THE NORMAL POINTER
Volume V.
ST EVENS PO INT, W is., APRIL 15, 1900.
Number 7·
MUSTERED OUT.
I
I' was a we i. dreary UctoUer after noon.
drizzl in ~or
A cnl<l.
rai n had b!.>cn falli ng :Il l Jay . It soakL>t l
t hro ugh t he weather be ate n te nts and Jri p]>ed
o n the bla nkets insid e. It fo rme<! little pmhltes i n
t he company s t reet a nd put a woe begone c ...:pressio n
o n t he face of the g uard who W!i..'i t r a u1vi ng <icjcct·
ed lJ up a nd <lo wu bdore t he t·oluncl'>~ tent.
Occasionally some rest less fdlo w wo uld go down
to t he mess s hanty ami g ive n:m t to his feelings by
c USlling t he cook udw W!~ maki ng \'ain efforts to f ry
some fa t por k O\'Cr a lin: that s pul!cred :uul wctll
o ut as wany times as he started it. u nt il he gan~ u p
in d espair and s wo re they would nenlr h:H·e !l.ny
t hing to eat u uless the rnin let u p.
S ix of us ;Hood shi ve ring ne:l r t he s mo lde ring lire
w1dting fo r o ur s u pper . We bad receh·iltl o r.lers
tbnt morni ng to re por t just M i!OOil !l.'lll tJUit mi ning
at a d is tant c:amp fo r ext ra <luty on an a m bulance
company .; Fin:1lly we were •'rdc re<l to s ta r t. m i n or
no r..1in, and t h:u in t he a r my me:uu to be gin mo l·ing at o nce. So we we re fort-ell to gi1·c up ou r cham·et~
fo r s u pper :u;d commence o ur jo urney. One fellow
more h opefu l t~an the ri!St. began to ~how t he jmssibilities of geuing so methiug to eat a t the next camp.
but t he fro wns :and exclamntions w h ich g reeted t hose
s ug J.('e s'io us. s ho wl•cl him 1·cry plain I_\" t hat we wei"<·
in 1111 mood w tliscns;~ t hose re motl' cl1a !wc.~
Afte r t r-.u n ping :II.HJut lh·c miles a c..-o....,; :t \"allt'.l"
th rnugh rai u :u ul m ntl. we t·:ttne to the li ne of lt•nt~
wl.icre tho :uu bul:m cc enmpany Wa.)l .~ t:ui"II L'<I
w,.
we re wet. home~ick and h u ngry a nd t here wa~ n ot
n ne amo ng t: !l w ho wu nl•l nut h:n·,. 1-('l:ull.\' g i1·•·n u p
his cha nce fo r bei ng P resi•lcnt lor a .L:"'"'d su p pcl" :tn•l
a war m llt..-d. On o u r w :1y np t he h ill we pa~~cd tlu·
m ule corral and :1 ~orry look i n!! lnt o f ··n·atnrt·~ th•·.1·
were. htuld lcd t hl! re ltlgctlwr. the ~·ol.t mi u • l rip]'iu~:
tlo wn t he ir /l ank.~ . l-l n nu l ~~~~ e n•m~:h t lwy I<Hok•·•l ,,,
us t ha tli rsL d zly, I.Ju t we hntl y••t to learn t\1:11 t lu•
e:c prc;~;~ion ( Jtl a mu le·~ face i~ no irulir·atio n of lri~
IJa uering rJbilitre"'.
A serstcant m et us :tt the cor ral :m ol t<H>k u~ ,Jown
t h roug h t he linr• o f ten ts ··He re. y••n.·· l1c " ' i'l trtn t·
i nJ.(' tn m e with t he cnmmawl i n~:: ai t· o f a :":tJmleon. ··P ut your bla nket.~ iu t hcr•·· ·· a ud lw p••int ·
ed to 1111 old tli rt y te n t t ha t was 1\appi u J! in the wiud.
" H urry u p now a nd he ready for roll call ·
I 1'!'11·
ttt red the re nrn r k t hat I wonl•l lik•• su u w ~UJ>i "'r
" You a re ton la te lo r auy th i n ~: to •·:tt ln•r•·." lu· au.;.
wered n nd t hc u s t r<H i c o tT an•l lch uw To iutr•Ml ll<'< '
myself to my ne " · !j ll :l rtCr~ I pn ~lu·d tlw llap a~[,J, .
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and looked ln . On the other side of the tent sat a
dark haired hvl, with an old blue overcont buttoned
tightly around him. I could not sec his fa~o.-e for he
had his bank turnt.>d toward rue and he was bendi ng
over an old box writing a letter. He did not look
up whe n he heard me at the e ntrance but shouted in
a plea.sant voice. "Como In, old fellow; m~t.kl.l your·
self at home: a little bit wet. ain't it! "
I remarked that it was n little damp.
He lookefl up and 11miled.
"Throw you r blankets on the bunk there. Take
. an old box, sit down and prepare to give us a loug
visit."
He re.!lun~ed hi.!! writing while I bepn to unfold
my blankets.
I k.new from his rich. easy speech that he belonged
to one of the southern regiments and like myself
had been detailed for this extra duty. He Willi burrylug to fini sh his letter and for a fe w minutes I had
ood opportunity to "sb.e up," as the boys say,
~ew acquaintance who ho.J give.n om such ~~ojolly
He had a mass of dark hair brushed
\come.
nt"'ltly back from his forehead, a smooth, boyish face
deeply tinted by tho sun and wind n.nd his large.
lustrous eyes aoomed to sparkle with a hidden merrlwenl.
When he had finished his letter hecamoover where
I was and shook m~· hn.nd and inquired where I wu
from . •·Oh! Wlscoo.s in ; I thought yo u were a nor·
theroer; Well, I'm Kt!ntucky. but we won't quarrel
about that; Kentucky and Wlsconain will sleep to·
gether tonight and nobody will be the wiser. But
I am sony. If I knew you were coming I would have
had some extra sheets and pillows, · bnt1 since you
took we by surprise yon will have to be content with
just ordinary blankets." I assured him that under
the circumstances I was very thankful for anything
dry. •·Have n't had any thing to eat, I rec kon, eb!
well you just lay low; I kno w where the cook keeps
the Jtt11h and I'll make a raid. "
He pulled bill slouch bat 1lown ovtlr hill eye!l and
!!ltarted toward the mesa shanty.
There wu some·
thing about this handsome, good humored boy that
fuelnated me. He had !mch a genial laugh that It
dispelled all gloom and homesickness and under Its
ioftuenee I soon forgot the rain and wet blankets.
~
He returned in a few minutes with some bread and
a large ple<'e of pork beneath his old o\·ercoat.
"I
caugh t the enemy napping." he said , "and came off
wltb the spoi ls. Mother would hold up her hands
in horror U she know what a. successful s wlper I tun
gCttl ng to be. "
We gat there In the te nt that night long after taps
had boon sounded telling each other stories of our
home and people. Ho had been at Chickamauga ~~oil
summer but ho expected to go home in a few wooks,
•·ba.!!k to the old Blue Grass state, you know," and
he winked as much as to say that was tho only dis·
trlct worth living in . He told me all about his
mother.. sister& and sweet.heart and how they longed
to welcome him back.
"I never thought I did amount to much until ou r
company started away last spring but I tell you they
all felt blUe and I had quite a job to keep braced my·
self but when I get bAck I bet they will turn' that old
house upside down," and he chuckled to himself at
the thought of that expected mooting.
Nut morning after roll call the boys asked me if
[was bunking with Adkinll, "The boy from K1m·
tucky." When I told them I was, they &aid, "well,
you have got a fin e tent mate; he ha.a only been here
a few days but we all k.now him. He Is the jollit!S t
fellow In tho oomp':'ny and we would all commit sui·
clde U he wll.!ln't around: It gets so blame \onosom~
bere."
'fhe routine of camp life became more monotonous
every day. answer tn roll call and the real of the
time sit in our tent.a llt~tenlog to the rain d ripping on
the can\'&8 and look wistfully at the lo~g line o f
misty hills away to the northward. But the weat.ber
ne\·er seemed to haveanyelfecton Adkins. He wu
always Ja;klng and laughing and he would say on
those dark days, "Never mind, fellow!!, brace up,
we'll go home pretty soon and then we'll hoe It
down ." 'Nobody could be blue where Adkins was:
he alwaya beard some pleasant rumors that our reg· ·
ime ntll weregoinghome. We nevera.akod him where
be got those rumors but alway• took them for official
reports, and If one of tho homesick fellows wonld
come singing down the atreot tho boys would wink
and uy, "he'll got one of Adkins' oftleial report&."
He would get long letters from his sweetheart tell·
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ing all abou t the parties :LOd country d:~nces :unl n
hundred o ther little details which make those lettllril
from ho me so interesting. He wo uld rc:ld the monw
to w e as we sat together and pat me o n the lla~ k
with a "Say, o ld ftllh1w, you lun•n't:L ny girls in Wi seon sin like her, now, have you ~ I sw gui ug hack:
lin is h my edut·ation a nd marrJ her. aud the n come
going hnme pre tt)' soon ~ ·· I ha•l no nns wc r .
Tht' S W~ t low s train s o f sumc l.mnd playing "My
Ultl Ken t tll"k)" H ume· · nmw s<~ ft ly up thro ugh the
mi st of the ,·alley Ttte ;;nl it:try ··andle threw it.'!
p:lle light :wrus,; tll<l ,-ot. :uut thll tcrtld :ts if tho ugh
it w:L'I st ruggling rt..l{ainst tht• e u croa ~hing •larknl'!!S
:uul try ing tn force it back .
and \' iSit us. we' ll giv•~ JOn a ro}·al time.
The ty phoid fe,·er broke o ut in cnmp and p:trt of
the ambulance ~ompany wnll or;lcre•l to nnot her
po51. I was one of those who we re Jli t:: kctl to gn.
When I heard the n e w ~ I hurrit.'<l U)J to heatltj zzart l!rs
and tried to get permission to hrt\"C Adkins go with
mc, but tbe o fti ef!r info rmed me that on lcrs we re nrden! a.ntll wn.s forct.'tl to bit! him goot.l hyc. •· :\' t"\"
re me mber." he said as I !'l tart.t.'< l :tw:ay. ··w hi!Jl you
are relie\'C(I come I.Ja~·k here. l"lltry :aml lwe p ho use
while you nrc gone." He wn\·cd hi ~ hand tu me un ·
til I wn.s o ut of sight
Tho~e were lone3ome days whil t:! I was \\":ti li ng to
be rclie\'C(I aud geL back to ;;ce the l>oy Ke: lUcky for
no fellow could muke me I)Clill\'C thaL we we re going
home e xcept Adkins and he \:o uld make me be]ie ,·e
that rain was sunsbinc. Finally the unler cam~ for
me to go bac k tu the ttwbulanl-e company . I could
hardly wait to pac k my blnnket11 I had so many
thiugs to te ll Adkins. Sume gout! jo kes that I had
pic ked up, but bc.'lt of all I had .some good nc ws fo r
I heanl one long sigh ntul tlwn there w :~.S n. tlc:tthly s ilmwe. brnkc u only hy the d y in~; cchoc..'l of some
fnr -utr huglll sounding t:tp.'l. Anti I seemctlto hear
zut zutswering not e from ~o mc distant unknown
ezun 11.
n. Mvm ·tm t.t..
him. I had he:Lrd the ofliee rs say that mo ruing that
the southern regiments we re goiug to be muste red
o ut the ne xt week. I was glnd fo r hi :.~., ak e, yet sorry
\\'hat ho rror on: rtake~ the struggling olrawist, (I
won 't Kay arti.'lt ) whe n cnrelcs!!ly fltl.'lh t.'t l in the htuc.
yellow azul red he tinds his ba•:kground coming out
WATRR COLORS;
We IJcgan Jx• n :nul ink w .. rk tt>tl:ty. nntl I enn
tlrnw a full hrca th om·e more. Anything like those
tl':tt cr <'<llo r •Ia nbs we hn,·e bt.'Cn making w:t.s nO\'Cr
:<l'(l ll hy mortal eye IJ.clorc . They no more resemhle
c· rnc k ~. jug ~ :tnd n tses thrtn they tlo Chin e;w drngun~
:wd the hat·kgrontul il louk like nothing I.Jut the eydonie s ki es thnt o ne gallops unclt!r when riding fl
ni~~:lumare . May I be s pan.'tl :1.uy mo re still. life
•·oloN.
I woudc r who tlrt•w tht> ti rs t one. Ma}·
w:ttcr l"Oion pu rs uc him as long as time l a.~ t s . tf
he kn ew the ltlrtures he was pre1>11r!ng fo r his innucent fellow mortals the scntent.'C i~ not half lltl\·c re
e no ug h.
to think that he Wll.ll going to tca\·e " "·
Whe n I , in mud dy .'l l)f)ls of the t h ree t.-olors, in .~ tca•l of tho
sha1IOW)' g t'!ly he hoped to hchultl . If he tide!! O\"er
rl!acbetl tho comtlany !ltree t I hurried up to the old
thi ~ nwk. how his heart sinks tts tho dttn~e roull wn·
te nt but it wn..s empty. nnd the :~ il e n ce and gloom
that pcrvadcd it wade my hean sink. For a mote r ~ rt.oc ps 111• ~ \\' hat anguis h :~eir.es him whe n tho
me nt I wa8 lost and did not know whic!t way to torn . cowardly colors begin to run 1\nd how hopele1:1s, oh,
The se r@eant t:a.me down and told me that t he)' had
how h o pcl es~ is the pursuit e nw with a blo tting
t.akeu Atlli:ilts to the hospital.
I we nt up to see him. but he was J e lirius and did
aot kn o w me. I toltl the surgoon tlmt hi >~ regiment
was ~~:o i ng home. "Well." he said. "it won'L be
necess:Lry to see him : he' ll nc,•e r go home.'"
Anc.lthe n I knew they hat.l gh·e n hint up. f'nr a
wook he lay there in a feveri!lh dream and the la..;t
night he opened hi.!l eye." and recogui1.C(I nte. He
8 ruiled and whis pered. " He l lo. o ld fello w. are we
p:ul ! At last tho wretchctl thing !it'll before him
lin ishcd: a ~ he gazes nt the terrible creation o f his
hand 9. thnught st rike8 him . " 1"11 try 1\ ~hntl11w
tlwre:" He seizes the brush. tills it with two o r
thrt.-e colors and d :u~h e~ iu t he s hutlow . Uh misery:
the painting was o nly half •lry. anti if it we re un ·
thinkabl u before- what is :t now ~ Truly the life of
the wntc r coluris t i!! a wcrtry thing nrul I h ot~ I
mny soon Ci!t':t.Jltl from it.~ ~ h:ulnws.
THE NORMAL POIN T ER.
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Artlclu tollehed from rorm er uudent• and t e..:.ll e ...
Neadera llldU'-crlberl I..,N:IIIt:eth•llyrequeudto pat·
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result If these truths h:we thoronJehly imprt.'SSC\1
upon our minds, then s urely this ICI'ltlro hns left. a
mos t cu!l uriug result.
The !:1st qu:1rto•r of the year lms jus t Ocgun . With
it "l'Otuc the t~sponsibilitics and anx if!ties ittcident
to the d ose o f t.tc school yc:1r. \\ o nrc begin ning
·to sec !thc:td nf us the goal toward whit·h we hnvo
bt!cn stril'ing. Be fore u~. howe,·er. arc s ti11 te n long
wet•k!4 uf hrml work. tim\, worse t han n11, it iii tho
season llf the yt>:1r when we feel least like working.
The tcmptatinn s lnrin~o:; 11!'1 from o ur d ut y Rnl mnny.
This is the time when a s trong mind tinds it.s hcst
(\isciplc.
lti o\·ercuming obstnclcs, in resisting
temptations. in s u ·il't :lllhcr»nce to du ty i n the midst
of dis trat:tion, the s trong Jlllpil now fi ndsnn o ppor·
tnnity to exe rt his power, and to attain "SUCt'CiiS enm
through (liflk-ulties. " Let us the n, du~ing the remniuing te n weeks of school. s how our teachers,
anti bcner still oursch·es. that when n tryi njl ordeal
is tnl.oe passed th roug h. we 8hnllnut be found want·
illj!.
T o accom plish a nything onu muuuo~only talk. he
must alsnact . This fact wns most stron~o:;ly iiuprl'ssl!d upon \lit by Mr. T:l)'lt•r':t atld rc!ls on the e \'e ning
of March U. ~:\· erewhcre men ami women :lrc conscious o f cxist inp: C\'ils. They renli:t~ that sol'icty
ought to 00 refornu.'d , but their con\·ictioni!l arc uot
strong enough to touse them t•• :1ction. T here !itO
thousnml:.~ of meu in thu worl<l who I>OSi!C.'iS tale nt
of the hlp:hest on.Jer. who bn\·o the abnits ''' see
clearly and practic:llly aJlply the propcr rc mctlic.~
to impendi ng e \·ils. Hu t when tltu crucial tes t of
action comes they are found lackiug. T hey are
without the monli l'Ourngu ntulmcnttll st:llltina to
st:wd fir m. a nd to Slt.crilko t h c m ~e h·es , if net·essary,
for their principles. h is for litis re:wm that re.
forms rccogni:t.t!i.l lUI being essential to the wt•11 ·1toe·
!nK o f societ)'. are so long del:ay~tl .
From these fcw though ts o f Mr. Taylor's lecture
o. \'aluable ICS.!!on i.! to be lennwtl . We t·n n suc.:Ct!d
iu our uu dertt~ki ng ~ only by li rstly. sccurinJ,: thor·
rough vrop:1rRtion for our \H•rk. SL'(!otulh•, by tic·
voting all our ene rgies to the aL'(!Omplis hme ut of
our vurpose and work un;~w e n· ing ly tow~uol that
A snU\'Cni r 1m m1Jf'r of the No rmal Pointer will 00
iSliucd in June. As i;c the custom, t his num ber will
cout:1i n t·uts o f o1lil·crs of the various clnsses. sof'i·
ctici!- awl orgnni?.atinns. with an nccompnnying nr·
tit•le ~etting forth tho merits of each, cuts of thr
fout·ball and bas ket-ball tea ms, and lnst but not
least a lmlf-toi•C of tim p fti cers :111d ed itors of tlte
l'ress association. To mnkc the w hole s till more
aumcth•c. etchings wilt appea r on nearly ,e \'Oty
page. Another fc:1tnre o f the Issue is nn entirely
ne w design fo r the col·er. Tho n um ber will be
a bunt twice it.!lns ua\ sizC nnd the whole is to I.Je
jJrintctl on paper of a s uperior fjU Blity. Singlu
co pi~ o•a n l.oe had at \0 ceuUJ each. T o make this
issn11 as attmcii~c :u I>OSSibl~ nnd to lower tho nee·
cs:~arily l:u·ge eXJ)(!I•SC connected with it, it hiLS been
dcddcd not lO han.: 11 May num be r. So. gentle
reader. do not !lend a letter de ma nding 1\11 explan:ltion if a " l'ui ntcr" is not se nt yo n in Mt\y.
It is with plc:~Snru that we print in t he Alumni
colt1mn of thi s issue three articles. o ne from tho tii.Jic
1){'11 of<..:. H. Ro.>muls. one from t he pe n o f M is~ J .
Boreson. and the othe r from t he CCJilally nltle pen of
M i s~ Flore nce !'ray. All tho articles
are well
\\'rittcu ntltl wc11 wort h rending.
THE NORMAL POlNTER.
Field Day.-- \'nu who tli<l n••t go int•• tllt' •'uthn,oJ .
:4;<tit: lllt't!t inlo( Wh it•h W:IS llt'],J l'!IJM'da\1)" fur t hto>C
'J'he Ce11~ot'.
Hurrahi- Fo r Milw:1Ukce- then for Whih!wawr,
:and the n for Sttl\'Cn ~ l~oinl. We. as :1 $t'ho 10l. feel
,·cry gr.~oteful to Mr. Wht-'ehx:k for the c:w clhmt
work whh:h he liitl for 11~ at tho St:ltt! Oratorical
conws t. H I! workeol f:lithfully arul we bdic ,·e tlitl
his ,·ery bes t. We aro s atis lieol wi th the plat-e he
won. auo.l thank him for the earnest e !Tort whid1 he
put forth.
••Meet.''- Mct in the "(;Jm"-tlandy timcforcast of s pring all in rhyme. Tua;;t to the buys
warm and brown. ··Tnrn:ulo" rWW.'IJIII.]tcf. bc!lt in
town. t:n•ry one hi I. no one C":U>t!tl. throu~~,:h it :Ill
we eq ually s harecl. Ring g:um•s plaJt'tl. luts of fun.
We diL'tl to ~ tha faculty run. Suppt•r was J.fO.MI.
boys were praised.
At thtlir t•ookinlo!' we
ama1.c.l . l'roJt:r:Lill wns ;;hurl. ,·cry got.HI. l.ct"s
w lw :ue to o·n~<•r tlw lit•lt l day wurk. ,], nut knuw
w hat yon mi~tl. Till' lM•s t thing 10 du n"w is to
w:u('h res ul ts .
And that will he
ea.o~y. l.~t.>t·:w.«:
wo•
nrc to h:l\"e :m athltJtic lmllt"t i u IJ<>;Ir•l. Frmn day t u
:tlllltiUIIl'C llltlUI."' uf what. t hll '"'Y"
:J.re gid u g. ho w fa..o~t thc,y artJ jll"ot~ro:ssi ng. who•n
t hey at-e to pr:u·tio:u hogctho.·r. ;uul jus t whatuil-(hhi
tb.y y on will lith!
t he girls will l.le ailnwt•tl '" !:'" :ln ,l set• tho~m pr:wtict!. In this w:ay we hlljlo! :u kn<Jw ju~t al~< olll hu11·
e nthusias tic to g e t wlwn Jo"it•ld Day t•unu•i~.
Wel<:ome Them.- Tho: lwginniug uf thll lltHI'
qu:artcr IJriii)C!I Uil m :m y nc w i~llltlt~ nts. Atttl if yon
w ill takc a momcut tn think t•f hotw .'""u fdt w ht·n
yo u lirst enturctl schuu l as :l iltnUll-(t:r . )""II will Uc
t:<IUI.ilu:ctl that. nuw :wol the n ~·tou t':Ul iljl:trt: a mn·
nwnt 111 nmke '"'llltl tof tht•m lo •o•l a little lt·~s Iund y
- a lillie mun: at humc .
m eet oftcuc r. as we s ho u lol.
Malbles.- 'fJu: re IIIIlS\ he ;!OIIIll iltmngCcllllllt'lll in
the s pring :1ir thi:t y ear which c:ut>~eS thll :Sorm::~.l
boys to l':l.~r atJUnt
a.o~
tlwy .to.
They pia)' m:4rbl\•s
wi t h the i nte nsity o f tim ilmall huy. hide and St..-ek
each o the r. with " rellt enrnestnes>~. leap the frog a."' if
it were Jmrt nf their lmsincss. ami run in races
:lS
if Uy i ng from the worst uf e ncmieil.
It docs ,f(.'C Ul
A Joke.- The
lllH>W
•m thc
ltt: w
s ni t..i . The >ljlt.'<'•l
o f the freight Mvnd :ay u n tlw Ahuunol po.'t>ple. The
timt: w he n Mr. 1-l:unihun ,;.,"Ill" \ 'cnu,;. Mr. Hlll"k·
we ll's c huke o f the
planet>~.
Mt·. Ames h:a:!o hctm
ai!kcd to !:Ike :1 mns it: cl:as~. Ju~: Uak•·r Wll~ ns k t'1.1
tn tnitc the ~ niur dtUS SOn ij'. Arthurl>:lwcs ' cuurt·
plaster.
Chanrln&".- lf you w~nL anu the r Cl"hlc m~ that
as thoua:h tht•y we re getting recldcs.~ in reg::~.r< l to
t h eir profeMio nnl dignity. W e arc going to try an•l
s pring
hold o ur pcat'tl until after Fie ld Day. thin kin~ this
tho! MOtlc l School. I t will tlu yon gu<J<i in tlltlrc way>~
may po;;sib ly he an e arly int ro:::luc t iun of ;10mc kind.
However it is something ne w anti SI!'".Logu in the his ·
than o aw. Anti perhaps yuu will lind :an :uatitlo lo.l
whida you cn.n gi1·c to your sduml ne .'l:t ye:u· whe n
tory of the !ICbool.
it hegins to he atllie tetl with tlmt ti rt•d fccli nJ[
---
A Treat.- Many li ne example!! of w hat Mothe r
i>~
coming, just watda the dmugu uf wurk in
Souvenir Number.- W e all want tlu: l:t!\t unm bt•r
Nature bu been doing these long. long age11 wore
o f "t he Pointer tn l>t• the he!!L "II'! of tl1u y t•:t r .
t hro wo oo a t·an\·as fo r two d n..u period :t this ltn:t.r·
te r fo r the physil·::~.l g eogrnphy cluss. Thuy ronmed
w ant t hnse t hinlo(ll in it whkh ""'' will o·:trt• to r•:ml!lllhe r lor :a lo ng ti nm. Aud ,.., the :II niT wi>•lu:s tu :ts k
around thu whole world. ami fea !lted thei r ey es on
e ,·eryo ne ftor the ir !lnggclltinnll an•l help. t h:at tluJ
some o f the grand es t. mollt beautiful. mo!lt !lnbliuw.
last ed ition m ay be satisf:wtury '"
most .tesohue. most awfu l and mo~t wondc rh• l
places that o ue could ,-isit. And the journey wa'i
u.~
Wt:
a ll.
Sketch Club.- What is it ~ \\' lmr<: i ~ it ' W h:tt is it
lluch a corufurtable o ne. All tlu: hardship~ we re
dillrnissed .
Everyo n e enjoy(.. J it. atul the in U:r·
for~ Who he!~>nJt.~ ~ What'''' thuy •I•. ·• Where ,j.,
t hey go ·~ Do ynu hc ionl-("" llu th1:_1· .J., wurk t h:ll
Cllt did no t latt for a mome nt.
could he llone ont;~idn u ( a :Snrmal "'
H o w would llttch a
treat wo rk iu your High :tehool !
su ch a thing be made J)()Mihle ~
And how t.:o u!tl
1111\"oJ
}"'Ill heen
to 1·i~it them ~ When •lo tlwy mee t IH''OI;I ~ Wc •lu n "t
kno w. hut WtJ l\I'<J J(nin~:tu lilul out.
THI' NORMAL POINTER.
c:._: .
corps o f otliccrs: President, Clark W. Jenkins:
''icc -president. Corn Hnlladay: secretary, Myra
Hart .
At n. specia l meeti ng of the Athenaeum A. G.
Uro wn, Wenzel PivernCt7. and Arthur Dnwe11 were
chosen to rcJl rosent the society In the annual dcb:l.lo
with the Forum .
Tho work to be tnkon UJ> until the weather J)(lr.
mil!! of outdoor .work, will bo sketched fro m lifo.
~;;;;;;;;:~====~~nnd thccla!l.'l will lliCCt.C\'Ory Friday afternoon for
pur pose of criticism.
Tho Arena elected the follo wing oflicers for tho
hut quarter; l~re!ddCIJt, Mary Harg rove; \'lcc-presi·
dent. J<:m ma Skat\'Oid : secretary, Grace Talbe rt :
: f~~
11-etLSurer, Lydia Newton.
Hu.rol<l WL'f k lutS wit hd mwn from school.
'l'hu Clionians ch.'t'tl!il the otlh-erii of the lnst
M ill.~
1-~tclla
IJUI\r·
Mi ller o f llmuhin.l has withtlrnwn
f rom S('hool.
Will Cuh·er, who ten('heg at. K·m {;aile. SJK!nt his
\'f\('Rtion at home.
Will
H n~otlfon. l
iii b:lck with us. :uul is :til ling l'rof.
Cuh'l'f in tho lnborntory work .
W. D. Fuller. Foot lbll Fuller, shook h:uuls with
oltl comnu lcs. the ti l'ilt of lnst mont h.
Marion )ltlxlie\(1. n furrucr stmlent. l!J)Cnt n few
tlnys nt the Normal just I.Xlforc \'nc:uion.
Mis.i Lytlin Wheelock. who is teachiul( in the High
I!Chool u.t West Salt!m, llptlllt a short \'IICtltion nt her
ho me in this city .
It seems thnt some uf the faculty too k nth·:uH:age
of the nlmnce of Mr. l~r:l.)' nt Madiso n. nnd en tertni ned us wit h talk.!!.
A nmu bor of the mem\)Crs of the !...'l.w rcnee Man ·
do\in cl ub whil'h is mnk ing n tour of the st:ate \'isit·
ed t he No rm:\\ March :ro.
Mr. Hen ry ltn x W:\.S elected president of the Ath·
e naeu m: J.: lmer llrow n, \"ice· preside nt : )Jr. Gowell
~~Ct:re tary. ami J . L:\rson treas urer.
(.oren Van Gnn:len. ou r linle boy. withd rew fro m
JK'hool before the end o f tlw fttmrter. lun·ing se~: uret l
a position ss teacher near his ho me nt Hi xton .
Her bort S. Perry. now n stmleutoll.awren('C Uni·
vcrsity. ,-isitl!il nt the Normal nnd bade u.s nil a good
bye as we were lelu'i ii)C for ou r respccti\·e homes.
Tho Sketch clnh h:tll
or~t:mizetl
with the following
A num ber o f cast.! nod models have btlen added w
the art de partment, and a la rge num ber of picture.'!
for vtu ious roo ms aro on exhibition in tho main hall
and librnry. but are not yet frnmed .
Archie Kier wa.s tak~n suddenly sick the week
preceding examination . l'he doc to r ))ronounccd it
a mild form of RpJKl nd icitis, but it Wall serious
enough to koo p Kicr ont o f school for week.
a
Tho following question hM been submitted to the
Athenaeum :
Rcsoh·od, That tho City o f Steve na Point shou ld
own and operate iLS Wtt.t.er and lighting pla.nlll.
Tho Forum elected the follow ing me n tu debate
the Athenaeum: Mt!SI!Inl. J esse Ames, F.lson H. Whit·
~ey, and Edward M. Gilbert. Mr. Whitney bei ng
unable to take p:ut in thedflbate Mr. Ed. Colcgro\'C
was elected to take his place.
Prof. Lh•ingston tried to get to hi~ o ld place on
tho rostrum, one morning just before exam11., hut
was discovered and given a rousi ng welcome. lie
felt so modes ~ about it that hu said he· would not
Rppear again until he came to stay.
Miss &lith Scott, o ne of the January graduate.!! of
the elementary clas~~, has secured the position 33
principal at Habcock fo r the rem11.inder of the year.
MiM Scott is highly spoken of M a practice teacher,
nnd we nrc l!Ure that she will make a l!nccess of hl'r
work .
The Athcnncum and Forum inl'lt.ed the Arena ntul
Cl ioni11n societies to take part in a joint meeting in
in the Gymnasium. After a. short program refre§hmcnts were served in No. 10, and e veryo ne enjoye.l
a pleiW!. nt time. and thought the signal to !cue wll.~
gh•ennll too !lOOn.
THE NORMAL POINTER.
Prof. S wHt to ld us what real ho mesick ne ss was,
b e told u s o f hi s t ro ubl es in Ge rm:tny while s tudyH etoltl u ;~o ( s fri enll(n o f his, who h:l\'
iDa" there.
ing \'isited at a plao..-e where there happe ned to he a
fe w-yo ung Indies. fo r
1\
fe w e \'Cuiugs ,
wa;~
stu pJM!ol
by the hostess. who inquil'\,'<1 which o f th e y o ung la·
bo w lutt@tl.
c,lie.~
Prof. Sa nfo rd tolt l of a cnn\·c rs a tlo n hmwec n sn nw
teach ers and seemed tn fo f'Kc t just whnt th ey h:ld
said. and oxa>ecto..'<l th e school to he lp him o u t. Many
o f us lirmly reso l\'etl to re:u l th e magazines and pa·
pers, so that in th e futu re, whe n th e frc u hy gh·c
u ;~
a test UJKln c urre nt C \' e n ~.>~ we sh:t\1 he ca pable n f
getting a passi ng mark .
Mr. 0. E. W e ll s. o ne o f t he o tTid:ll
\- l.~ i tor:~
a mi nt
77
he see m ~ to b.J;mre o f n pla~-.· mtl e~s snm m hing nn·
fn re;;{.~fl lmp pc n". May tlwy hnth bt' ,;tu-.·c,.s fu \.
A t last it "'-'CIIIS :Ls il it W t!rc gv in~-ttnhapJH'II . \\' o•
ha\·e hcen lvo ld ng for thtl prnmi .;(.'< [ :a.l•litiun tn tlw
~orm:d huilding. :uul
l~rof .
wlwn l'ruf. Md,;a,. ki tl :t utl
Sa nfom l m rul t! a rus h fur tlw t·•~ n tcr of tlw
ru.~ trum. l~re>1. l'r:ty. whu hat! just jlf>ltC II hack fz·um
Mzulisnn. fe lt that ht! wa.~ ~ ·:111~ht. for l'rt of. l\J ,.(_'a ~­
kilt. he ing nt•arcr the fro nt th an ~:l nfot·ol . !-:"1 tl w
s tart of h im a mi :ltii W IIIII-..'d tn t lu: >idwul that lu•
\1':1" plca SL'< l tu have with 11 s 11 man whu
\WI ~
int e r ·
estc•l iu Nnrm:ll sdto.'l". l' res. l 'r:t_\' C"••ll ld nut run,
;;u he wltlu s that th ~! rege nt.'! haol llltl l :uultlll' _ICtl\' •
tl rnor had !lromisetl th e m the re•tnircd fun d s. aru l
!it.IOII we -wo ul tl see th e work upon t h1l :ltl<lit iu n l't'
present at the head o r the l\l amt ho n t·otmt~· tmin·
ing school. v i ;~i ted with 11" for o. few day.~ . and e nt e r ta ined us with a pleasant ta lk . i n wh h- h he •·nm pat·
gun. atul in a ll prnh11hility i t. will he rt!lltly fnt· m·cupatu·y hy ne llt fa ll .
ed th e training school to t lw Xv r mal. n nd it seem ,.
K . f> .• i n jtroJ.!:r:tph y cl as,;, th e teadwr lakin~
nam e>~ nf SIH<ll'ILI " - " Yun :tre gning tu ha 1·c nt<J i n
yu ur classt hi .. ~·e at·. Miss t ;,··
Mis.'l 1>. - " \\' haL i >~ )'OUr name ~ ··
tllllt for a s ru:a\1 imnilution it has many th i n~" i n
c o mmo n wit h the No rm al. The work is nor su a d·
\'&n eed, th e main purpose bei ng '" li t t(•:n·h~n; for
district school".
Thursday mo rnin g. Mare h ! .'i. a numhe r o f !long>~ .
~otten
up for t he OCCB.!Iiot.. were s un g by t he sdmvl
to c hee r ou r or:uo r o n lO \' ictnr y. and whe n Mr
\Vb eelock d e lh·e r etl his o ratio n fo r u ~ we w~ re in
hi~th
s pirits luhl s ure of s uccess. an ti altho ugh he tlitl
not get th e place we ha d rese n· ~ l fo r him we feel
proud o f o ur J erome. Only a ,·c ry few we n t with
Mr. Wheelock to Milwaukee. as it
get the rates asked fo r .
wa~
impnssible to
The origim\l schedu le o f th e ma rk ings o f th e orn.t·
o rs at th e s tate con test at Milwaukee, w:u posted in
the main hall for a fe w days. Mr. Uake r. whn. n.s
secrt'lary of t he Orato r ical M!IOCiat io n. Willi th e o nl y
pe~n
who wall no t intete!lt eJ in it.
8.!1
he said he
would g e t e nattg h of it before he haJ co pied all
the;~e markin~ts
in the records It was inte r esting to
note how th e tlifftlreot judges \' Bried in th e ir ide!LlJ
o f the m e ri ts o f the \'a rious
oraton~ .
W e no te with ple asure t hat a co upl e of Normal
students at p re;~e nt at the l...' ni\•ersi ty arc winninlt
fam e . C. Ralph !Vlund ". fa mo us here as th e l'hi
Beta Psi pnn ~te r, h as been gh·en tt phll'c o n th e edi t·
tor ial s taff o f one o f t he Uoi \'ersity p:1pe rl!. th e
Sphinx. Will H . H otchkiss aspires for a plat·e in the
F res hme n ' s ~·rew whic h J.!:OCS ca.~t ne n ~ prin jt. an~ l
N- ii!un . in H . o f Etl. to l:&dy w ho is waitin; fur
st andi ng in test - ·· ( guess I will h:n·u to lea•l yn u tu
th u !t ltnr, l\li ~s H."
l' nof. S . to :\li ~ Q . - " \\' ha t h:lil li u\'. S··lu•lil'ld
1lnn e that we sho uld think of him ~ "
Mi s~
Q .- " Wh y. rea ll y. I dont loto w. ··
;;.t. s pt•akinlol' .. r
· Mr. Sw - zer in g eography t•l:&
s prings - " I think th:ll
hy lJhe n i! pring .··
Mr. 1. ..
kin ~l
of a
s prin~
is o': lll t•ol :1
in t rod ~u-in g bi :t~
bac k - ··~lr .
Mus h,
t h i~
brothe r t.o n ur •t llart ur ·
is my hrnthcr.··
Mr. 1.. - " 1 n m glnrlto mctJt yn n. Mr . Mu .~h ··
In J. it craturtJ ••las.'l. studying H:unl et. Mr. ll., d isml.ssiug the ph ra.o.;e •·Ji e clit:d full nf hrenol, " sa lol
t hat he must have been
kill ~ l
just afte r olinne r .
In l'rep. ci:LM. - " \Vehste r IVllS t hu g re a t<•!\ orat o r
t hOte\·er li\·e<i or Jl \ 'C r willll \·e. "
A
~·vung
r~lluw
wh o h ad hce n w:1lki n g
ratl~t~ r
hurri ed ly al o ng th e ruhhercll.rpct in t he hal l hrm r~-tht
his hanoi rath e r ncar th e face o f n. uke y nu ng g irl.
when she e:<~:cl!li ml~t l. ··Yom !ilu.tt:k m e:" and thot f•'l·
lvw will nut knuw Llltli l h.- g~ ·t .'l iutn ,Juu in r l'l•y .. ks
what t he girl me ant.
Mr>~. 1-:. - Any!IO!Jy t hnt re \·ol \' l'll will tal.:•• tlw
fnrm o f au n loln.t u ,. phe rui d .
TH E NORMAL POINTER.
iness. the Atblolic Associa tio n has ~opted its moth·
ods. Football next fa ll will be a business as well aa
a 1,Jeasurc. Mr. H. A. Schofield hn.s been chosen
Owing to illncSl!. James W:u·rcn St in~ 1 11 has rc· manngcr of the footlmll teams of 1{100. He has won
sign~ ltlhlJ)()sitinn of t:onch of 11pring nthlctics. Uu- his st ripe.~ on the g ridiron a!ld k nows the game. It
dcr his supenision the work was welt umlcr p ro· is the desire of the manager to complete next fall 's
gress. Tim outlook ill good for a ll of thl' C\'Cuts to . sd1c11ule before the end of the spring quarter. We
1111. 'J'hc nthlctiC'I unJ !mining :llo ng :Ill tho linei!. would he pleased to hear from our sister normals
Out IA'tltl etic~.
The work IJegmi will be t•arrio:ll nn the la;;t •Jnartcr
hy Charles J.nllj.CC. whn wa~ clt..>ctetl to till tho \':t.(·:m·
cy. Mr. l.:mg" is nn r·x1Mlricnced at hlete :tml with
his e:c:pcricm:e a nd e:c:ecuti\·e ability will s urely tlcvclol) 80nu.: !ltnrd y nth let~. S.>•stcm:ltic work is 00·
ing done 11nd C:C:I'CIIent •·:u ·tJ i;( t:tken o f ztll who :tre
tmlni nJl. This part o f t he nthlctic work is O\'crsecn
by Mr. Cowan nml his able :wi~t:ull.!l, Mcs~rs. Hcrto
and St·holieltl. These men are 81)CCia lists a long this
line.
At. n. rm.'Cnt meeting the Athletic Assoei:Hion elcctl..'til\I:J.rtin Nel!iun ztS m:J.nagerof t he tie ld SJ>Ort.!l. Mr.
Nelson is
11 hustler nnd when he p uts his shoulder to
t he wheel something hM t o come. He Is on the lookout for d n te;J and challenges. II is C:C:JK!cted if it is
not.alrcru.Jy an '"-'!n rcd fnct. t hnt :t lic)d d ny will be
had with Oshkosh. Oi!hkosh h us ulways been worthy
o f our sh.'CI nml a good meet is anticipated.
A nwlsed nnd n.uthe utic li't. o f the best n.-cor<ls in
.all a thletic C\'Cnts mntlc in an athletic contest, e ithe r
local or with some other .whool. has bt:en compiled
and 11lnced upon the bulletin lxlard. Some of these
record s have been the 8Chool records since 18114. I t
is about time t hey were s ums hcJ. Who will be the
o ne to set a new zuul lten e r m:nk.
It is rumored that the ladles aru planning to ar·
ntnge" ]Jleasing and nO\'el surprise in nt hletic cir·
ciC!I. ~o::c:actly what It Is we have not been informed,
but we rt.ntir:ipate it is rt.long the line of encountgc·
men t. No o ne realizes more thnn the lxlys what in·
Apirntio n comC!I from the co·or>C ratio n o f the lndici-1.
Tho girls nre going to fo rm a ring n rul s mile on none
but a thlcte11.
While there is adh·ity ami interest in spring nthle·
tics. we have not ftlrp:otten the popul:trgamc ••f fvot. bAll. The pigskin is at rest hut. s tl!ps h:t\'c bt!en t:tkcn for ne xt f"l!'s c:un p:lij(n. lteali zing that mnn·
agemcut Rml ii.)'Ucm Is the rule and necessity of bus-
1.
nnd g ridiron act1Unlnlllnccs.
Prof. S wift is able and willing to give lessons In
His speciality is t ho correct way o.f start·
~unning.
ing io t ho 100 yd. d_'_' '_
' · -~-
THE ATHLETIC EDITOR'S DILEMMA.
The e<litors upOn the staff
Are hasting t (,) n od frp,
To gather neiVS and notes and rhymes,
T o make the paper "go;"
With wise nod ha~ghty mien they sit.
And scribble half ihe dayBut the ])()Or athlctl.c edltot:W bat d ocs he lind to say!
The " local" editor o f course
For copy need not sigh,
For people k_io11\y, C\'Cry day,
Get s i11k, get we ll. o r die.
Or mttke a \'isit. break a leg,
Or hold a pa rty gayBut the poor athletic editor
He don't know wh!ll to hY !
The footba ll se1150n long ago
Was closed with shou ts and gore;
Its phases all were written up
And ''ictories gloated o'er.
Athletic notes have a ll been glean~
From Europe to CathayThe editor ill in despairHe don ' t kno w what to My.
lie cracks his brain and tears h\11 hair.
And threatens to resign;
He \'llinly dips his pen In InkHe can not write a line!
But s till he keeps his courage u p,
And thlnkll of lnvely ltfny,
When ba.seb:a\J g:ames and llcld days come
AnJ he'll have lote to say.
THE
NOR~ I AL
POINTER .
lot·~ idt•s
":..;pr in g';~
t·unw,"
~all~•lliul!.•
sistt•r's ,.:ay.
The
wur•l.~ ~ nt :1
>~wee t
thrill
thn•;•gh m ,r heart . llook(.'l l •Hit and s:tw the hri,.:ht
tops v f th e trees. th e bl ue tla,oh uf a jay's wing in the
lll'ighl light.
:..;urcly thi,; wa,o T.. nny:<un's
Early
~l ornin lof .
<1i nr n iu the while w:tkcnftlw nu•rniuj.l:Star
Xoon canw. an<l as I ll' alkt•ol hnnw my Jebnt·•• fell
upon th e rows of tn.•cs whuse trnnk ;< :wol hr:uwlws
~ hcatl1
fury uf a wintry stn rm .
till:)' put un
l ~t·fun•
tho•
Ue1w:uh tht' roll'-'i u f loa.''e
t ro..'C~ II'U\111.1
th e r ot'l 1-:t .;tl'ill uf JUi n:t lco l ntnd and
rlirty "1101\' ,•ln ·tim tli,;tarwe. f l~llll f••lloy till' ~ hil' t•rinj.!
tn·cs. wa,; adull loruw n
~awn
uut!utok upun lifo•,
with tlw
suit that ~('<'Ill;;. lo
IU C
t"l'cn
~o.un·
inq Hort:\111
It i"
!he s ati ~fao·!iuu un~· fo: o•ls iu ).!t'lliuj.f "" ·"e idt•as til~t
!rami. iu he:tring t he men. and 11ut ,.iml'l_l' !~·:t rn i nj.(
:t buut thent. it. i>~ as thuugh nrtt:o·rt:tinty and ,;UJit.'r·
lidalty ll't•rt• fo•r t ht• 111<>1111'111 o·asl :lsi. le, :tlul ,\'''"
wcn·allmn:ol lura while In ).!o:t totlot• l ~tottu!uultl r t!
tl'uth . Ftu· there is a nts t okal .,f di!Tt•l'i'U•·c, ,\'toll
kuu\1', be tii'Cell ll l'e jlt.H'Iel''S iu tcrl'iCW With IJe:111
\\' ure<"Steru n hi,. ioh•a ..., aWut th e l'hillip piuo·.i aru l
C:tnm furrowing :til thcvricnt intu g•>lol ··
" Y<!i>." :tii>H\'t•fl..-..1 I. "spr ing is lwre. "
,;ct" m cd ri;.::itl wi!lt that
tl l lt' ·~
that is "" uflo!n S J ~·I.:•·u uf :1~ th•• ..!lid l':tlue tu h.,
),\'aineo! fro• uth t·:t r illj.f gr••a t 111<' 11. tlh'r<' j,. anutll<'r t'e•
A SKETCH.
n•k•: I)('IH'ath lilY wiluluw .
i9
tho: hru:tdt•ll illj.f uf
h•ur~e ~t:ln•l ·
itrj.f tmt from it •·<>Idly white. On·r th u m uddy nrad.
t he j.fray skt•ll'tun trt!l'"'· and tht•hit .,f bruwn lawn.
hu ng a c hilliug s ky . 1-l>Vl'C. lw:tl'}' duu d>~ dr ift o·d
lrerc :t ncl there. blow n h_l' titfnl wind.;. A wurld
without a purpo~· il scemo:tl . A world nnt ~·o:t
hi.-; own Wt>rd nf mtouth as tu tho• t ~• li t')' he wuulol
:uh·ist· th e n •; or l ~t ·tw L~! n till' :\:lliu11' ~ . ur !lw ou t·
lutok's. or Haqmr's Wt•ek ley'supiniun uf what !he
l' resitleut <I UM:ht !Oha l' ll <iUtll':utol uu~o:llltt>olu - :Liul
the l' re~ i<le u t ' s uw n wnrols e~: plainin)t wh,\' he did
a " he tliol. am! why h•: e .I:]H't'l" lo pu r.; m: tht• pnlky
ho: ha s u ut li neo l. For my part. I han• Stl<'h f:tith
irr th e putem·y uf truth J;:'"ttc rr ,;n lll':tr ti11: SuurL-e
a.; pu:.sihlc. :ll' t• • t•uudnt·e 1111! lh:ll if th e olch:Uill)t
lt•am l'c pr••,;cnt iuj.( the Sixth Ja.;t )'t':tr t·•u lld h:n ·e h:ul
a t: h:tt wit h IJcau \\'un·e~ll· t· him,..·lr hdurt~ that
ci'Cnlful c1·uni n g. til'~ so·u ru with Whit e water mi ~orht
.. tronJt enUUJth :-tftt•r tlu- winlt•ro·uld tu o·arc muo: h
whctlh'r it all' uk~· ur nut. A wurld e.'l> hotrll' to·o l with
it ,; o uee iTurt ln stir. A o·hill wino~ that ripplt·ol t!ulinl e stzlndin g puol ~ in t!w patt·lws uf Ita if nw ltL'<.I
s now matle me. l•>t>, ,;lriro•rarrtllnrn :&way . " Ah.
Spri n}: h e re~ .. t huu~tht I.
.h :ssn: Hout:,.ns. 'll\l
i ;~
The s!uden l!l o r I he L:uh·e rsily :-tnol the llt..'U p le u f
:\lao.!i.~t!ll
iltll'e
lot~f' n
mort• than
u s n :tll~·
fortunate
thi.i winle r i n their opJiortuniti"s to lwar and !leo•
me n v f nutc . Prof. Tn:n t. "'t he L:nh·ersit y •Jf th e
\\' ht!ll tht! Alumni assow iatiuu
,-.,n ~ i~lt·ol
ul l hn·o·
IHP!IIIwrs. it ufto•n held rcnni<>n11 whi<'lr allthcuwm ·
he rs atteno!eo l. :wol in re<JW&'I uf lu~·alt,l' t h e"'""~ uf
·~u; lc:ttl,..
Hut w hy t·:unmt tlw larg••r o·l:l "~'' " unit<•
auo l make thi l' year'11 meNillll.' :• " "' '''''"" ~ \\' o· II""'
nu tul )lll' ""'' iu u tt lro•<l. and tlw m:1juri t y tof ~~ ~ lin•
within a radius uf moe hnndn•• l ur iJ,.,. uf
S!l: \'e ll >~
l'uint s .. nw u l n .~ are te:w hin)C nitw mont h and
,;um c nilH' :nul a haif 1111 >11 !h ""' hiHol~. lou! 1\'o• will a ll
tht· SiJIHh. Ft·vf. ('ar.• un. uf ( 'unw ll. l'ruf. .Jewell.
ul ~ I inne""'" l,;nin·rsity. and U..:an \\'nn•csle r nf
lit.: frt'l' on th+! tl st <l:ty uf ,Jmw. T lw ~ nrmne r
"'·huub tlu nut u j)ot'll until July. so tllat w ill ko•o·p nu
:\lid1igan an! o n ly :\ h:w uf the more llf•U:ol whu
h:11·e lectured here ll J ~ Il to pit-..r r:.tng in ~t frnm lit•:r:t·
om: away . You h:II'C all n :•·t:i ro•d t":trd!i frurn t l"'
sc•·rct:a ry :t skiu~o: fur your :\111111011 o l uo·>~ of '.!U t'l!lll,.,
ture and his tury to p<llitit-:tl and e(:Onum i•· fJIIesti"n"
:uu! "'""t •r f you h:tn! paid t hem .
of the prc;oc nt day . Then '""· ~·ar lier in th•~ ~·t•:t r .
l'res iole nt ~lt-Kinlo·y was he re lun~o: t•tuou,~t h lu he
iwaro l ami iif!cll fnra few nuomc nf"
nut. plo~ase ,J., MJ at "m·o: l" n 't p•ur into•n·~l wut·tlr
to o·cut ;; '" ~· uu • ll:wc 11\'u. thn·o· "r fuur~· ··:~r >~
,lo·:~tl e m•ol .l'••nr ft•elinJl.~ f••r thi,; ~•·h••nl an• I y•ottr
Y"u whu h an•
The whnlt'SOntoJ (·ITct·t of h(':triug :uul "'•eirrg. an<l
t·las.~ m alt'"~ O f ··our.,;,: nn t - yuu wnuJ,J IH• tim tirl' t
loco·o • nin~t: i u a »t'llSC :\t'ljH:tint ed wilh me n thu,; ad ·
1u deny auy ,;m·h o·ha t ·~t•·-~. and tlw ot!ko•r.~ wil' h )'<>11
\'anced in their •·ariuu ;~ lirre,.. :urd h!\l'ing th e l•'"l'•·r
:tn<l responsibility :ts w(']], th:tt tlwy olo. -cannnt l01J
W<> n ld dl'n.\' it with y uur :!() o ·o•nL~
tiil·e yuur hdp :m ol thi ~ ye ar';; reuniu n will l11.1
duuht co l ami i ~ hard ly apt. t o he e~aggo•r:ttl'<!.
"11\'l'f'",;ful
Anol
'l':tlk it. wri te it. :uul
<"011 11'
!u it.
So
THE NORMAL POINTER.
Reacliog page after p!!.ge of would be funoJ saying~
and joke!i the exchange editor longs for l!Onlcthing
genuine. He reads the ~'\rue joke in se\·e nt<.oen different papers. and at hut gets as famililu· with it as with an old aNJuaintanco whom he owes ten dollars.
It he sees it approaching he will avoid it. AltCr
seeing too much of this sort of humor it doe.<~ him
good to look bctwt:e n the con~ r of linch a bundle of
jolly good jokes a1 the Sphinx. This paper comes
. from the U. W., and is eertalnly a cred it C\'Cn to so
great an Institution of learning.
Ir tho Interests of tho readcrsofschool paJMlrs were
to be cooaidcred we f~~e l coolident that the contiottcd
story fad would be dropped more ha>~ tily than it was
taken up. Aside from a very few students in the
home school. these continued stories are not read.
Most of us do too much other reading to foll ow these
from month to month.
In the Sehool Bell Echoes we read that the "phy·
. chology clnss" of the high school arc using the t~ach­
era' manual of the Course of Study as a text . We
received some back numbel'il of the Echoes from McrrUI not longsinee. The lo~hoes' ideas are certai nl y. to
put It mildly. unique.
The athletic department of View Point Is handled
In " businesslike way which we like \'ery much. The
High School's position i:. stated clearly anti briefly
In a way which will bold the lntcrast of any person
concerned in athletiC!!.
'fhe Normal AdVII.nee, which contains the orations
delivered In the school contest arhshkosh is of s~­
lallnterest to us. The orations tell their own story
of the bard work required to prepare them.
~re pleased to
receive the March number of
the Pytblan from Kalamazoo. Mich . The poem
"Then and Now" Is well written and desen·es the
pralae it received from our students.
The detlnitiona of labor, busi ness, genius. money
and fun given In the College l>lt.ys will be l'OUched
· for by any college boy who hM ever plnyetl footOOII.
The Breeze from Los Danos. Cali fornia, socaks
rathe r en.lmly of the destruction of their school building by lire. The build ing and contents were valued
at l!iiO,OOO.
" ltil.iny Days" in the Norm1ll Pennant Is u. writing
of literary merit quito unusual to lind in amateur
journalism. Tho author writes easily a nd well, nnd
the story is plensing.
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Tho Normn.l Badger comes with 1\11 apology lor
being late this month; but though late it ia as in ter·
esting a.<J ever. "Tho Sailors o f NoriVII;y" is well
worth the time employed in reading lt.
The Helping Hand brings theJCQOd news from Ash·
land that the North Wisconsin Academy is free from
debt. The burning Or that lii s:~.grceab le ·document,
"The Mortgn.ge," wa.<J llCCompanied by approJlrlato
ceremonies.
In tho Carro.ll F.cho we read a Ter:Y intcregting
Jl:l.ge wbicb Is a plea for fhe birds. It must be ad·
mittctl that most of us do not gh·e the time and at·
tent ion to the beautiful in nature to get a ll out of
lifo-which we might.
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The Henry College lo'orum comes to u11 from Camp·
bell, Texas. We u.lways welcome the papers from
distant states as well as from our neighbors for it
helps us to get more in to uoh with the schools and
colleges of our country. in cu.ch of \Yhlcb we take an
interest.
t;\·ery person who is lntertl!lted in the welfare of
the common schools of Wi~Jeonsin Ia watching, with
interest the two County Training Schools for teach·
el'i!. As we are so much In sympathy with these
~~e hool! the article In tbe Reporter from W~usau wllll
carefully read by many.
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In the "laland City Student" we Hnd a somewlmlf
cnthusiutic discu!ISlon of "What is a J,lbernl F..ducn.
tion! l>oes it Pay ?" The style in which tho aub·
jecl is handled would certain ly be a cred it to a per·
son above the high school studen t. The Student is
,·ery·good throughout but this one article is, we
think. one o f the strongest which has come from a
high school this year.