The Normal Record. January 1904

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THE   NORMAL   RECORD.
cA MIDNIGHT SCE&CE.
It was night, and a deep and peaceful silence brooded over and within the little white
cottage where those seven Normal girls lived.
The blinds were drawn and darkness wrapt the
front and tbe learof the house in its midnight
shadows. From the east window of the dining
room, alone, a faint ray of light shimmered
through a chink in the shutters.
Within a scene of perfect silence lay. At
the hookladeu study table, Nina, the eldest
aud jolliest girl sat. Studying? Oh no! It
was Friday night, and she was writing a letter
home to tell her folks that it was only four
days until vacation. The bright rays from
he light shone over her and the scattered
eaps of books. On Jbe wall, it cast dark,
flickering shadows; the face of the clock
gleamed brightly in its light. Nina's pen
scratched ominously; the clock ticked louder
aud louder, as its hands moved on towards
twelve. From the inner ruom came the peaceful breathing of two weary sleeping Normal
girls. Suddenly from the depths of the dark-
uess within, came a soul-rendering shriek!
It rang through the silent rooms, aud the solitary Nina with terror stricken face, and one
wild look behind, fled with moans of fear up
the darkened stairway to her friends. With
a wild rush she entered their room, and by
i baking them vigorously she roused the
i.reaming   girls.     They   rose, and   with white
faces, open staring eyes, and frowsled heads
eagerly questioned Nina. "What is it?" "Is
the house on fire?" "What is the matter?"
"No! Oh no! Its a man in the house!
What shall we do? What shall we do?"
across the hall came the pattering of feet, aud
within the doorway appeared two more ghostly
figures, with more questions. AH Nina could
say was "That girl, oh that girl downstairs;
she is killed, she surely is!"
With quaking hearts, aud trembling clasped
hands, they resolved to go downstairs. They
armed themselves with whatever was handiest, and with Leta, the youngest and the boldest in the lead, they started. Behind her,
brandishing her umbrella in the air, came
Genevieve, and last came tbe frightened Nina.
With slow still tread, they approached Rose
and Edith's room. They pushed the door
gently, and as it creaked on its hinges, Genevieve with nervous haste, thrust her umbrella
through the opening aud waved it wildly in
the room. Oh who would not have fled at
the sight of that flourishing weapon? Instead
of a cry of fear from within came a smothered
giggle. Then as the door swung back, a peal
of laughter rang from the depths of the folding-bed. The day, or rather the night, was
saved. Rose had been dreaming of some horrible accident and screamed in her selep.
L. M. S.
'RESOLUTIONS FO% THE NEW YEA%
M. Meriam —Resolves not   to  patronize the
Normal Record.
G. Chester—Resolves   to   give   private  lessons in grammar.
Edna Arnold—Resolves to take a post graduate course in English.
Miss Paine—Resolves   to    study    spi^ogyra
more thoroughly.
W. Kynoch — Resolves to get through music
and art.
C.  Woodward- Resolves    to   shake   herself
and get over being so everlastingly lazy.
B. Broyles—Resolves to wear dresses.
A. C. Smith, A. Hodgson,   E. Knight- Resolve not   to   burn   the midnight oil.     Refer
ences— See record sheet.
A. Hodgson—Resolves to "stick" to one
girl.
H. Eliot—Resolves to make assigned lessons
clear for the ensuing year.
Miss Smith—Resolves to change the books
once again.
M. Mooney—Resolves to raise tbe pitch of
her voice one octave, when teaching.
M. Adams — Resolves   to leave  immediately
after the dismissal of his last class.
Faculty— Resolves to keep a more careful
watch over Student Enterprises and play tennis for a change.
Fifth Termers—Resolve   to  give less atten-