River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-06-21


utility of drawing to the teacher. tn
architect and designer, as well as hint
ing at a use to which it is likely to b.
put during the weeks intervening be
tween now and Nov. 9th. This worl
was greeted with generous applause.
II. NJ. Ashton, of Arcadia, was tn
only one representing the broad iiel,
of science and although he necessaril,
touched but a small corner, that acr
was made fruitful and interesting
The experiments were performed will
the accuracy and dispatch of veter
an scientist, and were designed t,
illustrate the force of atmosphere
pressure. its appliance in some of on
most useful mechanisms, and the de
pendence upon it of all lung breathing
animals.
At the close of the morning pro
gramme Sec'y Chandler, of the BoarC
of Regents, was introduced and il
brief, pointed words gave cheer anC
encouragement to all. The sad spec
tacle of stunted growth and til,
necessity for those who to-day entel
into competition for the places of re
sponsibility and honor, to surpass me
diocrity in their chosen fields was laiC
before the graduates in an impressive
manner.
After music the evening session
was opened with Prayer by Rev
Whitelaw, of the Congregations
church.
The topical recitation by Miss Sta
pleton, of Kinnickinnic, showed in its
outline and arrangement careful an.
alysis ana complete comprehension Of
the subject. 1t advocated both the
analytic and synthetic methods OF
study, emphasized the necessity OF
hard igork, repetition, and review OF
main points, and insisted that the
measure of student is determined 10y
his ability to know what TO study, how
to study, and when to study.
Miss FarnswOrth, of this city, had
the advantage of an eminently popu
lar subject as it is one which appeals
to patriotism, the common bond OF
American citizens. The historical dis.
cussions were interspersed with just
enough of quotation and singing tc
make the exercise interesting through.
out.
The competitive exercise between
Miss Mason, of Nasonville, and Mr..
FlOrin, of Alma, was brought about
as follows: Some months ago a prize
of a Webster's unabridged diction AIRY
was offered by some unknown friend
of the school to the member of the
class who should, under a certain gem
eral outline, write the best essay on
1.-The Uses of the Dictionary" The
class decided to put forth two of its
number as contestants and the choice
fell on the two above named.
The judges appointed by the faculty
were Co. Supt. Bowman, Prin. Burton
of the High school and Miss Calsta
Andrews, of this city. 10 remove
personality so far as possible the
essays were sent, without names, to
the judges and each reached his
conclusions individually on all points
except the delivery; upon this the
markings were made Thursday even
ing. On averaging. the estimates
were found to be in Miss Nason's IA
vor and the dictionary was accordingly
presented her by Pres. Parker. AL
though defeated Mr.. Florin can feel
that the worth of his essay was ac-
knOwledged both by the judges and
by the audience. The essays were
about equally well delivered, and the
listeners could not help but feel that
to whichever contestant the prize fell
it would be in the hands of one who APP.
preciated and was capable of using it.
Miss Gertie Wright, of Crookston,
Mimi, in a well written and very
pleasing essay, gave to imagination a
high and proper station, showing that
in all creative arts the imaginative
picture must precede the real or con.
crete form, and that to the teacher
and student the development of this
faculty is of fundamental Importance.
The discussion ON capital and labor
by Miss Bacon, of La Crosse, and Jno.
Purves, of Troy, was one of the most
interesting exercises. The disputants
were about equally matched in appre-
citation of facts, in logic, and in de.
livery.
The discussion was wholly free
from One-sidedness and eXaggeration,
it showed a desire to get at the real
relations existing between these two
great factors in production and trans.
portation, and although the aft. first
convinced all, the neg. waxed more
eloquent perhaps than any on the pro.
gramme excepting the Senior and
succeeded in so far reforming our
opinions that it was hard to say with
whom victory remained.
NJ. f. Sullivan. of Chippewa Falls,
in preparation for an expose of the in.
dividual aspirations of class members
gave brief history of the political
commissions through which the class
had passed. The genealogy of each
was then taken up and the inherited
tendencies which impelled to such
aspirations as, Ito become a large
teacher in every sense OF the word, .
Ito become great w. c. I. u. lee
turer, Ito make some woman
supremacy happy" ito become a sue
cessful primary teacher" or 'to Sc.
cure the right of equal suffrage, :"
were recOunted in "a humorous and en-
PERTAINING manner.
The appearance of the Senior on the
stage was a signal for prolonged APP
plause showing the appreciation of
the audience for continued and sue
cessful effort.
Nj. Freeman has been for about