River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1911-11-23

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Dear Friends:
l am writing to introduce myself
to you and to apply for admission
as an associate or honorary member
of your alumni association. My &C.
quaintance with you has gone far
enough to greatly impress me with
the warmth of your feeling towards
your Alma Mater and with your
strong desire 10 assist in promoting
her welfare.
The highest degree of efficiency
for an institution does not result
|. from what is done by the board of
regents. 1t does not result from
what is done by the president and
faculty. II does not result from
what is done by any one person or
factor or by any small combination
of factors. The highest degree of
efficiency can only be attained by
splendid cooperation of all factors
and forces, and am free TO confess
that in my judgment the most i'm
portant factor in reaching this COM
blinded result is the active support
of the alumni of the institution.
l am firmly of the opinion that the
best measure of the genuine success
of an institution is found in the de-
gree of affection and cooperation
on the part of it's graduates and for
mer students. The one thing which
more than any other led me to
strongly desire the presidency of
the River Falls state Normal school
was the honest pride of the gradu-
ates in the old school and the desire
manifested by them to cooperate
with the board and faculty in max
ing this one of the best state Nor
NAL schools in this or any other
state. l am therefore proud of the
call given me by the board of re-
gents and prouder still to have
coupled with the call the express
sions of good will from graduates
and other friends of the school.
l am sure that you appreciate
fully that the faculty is composed
of men and women who not only
possess scholarship, experience and
ability, but men and women of big
enough hearts to feel deeply inter
ested in the personal welfare of
every student and of every graduate.
No better standards of teaching can
be found anywhere. The best type
of American manhood and woman
hood is found in our present student
body. Marked success has been at
tanned in the athletic and other
school contests and in the examina-
ton tests of scholarship. You may
we'll be proud of the school just as
it is to-day and of the ideals that
control it's policies and you can
easily see that it affords the best
possible foundation for the larger
and better River Falls to which you
doubtless aspire for the near future,
to be attained only by means of Of
ganized and superior team work on
the part of regents, faculty, citizens,
students and alumni. Team work
means fully as much as appropria-
tions. Set your ideals high for in
creased efficiency, because by work
ing together for the Improvement of
the school there is no limit to what
may be accomplished.
Permit ne in behalf of the faculty
to urge you to favor us with sugges-
tions and tcriti cisms These
thoughts that come to you for the
betterment ofthe school may be the
plans that we should put into prac-
tice in carrying, forward the work
of the school. / assure you that
your wishes and your views will be
respected and appreciated. Know
ing your attitude towards the insti-
tuition we shall feel free to seek
your advice and to ask for your
support very often in matters per-
tanning to the welfare of the school.
Let US hope that you will feel just
as free in mentioning matters to us.
Do not wait to think out some big
suggestion but write giving us the
advantage of any simple thought
that comes to your mind.
Write whether you have anything
very special to suggest or not, as
the main thing is to keep in close
| touch with each other and with the
doings of the school, so that
whether we are near River Falls
or at some distant point, our loyal
ty and love for the old school and
our spirit of cooperation for still
better things may not diminish bat
in realty grow stronger and more
pronounced from year to year.
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