The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-06-28

1ucSudy WdS a great Jay dL Iuc
State Normal School. Hundreds of
students, alumni, and citizens, who
gathered to do honor to President
George A. Mcfarland will long remem-
bed the day.
AS early as O'Clock the campus
and corridors were thronged with
those who had come to take part in
or witness the ceremonies These
ceremonies were entirely in the hands
Of the alumni and showed their ap-
probation for service rendered to
| them and their Alma Mater.
The commemorative program was
held in the auditorium. At $3.50 the
State Normal School band seated in
the gallery opened a short program.
This was followed by a. march played
by the orchestra while the alumni far
and near filed to seats reserved for
them in the center of the auditorium.
A vociferous yell by the students, dir
ected by Prof. J. B. Meyer, greeted
the alumni as they entered.
An overture followed and then the
Normalonians gave short program.
E. C. Hilborn, '03, presiding at the
meeting, then gave a word of greet
ing and stated the purpose of the
meeting. He called upon John A.
johnson, 'O1 of Harlowton, Mont, who
responded with Early Days at the
Normal School,"
Miss Fanny C. Amidon, known by
hundreds of alumni, led the assembl.
age in number of songs popular in
the ''early days."
A review of the work of President
Mcfarland and his place in the edu.
cational history of the state was the
subject of an address by Miss Cora
M. Rawlins.
President Mcfarland was next call.
ed upon for an address and was in,
stantly met by tremendous ovation,
beginning with a chautauqua salute
and "25 rahs for Prexy," and followed
by the Normal School yell and the
V. C. N. Loyalty Song. Following
President McFarland's address in
which he reviewed his work, gave
credit to his co-workers and the var
ious boards of management under
whom he served, and thanks to the
alumni, Fred V. Hutchinson, OF of
Fargo, gave the presentation address
on behalf of the alumni. This was
followed by the presentation address
of Eldon Hanson ON behalf of the
student body, and the acceptance by
Hon. Frank White for the State
Board of Regents, =
! DR.. Abbott, representing the Uni
versity of North Dakota, expressed
congratulations and greetings of that
institution. ~
Immediately following the cere.
monies in the auditorium the alumni
and guests adjourned to Ladies Hall
to enjoy their annual banquet.
At 5 o'clock the alumni, students,
and guests again gathered on the cam.
pus and preceded by the Valley City
Municipal band marched to the
campus hill via the fair grounds. Here
IA fine picnic supper was served,
| Following the supper the Pageant
of Growth" was presented under the
! direction of Miss Martha E. Dewey.
( Following the pageant the alumni
the class of 1917, and the guests OF
the alumni then enjoyed their annual
ball in the Armory.
There are no times like the old
times. There is no place like the old
pA0SO. 1AOA 40 III lIACuu l1hS IuO Olu
friend, who has shared our morning
days." said E. C. Hilborn, 'O3, chair.
man of the commemorative program in
the Normal school auditorium as he
opened the meeting Tuesday morn.
ing. We have all come home today to
a great family reunion. The fact is
father has passed one of the import.
ant mile stones of his life and the
children have been plotting and plan.
ming to take him by surprise. We
wanted to come back to see how we'll
he had kept his youth, through these
years and to take note Of any stray
gray hairs that might be doing their
tell-tale work. The remarkable
lyouthfulness which we find on his part
is of course a compliment to his large
family of school children who through
all these twenty-five years have never
given him any cause for worry nor
anything to think about.
1--WE wanted to come back also to
see each other again, look into each
others faces and hold each others
hands in the same old way. Of course
II realize there may be some excep-
'tions to the rule. We mean to live
over again some of the old times in