The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-03
GOV, |, B. HANNA ADDRESSES
GRADUATING CLASS AT NORMAL
Takes Part In Mornings Program and Presents
Members of Glass With Their
Diplomas.

For the twenty.first time in the his.
tory of the State Normal school, q
class of students completed their
Academic work and were presented
with their diplomas this morning by
Gov. L. b. Hanna, after President
Mcfarland had presented the class to
the states executive. An impressive
program was opened with the Acade.
mic March, which was followed by
an overture by the Normal orchestra
and a prayer by the Reverend Mr..
Bublitz Of this city.
The Ladies' Glee Club, under the
direction Of Miss Fannie c. Amidon,
sang AVE Maria" and Miss Kathrine
Fjelde played LISTS "Liebes Traum"
and the Revolutionary Etude' by
Chopin. A second number by the
Glee club completed the musical pro-
gram.
Four students were called upon to
read their theses "Resocializing the
School" was the subject Of an excel
lent paper read by Miss Edna Wiehe.
Miss Mabel L. Jones presented ENG
lish in the Ninth Grade; Eikard Aust
ford, 1.-THE Effects Of Temperament on
Health; and Miss Ruth Swenson,
1.-THE Playground Movement in North
Dakota" ... :,
At this point, President Mcfarland
fittingly introduced Gov. L. B. Hanna,
whose address, in part, follows. When
he had completed, President McFar-
land presented to the states execu-
tive the class OF 1913, and as their
names were read, they were presented
with their diplomas by the governor.
President Mcfarland, then, in few
final words again reminded the
graduates of their duty to the com.
munities in which they are to work
next year.
Gov. Hanna had been invited to at.
tend the exercises, but it was not
known until late yesterday that he
would be able to leave his duties at
the capitol to attend. His address
was replete with inspiration and fol-
lows in part
Mr.. President, Members of the Normal
School Board. Faculty, Students and
Friends D.. b.. ...-.. 4,
am glad to be with you here today
although as your president has said
it was hard to get here, but am real
glad that l came. 1t is worth while.
l was up in the northern part Of the
state and did not get the invitation
until late and would not have come
had it not been for the resident mem
Der of your board. met him at Mi
not and he told me should come and
how easy it was to get here, and l
am glad came. It Is the first time l
have ever been in the Valley City
Normal School. am ashamed to say
this for l have lived in this state a
good many years. ! was in the leg
tslature with Gen. Peake and SO Il
have known of the Valley City Nor.
NAL School. No one could be in the
state long without coming in contact
with Valley City and students who are
always boosting the school.
A few years ago, was down in the
state of Massachusetts, the state
where my mother was born and
brought up, in fact where my people
for generations back were educated.
I went to the little school in Massa-
chusetts. When I was there went to
see the little one-ro0m school house,
not red but white. went down
there and saw the little school house
but it did not look quite as large as
when was boy, and the hill down
which we used to slide did not look
SO high, but all brought back recol-
lections Of the old days and memories
Of the friends l had forgotten for
years. So ! believe this class going
from the Valley City Normal school
will spread out all over this state.
Some day you will come back to Val
ley City where you graduated with all
the thoughts and memories Of your
school days-you will remember the
boys and girls of those days. I tell
you, friends, it is worth while.
We live in great age. great state.
We think we are little part of our ma
ton, and we are Sometimes l think
the people who live away from here
have so little flea of what we are and
what we are doing. was proud
of the report of the census OF the
U. S. in 1910. North Dakota stood al
most at the top in the fact that hard
~ man, woman or child OF school
age could not read or write. No state
is doing more for the education OF its