Show Observation It was was one ol ot the Fourth Year N Normal Normal Nor Nor- ormal or- or mal pupils pupils' who having listened to toan toan toan an an interesting discourse upon the value and importance of observation and not being over fond of the study of books secretly determined to follow the advice of Parker and gather Rather all her knowledge for the future from tion Her first step was to consult the great writers on nature to learn what they most admired in the Universe In Inthe Inthe Inthe the course of her search she c came me to that excellent description of th the sky by Ruskin in which he declares that the sky contains the most sublime and majestic majestic majestic ma ma- jestic beauties of nature All All that is bright and good for natures nature's daily food sometimes gentle sometimes capricious sometimes awful never the same for two moments together So now the zealous young follower of Ruskin and Parker resolved to watch the sky at every opportunity She gazed up at it as she passed from the University University University sity to the west building and noted the beauty of the tall tall white mountains that gird d the horizon s she e watched the sk sky as as she returned to to f the main building gazing with admiration upon upon the soft blue that filled the depths of the distance with its bloom She looked at the sky when she left the University at tide noon-tide and beheld the sun II that burning ball surrounded with golden pavement Yes she looked at the sky as she passed through t the e gateway on the north-east north corner of the theU U University ill grounds but as she gazed she saw more than John Ruskin ever saw she saw she saw stars in broad day light The fact is is she had come in contact with a bicycle that indispensable article of modern civilization which Ruskin failed to mention I will not state what our young observers observer's observers observer's observers observer's ob ob- servers server's thoughts were at that critical moment but you may be sure they were not in in the least complimentary to toR R Ruskin skin Parker or the bicycle rider It was only the work of a seco second ld to wipe the mud from her face and dress yet jet when she g gazed zed around the bicy bicycle had disappeared and the sky was wass wasas as beautiful as ever When not engaged in class work this young lady may now be found in the Library diligently trying to memorize seventeen or more text-books text on Astron Astron- om omy A. A L. L M. M I I |