River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-25
Tenth Annual Commencement State
Normal School,

Tenth Annual Commencement State
Normal School.
The commencement exercises of the
State Normal School at River Falls
were held on Thursday, June Is, III
the assembly room of the Normal
building. The programme OF the DAY
was divided between two classes-the
| Elementary, composed of students Who
had earned the certificate of the school
by the completion of the first tive
years of the four years course oil
study and the Senior class which had
completed the full course.
Before 10 a. M, the hour for the
exercises of the Elementary class,
goodly number OF. the friends OF the
students and of the school had assem-
bled in the Normal hall, which had
been beautifully decorated for the oc'
casion by the willing hands of under
graduates who look hopefully forward
to the time when they. in their turn,
may require like service. Blooming
plants and profusion of cut flowers,
the loans and gifts of ladies of the city
to whose kindness former graduating
classes have also been indebted for
similar favors, graced the front OF the
rostrum; over it's center hung a ban
ner of crimson cloth bearing i'll gold
letters the words Elementary Glass
of 1885" and the enigmatical motto OF
the class, "Covers Off. Upon the
rostrum were seated the young people
participating in the mornings enter
tainment, the Faculty and resident
Regent of the school, representatives
of the clergy of the city and promi'
nent visitors.
The exercises were opere by prayer
by Rev. II. Dockham followed by vo
| cal music, Come where the Lilies
Bloom" given by double quartettt
| chosen from the class and the school
after which the following programme
was presented.
'"''' Matte E Downer River Fails
Recitation .....................The Grammar OF LII
Matte l.. Foster River Falls.
| Critique...A review OF Mrs Helen Hunt Jackson
recent novel. Ramona .......,-... ...........
Annabel Fraser Durand.
| instrumental music Piano, Conet and Violil
Miss Pierce and the Messrs. Romdenne
Practice.
@Nealie Lusk, River Falls.
Topical kecltutuu 0iaCiei
| Lille NJ. FaruswOrth, River Falls.
!
John Brown New Richmond.
Essay. Woman's Horizo
Cordelia L. Childs, Hudson.
Vocal Music.
| PRESERVATION a sketch of the life OF Rosa Bonheu
Minnie Knowles, River Falls.
Defamation oussaint LOuVerture
Alvin f. Brainerd, Boscohel.
Essay Three Problem
Avis Waterbury Eau Claire,
instrumental
Miss Pierce and Messrs. Romdenne:
Gertie Whereatt, Eau Claire.
Helen McDiarmid, Burkhardt.
Paper..... Relation OF Vegetable to Animal Ii
Albiu e. Rosenquist, River Falls.
Trio Piano Cornet and Won
Miss Pierce and Messrs. Romdennc.
Presentation of certificates by President Parke
The young ladies and gentlemen d.
serve great credit for care !
preparation and skill in prt
sentation of the several exercises
The declamations, recitatiOnS and pc
sonation were given with spirit an
effect; the essays and critique boz
evidence of thoughtful study of I'll
various subjects. A word Of eXpl;
nation may not be out of place in r.
gard to the exercises denominated 0
, the programme, Practice. In thes
the Characteristic work of the scho'
in the professional training of its ST.
, dents, was ably illustrated. Mis-
: Downer's class i'll numbers, compose
, of fourteen children from the Pr
mary Department showed a READINGS
and accuracy in adding, subtractin
aud multiplying that promised we
for the future work of the youn
practice teacher" while Miss Lusk
II s,i, In I.lt 4
l IN their sweet childish voices, testilie
4 to her faithful drill in vocal mus
The thanks of the class and of IL
| audience are due Miss Pierce and I'll
Messrs. Romdenne for the generol
assistance in music which added {
greatly to the attractions of the pr
| gramme.
At one O'Clock a recess was take
/ until p IN. at which hour a crowde
+ house awaited the somewhat novel el
l teItainment provided by the SEM,
) class The tlme-H0nOred custom {
, essays from the members of the ella!
was abandonded and in their place
, brilliant and entertaining lecture W;
delivered for the class by the Rev. |
II NJ. Simmons, of Minneapolis. I'll
r theme of the gentleman, True Rad
caliSm, seemed chosen i'll response
2 the innovation of his presence on th
5 occasion. With his usual felicity an
; fertility of Illustration he cOntraste
two great classes found in every soc
: ety-the one timid, cautious, clingir
; to the institutions of the fathers, in
, patient of change-the true Conserv
tive. The other daring, enterprlsinl
g L Of
uprooting the old, substituting Il
: new-the true Radical. To this ella!
| the world is indebted for it's progre.
in agriculture, manufacture, medicine
religion. 1t stands as the represen
atiVe and embodiment of improv
ment, of development, physical, mel
! tai, spiritual For this was the lie
son which the speaker strove to in
press upon his hearers: True Radica
ism uproots the Old, the faulty,
plant the new, the better. The wor
. of destruction is but half and the Les
important half, of its mission. III
lecture was preceded by prayer by til
Rev. II. Dockham and anthem
''Praise the Lord, given by a qua
tette in which Mr.. Armstrong kindl
consented to take part, rendering tn
bass score most acceptably. The oil
er parts were filled by members of til
school. At the close of the lectifi
Miss Everett sang very sweetly Il bal
lad entitled pretty Primrose. The
followed the comforting Of diploma
by the President accompanied by
few timely words to the three gradt
ates, Miss Grant, of Roberts, Mis-
Neff, of Neilsvile, and Mr.. Kipp, 0
Centralia. After the presentation 0
the diplomas hush fell over the al
dience responsive to the subdue
notes of ''Home, Sweet Home, touch
ingly rendered by voice and piano, b
Miss Everett and Miss Wheat, fit
ting finale to the years school work
At the close, an hour was pleasant
ly spent in friendly greeting between
the graduating classes, the pupils ant
their friends in the audience, the las
good byes were spoken ana the tentl
commencement day of the Fourth
State Normal School was at an end.