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Page 4 | Fall 2011 | Schol Haller<br />

PEARSON<br />

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By Jon Samp<br />

President <strong>of</strong> Pearson<br />

Walking through the hallowed<br />

halls <strong>of</strong> Pearson,<br />

I have noticed a certain<br />

silence that I have never heard here<br />

before.<br />

Yes, doors are still open and a<br />

mix <strong>of</strong> Taylor Swi� and Blink-182<br />

is still blaring from people’s<br />

rooms, but there is a fundamental<br />

sound that<br />

is missing. Almost<br />

like when the power<br />

goes out and the<br />

refrigerator ceases<br />

to make that<br />

comforting hum<br />

that becomes<br />

so internalized,<br />

you suddenly<br />

feel empty when<br />

it stops.<br />

�is all goes<br />

back to seven<br />

years ago when<br />

Pearson purchased a<br />

larger-than-life snow<br />

globe that has been<br />

running ever since.<br />

Frosty the Snowman<br />

has a place in many <strong>of</strong><br />

our hearts, and over<br />

the years he has become<br />

a well-established<br />

member <strong>of</strong> our family.<br />

MISSING:<br />

Recently, however, there has<br />

been turmoil whether to retire our<br />

hall mascot. He does put a smile<br />

on our face when we try to squeeze<br />

past the big<br />

guy every<br />

morning<br />

to get to<br />

the Lucky<br />

Charms,<br />

but on the other hand, he is<br />

patched with a combination <strong>of</strong> duct<br />

and scotch tape to keep his globe<br />

from de�ating.<br />

Posters have been going up<br />

around the hall stating “Don’t pull<br />

the plug” while others want Frosty<br />

to be retired to preserve his dignity.<br />

�e argument has morphed<br />

into one <strong>of</strong><br />

the most se-<br />

“Who would do such a thing? And a rious debates<br />

I have ever<br />

better question, how could you?”<br />

seen in my<br />

years here in<br />

the <strong>schol</strong>arship halls.<br />

One day I returned from work<br />

a little bit chilly, and all I wanted<br />

was the warmth <strong>of</strong> a big in�atable<br />

snowman, when I came to �nd that<br />

he has vanished!<br />

No more sounds <strong>of</strong> his rumbling<br />

motor and the snow �akes<br />

in his globe bouncing o� his<br />

plastic world. Who would<br />

do such a thing? And a<br />

better question, how<br />

could you?<br />

It is unclear to<br />

me whether we<br />

will ever �nd our<br />

Frosty again, but<br />

let it be known<br />

that whoever<br />

you are that has<br />

stolen our friend,<br />

our brother: You<br />

can never steal the<br />

idea <strong>of</strong> Frosty.<br />

Frosty is not just<br />

a conglomeration <strong>of</strong><br />

plastic, polyester, and<br />

bean-bag pellets sewed<br />

together into a happy<br />

snowman. He is a tradition<br />

<strong>of</strong> Pearson and<br />

his spirit will forever<br />

wander the halls <strong>of</strong> this<br />

building.<br />

Frosty the snowman snow globe<br />

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