry
Tile l..onclnn lilee :"'ing•:rs. wh() were with us De·
t·e mLcr 2~. g:<~"c :a 1·ery l'n;ertaining •·on•·er t. t heir
:rou'.l:s were all new as f:tr :IS we we re •"01\l'er nl'<l.
:111d the re ndering o f them W:t.'!l gun. I The ;;t nole nts
who were lucky e nuug h tn );"'' honu; un the lirecn
U:1y. found t he tjlee S in]:ers un tlw train :rml the~·
were kicul ·e nough 10 ]:i1·c us ~omc of cln:ir sv nJ.::S
anol we all e njoyeol ·· Unmhle tl nm d ea ry" a nd the
~nnu:il
2ti-~J
fo r o t he rs tu scllle .
class ami t he picture of the lwa•l ,f :111 1-:J,::yptian
nmmmy w:t" o n !lw ,;t·nocu. wlwn Mr C- s"n ,.:1id
··That I<K,ks like the mununy nf :"'cti I. ·· uo t notidn~o:
t he c mharms me nt ~of t he yroUIIJ' ]:ad ~· who had J..(nt·
ten between the ste rcuptir·un :uul tnc sen •en
Prul"i:o~u."
T he 1·lwmistr,l' clas" w :1~ t Q·ing to think of a n:une
•·erw in .!yes go.Htl:n I ru m t•ual t:l l" whe n a hand
w:IS r:dS\.-tl i n tlu.: l.mc k IJ:Irt ul tilt! noom. C. ··Well,
:'ll r. :O.I- 11" - 11. what is it '"' Mr . M " Uiamund
ft~r
Thnsc wl1n s kipjwli ··lasses Thurs.l:ty. De..e mhcr
:!I. hare tirnrly rcsol\"c<lnel"er toski p c laS!'ICS :IJ(I\in.
' J'he male •tmrrtct re:10h·e ne1·er to apfJC:tr in JmhlicexL"CJlt hysliC{'inl request.
Ue rto ha" rcs u h·eolnot tu write anotlw1· essay 1111 ·
til he is:tllowctl tu I"C!lll hi~ btc~l <)II " llow I Wolf>t.'tl
and l.tls t."
:"'tilr.~u n maole :t tirm re~uh·e t hat after t his the
t;hinaumn wonl•l ca11 for hilS wnrk. ll(w:tusc wlu:n
hu took it himself Ji, haol 1•1 go dras inll alunJ,:: tlw
stt'(!ct.~ tu .see whe re he h:HI tlrnpJit'tl his s hi r t.'!l.
Uarrl'II"S will nut buy a nut he r hiJ,::lt t·u11ar un lCI<!I it
is prul"iolt:•l wi:h a p:tdf•Jr the ]Jrutcctiun uf hi"ehin .
Lmul has rt!Snll·ed tha t if !Jc cn•r raises :.lllotl1cr
mousl:ll'he the b")'S wi11 han• to pay him mo1·c than
ten t•e nt.s :tst here is n't e nough tu l11· g:lineol hy tlu·
olea!.
) (iss Stella W:llkc r a fo rme r ~tu• lcnt at t he Nur·
m:tl w:l.~ umrrie<l n n :\ew \'e:u·"" ol:ty In :O.Ir . Eol.
I.:J.nge nhcrg. a .)'OUng :md p!"luninent hus im:"'i man
of this c ity. All he•· frie~~tl ~ a t t he ~orm:il t!X te nol
their ••ongra t ulatinrr".
•.
••
TH E NORMAL POI NTER .
Om' Wtltl etic~.
The football !!Cason is O\"Cr a nd the pigski n is at
rest. Thll rccon l on the grilliron bas been ma"de.
·i
I
!.
Still we ha\·e morn work to do u.nd more \"ictories
to win. Our athletir. zeal ha.s manifested itself in
a different, although not :li\OWtic\d . The scene nf
activity has changed !rom the gridiron to the gymnasium. Basketball is the game that interests n.\1 at
present. We have h:u l some very good teams in
the past a nd expect to Jltlt out 1\ better team than
usual this season. For we have .some exct:.Jlcnt I'X·
perienced material from which to make a team.
T he usual energetic and enthusiastic ~it sc~1~1s
to actuate all concerned in the . game Thl, plrll·.
which is a part of our school IS the gu:1nnt e of
future \'ictories.
About the tim(l of the close of the football season,
the initial step was •.akcn toward basketball. Seven
teams were formed a nd their name8 handed to the
manager. Actl\·e pnt.ctlre was beJcun by the tenms
every night a nd Saturdays in preparntion for the
tournament. This tournament of the 1eams
wu to decide who tJhould compose the schoJol tquad
from which the school team will be chosen. The
tournament resulted in tf1e lirst place being awarded
to Grimm's team, a nd the SCC<lnd to Utter's team.
The school ~quad chose Pruf. McCa'lkill and Prof.
Evans. who together with Ca pt. Utter · . :mstitute a
committee to choose the !!Chool team. II at any
time during the season. a Jllayer tle\·clopll sullicient
sklllto warrant his being on the tirst team it is the
buslnesa of this committee to place him th('rc.
, Grimm's tea m composed of Grimm. AIJI!n, Switzer, Miller. Berto, Sehoticld: :lnd Utter's team composed nf Utter. Geo. Atwcll. Ensign Atwell. (ice,
Halverson and R<w.kwell. These tea m! arc the
squad from which the school te:lm will he chosen.
Mr. Utter was chosen CO.JIIRin of the team. He iii a
good player and will make u.n able capt:1in. After
the holidays the regular team will be org:ani1.etl and
sy1tematio work begun.
A schedule of 1ix or se~·cn games will he plan.'<.!
this season. Games are already arrnuged with ~ew
l.o ndon and Apt•leton. Severn! other ch:lllcnges
ha ve been receh·ed and a rc under consitleration.
It 11 not expected that games will he arnanged with
I _
Ri"cr }'nils a nd Superio r, be.:ause of the CXJK!ll5e.
The Athletic MSociatlon h.s a uthorized the executh·o committee to purchase suits for tho basketball
team.
At a recent meeting of tho Athletic M!lOCiation the
resignstion of Prof. C. H . Syl-..cste r ~nd Charles
Boles werl' regretfully accep ted. T he p resent S.1tisfactory finnacial sta tus o f tho associa tion is tlue to
their e:~.ccuth·o ability a nd Hnanciering. The asso<'iation elected Prof. E "ans and Ed. M . Gilbert to
till tho vacancy caused by their resig nation.
Prof. C. H. Syh·ester will end his pedagogical
duties nt tho end Or this q uarte r, a nd will take up
editorial work in Chicago. Tho athletic circlei of
this school wish him success In his new work, but
reali1.e that his gain will be their lou. Prof. Syh·os·
ter has always taken a n active pa rL in all phlL'lC! ol
our athletics. He bas been emlnen\ly successful in
:\rousing a proper a thletic Hpirit. Manly, healthful
and honest competitio n In athletics bas ben the
ideal that he held befOre young and old. May sue·
cess be with him In his ne w wo rk, Is tho earnest
wish of us all.
Athlelic exercise d oes no t 100m to be evenly tli1·
tributed a mong the studtmts o f this school. There
are many who d o not tak e any more ncrclse than
they are obliged to. It Is true the regular gytnna·
sium work o ilers systematic exercise to el·eryone.
'fh~ young men get this physical exer tion !Jut two
night.s in a week, and the n to aome Of it is not gootl
ha rd work. Those wbn p lay footbaJI a nd basketll:lll
get their share of bot.llly training. and there are
some naturally weak wbo do not need more than
t wo nigbt.s' work. But the re are those who possess
the phyaical st rength, yet d o not get the excrcilkl of
tho school gnmcs t ha t ought to have an opportunity
to do more athletic wor k. There a re those who tiesire to cmhr:a.cc the o pportunity o f us1'tlg thAgymnasium. It is a desire that ought to be eherislu:..J and
put into action. 'l'bls apirlt o f athletic tr:a.ining it
the right one and will not only Improve the IJodily
health of each one who Is actuated by ILbuta\:10 11ro·
dncetJ better !JCholarshlp. It will not be long Uefore
the field sports will be under headway. Thoiit! who
will go in the run~ will need the p reliminary tl'!lin·
ing on the t rack. Some arrangement ahoulil IJe
made so that those who wish can nJJe the ru uning
track more tha n two nights In each week.
THE NORMAL PO I NTER .
!'!tat \"11"11 t ha t :dter noun. w hil"lt wnuld l'<ISt, nm tt l
t·rnt s.
H. 0. MASZ.
( Fu r furthe t' partic u l:u-s t•uns ult :wt ho t'.)
T he ninety· nincrs. yott"l"c hcanl of !lwm h<'fttre,
ha\"c
:1
brig-ht i<lea; :uul. just like them. th('y are
tu:tking usc o f if. so th;"tt now
wry
cl as.~
leuer.
the~·
e njoy a l"irt·nb·
La s t June when they sep:t r:ued :tt
tlte partiug of the w:tys. tht•y hurukally rt'si~IH!d
tlH: m~eh·es tu the thought that tlwn•aftc r they must
for the most !in! in <tll!il·iun to cal"lt other
Th:tt
resign a tion lo~t some of its bittcrues~. that ubli\"inn
sumc of its ;lark ness. as soun a.~ th e buntllo• ,f ~"lass
le tter~.
with their happy mis5i.,u. lx•g-an
mutul ii o f the st a te.
thn~e letters.
T here
HI ~tu
wa~ cl a ~sic 1itt~ ratl11"l'
the
in
And it w:1s the thou~ht uf a hunti>IC
t•um pil e r th01t a few
scle•·tion~
in Jl<'rm:utcnt priut co l
fo rm. if nol !lJlprcuiatc•l hy the wurld :u la rge.
would
:It
lc:1s t IJe welcomc•l Ly tlto: class of "U!J
..,..-r ll"as
jus t thinkin~ how great it '~"111<1 be if a
f,·Jlo w with th e aid of :1 Yerkcs tclt's•·opc •·oul<l a s t·c rtai n the where;"t lxmt.,; :t nd d oi n)!S nf :;<1 tlle o f th e
~~ ~of the "!l!lcr.'l.
• • • Uow u at ~u m e way .~t: l·
t io n he couh.l see. by lo oking- .-lnscl~·. l"uh·et· :as king
a bu rly cn nd m:tor, ··Uocs this train·Cr·gO to· l.ou-to·
T h is t~hil d iuL~ been enjoyiug himst·lf pretty wel l.
,Jus t uo w he is selli ng nai l;~ :t nd St:ou p s hn1·1!1s tn the
fe~ til·e f:trmCI"li.
L' . lt. HOUSIJS.
They pronomwed o u r morning exer.-i~e take o!T
an ingenio us ide:1 and a jolly f'las~ ,ta_,. feature . •
• ,. I did no L read a line of e 1·en a n ews pape r.
:llt hnugh I hat! three ··exceilcnt h11uks"" whkh l'rof.
~wift a <]\"i!Kld would be goncl s u mmcr reading-.
_ __ _
JEssn: llotn:sus
When thi s l"l~:t c hcs the g:irls :111<11><>.\"S whu usetl \1>
g-roan :!lund whom tho•.l" .s:\11" me ··umin g with an al·
~ e l>r:1. I Ucg- th:u tlu:_1· will an·ept my h cartfd t. jl"rat ·
itudo•; If they •:1·cr want :wyl hing- c>~ pl'<"ially ,]is·
agrucal.tle •lone tho•y knuw II(Jt>:l whnm t<"ll·:tll.
(;•:oth:t .\S.\ l;.\ Tt:.
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P . S.--( ~111 uf inture:~ t l<t the f'! a ~.s. bnt.of ).:"~at in·
teres\ to me.) Luis t: ll.~wou·th. let thi;~ n.mtlnd yo u
that ynu owe me a lettcr
_ _ __:_'_:_lA. !!\" l'ol cC U :I.\.,\S.
:-;incc se html dose•!. as is l"Oll ll n u n with m e. I
ha\·u Uccn laki n).( it easy. • • • l! u ll"e1·cr. there
is nu e nd n f wu r k. and i f nothing bt·tler ~ hows i(.'j·
S••lf. 1" 11 pick up an ul rl :1 "1; lying nca r hy nnd m:tkc
m.r mark .
E" . J . i\Iuss •:LI ..
~ay. t-;,1.• whc u yo u take IIJI _l"uur .t.'i: to ma ke yo m·
mark .• Jn n "t ~ trik e an ythinJ.! hard u r yuu will lie nn ahle to le:n ·e any traeu of yu n rsulf.
l'olllt,\ Cosuuos.
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-
But t h en~ i~ n n e hit uf ne w~ th:tt i ;~ of i n w rc.~l. I
am s ure. tu yon all. T h:lt is. o u r das.~ i1·y . planted
in the lil{ht u f the muon. a tult"C\"CJ"Cully wors hip Jk!d
l>y the da"-~ of ·oo is <: tww t s •• . Thanks to • • •
W. W. Cm.nm.
tiu: protecti ng t•:u·c of A lbe r t
You will reme m ber that I used to be mos L a.'!l goml
]nuki n g :IS some uf the reilt. Hut l h:11·e t· h:utgctl.
I tlnn"t we:tr hig-h cullar~ any mnr.... • • ,. I wear
a .~\ raw h;11 wit h a bri m 2 feN. with~. J\l y work i ;~ :1
do11d deal tli1fcrcnL too.
Fur th e h .i t four wt•ek!J I
han.' het!n han tll ing- a n improl"t!tl lin e o f ""Arn:;~t roug-·· farm mad_tit_" _'Y_ __
lt1.1 llt "t\11,\111>.
My ](>t has heen c ast with th e b;1bi c~ . whe re I sh:tll
feel perfectly at home. for it i.'!l on that. level. I frar.
t h:tt my !;Canty ~to ro of di l.!" nity h;1s pl:u!ed m e. .. •
Mu)u :sTt;<>u.i ;\h:sTtus :-:'o;otice h:lS been r c·
eui1·e;l t hat ,\rnnld L Gc!!Cll i ;~ :tppniote1llo the high
~·1 :n 1~ ;~~~~:e s:~:Jaa:~ ~-~H~ l~~~trr~t_;;~~:~ :~et:::o:~;~~::;
ClMii L'orrc:4 po nd mwe. d:t:•s o f "till. S. 1'. :-.1 .
your hum ble ser vant.
P•:.uu.
l; JI ,\.IIIH:Ul •.IIS .
t:p to <bte [ h:t\"6 been h aying. s wi.':uing. ri,liuguu tho bic!p·le :uul looki ng for f\ sch ruol. hut now
(Jul y 28) I a m stu dying Latin in fil"l"tl:lt s hape. alm u t
Hes pect fn lly.
e ight to nine hour,; a day .
Q;m.o.u K n:sst: .
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I s uddenly thrust my hands to th e l>ott<Hu of c\"e ry
pock et my suit t~ ntained ami found tlmt all my <":t.~h
amountt.'ll to 3 eeu(.'j. I had :t OO:.r<l bill of :!2.W
~t:t ring into m\" fa ee t••o. And I w:l;o goinjt tu !ca \"C
and hnuo r o r:lltle ollit•e ur FiNt <;rand M:t.'!lter o f
All ·
who tl c.si re to re<.:ei \"e th e next p:auK age o f letter.~
IIIIlS! h:w e thci •· cnntrilmti nu i n the han.! .~ o f Mr.
Gesell (Ste1·e ns J'nint. W iii .. l iJy Feb ru:try &1. 11100
\Vha t m:tn h:t.~ done 111;"111 •·an •lo. S upf)U~C yo u
make iL an•Hhcr succ~:s~ . Hc membcr th e UUCI":loCe
o f Miss :\lalick. "\19:-· ·Thcre·s nothing "()()key'
about t h is itl e:a (t he .-ircula to ry letter). I 1110\"e that
01 ur pru ~ i•lc n t :1 ppoi nt so me one to ~tart tltc ball
rolliu~ot:
e\·cry year unt il I ' m m:arricd.""
,\ttSti i.IJ f.. (;1-:SY.I.I..
•.
HIE NORMAL POINTER.
:a will)':tllll
11' ( •11
writtCn]J<JC\11,
The l:u;t nmu lx:r of the S ormal ,\ th·auoo conta ins
a poem "'l'ht• :'!l:tn with :1 lloc" which Wa" .most
hc:trtily :t ppt'(_~·iatl." l by our ur:actiL'C teachers .
The l.:akc Hrecze IUI!II!ll out jwn ice to for Ly·two
tn:dtanges ""II!!~ th:111 a p:age. W e nN plea"'.'tl t o
know tltat tim " 1JfL'\'1.c" i..; cnouS:b of a Wind to
cu ry:tllllcfurcit.
The lk't!embcr N~t from Sa n Jose,
<.:alifornb , is :tn c:o;edlcnt pa pe r. The exchange co l·
1111111 is except iun:tll~· well used in ret·iewi ng th.:!
Pennant's
mauyc:o;changc~.
_
The SJI:trtan :'lgrecs with the Pointe r i n snyi ng the
c:o;clmngl! Cti!UIUn is not :t \':lcant pa~o~:e on which
\\;orn uut J•lke:i are to 00 cn.'H. The Spart:m an1l
l'n~nter juln h:tuds in thi~; will you j(lin us !
ha,·e something to say in rcg:ml to the lectu re
co urse which the St:hool h:t.!i made possi b\1) in that
p:articularcity. In nearly Cl'et·y ittst:l.ll{'e the school.i
uf the towns are the mcan;;s of furnishi ng tbe lecture
cor rse. People outsid e t.he schooltry sometimes to dh:·
tate the de tails o f n.rrnnge me nt. to the stmleuts after
the lectu res n.re an assuretl s ucce.ss. One question
might be :ts kcd; sho uld no t. the s tudents 00 gi\·cn·
some c rcdiL for s tarting a goOt.l thing!
In the Lawrcntiun wo find an nrtide which re·
vie ws the football smLson fro m l.a unmce':'l point of
\'iew. 'fhe I.nurentia n says L:twrebco had to play
the whole school when they CtLmC he re. It Is true
the ~ormalitcs wca·e tbcro to see tho Pointers win
but a by ijlandcr would be it;•prossed with tho iden.
that the ele \·e n Poi nte rs o n the lleld took most of
Lawrence'.!l attcntio:.:"c_·- - -
We arc 1{11\d to kno w th:~.t mnny of the st:hools of
Wisc.:o nsin we re so lortunate a~ to hear Gail llnmil·
ton':t l;!i.:tu re on "Wimt :t lJ\ind Mnn ~aw in Eu·
rfiJM!." All are luutl in tlwir pmisc:ot of Mr. Hamil·
The School Bell }-~ hoes is one of our friendly
cal\el'8. A good school 11plrit is shown in IU col·
umns, but the }o:Choes' might be made m oro attrnc·
tit·e if gh·en nn O\'er co:tt for this cold weathe r. A
cO\'Cr 15 needed by c \'ery pa per. whether largo or
The View !'oint's ctlitoriab are of tho commo n
sense l)'lte :tutlthest•, like the other Jlarts •of the pa·
per. are gu-otlJlroductions. We are liOme wlmt. dis:I.JlJIOintL'IItu lin•lthe re is not room for the cxchang<'
l"litnr's work.
s mall.
With pardunabl~ pride the Carroll E~ho brings
11 ~ the s to ry of Uev. John C. J,loyd, forme rly tt stu·
d e nt a t Cnrro\1 and IHIW minis ter in tho largest
chu rch of Jr,hannl!s burg. They also publis h R let·
te r from Hev. l.loyll to h\11 old iniltructo r.
The Gunrd :u11l Tackle comes :l.J.::lin frmn t:alir•.•rnia. The N aro m:luy good lcntures i n the (i uard's
L"Oiumns, but we think it would be l~ett e r to let tho
ath'ertisculCnts occupy a phtce ol their own. \Ve
llclie \'c the aoh·crtiscment.s wuuld IJC :l.'f \'alua ble to
the :toh·e rti5flnl nn.J this arr:an~o~:ement would. we
think. m:~.kethe JI:tJ)(lrmure attmcti\'e,
Thl: St~n th ii'L'St cumc~ to us from the Ne w M c~ico
NMm:tl Uni\'crsity. l.u \'l'g:ts. S e w :\lc:o;ico. This
i~ the tit'!!t ''isit we hn1·e ha~l from our frie nd in the
far south wc~t. anti we :are \'cry glatl tn know that. flu
good :1 pu tJiit~tt ion is sent out from New Mexico.
Though ,;ep:~ratc• l lty :t gre:tt C~ Jl.'lnsc of te rritory we
sec at n glance that thl! s pirit nf the Normn' ite iH the
l':tllle the wnrlol u\'cr.
'fbe C~llege DtLY~M'l page cut of l~lp­
on's new $30,000 Sl•ie nce hall. The building will be
completed was to 00 dedicatctl nt commenceme nt
time ne:o;t Juno. T his gh·cs to ltlpon a science hall
o f which it may well be proud.
'fhe Gitche Gumce from S uperior Is •·cry interest·
ing throutchout. •·The lnnmte Pervcrs~IY of Inan~·
mate Objects' ' is written in a style whtch makes .•t.
plcRSant to rend. The " MOtlcrn DictionRry" wtll
be used by tho l,ointcr s tnR.
The artis tic cover for the December Argo!ly is au
appro priate ln~roduetlon to the good work of the
editors fo und under tho cover.
THE
NOR~IAL
Model Scl1ool.
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friend~.
The Hir.-ls . lirs t gra<le p•t·
pils. tmulc stamp t·:ues anti nced le·lmuks: The IJ ttsy
l.k>ts, sct:oml grade pu pils. m:ltle stamp
Worker~.
hlnn crs: The
llantlk~r•·h icf
third grade
c~s
pupi l~.
a tul
m:11le
l":t.Scs . c:tle n.Jnr;; n n ol t:l•ris:m:ts h, ,.,k.
!ct.,; containi ng their own C hris tma s
storic;~o.
The
nmtc rin l was furnhd1e•l hy t he pu pils
Thul'l§(]ay afternoon the front boards were •lecor·
ate•I with the gifts tast ily
n rrnn,~t('d
on nmnil:t pa·
pe r. The \\'o r kers furn is hed t he C hris tmas program
whkh was enjn~·ed b.r n. numhc r of th ~ p:artln ts :uul
~·m111ger bro thcfil nnd s is ters o f th<l pupils a~ well a,:
Uy the pupils t hl' m St'lh·es
.Jully Old Saint N i('hol:a.i ... . .. . . . .. . . W o rkt•r bny!l
A Funny Chri:iH ma;. J•re~e n l. .
. .. l..eur:a lte tnu
Christnms T ime&
Kri;~.s !\ringle'!! Urh·e . .
T tt Sa int
~icholas..
. ... . . , .•Je rkic Umn:l'y
. . .. Hn>~y llet•.'!
, ... lhn \\'cllcr
Christm:as iu M:any L:uul.i . .
. ... . ..... Worker!~
:O::wta's l.etter . ...... . .. . . . . . . . . Atthnr t haJmoau
Ur.
IJu>~'em'"
~:mtn (.;laus
Ht•llc ctio ns . .
,.
T he First C h ris tmas . .
W li:1t du you ,;.up·
l •lv not think yvu <':Ill ).!:llt<:i:S. ,._ , I will
II is :1 h:thy ,;.iSter. Ym t can tl'ot ,Jo u ht
that it is l~etter tha n :m y tloll ~·uu 1'!111 j.!:it·e to any
girl Tell Mrs. Satlla t;la u~ th:tt I wan t hl'r tu•·um••
with you t;h ri~ tmas n igh t so that ~he •·an sec it.
You. uf con r,.;e, wilt till he r ~t owki ug. tun. As slw
is tl<ltold e no ugh hl talk ••·ill yuu plcaSi: lt•t IUC t••ll
yon whaL I t hin k s he wan t>; ! I wa nt hi:r tn IHW<l :1
little tl<oll (l•1r s hc thinks a guuoi ,Jca l of ntinl'. ) All
b:t bics like r:altlcssu please hring her mw. I t•:all
IIOt th in k of a ny th ing more hu t :1~ yon h:II'C to prn·
•·],].: for :1 g reat lll:lll)' h:tbics I wi.~h that if yuuthink
of anyth ing cis.: t hat :a baby four utont h~ ulol wv ultl
like yon wo.m ld h ring it tv he r. tvu.
I SUJlJlnSC you kno<\' ahu ut what :1 little g irl like
tue wo ulol wa nt fur Christ mas . I will tell yuu a fo•w
t hi ngs I ~~o·nn t. I am scllish, I know you will think
wlleu you read this li~tofprc,;.c nt i. I \\'aut a ,;trong
sled. I want :tilt he .:anoly I c:au gt•t I want so•ne
ucw gmncs :u u l hooks. I want my bruthl!r to get :t
rioting wh iJI. some skate~ :and ca ndy of cuurse. In
his letter he will wan t w methi11 g cl:~e. l'lc:ISC gh·e
it to him.
I wau l y uu tu gi1"C m:unnm a no l p:t]m. snrnet hing.
V it'c my luvc to :'!Irs. S:an t:& (.;1:111.'1. lio01l bye.
INA M,\IITIS.
pos.: it i~ ~
tell
T he las t week o f school IJcforc Christums nac:uion
iuund the little folks •·cry b usy. E:lt'h c hi ld m:ule
two gift,;. fur his
POINTER.
an.l'thin~; l h:ull:ls t Christma ,;.
. .. . ..... . Paul Cullins
. . . . . . . Bu~y Dc•:s
.. W o rkers
)'<>11 .
StHcns Poi nt. Wis .. IJt..-c. ll:l.
·~!) .
l>t:,u tSAST,I : -
I wish you a happy l 'hri..;tmas
This r unm
Wfi.S
p re ttily th:coratctl for tlH• d:ay with
:&pproJrriatc tl rawi ng s a nd everg reens .
An inte r·
esti ng progr.t.m wa>t gi\' Cil w h ir·h was cnjuycol by
,;c1·cr:d t·i ~itors hesiJei tht: 1rarents
The lollowing nre origin:al le tters write e n loy pu·
pils in this departme n t :
201 North Fre mont St.. Ste1·eus l't.. W is..
December 18. 18"J'J.
lh:Att SASTA :1 ho pe ,rou w ill e njoy you r l'hri.•i!·
mas and New Year.
•lays.
I haxe •·aeation fur thirtee n
How are M rs. S anta Claus auol yonrsd f!
I
re me mbe r o ne Christmas w he n yon we re si1·k a nd
you sent Unc le Sam ins te:ul.
I lwpe yon will nnt
ha•·c to d o that c t·er again.
I h:tt•e som e th in g thi!i Chr is trn:t.ll mtwh ni•·t!r t h:1n
and a happy New Ye:tr.
I h:\l'c tn wish it rww for
I will be ~ r und :1~h:cp when you •·omc tu u ur hunst:.
Arc your rei noleer a ll right '!
If yun h:tl'<' o ne th:tt
i,. twt llt:et e nough fo r you. scrul hi m to me .
Our
house has tin on the roof an•I you :1re li:d •l•· t~> :dip.
There is :1 WfiOII ·)K!eker';~ nes t o n t he rnuf of o ur
house: d<> not furge L it.
You h:atl IJctter Wetar your <Jitl o·lutln:;;. fur our
c h imney has not i)C(.!n deaut.'tl hlldy.
I wa nt a lvt o f things a mi thc."t.l :&rew hat t lu:y aroa steam engine, an air g un. :1 pair uf nit-kel· pl:&tt.~ l
;~k:&te>i,
a g001l hook n f a nimals :111d
Jut;~~
n f c:uuly
~tnd pea n uts .
If you Jt<l by ~trandma·s ho nJ>c tell lu:r tn loe olown.
Well. that will s:&ti,;fy 111c hut if you wa nt '" l•ri111C
n ny 111ore I dou't. t•:arc .
Yuurs truly.
Wtt.t.l:l IJu,.'TO!'I.