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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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