I
THE N0RM1\L 1?0INTER.
Vol. XI.
S tevens li'oint1 Wis., November IS, 1905.
No.2.
every S aturday night, a~ least, and his codftsh
balls Sunday morning. To blm It Is a olga of
supremacy, of Brahminlsm.
His fa&bera ato
beans and codfish because they had nothing else;
he ht~J>CS sorne day to see and to enjoy. He hoB he cat& them because bls lathers did. n stamps
read ils literature, studied Its history, rejoiced in him a• ~.:astern and as aesthetic. Its the proper
its achievements. To him, Concord and Lexing· thing.
The \\rostcrncr is not. so bound to the past.
ton and Bunker Hill arc us dear and more lnterln no part o f thls coun.t-ry, _bowe,•er, can you ftnd
estinfl than to one born and raised on Beacon
a truer, anti more unaffected desire for Intellect·
Hill: he ts willing in e,•ery way to admit Boston's
ual and Wmetlc lmprovenwnL than In the West.
greatness. But he knows that. DOlo all or the
Good music, good literature, good art, are wet·
' ae.sthetle euhure or Intellectual and moralstren,.
comed , enjuyed and soughl after, not because
'uousness of our country Hes e.astofthe Berkshire
Its the thing ~do, no~ because you have learned
hills- he has had his vision broaMned, his hear~
to be aesthetic, under compulsion, but. because
warmed, his energies quickened, by the sight of
you aro human, hnaglnaLive and full o t unsatla·
the mar,·ellous extent, the teeming activity aotl"
!led longing• for higher things. I~ Is lruc, 1he
the glorious pruml11c of lUe In l11e b•"<•a~t stretch·
\VesLo rnoy have more people who aro frankly and
In"' rt!.Jllons towan:ll'l thas.eulng sun.
ou~<IX>kenly phlllsllne, who deliberately eay thut
There ls n common opinion In the \Vest tbo.t they hate art. and classical music and sublimated
the E11.stern Pf!Ople are bean eaters. This opinion literallu-c, and who would rather see or own a
Is well foundfd, and is not a joke, buL a sad thousand nne ""lllo than " l>alntlng or equal
truth, a &ruth th:st is forced upon the \Vcsterner •alue, or look upon the nodding he"da of a
e•cry S,_.tunJoy ev~ningJ while he i" In the F..a.n ; hundl'\.od aere~ of te.n-too.t.-. corn, than upon &h•
much to.llU digest! •·e dl&comlort.
beads ot rhondred BostonlomS" •~• l«::u"' o•·n- - - - - .
To a 'W esterner to e:'t bean• b more or less of mediaoval art.; but t-hese characters al"e Incidental
'-=a social disgrace. 1&. lm1)He• that you are no the to a new, strenuou8, and neoessartly materlaHetfo
,·erge ot banknapt.ey and starvation. No man country. Asraln the Westerner Is more frank and
born nnd r•lf!ed in the rich and lerlll~ land wes~ outttJ:>Okcu ln such regards; he doeso'c. pretend lo
o l the Berkshire bills ever willingly eoiB Bos~n care for art, or mu.slc, or literature,~•
L'A all
baked beans, he eon never become accustomed to a bo"'IO him.
·
tbe labor of digesting tho deadly dlah, and wbeo
When your Wee&.ern man Is .llJ:11t
and aes.·
he gnes ~;ast be soon sees why the New England- the&le, he 11 no~ oo because his lather and granders are such a strong and virile people; lt.ls lbe fatbe.r were. or because bla sec. is, or beeause he
ounlval of the stroogest., their dl~ baaJ<illed olf bu read a lew art books and learned a few
all the weak: and delicate.. The &t:terne.r, noma~ Ifterarr quolatfooo because he tho~ tha~ he mull;
te.r bow hts swmach re•otta, must eat. bts beans bu~ be lo art lode and ustbcllc because Ood made
THE E AST AI.O WEST.
To the \Veswmer, Boston and New England are
a far away promised land, tho land of his forefathers and or history and romnncc, a land which
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TJH.: NOR)IAL POINTER.
· hlm so~ tho impulse co1ncs from whblo and not.
!rom wilhOU'- He does no\ go to he&r Bernhart
or Duse, in a foreign language, "''hen he would
ralber be at Keith's Vau~ovlllo; be doesn'\ lls\en
to a lectu_ro on medlac\'&1 Brt when he would
rather be playing billiards, bo doesn'l go and
grouch lbru no evening al Grand Opera wben be
would prefer to hear o. Oennan band; ho doesn't.
have to, be can be a man respected, sulilCCssful,
and admired, even if he has no car for music, or
no eye for art., or no taste fQr Browning.
Would not. the same frankness and honesty
seriously lower the number of professing aeslbellc people In Boston even? Would II no\ give
a ne•· leaae of life to many who must cram up on
art and music and lher:aturethat. they may impress
and paralyze their Weswrn lrlends? Would I\
not ·relieve tho Westerner, who sometimes has
SOUle real aeslhe\le feeling, lroru having his high·
e-.t- moments ot aesthetic contempl ation and en·
joyment. ruined and broken by tho tiresome quo·
lBtlons, criticisms, and airing or knowledge o r
leehnlque by his book·made ae8lhollc Eas\ern
lrlends ?r"\..,
gas\ern people In their accent, In their haughly
devotion to the artistic, In their subllmoconftdenoo
or lnteJiec.tual superiority, seem to the \Veaterncr,
on first. acquaintance, to be extremely alfeeted and
rormal, bu\. In time he le.arn.s to discriminate, and
to value at. its real worth the evident. advantages
a nd privilege the Easwrners enjoy, and 10 Nl&l·
lw tha~ In no place In this country can a pertlon
of rcal lntelleelual and artls\lc tas\08 bo happier
than in Boston.
Bu&. on tbe otber band, tho 1-:.:&st.erner, who sees
nothing In the Weal bu~ tbe smoke or factor!~
and thellerds ol eatlle and Oelds or corn, and who
hef;nl n'olblng bUI the whir ol reapent, the bUZZ•
, lng or saw mills, and tho aqueal of dying pigs,
wbo does not reallu the ldea1111, the hope and
promise of a more glorious luturc which Is In the
hear\ of every Westerner, certainly Is blind.
tunlly but does nol lack a de.~p vigorous ·~~
growing aesth~~l c reeling and desire.
Eas\ern brec! teachers are helping to educate
the Wen. l'he best blood !rom the We•\ Oows
Into our fo!astorn colle&'CS and proreaslonat
schools.
This tnterc.haoJ{o is o f mutual ndvantage an<l
Is bringing Eas\ and West together Into Intel·
"?
leetual and nosthellcfsolldarlly.
FIIANK N. $PINDI.>:JI
D E WORL' 0 8 T Hil'fGS.
Deres lots or things down hyar belo~·,
Dem llulo things dal allus show
A wholo heap mor'n fulks ud know,Unless dom thlngtc ud say, "jea so."
Deres lots ob things down hyar dats ron I"R•al things" dal all do peo(>lo reel
.J\n' takes 3 long time rer to healThings folks won· heah unless you squeal.
Deres lots ob things do boys won' doDe u proper things "- An' dore so few
01\t I can't potn' 'em ou·t &o you,1 couldn't recooiza 'em, too.
Deres lots ob things dey say aln'l right
An' dey am allus In plain •lgh\.
De wrong lhlngs all us come lo llgM;
An' then, somo lolks '"'!things al nlghl.
Deres lots ob lhlngs dal fill "I' spaee,
De "whole things •• hab dere lillie place:
Bu&. when de "whole thing" am yer race..
Jta ap' ter be a seru 's case.
ean·~-----1.::;.
De only things cla\ r
I~ like I orter be ;
Bulthlngs all look alike to me
\Vhen I s,rll. wrtUn ' poetry.
Deres iots ob things I knows om bes •
n y no
closer with Its dollars lban the ew F..nglanders
are wl\h their oent.. 1t may lack aeothetlc oppor-
But. &omo socm beucr- mo' e r less-
An' moa' or you ul all 11ay, "Yes,
Do t-hing dats 008' ro you is res'."
'fHJo: NOR)JAL POIXTER.
THE ENGI.ISH LANG UAGE Al'ID DI!MOC~ACY .
Receot pro~• reports !rom Ruula oooRrm the
t>elleltbat democ.....,y hat takeo aoothor olep 'D·
ward uohenal domlaloa. It baa booomeeuo'Dm·
UJIO . . - lale Lbo prloclpl~ Of freedom wh.b Jn.
athutloot Ol JOVerameol a ad 1D cor-poad·
lnr elfocll lo rellgloo, cua'Oau, mannero. It II
tho p~r poac or lhlo article ID nole oomo ohaoro In
the atLitude 'D
duo 10 lbe aamo oplrl\ and
panlcalarlr 'D read the eeel ol lroedom Ia l.ba
l"•lua or lbe EarU•b la aruare.
T.bare wu a time •bon II wu though\ by
Eogllab wrltoro or oclcntlfto workt that tbo lanlr"&&'" of lbo commoa people wu uaftt ID CJCP'"~
lhourb~a of hJrb aad permaoent nlue. Aad not
•u1 Joar &&'O, ool7 tho aoclent lanrua~ were
conaldered wortb7 t.ba reeard of ocbola rablp.
Aa Pro!. Joaperoea oa Jt, "People wen> taught '"
look down oa a>Odua lauruaa.. u meJ'O dlaloeto,
and ID worablp Cn.ek a ad L&lln; lho rlchDeU
or forma found Ia thooe lao.ftu•rea camo naturally
'D be conaldored the .baau Ideo! of llngulttlc " ' ucc.lll'b To mea lreab !rom erammaftocbooltraln.lnJ,
DO laoaoap would -~~~ .....,pec\ablo that bad aol
lollr or Avo dlaUoct .,._ and lhroo eeodero aad
a compllcaled verMJIIOm.
Aocordlagly lbo
looguagea that bad loot much ol their rlohneu In
gnmmtulca l forma, a~ch u the Enellah, wero
looked upoa with aomethiDJ of lbo pl17 bealawod
oa rel&&lvoala reduood clreumato._, or lbo coo·
leml" !ell lor forelgo paupora.'' Seblolc.bar bold
that "In hlolarloal Umu all lao~tu•gu move
dow-a bill. Tho lcllo.,.. opokea b7 uo are oe.r>lle
1.....,.,..
re.Hc:e..''
Aaa.lo more epocHic.allJ, *'our worda, u
cootrutod with Gothic wordo, are like a atotue
that baa boea rolllq lor a loae•lmel a the bf I ol
a river tlillla boautUul llmba have boon WOrD oil',
oo that ao w ocarc:oJy an7tblae remalao but a
poU.bod alaae e7lladcr with falat ladlc&Uoao of
wh&L
ODCO
h
WU.'"
Bn\ the medora que~tloDOr o r authority lo aot
aure lhU wbllc the world bu been movlne lorw&rd
Ia O&her ltooe, ID &.hla, Ita meanaof commualca~oloa,
11 hll lon IDOre lbaa It baa lf&laod, lba~
l&opap bu boeoalo leu and 1- eftleleat.
C..a It be true that tho loll of lallectloaa obowo
Ia &II Eurepoao laoeu&&'et or hlatorloal •lmea,
3
abowo lar more Ia Eaell•b tht.a Ia aay other lao·
IU&IrO Jo duo Ia tho dee&y Of aDJthiDI WO<'b pre•
servln11? II avo wo not made & dlolloct prautleal
fl&ln "' leu• b7 the lou olall oaeo lormo but oac
lo oouu, or the dual aumber, of arbhrarJ UMI
aueb u the CerDWJ for kallo, fori<, aad apooa
•bleb require adjective medlftera o r three dl!ferent
aoodcro? It I• a lou 10 poueaa a llule uaprelenlloua word bd wbleb dooa the work of tho
orl.ftlaal elaat COI.blo ll<rb>oid«<<Ji... aad aervoa lbol
purpoac of fourtora other pad aelraora or wordlorlllt oquall7 cumbrous and uawleld7 bowover
ve!Mlrable the7 ma7 aoem ? Tbe Eagllob lanr•&&'•
tra~a 110 developmoat a iODif the liDO Ol If..... leal
almpllcl~7 down !rom ~010 lado-Eurape&a aa«''try. II "llagulatle blator7
decay of
laoruona u aueb, oubjugakd u they ue thru lbe
eradual evolution or tho mind 10 rroa~ freoclom,"
the Ia terence Ia regard 10 the Eoellab laneu&ID Ia
pial a. "would ID oac uaoc.booled Ia the
pblloeopby of laoe•&&'• that tho ladocUoaal cad·
lnwa ""' oo maoy fettero, tb"' the complleoled
forma oe~ op '" receive tho thoueblaro exacllae
aod Impede freedom ofthourbt wblcb wouaoulato
with democr...,y.
Tho Eaellab la apapaad rep~at&llvepvera·
mont wen> bora Ia tho aamo place aad thru tho
coon lot ol ooa•urlot tho aplrll of ll.bart.y dovolopecl
aod the laaguago ko!" pace whb that developaanl,
red-Joe u Ia & mirror thothlaklae of tha r aae.
Tbla prooeat Of llmplfftcat!O"- bad lODe OD before
tbc Normae couquoot.. I n the obock of coaftle\
botwooa dlalec• and dialect or Toulaa l rlboa, lbe
laft-loaa loll away !rom Lbo rooiAo &ad were toe~.
D&ac aod Suoa coavuolae would make aure of
the rooiAo wbleb tbe7 rooOC'IIbod u comiDOa aod
would le\ the oadlap ablfl for thcmoelvao. Thor
deal red ooo thlag-'D be uaderoiDed-aad bad ao
prcpoa-aloaa due 1<> ed-tloa or authority.
Tba Norm&4 eooq.....-ora
tor a lime & e.baek
&like '" the llborllao or tho ~pie &ad .. tbolr
lane•&&'•· bul aooo \be eommoa people &ad tbolr ·
tanru•ee aeala roac Ia triumph.
The Eoallob rrommu II Lbo almplaot or all
eramm&ro aad the vocabulory Lbo- dllllcul t of
all. Tho er&mmar rcp .......nll Lbo coaatltutloa &ad
tompor or the mlad of tho raee. Tbe voeabuiary
- a••
1•••
TIIF
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~ORMAL l'O I~TER .
lo dll!lcuh becaute modo up of worda from forel~ro
lao~eur.guo. Tho almplo Engll1h ayntt.x ro"preaonta
tho mind of ono who Ia froo and \olcranl of ldeu.
On aocounl of thla It wr.e euy \0 lolroduoo
\o make
forolen wordt for. 11 wu oo1
adjua\a>eol8 \0 81 lho now worda lo\o \belr new
toolrooa. There • ere f - lofteetloDJ 1o eue1
oer\alo adaptaLioo of form from \be foreign word.
The fore(Jo form aould.ll ehupl al all, probab·
ly be obor\eoed aod almplll!ed.
-•••r
Chancer w~ 10 well In what wu then col·
loqulal F:ngllsh that hla languasre bldo fair to
bteoono the standard. 8u1 no, II wu \oO largely
lho lanru&«e of tbo court. Tho llandard of
l!ogllab "'""'be lho apooeh of lho oommoo people.
lo lhal part of Eo~rlaod wbleb lo round DerbJ·
ablro &'"'• up \be olmpl.,.l dlaloel of all. 11 was
In lhlo lbal Wyellfro '"aalaled lho Bible and
Puney
lttbe ~r \o lroeptbo I•DiUIP lo
conformity w111i tbaL of lho common people of •h•
dl•lrl<~. Wbe a freedom of tbourht auac:kod 1he
aulhorltr of tho church, \hla almple al)<leeh wu Ito
dlalec4 and lbe Reformation to Eo~rlaod, and
Purllaolam aod the Commoaw..llh &ro \o be u-la\0<1 wlth\-J.o predomlnaoee of lbe 1lmplo
Eol(liob of \be Sib!&. Pur•ey, before meollo,..,,
wu followed by Tyadole aod Klu J&mee' '""loo
•'"""'' followed T.radelo'o. Tbo Eorllab PtO\elt·
ani ud lhlo veraloo are IDJOparably auocla\0<1.
The "blr ba' Bible• wu tho only book to \he
houoo of mllny a peaaaot. Ita lanruogo became ·
liM~ and waa lmpretaod oa &. any general-loot
of EUJrllebmeo b7 dally roodlogo Ia tbo f&mlly
elrclo. Aod thlo Ia poulno, ldlom&llo Enrllah,
lho boao aod oloow of lbo laocuaee of IOdaJ.
,..,.loed
Wboa Eerlloh Ia vtowod Ia lbo IIebi of ho blt'o r,, tbe meaoJOK o'f Bu:rke'• •&aremea&. become~
clea"'' whea.!!_oayo "Ao Eoali•b-a 1o lhe om.
dWoL porwon· oo earth 1o arguo uolbor Eogllah·
oaan ln\o I IIYury. Hit apooeb would betroy blm."
A line from Woodawortb't aoanell alto ooll>tl 10
mind:
"Ue mulL be free or die wbo tpoe::;;-the
.10
\haL Sbaltttpu.r• tpake."
When wo booome hop-.ed wllb
d•ll liberty, wbea liberal ldeu
IUd of
nreep over
Ruult. and enl#r oven China lbo ttrongbold
of absoluLiom, hIs ool &urprl 8lnr 111 looro thai Lhe
f:njlliah IAngUI\l!O, the lnstrumonL IIlli Image of
llboratlng thought, hu had tbt lorgeol wrowtb of
all tho languagea lo tbla tho oontury of democracy
Sleoe 1800 lhe ~-,.,ncb laoguoao bu made & pia
of 00%, Omnao 13:f%, •he f;ogllob 6!5%.
lL lo
ful boeomlee \be llok be<weeo \be orleo~d lhe
occident.
"/
h 11 '"alreadyapoken In eYeryltoro !rom Yok~
homa\0 rlangooo, alt<liLdJL&ughl In the mlllt••1
and naval collciJ"'' of China ""d In the euboole of
J&J>An and Slam, •INady cmployod In tho wlcgro·
pblo tervh.oe of .Japan, Cblua, and Koro.. and
1\lmped upao lbo tllver eolna lbt.l luue from tbe
tbo mla\1 of Ooaka and Caown, aiNM~dy uoed by
Cbloamea \bemtel"es u a mean• or
eemmunh.~·
tloo botwoeo tubjeo:%4 of dlfrerooL pro•l...,. of
lhelr mlgb17 ...,plre, Is detllnoO wllh aboolule
oortola11 \o be the laaguago of tbo ~·ar Eatt.
Ita avund will go ouLio\o all londa and Ita words
unoo tho oodo of Lhe world.
f'. K. S>:OUlUS'I'.
THE VOJC~ OF MUSIC,
Ia
¥1r1u~
In another ai"L
To sweetly oootbo a sadden-.!
~art
A~
1.,. In Cf'le~tl al strain• '!
The J)()..-er to banish dark Dl!llpalr,
Toaether wllh the eulprll Co re,
Supreme ln mu~lc relaonA.
Wha~ cloo
can vent tho pa..lon wild
'
'l'hu turnull of a mind deft led Y
C'an aurhL e1M: ser1'e so to exprt44
The •by d~•'"' of tenderneu ¥
Or ~-omfort o'eo our dylnsr h"'ath
And thu• defylbe pawtr of Death Y
What ot~r power eon ••• 1theaoul
Whb eestau~~"eep anti •~Ill'
~
\Vhat fJOW'er can g~ande.u.- •hu• unroll,
Or •oar thp swiftly to the till re
Of klnd)lltJ(thoughtor fta•hlnl( lro y
Hove thai which doe• wllh muslo dwell t
Whal elll<l can 11!1 the cllnglnl( cloud
Tho~ htde. Divinity from viewY
-<fan aught beJide tbus breathe aloud
All that's divine and good and true f
The mlt<hl of melody •up"'me
Hul~ o'er lbemu~ie studf'nt•a clrtam.
TilE NORMAL PO l NTJo:R.
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MY COUqTS HIP.
me, for they expres..,.J rl\y own fooling. I became
intere•ned In tbl• ~arion, and my mind·• tye be·
During her llfetiiD", my motber bad ofl<oa •reed gao to pleture l>er. Sl>e ap~ared to me •• tall
:ne &.o marTy, buL J never ~t'<l her word"~ for 1 a.od altnder. whb aof\ brown r:yes and dark,curly
bad no time to consider 10ueh matters. l was kept hair, and 11 being ,•ery mode&\ and reftn('(1. llo1d
huoty frc,m Cllrly till hue hy athletics and politics. sho certainly ••as not.; otherwise sho • •Ouh\ havo
r wa! u:en~ral mt\nager of thtr\thleliuA880Ciatlon, asked \he members oC the OPJlOSh~ sex to •rite
and 1 pia) I'd In the d.-81 ba...,ball, fool ball, and to l>er.
basketball tf'V"S of my nallve town. My fellow
1 bfgao to wl•h 1 could devise •orne .,.an• by
zhiuot had at nriou• ' '""'' conferred o - of wbJcb 1 might correspond whh her. t\her a ~at
n1•1 and honor upon '""· So, with all mt work, deal of consideration 1 dcclded upon lhl• J)lan:
never fell tho neo:d uf a wire, and every tlmo my 1 would writ.\ to her but tliln my name 11 1li'Mha
mo,her approachl.od me \\ hh chat subjec" I pu' her Bohnet," Instead of BcrL my n!&l name. and my
orr by : oylng, l"d thln1< aboulll. However, when !ellen! should be ol ouch a nature a• would ftll
my good, pallenl mother wa• preparing for that l>er wllh respect and admiration for me. Tben
joumet from which the~ lo no return, the called - , well, I'd nrst nod ou1 whether ohe fulftlled
me 10 h~r bedside and made me solemnly 1>romloe mJ Ideal ; there was uo need of hurrying the
to marry bAfore two more years bact pa8sed.
artalr.
After a few monthv, -.·hen the geo&le hand of
MJ ftrstletter wu wrlu~n, and after a few tla18
limo wu beginning to heal the wound cau..-<1 b7 of lmpallUL wailing, 1>en1 am<ed. She told me
her death, I bfgan to tblnk of my promloe. Sow lhal sl>e bad reoelnd llom<llnjuries In a dreadful
1 was bfglnnlnl( IO feel the need of AOilM! kind, railroad abcldent., and had been al lhc lrc>•llllal
loving aplrlt In m.y borne, and found myiM!If often for nearly a month, and would have 10 olay at
repeallDIC lheoe word•. "II I• nol good lbU man leaol a month longer. She aloo olatOO Ural oho
•bould be alone; l will n1ake an helpmeet wao all alone In the world , and was a teacher by
for blm." I said to myl<'lf, ·'I muol ftnd a l>el~ profuolon.
meet,"' for disorder ,...11[1>ed supreme. My meals
lo my oooond loUer, 1 told ber as much a• I
•ere oe•er on lime and they were coolctd In such could aboul myllelf without revealing my
., way thai 1 became dy8JlCptlc. The buuont from ldenthr.
my cloth~• -.·ere gone, und how rldteu1ous I foh,
Our frlcndllblp nouril!lhed; tor !!!be too WIUiinter·
when oewlnglhem on, or when darning my oock-. eoled In polll!cs and athletic•· She had 1 true
1 fell that I muol gel married and end tuch a lnolgbl Into the great political queotlono of the
o f alralrs.
dar and dloeussed tbem In clear and lo....,ful laoAI thai time 1 was n~nnlng for utetnblymao, guap. Her enlbu.lum for alhlellu wao another
and therefore concluded no\ to marry any one of greauourae o f satisfaction to me. Indeed I uld
the daughte.-. of my townspeople; for In order to to myself, "abe'd be )ulllbe wife for me. She'd
ul!ure my election, the oupporl of every one of be tbe beaooo Ugh\ of my career, and no\ lbo
my parlT wu neceuarr; ao I did nol deem II wUe Slllmbllnc block wblcb a wife lo to apt. to be."
to estranged from an1 of my friaocb bJ
1 a leo learoed from h4tr leuers tbal sb6 wu Jn·
marr)'lng to""'l>ody ~l..,'o daughter.
- duatrlouo llnd frugal, for obi menllooed tho iaeu ~
one dar, as I was glancing over the newtpa~r, tbal ohe bad sewed buttons to her coat, and had
my eye fell upon I be following:
dllroed her bose. Once sho told me thai \hey had
"Youo.r lad leo, pleue wrlle to me; 1 am olck a\ very poor bread at the botpllal. "Ah !"' I 1ald
LM botphal and am •err lonesome. ••
to mrself, "•be koowo good bread, and no doubl
"liAR10l(CJlAWF()IU),
can bake ILI>eraelf."
Oakdale, Wlo."
Jlhol of "My Marion," u I fondly called her,
"ta"'
The words "and am very lonesome," haunted
b7 day and dream\ or her by nlghl. I pictured
TIJE KORlfAJ, POINTER.
b~r
u p...,.ldlng over my hous~hold, and my haplrnow no bounds.
One day I received a lcuer In which •he ttated
that In about a w~k she'd le•vo the hospital, and
that the would visit me on her homeward fourney.
I decided tbattbe time had eome lor me LO LOll h<!r
a ll. So I wrote a long teller to h<!r nallng the
true clreumJt&DCOO, and eo treating lorglvene.. lor
tbo deception. I spoke or my great loneliness,
and tbo pleasure derived !rom her !ellen~. I told ·
her how my admlnollon lor h<!r had ripened
Into love, and ·ended my letter by uktnr h• r to
become the good :.ngel o r my homo and heart.
I know I'd have to walt at least 1wo days belore
I could poulbly hear from h<!r. Altho I tell pretty
certain of a tavonoble reply, lime dnorged along
nar ll7, but I tried LO bear the auspen.. patiently.
Ooee only I lost my temper, and talked rather
plainly LO "'1 coolc. Ia a ftt or rage she lefl.. 1
laughed when I saw her go; tor tho thot that my
pl~u
Wblle paulon'• outbur•t rodo tho roaming tide
or late which llranded me on father'• knees.
Out,
•~
one,
I learned. tho world's weren't rna do for
Nor were thct e'er created ycL for three i
Bul skies tb*' ttooped o'er rlver and o'er run
Saw but us happy two, m1sett and •'abe. u
sLOrms o r OC$lacr beal rouod my hun;
She carried me away- ,l ben lei me fall:
M7 bean wu broken-by the •hoek : mr"?art
Was Just to s imply grin and bear II all.
I sa,·ed the pieces mid whlrl!l'lnds of grief,
Nor minded wrathful cloud or water spout;
But dried my eyu, consoled In tho bello!
Tba\ olltn hearts to sorrow would 11 ro out."
A oea ol safety then belore me lay,
Bul foul wlndt o r ftlnallon ooon aualled ;
M7 eourse waa changed, I tacked, and ahorte.oed "stay,"
n.e.a let her drill-A pilo t b .. uol balled.
~n
- SE!UOR.
tweet tempered Marton would 1oon relle•.e me or
all responalbllhy with oookl and all other such
cranko, Oiled me whb un•peakablejoy.
In due lime her letter arrived. Dow my heart
beat wh<!o I broke the seal! AI la.t I held the
olngle oh<!et ~"J!aper Ia my hand and rud as
follow a:
"Am awfullroorry LO bllgblyoor hopea forever,
but mlae an> blighted at the same lime, to r I'm a
man too."
B IOGRAPHIC AL WEATHER.
)fy lito ha• been a stonnr one, I'm told:
It mull be so ; LO prove It 1 h&Ye tried.
Wbeo I wu omall llll..ed and oereamed aod
rolled,
And roded lo my ~aod cried,
Bu\, •• I olc.ter grew, fttrce squalls arose,
Squallo ouch a• •hrlek and rave and then
lame-nt,
Aa, dying slowly, moanln~e LOward their close,
Fair childhood's salts they !~ave with many a
WHAT H E'S GOT.
He aln' go&. much o' nothln',
So for 11 1 can see,
To make the gals all take to him,
Wh<!n they don' t kero ler me.
Blo hair a lnt berr curly,
An' his 0010 a lnl beryllnolt,
Dla mout am ouutoly 100 la'ge06 lac' am, 11 am great.
llla eye. am full o' dreamln',
An ' he woar1 d&l olmplo srullo
Oat sho ly oh&'ms do 11ur1y maids
Fer quito & lltlle while.
De dough dat• In hi• podol
AlnL wuth de countln' sbo,
An' all de , .... dau In bla bead
Am mighty lillie mo'.
Re alnt rot much -;,-nothln',
'Cer>t hl1 ll~ry stile,
He alnt gOr-l!iUeb o' nothln',
'Cepl hit laoelnalln' omllo:
But what he's got dol I alnt got
reo&.
~l"makea me mlgh17 sad .
• ~ Am a dad whb bups o' monerTerrlftc tLOrms of pelula.,.,. and pride
~a owept my wllllul wa1 thru path~ .
An aoeommodatln' dad.
TilE ... • R)JAL
T~e
N8RMAL F INTER
7
8
TJ IE NOitUAI. POJNTBH.
0oe o r tbe mott e.oj.;yable and pro6table courses
olfered althe Ss;enns Point Normal Is the Normal
LeelureCourse. Some of tbose who ban choll<!n tbe
Lecture Course In tbe past h\ve pronounced it.
superior to LaUn , tho Oennan, and even Domestic
Science:! Aor pan of t~ Leclul"'f' Cou~ is
su~ly a veritable de..ert of enJoyment and proHt,
aod 100 rood to desert. But the~ h goes-pr,..cb·
lng again! The "Editor's joHy"!
Au aaalJalo of the two lnsptriag add"'""'" br
Professor Vlncen\ will be found In the looal
columns.
"Not. faUure but low Ideal reauh4 in crime.,
Queer, lsn'~ It? No matter how often or how
eomple~11 •e fall, the lallu~ 10 aooomplloh a
lolly puo·pooe Is moro worthy o r praloe than the
actual appa~ottrlumph of attalnln~t a low ld•al.
The onlt just erherion of succtu I~~; the me:asuro
o f etfor~ exerLed to order tO su~.J. Common
parlaD<tl bash thai nothing 1, qultA> like"""""""·
(We have forgotten the exact phrase.) Wo all
agree. Buttbe only lnoplring. lovlgoratln~e furm
of auoce11, l.bo form •bleb add a 10 a man's capacIty and endurance and 1111! him a notch higher,
IJ «>mp/<1• aucoesP...we form thai win< over po•··
crly, or dlsea.so, or advorsl&.y, or O\'Cr u/1 comblutd,
We betleTe In belnlf frank and opeakln~t 10 the
point.. Whether the "Point." reeponds or not.
o~n matters little to tbe speaker but b mu~h to
the •·Point•' nevertbo1en. \Ve ha,•c alway~ heard
tba\ there Is a sebool at the "Point."' In teet we
know'"' Hu\ "we" at &he ·•Polnt" do no\ Include
all those who have discovered thla fact. The
knowledge hat gooe abroad from Superior 10
Plalle•llle, from Wlaconoln 10 Mluourl. Row
about tbe Oratorical ContA>tl?
Some mortalt a~ so mort&lly wounded II a Joke
happen• 10 bit t~m tbat l.bo1 don'•- the Jokethey juot feel II.
Come now, you Joking one,
Wbt do rou laniulob?
Lea'fe oow 10ur angut•b;
Perbap1 '\was a joke!
All lha• we r•• mar oar
lo our J>OOr Joll1 •ay,
Read, and then call It done.
PJeue do ool croak !
Thewalklngt:ncyclot>aedla •hllom ao astounded
oho unlettered swain thM tho won~or still gre~·
concerning the J>Ower of lhlt perambululng loun·
talo of lnfonnatlon to carry an uppot¥nlly lnex·
haustlble aupt>ly of facts. To be wloe In the ago
or 5Cho1astlcl•m W&l 10 be ablo 10 perform tho
functluno of the mo~ofn t•houogra(>h. Nothing
.,..... could be teamed, lor tho world's supplx.rpf
rae" was lionlt•d. Oogmat<o empiricism cotd'col
l.bo facu and otudento lea~ tbew.
T"·day tbe •alklng cyclopaedia has been out>·
planted by the lightning calculator. Tho man
who kno ws I• •II Is out of dale. He ehber dlooov·
oro 11 or his friends do it for him. Cot wise!
No literature, no an, oo phlloaot>hY un att.aln
any breadth, any beau,y, or 1\ny depth whhoaa u~
ftrat belog meuured bt ajuJI and rlgoroua erlll·
ci 8 m. No greater lnJuotloo can bo dono tho but!·
ding lfcnlu• of a poel than 10 commont favorably
upon hlslate!l olfon.-not even tho JOU are oure
tha~ as Its scansion Indicates, he ml1sed 80\'Cral
hours •leep •rhlng II. No matter ho• late his
effort may hl\.VO Oeon, no matter how pcrtoody ho
has su~ed ln • alllfylng hlm...lf and rou thai
he 11ands upon his own lcct-mulllaled tho they
are,-regardless o f tho fact that bo de•er••• praise,
to gl•e him II will Inevitably pro•e dloa•troua 10
the futuro of American Literature. DamiOt.lllD)'
have been !Mane, but be surely slruck a lucid
tntenal when he t~ald,
"Oive every man hts juet. dcsCI'tlt
And who ohould 'acape a whlpplo~e?"
A har•es• or truth I• to be reaped from tblo
llatemen\. in the fleld of Ji~rature uo les8 than In
the neld o f pedagogics. Throw lmparllallt upon
all literary e«orl! the acarch·llghl of crlllclam.
The J><>em thai Is •o poor •• 10 be the obJeet of
unwilling cbarltablecommenl ls Indeed poor.
The man who Is eve~ look!!!£_out Jor trouble
Jbould take- a loolc" a..ojild the preml""• of hla
peM!Onallty. The....:a..sltcn more uoublo Inside
thaooutoide. OoeglonceaiJOurJOif Is worth two
at your frl~nd. Ob.JerTatlon and loLerpre.tatlon
cooJtllute the main proqeaa of ac:qulrlng knowl·
No one can studJ the lndt.ldual mind,
u ..JWmotiTU, and dictate a moral law for
tban one person. Tha\ person Is tho ono
who ltudies and aoaltzeJ the motlYes for his o wn
aeu.•
~-
liE •· R. J \L I
L 'TER.
T DB1?1\
B
GES
h d b pi
hi
" 111 ria
10
"Here Is where 1 loose ~ liulo. ground," satd
the hobo as be •&epped Into tho bath tub. -Ex.
Tell t:JU~~ not. In mournful numbers
Ca141 are harmle.. thingsFor
~he
man Is dead &baa. slumbers
W hen a cat at midnight slogs.
--AIIOIS.
Ear M arks.
Willie tied the baby's ear
Firmly 10 tho cbt.odeller,
Ba!>y chuckled, full of glee,
'Tw·a s an ear of eoro, you see.
Concernio11 college football teams,
Tho oft 11 comes 10 pass The man who's half back on the Ocld,
Is way back in the elas•.
To many of us life ls rude
And joy a Heeling bubble;
The only time our erec.rft'8 good
Is when we borro•· trouble.
- 1-:x.
-'fniY.S.
"'?
Tllo La ad HA ilJOr,
- ~:X.
Prof.- (shaklog pupil by collar)-" l believe
Satan bas bold o f you.
Pupil (panting)-"! believe he has too."
-Ex.
Teacher-u.J obnny can you tell me how iron
was dleeovered? "
Johnny- "! hoard papa say they s!ll<llt it."
Tho numerous suggestions offered by tho Kodak
would be of groat 1>roftt, If applied to 118 own
pages.
Tho Com,.,ooo~Mnt number of tho Lake Breeze
Ia on our table and ls~ecd a credit 10 tho Sheboygan Rlgh School. I tis very good tbruout.
Dlplomai-''Thls lo<e of conquest seems to notions an inordia!lte appetite for grabbing."
Attaehe-"So h does. It even made Austl"la
Hungary."
"My wife can drive nails like lightning."
uvou don't mean lt. !"
"Sure I do. Lightning, you kno•· seldom
strikes 1.wfoo in the same place."
Book LcarBI•II·
Proud Po.nmr.-".Tosle, where is Manchuria
located?"
Joslo- "Aw COJno otT, paw. \Ve had our zam·
lnallon In jogafy four days ago. How d'l know
where aoy placq is at?"
Clear all tho aisles to meet her thoughtful face!
Lo ! on she comeJJ, a credit to hor race,
Tho Illgh School Nows from Berlin, this state,
contains a very lnwrcsllog Hallowe'en tale In Its
IIWrary columns.
"Can you g-l•e me a de6nhloo of work ?"
Normallte-uYes, air, everrthfng la work,.
"Om·m·m- Woll, would you say this desk ...,
work?"
Normallte-"Yes, sl r,-woodwork. 11
-SPHlN"X.
Wltb toll'• bright do•·drops on her broad while
brow,
The Queen or a~l, tho p t.ac/iu lcuchu now.
- Ex.
Susie (M her music leuon)- "l'd like to catch
an old air 1 heard In the music room la»t. night.."
Prof.- '·\Vhnt. air wash'!" ,.
Susie (demurely)-"Oh, lt. was a rnlllionaire."
Ex.
Wast ed
Labor. ~----.-----'".,,,­
Tbe Adv·a nce from Salem contalnA severa l
good l~ea>s.
!.:Phwa\ '8 tbe use o ,.._c:hlSJ>pln,-down 11 tree?"
Tho Aegis baa •••oral very Interesting abon
atorleo in Ita literary department.
"Shure ye'll have t()-ctr6p 11. up again.
Tbe Osbkoah Norma l Adva nce ..ould do well
10 Improve the baao o f lla cover de~lgn. The do·
elgn lacluo repooe r.nd Is •ery dlalracllng. Tho
P-'• corner ln the Oolober n umber II good.
Finnegan (resting on
bl~.axe) -"Phwy
not?,
-Ex.
"I'm a lways c:~rrled away by that. song," he
• she aro~ from the plano.
·
me bJCore,'•she rejoined, ''tha&.'s
by I s ang h.
-Ex.
·utOid
TilE XOJOL\L
1-~oal
f:Xamloa\lon, l)lf't.f&D
\VNioe~ay ~O\f'fn·
ber I.
Mr. Allan l'ray, of Ali'hland, ''il"ltcd che &chou I,
October :lJ.
)llct~ io""inlc •t:~ent October
ltapids, ,~hiltln~ frientlt.
~
ant.l :!9 in Orand
Fredf'rlck 018on, 'cr.!, or loll,
Oetober ~-
,-(~I ted
the
~urmal.
On Oclobl>r JO. Allan l'tlteh. o f lleloh, an old
~tudco\,
wa10 with us.
~II••
Ada 11111man. State Sfre,._.tar~· of the
Young " ... omen.,.· Chrt ... than ,\_....(K"(atioo, vl•l\ed
the girls hore, ~londay Ortober 31.
The Elemt>nt• •1><-nt "jolly evening In the
na.lum, October 'i'.
~lr.
Det-'f'~•ary
II
data to determine: the po•·ers of the
rl'ferc..
~Jonday
~lr.
I'OI ~TEit.
~ym­
Coleman, of t:hll'l"'"" Fall•, noted In his
own town, ''lfjlt('1] thfl M:-hool, XO\'tmber 1.
The t"lbbm<'n bacl a qulo&
Jlul~
..-ptlon In the
M)'mnaslum, October !H.
l're .. ideot. Pray, lliA~Yaddl.!l, and
Bradford,
Ttamer•· A.soc:latlon held u l'hlpiJe•a t'all5.
atwnded the m('etlng or the
)JrR.
North\V~•tem
t-;mmeu Mllee ''lsitetl the &chool nn October 10 .
De .,.,.. on hit way to W<ttfteld where be I~ to be
principal of the Erlgb School.
The Physico Clau •·lohed the Plover River M
MoDIII, on Tuuday Oclober9, aod lbe Wlseooolo
Rl•or on Clark Street, Tblln<lat, aod got the
The Misses Morgo...,t f:ngle, t'lora Holler, Lola
Ganh•·alte, F'lora Wood, Verna Phillips, t;dhh
Ourr,Jeanneue8rowo, and LlnnleKrause attend·
ec1 &he State Convention ot the Young \Yomen•'
Chrl•thm A.•soclatlon ut Apl>leton.
The Arena tt'ndered the other Uterarr SO<!IetltA
of the !!Cbool a Halloween ll«eptloo oo F rlda7
No•eml*r 3rd . The gymnulum W08 beau\IIUIIJ
dt'<:ornted whh briRhl booting ontl J•panea3 I an·
t~nl.t..
Bread, wleneN, doughnut4i, and eotrf't'l
•e.-.J Hrved.
'"J'hc Ohlyesa had a fucuhy vrogr(Uil 00 Octobtw
II, alter whkb theJeotertaloed the other Literary
Socltlleo and the lacuh7 In tbe Art Annex. The
room wa5 prenll,. de<.'Orated, and Iced fruh and
,_•a fer• were senetl.
The following 11udenu <Ompleted eourses laot
quarter and have read their t•says: Dona
Brownell, Senior, 11 Pup~t•;u f:lements-Cblolo
K~leher, JI~TtrYOU11 Sign• or Chlldren ;" )farlon
Trac.•), "Pa!i!.Jion Play of Oberami'Df'r.:au :" Mr.
('hrlat.enson, "Sc.andlna•lan lmmlgrMion Into
tho United State•. "
Some of our studenl8 may remem~r Miss M• ...
garetAi~mun wboaueoded ll>eodlool 10me7oa"
ago. She .w u Literary ~~<lltor of Tno: POtNTI!M
at tha&. tlme, and haJ oontlnued to write sin~.
Her lrl.,ods report tbet ebe ba~· a cle~er JIOI')'
Tm; :\OIOIAL J'OH\TEU.
12
immlgrnnt.s into &he United ~tales over slx1een
years o! age shnuld be able to N'ad and write;
pro•·lded, that this rule does nol apply to the lmMany of the students have rt''(:el\'ed Interest in..: mediMe famtHes o r past and future hnmlgrant~
Jeuers from Miss Reitlcr. Some schools O\'Cr •·ho can read and write. The spcnkcrs or the
which she hos supervision ure comJ)()SCd of noth· O\'CnlnJl were 1) . Fl. Held, A. F•·c.Hum, 0. \Vellng but wooly-headed. white-eyed •larkles. She nandy, George Evm·son, and tho MitHIC8 Dlckow
tells therq of her work in St. LouiJo>, and It Is C\'i· and Means: of which the. Hrl't. throo mentioned
c.tenL thM sho Is enjoying it.
were chosen. ThO jud.:-cs were. Miss Pruy and
01\ October 10, Professo1· Cuher ~n\'o th ~~chool Profcssdrs Uye1·, Sanford, Culver, nnd.;;olllns.
on instr\JcLive talk regard ins: the proper mode or I~ was at this !unction- that the T reblo c(cr modo
Scientific study, uslnJ: the phenomenon nf Mount Its firs~ appearanec this year. 1'bay SUIIIf "Tho
Pelee aa lllustration. He hnJ>ressed upun us tha.L Stnrs Look O\'Cr the Sea," ond '"To t.he Spirit of
getting a gro.ut> or raets i~ no~ the encl buL the oo.. Poesy.'' Crace Cauley rendered a violin solo,
~tinning or •tudy.
··cradle Song, " by Godard.
eothled "The Bumbling of Harri.:t," in a recent.
Issue of Tu& NEw E.so1.. j\NO ~IAGAZIS'&.
Professor
Seclori~t
talked to the •chool October
24, on tbe growth in the appreciation of the beau-
tiful ln Nature ln many people. One example
cited wos the understanding ~·hlch Hull rood CorJ)C)rations are acquiring- when they prohibit ~tlgn
boo.rdt.f along their track~, and beautify their
stallon ground•. We all greotly Al>preclntcd tho
renning •·nlue or his Lalk.
Miss Cray fo(J)Oke at mornlog exercises, October
31, cOncerning her ''hilt In Ocnnany. Thh1 was
her first talk to the school, and the students ~·ere
very much in~ted. Her de&c-riJltions and llnoodotes or German life ._-ere s.o vh,ld a~ to seem very
real to us. \\'e espeei.tlly enjoyed our trip thr~
the old ca.stle, and were glad she flbicl, ''Komrnen
st miL?"
The Normal Lecture Course for this year l~t a
h. conslst8 of slx numberit, or
which throo are musical being, uThc Cl(we1antl
Ladles' Orcbettra," 11Thc Slayton Juhllec Singers," and u:The Rogers Orme,. Heel tal." The
others are lectures by CapLaln l!lehmond P. nobson, ~tre. Maude Balllngton Booth, ami lo-.athcr
K elley. Professor Sanford has annount..•cd &hat
tho scats arc all sold, aocl we hM•o a surplue ln
lhe tl"\luury. The Rngers Crilley Recltallo 10 be
---~-___..,_,....,Jl!Yen on Friday November 17. Father Kelley has
al l"\lady •poken.
very strong one.
The Junior Preliminary Contest wa11 ht·lcl October 26 to ehoooc thOS<l who will MlJ>re.wnt tlwrn In
their annual debate wltb the Oshkosh Junloro.
Tbe question discussed was: Resol•e<l,
The Hal~owcoa Party.
·•tostaoL The Time. Anon, Anon, 7 o'clock in
the gym. " So the ln\•ltatlons read. •rhesc •·e're
grinning skulls made of shiny whhc leut.hcr, and
were t1elh·ered by old hags, who, wtth much
SCI"C\.'Chlng and chanting, handed them tn to Lhe
Juniors on their broomR. 1'his seemed to have
~web 1' terrlfyln•.: ctfect.- upon 80JUC that l&. was
loured there woUld be no guests loll !or tho coming
event; so the plan was discontinued und tho remaining cords merely JlUI Into their desko.
On arrh·lng a1 the Normal they •·ere greeted by
noises and odors very su~gestive of tht' Infernal
regions. Ghosts Jed them Into the cloak room
where they ..-ere told to remove lhelr wraps slo~·ly
as they were &hen enjoying their lnsr. moments
upon e arth.
\VItches swoopec1 do~· n upon
them and carried them o ff one by one to bo led
by a pair or gbo•t• through the lower regions.
Numerous tortures were inftlct.ed upon them, not.
the worn of which was being slid down a stoop
waxed incline into lho pz-oscnce or hhl SA,ante.
ma jesty. There judgment was pronounced upon
their sind, and many were sentenced to 00 burled
aH,•o.
When the Juniors h ad been propcrl.r.JnUla d
they were ushered into the gymnasium, where tho
chief guest~ C?f ho~ •·ere Mr. and Mrs. . 0. Pierco.
Tho room ..-li"rt1(ste!ully decorated In block and
white.
Later came the summons to luncheon. It • ·as
served by ghosts In a room dimly lighted by hideous jJI& o' lantern•. Al the 10:30 Algnal tho
tJlrifS bade adieu to their mortal ''18hora, and
were never seen again.
TilE NOftMAL POINTER.
13
The Nortlt·l!uten Teecbers• Aaeoclatloll
Into 1\ln~, Gr~, HIRb S.bool a nd
hwas thepleasure of the people of StevenoPoiM Rural Sections, where many strong dlseus,slona
to have tho meeti ng oflhc North Eastern Teachers' vital to such depanonents w~n> led by those pro·
A81oolallon held In our elly lhls year. About 6clent along thoso lines.
olx hundred and Blly were In atlendaooe, lal'lte
EverJbody went Into raptures o•~r the acldre.otes
made by Dr. Ceo. •;. Vlooeot, l'rofeuor of 1!0del~atloos coming from Wausau, Grond llaplds,
anil Fond du La<:. Thru the kindness of oome of clology In the U olven~II.Y of Chicago. In the
our oltlzena,_thegueall were 11lven a ftylnr auto· morning ho spoko of "Chll~ ren ••· Grown Upt."
mobile rid• from tbe depot 10 the Norma l. On Thla wat a -vigorous and slnten!l plu f or greater
reaching there, tbe meeting was opened b7 tbe toleranoe on tbe pa~ of grown people toward tho
President. P rofessor Byer, after which, Masor pronko anJ motor oxpreulons of ehifdrcn. At a
retult of his morning tal~, the Opera House was
nann!' welcomed tho teachers to the city.
Professor F . N. Spindler doll••cred tho chief ta lk crowd\.-<1 to bear him lilpcak on "The Mind of
of the moroln~r on the topic "Seo10 and Motor the Mob," in the f\'enlng. R l8 'peeeb was an
Training !oourEducatlooal S71tem." a.. bowed etrol"\ to e.xpl• ln whv at tlme:s • e do things whlc.h
primarll1 the oecessll1 for manual training In our under ordioary circumstaoc.-s •«' would not be
This was brought ou1 by
public school edueallon. that nol enough of It prompted to do.
wu formerly given, but now peDJIIe a re ~Ianing examples t~ueh as our acdons at a football game
to - that It should have a plaoe; for we need and tbe like.
)lr. H. S. Youker of Grand Rapids was chosen
thooe t.,.lned In the uoe of 1M band aa well a• tbe
mind. Tbl1 manual trolnlniC Is of the greaten Prcoldeot of the J\ ..oclatlon for the enoulniC
lmvorlanco In lhe Klnder~arlen, and the grade~, year. Heretofore, II has been tho custom for tho
and may profttably be extended tbru the high auoclalloo to moello the homo town of the preo·
ochouL
ldent. This proctloe bas been abandoned and
Mutlc wu furolobed by dlft'erent public school Appleton decided upon as the oext plaoe of-t·
•horuoes under the direction of )Jiu Serven, and log. The •lslto"" repo~ tho meellng a •er7
model achool choruoct led by Mill Fink at this profttable one In an edu.;otlo nol way and that
time &I weJI &8 8\ tbe after'OOOD prognmJ .
ther wcre royally entcrul ncd by tho cltl•ens of
For tbe a ftemoon work, the body was divided the auoclalion clt.r.
TRAINING DEPARTMENT
E IGHTH OltADE.
F.dltor,
BLANCUK .;. EilLL.
The Eighth Grade"Coolrln~r Clau bad t.belr laot
le1100 Jan Tbul'$d&y, and roasted ehiclceo.
Jo~xaminat.looa In our elau commenced \Vec:lnes·
day morning and luted up 10 Friday noon.
Win Grad7'1 Draw1nr Clau bas been making
lace 1011d embroidery patte.,,..
We are rolng to ban a ela11 meetmr nesl-k
and ol- oftloero and aelecl coloro .
•
SEVENTH OltADE.
Edllur-P.STHI<R BOSTON.
The Sevemh Grode are making Scleo.ce..Boolcl
for their ltu<lr o r Treeo.
We are oolorin~r map! of the world and are l>llt.tlng In tba .f&ln and wind belto. We are a lao
wrltlniC atorles aboul tho dlft'erenl belli.
Tbe Se• entb Grade Hl1tory ClaAI are writing
stor leo about the Jndlant.
TbeCooldngCiass are making tbelrowo boob.
Tber have oooklog ouoe a week . Last week they
mado chocolate Redding.
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:SOR~AL POI~TER.
•'rank Uyer, one or our Tblrd Orade boy•,
bruke hloleg October 13, and will not be In ochool
again until all<lr Christmas.
Rio jlOOd Ml<lro show lhal hu I• doing woll In
every way.
STxvw:ss PoiNT, \Yi .... , Nov. •• 1000.
DKAR MISS FADDIS:
I wan&. to write JOU alelter. Mamma read to me
about Achilles and BociOr. I think I liked Acbll·
le• 'be ben: because be W'&!l ~nronger and he
ftghl<!tl beU(>r. I am reading and wrhlng. People
are nanning ln and out. alJ the time. I have ftatlroo• hun~rlng ou my leg all tho Limo. Ye81erday
wo had Jack pumpkin·head and •ome pol> corn.
JUJII a• we were going 10 eat 11 Gar<7 and Paul
eame In; 110 we had a nloe pa>1y. LaJI Sunday
OarrJ gave me a pu.ule. I haY'e leamed bow to
make h work now. I am U>l .. ln[l aehool 110 much.
I read In a book a new way ol •ptlllnll pumpkin
plo:
P double unklo
P double;
P double unkln
Punkin plo.
Your lrlond,
Jo-,.IU.NKU:.
OUR
THA~KSGI YI ~G
STORY.
MAIUO:< SA"'JI'ORO, Third Orade.
NoYember 3, 11100.
Mlu Faddlt read a a10rr 10 our room ealled
"A Storr of a Pumpklo Pie." I til about a lillie
jllrl and two boya who tJiled a stack or weedt and
twill• and modo a bonftro, and when they round
Ihat I hoy could work lhey lrtt<l to plow \he ground
wllh a forked lllek. But when they 1101 through
whb II lhe plowing ••• only a aeraLCh. Out Helen
whleh ••• the lillie girl's name, oald lhal thor
mljlbl hne her lillie spade and hoe 10 plow with
aod Towaer was a horse. Aod l her worlced untli
NeJL day they came and looked, bul there wao
no sign ol any pumpkin vines.
Week• pasoed on In tho Fall. Whh books and
lunch tho children •·ent. to school , t\nd ·rowfier
wolk.•d their return.
One day tho children saL on the renl.-., whh MUn·
burnt<~ bare !eel and 1om SIJ'!!w hats. They taW'•
a ftowcr. Th~n stl"e;• a grftn ball. And Autumn
SUOJ smlliOJr down colored lhe pumtJklo & SOlden ")
brown.
\Vben th~ frol!tt. came they ~ad nu~ much thne to
play ; tX\.~Jlt on Raturday. They drove the cows
and lt<l the ehleko01 and wenl to bed M lui
Thank•glvln~: Day came and they had turkey lor
dinner. The pie wa• what pleased tho children
mos"; for they made h grow.
FOURTH GRAD£.
1--:dhor, F'LoR&.O.:C& Rorn.MAS
Nov•mber 2 11100.
A turkey I(Obblor lived In " barn yard. De
thoughL hlmooll proud and helt.er lhnn hi• neigh·
bors. Do •t>reacl his tall Into a ran and hold hi•
head h igh lniO tho air, and when he walked ho
talkt<l "gobble, gobble, gobble," •• much a• to
..1, '!Pray jull look al me. Cobble, IJObble,
aobb1t, who could be u. floe -~ ~ '!"
W~n II became Autumn, tho cold nonh wind
did blow. The snow ~n 10 Guller about. Tho
plump and proud old gobbler oang lhe ~&mo tune
as he did tho vert ftnil ol June. "Cobble, fJOhble,
gobble." Ono day he saw the pucnpklno brougdt
10 lice hou•o 10 oo made Into Ill~•· A thoughl
eamo to lhlo wloo old turkey to lolde hlmooll In a·
corner. Uo covered up his head whh lela wlngt .
Now and Lhen he would sat "Oobblo, I!Obble,
gobble. Ooo'l you look at me, lor I om too lhln
10 aee."
f't.o~<r.scr. an..., Fourth Orad.e. _
noon , a.od lh&-dlnner-beli rang, but lfier co
- u7ld,.--hard11 believe thai II was noon. "Won't you
plcaJO koop lho dloner bol ?" oald Relen. Bow
good lhe dinner wa• thai day. lltw!<lmoo so good
after onea play.
Aller luDCbeon Lhal da7 1ho7 wen I 10 ftnlsh lholr
work . Belen brought a lew pumpkin 1«'<11 In a
lin can and tbe7 planted lbem thai a~rooon.
CouiiiiOat.
""'lllanl Edhor-•"':hJ,oo'prlson rofonn crank ,
ahowo 11reM conslsl<lncy In tho ~'<>CUJJOIItlun o r
bls arllolo on "the lndetermlnal<l Sent<Jnce f..aw."
Jo.AJhor-"Uow t.O?"
' AJJI ani.Edlfur-"Be bu wriiLCn len pai(U ol
userlpl wllbout completing a olngle ~nten..-;
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:\Oin!AL PO I NTER.
Soph.- "Why did they call 11!e Middle age•
the dark ages 't ''
Sagactou" Junior •'ISoecause the women k<"pl
their age~ dark.,
Omniscient. Senior •No. Becau~e tht'n thi~e a)(o
• ould be dark. It• bl-<:nuoe in the ~Iiddle Aile•
there were \0 mao1 knlahts. ·•
Wo Woader
Wby W•iuandy 11111 hi• hair cui.
Why 11 wa ~ DKI'•~arr for Fern Lo<e to pi'OI e
an :alibi oo olgbt of Oct. :!11. •
flo• It hapJ>ened that Conrad again ai>JM'ara
in Steven• Point.
\Vhy hi~ stawr alw&)'il •·eant silk waists.
Why )II•• Bobb. left ocbool lor the mure
cultun.--..d •oelet.:-- of Dant'y.
How Prof. Ullt"'I\ (lnjoyH bein~ a lil)lrit.
Bo• Wysocki b.. developed •nch awlul hl..,p•
•lace seeood quaner bf.s;ao.
Why grandma canl<! back.
Why Oronshy look• su melancholy.
On Ocl. 2111, our football te•m ourrered Its flr11
defeat of the ousoo In a gawe against t he Osh·
kosb~ormal. It wu one Oflhe bardesl fought
ga~ e ..r seen on tb~ local gridiron.
The Oshkosh aggre11atloo of plaren wao an
unouually ttrong one. The lac&tbat th" •lolloro
were hea1'te.r, more eXJ~riea~, aod in beu.er
form &ban our men accounu In a large measure
Why Rober&~ SIOPI"'d playing fool ball.
Whal DAVis did whh his horsc.
Junlor, ~ing Kato ")le" and <·ra~noo 1rUdJ:·
ing up Phillip'• IIIII on Clark "'l'('(!t.- " Where
arc you t:olng Kuto 't ,.
Kate, wlth a very matrimonial atr. - '"(.~laNlnei.'
and t aro ~oiog &o church.'"
Psychology for ·rchche.rs- ''1'hlt' \ran~ccndrntal
Immortal, elernal, Immutable, hnmaterlal, uo ~
changeable stotle, Imperceptible. intanglbl~,
lndeOnhe, lnheren\1 "'.wlhittg or ~"gO becomete an
evu.ncsctn~, ''arlnbl~, tnngiblc, flueLuatlnJ:, ' '\':r·
liltUlle, chl\ngcablo, material, dctlnltc, temJlurary,
ye\ exltle.nt ul/. or Mllting.
Tug .\UTUOtt.
A ecrttt.ln young Junior we knew
IJ•tl a way o f telling a few.
lie lnter"l~wf<l ~xy,
And •·e all expexy
Thu' Prexy believed '' wos truo.
for the eeore U-0 In In fa,•or o f O.bkoob.
Tho •loito.., pla71'<1 a hard and olean at.meOur boys &bowed Yani;I!J:I>\(t~n• over llM>Ir
prevlouo style o f JJiaylng. They pu1 up a l•n
and plucky game but•ere unable to batter do•n
&he line which a fe• )'O<!ka ago eully wllh•lnod
the fierce
•l~hta Ollhe Lawreoee Uol•orsltr
ool ball team.
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Klu g ...... . ... fb ....... Martin
rbriok and
plod! r .
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per Prof. B
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play lo t &~m 5 yd .
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n& &brougb ran do n th b II •nd f II
It af r 81 bolr bad tackltiU .
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