River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-12-23
THE NORMAL WILL BE REBUILT
The News Mas So Wired Last Night
There Followed a Hot Time.
This Mornings Reception.

ms iHOi nihS hCS6RltOn.
Eight yOtes for River Falls! Thi
was the message that cane by wiz,
last night rom Pres. Parker, an
nouncing the decision of the Board o
Regents which met yesterday at Mad
isUn and voted by this subst, ntia
majority TO rebuild the River Fall
Normal. The news was immediaten
telephoned to various points about
town, the whistles began to blow ant
the Oells TO ring, and a crowd soon
conTegated at flagstaff corner where
an immense bonfire already lighted
up the store fronts and sent cinders
into the FROSTY night. In ten minutes
the jubilee vas in full force: the Nor
malites yelled in chorus, rockets and
Roman candles went up by the dozens
and blunderbuss cannOnS thundered
in the adjoining alleys. The band
played whenever it had half chance,
and to its tunes the students danced
in circles around the bonfire or jamm-
ed in locks ep through the crowd.
Hundreds of people came out TO make
merry, and kept up the noise for hours
together. The sky grew crimson as
with a cor Migration, and brought
many to the spot with fear and trem-
bling. No accidents occurred, how
ever; everything fell out as smoothly
as spectacular opera, and when the
crowd tired Of rockets and cannon
crackers they adjourned as by one ac-
cord to the Opera Hall where the
jubilee went on till midnight. And
yet there are enyious people who tell
US that the town is dead! deod gentle
men?-comc around some pleasant
evening and we'll show you tn1 livliest
ghost that ever walked an icy turn
pike or sent a rocket into the topless
ether,
When the freight arrived this morn
ing, bearing Pres Parker and Regent
Lord, throng of students and towns
people poured about the depot to give
them a reception worthy of the cause.
Hustling them into carriage, with
handshakes and cheers along the line,
whistles blowing and bells clashing
up and down the town, the crowd
formed procession and headed for the
Opera Hail. In the lead rode the band,
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seat, and glittering in their gold
braided uniforms. Following came
the carriage of the President and
Regent, and behind this a long pro-
cesSion Of students and townSpeople,
four abreast with flags waving over
them and remnants tossing al the ends
OF slender standards.
At the hall, the band struck up Ell
Captain, and the students cheered
everything in general and Pres. Park
er and Regent Lord in particular.
The Mayor then called on Prof Brier,
who told the retaining delegates how
coernaly glau We ali were tAaU Oh1y
brought so pleasant a message, and
insisted on their telling how it All
came about. Pres. Parker responded
by declaring that this was the Re
gents day and the Regent should
therefore speak for himself This the
Regent did, with very good grace
and fine sense Of the humor of the
situation-nOt failing to mention,
that though Eau Claire sent down a
car load of people in a special, it was
not the elaborate special that brought
back the titles to a new Normal. but
a certain unpretentious hand bag in
forward coach, that some of us have
seen before. In response to repeated
cheering, Pres. Parker again arose
and made a pointed and sincere adj
dress. The fact that the Normal re-
turned to River Falls, was due, he
said, to two things: first, River Falls
was decent town, second, the school
had always done meritorious work.
BY authority now definitely conveyed
to it, the executive committee would
take immediate steps toward erecting
a new building. BY the first Of next
October this building, it was con-
fidently expected, would be completed
and ready for occupancy.
Obstinate constipation and indiges-
tion quickly and permanently cured
by Rocky Mountain Tea. G. II. Tag