River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1891-06-18
PERSONAL.

Hon. G. ID. Parker made trip to
Chicago last week.
Miss Ellen Horstad is spending a
few days with relatives in Red Wing.
Mr.. and Mrs. j p. Carroll returned
last Thursday evening from their visit
to Indiana.
Mrs. E. L. Newell and Mrs. Paris
Price came over from st. Anthony
Park yesterday on visit.
Oscar billiard returned last Friday
from Reynolds, n. D., where he has
spent the past year and half.
Mrs. 4. A. Peck. nee Hattie Amidon.
of Durand, a graduate of the Normal,
is attending the closing exercises at
the Normal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lovett of
VAUDEVILLE, Douglas Co., Washington,
are visiting relatives in town this
week. They will spend the summer
in Wisconsin.
Mrs. f. E. Chinook and her sister
Katie Chase came over from Wild
wood yesterday where the latter has
been visiting Mrs. O., will remain
here few weeks visiting her mother,
Mrs. Hammond.
The McCutcheon IS Cooley Theatre
Co. at the Opera House every night
next week. This company carries a
large amount of special scenery for
the production of their plays, and
never before has a travelling company
presented so finished a repertoire of
pieces. Don't forget the prices-l0,
20 and 80 cents.
On Saturday evening last President
and Mrs. Emery gave a reception to
the faculty and graduating classes of
the Normal School. The evening was
spent in literary exercises, music ard
| conversation. The senior class, con-
sisting of five members represents
| three nationalities, American, Ger
man and Norwegian, and is, therefore
from its heterogeneous character, a
typical American class. A unique
literary exercise, growing out of this
/ mixed character, was presented by
the class. Each member was costum-
| ed to represent different nation and
each produced arguments for the SUI
perier merits of the language and lit
erature of the country he represented,
supplementing the arguments in each
case by reading in the original tongue
several literary selections. Miss Mary
Strahl, a Roman Matron, urged the
claims of Latin. Miss Allie Gwin a
Scotch Lass argued for the dialect of
Robbie Burns; Mr.. William Schaper
pied for the harsh but energetic and
expressive language of Goethe and
Schiller; Mr.. Edward Thorson present
ed the claims of the rhythmical Nor
wegian, and Mr.. f. b. Webster proved
the superiority of English, the eclec-
tic language, the best of the best, his
conclusion being heartily applauded
by the audience, who evidently had a
leaning toward Mr.. Webster's side of
the argument. After refreshments
had been served, Mr.. Oscar Follans-
bee, Prophet of the Elementary Glass,
read a highly interesting description
of a version he had CHANGED to have
whereby the future was disclosed and
it was discovered that each of the
twenty members of the class of 81 is
destined to go forth TO unalloyed hap
piness and uninterrupted usefulness
to mankind. The evening was one
long to be remembered by the students
about to separate and commence the
sterner duties of life. That success
may crown the efforts for which they
have been giving these years of pre-
paration is the earnest wish of every
one with whom these bright and APP
preciative young people have been
associated.