River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-11-29
Reunion at Mrs. Yields.

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our city has there been an occasion in
which the memories OF the past were
so pleasantly CONT ined with the ex-
periences OF the present as when on
Thursday last, promptly at 800
O'Clock, about twenty Of the "Old
Academy Girls assembled at the
home of Mrs. Field in response to
her cordial invitation, These girls
had all been trained in habits of pune
tuality by faithful teachers--one Of
the notices of the Academy having
been "ProcrasIination is the thief OF
time.",
Only one member was behind but
she came with a written excuse from
her mother to the effect that as she
was working for her board and clothes
this winter in the family of a man
named E-(her husband) she could
not always get there on time. This
same member felt especially honored
in being allowed at this gathering, for
while the other girls were upstairs,
reveling in all the delights of mathe-
MATES, science and mischief, she was
down below, laboriously trying TO
solve the mysteries of those charac-
tiers, A b @. Her costume was gotten
up for the occasion and there was a
round Of applause as the little girl
of long ago" stepped into the room
with short dress, white apron, neatly
braided hair and handkerchief care
fully pinned to her waist.
This assem- bly, does not style itself
club, has no constitution, no red
tape and does not aspire to belong to
federation-the only law being an
unwritten one, that no member shall
be allowed to tell her age. We are
simply the "Old Academy Girls and
our object is TO have good time and
''be young again, just for to-day"
At the meeting last Thursday it
was decided to hold an annual picnic in
the park, but we are also open to in
vitation at any time from any mem
Der. 1t was also decided that any
lady who attended the Academy uI
to the year 1870 is entitled to share
in the fun and anyone wishing to join
can hand her name to Mrs. Field.
A pleasant feature of the afternoon
was the reading Of letters from absent
M a m rl.a RI
| the north, south, east and west: Mrs
Chloe Short Simons sent greetings
FROM Mon teVideo. Mrs. Louise Clag
gett Fuller wished that for the after
noon at least we might all be girls
again, light hearted and free from
| care. Mrs. Minerva Gibbs Freeman
said that it made her feel young
again just to think about the meeting
| Miss Hosford wrote that she should
think about us and the "spread" she
knew Mrs. Field would prepare fol
US. From Oberlin came character
istic letter from Fanny Steven:
Gulick In which were many interest
ing "reminiscences of the school days
long gone by. Mrs. Amanda Tide
Potter says that though sixty birth
| days have come and gone, she still
| cherishes pleasant memories of those
days when she crossed the bridge ant
climbed the hill to the old Academy
Mrs. Alice Wilcox Boothby sent greet
ings to each OF the girls ''grown tall.
Mrs. Louise Claggett Fuller sent 6
spicy poem written for the school pa
per in those days that will be careful
ly preserved in the archives of the
society. Then came letters from the
Powell twins in the same mail and sc
similar in sentiment that it was hare
to tell which was which, as it used tt
| be for the boys to know which twin
they were going home with.
After the letters were read there
was an hour filled with "reminiscences
of the days when we were ruled over
by Prof. Wilcox, that gentle, noble
soul, whose name is written on al
| hearts; of later reign of which the
most vivid memory was the picture
of small boy dangled out of a second
story window by his heels for some
real or fancied misdemeanor.
In the midst of these came a sum
mons to supper--and such supper
''old boys" would have turned green
with envy could they have looked 10.
| For the last course Mrs. Field hao
prepared souvenirs in the shape Of a
bit of sea moss daintily mounted on
cardboard. We all felt that it was as
good as the last day Of school when
we received reward Of merit. Mis-:
Eunice Pratt carried away the prize
as being the "senior of Seniors" the
prize being a shell filed with dainty
moss.
The time for leave-taking came all
too soon and the afternoon was closed
by vote Of thanks to Mrs. Field fol
her hospitality and the singing Of
"Auld Lang Syne," the tune being
pitched unusually low--can any one
guess why?
But lest we tax the patience of oul
good natured editors we will close thl:
article, hoping that future meetings
will be as pleasant. NV
Horses!
TWENTY-FIVE good farm and driyin 9