River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-10-31
Normal Notes.

ly sociable next Friday evening.
Ira A. Hill, recently president of
the Board OF Regents, visited this
school recently.
Examinations are now upon us.
Make the best of it and be content.
Miss Jennie Davies has left school
ana gone with her mother to spend
the winter in Nebraska.
Miss Smith related the other
morning some very interesting ex-
periences from her visit to Colorado
last summer.
The first of the four ten weeks
terms Of the school year will close
this week. The last two days of the
term will be occupied with the usual
examinations.
Profs. Brier and Clark left Thurs
day afternoon to visit the Milwaukee
Norma, school Oh Friday and to at
tend the annual meeting of the
Schoolmasters' club at the Plankinton
on Saturday.
Prof. w. j. Brier, president of the
State Teachers Association, has the
programme for the winter meeting
nearly completed. 1t promises to
furnish many interesting topics for
discussion besides offering opportunity
for the holding of numerous "Round
Tables"
Steps are being taken by the literary
society of the school to have another
series of University extension lectures
this winter. Some of the committee
appointed to look up the question are
in correspondence with the authorities
of the University of Minnesota and
other institutions about this matter.
County Supts. Shaw and Bixby
visited the school last week to per-
feet arrangements for joint
teachers institute for st. Croix and
Pierce counties to be held at Els
worth the Friday and Saturday fol-
lowing Thanksgiving. This institute
has been held annually for number
of years at Hudson, but change was
thought best this year to accom-
modate the Pierce county teachers.
The faculty of the school are wide
awake to the social, moral and
physical well-being of the students
under their instruction. A series of
faculty meetings have been held
recently concerning this matter and a
number of talks by different mem beers
of the faculty to the students has
been provided for. The first was de-
livered by Prof. Ewing recently to
the whole school. His topic was
Exercise"
Many spectators assembled on the
Campus last Saturday afternoon to
witness the big fight between the
Normal and New Richmond High
School football elevens. The day
was grand and everyone seemed in
good trim and spirit. The teams
were, for n. r., Profs. Ames, Purves,
Messrs. Epley, Smith, Reid, Creation,
ROrk, Smith, Bannister, Hethington,
and Thompson; for Normal, Messrs.
Waite, Seller, Purves, Lusk, Kircher,
Thompson, SlOniker, Reudiger, Shep-
| ard, APP Roberts and O'Keefe.
On the first ''kick OFF, the ball fell
to New Richmond, but the Normal
Nockers were too heavy for the Highs
and the latter lost ground repeatedly.
Some delay Of time was caused by
arguments on rules-a very essential
factor in all sports of this sort. When
the first half closed the NOckers had
scored one "touch down" and a
successful kick at goal, making it 6 to
o. After the ten minute rest the
fight was resumed with great vigor.
Kircher distinguished himself in a
couple of wild runs carrying the ball.
He was downed by Rork. The
Normal Nockers tried the revolving
wedge" and completely deceived the
Highs who were not quite up on
tricks. The second half closed with
more points for the home team,
making a total score of IA to 0 in favor
of the NOrmalites. From beginning
to end the Nockers played the aggres-
sive and the Highs the defensive
game, Yet taking all things into
account il was a splendid game. A
score of young ladies served supper in
the lower gymnasium to both teams
and pleasant evening is reported by
all who were favored