River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-08-27
ACADEMY GIRLS PICNIC.

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annual picnic for those who went to
school in the old academy. Thurs
day, Aug. 20, was the date this year
and Glen park, the place. The
weather was in perfect accord with
the picnic idea, one of those clear
sunshiny days with just tinge of
GOODNESS suggestive of early fall
and calculated 10 give a fine edge
to the appetite.
At the pavilion. where greetings
were exchanged, the tables were ar
ranged in the form of a cross and
adorned with ornamental covers,
doilies and napkins presented by
Abbie Creelman Strong of Saginaw,
Mich. Banks of flowers, clusters of
fruit and loads of good things to
eat, completed the general effect
which was artistic and appetizin2.
Covered with autographs of table
neighbors and auld acquaintance
the little doilieS were carried away
as souvenirs,
Daughters of the "Old Academy
Girls" again served as walters and
our thanks are extended to them,
and TO Food Commissioner Helen
Healy who prepared for our
material wants. with all the re-
lance, foresight and culinary skill
with which she would have antici-
pated the arrival of a threshing
crew.
After the dinner. which was en-
joyed by all, the girls were called to
order by our president, Cora Rosen-
quist-Stiles. With the roguish per-
functoriness of the school room the
minutes of the last meeting and
other business minutiae followed.
Forty girls answered to their names
at roll call. Those from out of
town who responded were Nellie
Halves (Gardner) of Minneapolis;
Lizzie Foster ivan Hee) of Ham
mond; Anna Perkins (Dresser) of
Minneapolis; Sarah stone (Nelson)
of Ellsworth; Waite Ihayer (Allen)
of New Richmond; Adele Rogers
(Green), Celinda Gray (Matteson)
and Franc Hoyt (Green) of Hud-
son.
| Letters and greetings were read
from Mercie Roberts (Young) of
Saltwater; Nellie Nelson (Nott) of
Menomonie; Nealie Foster (Whip-
ple) of Winona; Ida Powell (Gould)
of Milwaukee; Alice Lord (Moe) of
San Jose, Cal; Eva Powell of War
rem, Mimi; Abbie Creelman
| (Strong) of Saginaw, Mich; Mary
Rowley (Ridge) of Puyallup, Wash;
Margaret Hosford of Fargo, N. D.;
Clara Nelson (Brown) of Wilkins
burg, Pa; Mary Farnsworth Gel
liott) of Sheldon, a.
Fannie Stevens (Gulick) wrote a
very interesting letter while en- route
from California to her home in Hon
olulu.
The only new member adding her
name to the roll was Franc Hoyt
(King.) At the request of our
president she gave US few remln-
iscences. Her home was in Hud-
son, but one summer she came to
River Falls to attend an institute
conducted by Prof. Weld. At this
institute she was given class to
teach in grammar. Fearing the
criticism of the professor she pro
cured Yields grammar and stud
led it very faithfully. The next
year she accepted position in the
old Academy. An old class book
which served later as recipe anc
memorandum book displays on it:
pages lists of several classes o.
this era and their markings.
Below are given the names in two
| spelling classes, the figure follow
t ing indicating the number of times
' the different pupils quit at the heat
) of the class. While Franc Hoyt die
5 not enter into the family life while
i here many names were familiar t.
4 her and her memories were al
: pleasant ones.
The spelling classes, many o
whose names are now but dimly re
called to mind, are recorded in thu
little old class book and are as fol
lows:
Josie Thayer, S; Jessie McGregor
5; Julia Morse, 2; Alice Rowley, 3
Abbie Creelman, 9; Augusta Cross
man, 2; Mary Farnsworth, 5
Francis Lawrence, 3; Acasah Rey
nolds, 5; William Gray. 5.
And for the other class the RECORD
? reads
Emma Jones, s; Charley Win
chester, 6; Ella Dodge, 4; Aida