Show PRIZE POEM BY A BLIND PUPIL nora kotter hotter a kimol pupil at the state school for the ae deaf and blind was the success successful lul con contestant t in the poetry contest held tuesday by the blind ol of the seventh and eighth giafes the contest was orl originated by professor D J thurman who appointed as judges mrs belle S ross aless pearl higbie and professor F nt 11 driggs liss botters Kot poem which won the first paize lilze is i as follows that wind I 1 canyon aind I 1 that canyon wind that mountain gal gale e oh low how it howls and whistles round then quiets down to mournful wail vail then blusters forth with mighty bound i it lias has no patience with the weak it wrestles fiercely with tile the strong with maddening ma dening gust from mount mountain aill peak to lowland plain it bounds along it drifts the snow aluia along 1 its course it tears up firmly rooted trees it shakes strong walls with desperate force it makes calm calill lakes like billowed seas it rills nils the air willi wb clouds cloa ot of dust it rattles windows and bangs doors that comfortless and chilling gust from day to day with ra rage ge it roars yet has it not some gentle trait some tenderness or loving power ah yes Is full of virtues great which on us its it does freely shower in early spring it dries the ground by its strong arms windmills are turned it scatters different seeds around it brings the showers tor for which weve yearned it comes with mild refreshing breeze to cool the sultry summer day it gathers perfumes from the trees and flowers to breathe along its way the canyon wind that mountain gale though fierce at times its blasts may be or gloomy seem its mournful wall ling hag many charms for you and me NORA NOKA KOTTER examiner miss kotter kolter Is s the daughter of sir mr and mrs IL IA kotter cli 0 this city |