THE NORMAL POINTER
Volume VI.
STEVENS PO INT. Wis.• J ANUARY
1 ).
H)o l.
Number 4·
BRADY.
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tak1•n Ill> l1y h is work in n iJ,th t
t<~)k
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pl:muinl{ '" du
lh• k••tll
~urw•thi n~ f.,,.;\! .,]]~·
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and tlu- litt lt•
tin· tir"t fo•w wo•t•k."
Entu.~
ktu•w
wa~
him. awltlu• fri ••n•l"ltip t,.•two·f'n tilt' tW•• .:t·o.:w ~~~)I·
not lou" hdon• he hct':lllll' :l<'•tuaiuto·•l witlt tii:Lll)' of
the tr:tin mcu (;t·nial and loro:td·lllintlt•tl, hi .. t.ric:ln
an(l ".\'lllpatlll't i•· n:u un· ~""II won !tim man y
friend'
Hrady. ru rt· .. r the u·:t iu h aud~. w:L~ par·t io· u brly
:utrncte.l tn E1·au~
II<- wa~ a ;.:r·e:u ralkct· :111•1
when ht' dis.cov.:retlthat E1·au ,. W:h itudyiut~: bw iu
adrlitinn to hi.~ wurk on the lk!t Lint•, it w:L-. not
long bflfon> the wholt• fun..:e knew of it. T lw mc u
understood in a vague !lOri of :t way the amuunt of
worK the plncky young stude nt was uttdc rtaki u)l.
and they lookPd upon him as a prod ig,\' All kindil
of question~'! wen• !lnbmi tu:d to him for ~enle ment.
Hrndy c l:&ime•l him b.v right 11( di!Wm·e ry. ht: ~:lill.
Bnuly h:hl at. theextrn\'agant humor :tnol rollic king
good m1ture ~·f a typical l rishumn. lie was a bi~
powerful fellow. with :ur honest. jolly face. Hi"
wife was a little woman who lived o nly for lira•ly.
He Wll3 her pride wheo he "was himself." \Vhe o
he w:ts "ou a d r unk'' Hie lost its brightness for he r.
but she o nly Jlilied and exeused hi m . His thrf't:
children he W!lll ver)' vroud o f. and w:r.-. alway~
Tlwn " '"' .ta,\· E\'!llt~ ut~ticcoltltal !t i ll fric wl
wa~ \'o• ry "ilt·ut and haroll~· ll" lit·t·•l hi:< n·tu:trk~.
T h:at night :L~ E\':111 ~ was ro·tnru i n,: frunr '"'huul. he
~:til' a man l't.'t'l iu~o: :duu,: u11 tlw loritl~t· alwaol of him.
Til•• drunken lll:ttl "ro,;;<~··l tl\'1'1' '" onf• ;<itlt' o f t lw
hri•lgc. and ~t<H!<I !uukinl{ down at \lltl wate r A~
EI':III.S rct•ngni~;cd Ura<ly hi~ IIO'art "<'f'IIIL'<I tn s tup
lwating
T ll!'n Br:uly turuo~• l nrul saw E1·aw1 standin,: with·
in the fu llgl:tre uf a hri•lgt• lump. 1-1•· kne w him nt
once and shrnnk hack into the shadow.
" Hello. Braoly :" c:une in f:l':tn!l.' ~trnt•'t young
I'Oice. "On your way home~ Su am I Conw ou. "
E1·en in his drunken s ullennC!I.S he eonld not Nlllillt
the boy's frienolline~s. and, gi1·ing !!Ollie ioi'Ohcrent
:mswcr. ht• st:ljlgCn..'<.l out ancl joinL'i.l ~:,·ans. EvRn:il
apJKl:tred nnt w notice his friend'11 sile rrce, hut ke pt
up a continual ~tn·am n f t11lk. Arter t hey had gono
o n :1 fe w block.~ Hraoly stupJM!ll ;;hor t awl leaned
ag:tins t a tr•·•· " Ye'd lwttcr he iilmukin' along.
E\·:tus." lw -. ..,;,] uu~tt-:u!i!y " Its inlirely Jisthract·
~..~ 1 I run. wiHH with tht: li:.:l•b bem' >10 bright, anJ
him to :dl Lilt' fn•iJ,tllt
~·:tnl~
ll i.o lou ,.i nc~"
in t he dry. :w•l it
iolly
THE NORMAL POINTER.
the nig ht so d:1rk. :uul :lhogilhcl' it's sorry company
I am tho nigh!. Good night to yc. and m:ty Y'~r resL
be :1isy." Jo:nms walk~! .,,·cr ami tunk his :~.rm.
"Como on. Hr:uly." hu s.aill so~rly.· "Yuur wife
will worry if you don't gn home." ··And who'•l s ho
be wo rry in' for~" salol Brntly :1ngrily. ":-oct: hen::,
yo young s paiJlt.'tln. :u-c yu f<~r thinkin'- " ··I
. think we won't f jll:lrrt'l. llraoly. Wlmt went wrong
t()(I:Ly ~ If tlmt fl'llow ,J onc>~ has l11•f'n gh·ing hill
usele.'\!1 or1lcrs agnin- ·· :uHI J·:\ ' :111!1 talkc,] nu. half
pulling pour Ur.uly :!lou,;. Whon :II ln.1t tl1cy •·a me
to the Jllnin little L"'ttagc un the prairie. it w:l!l :1\·
mo.!lt midnight aud i\lully w:1s w:1itiug :1t the u]Klll
door.
Tho ne:<et morniug when lk:.uly went to work ho
s:tw E••nn:<~ out among thu tr.:u:ks. IJu,.ily working on
t ho switch list. llo w:..iLCd irn:sulutcl.v for a molllOnt, hut. Evsns dhl not turn aromul.
Brady
dreaded to meet tho young fclluw's dear. tlircct
g:~ze. but ho must know whether he h:~•l e ntirely
forfeited his friend's rcSJM.'N. or whether theM was
another who could unliurst:ultl as Molly ditl. Ito
walked on a few i!tOJ};I. :uhl said in an uncert:lin
\'okc, --Tho top :1v tho 1110rnin' to yc. E\·aus."
Ev:1ns whL'Cletl :1round a111l grllC.I.cli him with tho
sanm old fricmllint!:ill. lie begun to t:•lk rapidly of
an accident that h:IJlJ>OUi!i.l th:•t murniug. Brntly
listeucd uneasily for a while ami then OU.trtcd out.
··O<·h. tlon't mau. Ni•·or :1 I.Jit more av this c:1n I
stand. OnL wi' y11r tlmnghls :1nd say what yo'rc
t,hinkin' of t he Urad\' ye !l:lll' last night. " "Well,
Bmdy. the truth is, I don't know what to think'. I'd
like to hear what yon han~ to say liNt." "Well,
thin. the only things I'm for s:1yin' :tt all. at all, :1re
tho things l 'vu said ;w many a time afore that I'm
dono wit! snyin' e m . It's sorm a hit ex1·usc there is,
right ouough. Out och mercy r:cxl kcJ.,ws, I'm all us
a'thryin. A•· couNt!, I'll try again, :aud I hOJ)C,
Evans, yc'll ncl'CI' again l'!eC U1-:.uly till) hrntc yo S:lw
him IMt night." 1-: l'IU\S )mt out his ham! and
shook tim toil-lmnlcncd hnnd of the big lrisluunn.
"I hopo not, Urndy." That fall passed ami wi n.
tcr <'tunc on. Brody wont homo sober C\'Cry night.
f.van~ 1\0l'Cr SJ>Okc of that S;;eptcmber night,
but for scn~rnl week!! a h er tlmt he :1IW:1ys made
euro that IJrn(ly wns safely hu mc, tho tho bift Irishman no\·er knew it. Then n.s the weeks l>as~~et! and
Bmdy still stootl his ground , E1•ans' vigilance ro
l:ucd.
The (lay before Xmas three men w ho had IVOrkOO
in the y:~rd tho year 4efore. en me back. They were
notorious as lenders in all sorts of wild escnpadcs,
n11tl Emus knew they hnd more than once led poor
Hr:11ly into trouble. £1•uns feared for his friend and
hurriCI'I with hi!! wo rk, hoping to see Bnu.ly beforo
he left, but lm 1\'llS dis!lpJ)Qintt'tl.
The weather turned bitterly cold und by six
o'clock a blizzard wu blowing. E\'O.nll was glo.d to
a-ct to his w11rm room, anrl settled dow n for tho
niJ;eht'll 11tndy. To be sure, it w:u~ Chrlstml\5 eve, ll
night !lOt for work. but time Wll8 p rt.ocloull to tho
boy who welcomed the holidays tu1 a time to " make
up." Bcside;t, he hnd no howe to go to, and it he
ho tried to act II.<( people do who nrc so fortunate
thnt Xmas menus tu th()W n. time to sny good-bye to
work and go homo, he k new that 11(1 would soon bo
pitying himself. E••nns·didn't care to do t hat. so he
worked instead. The wind how\e1l down the chiru
ncy am\ rnttlCfl the door.~ and windows. Suddenly,
there came a terrilic l>hUJt that fairly s hook tho
house. Evans went to the window and looked out.
It If:\! snowing and the wind was whirling the hard
frozeo flakes at a fearful rate.
Then J-: ,·ans thought of Brody. He :wished that he
were safe nt home and away from the three men
whom E••an& wns sure would tempt him to the ut·
tcrmost. After E1·nns had remembered him, all
e!Torts to gi\·e his attention to his work were useless,
nnd presently he threw down his book, put on his
hclli'Y coat, pullt~yt>r1 his fm· ca1• and gloves, and
went out into the storm. For a moment It almost
took his breath away. Th~u he put his heo.d do wn
ant! started oiT, plunging thru tho drift8. It seemed
an cntllcn time before he reached Brady'll little
homo. Urady had not returned from \'t'Ork. Molly
was \'cry ill with a SC\'Cre attack of pneumonia, and
her lillie daughter wns doing her best to cu.re for
her. After making sure that there was nothing he
could do u~ tho little cottngo, Evans atarted out to
lind Urndy. Tiretl as he WM with the work of an
uunsually busy day. it ~~ecmed at times tu1 though ho
C'Ould no longer battle with tho storm, but bls determination kt'Jlt him tiJl. Afler long searching. be
came upon the three mon who eo.mo back to tho
L
THE
NOR~ I AL
freight yard that tiny . Wlwn they toltl l1im that
Umdy had Started home. :duue. ltln minute.~ bdort•,
he almos t lo;;t ht•art. But the thot of hi;; fricthl out
in th:J.t wild night. drunken. anol pe nbps hclplo•.-.;o.
g:n·e him uew strt•ugth. ami lc:n·ing the sal uuu. the
POINTER.
l>C f01· desert in' a ponr si nne r. hu· M ully· .~ ;,o akc.''
"' Ah. dt•ar heart . ~ !lrt• th:a!"s it.
I aint tiudiu' it
so hartltn ~" 11nl\'. (iou>!l hye. Tnm ..
I n the tlays that fo rllmn•d En111s was
•·0111furt.
ll mt l ,v's~hief
T lw •·hiltlrcn wt•re ··aretl fur h,\' llrad}''s
Ooy agai n f:ICt.~l the ~tor m . A s he strUJ,:"j[IL'tl :llonj.(
he lookl.'·tl about him ..arcfu!ly T hen in a ~twltt•t·ed
sister. and E1·ans pursua dt"d thu poo r fdlnw tu
doorw:1y he saw tlw big form nf d~e lri~hm:w hnd·
died i n a henp. ·· Brady :" A l(tvat grl')an :m>~wcro·d
1ct·. '(itu l. •lnn't olcst•rt a ["'"'' ~innm·. fu1· :\lolly 's
him :uul he hun·ietl uq•r tu his ft·icnd
" On ly It"
:1way wid ye. lnd
:'>l:tyh;l lio•l A 'mij.(hty ·n h:n ·e
me die .. rwonld he a dalo• bette r for :\lull.\· :uul
tht' c·hil(lcr."
··('onw. Hrad,l'." "aid Evan ;; tinu ly.
··f·,·e come to lind .n.m. :Uitl !WI\" ~··ou IIIIlS! JtO with
111e . " ··Nive r ean I Jl" bad.; a~tain. E1·an~ ·· ·· Brady.
l"d gin• my life t<.J S:l.l"t' ~·uu tronig-ht
[ "1·,, [,..ell out
in tbi" storru si m·t• eigh t .,·t:]o,•k to Tin,[ you.
Now you must <.'Ome. ·· In an insta nT Urad.1· wa.i "n
his fr-et. ·· E1•aus:· he s<~i•l lor•)kt•nl~·. "' i>h·i [ a hit
:Llll I
worth it. ami - " "
"'l'ouw. ··
ruptly ·•\\' e"1·c no ti nw '" [il.'<t'
"ick. '1'0111 . I 'm afraid
it".~
straig hte ned np and
strong
st ride;~.
~:lid
E 1·:w:-~
:II•·
Your wi lt· is n•r.1·
"e riuu;;... B•·:l•l)'
~rartct l
r.. rwar<l with gn•at
T he news hf :\ l olly·~ illnc..;,~ had ~u·
IJcred him.
Not a work w:1s ;;pokcn all the way Oun: E1·aus
stumbled and p lu nged int~t a drifT
Brady wn,..d.
and taking the your1g
rt.'JU of the 11"3)' .
fclluw·~
ann. kept hi111 up tilt'
W hen tht:y re:u:h-.'"<1 the little •·ot·
with him .
~:tkt •..
Oft•'ll in
,\ .~i•l<'
hi;~ ~Jeep
frn111 this thf:'rt'
tu tell .,f tlu- "tn•J!).I:I<' Br:tdy
T he wint••r
hi,; fnrnwr
and
pas ~t•tl
~t a.r
E1·:m" ht•:tl'\1 hi111 111Ut w:r~
nn ntlwr w<ll'tl
wa~ J!"iu~
tlu·u
and s:i:l Unuly tli<l uol rcgtti n
II•• wa.~ nut. lllt OOt.l,v
li~tht lu•arted m•,.s.
Hl<)l'n~c.
lou t
hi~
~•·r ·m etl
s p ir it
tu h:n·•· IM·t!ll
lornk•• n .
T h<-n nm• ,Jay IH• t·:uuc loar·k tn wnrk tlw
gay. hlllll<.JI'OIIS f••llnw nf tihl.
Et·a ns watc ht"d him
•·:trcfu lly. and thot ht• d i,;t•fll'('l'\'d a ··••rtain n~e klt!i<S
.Jc~pa ir in hi ~ manner.
At nunn Bra d y e :\1111' i n to
th e tlllke whf:'re E1·:u1.'1 wa,; e ating his lmwh. " I' m
tiudin' the tight a hard OJIIIl tilt' •lay. E,·a n ~. anol I ' m
nut< lnrin' to thi u k what'll conu· the nig ht
Bu t.··
" (iod 'll n<·•·••r desert a I""''' .~i n ner . I t' .~
not for me 111 know hnw lw' ll hH :rftlwr Hmna gin·
,;Jowl~·.
Lhi,;:llllthl''lluet"et'<IC!:I<'T'\
:1
Jlnnr sin n .. r.th:u· ..,
.. z\f ter that Ur:ul y'i! rcddt•s.~n•~"'~'
buT he j•Jkt•d \[It! rest ufthc•i:t.l'
·li~ap pC:I rl•d.
Late that :tfternoun a linlc '"'Y Wllndei'C<I into the
frc'ight yan lil. Nu une nutic••d hi m till lw was u u t
tage E va ns Wll-'l ex h:w s te<l ar!'d wa~ :..slee p in th·e
minu tes.
W ith 11 o11y's il:lnd in hi~ Urad~· w:lTdl\'<1 ont lire
upon the tracks. Then U r:~tly ~aw hi m !~uti wit h :l
1·ry. •·Ckh, n•urti hct·: com e !J:~ck litt!1· dmp :" he
reH o f thu night. E:lrly in tilt' morning, bl'f.,rr• it
was light. E1·aus awoke and lreanl :\l olly·~ w('ak
\'Oice in t he adjoini ng room . "' Yc'll not d o it :tgain,
To m ~ It won't be s.o hard to ~o if you gi1·e me that
wh ..
and sw u n~ him np on :l p latform . Hut !lil the Iris h ·
man turnet.l tu jump. h is fuot .'ll ipped :uul he fell
promise. I know well ail it'i! har•l for ye. hut it'll
be ais ier to k:~.pe :1 promise ye gh·e me nuw Say it.
T om, darlint ."
forward. strikinJ.( hi -. temple on th•• rail .,f a notlre r
trnck. T he engine pa.'>Sc<i. loll! huth the man a nd
the boy had been s a1·ed frum iL~ •·nl.~ hinJ{~· h ecls.
S [Jr:tlll{
forward . An engine was almnsl o u tim IMJy .
so frighttln e-d he tlid not knuw w h idr WI~Y
WRil
tu turn .
Hr.1d~·
sebo:ed him in his
~rent
!ftrong ar111 10
mercy.
" Molly. ('\'C .~aid it mnuy a time afore, a nd. och
1'\'C all us thried. - hut I .'l a y tu you now. as
:-itill Br:1dy l:t,\' nu;titJnlcs>S. El'ans " 'as the li~l •me
aL hi" si(lc HH bent O\"ur h im awllistc1wd for th o
illl re as t iotl nC\'Cr d ese rts a pour sinru:r. it's n<~t
T o w Br.nly as'll h·er do it agin. Aud whin it gits
hc:~ rt beats.
Bul tb ey had ceased when the I ris h·
umn had lrit the l':til. "' i'•!llr Brad,\'," w h ispen:tl
so hard I e an do nothin' . I'll whisp<•r. "li•H.I. •lon 't
El'ans «Oft!y. " li nd
.J,.c.~n·T
dt·<•·rt i'""r
~i!Hlt'N "
T H I:: NORMAL POINTER.
TI-lE NORMAL POINTER
JANUA RY 15, 1901.
Amo11tbly perlodlc.-l,repr-lltatiYeo!tbe
11111 Scbool,
~lr.tb State!\or·
SteYUI J'ohH, WIIICOIIliD, pobl11b~d by tbe
tt11deote.
Bateredatloc.a.IPott..omceaJaeoond cla.-ll)•tter
Tenuornbwlptloo !JOceata pery..r llllldunce.
UuotpaldbetoreJilll.l,\1101.
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ev~.Ifi·~a..~is~'Ol} · ·
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Kt'I'HI.K 1.. DIU.IL., 'Ol • .
• . E&ebauge
. .Mode l Scboot '
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...:. AfmtaotBu.lneu Man&jlen
HUI&IIIOClATIOif.
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()uu;:a W.JIJIIQJI., '01 ..
n~w•.. • L. Cot"'•••• 81., '01..
. . .•. Pruldut
• ••...• Treuorer
. . . .. Secretary
A44re.. allbu.toeuletteuto tbeBatlont loltoag(r.
ArU~Iet
.ollclted from former ttad~ottaod teacbert.
Headen aodnblarlbere are retpoc:tlolly reqoetled to pat·
rootnoorlldT~rllun.
Among the many pleaSAnt things 10 jlreet us on
our return WM the bust of Longfello w, whi<-h is to
be the comptU_lion of our Christmas pre~eot, the bust
of \.lncoln. We will ndn.pt Ollrst!h·es to circumstances and 81\y, •·There is no smnll loss without
some g reat gain," to illustrate the workings of the
"nlckie-plated" contribution box. l'rollaiJiy none
of us enjoy seeing a long li~t o f names un•ler ··Over ·
d ue Books." nod yet we ~o enjoy thtl pictures nnd
statuary which are the return' from thntsn.me li.'lt.
Sincetcbool closed before the ho lidays our faculty
have been trying "going to school." From a ll re·
ports we understand that they found the week at.
Qgbk011h fully 11.5 hard as auy week h~re. They also
say- alas for o ur complaooncy- tbat it. W:lS more
protitAble-. Hut we cnu uuderst:md that meeting
with other people. who were lnboriug with like materlftls. under siruil_ar cll&ad\•antnges, nnd trying to
reach !be tame result, mighl be the result o f insplrn-
tlon a~ wcii i\S profit. After all, they seem to suggest that tht>y are glnd to beRt Stevens Point.
The stndcnl.s who went home for the holidays
before the h.>eture by 1\lr. Rii'l missed an evening of
enjoyrnenl nnd inspiratio n. From the moment Mr.
lliis ~ICIJ,lC<I out before us to the t.llnse of hl11 lecture,
he held his nurlirmce intct·csted in his vh·Jd present·
Rtion of conditions in the New York slums, sympo.lhetic In his relation of e \·ery nttempt to help these
J>COJIIe sud happy in its succe.'f!l, and captivated by
his sintJIIC. unassuming manner, his delightful acct:nl. hi:~ sineerity nnd positive mnuhood. He began
his a•ld rt:s~ by telling of some o f the many ways in
which people ftnswer affirmatively the question
" Am I my brother's keeper !" Then many pictures
lllustratiug his work were thrown on the screen and
explained by Mr. Rlis, showing clearly the condition of things in the slums "before and a fter." Mr.
Rlls believe.<~ that the great proble m, down In that
lowest stratum of society, is the children, and this
should particula rly ll.PJICUI to us, who IU'fl studying
the sn.me problem In rather more n.dl'antageons surroundings.
It is with great regret that we note that Miss
Whitman, of !he F.n~ll:~h department, ha.'l resigned,
and will gi\•e up her work at the end ~f the pre!lent
qullrter. Miss Whitmn u hiLS been conoectecl \vith
the school since Septe mller. 1897, teaching com·
position and grammar until last year, when she
took charge of the work In English, leaching rhetoric
antl compt>sltino, ancl directing all oratorical and
way work. The !bought of losing Miss Whitman
is particu\1\r\y ha rd for ~hose o f us who who hal'O
hrul many OJlpOrtunitles of 1estlng her u ofalllng
kindness and helpfulness, her' cheery good nature
and her l\onstant watch for o ur little vaoit-les which
cro p 0111 in "high faluting words" and. " stereotyped
pht'U.!Ie!." Though o f a quiet a nd retiring dlaposi·
tion, which has made her a less prominent figure
than ruany omong our facult.y, she has won the eg.
teem a nd g'l()(l will of a ll stude ntl a nd thewarmest
friendi!hip aud admlrntlon o f thO!Ie who have bad
an opporum it.)' to become acqunlnted with her .
She will take to Wa.shlngton the best wlshe~ uf
C\'ery member of the school.
THE
NORMAL POINTER.
S ome T wentieth Century JtesolutJo n•.To do more and say less.
Ex-Editor-in-Chief.
To trip no more the light faotaatic .
Football P- .
To escape the ,;pelling clrL<IS
J . Wh.
To keep up om· reput.o.tiuu lor progreuivco68JJI.
The Fruh me u.
T o attend tht: party tl.e Ju niors aro going to
l..e:n·e
1111
imperildmblc mmuory.
Be kiud to the Junio rs, o\"erlook &hei r
and mngnify tlwir \'i rtuc~ .
fa u lt.~~
The :->enior.;.
T o ,ICet up o n M onday mo r ui ogs in time to o pcu
A pplau.se.- -Therc is a qul's tiou whil'h probably
has co w e to a ll of us aL >IO IUC tinll' auol which nu
oloubt :tppcals to 11~ wit it n·ncw1!1l forc·c <Ill i'!ll'lt
rhctoriloal alteruoon.
~hall W(' :t.pplaud indiscrim·
inatel~· ~
Muc h may he :\nol hn.'i bee n saitl un i"H'lth
sides. Some pt!uple have begged to he allowed to
ex preS!! thei r opinionllthru tlw co lumn .~ of the l'cn ·
.o;or. JJO we hun!; printed tWO arti••lc!l on tlw s u hjcl't.
the ti~t hy :1 Normalite. thl' St'Cond by o ne wh11
cl aim~ no ~tH'h honur. hut i~ uwr., Jy :ut o]tl ·timcd
" To t• l:lp or not to clap- -that i.; tlw •tne;;ti.,n .
Whether 'tis nobler in the m i nd tn>~ul'fl't'
The >~ling;;~ and arro ws .,f "utr:1go:un." foriiiiH"
Or to cla p hands to a ll tlw littlt: tr,-onhlo·s
And by applauoling . .~ wclltlwm ·~
One man -o ne clap~o more: Rnd by a cl ap to say we !ltart
App b.use must thuntlerou!l. fo r which
tht:re's none
That none (•an a wear to- 'tis abomination
De\·outly to be ~uelched ··
" Kno w all ye Sons of the Normal that t here is a
ti me and pla<.-e for all thing~~ .
To applaud there is 9 time; to keep silence there
iii a time. (the which is more frequ ent).
Kn ow ye also that discri minatio n is one o f the line
artll. Let him be praised to whom praise is due a nd
in other instances keep cal m and impreuive'sileoce
and great will be the fall thereof."
thO;J supp ly counter in the fo renoo n.
Sn
T o stup
.~ huu tin!(
M-
in hill >llce p.
d.
wh:tt the tiwe muy l>t:
t ' -11
'J'u lid,; ti.Je linl!
OUt~
whu
~HII.ll !1 \~
11:1111e iu tim
Poi nte r
1-:-
t.
Tu remind:~ f• •w of the l(irl" tlnu
hee n 11po keu for.
heJ1a.~
al rol\tly
U~
"\\'c'IJnt:\'Cr (.l]ay lleCOIId"
Said the s tnuuc h little ,J unior.~
A.'j they tuned their fiddles
Ami Jrown 'd o ut tlu: Seniol'>l.
T l•e J u nim'il.
Hoods. - White we allapprec law thi.'j liue win ter
weather and have no cOIUPlniot to uffe r agam1t it,
we are so rry it is not l'onduc ti\•e to tbeorga ni1.ation
of a hood bureau, such a.~ we had hut year.
.&.
sprinkling of red Kloud ikell nod othe r variou1ly
1baped bonnets amo ng the young ludies iKu pleasant
s ight and indicat~ artistic tastes. l!Cusible mlndsand
a desire to be youthful
Should there be a sudden
drop iu the temperature. we hope tn ~ tho bood11
out io full for~ -
THE NORMAL POINTER.
Darw in Follett has withdrawn from school. H e
goes to fill a position as meASOnger boy In the lower
house of the state legislatu re.
Mi ss Mary Doyle, supenisor of practice teaching
in the Superior ~orrua l , was an ofticlal visitor here
juSL before the Christmas recess.
Mi ss F.dith Scott, w ho graduated from the ele·
mcutn.ry eourse n ycnr ago, visited her fri ends nt the
' ::.~;;::.~~~====;::::::, Normal shortly alter school re-opened .
-
~o;va
Thu floor ha\·e been laid and the windows put in
place in the new nddition to tho building. We are
all anxious to see the work pushed to completion .
Cowlelt. Elcmeutat·y.
·oo. calk.,] althe Normal
J a n. 4.
Will Culver. '00, visited the Normal before rctnru·
ing to hi!i school at Onaln.sko.
Mr. Barry, brother of Matie Barry, w:Uj :\Normal
visitor Mo nday morning, Jan . 7.
Parley Hockwell. ·oo. who is teaching nt Marinotto. visited tho school at Its re-opening.
Garth Cn.to, who withdrew from tho school n.t tho
end of tho first q uarter, called on us J an. 2.
Carrie Woolever, a member of ln.st year 's Elementary class, called !\t the Normal Jnn. 4.
Fred Olso n, who teaches near lola and who is a
former Normal Student. visited the school Jii n. 2.
Sickness cl\ttsod the abscm:e llf 1-Aldic 1.-ango from
school d uri ng a Jl:\rt of tho tirst week in January.
Jesse Soper , J an. '00, \'\Sited here lwfore returning
to his work in the Third ward school in the city of
Appleton.
Prof. Culver Wl\8 not able to mE"et his clasSes for a
few days on account of ill health. He is again at
work. however .
Ira Hubbard. '09, spent a day or two about the
Normal the first week in January. He is rtle pri,n ·
clpal at Hancock.
J erome Wheelock. '00. ou r l!Uit year's orntor, visited us J a n. 4. i\lr. W heelock is teaching in the
Westlleld High school.
Elle n J effers
WIU
not able to return to her school
du ties afte r the holid ays.
at her home in Sheridan.
She Is quite seriously Ill
Eva Balch, who rep resen ted the Elementary clau
on the U.hetorical Committee, has resigued and Eddie Lunge has been electe<fto"lill the vacancy caused.
Clll\rley Werner, nne of last year's graduates, and
who is now principal of o ne of the ward schools at
Eau Cl ni~. spent a feW days with us early In Jannary.
Cbo..s. Lange called at the Normal before returning
to his work in the Hancock schools. Mr. La.nge was
a loyal Junior ln.st year, a nd '!'e are a lways pleased
to see him.
Prof. M. S. Frawley, principal of the Eau Claire
High school and member o f the o!Hcial visiting
board. spent a day o r t wo abo ut the building before
the holidays.
At the re-openi ng of the school on Wednesday
noon. Jan. 2, Pres. Pruy gave to the studenta that
were hnck a Ch ristm ns greeting that he had been
saving for them.
Glen Tyler now re presents the Sen ior class on tho
He WM elected to fi ll the
lthetorical Committee.
vacan cy caused by the withdrawal of Matie Barry
from the committee.
Wben we got bat'k: " What did you get for Christ·
mas!"
"Have you tu rned over a new leaf and begu ~ the
new century right?''
Miss Daisy L>oollttle withdrew from school shortly
before the holidays. She reeeived au appointment
to 1\ posi tiou ns teacher in the city of Mari nette.
She will do Fourth grade work.
i\li s.~ 1-~va lblch has withdrawn from school to ac·
CC)it a position R.ll grade teach In the schools at Cum·
berland. Miss Balch Is nne o f the class of January
gr.uhta tes from the Elementary course:
TH E i'\ OR ~ft\L POI~TF.R .
Ot•ll:l. P nlifka. "00. "PI'tll a ,Jay at tht• :OOorm:tl
~h· nt~· afr t•r rtw huJi,by~
"li~< l'· •lifl..a <>•·•·u pit·.~
: •. •11 in rtw :\t.•rri\1 hi:.!h ~duo,.] th:n El-<oll
\\ lurn•·.1· l•t·l·l t...r..n: ho•
~npt
r•••·~·i•····l hi~ Jt• •n•rmm.-ut :tp·
llrury ,.f tlw .. .-h ....l, ..r :'lu·l•")"i.:an
l" J
•·uunt_\". who is
:ucmL..·t· ,.f tht• .. rti o·i:tl
:l
board.
W:t~
days.
He 111:11h: :t fo•ll'
a :o;rnrmal
1·i~it"r
d-<ilin)!
•h.,nly t...-r,,.,. tho• h"li-
<'':tnu-~t.
pnll"t i•·al
t-.·tn:ark~
to
'53
~alh·d 1\•:anul•
•h·~t•·r~
Haw
O lil"t•s
Jo•l !io·~
:':tlad
\\":tft·rs
:\liuec l'i•·
L•·rwm P ic
("h..l·fllato•l':tkt•
· ,\ nJ:o•l-<"
Fruit l"ak•·
~aluwn
l'io·klcs
Xut ~:tl:td
c·t...-......,.
F,,.,,
(',.jf····
~Uti!
Tht' '"u:atiuuality "' rlwtori,·:al pt""t!r.llll. hcltl Fri-
T hl' ,.('n"in j.! W:t.-< in dt:tl"j:.!<' .,f tlu· "'i"'~•·,. !l t·l••n atu l
E•·:t lb ll"lt. wh.. wo·r•·:•--i"'l•··l hy tlu•:\li-<,.•·-< :\f:tt•j.!:tr·
et .Johnson. :\l:ittit• \\'lu•t• lot·k. t:,•no·•·a ] j,.,]s,]on,
" laltlit' Hull". Edna :\lilh•r ami Eli1 11• ;\].,,•n
.\rt,•r
II. w:L< very into·n·-<titt\1:
"l'lw Sc••t•·h.
Scaudin:n·i:tns :tthl Y ~uko•t'-< Wt·n· n·pn·-~nh·•l in llll•
thl' St•tti••rs ha•l ololll' :llltplt• jtts ti•·•• ttl tht• ~atal •l••.<.
ill r l'ollt-y. tho· ~•·niur pn·~i·l••nL. n•~t· au• I :tdolr~s'<t'tl
the schO<.ol o ne tHorn in): whih• lw wa.-< :uuonj.! us Ht•·
marks hy our l"i.Situr~ atx> :llw:t_r~ in onlo·r
ti:'IJ. Ja n
t·x~rdscs.
Songs. t:tlk• and '-'"'"'a.\"s o·hann:tt•ri<ti•· ,.f
Lhl' ""'-'"<'mhlt:d ~t·ui"t'• in a m::ot and winy .-<pt••·t:h
these nation:ditil.'s wt·n· !l;i\'<'11 h_1· th,• So·otdr and
whidt r••l·o•i\·ed lw:tl'l.\" appbu~,·
St·amlina•·bn-< :~.ud tlw \':1nko·o·-< fnrmed a l'~"~""t·~..:ivn
in which l 'm·le S:.tu :uul {'ulumhi:o. tl11· Yanl.t·•· p•··l·
~pokt: upon tht• "llhjt••·t. ··o ur -<m·····~~"r"' :ttt•l yuun):'
tiler. the :-lew En~ l:wd fartn•·t· a wl ilu• Yak •tlldl•llt
lignred .
l' nde =-'am h:l"' dtang•·•l t'<'<"l"n t ly anol u•m·
.. how" tlw t•fTt'•·t .,( t),.,e .•·•·:u·,. ·•f
""t•\ pan~ion""
and
imitator~.
l"aw
1111
tlw
.ltHLior.~
··
:\It· ~dtutio•ld rlt~n
lltho·r "'l"':tl..••r< wo•n• I I .
···nw =-'••niot·~. tht· ,.],.,,,..,
fo·w:·· "l i-<• BatT_\'
"" ··l.t•aol,•t""' oftht• •udal t"it"t•],. .,f rlw :'\urmaL"" :\l i•-<
~l.at\"old
"" ··T ht• o·on•talw.l" ,,r t l,.
~• ·Hio>l-.: .""
K
l'ra_\" "" ··T iw tlul\ o•r :lt~tl •·•u•r~:_r of tlw "••nior· .-Ia~~.
tlw full din ner-pail
Tl1e L'hristtu:t"" rlwwri.-:ds. !:il"o·u nn tlw aft•·r·uuon
of Oe~..-~ mber l-1. Wl're fully up totlw hij.!lt ~·t:lnol:tnl
"-el by the Thuuk~~i•·iuj: pru~:ram Tl w litt'r:tr.•· and
,]rnmalic work 1\":t.'l 1\<•!1 t''\C<"IIIt••l :m•ltlw llltt,i•· w:t~
tht•ladit••.'" :\lr·
.l o•~tl.in~
"" --Tiw I ott-ill•"" o•ud .,(
our· .-!a•-:"" :\lr r;i iiM•I"t "" ··.\u.\" ,).] thiu;.:: ··
T lw
Wo·ro· all dt:•r:v·tt·ri;(•••l hy lorilli:u w.\· :tn•l
"it ,udt a .. i• oul\" !wan I ft·um tttt·utiH•f"' uf tlw :-;,.,..
~tot·eo·hc•
i, ,.-,.Ja~"
"II''
j:.!f)(od an•l u f a l'ari~··l dt:tra•·t•·r
llrtt• u••ti•·e:d1h•
featut·c of the aft .... rnoKm ·~ ··nt•·rtaiuuwttt w a • tlw important 1•art the dtildr,•n of tlw .\ ) ,.,],.) "'·lwol p 1111,
d:t!l.~ :lnol alllt·ttd•·d ' "
E,·,·r.l'
i.. r .. if ,udt :t tlt iltj.!
l!airwol rlu· appr·,,·:tl ,,f tlw
t lw \"irt tt•·~ ,f the ·" •·u l'""..ihl•• T tu· ~•·n ior-< tho•n
•""l::th
II'CI"<'
in rhc pr",l{r.un. Thi~ f~~ttnre of tlw l"ltri~tmas rhr·
:u'oSt' from tlw t:thl·· au.t n•pair·o•d to n~•ltl 17 wlto·n•
torkals pnint~ to tho· pl•·;hirtl.( f:to·t rh:tt tlh· n·~ati<>n•
bt:tll'l'Cil till' :'\urm:tlpr" p"r and tlu• ).j,,.t.•l dt•jt:trr-
tho· n·tuaiuolt·r of th•• •·n·nin~o: wa-< l.!h"<'ll ,,.,.r '"
d:uwiu;.: au.! otlwr p!.•:t-<llr"•'" Tho· '-l:ti• l ·' ••ni,.r· dij.!·
m ent are becom ing mftl"t•illtim:\! 1•. a.• th•·.l·•houlolln·•
uit_\" 1\' :t• laitl :t"'idt• awl fun r.-it,!rtl'•l -<ttpn·ttto·
r\ 11
thn;;.u Wh<> Wl.'n' not L"" full'" ']w:tk •aid that it 1\":h
till' ht•-<1 li uw t lll'y load t• l"o•r ltad
T he. Sc.nior Spru.d.
If sume ,Junior h:ul happo•tu·ol I•• loitl.."r :d... om tit£•
Normul Fritl:ay e ••cninj.!. J :an ·1. he '''IJILI<l ha1·,. nuticcd th:ll sumcthin~o: u nu~u:~.l wa-< impo.-ndinJ<
Uu
A bn-<t , f i.irwnlu :m•l "'~" .,f l.• o~tf.!fo•1J.,w han· n•·
o·cnt l,1· l,.·~tt a dd ..-d to t!,.. ,·, ]l··•·tion ,,f -<tat uary itt
closer e:.::tm iu:uion he wuul1l h:tn• ""'""that the dltl~­
the A!.':<'mbly r"otu. - Eal"ly i11tli"
en of the god s othe :jeniors1 ha<lt·a<t a,.itlc thciru"ual
dignity and were hnldin£: hi~:h rc\"c!ry. lllhat :;:tmc
took a \'tl\t•as I•• wloat t"" l!l"•':tl Attwrio·ar t-< tl<<-_r
wiihetl mo.~t t" .~c" iu out· ··I !:tit ,f Famt· ··
T he
Junior h:ul
:~.skc(l
•tll:u·t ••rr ho·~o·h.,.,l
tilt' m t::l11in)! uf this. "orrtl' one
o·hnio·c" wo•re l.i rw.,Ju :wd 1."111-!f•.-llnw :nul "" the
miJt:ht h a ni t"ld him tha t the ~nio~ were p:trt:tko f :1 h:urquet
It was about sc,·en o"•·IU(.·k that the ~nior-< tfl-ok
IJU:>t~ o f tit<'"'-' two ,\m .... r i•·:ms. wit" wen· f.!n·at ai"''K
suclt tliffcrt•nt li rw~. ""~~' •I an· I l"¢••llwr· ti ll t he .-.....
trum T ill' ,tnd•·ttt~ ~tt..uld •~· •ptit•· willinL( to kt·o·p
SCtli.S :thout the long tahll'. whid1
a tcd with
tn
tb~
cl.'l.'l.."- color~
si:.: courses. whieh were
T he
w~
pr(·ltily tlct·or-
Slljlj~ r 1\"a~ ...._,n·~··l
:1:1 full"'''~
a i.!<H>k fru111 tlu· lilo1ary
tlut· when
~1wh
tothc,.dtn"l
II""
aud tlwn t ill it
j, .,,.,....
rtt•:tli;.:•·rw•· n·-trlh in"'" mt..-11 l'l""lit
154
THE NORMAL POINTER.
Out Wtl)letic¢.
A feeling
aJ!:niu~t
foot iJall ht1.s be·
come quite stroog in some directions.
Bills have Jx-en iutr~>~.luced in :renm&l
state legislatures to do a was with the
"unnecennry evil." Thiil sentiment
hall taken root i n WiJK•onsin :~ncl it
hRS been rumon:tl that :l bill will 00
introduct:d In the h.•j:islnw n· h• prohibit the game.
But this :ul\'crse opininu \!4, hap·
plly. not unlversall;y lwld. Only some old fuJ(eys.
December 14. The opening game was played at
New London with the basketball team of th.!t.t city.
The same fate Wll! ours that usually befalls a team
plaJing New Lo ndon on their home floor.
The game was won by New London by a score of
:17 to 12. Onr boys attribute thei r defeat mainly to
the lloor. which. beiltg 11lippery u nder any clrcumHt:uu::ell. was waxed for the OCCA8ion . Our boys be·
ing wholly unused to !Inch a lloor were unable to do
thcmseh·es justice. Neither side indulged in nny
81:\r phlyiog. For New London Playman did the
be-'ll work.
Grimm for rhe Normals did excellent
work on free throw!!.
Tho line-up was as follows:
who have fo rgouen the tlay!l when t hey wo•re young
1111d delightt.'(l in a tussle. ur who IH'l\'t•r )~'tl
New I .ONDOS
the ner\'6 necess~ry to go into a scriuuuagc, holt! Scholicld (cztpt)
....... .......... Gillson
this opinion. Their knowledge o f tho ga me is ob- Halverson ............ . . 1 f .... .... ~layman (capt)
tained mostly from hearsay and their imngination Hosebcrr)· .............. rf .... .... , ...... Hennan
of lUI brutalltieil ill fostered by some accounts of ac- Miles .................. r g
.. '·' . . Freeman
cideuta that have occured :lS rosnlt.ii of g:unei'l. They Grimm ................ I g .. . ... ..•. ... Rossiter
Umpires-McCaskill. Barrett..
see only what they plei\Se to term the ··bruta l" sitle
Uofcreo-Jennlnp:s.
of the game and forget its \'alues-tho di~ipli nc,
Subs.- Lnoge, Gee, Curran.
traln.lng and exercise all mtu1t undergo who Jll:ty.
ManagerKillingc; ,
If t.hla class, who nrc no doubt actu!\led by ((OOd im·
pulaea, really wiah to do !Kimethiug for their fellow·
men, why d o they not turn their :attention to tho
Quietude has s1 ttled down over a thletic circles
greater evils that surround them- lor instance. the with the cxCC!Ition of o nly now and then a little baa·
u.loon and gambling den.
kethall. Consec1uently their ill a dearth of rna rial
for the nthletic column. The ladles' baak tball
It Is true tho.t acchlcnts h ll\'C occurred in football,
but 110 have there been in bnseb:J.!\ nn1l bicyt·ling. yet t£a m8 which a lways formed a pleasing featurto t
no one would stop these. If these people feel that this ci~~SS of IJIOrts. seem not to h:t.ve materia
they must do 110metlilng for s uiTering humanity why this seasoo.
not turn their :lllention tO\II'Rrtl !!lOpping the
The num ber of young me n who practice this game
sportof dt!Cr hunting. fn Wi!!Consin :\lon~ more hue sadly decreaaed In tbt~ IIUJt few weeks a nd aev·
than double the numile r o f J*-Ople were killt:cl n~ :a e ra! lCI\Illll ltrC on the verge of breaking up becausu
reeult of thia eport tha n were killed iu ll•e whole their ment&re "too buay" to practice. Some aeem
United StateS as a result of loothall. Yet no effort to ha,•e forgotten since last fall that exercise Ia ne·
baa been made to legislate against this sport on ac·
ces~ary for good health. and where conld this exer·
t:ount of the number of peNOns killed or crippled.
eise he better obuained than in b1L8ketb.ll?
Football Ia 1.10t brutal. It may be rough but the
Still tho athletic spirit Is not dead. There Ia a
participants are ge~emlly well prepared. It is no r~ r· mo\·ement on foot to fill up the places of thoae whose
gument to do away with football lx-eanse some of tho !locial dutie~~ t:nll thcrn elsewhere, nod, If possible,
players. occasionally. reeeil·e Injuries, for the!'(' is form :l new team. This SJ>irit at this stage of the
hardly any game that is free from :\C('idenu.
game i>~. imle~ l. <:ommcndable. f t Is just what is
nee<led to re'·h ·e :~.nd ruake a success or the gamtt
STEVENS POINT VS. NEW LONDON.
:1nd Wl• hupe Itt see this mo,•emen t carried out In
The buketb.ll Mlt.!oo ol 1900 and 1901 W:li'l o'Jtent~d hill.
THE NORMAL POINTER.
NEW YEAR'S THOUGHTS.
,,f :u;hicn.:mcnt
Eve ry tidd of hmnan cnolea•·or ~~ r ('·
p lcte with with the stu.:ces~fn l lahur" (If tlw p:tsr uuc
hmulred ·)'Carll. T he .;ewinl! m:whilw. tlw t~apcr.
the mo we r. th(l bintler. the elc•·trit· relclo'•~•Ph. tht•
telephone. the cable c·ar. thll ~tca mbo:u. the ].,,.., 1110.
ti t'C ami a t h o u.sand ot ht•r conn:nicul·c.;aml ln.\" llrics.
all · bear witnes~ ln th1· skill. tlw Ptwrgy. a nol tlw
gen ius o f t he Hlth l'entury
T he cen tury jU.11 clo>«!d i>1 :1. rcc•nrd
:m d progre~.
To t his l'!l.St e"l:ttc. the prnolut·t..; ,.f tir't•lc-... i tul us·
try :tntl unc:ea~in~ toil. we, till' youu~ utt·rt aU<l
' 55
:O.Ii;;s t ir:u:~· 1\ i nK~hury. '00, ha.i n·~ignetl her 1>0·
~it ion in :->hcOo,\'J'an tc • a<·t•Cp l thl"l l'ositinu uf tC:l c hcr
n f ru:ttlu:.-mn tirs i n t he ;•i"hth gm.!c• :at ~ttwous
l'oint
We rcl!rnt o·:o;•••·•·di n~o~:ly to learn t hat Miss A n u la
Alll'll, '00, ha.s 1"-'t' n ubl i~o~:cd tu 'give u p her sdmol
w•orl.: on :wt•oount c•f ill h c:llt h .
1\l iss Allen acl..'e ptll<-1
:t l)(>~itiun :\t Au ttgu a t t h!! begin ning of the yt•ar.
hut i" JIUI\' at Itt• I' hnnw in Aug-n;jta sco·kiug- rc..;T and
n •o·npcr:u i.. tt ·
)li :J.~
women uf tbtl preiloeut. luwe falleu heir
r\ mcli:t \\' it•sue t . o ne uf tltc luy:ll cla!l..; of 'li!J.
H o w may we best prc paru n u rseln•s '" tnu"t thoro ughly utili7.e aud th u s mo~t thun'l lljlhly t·njuy tlte
1\';t..; marrio·d t 'ltri.;t ma.~ d :ty to )l r Eolwanl i\lt•·
( ':tl'r u f St•·•·•·u ~ l'uin t. Tlte wcol•ling- <Wo·urrt.'<l u t
know ladge and CXJH!r iencc the pa:l.t h:ts I>CIJlll'athcd
to us! \Vh,u po"itio n in the wor lrl's :t rmy uf work·
tli n)t rl!f•t· p tiu n t he hriolal t•t'ouplc left fur Stt.'I'Cilll
ers must we till ' T heSt: quest in ns c1·er_\· ind i•·iolnal
l'uin t. •dtc t·c th•·.l' will makt• their hmn1•.
rnWit. sooner or l:uer. :m !HI'tlr for himi!-eH. :m•l y+!L
to a<'erta in exU.'Ill. the tt•wlo•n•·.v
The younj:t nmu of:\ co•utnr_l'
,,f rlw tim•·~
:lj:\'tJ
h:l.~
a l·
Xcills•·il!t•. tlw
liet·e
~lis-.
h<~1tlt'
of tlw lwitlc.
W h:sner is t he
j••in the urat rimo u ial
lir~t
Afte r the
1\' fltl ·
\\'e 1m·
of t im •·l:tss n f 'It!! let
prn•·w•~i•rn . :uul
tit•• l'ni rr llll'
m igln t•nto·r auy
chosen profells ion and pr:tdit·•• it in a ll
it~ prnt~•·~
T otlny he is I'Oill j>ellecll+y elnS<l :rppli•·:rt iurr In t·urrfine himself tort iiing le bnuH'h of hi,;
bu~ino•ss
This
is the age o f the spe+·ialist. a nd he whn wonlol
~,.,..
cee(l in life must. n.lte r laying :\!1 bro:tol :1. ge ntoral
lo u odat.ion 1\.!1 pO!!!Iible. SJ.ICcin lize in h is particu lar
tield o f lnt>or.
This tendeuey i~ un !e§S true in tertt·hinf.(' than in
,\rnurrg- ;Itt• Alumni w ho wt•n• in
d nrinl{ a par t o r :t.ll o f t heir
Ho und;;. A linn :1nd Fln re nt'('
J)ill.
~ ··IIi•: Lanrnn·u ~
Ste\'+.ln ~
vac:~tion
!~ray .
1'11i111
were B:t l ph
t:,•ne t· iet·e 1111"
tuul ) l yr:t l 'nng•lnrr. !rum rhc
l:. \\'. and J e rome Wlw •·lo•·k. l'arlcy l<ockwell.
.J C!l~e
Supe r . E<lna Sa~tnn . Lydia Wlwelul"k. t: rru •e
King.-•bury. Ida K uehun~t. t;h:ts. F. W ••rru:r. Ma tie
P:t.tdr. IK•llrt Pnlifkr; , Erne"t Mine r and I ra Huh·
o ther profeuions . T u :tll:tin the highest ~Uel'e!'~ 1\'t•
must uo t ~rmit o u r.wh•es tu he s:ui~tied w ith !IU}'·
h:t.nl. ft''•ttt I heir work in l'ttriuu;; vart.~ of the !!I !lie
It is :llway~ with ~~;real plell'~Urtl thnt we welcom e
thiug !!hort o f a thor ough a nti speeinl knowledge o f
h:lck to the nld scht'1< ol
the !lubje<""t we are to tea ch.
fro m here intu the fo(l"t:nt h:t.llle uf li fe . T ht:i r nuli!lnt
The lligh school and
the University alrc~tdy ha,·e t he !!pei·i~liu in e •·ery
department.
T he
grade~~
will :WOn dema n•l them
Tbe o w ill come the rewa r d o f t ilt' pre p:a.n.-d te:u ·hf'r
(' F. \\' .
·oo
tho~e
who h:n·., p rect:Jed u"
fact:~
n~
g in• u~ J,pe ru1<l llttC<JIInt,lt'CIIII'OL
Th~·y wll
that tht plca~un.. ~ nf life d" nut uece.<t,.:trily end
in tlu,: s•·hou l
Aetti i re •l11ys ro come we slmll l,c
)Clad tu httl'<! "ur ·itll'<'l·~~~~r• W•·k"IIH' u~ l1at·k.
TH E NORMAL POINTER.
into them." There ccrtninly IUll!fl he ennngh E nglio:h
words to e xpre~s C\'C il ftmtbull id ~!th .
" Why are you nlwnys Jlrf!S!Ied for nouc
" It Is owing to others. " -Ex.
heart bent 110 loud when he rap ped atE
door ! "
Boy: " Maybe be was afraid of the dog."
A sloopiug student should always ho phlC(.'d on
the retired list. -f:lC .
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School Bell Echoes b:l!l 110mo comnwndablo feat·
nrcs.
W e do not like tht! "newspaper" form.
Tho PlattO\' ille Nonnal school has not, for some
years. issued a paper. Rccantly tho students have
chosen a board of editon who nOIY publish "'l'he
Normal Exponent." They say in l't!ga rd to the object of their paper, " I t wlll be our 8J>t.'Cial endeawor
to present to our patrons a monthly pnper which
will be interesting zuul iustructh·c. alltllllso a fai th ·
fu l represent~tivc o f our IIChool lifo ami a truthful
l"C(.'On l of Norbll\l ha]lpcnings." With this purpose
the paper dcsenes succelll!.
M
They have bcguu well
a look int.o the No \·omber •·Jo:xpoucnt" will lC!I·
tify .
the
n-
· ·The preset· t outlook fo r ou r nation Is better than
C\'er before : no intrlrnn.l disturbances nod every
Jlrospcct for in ternational penoo." Ob i the gift of
prOJlhecy with which some of our editol1' are endowed !
Now that the football Sl!ason is over we wijl ex·
pect something else in ou r exchanges besides foot~
b:l\1 items. Of course -yo n are proud o f you r footba ll
team, e"ven if they d id lose a majority o f the games
played. but don't a llo'v the At hletic editor to fill six
pages of yo ur paper, giving the "line·up" ou every
page.
~More
careful proof-read ing will improve some pa·
pers. We find many typographical et'rors In school
Papers that we read, (T he N'ormnl Polotcrioclu~ed.)
T rue Hlue contains n long poem o n "Girls." An
intcre!l ting subject and one that ·•oft Invokes the
ffillll(l. "
•·There's room nt tho top."
The Senior said,
As he pi need his hand
On tho Jun ior's hcnd.-Ex.
In spite of the fact that the mntcrinl used for the
CO\'Or of Tho Chnt Is used by high cl~ pcriodi<:als.
a nd that it is origin:al nnd not chcnp (as it loo os). we
1] 0 not like it..
When It rcn<'hes us thru the mails the
l..'OVCr is in a badly warped condition and
to read it one must put a wclJ!:ht upon cnch corner
to hold IL down .
r·rom Port Huron , 1\ticb., comes "'l'he fin Horn"
- mostly "toots and blasts."
The exchange editor of the Cogswell Petit Courier
is somet hing of a literary critic. It Is a high calling
truly, 11nd aa we :Wmiro_ this critical spir it we feel
called upon to ag11.in prolest against continued stor ies in school papers.
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"Now Peter," s11.yS Moses the teat·her.
To a yo uth on mischief bent ,
"Which was the grc:\lest of prophets. "
Say.t Pete r, "100 per <..-ent. " - Ex .
Says the Exchange editor of the Ryan Clarion,
"Many school papers come out printed like mlnatnre
news papers. but they do not present half as pleas·
iog n. u appcn.moce aa If they wero In pamphlet form
with prettily llesigncd CO\'ers. u.ltho the reading matter mny be ju"Jt 1\.!l gooJ 115 some of the finest looki ng
publications.' ' We agree with you.
The Normal Pennant Is a (l:OOd paper. T he editorials might be lm]lnwcd by \he omissio n of e:cpre;Jt~ions. such as. "They ha \'O yet to hn.l'Oit r ubbed
Pat, "Do you beHOve in dreams, Mike !"
Mike, "Faith. an· I do: hun night I dreamt I was
aw:~.ke ami in the morning my,dream kum true."
THE NORMAL POINTER.
-:+Model
$chool+'-
O n T bursday moruiug. Dec. 13. !l re port o f the
o ptioual work t hat lm." been o·umplo·tcol. wa,; gin::n
to Presiden t Pray. nther memhel'l:i of the f:wuhy,
holdt•r,;, I'CIIIt•r pit•t't'i<, pi !luw t'U\'C~ nnol h:lnd bngs
while the buy.~ wo•r e in the IO'Illlm;lium.
T he "llirol.~... " Busy Hcct~" and " \\'orkcr.o" hn\·e
prnctice teac hcl'li. ami pupil~ o f tile l nt~·rmco li:l. tc de·
b us ic.ltiii'1USt'I\'Ci' nmkin~ many thin~{" fnr Chri~t ·
P resiole nt GiiOOrt At kim; wa~ o•!..-<:h."<l
mas p reSC/11.3- ,l!ilded w i~hhn11es. c:&lc nol:il'i!, h:uul -
partmcnt.
c hairman hy ba llot. so he took o·h:lr'j.W o f the r"lllll
n nd <'OtHi nc te.! t he meeting.
kt· rchieft~ :uu l Jllliital o·ard hnldcrs
lk~idcs mski ng
these thi ng"s they had a lnr).!'C sto•·kinJ:: hiiUJ:: u p o n-one
The b:&njo which was m:uto• n ut of a t'i)::ll' ho.~ wa,;
p~nU!d :1nd tlest·ribe•l. a li'< I huw it ol'ij.dnatl·d. :t:Hl
its g rowth- but it was not t> llt iz·,•l_r <'ntnpleu •ol. Bl!in11:
side of the 1·nom to hold t lw " ( :hrisllW'-'1 ~ecrcts."
W helll'I'CI' a pupil had a tluHtgh! or a pla n o•onccrn·
in!! ( 'hri.~t m:l~ that lu.! tlwught the nt hen~ wunill
made OUI o f :1. dgar Unx, urdin:u·y st rin J::.~ •·oul<l nut
be u sl!fl. a nd those that h:ul l.11.-en ~ent for had n<tt
like tn ht•a1· :\!:tout. he wrnte it dowu 011 a pit>t·e o f
yet come.
Ne xt ca me the ropon of tlw PIIJ:in(•, whic h 1\'a"
e nti nlfy fi nis h1'tl. h u t the bar whic h tim w)l('(•l w:&.~
wt· rc a ll kL• p t fru m tHII' another till Fri• hly. De<.•. 1:1.
wl1en the "."ccrcu" " 'en: tak<•n uut :mol reaol to the
"d••~ •l. T ill')' wer·c l'o:ry i n tcn:sling->~nnle te lling
suspenclt.-d from Wl\S not <JIIitc horiznntal. Sn then:
paper. foldt•d it. :uul put it in to the !ltoddng. T hese
w hat was W:tllt<•d lor C h rist mas . ot lu:r>~ what Wa!l
Wl\S a slig ht hitc h. The <jlles tion the n :&rose: " D<~~:!I
to 00 gh·,.n al\'!1,\', a nd ot ho:rs wha t \I':L>I thuuj.::lll
it pay to put ~o muc h wnrk on !Lny thing and then
a bout L'llri~llml ~
have something the m:Ltto•r with it so that it will nut
work ! " T he boys warm ly replied t hat it tli•l p:ty
t:tkl'n :tnd th<'
it WM
their o wn iU\'Cillion. a nd they would kuuw
A l'ot<• of tlw !~Chnol w:1~ tlllm
.~t<ll'kin ~
w:l." a\\':Lnh•d t n o u•: n l t h<:
pH pil~.
T he utnrnin,:: .,f the •lay <>11 whid1
.~..tutU] dn.~t·•l
kno w know mo re ne:n tinw. T lwy N'aliz•••l , tll:\t
was gi1·cn u p by t he lir:..uttuar dcp!l.r t mo:llt tu <:xcr·
they wo u ld nt'ed wore t•:treful di rt'o·tin us. :tn•l th:H
o·i.~e~;.
t hey had bt.-en relying too lUII<'h o n themseh·t'~
The electric- ;mwinJ: rll!l.Chine wa,; t ho' II cxpl:titi<'•L
and after that t he eandy
gi rl~
g a 1·e tlwir n·•·cipt f.,r
T lw room
w:..~
dt:,..tratt>d wit h bungh!:' n nd
hnuwhcs uf o·e•hlr. telli nJ:: t.h:~.t llw C h ristmas ft:sth•a l
w:o~
near a t ha Jl(l.
T im progr:.Lm began
at \U::\0 o'dn•:k i n the
fon•tu~lll
:tnol t•onsi!'Wd o f
~olo .
s ugar taffy. :1nd toll/ wh:LI tlwy ha<l ltet' ll ,J.,ing.
redt:ttiuu!l, dialolo(tH'il,
They have joined togethe r in one lm<ly. ;uo tlwy ,:::n ·e
T he espcci:tlly inte rcs tinJ:: fPl\tureil were: 1111 Iris h
an accou n t of their rules and regul:ltion : at~" :u1
inte r esting ex periment perfo rmed under Mr. t.:ulve r ' ll d irection. Gi\·en a stc11dy heat a nd the s:une
<li:llogue gin:u by AdtL M t~eu :out! Wil bur Somen~:
fnu r sccncil fro m " l.:uly n f the Lake" a nd twn From
":\l e rd m nt of Venit·c" - :Lll t lu• d1a racters being pu·
length o f tirue. they tested wateraml the
su~nrs• •l u -
:1
l'ioli n .'!.uln anti a \'O('al
pits uf the (ir:\mmnr •!e partrncnt .
tio n fo r their taffy, to .'M.:e whi..tL wn.~ the ho ller. aurl
Some o f the c hildre n i u the l'rimnry room hel ped
tbey found t hat the s uga r solution h:ui N'!Wh~l HiO
d egrees and the wate r iiO d eg rees. After t hey Wf're
in the ( ' h ri.'ltm:b H het~>ricals ~h·en i u the As!lemloly n tUnt. They rt•pro•,wn to:d llnwcr;o. hurieJ Uc-
sati!lfied with t he taffy the girl~ began to m:lke
neath the
~now, ~taN. snuwtlakes. :tml
1\lliO IIR'
futlgcs :~ud h:o\'e been \·erysu<"cessful.
t hem wns nn•· littl<' m o u••·. who :>t:ayetl "hy the
The sewing g rou p ha.~ kept up it" work and for
the pllllt two o r three weeK.~ the girls o f the Gmmmar d e partment hnn'l a lso baen m a kinJ: npron.!l.
e himnoy. :1.11. a l l alr_,1w" Tho· ewn·i ~e w:ts pre·
p:orerlloy i\li.~~ Faddi~ :outl wa..;one of the be:~t !111111·
hers on the pr.,~:r:uu