The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-09-27
Dedication Of the Normal School
Building.

5 In November last, was dedicated
with appropriate ceremonies.
School had commenced the week
5 before, but the building not being
entirely complete in every detail
and it being necessary that at
least the executive committee
should come here when everything
was ready, to save an extra trip it
was determined to await the dedi-
cation until all members of the
board of regents could be conve :
iently present; hence the delay
5 until last Tuesday.
5 The dedication In way lasted
Gall day, for the building was
5 thrown open to visitors In the
}morning and quite number avail
}ed themselves Of the privilege.
}The school was in full operation
}however and the excellent disci-
5 pine of the school was shown by
; the fact that in nowise were the
5 classes of the school EN- barrassed
by the unusual mum Der of visitors.
) The building itself in it's inter
}ior as we'll as exterior shows quite
5 a radical departure from the con-
}ven tional style of school building.
The symmetry Of the exterior with
}lts broad windows and low cor
}nices seems at once to sug-
}gest a building erected for practi-
Zeal purposes and not for mere
ornament, and the absence of
; wainscoting in the interior, the
tinted walls, broad corridors and
we'll lighted rooms, all give the
impression of usefulness rather
5 than show.
5 The building won many express
sions of delight from the visitors
}and especially from those from
abroad who viewed it's adoption
for Normal School work.
5 The hour of two o'clock in the
5 afternoon found the assembly
Groom filled to overlooking. Upon
the platform were seated the Pres
}1dent of the school together with
the members of the Board of Re-
$gents and invited visitors.
The exercises were opened
}promptly by singing by the school
; under the direction Of Mrs. That
5 cher after which President
5 Thompson made the opening ad-
dress, assuring the people of River
Falls of the cooperation of the
Board with the school in every
}effort for it's advancement and
giving brief resume of the acts
of the board in relation to re-
building after the destruction Of the
old building. At the conclusion
Of his remarks he turned to Pres.
5 Brier and delivered to him the key
; Of the building placing the same
5 in his hands in trust for the board
and the people.
President Brier then responded
in an address giving his views of
S the work to be done and accepting
5 the trust imposed upon him.
State Superintendent Emory
was then called upon and spoke
earnestly as to the duty of the.
Normal School and in regard to
the efforts made in the Board Of
Regents to rebuild the building.
Prof. Salisbury Of the White
water school followed, after whjch
Hon. E. D. Coe, ex-regent spoke
briefly. Pres. Thompson now
called upon Ex-Pres. Parker, and
the warm greeting he received
'evinced the love and sympathy of
the audience. His remarks were
earnest aud practical and his evil,
dent deep feeling met with much
sympathy from the audience.
Messrs. Haugen, Balch and
Weld were called upon in success
sion and following them brief re-
marks " ere made by Regents Ross
and Fruit. after which President
Thompson made a brief closing
address.
The exercises were varied by
selections of music given by the
school.
The evening was devoted to a
reception given in honor of the
regents and visitors, which was
we'll attended by the citizens.