River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1898-06-30
The Alumni BanQuet.

evening was a happy closing OF the
Normal School Commencement eXer-
cises. Scattered in groups through
the hall and upon the shady sidewalk,
about one hundred and thirty-tve
well-dressed. cultured men and wom-
en- devoted an hour to social chat
previous to paying respects to the
elegant spread provided by the ladies
Of the NJ. T.. church The tables were
decorated with beautiful bouquets of
peonies, roses and carnations which
were in keeping with the whole en-
yironment. The management wisely
provided for the accommodate. Of all
the guests at one sitting Will pre-
cluded annoyances common to such
occasions
Prof. Ewing, the toast-master,
humorously introduced the subject of
toasts." The Prof. graciously apollo
gized for the pianos tones which in
yariably ran counter to his beautiful
singing, therefore the audience was
invited to unite in the opening song.
Mr.. Frank Ensign responded to the
toast, THE Old Normal" The speak
or said he helped plan the old building
and declared that it was his co-opera-
tion with the Regents and Faculty
since the inception Of the school that
the institution has passed safely from
infancy to maturity. His remark
that he had responded to every notice
from Pres. Parker whenever he could
make out what vas wanted, brought
the house down This initial speech
was Of just the right sort to put
every one in the best of humor.
Miss Theresa Ingersoll of the class
of 98 spoke upon Our New School. "
She paid a splendid tribute to the
parties concerned in re-erecting the
Normal building here and she is con-
tident the work will continue with
renewed vigor next year.
Prof. Brier was assigned the subject,
"Our Country" After few prelim
mary remarks by virtue of which Prof.
Ewing received some hot shots for
his attempt to reach Spain last sum-
mer in his bathing suit, the Prof.
eloquently interpreted his subject.
| He spoke proudly Of our material
wealth and prosperity: graphically
| pictured the diversity OF scenic views
| of rivers, lakes and mountains and
| wildly portrayed our great strides in
science and mechanic arts. The
speaker uttered some noble thoughts
! upon Spirituality of Our American
| Life The great principles of human
liberty are the product of growth and
| TO sustain each principle there must
be national intelligence. Phillips,
Lincoln and others OF Americas
noblest heroes conceived these great
principles of human rights, not as the
product of war, but as the outgrowth
of altrui>m Our progress as nation
! depends upon the environment we
create for the coming generations
the loftiest conception of which is the
freedom Of the spiritual man as OPP
posed to war measures.
W. A. Clark spoke upon our
Soldiers" He contrasted the Ameri-
can soldiers with those of other ma
tons, showing the superiority Of our
soldiers as a result Of intelligence.
Mrs. j. S. Wordsworth toasted the
Alumni. She pictured the River
FANS Alumni as stretching from the
ice-tields of Alaska to the savannas of
the South and from the bleak shores
of Maine to the golden shores of the
Pacific. Her speech was witty and
well received.
Miss Alice H. Shultes spoke upon
our European Ally" The speaker
said that her personal contact with
the English confirmed her belief that
while the average Englishman has
but a vague appreciation of the
Yankees culture, yet the two great
English-speaking nations have a suf-
icient bond of common interests that
will enable the British Lion and the
American Eagle to live in harmony in |
one cage
Miss Laura Weld spoke a few words |
concerning the Normalites in the |
University, explaining the work of |
each.
Pres. Parker was called upon for a
speech and at the suggestion the APP |
plause brought him to his feet. The
President commended the work Of
students, Alumni and the resident
citizens for their aid in the crisis Of
last fall and explained that to them
could be attributed, largely, the sue
cess Of the movement to rebuild.
Mrs Thatcher, Miss Anna Dodge,
Miss Blanche Langdon and Miss Lien
favored the audience with some ex
cellent music.
The election Of officers for the en-
suing year resulted as follows;
Pres, w. A. Clark; First VicePres.,
Sever Saby: Second Vice-Pres., Vide
Finley. Third Vice Pres, John Hale!
Sec'y and Treas, Miss Anna Dodge;
Asst Sec'y and Treas, Miss Rose
Cheney.
Mrs. E. II Parker bad the Alumni
in charge this year and to her careful
can be attributed, largely,
its emminent success. The ladies Of
the NJ. Z. church provided an elegant
spread for which they have the thanks
OF every Alumnus.
"Ole Olson for -, % and 35 cents at
Opera Hall tomorrow night.
win sell. at the house opposite w, |
S. Armstrong;, my household furni-
ture. kitchen utensils carpets, stoves
etc at low cash prices. I,
c.. J. CALDWELL.
Ole Olson.
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