River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1912-12-19
AT THE NORMAL

Illinois.
A room has been fitted up, on the
third floor, for Freshman penman-
ship classes.
Professor and Mrs. B. E. Sven
son will spend the vacation at West
Point, Nebraska.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Howard
will leave the first of next week to
spend the holidays at Wyndmere,
N. ..
The next basket ball game on
the Normal schedule is with the
Stout Training School. of Menomo-
ME, January II.
School will close for the holidays
tomorrow (Friday) afternoon at
2:55. Students will be expected to
return January 6 for the opening of
school at 7:55 Tuesday morning,
January 7.
The art exhibit, sent here by T.
T. Kitagawa of Madison, to be ex-
hibited under the management of
the Normal school Y. w. c. A. on
Monday and Tuesday of this week,
proved very interesting to a large
number of students and towns
people visitors. The exhibit con-
sisted of samples of Japanese art,
collected by Mr.. Kitagawa from the
work of students in schools in
Japan.
Miss Stems, of the State Free
Library Commission, spoke to the
school at general exercise period
Friday morning. After explaining
the workings Of travelling library
she enumerated the following OBJ.
iectives: First-A county library in
every county seat. Second-A
small public library in every town.
Third-A county system of travel
ling libraries. Fourth-A book
wagon or auto 10 distribute books.
Fifth-Every rural school connect
ed to the public library by tele-
phone, for the purpose of instant
information. Sixth-Parsels post
not limited to pounds, and deliyer-
les made by r. F. d. Seventh -
(And this is probably the most dis
tant) County book-readers for COM
munities where the people are I'M
able to read.
A very entertaining Christmas
program was given yesterday after
noon in the assembly hall by the
Primary Department. The program
was as follows:
Processional,-''The Angel Song
Responsive reading, Lucy Demulling, leader.
'Wse Men on the Bethlehem Way,"-Mary
Gallup, Donald McKinnon, Bert Foster Hell
en- Sutherland, Cathrine Williams.
Song;-"Gladly Seeking Jesus School.
"Story of the Christ Child James Richardson
SOng;-"Above the Blue Sky" First Grade.
Song:-"Listen to the Song,' Carleton Ames
and Helen Sutherland
christmas in Other Lands. Grace Spillicke.
Solo;-"Softly the Babe Was Sleeping Litha
Gregor
Story;-'St. Christopher and the Christ Child
Stacia Schus ter.
Song;-"Listen to the Story" Pauline Nor
seng, Laura Peterson, Mary Baldwin, Ruth
George.
Song-"Light the Christmas Candles School
Solo;-''Little Christmas Baby Jesse Hme
lick.
Mixed Quartet;-"The Angel Message" Mira
Valentine, Irene Luberg, Harry Pratt, Henry
Peterson.
Song;-"There's Song in the Air." School.
Last Friday evening the Athletic
Association rendered a reception to
the football squad. A program was
prepared for the occasion. Mr..
GRANDSON, president of the Junior
class presided. After a few pre-
liminary remarks he called upon
Mr.. Cooke, who gave a review of
the football season. Following
this were speeches by Miss Nell
Egan, who spoke in behalf of the
Athletic Board; Miss Bess Martin,
for the G. 0 P; Mr.. Kay, for the
Athletic Association, Professor
Swenson, as coach; and President
Crabtree for the school. The ad
dresses were interspersed with
music by Mrs. ]. H. Ames, Miss
Anna Davis and Professor Wick
land and readings by Miss Dorothy
Taggart At the close of the pro-
gram refreshments were served ano
after very enjoyable social hour
the evening was closed with
Grand March. The affair was held
in the gymnasium and the room
was beautifully decorated with red
and white streamers and school
pennants.