Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-07-02
First Annual Commencement of the
Rusk County Normal School
ETarked with Success

the platform contained the class
motto: "With the Ropes of the Past
we Ring the Bells of the Future. y
The class colors, purple and white,
were also in evidence.
The following was the program:
Chorus. Training School
InvOcatiOn....... Rev. j. [. Carter
Vocal
......................Fr Frances Van Horn
SaIutatOry. Lillian Haasl
School Systems in the United States
............,.................. Edna BObb
Vocal Flora BrOWnel
Bird Legends s............Pearl Freeman
Plant Diseases. Bertha ScOleS
Instrumental Duet........... ............
.... ......LOna Warren, Ethel Spear
Men of the HOur......Anna Frenchich
Vocal Trio. Isabel COnklin, Mrs.
+. E. Munroe, Mamie ROsenquist
Presentation of Class .........,...........
..........................Pr Prin. Il. III. Burns
Presentation of Diplomas .............
.Supt. w. n. Mackin
Song Graduating Class
BenedictiOn.........R Rev. ThOs. Barker
Principal Burns stated, in present
ing the class to the training school
board. that he was willing to have
the work of the school judged by the
class of 190S-"By their fruits yeshall
know them"
In presenting the diplomas, County
Supt. w. N. Mackin spoke as follows:
"We wish to take this opportunity of
thanking all our friends for the help
they have so freely and heartily given
us. We say to the people of the coun-
ty on behalf of the school children that
we appreciate the interest you have
taken in education, and especially the
interest of the county board of super
visors in establishing the county train
ing school, which has for its purpose
the training of teachers that we may
have better schools.
Large tax payers like Messrs. Coon,
Arpin, Helm, Ryall, Miller, Corbett and
Stubbs, members of the county board,
voted for the training school appropri-
ations because they believed the plan a
good business proposition. The state
had said in affect, IF you will spend
one dollar for a school to train teachers,
the state will give you two dollars to
spend with it.. Thus the state will pay
two-thirds of the cost of this school and
the county which shall receive the ben
eft. one-third. Members of school
boards, who are also on the county
board, Messrs. McCann, Grandmaitre,
Foster, Miller, Diederich, Edgar, and
some of those already mentioned, real
izing the great need of good teachers,
favor the maintenance of the County
Normal because they know that the
common schools need such an institu-
ton where their teachers can be
trained. We know the opinions and
the actions of other county supervi-
sors, Messrs. Kinyon, Worden, Frydry-
chowicz, Beard, Koehler, Wilbert. Bar
rett, Paulson and Maloney, all of whom
stand for educational advancement.
"The result Of the education given in
the county training school will be better
instruction in this county, as has been
the case in other counties with such
schools. I have appreciated this more
as l have watched the work of the
class now graduated.
Our county training school, Of
which there are now twenty in the
state, was very fortunate in securing
the services of SO capable a man as
Prof, Burns to conduct the school in
it's first year. He has been ably as
sisted by Miss Wightman, and the
work of Miss COnklin, instructor in
music was very apparent in the
graduating exercises.
The class of sixteen young ladies
are all from Rusk county except one:
Mabel c.. Bates and Bertha Scoles of
Bruce; Anna Frenchich a nd Mae
McCumber of Weyerhauser; Marian
A1corn, Flora Brownell, Mae Carter,
Ethel Davis, Pearl Freeman, Lillian
Haasl, Edith Hutchinson, Ethel
Spear, Iona Warren, Harriet War
rem and Katherine WelptOn OF Lady
smith: Edna Bobb of Thorp. Nearly
all have already been engaged to
teach in the county next year.
The indications are that the at
tendance will be much larger next
year and the capacity of their quart
ers in the library building will be
taxed to the limit.