River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-05-25
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Frank Woodwork Is of Els
worth who has had charge of the
Dunbar schools, has been re elect
ed next year at salary of 500 per
month. We congratulate doc" up
on his good fortune.
The seventh issue of the Student
Voice the new school weekly was
the best SO far. The school is proud
of the work of the Juniors in foster
ing this enterprise. 1t is hoped shat
the paper will become the official
school paper next year, and that all
classes will have a hand in its pre-
duction
The Field Corps and Animal
Husbandry class will go to st.
Paul Thursday to visit the stock
yards and the University farm.
The trip will be made in cars pro-
viding the weather permits. On
Friday the marketing class will go
to ST. Paul to visit the Chamber of
Commerce.
The members of the English 10
class are busy practicing the Senior
Class play, Midsummer Nights
Dream. Nightly rehearsals are
held in the auditorium, and when
the play is given it will undoubtedly
be one of the best plyays ever CIV
en- in this city.
The fourth annual St. Croix val
ley track meet will take place next
Saturday under the auspices of the
normal. Representative from six
teen schools will be present and
some records made heretofore will
be broken. Everybody should come
out and see a good meet. Follow
ing are the schools entered: Hud-
son, New Richmond, Prescott, Os-
ceola, Galahad, Glenwood City. St.
Croix Falls, Elmwood, Ellsworth,
Spring Valley, Cumberland, Rob-
erts, River Falls, Hammond, Bal
dwin and Turtle Lake.
One of the most enjoyable and at
tractive events of this year was
held last Saturday evening, when
the Juniors rendered to the Seniors
their annual party. The gymnasium
was decorated beautifully with the
Senior colors, purple and sold, the
Junior colors, orange and black
mixed throughout. The program
for the evening was opened by a
grand march in which everybody
participated. After this a program
dance was given. Those not wish
ing to dance went up to the assem-
bly, room where fine program was
rendered. Features of this program
were: selections by double quar-
tet, monologues by w. B. Dawson;
violin solos by F. Brendehumahl
and pantomimes acted out by some
members of the Junior class. Re-
freShmentS were served in the first
corridor by girls of the Third year
class. Many guests from out of town
were present at this function. Mu-
sic was furnished by Howard's aug
mented orchestra with usual ability.
Nearly two hundred people partici-
pated in this joint event. The Ju-
nior class is to be congratulated up
on the success of this party.
The new school song composed by
the Willett sisters was sung by the
Girls Glee Club at assembly last
Thursday. The words of the song
are sung to the tune Illinois. +"
Following are the words:
River Falls
Little city in Wisconsin, River Falls
River Falls,
In the great state of Wisconsin, Riv-
er Falls, River Falls,
BY thy bubbling waters blue,
Every son and daughter true
Will have naught but love for you,
River Falls. River Falls,
Will have naught but love for you,
River Falls, River Falls.
Oh! the splendor of thy hills, River
Falls, River Falls,
Purling brooks and tiny rills, River
Falls, River Falls,
Oh! the glory of thy trees,
Birds and flowers and laughing
breeze,
Thine, indeed, are all of these, Riv-