River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-30
Normal Notes.

County Supt. Bixby and Miss Cald-
well, tile teacher Of English in the
Normal School, spent a day in
visiting country schools in the town
of Troy, st. CroiX county. Miss Cald-
well says she saw some good work
done by the teachers visited.
Prof. Ewing is doing field work with
his geology class at present, and they
are visiting the many points OF
geological interest that abound in the
vicinity of River Falls. Few schools
in the state possess greater natural
advantages for the study OF this
branch of science than the River
Falls Normal School.
Preparations are now being made
for the different exercises of COM
mencement week The exhibition by
the athletic club will occur Friday
evening. June IL. Glass Day exercises
by the Elementary Class will occur
Wednesday afternoon, June 19. The
Alumni banquet will occur Wednes-
day evening, June 10. The Com
mencement exercises of the Senior
Glass will be held Thursday forenoon,
June 20.
Rev. Mckenzie, pastor of the
Methodist church in this city, visited
the Normal School and listened To the
recitations of several classes Wednes-
day. This visit is especially note
worthy, as it is the first visit made by
any one of the local clergy to the
schoolin nearly three years. Different
members of the clergy have been
present at the opening exercises, and
public entertainments given by the
school, but none of them before this
Ia. hn aah1al n xuhaf
| the students are doing.
The Y. NJ G. A. composed of
students of the school hold devotional
| exercises Tuesday afternoons OF each
| week, Immediately after the close OF
| school. Considerable interest is
shown in these meetings by some of
| the students, and much good is done.
Many of the young ladies of the school
take part in these meetings.
Several lady members of the faculty
are learning TO ride the bicycle in the
gymnasium. A few of them venture
even to ride on the streets.
The annual Fete Gymnastique of
| the Normal school is TO be given in
Opera Hall this year. The entertain
ment is under the direction of Miss
Sheridan and Mrs. Thatcher as before.
The exercises consist of physical
culture and music as before with the
addition OF elocution.
The Elementary Glass went en-
| maSSe to the monument on a pleasure
trip Wednesday afternoon, after the
close of school. The ride and scenery
was much enjoyed by all, and so was
the contents of the baskets the
ladies had hidden under the seats.
frha ole EV1nn n ~
Board June I3, and they intend to
enjoy the full benefit of the union
while il lasts.
A big game of ball has been planned
| for this afternoon on the Normal
grounds.
The school enjoys half holiday to-
day, no school being in session in the
forenoon.
Pres. Parker left here for Ashland
Thursday morning to attend the
annual meeting of the Northwest
Wisconsin Teachers Association.
The class i'm Senior German is
reading Schiller's Wilhelm Tell,-a
delightful close to their years work.
During the spring term, Miss Scott
has been having the class in Senior
Latin make a systematic study of
Roman Mythology.
The forty-two practice teachers at
work in the training department
under the supervision of Miss Shultes
perform their professional duties with
a faithfulness and sincerity eXcelled
by no other department OF the school.
"Corea, the Hermit Nation" and
THE Educational Value of Geography
in the Common School" two bulletins
sent out by the American Book
Company, have recently occupied the
attention of the teachers class. The
former is an admirable model of
appropriate subject matter, and
arrangement of topics for the study
of any country in detail.