THE POINTE~ Series II Yol. VI. No. 3 . Stevens Point, \Vis., Jan. 15, Hl25.

NORMAL SCHOOLS TO ASK FOR 1925 BASKETBALL SEASON PRO-THE DEGREE GRANTING POWER. SPECTS.

'!'he Ko!'mal Schools of Wis- Th e P ootba ll season \\' as one of consin will as k ag·a in thi s yea r pi·omi Ke until the -! :15 classes, in­fo l' the po11·cr to graJ1t a cl cg!'ce ju,·ics. and p!'acticc classes r e­to gmd uatcs ot om· fo ur year mo,·cd so ma ny ot ou1· pl'omincnt courses and i t is hoped that fav- t·andidatcs. W e all hope that Ol'ablc legislat ion will r esult. brtkl' for tune will attend our cf­Wisconsin is one of the twelve f'o l'ts in Basketball. states of t he Union ll" hich a t pl'c- 'l'hc li st of candidates was se nt docs not confc l' t his pl'iv il cgc ,·atlw l' hll'gc \\' hen the members upon it s No rmal Schools. No siguccl up but simmerncl cl ow n other mid- \\'cstcl'n sta te denies its "' hen actua l p ractice started. It ro rnial Schools t his desirable re- is usuall y not necessary, in thi s

cognition. sf'h oo l. to cut clow n on a sqnad ; A number of advan tages ,rnuld th•; squad cuts itself do,,J1. How­

na t urnll y fol low such legisla ti ve cn' I' thel'c a l'c always 'enough enactment. 'l'\\'O y a ,·s or pre- ,· .. cl-bl ooded men in t he school to p aration beyond high ·chool :'o rn1 a good tea m. espec ially in work is not ade(]ua tc. 'l'h c Nor- basketball. ·

PROF. HERRICK HONORED. l' l'Of. A. ,T. Herrick, H ead of

tlw ~te \'cns P oin t Normal 'l'rain­in~ Depa rtment, in coll aborntion ll" ith ) li ss l\Iary T,. Buell , fo rmer­ly P ourt h Grade Criti c here. has \\Ti tten a comm cntlablc a rti cle on Study Hab its in the Intermediate C:rndcs, "'hich might be profita­bl y read by al l students. It can be fo und in t he November m11n­br 1· of the Wisconsin J oumal of t:duca tion. In it a rc stressed t he p1·opc1· application of the mccha­n ics of study as well as the most economical and efficient plan of stud y fo un<l desirable in the schoo l.

L'l'of'. Herrick's work bids fa ir to- bt· one or th e best con t. r ilJu­tions in the subject of Study Habits. It is a spl endid proof of consr ien tious and p!'actical cf­[urt . W c hope cvc 1·y Normalitc will ,·cad this a!'ti clc, as we a re p l'Oucl of it and of the writers who have deservedly mer ited th cmscl\' CS and S. P. N . much valuable publi city.

mal School can not give suf fi- Hasketba ll has becom e the cicnt soli,li ty ot· bread th in t\\'O g; t·ca t ,\meri can Indoor game, nnd or three ycal' courses. \Vit h t he on,• \\'ho goes th rough life with­demand fo r longe r courses more ou t .Jrndng played th e game has t horough \\·o rk could be planned ind~cd missed something vital. in bo th content and professonal 'l' ht• gam e requires speed, cn­subjccts. Teachers of long-el' and durnncc and quick thinking. more adequa te training \\'OUl tl be ~lo,·c mistakes can be made in attracted into th e no,·mal school one half of a basket ball game service when the grade ot \\'O rk th an in a year ol' th e ord inary donB in t hem is undisputably on mo,tal 's life . It is to do away Nol'mal School games thi s year a par \\' ith our colleges and uni- "' it h as many of these mistakes, and its disad vantage is that we vc,·sit ics and is recognized as promote speed, cndu1·ancc, and play the first three a\\'ay from such. head1ru1·k that so much seeming- home, but we sti ll have the ad-

'l'he hol.din g- of the student ly uninteresting and sometimes vantage of fini shing th e season , body, or a large per cent of them monotonous practi ce is necessary. after the tea ms arc a ll go ing fo r fo ur yea rs instead of for a Ou!' tea m thi s year will proba- strong, on OUL' o\\' n f loor. Our shor te r pcl'iod ot t ime \\' Oniel of bly he uo better no!' no \\'Orsc prn ctiec that p1·c-scason games itse lf be a<hantageous. \Vith tha 11 many ,l'hich haYc gone be- ha\'C indicated tha t \\'C have a nearl y one half of the students t:o ,·c. It looks at the p1·esent time squad of stl'ong possibi lities. ne\\' each year 11 school can not lih an a vc rngc team. \Ve can 'l'h c job from now on "' ill be t o build up the t rndit ions an,l at- not fi gure out our chances to the develop those possibilities. mosph crc \\'hi ch mea n so much in nice ity tha t members of the "Big \ Vhi lc the g rea t object of ath­the liflJ or ou,· hi gher insti tutions. 'l'en " at·c a bl e to because we lctics in a school is not to ,l'in 'l'hc added contact \\'ith upper n,•1·c1: knO\\' just \\'h at our rival games, we a ll like a \\'i nner and class mcn as ll'Cll as with th e fa- N'ol'mal 's ha ve picked up in t he hope for one this yea!'. However , cul ty has an undoubted value way oE nc\\' material. However ; if mis fortun e should Cl'Own our ll"hich ca n not be over estimated. I think , l',·om what I have been efforts we hope that the school

Price Five Cents.

NORMAL QUINT MEETS DEFEAT 27-18.

Lack of practice proves downfall.

'l'u rsday night Jan. 6., til e Nor­mal Uaskct l3all S(]trncl pl ayed the Star Clo thicl's of Wausau in Wausau Y. M. C. A. C:y m. !!'he Poin t squad had onl y had one p rnctice since tho Christmas va­cat ion and t heir eye fo r t he bas­ket told th e story of needed prncti cc. H ad the Point caged a l'oul'l"h of th eir shor t shots they v.-0 11 Id ha l'C brought home the hal'On. 'l'hc passing of the Nor­mal quint was good as they out­passed the \Vausau team through­out t he ga me, 1rn1·king the ball tl c11n1 th e f loor time· after time onl y "to blow a sucker under the basket. Credit is clue the cloth­ic1·s team as they had a fine col­lrction of fo rm c,· college stars tha t pl ayed a snappy brand of Basket Bal l. 'l'he Normal team defeated \Vausau her e befo re the holidays 35- 24 and Wausau 's victory at Wausau evens th e co un t. 'l'hc defeat {q probably a ·good t hing fo r the Point as a team usua ll y tightens up on its \\'eak spots af ter being defeated.'

Lineup: - Stevens Point: -(,,on n1 rds : "Fritz Vaughn, " Hudy " Schultz and "Chief " J-[unsen. Cente r - " Virg " H er­rick. Gua nls'-Captain ' ' Harn" \\'illiams, " Bernie " Laabs, and '' Jfank' ' Swan.

MISS ANDERSON LEAVES FOR _) UNIVERSITY.

Miss Ryan succeeds. In as king fo r the degree g ra nt- able to find out. 8iat Stevens will back us up as they have in

ing po \\'C I' t he Nol'm al Schools Poin t Nol'lna l should ra te about the past. Remember , rooters, ~'[i ss Anderson, principal of p lan no encroachment upon the fo urth place in the Normal that the team is out to try to win the Jun ior Hi gh School , had been tmivcrsity or college fie ld. Its School Con fe rence this season. every tim e and no matter how g rnn tcd a lea ve of absence to at-sole pmposc is the development 'l'h c men "'ho have so fat· com- disappoin ted you may be over a tend the Univers ity of Minncso-and tra ining of teach ers for th e posed t he team arc : Capt. Wil- loss the fe llo ws who a!'c part ici- ta. Miss Anderson has been rural , giadcd and high schools of Iiams, Laabs. S\\'an and Wilson paling in the game fee l a thou- [orccd to postpone her stud ies the state. ,\ t present stqdcnts gua l'(J s ; H er r ick ;incl P eterson, sand times worse. because of th e serious illness of enrolled i11 the teacher's cou,·scs Cente rs ; Vaughn, Hansen and The Schedule. her sister. Her absence necessi-in pl'irn tc co ll eges upon g- radua- Sl'11u ltz , F orll'ards. Changes may la ted t1Nl changes in the faculty tion rccc i,·c the dcgl'Cc "'i th per - be made in the personnel of the Sat. Jan . 10- St. Norbert 's of the Jr. High. Mr. Pier ce, for-miss ion to teach. '!'his privilege team as th e season advances. At- Col lege at W est Deperc. mcrly Critic of History, has taken is given them by the state legisla- kinso n has no\\· rccovcl'ccl from Wed. Jan. 14--Port Edwards oYer the positions of Principal of ture. It wou ld seem the part of the injul'y , rccciYed in football, P ape,· Mills at Stevens Point. the Jr. Hi gh and Critic of Mathe­wisdom · that the students gra- sufficiently to get out and will Fri . Jan . 16- Supcrior Normal ma ti cs. A nc\\' member has been duat ing from the stat e 's own make t he guards hurry to hold at Supct·io,·. added to th e teaching staff. schools, fonndcd for the high pur- th eir jobs. Swan with his reach 'l'hul'S. J a n 22- Whitewalcr i\liss Ryan , a graduate of the pose of tl'a inin g- t eachers and in is going to be a hard man to keep Normal at Whitewater . Manka to , Minn. Normal and the which is found the full equip- off th e team. If he developes Fri. Jan. 23- i\Iilwaukee Nor- l!nivcrsity of Chicago, will have ment of the work clone in col- enough ability at forward , he " ·ill mal at l\Iilwaukcc. charge of the History Depart­leges, should receive a n equal r e- make an ideal man in that posi- Fl'i. Jan. 30- 0shkosh Normal mcnt . Miss Ryan's previous cognition from the state. , t ion. On the other htrnd, Hansen at Stevens Point. teach ing experience has cncluded

Th e mo,·ement in this large may make a better guard than 'l' hm s. F eb. 5- River Falls departmental work at St. Peter interest , to wit, the degree grant- fo rward. It certainly keeps a No!'mal at R iver Falls. and Ely, Minn., English in the ing privil ege, is endorsed and coach fi guring in order to make Fri. F eb. 13-0pcn. Junior High School at Mankato, supportd by th e Board of Normal the best use of a limited amount Fri. F eb. 20- 0shkosh Normal Minn., and study room snper-Regents, the Wisconsin Teachers' of materia l. at O~hkosh. . vision at Virginia, Minn. Association, ancl_J;h!l_ __Qi ty_j3u!).e.rc.. u · S<;h-edtile-eaUs- fu-r--nine- T!'r1.- T!'e 2-7~1-l-waukee---N&r-+--=---=-'---"----'---------

--i.iitenclents' Association. mal at Stevens Pomt. The Stevens Point Normal Sat. Feb. 28- Whitewater Nor-

School will give its unqualified spirit but by voting for senators mal at Stevens Point .. and enthusiastic support to the and assemblymen who will sup- Thms. Mar. 5-~iver Falls proposed legislation, not only in port th is bill. Normal at Stevens Pomt.

Latest styles from Paris I Come and see the new winter hats! On display in the mj!Jinery room !

2 THE POlNTER

v":.""--'-'vI.---Tn-rPOINTEr- Number Three ORGANIZA.TIONS

P ubl ished l;i-monlhly Uy the studc11ts uf the Stc\·cns Point. Stato Xormal School.

Application for mailing as second chis matter applied for.

POINTER STAFF. EJitor-in Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . .. .. . .....•..•.... Caroline Boles Assistant. Edi tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . Irene Hart Dc1lart1 nc 11 tal J:;tlito rs ... . ..•..•.... . •..•... ..•.. .. .............

Horne Eco110111ics . . . . . • . . • . . • • . • . . • • . . . J:uth )lcrri111:111 Jl igh School ........ . .. . .. . .. . . .. ..•.. . ..•. .. •..•. . Carol Van Buskirk Grammar . .... . ..... . .... .. .•...... . .. ... • . .•.. •.. .... Edithe Krueger Hura l . . . . . • . • • • . • • . • . . • • . • . . • • . . • . . • • . • • . • . . . . . Laurin Gore.Ion Primary . . .... . . . .....•..•..•......... . ..•..•..•....... Xorma \\' icsncr

Hu:-.incss :\(:wager . ...... .. •.. •.... .•..•. .. ......... . . . . . . . . \ndrcw Bingot•n Asst. Business Alanagcr ....•.. ; .....•..•..• ..• .. ....•....... Irving Gonio n .Advcr t-i s ing i\Janager .. . ..• , . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . • . . • . . . . 1faurice \\Tillett Class i11 Litcr.ttu ro 18. l:'!lcult.y Ad,· isor .... . .. . ... . . X. E. 'Knutze n

i-;tcn•ns Point, ,ns.1 Jau . 13, HJ25.

CROSS-WORD PUZZLES. ,\ word in fo ur lette rs meaning the resttlt of vaccination1 Those

\\'ho ha ,·c not as yet siiccnmbed to the fascination of cross-word puzzles should Jia,·e had enough experience in this line to begin a puzzle right here. But, brother and sistel's, do not stand detached from the mob and scoff at their fr,111tic search fo r words. 'rry one ,vou,·sclf and sec how you \\'ill react. 'l'hcsc puzzle ha\'e a subtle, teasing quality that ll'ill get anyone. Besides the working of t hem docs not const itu te a total waste oE time. 'rhey do improve and en­large your vocahnla,·ies, one thing t ha t is certainly necessa ry in tl1e teaching profess ion. 'J'he makin g-up of a diagram cultivates skill in th use of ll'Ords. 'l'hey arc usGful to impress on our minds certain facts. for one of these puzzles may be manipulated to emphasize any line of \\'Ords. Dut only he \\'ho experiences will believe this. Be­come one of us. you scoffers, and foc i with us a glow of satisraction a· yon realize the extent of your vocabulary.

THE GIRLS ' REST-ROOM. 'l'h c girls' 1:est-room at S. P . N. is as a rule neglected while other

things are pushed forward . The need for such a room demands n_o explanation. A very brief glance over the room Ill its present conili­tion ll'ould be enough to convince anyone that this corner of the build­in~ is used continually. In fact it is in such constant use that the furnishings arc becoming shabby; the furniture should be r eplaced. Herc's a chance for the girls of S. P. N. to sbow how much push they have. Some novel entertainm ent would· bring in enough money to brighten up our room. Or we could give a matinee which would also be profitable considering the rising popularity of these dances. We need a better rest-room, let's have it !

ATHLETIC NOTES. lowing Conference games were arranged in Football for 1925: Oct. 10-Superior (there) ; Oct. 17-Eau Clai re (there); Oct. 23 or 24-Whitcwater (here); Oct. 31-River Falls (here) HOME­

GRAMMAR ROUND TABLE.

'l'\w Grammar Round 'rable lwld its first meeting before the hnl id,l\·s. 'rhc members were 1·,·1·y ,;·ell entertained by a mun­h,,,. of solos given by i\liss Silver­nag·J,,. During the business part o[ the n\eeting it ll'as decided that se,·enty fi\'C cents be the ,11110111,t of the yem·'s class dues.

' l1h1• U rnn11rn11· people a.re show­in!!; that they a1·e school spirited as ll't'II as class spiri'ted . 'rhcy ha\'(:' a lai·g-c r epresentat ion in Ladi<•s' Chorns, fou,· o-E the four­teen omto1·s to contest are people l'i-0111 the Grnm rn ar Department, and the µ- il'l s t,·ying out for dc­r lamato1·y haYc Grammar people in thc it· number.

Prospects for baskctball 1 there is s il ence from the coaches, but '' 110 news is good news.'' So we look forward to the best.

Y. W. C. A.

'\' he first meet ing of the nc\\· year was spent in maki11cr New Year r esolutions. Each girl \\'as to make one for herself and an­other fot· the organization in !\'L' ncl'nl. It is need less to say that they r evealed high asp i1'a­tions. Now girls, Jets live up to them . 'l'wo letters ll'ere read which had been rccei,·ed from the Sparta and the Fond du Lac O,·phanages thanking us for the doll s we sent them.

'l'his month the Y. 'vV. C. A. is sending its financial quota to national headquarters. A sum of money is also to be sent to the Student Friendship Fund. This money is for the students in the Universities of Central and East­c1·n Europe where great privation is being endured for the sake of gaining an education. Any girl who is ,dlling to sacrifice a movie ot· a candy bar for the sake of a poor brother or sister student wiJl be "doing it unto one of the least of these."

THE RURAL LIFE CLUB.

W c lost not only the basketball ·game at \Vausau but about $16 worth of gents' furnishings. We ha vc decided that our locker l'OOm is not the most unsafe place jn the world to leave mufflers, gloves and overshoes. And the worst of the matter was that they didn't neglect the home boy (yet).

COMING. Othe r games wi th The next meeting of the Rtual Non-Conference Teams are being Life Club is to be held Jan. 19, negotiated for. 1925. A general program will be

M:r. Watson and Coach Swet­land attended meetings in Madi­son on Saturday, December 13, to arrange schedules and attend to other matters athletic. The fol-

The trip home was made in the given. It will be featured by a "Essex", and if you remember constructive talk on some educa­what t he temperature and veloci- tional problem by someone yet ty of the wind was on that even- to be selected. It has been the in " you will know why that was policy of the club to bring in one time when the McDill some outside speakers every year "smell" was a welcome noise to to acquaint the members with the travelers. problems they are going to face

!!!!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!"!!!!!!!! Ted. Powell, the star 440 man when they enter the field. FACULTY MEMBERS

DENED. SAD-

Both students and faculty were grieved to hear during the holi­day season the sad news ·that Death had entered the homes of two of our faculty members. Miss Hussey was called to her home in Illinois shortly before vacation began. Her father passed away before she could r each his bedside. On J an. 1

---Miss Rowe's sister passe away at Genoa City. The sympathy of the entire School is extended to both of these esteemed lailies in their bereavement.

of last years track team, was un- Two weeks later, Feb. 2, 1925, animously elected to captain the the last meeting of the semester 1925 team. We expect Ted to go will be held and will be given big this year and in fact if the over entirely to a debate. The 11·cather man smiles more and the question has not been worded but sky weeps less than last season will pertain to Consolidation. A we will do a whole lot more in regular tryout will be held, and track work than we have for the two teams will he selected to par­past three years. ticipate in the final debate.

The long expected medals for Judges will be appointed and a the all-around championship are decision will be given. now being engraved at Hirzy's Consolidation is a very impor­and wiltbe presented soon. The- tant questionoefore- therural winners of the 1923 meet were E. people today. It is hoped that Holman, Chainey, and Powell and this debate will stimulate an in­in 1924 Powell , Atkinson and tcrest in the subject and also Hetsel l. acquaint us with the arguments

both 101: and against it. Of eou,·sc ll'C arc all supposed to be for Consol idat ion but in order · to talk intelligently on any subject it is necessary to kno,v both sides. 'l'he debate will al o fum ish ex­cell ent oppo1·tunity fo r members of the clu b· to get xperieuce in pu'hl it· speaking.

HOME EC. DEPARTMENT.

'l'helma .\ndcl'son. \\'ho has bren cornplctinµ- hc1· th!'ce-year t·ou ,·sc in llorn c I•:ronornics her e, this yea ,·. has ac,·ep tccl a position as dirccto1· or the Home Econo­mies Dcpa1-tmcnt at Bellemont, " "iseonsin. \\' e \\'1Sh her much suef·N;s in th e com in g year.

'l'hc µ- iris of t he South Cottage n1·1• g- h :ing two fo1·ma1 dinners. 1"1'iday and Sat u1·,1ay. January ]6- J7.

ltC'wan• ! young- µ-e ntl cinc n who ca ll at the South Cottage. 'l'he \'loors ha,·c been freshly waxed.

i\[iss W ii son seemed to sym­pat hizc \\'ith the girls in Laundry Class. the first oE January. Mttst have gotten in l'ather late herself. She sent Bernice Smoot afte r her a pl'On. Gtiess Bernice hasn't fo und it. At least we didn't sec any more of her that day.

PRIMARY DEPT.

Christmas is over but w:ill the Primary Department ever forget that Christmas party? Well, I should say not! Everyone was there, even to the Critics and our Dit:ector. Red and white caps were given at the entrance and had to be worn. Then a nursery game was played and enjoyed by all. Later· Santa; Claus came and everybody received a gift and oh! what pretty things he ilid give us. It shows that the Pri­mary Department is made up of all-around good people. We know it and hope to show every­body else that we aTe too. Just watch!

S. P . N . ALUMNUS AN AU­THOR.

Mrs. Nina J. Belinger, an a­lumnus o:f S. P . N. , now employed in the schools of Detroit, Michi­gan, is the author of "Methods in Adult Elementary Education" recently published by Charles Scribner's Sons.

This book, a pioneer in its class, deals with the conditions, materi al, and methods of teach­ings English to foreigners and to adult elementary students. It is the outgrowth of actual teaching experience in the Detroit schools, in which twelve thousand foreign born and adult elementary stu­dents are registered. It is a valuable contribution to pedago­gical literature, as no theory which has not stood the test of actual practiee- is-advocated~---

s. P. N. compliments Mrs. Bel­inger for her success in the field wherein she has deservedly ach ieved a national reputation.

THE POINTER

MARGARET ASHMUN CLUB.

The Marga ret Ashmun Club is to be di,·idcd int o fi\"c depart­ments. Each department will eonsist of eight or ten members, a nd it will take charge of one meeting-. 'l'he .fanuary meeting will be undc t· the direction of i\Ii ss Hussey. th e P cbrnary meet­ing uncle,· ;\[ r. Knutzen, the i\Ia rch meetin g under 1\Iiss Han­na. the .\pril meet in g under the direct ion of the th t"Ce ilbrarians, l\liss ·w r leh, ;\[iss i\Iansm·, ?11iss lJat·so11. the i\Iay mee ting under -~[1·. Bt11·1·ou~h's direction . Each prog ram will be announced a month in advance. Pivc plays arc to be considered by the club.

·'l'he Club had a delightful meeting and party in lhe Nelson J [all rcc t·eation room "\V cdncsda y Dec. 17. .Every new member was required to answer a gruelling test given by the Secretary, H elc11 Dona ldson. A ftcr this or­deal , each nc\\·come,· was also asked to tell Santa three Christ­mas needs. 'l'h is . was a unique rec ital. Dancing and a delicious lunch closed a highly :uccessfu l social c \· r ning.

THE LOYOLA CLUB.

rrhe fi rst r egular meeting in l!l25 o.l' the Loyola Club will be held January fi fteenth at 8 o 'clock. Rev. Skell will peak , and all Loyola members arc urged to be present and enjoy a good program . The boys in par­ticular have not been showing up , as well as they arc expected to. In form er years, the boys attend­ed the meetings regularly, and it is hoped that some of thi s year's me mbers made a Near Year's re­so lut ion to be 100% efficient as Loyola Club members.

On January seventeenth the Loyola Club will hold its second open house at the K. C. Club Rooms. The first one held before Chdstmas proved a great success, and we hope to increase the num­bers of those who enjoy the hos­pitality of the Knights of Colum­bus. Remember: it's from three to five o'clock Saturday, J anuary seventeenth . Come . and bring your friends.

Bobby Wiesner : Guess what your l'OO m-matc said about you the othel' da y.

Ca!'! I lacker : I ha,·cn ' t the least idea.

Uooby : So he told you, too ?

Mr. )Io t t: 'l'his is the third I imc t hat you haYc looked on A.ndcrson 's _papct·.

l, nope : Y cs. s i 1·. he docsn 't \\' l'it t· ,·cry plainly.

" 'l' hose gnys sure haYc a 1nean line." mu1·mm·cd little Geo. Washin~ton a[tcr he had intcr­\'i e,\"Ccl i\Iason and Dixon.

:\ n eg-otist is a per ·on ,vho ge ts stuck on his O\\'n poin t of view.

1-(o"" is it t ha t the IC. K. IC. rouldn't get Ol'ganized up here in the mountains ?

\\" ell, you sec, ' tain ' t nobody up hcl'C what 's got any sheets '<· cpt th stol'ckccper and he got 1011<'. omc pa1·adin ' by hissclf.

,\l r. Coll ins: (naturally much excited ) : Why, confound you, you '1·c ''"iping my plate with your ha ml kcrch icf.

Ed. J ensen (blandly) : It's of no eonsequcnce, s ir : it's only a d i1· ty one.

Buck Weaver: Let's strike for shorter hours.

I-I. Craney : I" ou bet. Sb:ty minute · is too much .

Hanson: A fellow just told me I looked like you.

P eterson: Where is he ? I 'cl like to knock his block off.

Hanson : I kill ed him.

Eddie T. : I always wondered I "'here a ll the Smi ths came from until I Yisited the city.

Myrtle J. : Then what , hap­pened?

Eddie T . : I saw a sign which read "Smith Manufacturing Co."

Mr. Knutzen (discussing auto­mobile speed in Lit. 18) : Miss Boles, what do you consider a good speed to drive 1

Car oline : It depends on where you are.

Another honor for Stevens Our idea of a conceited man is P oint Normal! Smith Davis, one the one who takes harp lessons. of our last years graduates, has been promoted to the position of Supervising Principal at Spencer, the former Principal having re­signed. Esther Ebbe of this school, went to Spencer and sub­

Always two ways ·of looking at I things - especially if you are cross-eyed.

NELSON HALL EPITAPH.

stituted for a few days until a Of all sad words for girls or men teacher was obtained to occupy The saddest are these- "It's half Smith's former position. past ten."

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WINTER SPORTS AT S. P. N.

I "·onclc l' if everybody knows "'hat \\'C mea n by winter sport·­not the kind of sports we talk about when we mean these hi­flying people of thi s day and age but honest-to-goodness winter outdoor ath letics aiicl good times, I ikc these for examples : skating, skiing, and toboggannin g.

ATHLETIC NOTES. l~vcn thou 0 ·h we know ou1·

basket .ball me~, arc f la\\'l ess, San­ta Clans in th e persons of Wau­sau propl c for some untold reason deprived t hem of. many of their most ,·hcr ishcd Ch1·ist111as pre­sents. Scarfs, that Yuletide secs blossom ing so profu cly, " ·c ,·c taken \\'hene,·er they \\'Crc fo nncl. Ga loshes, which had fill ed their pu rposc so \\'Cll s i nee vacation <lays, will nc,·cr mee t Fathcl' 's eyes aga in. Along with articles of wearing apparel was also taken the money with which the team might ha\'C replaced their losses. The only hopes they now hold out for the recove ry of their p roperty is that someone will tell Santa that hereafter S. P. N. will win all of their basket-bal l

You should just see all who goes ice skating. Om dignified Carl Bacher, our shiek R emy Kalka, and others just as good­looking and famous as these men. Just the thought of these worthy pc l'sons is enough to make it an incentive for others to go. And to make it better yet you should sec how they can skate. They simply glide along, in fact they are gliding along all the time but not always on their skates, sad to games. say. B ut. nevertheless, is the ice not made for other puposes be- THINGS WE LIKE TO HEAR-. sides skatin°·s.

Oh boy! 'l'hcn take skiing. Ask some of the people who have glided clo,rn t l1c hill with tw_o sticks under their feet how 1t feels. If you arc lucky enough to stay on those sticks, well, you get the same fee ling only per-. haps a little bit stronger, because you st ill go clown faste r a~cl fast­er on ly not feet clown but rnstcacl you go head downward. In fact, you go clown up-side-clown. But the snow is soft and if you have a n imao-in:ition , use it, and you \\'ill think you al'C jumping or falli ng into yom featherbed . 'l'hat alone should be enough to ha ve everyone try skiing, because everybody, at least these ~orm~l boys and girls, seems to like Ins bed.

A ncl last but not least comes tobogganing. F'un ~ Nothing can e-qual it for fun. Get· the thrill of . f lying even though you don't rise in the air, but - on second thought, you do rise in the air and sometimes quite high too and then your wishes of once soaring in the atmosphere as a

Congratulations to S. P. N. on the work of Alice Velchek, a 1924 graduate of the Pi-ima,·y Depart­ment, who is teaching in E . Chi­cairo Indiana where fore icrn chiici,·eH fo rm 50% of the · scho

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ol population. have been received . Her superintendent says : "She is makin g· a remarkab le r ecord for herself. I visited her class and wished that I had had foity­fi ve of my teachers to observe her work." Het·c is the satisfac­t ion we should all give. Can you attain such a position 1

Matinee dances have reached the height of popularity, and have now become a weekly occur­t·cncc. F,·iday, J anuary 9, the Junio,· Class procul'ccl a fa ir nc:t e,,.. for their treasury in this n~:imer. W c hope the Pep Club is as successful this coming 'l'ucs­clay night.

Lucille V. : How do yon spell '' OCCU L'l'CllCC' ' 1

iVIal'y M. : What kind of cm­rents 1

bird will be fulfilled . THE WIND DOTH BLOW. Now another way of toboggan­

in" is to rent a cutter and an old pl~g that har dly is able to walk. That's the kind to get because then our little boys and girls won't get hurt an~ won 't catch cold from swallowmg too much cold air. H ere's what some of the girl s did. 'l'hey r ented the p]u,, for the above r easons and also" because they couldn't drive a fast horse, only they dicln 't

Watson: You have tration of wind blown here on the fa rms County.

a fine illus­sand right in Portage

Hanson: Yes, it blows every­thing off but the mortgage.

Ruby 'l'.: How far a1,e you from the cot't'ect answer?

Joe Gunning : Two seats.

want to admit it.) Then they Girls, if yon can't find a man rode clown Main Street and met a 01· a thrill go toboganning,' and double cutter with four of the boys if yon can't ·find a girl or a opposite sex seated therein. Of th rill do likewise. Perhaps you course the wHes of the fem inine \\'ill find your mate on a tobog­o-ender caused these men to ask gan. \.Vho knows 1 them to ride behind their cutter. These are as we called them This the girls gladly did because winter sports. What is the good as they had to pay fo r their cut- of having Winter and his sports ter they readily decided to take if we don 't want. to make use of it back and thereby savi their them 1 Most a ll of the pink rosy pennies. And then the thrills::: cheeks (you know the kind_ -These horses could actually run just like Santa Claus' cheeks) and. the fun the girls· did have seen on the boys and girl s around Of course ·they all rode on the to- here are gotten not from the little boggan ( 1) And then the great- round cake of iron rust but from

---e~thr-i1l-o-f- al- that---night.- taking- part- in- our-w-in-te-r-sports:-Dicl you ever hear Iren Hart rave Try them, eve ry one .of you, and about her tall , blonde, handsome see if you don't get the biggest man 1 Well, she got him and all thrill or kick, as some say. out of on account of a toboggan ride. them. -N. W.-

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