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THE N0RMAL 1?0INTER.
Vol. XI.
Stevens Voint, Wis., f)ctobe r 15, 1905.
OPENING ODE.
F.llng lorlh our banner! lbe year's bre&klnl(
o'•r us.
Olldlnc !.he !inure wUh gliU~rlng gold:
Yond' rise lhe ranges of hope, Ttl before us,
Capped wllb pale peaks o f th~ promise foretold
f'llng forll> our flag! lel I~ ftash, lei II flutter!
Way 114 IM'Icbl colot-s culde eaeh 10 !.he t;oal !
s,...,bol ot ooog 11\al lbe soul eaono& u~r.
DrlgbL as lla folds ma.y 11\e fulure unroll !
Dayslha~havedled
wllhourbanner abo¥Oihem
Rest 'naalh tho mound o f lbe dead I>UI to-doy;
Days In ou r oehool ! how slne<lrely we lo•e
., them:
Days tolllllu-' by food memory'• rar!
From lbe dim •lllu of It - 701 before UA,
F l ames lhe fair r;leams or lhe Purple and Gold!
Ralood Lo Lbe helghL, yeL tllll slreamlniC o'er us,
Brl triK~)' our banaer liMII shine at o f old !
No. I.
Ooe day "'"' friend, J lm Thompson, and
boarded ~oLraln aL Portaj(e lorlhe World'o •'air
al SL. Louis. A sed~W>, ullow·looltlng ~em...,,
modesLiy au.lred, ooc:upled lhe ..,., In tro.u o f
ours. We hadn't go1 more ~an comfortably
aeuled before be turned 10 ua and aald :
"! wond~r ho w lhal plooe b&PIIeDed 10 bo called
Portage?"
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J im and I were only!"""""': ao 11\e IAiea lila&
U10re wu &DJ IJ*:Ial reason lor lbe llaGJe bold
oeve.r ooeurl"6d to ua. ln a.n.swe.r to our puuJed
eapreulon1 '"'explained :
'''\Vby, you know there are evftt"' ao maay placet
WI have a reaaon lor llwl.lr 1WMO : KeniU<:kT,
lor~. , _ , , 'ci&Jok and bloodr polllld, •
aad Allnochaba ~ •1a.u""hto~r wale.r,' He.
Do you ltaowlhe popula.llon or, .... &own?"
Jim did hap1100 10 k,;ow thai, and the genllewat~
recorded 11\e number In a nouboolc.
Between Porl&~re an~ Mllwaultae we paaaed MY•
era llarre Geld• or heelS. The gentlemaa In lrool
or us had, e•Lclenllr, ne.,..,.. _.. • large Geld or
heeu belore. U. looked, and looked, puUinf h la
he3il oul o f tho wlndow&o look baek afler we had
passed tho Rrs~ neM. Then ho turned to us ar aln
wllh the ln11uloy:
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louod themHhH In what - . - 1 to han ~n a
large room or ~ier!ts of rooms. Tbe batte.rr was
detached and eonneel<!d wltb a l-uge ball or pllll·
num which !flOwed brilliantly and llghl<!d up the
entire room.
"Tble," eald the leader, "Is wha\ was known to
tho anclcnto aa a store. In IL were kept all tbloro
which were then considered as nceesa!Lies and
tuxurle11. '1 om oortaln this is one of the very
laf"Kt.St. whleh ever oxlst.ed as these are the natns
or one or their la"ll"ot cities. An old myth aayo
tbat the omall body ol water which we &a• aome
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dltLaDCe from l1ere was once one of the
~r,cest
of
1olaod watcro, aoll that the southern ud ol It
reached to this city. The lonr strip or atone 10
the eut ol here was built by the aocleniJ ao a
llrlve•ay alonl{ the shore ol thia body ol water.
BoriH ...... uied tO haul a kind or rude eon~cr·
aooe up and down tbls driveway, and e,·err aev·
coth day, which was glven to rest. and pleature,
many hundred• nould be seen movlor slowly Ul>
and down this 1tone T'O&d."
The men now tlllparatcd and began a tour or
Inspection. Many thing• they saw ol whleh they
had heard and read ; but many more they saw
J'blch sorely uuzzled them. The daya were •ery
abort upon the earth; and at nlgbt they met again
at tbe alrohlp eaeb laden with many curloo. They
plaoed them In the ohlp, dlreel<!d II to their own
plallt'l, ud oeuled dowo 10 a dloeuuloo or what
the7 had round. One or them produoed a peculiar
tool made of me-tal and wood. It. wa.t four or d"e
r...tlong and a tube or metal extended two-thlrda
or IIJ length.
u r haYe fora-ouen Ill na.me," said the owner,
"but. [ have read of them many limes. In those
sa•age day.!!l wha&. were known a.t~ wars were not.
uncommon. 01 lfe1'80looot lons o r tb& e~rtb wero
organized into what. were known at countries
under a go•ernmeat. \Vhe·n one countr1 was dl~·
pleaied wltll what another did ea.:b armed some
ol their bru.. with theae weapons. Tbe meo were
then arrayed belore eaeb other. Lead, and later,
steel t..llo a quarter or an loeb In dla~Deter were
put Into these weapons and were dlaebarae<J at the
opposing ohle. Th<!7 were ..-ery crude loJ1rumeniJ,
noM of Wm e&ITylnr more than a miJe or a.wo,
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and onl1 a lew thousand men eould be killed loa
dar. Tblo would go on lor months and SOIDethoeo
yea,..._ Then a Peaoe Conlereoee would be held
wbleb decided the victor and lorced tbe lot~Crs to
pay a larfrC amount or money because thoy were
no\ ao strong a a their opponent.!."
u\\'hat peculiar ideas they usecl t.o ha,·c," aald
another; "but. "'hat. is 11. that smells so aLrange 9"
"Thla," said the third ma n holding up a small
boUle or bluish wblte liquid. "I coo not decide
what h Is. Tbere were thirty or tblrty·ftvo gal·
Ions ol It In a bright blue barrel. It• odor auracled mt attention, and I llllcd this boUle with II."
The leader took It and examined It long and
closely. A look or Incredulity and then extreme
plta.surtJ spr.tad over his face, aad he crfcd out,
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Maa ~ JOU ha,·e made the dl.seovery of the age.
Tble II Kernsene, oLhenrlse known • .~ coal on.
Manr expeditions have been sen~ out In oeareb or
II. Tho ancient savages long used It as a sou roo
or revenue lor building colleges and helping to
aupport their churches. The Inventor ol this lluld
wa• a man o r mlglu.y ~•eahh, and ho Is eald to bo
tho lathe r or our present syswm or earrylnl[ on
trade. Truly this Is a trip to be long remembered,
and will bring much rejoicing among eollec:toro ol
rare and ancient curios. u
The ship wu bythlstlme within a lewthouoand
milK o r home. They wired ahead that tbe7 were
eomlog, and In a short time were relating the.lr
uperle0<1e1 to thelr friuds.
" A IIECO IID BIIEAK EII.''
I 1(111 ye, II wa~ the blameden rl~e I ov~r took!
Ye kno-.· It was away back In tho ftltleo, nlah
onto lorty year ago. I was up In the Rock let a
trapptn' an' huntln' tben..._an:..I....waa all alone.
Ye tee ltwaothls way: I went out ler grlulleo,
an' 1 bad an old muzzle--loader •• could shoot
otraleht ao a string, but wu mighty hard to load.
It wao nigh onto the last or September that I
took that air ride. I've rid behind aome o' the
fanes&. na1• In Yoota.oa, ao' on 'em, too i but
I'll be blowed II I enr took a ride ter beat
tb&l air ; ao'1 b7 gum, f don't. beJteye IDJ Other
man did either. II be did, be had a dlflerent aort
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THF NORt\lAL
A\ Jl\54 somethin' t:ome a \• ·een me nn ' my steed;
an' • ·hen [come to, 1 wns straddle o f a limb about.
ten feec. from the ground, an· tho bar was s&ill
goin'.
As I g a zed aroun ' sort o' tlaz.ed like, yo know,
1 heard soonebody talk In'. Bill, I know ye'll belle,•e me when 1 suy tha~ that ~ir ride c ut Dan.
Patch 's record clean in tho middle, fer,hat>volee
sal~, "Cit ou\ o' here you g-rl:uly bar!'' It was
my own \'Oice jest arrh•ed.
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In• M. llOOERS.
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I heard a mui'Ued oath, a series of bumps down
tho stulrw,.y, then [screameclloudly and tho hlmlly
carue rusblng lnLO the ball. WI lb. much dllllcuhy
my father and brotbera auoooeded In securely
binding tbe man.
"lUng for ltbe p3trol , quick!"" 8&1d my father.
I rushed into t-h e street. to &be nearest pa\rol alarm.
l selxed the key, Inserted U, and beloro I h.!Ld a
cbanco LO turn U - 1 woke up.
TO AI'ITICIPATIOI'I.
Fold now lhy glided winge I
Our futuro pleasure brings
A soothing ba lm.
h was abou\ twelve o'clock a\ night, antS I ran
Como saliatc tbo ooul
hurriedly aeross tho s t roec. to my home. t bad
With brlgbL dream8 o f the goal,
been spending the 0\'C-nlng with a friend who lived
The spirt~ calm!
directly opposite our house. She had boon lolL •
Our otumbling progres• guide,
alone with the children, and ••hen the other mem·
Each dresd dlaaat~r hide
bers o f the family eame home, I returned home
From Trepidation.
also. The house was dark: tho t..mlly had retired.
Bid hope shine bright and clear
1 wcnc. quietly up &he stairs, undressed, and went
Our dang'rous cour8e to steer,
W) bed.
Anticipation I
Cont.rary lO custom. however, I couid not sleep.
~·laAh forth from lartbe•L sL&r
I was not. oer,·ous, neither was I sleepy. I tossed
Thy rays, De&palr LO ber,
and tumbled abou~ lor awhile and was abouL Wl
Anticipation!
fall asll'ep when I thougM I saw a I aiM gleam of
Leave n~ our clm'roufJ bark
light. unde r the door. I sat. UJ) in bed. Yes, I was
I n Melancholy's eark
not. mlstBkeo, some one mus\. be ou" in the hall. {
And hosltatlon.
was certain all of the family were in before I was.
Perhaps someone was Ill.
Ner,·e us forever oo
I qui<:kly go~ out o f bed and wc n\.tO..IIlY door.
W'b ate'er we e.hanoo upon,
SomeLhlng promplecl me to open IL quietly. ! s LOle
Anlicipallon!
LO the banisters an<l looked o<er. Imagine my
Dorror when I saw a mRo, m&sked and whh a
Hrea~le&& Hun&.er- 11 I ea.y, fry, d.ld you see a
dark lanLCTn in his hand. To see was to think,
fox nanning by bere ?"
and LO think "'as to ad. Quicker than a ftash I
Boy'- "Y~ air. "
mapped ouL my campaign of action. ls<ole!wlltly '
B(jjter-,.Bow long ago?"
back LO my room. Mother's pilto,... had always
Bot- "lt will he a year ago la!L Christmas.
been noted for lhei r size. I seized one and hurried
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back. The man wa.s slowly aoU caullously aaoeod·
We..bk foo l'hacll .
log &be stairs. BaH way up was a. landing, and
We're mott.u.aettngcads, we menfrom Lhere &be aLairsturoed aL rlghL anglea. Tbe
Ah lnCA>nAls&enL crewlanding waa directly below me. Wbb the man
We taJ<e--.fellow'"'word, and lbeG
~it r ralsecl J.IMO pillow abo•e. my ~ad
E><poc&.be'll lt~ I&;-·
-P. Puss.
and burled ilwltb all my strength down upoo him.
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Co·OIJeratlon and E:nthuolaam are tho twin pro~~vcry••hool ha• a lacully lor doing or leaving
pellers o r any grea1 I>DIIticnl or 100lal rclorm. undone various minor taske. \Vo have a faculty
They Initiate c~cry movement and nccomplloh Its lor procr08tlnatlon or prooedure. Wo ha•·e a
ends. They organize, then control; plan, .then !acuity lor eocouraglng Athletics or treating tho
oxooute~ Rx certain standards, then attain tbem.
would·be enthusiast 10 a shower bath nl P""•lmlsm.
The Ruulao army wu dl<plrlted because the In short, we Joow a lacol&y lor dolor an1thlog
Cur had not tho 5ympathr or hi• soldleno. They whatever; provided some Other lacult7 does DOl
!ought doggedly, sullenly. tlnthuola1tlc loyaltr obstruct tbe palb ol the proeeu.
and pat.rlo&le fer,·or did not carry tho Ru.u ian
h Is Indeed a philul lonn ol . . nl17 to which
people bodily Ia to Ibe war. The spirit oil he Slav
had lon{f slnoo been crushed by Horoanorr oppres· tho auractlons or the dlploma·lac10r7 &jJpeal.
slon. Elo had not lived a s j>lrlted Hie, but the lilo Tho dcolro to parade a degree o r soma kind Is
or a ala,•o had been his. Necessity round him doubtleu another Illustration or tho Instinct wbloh
lne!Hclent.
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created tho cannibal's passion tor tattoo, that.
Too maar .st.udeot.. bodl~.s manifest the weak· gave rloe to ordeno or noblllt.{ In tho Mediaeval
ne•ae~ or lh~ llu.u ian people. n.ere b no 1nterest Civilization, and \bat maoll.,.ts ltsell to-day In a
In school al!alro: sympathy with the el!orts ol bloom!~ bat or a lac:e oeclrtle. The American
others and ready eo-operation are wanting; character It popularly aupposed 10 rloe above
soclet1 languishe-s; work becomes drudger,.. these van Illes; but tbls Is mere supenollllon. Tbe
Teachers grow peremptory In &heir commands, d.e slre or tho lndl•ldual to be dilllngul,ohed, to
aod uoreawnlng in t-he.Jr d{"mand!l. \Vherefore Is excel, to outdo, It ao lnhe~t. In the human nature
this lruc? Is the enthusla•m or tho student body that h must Ond vent in some dlt'OOIIon. To be
at so low an ebb that not~tudent da~s to cultl,·ate sure, tho arnbltlon to possess a diploma l1 acveral
shades more worthJ' than Is the ambition 10 be a
the lceliog?
School journals hne lor man1 years been prlze.ftgh~r. or •ear lashlooable clotht't; lor tbe
a Jlduouslr preacblnJP: a crutade to reKUe the lormt-r ambition betrars some evlden~ or the
School Splrh. Presumablr, the 1plrlt was kid· opinion that Intellectual dlstloctlons aN tbe most
napped, and the sebool was unable to redet-m it. beftu!ng to ereatoess. Even In thla ea.te, bowe ..er,
It Is olteo true that tbe external mark or dlllineA&. any rate, "il/ 1 is absent. \Vherc U It? \Vho
llon, the tangible evidence or merit, the.oer11ftcate
Ito• It? \Ve ''enture to suggest that tho ~hool or credit, Is tho thing sougM alter rather than tho
splrh. hAI!I been quartered hy the four cla8Scs, and powers und allrlbuteo It should rlghtlully
thM each class has burled Its share alonll' with symbolll<O.
tbe hatchet.
Man1 81udcnts- and more adults-aocm to !eel
Smiling FrtSbmco, WortbJ Eltmeots, St•lwar\ thu g<!Uing a diploma Is tbe •'be a ll" a nd t.bt.
Juniors, Noble Seniors, \Ve bf.e;ft'fh rou- Dig il "end all'" of Kbool life. "Will I\. eoun\. to my
11pl You have consls.rned your ~JIIl"C'tive ~lass course!" 11 tbequesdon atked wbe.n tol:oe apeetal
a:ptrltt to a place or re.st; yet. n &m.st, no& to ita w.,Prk I• mentioned. " Bow mueh eredlt will J
last rutlng place. Cia., 1plrh lo the stu!! that get?" We all meet tbls splrh dallr. ll ll•eo, It
ocbool •plrlt Is made or. How ••bill rating a walks, and talks amoog us. II mar be ~een sui·
good cla 88 scrap ,..0 uld seem! How like an lenly ilarlo~t at a rbeiOrloal o)lp, It walko lncar·
nato In l11c prolesslonal digger who leavc8
unknown tongue a class yell would 10und !
unturnod no •tone In tho Oeld a l book lore, lt
The school oplril is alwar• ..,.urn.'Cted ln due talks loud and long when requeated 10 pay a clau
time to ..,., tbe last or lhe pr'OCt'ulon. Why not due or help "ooclety. "
see h. all? II.' a free. J..,e.t us ha•e cla•s yells,
£.-err l.t'adK-r koows and e.Yery at.udent wlll
clau ocrapo, and school 1plrlt! "Oltlsed are leam bow deadlr an eneq>r tblo meroenarr spirit
llJe1 wbo mue things go"-belore tho good things Is 10 c:ulturo lor c:ullure's aake. ~us banlsb lhe
are all go~~e.
_ _ ! Pirl&-lhe credlt-lor--..it ylrll until J•"'·
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T HE NORMAL POI NTER.
THE FIRST D.o\Y.
It Is 1:3() In the morning.
The coru;cienlio.us
young novice of a te-acher ts already slttlog-anx·
ious and cxpec.taol-at. her new posL. There Is
nothing to bo dono; so sho jusL sits at her. desk
idly wondering of ''b&t. size, age, and general
appearance those whom she is to guide aloog \be
path or knowledge will be. Shu takes out lW!r
watch. Sbo longs for thts Suspense to be o'·er;
yec. she dreads lbe. unkno"f'·n that is now so elo.so
upon her. It ls now ft••e mJnulcs of elghL She
bears steps eomlng up tho walk and cblldrcn'o
voices. Sho goes to tho window to catch a Orst
glimpse ol.tbem. They coLOr tho hall, but pass by
her door 10 the room beyond. She sighs wllh
relief- there are a lew more minutes yetiO herself.
Suddenly she Is aware that two timid lillie girls
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ous; bu\ ber Ian teacher did not. understand the
dear: chltd. You know how teachers oh~n take a
dislike to a ehlld, with no cause wbate,·er. u Our
teacher asSents, and the mother goes on, "You
rnustl be •ery Rrm whh Jo~lsie; for it you cannf)t
manage her, she will cause you serious trouble.
Why, she matle ltiss Allen cry lwlce las'- year.''
Here she of I be angel eyes smiled seraphically.
The teacher asks mildly lO see Elsie's report card.
Tho mother produOM it.. "Why,, s&ys tbo teacher
after clue e.xamlnatlon, "this card says, 'Not
promoted.'"
"\Veil, you know," says the mother a)lologctl·
eally, uMls& i\llen and Elsie couldo'l gel along,
and 1 wouldo'tllke 10 eall II 1pite, still-" A
surgeath•e pa use, then. she went on, 0 1 am sure
Elsie can do F'lllh Orade work."
Needless to sas a.lter much debow, Elsie and
are peering into t,b e room anxious to ge&. a-11ret
glimpse of the new teacher. She calfs a cheery IUlr solicitous momma wen' bacl< 10 Fourth Oro de.
Nloe o'clock. The gong clangs like the stroke
good. morning to them and bids lbem enter.
Close upon their heels comes a mother leading an of doom. The children quiet down and turn expectao~ face.s '-t-aeher·ward. The teacher rises,
un~· llllng urchin by the hand.
She says, "I suppose you are tbe new teacher. s10nd• belore her ..boo!, and fully Intends 10
W611, Freddie bates school, and I wan~ you 10 sco mako tbe customary IJJIOOCh. Instead she Onds
t.h at be dues no' skip school. Be bard on him. bc.tself saying in a far-away voice, lrPJeaae put.
R&iosucb a mlllchlel; but really very good bean- your names and ages on lhe olips of paper on
your desks.,
ed- " And so on, and so on.
Report cards aro then collected. Ono little boy
By lbe tlme ob& bad Anlshed her dissertation on
F'r eddie's good aod bad poiott,&br;are moremoihe.rs whose card saya uJo~alled," iii seat bbck to.Foun.h.
and their progen1 etood waltlng. The le:och<lr-ne weeps auili511Ul>o shumes un~·lningly out of
looke<\ diamayed. She wao prepared 10 deal wllb the room. Tbe chUdren copy the llsls or lex~
children, but did no~ know wba~eours& 10 punue books, and are dlsmlased 1111 allerooon.
with tb& mothers ; so •b" smiled and looked later· '
At 1 o'clock lboy begin 10 come again. Here
esled and r.uenwu 10 their character sketebes of come more mothers who could not. get away f rom
Nellie, and To111., and Allee. And so oo ad In· their work In the morning. Here is one boY who
ftnltum.
could no' buy blo books. ae bean Ibis note;
'~To Ernte Sehledl1 &.eac.ber, Please Ernie can 1 t
Tbeo carne a mother wltb a amall lair$ looking
by no bookes cause be bas got no money yel.
creature with golden curls aod aogel eyes.
oBit lather hOYe ~o oeclt and got money lor one
Said tbls mother, "I have come to explr.lo
month allreadr.
somelblog 10 you aboul Elsle. Sho Is a very bard
1 am 1our c>'b'&. 8ef'•aunt,
eblld lO malll\ge. Sbe Is nol bad; onl.)' mlsebli>'J·
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ol'lerlog up a Uulo pr&Jer of thaoko. Ia bl• rlgM
haod ho holdr the oword and It Jun puulng It In
tho IICObt.rd whtch lo held In tbo lei\ hand. lllo
rlgM foot Ia upoo the be&d of Golloth, wblle his
other one lo reotlog upoo the g110und. Rio limbs
a;., o~ rlrld u In tho other otatue be<-1\UIO ho Ia not
under tbt.t oer..oua strain. Tho bocl7 Ia we.ll pro·
ponloaed. Tblo otatue cl..,. ooubow how otroog ·
Dnld wao u well u Aogelo'o doeo; but that Ia
o~ ""'!Uirecl lor tho feellog that Dr.vld had at that
time.
1\ lo •ort dll!lcuiL to chooao the ono you llko bes'ln 6otno wayo 1 llko Mlchtl<ll Angclo'o; and Ia
~her WIJo,llorcle'o. Aa~lo'e ohowa how aglt.otAld
Jla•ld wu ao~ how 6rm. Merclo'o ehowo how glad
Da•ld mutt have felt b7 tho reluatloo In bla
llmt.. 1 am loclloed 10 t hlalt 1 like Morelo'o tho
belt ; beeauae It Ia more ,..,.lful 10 t he CJO- In
MlchaeiAogelo'a It ratb•r upeeto JOU becauoe JOu
geteoolted,IOO. Tbey a rc two gffit\ muterplooe5;
and ohollld be apprecl.a ted a great deol more thao
than thoy arc al presen t.
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Tbla JO&r tho children of tho 0 rammar and
lotermodlt.to Grodeo have cho.. n their o wn !nco!
edltora, and bereaftor a port of tblo poge will be
de•~ to theM cnotrlbollooa.
E IGHTH GSV.OE.
Editor,
8LASCUE
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Tho f;lghtb Grade baa been divided lniO three
Seotlono, the Tblrd Seotloo bolor cotlrcl7 new
pupllo.
Toow are over, and lho popero bavo been handed
back, mon •11 of them holor oallofactorJ.
• TllelleaalagCiauot are tal< log up "Tho La"dy-of
lbo Lab," uoder Mlu Deoomore. Tho Seleoce
eal-. aN o\ud7lag tho PbJololoe7 of Plaow;
lbo IIIIIOrJ Clu -, lbo Coooli1Utloo: tho Geott·
ropb7 ola&ICI, Aala: lbo Grammar cia•- · the
Pano of Speech; a ad tho Arltbme&lo Clr...ea,
Alrobralo Equallooo, and Problema about UeaL.
It bu been arroogtd for tho bot• 10 br.ve Maooal
traloloc Lwl"" a weelr; uoder Mr. Ful\41. They are
maklnJ ma&eb aafea, calendar baclrl and olcturo
r , _ Tho glrlo b&YO ~ Scleoce oooe a
.,..~~; uoder )olin Wood ud Mlu Nepnodo. Tbey
..,.. caoolor aDd p,._,.loc I roll.
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POI~TER.
SEVBI'ITH G!IAOE.
Su~ILut<>
Edltor-1!<12 S MtTH
Tbe Sovcntb Grado Selente Cluo are taking up
the ~ud7 o f t.-. They are at pre•eoL ttudylnll
tho dl~ereoL klod• of o alro and tbrlr cbort.eterlotlca. They are ttudylog tho motboclo ofbrr.ncblog,
bow the aeoro• crow. tho bloaaoma, tbe • - of the
catltloo, aod lbo cllll'ereot otepa or lbo aooro from
a tlo7 bud 10 a tree.
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Tbc Orammu Or&dca wea\. ou an cxcunton
Friday afternoon, partly to oboorve tbe lre<Jo.
TbeSoventhGradeCia...a In R<!adlofl oro taki ng
up the otort of E\·a ogellne aod 6nd It very toter·
eotiDC. Tho7 ftrl\ IIUdled the bliLOfJ OD which
tho oiOrJ wu fo~toded, and l bea lbe at.ary.
Tbr SeYentb G rade Ulotor7 Cluoeo are ttudylog
the Scttlemoato of tbo Coloaiii.S, and br.vo juot
ftnlabed the eorly Spanlob, Portugtlo aad Eogllob
explorert and dtaconrcrs.
S I XTH O!IADE.
Editor, RoTit Ross.
In Science tho Slx~rade Ia lntereoted Ia
atudJ IDif abollt weedo, 6owera, aod luocta.
Mr.Birford'• aod Mlu Pauee·a GeoeropbrCiuoes
are atudylng Ca11101 of Dayaad Mlgbt aDd Seuoaa
Tbo R<!adlng Clut hu Oolobod the ttUdJ or
Loogfcllow and Whltller. Tboy will now take up
tho studt of tho two Cary alotero.
PlfTH O!IADE.
Edl1.0r-C'EI..IA
BoYlN(;TO!\f,
Tho elrla of tho Flftb and Slltb G radeo are Inter-..1 Ia mt.ltloc muallo llnderoklr\1 for t bemaelvea.
T!ller•rmeatla ..ohee ba.u.l.a R,bemmlar,o ..er-c:ut.lor, over-balldlog, pthorlog, aod buttoll·hole
aUteblnc.
Tbe f' lftb Grado arc ba,·lng lllawatba In Read·
Inc, an4 eajoy It 10 well that they aro eommiiUng
mo.L of It 10 memOrJ.
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Tho Flttb Grado ba•e beeo nudJIDif and malrlog
eoJiectloea of c.....rpiUars ln Science. aDd watchloc
cUll'erect l\OifOI or tbelt rrowtb .
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R. L\L
1. . ER.
T llf; NO IOI.\ L
Dona Bro....,..n, R. Omotbr, and J. E. Fuh•
colDpose 100 co!DIIilitee to make arranrements for
tho school dob&le between Mllwaukoo and Steveno
Point Norm~ls. The debater• choaen hy tho
faculty 10 represent this ~~¢hool am J. Howard
Browne, U. Martin, and J . E. Sauma.
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LollleD<-1oe:· VI.., """"ldenl, Eclhh Burr; l:k'eretary, Katherine Johnson; Trea~urcr, Vlrllc
Freeman; l' lanl~t, Claudine Hah•cr8<'n.
mornln~r, ~p~boT 8.
Die Deutseloo Uor.erhallungagesellschof~ hn•c
elected the followlog olllcers for this quarter:
President, I. O.terbrlnk; VIce Pre•ldenl, lleul~
Beeckk-r; S«rttary, Louise Gartman; Trtoa~u·
rer. Eurene Oeln.
Mlu Oror wu absent from school during the
week of Oetobcr 2, on 3C<:Ount of lllo•••·
The Athenu•um 'fi.Jiied tbe Areoa, Seplfm~r!&;
and the boT• all uy that 100 Arena 18 an excel·
lenteumfJIC of a live society.
.l.llt• Mareth Furro •l,.ted tbe ...hool Friday
She Ia sapenloor of mu•ie
In the Normal school at Las V~g•~. New Mezlco.
The onl<.'<'ro of tbe Press Association clectw for
the year am: .President, R41 Oron8by; Vloo
President, Har Brasurn; Soeretar1, Lottie De7oe:
Eclltor-ln·Chlef, J. Boward B~.
Tbe t:pworth League of St Paul's M. t~ ehuren
held a """"Pilon the second reek of ochool to
which the facuhs and students or the •ehool were
Invited.
Amoog the old •tuden~ vlshlog tho acbool ,...,..
Alta Cues, Jerry Madden, Hudol11h lacklsh,
f'red. Curran, May Colburn, \Vtnnte Caner,
Blaache Chamberla in, A. J. Miller, and Anna
Baillnp.
T fl ll t'ORUN bao sta~ Oft Its T~tb YeaH'
wM'k whh ll>e lollowleg oflleen : President,
J. to:....uhs; VIce President, n. Drasuro; 1'rca.s·
urer, S . Wndlelgh; Secretary, t'. t:. Jaastall.
The ollleers of the ARI<.'<A for this quarter are:
Presldeol, Ellen Bolfman; Vi<oe l"rHideo!., oo'na
B'row,..ll: Seere&aq, Jleule Beeekler; l're&all·
~, &..-adna M.cNuu; Marshal, t:.Aw.a LIDM1 ~
Chairman of Musle Committee, Allee Sooll;
Chaln~~a n of Program COIIUDIUee, FIAll<!l )!arlin.
The Eighth Year o f tbe ATfiXNAI!OM opens 'lfilh
tho follo wing omeers: Presld<-nl, J.ll. Browne;
Viae Pretldent, 0 . B. Reid; ~ret ary, R. Jones;
Tte.&JUI'fr, t. Ost.erbrlok.
'I'M JOUnce-' UterarJ SoelelJ has !»guo ILJ
work und~r lbc followiec ollle<ft: President,
Mr. Pray ,.us:~eJl'l tho renewal of nn oltt ~&OC1ety.
the A. W. 1'. onol L. S.
CLrh ''
LIPPI~H.' .
The Senior Clau hu organized under tbese
oft1cers: Pte"ldent, J. Howanl Browne; Vl~e
President, ~:dhh Harlnll; Soeretary, Kotherln~
Johnson: Trca,urer, R. E. Brasure; nt'JlteYn·
lath•e on Hhelorlcal Committee", J. 1-:, Sa•ama:
Representatlv(~ on r.~turo Commlu~, J. flo••nrd
Browne.
Tho olllcers of the J unlor Clau are : Preolclent,
D. B. Reid : Vloe President., Rann"h Brunotad;
~retarr, Veraa Pbllllps;
TreaJurer, 0. W~l·
nandy; ~PN!..,..tallve on Rhetorleal ('ommh"-"',
F.dlth Burr; Rep""-'lenlatl•e on Lecture Commit·
tee, Harold Marlin.
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Tho Elementary Cia.. ha" elected the followlnl(
otl\eerl; President, 1-;, Bein: VIce Pre"hlent,
Evadna McNutt.; Secretary, Jconlo Held: ·rrcas·
urer, I. O.terbrlnk; rtepre~ntallve on nhttortcal
Commltw, S..•le s-kier: Repreoentallv• on
t.eeiAu'6 Commluee, .A. Wells.
'IJ>• olllcera ~bo..,n bribe Freshman Cia•• are: •
Vloo f>re•iclfnl,
President, Clarence llortell ;
Soeretart. f'ranee• llakl't';
Cono•·er McDill;
Treuurer, 'W llllatu Nolan; llepreM!nlath·e on
Rhetorical Coonmltt.oo, l.awrenoo Bill; ll<>pre••n·
tatlve on Leeture Committee, Fro noes floker.
The Juolora held their Oral ...,..pdon 8<:111. !3.
An o""be.tra wa~ bfred, and all ~~~a 11lea•ant
enalnc.
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T il 1-:
NOR~! AL
)lr. Talber1, In clissecllo~r ela., "Be very carelui no' to diJiurb lhe Internal 011raoJ Of )'OUrlrog
as you work."
1\A'nes Tardlff- HOb, oh, Mr. ~r.lbert, tny heart
Ia broken!''
~. Colllno, lo Algebra Cia•• "Garry Cuh·er,
how mucll oil did you buro on I hal llroblem ~..
Garry C.- 1- Jou --we hue elec&rleily a'
our boot<>, Mr. Collins.
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Lady ol Facully 10 Junior Olrl " Why do you
wear your eo lora pinned on lhe bouom or your
slc:lr&.~''
Junior Olrl, dl•dalnlully- "1'hooc Y Oh! &hose
are only Senior colors.
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Mr. Spindler, In PsycholOfiY ClUJ - " Whal
association does tbo word Junior bring up lo your
mind?"
Mr. Browne (aslde)-"Sandwlcheo. ''
Posted o• P oott>all .
Senior Girl wrlllog up Pointer localo - "The
boyo may be soeo each nigh\ playhlg ou' on &be
flatiron."
Coach Smlley-"W e should achedulc a game
with Waupaca lor the HI h .. "
Mr. Talberi-' Ob, they're a ""' ol tougho."
S~llet-"1 played there two yearo ago."
Talbe.n-'"Tba\ pro\"U whaL I was ju.u 111lng."
Smller amlled. - - - - - Browne--'J'one.•, did you go up the riYer, and
OW'eT tho tea; or OTer \be riW'er and tbeo Ul) the
lea?"
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Nehber. I went over the river and out
to sec.u
Why Thoy aro at tho "ormal.
lam a married man. A man upon who~ 1houlders
re!ila lbobe. .r respooslbillly or • family mu.....
aoppor1 1h'~ burd~n so....,bow. 'I'IHo calling or a
pedagorue seemed to ghe the loudut lovltalioo.
Tha&'a enouah. No lime '" talk. )Jy wile hao
eompaor I
PRol'1e880R OL/IOl<·
A grea' mind must have tome outlet lhru which
mr.y luuo the Mldences or lit ~~~nlus. '' • 1 wu
lucblng up in &be woods laot wln!<lr, It ouddenly
came over toe that the Profe-aorl In a Normal
School would be pteullarlyfttsuh}e<U uponwbom
to Lura tho Or.lllog-gun of mr qUHIIOos and
&IUwero.
l0l<AT1U8 08TilRBIID<IC.
POl ~TF.It.
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Dad wakhed me so clooe a& home 1ha1 I eouhln'l
sl~p. I grew p•le and wan. Trouble• lhal nut·
lered by others sellled upon my head. AI lu' r
gave up lrylnjl 10 11'' " a l)(>fttelul lite
horne. I
a'
made UJ) my mind to ~ot.O the Nonual,~ptml Dad's
coin. jolly the girls, and have a good euy llnlt'
worlllog the Prole5!10ra.
i>ERDl>IAND J.AA8TAD.
. Whoa I saw what an lmpreulon mt brolher
made by lowering above all eompetllora, I decided
lo follow In bl• loo&olepo. Bad he only Ioken
longer !Irides, I •hould be able '"go Iuter.
BANSAI_
:C BllUNflTAO.
My magnanimous nature brought. me here.
K oo•lng how my p~nce would develop the
:eslhetie nature~ of the Normal girls, and that
their beholding my beau&ilul form and lealurts
would lead lo ete..le lbelr Ideal or &he hant!Jome
man, I eamc to the Nonnal. ·
Ouvr..a \Vr.rN'ANOr.
My highest ambllion in lite Is 10 beeomo an llh·
Jete. When I came to school, yean ago, t
couldn't nan any faster than I walked. N'o•·, 1 ean
belL I he Oulcb, and eou!d beat 1be h•nd II 1 only
bad enough wind. My lor> notcber tho to &he bl~h
jump u 3 '""' 9 loch...
Jous J. W\'I!OCKI.
I beard Irom an unknown souree thallhe young
ladles al S'CYeoJ Polo! were load or aubutn hair.
Thertro..,., tk., Q. E. o.
The domeotlc ln>&lnct I• Ytry 81rong In my
nature. I wanted 10 seo lllhlngo &et'med llko tho)'
did when I was tllrferent.-a long tlrno ago, you
koow. ln •hort, I wonted to Ond a t>lac..-c where J
could reel u home.
FLORA t.:. wooo.
I ean no' '011 In so mr.oy words why 1 hue
al.-ay• bad a daslre lor oCIIce. So I lh<>ul(bt I
would Ju•t haag around on tbo side llko until
lheao wr.s room In lbe soup lor me.
BROWNE.
It wa• whh no small degrte o r alarm &hot r
nollced lhat Ste•en• Polnl, and Wloeonoln, 100,
were rapidly lallin11 behind In ora'"ry and •ll
lonnJ ol public speak ing. They did lake a ftrsl
or two; bu\ thlt lln•t. eoough. t"m golnr to
take tbo wbole Iblot~ II you'll ooly •how me wbtra
It b .
n. c. Juoo.
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THE XOR:\IAL POIXTEU.
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)i8eH1\NGES
TliACHKR-"Cao you ~II me In wha~ year C:esar
lnoaded Brl~ln ?•·
PuPU.-''Yes'm.. ''
T&ACllX&-''\Vbat rear •&a '" 't''
PoP"JL-" You can 'l e.z peel. me to usnr t•o
Tho Limit.
''Tho ~lhnato's pretty damp here, ltn't tt ?"
" I ahould aay so. ll't reall1 &O damp, the
people can·lralse &n7thln~: but umbrella•."
- Ex.
queotlona In succe11loo. Thai que11loo beloogs
lO the aexl in tbe clu.s. ''
Solcm a Fac t a.
No• Ibis here lblng we call a Joke-
Co•-ltlooa o• tbo OlraHo.
There• a Jots or folka can make one;
Bus. fewer far
uTbe gt_raf Is a dumb anlmal, and can'&. expreu
Them humana are
llselt by any .sound bea&uoe l!.o nook Is so long
I hal 1'- voloo gets llred on Its way ~ Its mouth."
"Bow many or yese t. down ~re ?" 1 elled lbe
quarvr boss from ~e ~p or lbe quorv)" ~ lbe
workmen below.
Tbe answer came b&dr "Tbree."
The bou replied ''Halt or Jete come rlgltl up."
T~acher-"Wby
are you ao Ia~ ~ achool tblo
morning, Freddie?"
Freddlo-"Ob, me grandmudder'o dead, and
bouoo caugblaftre l&nolghl, and thle•es brokeln,
and brealdul was Ia~ 'cauoo lbe chlmoey
amoked.''The le&d>er l&ler retrained conJCiouooeu.
Wolber (leacb.fDr ell lid the &lpbabel)-" N"ow,
dearie, wba\ come• after r ftt
The chlld-"Wblu."
" With p&ssloo for you I'm aOre I"
Be cried. "Ob, oo doubt!"
Her falber lben beard the wild cry,
.AJid._pmmpliJ pu~ blm out.
-~.
!lloo.
La~&
1•• abe olmplJ would ool wear
A glo•e rrom &ell made cle&n ;
Cleao glo•eo, abe said, dlteusllng were,
The1 smelled or ruollne.
Thla year a m&o Ia woolnr her,
Be rldu her mlleo a nd miles
Io bt. ...,.,
machloe,
Aod abe jatt smiles and omllea.
- W P.
,.....u...,
Wllh tense enough lo lake one.
- Ex.
Ora~r-"AIIo• me, before I close,~ repeat !be
ol the lmmonal Webt~r--"
•ord~
Parmer--"M1 land, MerJa, Je&'a rt" ou& o' here.
Fle'a goln' &er start It oo &he dlc&lonar7.''
-c. L.
Polltleal Oootrapb)'.
Till women ha•e a voice, we rear,
In all lbe ballol box conlrolo,
H cannot be denied her sphere
Is allgblly nat~oed a1 lbe polls.
- P. PosT.
Ka...._." Wbere did you meet Harold P"
Merle-" Down on the beach. Be proposed ~
propoted ~ me •bile we were on the spr!nglnr
boaf'd."
Ka...._." And you accep~ him on lho Jump, eb ?"
- Ex.
Old , Old Story.
The hardy plooeera ftral came
Wllb rlftet, plooght~lld &Jttll; •
Theo pollllelaoa follow wllb
Elec:llona, graft, and lUes.
"What It ao
aoeedo~,
- Ex.
John)' Y" &Jked a
~acher.
"A ahon lunnylale," answered the llnle lellow.
"That'a rlgbl, " saJd the teacher. "Now use U.
In a eentencc."
JohnJ bulla~ a moment, then aald, "A rel>bll bu lour l~s and one aoeedole."
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