River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-03-26
MEMS CLUB BANQUET.

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vet given by the men S club of River
Falls was held in the parlors of the
Methodist church last Thursday
evening. There were over 120 men
who sat down to the bountiful re-
freshments which were served to
them by the members of the Improve
nent League. The ladies had the
hall beautifully decorated with
flowers and the table decorations
were in red and white. Not the
least of the attractions of the even
ing were the ladies of the Club,
CARRIED in white, who served the
appetizing viands. After the dinner
was over a short business meeting
was held at which it was left to the
committee which was appointed to
decide whether the next banquet
should be held in May or next
November.
AT 8:25 all adjourned to the audi
forum of the church where Mr..
Shiek favored those gathered there
with couple of selections which
were we'll received. Mr.. Shiek has
a pure tenor voice of an unusual
quality and sweetness and he sang
with ease and feeling. Prof. Jack
then introduced as the speaker of
the evening, Prof. L. d. Harvey, the
Superintendent of the Menomonie
Training Schools, who addressed
the club on the subject of "Industri-
al Education. Supt. Harvey said
that the purpose of an education was,
or should be, the training for life
and enabling of the individual to
earn livelihood. In this respect
he maintained that the public schools
of the old system failed, for the
High School courses were arranged
as a preparation for College and the
graded schools as preparation for
High School. Ninety per cent of
the pupils who enter the grades
never enter the High School and of
these, ninety per cent go at once on
leaving school to labor with their
hands in order to support them
selves. With the old purpose of the
schools in mind these ninety per
cent were entirely disregarded and
while the education which they re-
ceived can not be considered value
less still with manual training as 1t
is now being more generally taught,
they obtain that which is more nee
eSsary for them than many of the
subjects often taught IN our schools.
Prof. Harvey boldly declared that
great deal of the instruction in the
public schools was like watered
stock"-the great advantage OF
manual training to him was that it
did force out of the curriculum many
things which could be dispensed
with-its introduction caused the
"watered" branches to overflow.
He then took several practical and
pointed illustrations from the
schools at Menomonie, everywhere
acknowledged as the model of their
kind, and showed that the proper
ton of their graduates who entered
higher institutions of learning was
greater than that of those schools
where manual training was not
taught. Menomonie graduates were
better able to command higher
salaries and more responsible posi-
tons as observations had proved
Domestic science was, he said, a
necessity and it was most fitting
that the future wives and mothers
of the nation should be able to take
charge of a house and understand
the rudimentS necessary to main
tain home. Nowhere could these
things be better taught than in the
schools.
The Professor spoke fuently and
in a most interesting manner and
brought home to many the import
ance of industrial education. Many
who went opposed to manual train
ing left thoroughly convinced of its
necessity and usefulness. The
Mems Club is to be congratulated
on securing so excellent and enter
tanning a speaker.
Farmers should be careful in re-
gard to marketing of stale eggs.
The state pure foods inspectors are
watching this business pretty close
~ and any one selling bad eggs is
liable to a fine so heavy that it will
be great hardship on many to pay
it.. A fine of'$150 was recently i'm
posed on a farmer who had sold
several dozen bad eggs to a store
keeper in an adjoining town. Dunn
County News.
Seldom has River Falls seen such
a manifestation of school spirit as
was shown last Thursday afternoon
when the Normal school delegation
left for the annual oratorical contest
at Superior. Nearly every pupil
and instructor was present when the
train pulled out and the Normal
pennants were in evidence every
where. 1t cannot be said that no
interest was shown by the school in
the representative whom they sent.
The "Superior Telegram" has the
following to say regarding River
Falls speaker, John O'Keefe, who
won sixth place: 'John O'Keefe of
River Falls was the second contest
ant on the program. His subject
was "The Rights of Man," and he
created an excellent impression on
the audience. Many thought that
he deserved better place than that
awarded him by the judges" The
contest was won by Miss ennie