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October Leaves .. . ..... . . : ..... .. ......... . Page 1

My Trip Ea.st ............ . .... . ........... .

··There Was a.n Old Woman Who Lived in a. Shoe" ....... . .... . ........ . . ..... .. .

.EDITORIAL .•••••. • •••. • •••.•.••• • ••.•...•.

" 1 ATHLETICS.

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Lawrence is Outplayed.. . ............. . .... " 7 MODEL SCHOOL .

The Legend Beautiful. . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 8 .. 4 Exchanges ......... -........... . ....... '. . . . . . . . " 8

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John Sehmitt, Dress Suits a Specialty.

F 1NE A RT r A1uoR . Reduced Rates to Normal Students.

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Normal School Headq~arters. FOR-WHAT?

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kept in a first-class drug store. BATH ROOMSl N. BERENS,

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THE NORMAL POINTER Volume III. STEVE S POI T, WIS., OCTOBER, 1897. Number 1.

OCTOB E R LEAVES.

A poem yon ay "? Then I •t u · n.w:t)'

To the fi elds and the hill, to Lhc valleys :ind dale \Vhere the cle:u· old Wiscon ·in rnn s tcadily on A\l to father r t m:n s t h~ long wand ring so n.

Come wi th me to the men. lows. the woodland :u1d . W{ilC ·, Aud a poem I'll how you to-clay.

0 ·tobcr i he re! un et month of the year:

The fruits have beeD gath r cl a.Del lrn.rvc:t · wel l stored ; All are gone saYe t he lcav ·. They arc fai thful aud trne To the c:ircfnl ta k they w re g h ·eu to do.

Gone now is the frui t so well kept ' neath the gnanl or the foliage now so sere . 0 g reen of th pine. Oak leaYcs r ed a new win e!

And the wonderful leav s-o f orange a11d gold That hielded the frni t through the rai11 and the nu We love you now for the good you haYe do ne

And because you will c ling to th bra n ·he o ld Until cattere I by Novcmbcr·s wind .

Oh un elfi h trees A · yon sway in th br ze

•In your warm hue of life in it aftc rt\0011 glow Every branch a bonqu t of lilies :tnd rose ·. Each leaf a t ru th that te ll. us and hows us

The sunri e, the flower , the torm a nd t he rainbo w You ' ,-e e n, oltl moss-co ,· reel trees .

Oh t he colors of fall Are clearest of all

Forest mona1=chs t hen wai t befor Naturn thei r Nurc And in holiday garment· 11 f yellow and whi te, Pink. green. a uburn , crim on, a nd all clrc scd brig ht,

Every t ree i a poem, each I ,af is a ,·e r ·c• Wi t h God's Joye hinin g t hrough all.

MY TRIP EAST.

After con · itlc rable preparatio n and lL 1n1 1bcr o f 1li ·-aprointment . a fri 1Hl and the write r le ft th e ir homos at ;\led ford, Wi s., June 2 on the Wi ·con in c ntral and at Pren t ice;boanled a ··Soo·• passcn rer fo r Bulfalo , N. Y. I

Our route lay t hroug h th no rth rn p 11ins ul:L of Michigan . whi ·h ,,·c thoug h t would be interesting. bu t ontrary to ex pe

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After riding round the city until onr cyclometer' farmer, arter treating u to a cool ref~eshing drink, di-registered twenty-one mile , we took the tmin fo r rected u to Lhe battle fi eld and to the pot wheye Her-Buffalo, N. Y. , pas ing around the we tern end of kimer moked hi pipe and ordered bis troops after Lake Ontario. Here it became nece sary for the receiving hi death wound. Thi pq_t is marked by writer to change his geographical concept of the r.oun- a line monument. try, gained at school, from a sandy, barren region to .a Onr cour e now lay through the beautiful Mohawk veritable "Garden of Eden" with line farm . orchard valley, through Li ttle F:i.11 , Fond Amsterdam and and nurseries. oon after leaving Haruilton a li ttle 'ohenectady, all Houri bing manufacturing cities. In

- news agent passed through the train sell ing Jubil ee the last namecl city are located the great Edison fac-badges with a picture C1f the queen. He offered 11 one tories and al o the great locomotive work . Here and was very much surprised when we jokingly a ked we found excellent road , generally · shaded by trees, him-probably remembering the experience at the res- and every little way springs of good, cool water taurant-:-''Who she was?" and "Where England was'/" which i always very acceptable to the bicyclist. He shook his ~ead and with a di gusted look, left us At Albany. the city of the bills. we visited many sayi..ng. "And didn't you he,·cr 'ear of Queen Victoria, . place of ln tere t, including the twenty_-five million queen of England?" We soon reached the suspcn ion dollar Capitol building that has been under process bridge over the Niagara river and were then invited to of eonstrnction for firty years and still is not com-open our satchels and other belonging for inspection. pleted. Cro sing the Hudson we wheeled down the As the gentleman (a custom officer) making the request road that. Burgoyne' troop marched after his surren-seemed to have the "Law and the Power" on hi side der. but we fonnd it too billy for wheeling, so took the we cheerfully complied. night boat at Bud on City for New York and had the

The next day after 'viewing a number of the igh ts plea ure of ecing the Catskills by moonlight. , We of Buffalo we wheeled to tbe Fall where the greater awoke in the morning jnst in time to see General part of the day was spent admiring thi wonder of na- Grant's tomb near the city limits. After visiting. a_ ture. Among the things of interest are Goat I land number of the ·ity.' • ights we- cros e the Brooklyn between the Ameriuan and the Canadian falls., -'-',...._ l;iFidg n in the afternoon took a boat ride to. Roc~-cave, suspension bridge, ~ uJ)l...a.n o Clifton away beach and had a sea bath which we enjoyed House on the Canadian s1 e. The latter wa the head- very much. The ride gave us just a taste of the

- quartersof a number of confederates during the war. ocean. The return trip was more enjoyable still, for Towards evening we started for Lockport, feeling that the boat entered New York Bay just at dusk and be-

·we had never spent a more profitable and enjoyable fore 1t landed the bay was lit up by the thousands day. But the roads were rough and consequently we of lights of Greater New York and Jersey City, by did not reach that pretty little city until late in the the light houses, each with different colors, by hun-evening. Our next objective point was Rochester, dreds of vessels and ferry boats moving in all direc-the city of nurseries, so we pedalled over what is tion and,by the Statue of Liberty on Bedloes Island. known as the "Ridge Road" through a land of beauti- The light on the twenty-eight story Globe and World ful villages, farms and orchards. We arrived here building were also prominent. They were electric about seven o'clock after riding sixty-eight miles- the · lights, one arranged in the form of a globe and the longest run made in one day until we got to Miohi- other pelling the word "World." We passed two gan. A fellow wheelman ,vho seemed to be well ac- forts and al o a nnken vessel of which only the top of quainted with the place showed us the Falls of the the smoke stack could be seen, and landed at the bat-Gennesee which do not havr the volume that ~iagara tery about nine o'clock and took a ferry to Jersey has but the water falls a greater di ta.nee, nearly two City. The ride aero New Jersey was delightful be-hundred feet. cause of the tjne roads found there. Pretty scenes and

The next day, the 8d of July, was so very warm that historic places made it very interesting too. Elizabeth. we did not leave the city but wltnessed a ball game, a New Brun wick, Amboy, and Princeton were visited.' Y. M. C. A. athletic contest and a bicycle race and iu The latter, the home of ex-President Cleveland, was the evening took the New York Central train for yra- the prettie t city seen. A fine macadam l'Oad connects case. This railroad is without doubt the be t in the it with Trenton . Here we crossed the Delaware but country. It has four well ballasted tracks, give · the did not encounter the difficulties that it is said Wash-best accommodations and does an immense bu iue ington did when he captured the Hessians. Somebody as it charges but two cents a mile. ha evidently built a bridge since then. · .

On the morning of July 5th we took the Erie canal In Philadelphia the Liberty Hall, Expo ition build-tow path and for about twenty mile it wa fin e wheel- ing of, 1 76 and other magnilicent buildings were visit-ing but soon became rough. About every five minuteti, erl. Wilmington , Delaware, wa our next objective we would overtake or meet a pair of canal boat drawn point. Here it eemed that all of a sudden we had en-by mules or horses: These canal boat " ailors" a1·e tered the ~outhland. Nearly every other person met great jokers for they often troubled them elve to tell wa a negro. The farms were generally small with a us, "Hey, there, your wheel is turning, etc." We smaller house nrronnded by an orchR.rd of peach 'reached Rome about noon and after dinner started for trees. but now and then a mansfon, the home of some Herkimer. During the heat of the day we sat unde·r a wealthy farmer was pa ed. Many of the houses tree and listened to a farmer tell the story of how Gen- . bowed g:eat age, both by their architecture and decay, eral Herkimer was sent by General chuyler in 177 to some hanng fire place and a chimney at each end. expel the British from western New York and how he One clay while 1·iding along a fine path we ran into succeeded, though it cost him hi life. Thi kind old some prickly hedge clippings that had been careles ly

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thrown int9 the road . Our tires were punctured in n. dozen place or more. This delayed u two or three hours-hut happening to remember that variety i the spice of life we aid nothing. ·

On the 12th of July. having reached the bead of Che apeake Bay, a rain torm overtook u and we i;oon decided to take the train for Baltimore. Md. The next morning we wheeled to Wa ·bington, which wa.'l the mo t interesting city we vi ited. Ono mu t ee it for himself in orde1· to appreciate it. Dozen of page would be required to des ribe it park , boulevard , public buildings and mu eums: and some, including tho new library building, would almost defy descrip-tion.

Congress was still in session so we visited the enate and listened to speeches by Senators Chandler, Till-man and A.llen, and then the Capitol. White House. Treasury building and Wa hington's monument de-manded a share of our attention. As we sat at the ba e of the monument and looked at the apex five hundred feet above us and then across the Potomac to the Virginia shore towards her many battle field ; History, that dry, lifeless ubject that we were r -quired to learn oy heart in the back woods of Wiscon-sin. came to our minds in all its reality. .,,,

C:ontinuing our journey westward all )Vent well until within a few miles of Co'Jumbiana, 0 ., where a rain storm caught ns so, we took the train for Cleveland. There we took a run down Euclid avenue to the park and in the evening took the boat for Detroit, a clean, quiet city that ~reatly resembles Philadelphia. There we expected to find friends, but failing. in this regard, star ted for Grand Haven via. Lansing-a very ordinary place-and Grand Rapids, the furnitu_r~~y. _ This part of the state is also very sandy but well adapted for the raising of peaches and other fruits. Some dis-tricts are very thinly settled.

At Grand HavAn we took a. Goodrich steamer for Milwaukee where a half day wa spent looking over sights seen before, then turning northwa~ we visited relatives and friends at Sheboygan Falls, Plymouth, Stevens Point and Marshfield, arriving home July 28th. The trip covered a distance of thirty-two hundred miles, of which thirteen hundred were made on our bicycles. - ARTHUR LA'l'TON.

"THERE WAS AN OLD WOMAN WHO LIVED IN A SHOE."

In the flouri bing city of ''Tumbledown" fhere lives an old woman . he has so m&.ny children she doe n't know what to do. As .she cannot get a hou e large enough to hold all of them, she Jives in an old shoe by the roadside. This shoe was made by a cobbler for an old man who was noted all over the country or the size of his feet. The poor shoemaker worked all his life on this one shoe, for IUEO OH PAGE FOUR.

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GENERAL.

The Normal has begun, and is now running at full blast with a tota.1 enrollment of 818. which is a gain of 25 per cent. over last year's number (ma.y this be due to $1.00 wheat?). We have no space to spare, and there is a special need for ruore recitation room. The advanced Latin class is forced to hold its recitations on one of the stair-case landings. However, affairs a.re ru"nning as smoothly as can be expected; the new stu-dents are well pleased, and the old ones certainly do not regret that they are back again. .

The faculty this year consists of twenty well-fitted teachers, several of whom are new to the school. Prof. J. W. Livingston of the parta high school, where he has taught for eight years, has been engaged to fill Prof. Sylvester's position as institnte condu,sitor. He also has charge of the professional reviews and school economy classes. Mr. Livingston has always been pr,ominent throughout the state in educational lines. We are pleased to have him with us.

Mr. George L. Teeple, who was this ·spring granted the.degree of Bachelor of Arts at Harvard University, _comes well prepared to teach literature and rhetoric. Mr. Teeple is also a graduate from the Mechanical En-gineering course at Cornell. As a teacher, he has had six years of experience in the New Hampshire Qollege ofAgriculture·and Mechanic Arts.

· rs. ary ~ Mustard, student from Chicago Uni-versity, teaches preparatory branches. Mrs. Mustard graduated from the Terra Haute, Ind.,-Normal, and in 1891 received the degree of A. B. at the Indiana State University. She has had experience in Normal work,

·having taught ·for some time in the Normal at May-ville, N. D:

Miss Jennie' M. Whitman. who taught here the last year, .ha.s charge of English grammar and composition.

. Miss Whittpan earned the degree of ,A. B. at Vassar college and has done special :work at Chicago Univer-sity. Before coming to us she...ta.ught for eight years in the Sparta high school under Prof. Livingston.

Miss Elizabeth Simpson, as chief libra1ian, is the . successor of Miss Irenti Warren who fills a similar po-

sition at the Cook County Normal, Chicago. Miss Simpson is a graduate of the Armour Library School, and ha.s been for several years assistant in the public library at Grand Rapids, Mich.

Miss Louise Montgomery who resigned will attend the Chicago·University. The old students were sorr~ to learn this fact when they retl\rned. but it is hopea that some time she will be with us again.

Where Mr. Spaulding is at present located, we have been unable to learn.

The work of enlarging the science department which has always been crowded is About completed. The ge-ology and and advanced physics classes now have a good recitati~n and lecture room in which the stereop-ticon can be used to advantage. Besides this large, well-lighted room Prof . . Culver has two other rooms foT special work in the advanced sciences. This im-pi·ovement necessitated the raising of the roo!, and

the towers at the main entrance, but the appearance of the building has not suffered therefrom.

Several other marked improvements can be noticed · about ~e N annal. A shelf has been put up in the hall, to reliev6 the flat-headed posts-good idea. The lookers have been made non-get-in-able without a key, and are now worth twice their price-another good idea. Im-provements in the ventilating system are being made. The painters are treating the tower (the one without the 8 o'clock bell) to a fresh coat of paint.

ome of the classes are unusually large this year. The rhetoric class consists of two large sections; one of the drawmg classes has over eighty members; Miss Linton's first quarter music class sums up to one hun-dred and fifty. '

The number of 8 o'clock classes is small this year to accommodate a. gymnasium class which meets at-that time. The 8 o'clocks, however, still keep up their standard.

Both the Methodist and Presbyterian churches gave receptions in their church parlors to Normal students Sept. 3rd. An enjoyable time was· had at each. At ·the latter Mr. Collins spoke of his trip to Colorado. Mrs. El1iott also gave a.n interesting talk, speaking of Yellow Stoµe Park and its wonders; she showed nu-;nerous beautiful photographs taken in those regions. By the way, sociability seems to be growing among the students; we hear that some o·f the N ormalites even went so far as to attend both of the receptions

The reception tendered Saturday, Sept. 11th, by the old student~ to the new ones was well attended, and a success in every respect. , The hand shaking took place in the gymnasium which was beautified by tlie usual decorations. When everyone felt that he was no more a stranger in a strange land, Prof. McCaskill as master of that part of the entertainment, announced a speech by Pres. Pray who gave all a hearty welcome. Professors CoJJins. Livingston and Swift were then in-troduced. The in s of these_gent!J men were so full of wit and humor that the repQrl.fil", on acco nt"of incoiitroltabl hruglirer, was unable to recor - them; and 80 it appelis, we are sorry to Sll.y, that they do not appea~ in :the columns of t~ Pointer: A gra~d march followed; after which all fell to the sherbet and cake served in the musir room. Then with heart and stomach filled, all dispersed to their respective abodes. As a climax, let us say that much' credit is due to the different committees, although the one for collecting did not get quite all that it wanted.

The usual organization and reorganization of socie-ties has taken place. The Forum has begun · with an increased membership. There is no Jack of enthusi-asm, and good work is being done. The following of-ficers were elected: Aug. Grimm, president; G. W. Gates, vice president; Roy Beach, secretary; Wm. Har-rison, treasurer; A. G. Holt, sergeant; Aug. Grimm, A. J. Latton and P. Koller constit~te the executive com-mittee.

The Arena has also been reorganized, and it is hoped will do even better work than last year. The follow-ing officers have been elected: J:ennie Boreson, presi-dent; NeJJie Nelson, vice president; Howard Cate, sec-retary; K. Pray, treasurer; Jennie Boreson, G. McDill and Mable Rogers form the executive committee. ·

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The local oratorical association was promptly organ-ized at the beginning of the year. · The officers are: Kate I. Smitli, president; Maud Brewster, secretary; J. S. Bard, treasurer. Twelve members have already handed in their names as intending contestants in the local contest.

The Normal sketch club reorganized the last part of last year with the following officers for this term : Maud Brewster, president; Genevieve Web ter, secre-tary; Arnold Gesell, treasurer. · Among the new societies we find the "Up-to-Uate" club. an organization for the study of current events. Informal meetings 45 minutes in length, are held every week in room 80, and important events discussed. So far the club has worked under the general direction of Prof. Sanford. and it has not yet been found necessary to elect any officers. . A body of tw:enty-five young men, following the plan of older institutions. have organizer\ a new socie_!.y, namely a boarding club. At a meeting held for the purpose, rules of order and a constitution were drawn up, according to strict boarding-club principles. Evi-dently the members live up to them; the club has been running several weeks, and in spite of the high prices . and the fact that this is the first attempt in this direc-tion, it bas proved a success. The following is a list of

.the officers: E. W. F. Loether, president; Roy Beach, · . steward; F. W. Springer, H. O. Manz, A. G. Brown, auditing committee; Mrs. A. Frost, an experienced cook,. prepares the food.

The difference between the words "lie" and "repose•' has been pointed out· to us: One is straightforward, terse Anglo-Saxon, the other nothing but long-winded Lat.in .

The advanced German class have been at a loss to know how to give a correct translation for the wot·d MA.UL . Mug has been suggested as being the most literal. · Leslie Evert.'!, '96, stopped over at the Point to visit

old friends at the Normal. He was on his way to the University where he intends to enter the civic-historic course.

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s LAWRENCE IS OUTPLAYED.

Stevens Point won its third successive victory over the 'Varsity team from Appieton last Saturday 'after

• nearly an hour's hard scientitic playing. "hen the . teams lined up at 1;80 it was f~ared by many that the Normal team would go down before the heavier Law-rence team, and even the most enthusiastic of the Normalites were unprepared for the decisive victory which the locals won. The team!! lined up as follows·: Cas!;els, ..... . ......... Right End ... . .. ... . .. ... .. Cole Manz . ... .. . ...... . .... Right Tackle .. ...... Frambach ";ronson ...... . . : ...... Right Guard ....... : . . .. Hutton Cowan .... : ...... , .... Center . ... . ........... Holston Mathe .. . . : .. . ........ Left Guard ..... ... .. .. . Touton Minahan, . .... . . .. . ... Left Tackle ............ Bennett Lees .. .. ....... . ... : . . Left End ................ Dafter

·Pease .......... .. ..... Quarter ...... .. . . ..... . Jolliffe Springer ........ .. .... Right Half . . . . ..... . . . Hubbard Holman,· Cap.t .. . ..... Left Half. ........ Hecke1·. Capt Bradford . . . ......... Fa II Back . . . . ... .. . .... . White

. Refe~ee-Prof. McCaskill.

Time keeper-Park. ·. · Stevens Point'won the toss, and chose the ~outh goal. ·Lawrence had · the ball, kicked to the 40 yard line. Manz caugh the ball and carried it 5 yards· before being downed. Holman went through the line for 10 yards, then Lees went around fbr 55 yards and a toi1cli a.own. Holman kicked goa.1. Score 6 to O.

Jolliffe kicked to .1::1.olman who arlvanced the ball · 11:i yards before being pulied down. Stevens Point soon lost the ball on downs.' Lawrence~ ailed to gain . -re~uired· five yards: Stevens Point made short gains through Hne. Springer went around the end for eight yards, Lees. for ten yards, Holman 10 yards, then Cassels went around the ~nd for 10 yards and a touch down. Holinari tried for goal, fb.iled. Score 10 to O.

0 Jolliffe kicked to Lees, who "1as tackled by Tunton after gaining 5 yards. Minahan went through the line for tiv.e yards. After several short gains Stevens Point fumbled tl1e ball and' Jost it. Heclter'went through the line for 5 yards, and an off-side play by Stevens Point gave ·Lawrence 10 yards.

Time was called for the first half with ball on Stevens Point's ffl> yard line. ~

After ten minutes rest Holman kicked to the 20 yard ' lin~ where Tunton was tackled by Cassels. By a series of end . and line plays Lawrence carried the ball to the 5 yard line where they lost it on downs. Stevens Point was unable to gain, and Lawrence carried the bali ·over for a touch down. Jolliffe kicked a difficult ~al.

Holman kicked to Hecker on the 45 yard line, who gained 5 jarrls. Here Stevens Point took a stand and h,eJd· Lawrence f9r four downs and got the ball, but lost it. The ball chang~d hands several times without either 'team gaining, until Cassels went around the end for 6 yards, Lee around the end for 15 yards, Springer

around the end for 6 yards, Springer went throt~gh ta kle for 7 yard and a touch down. Holman kicked goal. core 16 to 0.

Jolliffe kicked to pringer who gained 8 yards. Holman carried the ball to cen ter of field, and then Lees with strong interference went through the line and made a brilliant run for a touch dowu. Holman kicked goal, making the score 22 to 6 in favor ol Steven Point. ·

Time ,tas called, and the f..awrence boys hastened to the train.

Thus ended one of the most hotly contested and well · played games ever seeu in Stevens Point. The team of '97 by defeating the Law rence team, ha fully proven its right to rank with teams of the past two seasons. All, except Peas , Man1., Holman and Lees, have never played a regular game with the first tE:'a.m before, a.nd it is greatly to the credit of coach Flint that we have such a good team this year.

Cowan, Mathe and Trouson formed a stone wall through which it was impossible for the Lawrence rusher to gain . Minahan and -Manz played a strong game at tackle. Cas els and Lees put up an exception-ally strong game at end, both distinguished themselves tackling, and the former made one touch down, · and the latter two. Pease, although almost disabled with a. broken nose and injured band, played his usual reli-able and steady game. Bradford put up a good game at full back. ~Springer distinguished himsel! in tack-ling and rfin~ning with the ball. Holman· as captai showed !1.imself capable of handling the team. He did some splendid tackling a;nd made good gains when he took the ball. ·

Of the visitors, ~ecker at half back, Jolliffe at quar-ter, White full back, Dafter at end, and Frambach at tackle, deserve especial mention. The Lawrence team is a strong one, and they were all perfect gentlemen. Dafter who played end for Lawrence is not a member of school, and he played under a protest from the fac-ulty and athletic association. He is a for.mer member pf the college, but has not entered school this year. The. other members of the te!!-_m threatened to quit playrng unless Dafter was allowed to retain his place. The trouble was finally settled amicably by. Dafter promising to register the following week. He will probably .remain at Lawrence daring the ·foot ball season.

The Athletic Association held a meeting on the 1st of September to elect otlicers for the first ha.If of the year. Prof. Edgar Swift was elected president,; Frank Springer vice president; Edgar Munnel secre-tary ; John Lees treasurer; executive committee, Wm. Bra.dford chairman, Will. Holman and Roy Beach ; H. O. Manz manager of football department.

The association then adjoul'Ued until Septem9er 10th, when a large number of new members were voted into the society. After the business was finished H. L. Gardner captain of last years football team, Frank Bean of the Wisconsin . University football team, John Curran of the Wisconsin University, spoke to the members of the association on football, putting forth sowe of tl}e many advantages of football, and what it means to become a su_c.cess!uJ fontbalLplayec._ ~ ~

·~t a meeting of the football team September 28th, .Will. Holman of 1900, was elected captain of the team.

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SEVENTH 'RADE, JNTER)IEDJATE- LANGUAGE·.

THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL.

There are a great many good people in the world, and also a great many wicked one . But there is a class known as monks who do a great deal of good, as did the one whom I am to tell you about.

One day he wa praying in one of the cells of his convent, asking God to forgive all that he had done that-wasn't right, when a beautiful vi ion appeared be-fore him. It was Christ a He was when He walked through the streets of Galilee healing the lame and the blind, and those who were aftlicted. But jn t as he was gazing ·with -intent interest npon the vision, the convent bells began to ring, and he was much dis-tressed to think that his duty was to leave this picture of beauty, and feed the poor people of the village, but his conscience seemed tell him, '

•·Do thy duty that is best, Leave unto thy Lord the rest. "

So he slowly backed ont of the room, trying to see if his departure would make it vanish. After he had done his duty he hurried back into hi cell, to find that it bad waited for him all this time. And it spoke to him and said,

aye I must have lied."

J think that oftentimes when we think that a thing is a. great sacrifice and is very hard to do, if we do the right thing it often ple~es us much more and makes us feel much happier, as it did the old monk.

MARION Vos BuuGB, aged 12. eptember 17, 1897.

LANGUAGE.

THE LEGEND BEAUTIFUL.

Once a very long time ago, in an old con11'lnt, knelt an old monk, .asking forgiveness of his sins.

· While be was praying a vision came before bis eyes, and it looked like Chri t, as he walked through the streets of Galilee. --

While he was looldng at this vi ion, the convent bells began to ring, for at this hour every day poor people were fed . ,

The monk didn't know whether to go or not, be-cause be thought if be went the vi ion would go away. While he was in this trouble his conscience seemed to say:

"Do thy duty that is be t, Leave unto the Lord the rest." t,

And be went and served the poor, and when he came back, the vision was still there; and the vision said:

"Had thou stayed, I must have fled ."

JAME FORSl'TH,

ept. 17, 1897.

TEVENS POINT, WI ., ept. 21.

In a few days I stnrted for t. Paul. I arrived there late in the afternoon. While I was there I saw a base ball game between t. Paul and Columbus. Columbus won by a score of eleven to seven.

I did not stay in t. Paul long, but went to one of the lakes. I bad lots of fun there. I went in bathing and played ball most of the time. I stayed here a month and then came home.

In about three day papa and mamma started for La ·c ro e. While I was in La Crosse I met Mr. Fr11it. Then when night came he took me to a musicale.

Before I ca.me home he took Judd and me all ovei' the city. When I came home, I went camping. One day three of us boys went fishing. We caught forty-nine ti b. When I came home I was ready for school. Well , I guess I will close.

Your loving scholar, :FuANK BIGELOW.

STEVEN PorNT, Wis., Sept. 21, 1897. DEAR MI S MITCHELL:

I am going to tell you about the mm1ical I went to Thursday evening. I enjoyed it very much.

There was a ladies' quar.tette that sang very nicely, also a little boy of ten yea.rs who played the violin. The four ladies were all dressed in white and all looked very nice. The gentleman was dressed in black and the_ littl boy wa.s---dr se 1nwliite satin. He had white satin pants, white slippers and stockings and a white .satin jacket and waist.

The little boy played on the violin, afterward he sang a song named •·In May" and was encored. Then he spoke a piece called "The Picnic of Jonesville."

The gentleman then read a paper about what he thought ought to be done. ·

In the last piece the three ladies and the gentleman . played on stringed instruments while the other lady played on the piano and the little boy whistled. While he was whistling he gaped an

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