River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-06-12
Forty-fmst Annual Commencement Of
The River Falls State Normal School

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school, their friends and large
number of the citizens of River Falls
gathered at the Auditorium to hear
the Baccaleureate program. The
following is the program as given:
Sunday evening, June8
Selection Orchestra
Invocation Rev. G. A. Bird
Octette, BLOW Ye Trumpets,"
Herper
Mr.. O. M. Hanna, Mr.. Gilbert
Norseng, Miss Eugene Willet, Mrs.
Z ]. H. Ames. Mrs. A. M. Shepard,
Mrs. J. L. Chapman, Jr., Mr.. G..
A. Bird, Mr.. w. C. Chapman.
Cornet Obligata Mr.. Paul Bird
Piano, Miss Tossing
Address Rev. j. E. Bushnell
Westminster Ch., Minneapolis
Octette. Come Unto Me-" Shubert
Benediction Rev. J. o. Thrush
The address by Rev.. J. E. Bush
nell was very gripping, He began
with comparison of the minister
and teacher by saying that the
building Of character is the duty of
the two callings.
His theme, Discovering Ameri-
ca" was a bit of familiar history
explained in unique way, He ex-
planned that although it is not yet
discovered, Some believe that the
great surprise will come out of the
Orient, yet believe that the great
est surprise will come out of Ameri-
ca"
Tracing the history Of America
through it's epochs, he pointed out,
in the way of a master historian, the
effects that each great struggle had
had upon the world, and upon the
people of America.
Europe discovered America,
when in the war Of 1776. they fired
the shots that were heard around
the world" Again. "They discov-
cred America, small, but indomin-
able, in 1922 In 1860 Europe be-
lieved us "conglomerate of indie
pendent states bound together as by
a rope of sand, but in 1865 the world
knew insoluble America with one
constitution, one flag, and one people.
forever more America was discover
ed"
In similar manner in the Spanish
American war and the Boxer rebel
lion in China, America was placed
before the eyes of the world as a
great philanthropic nation and not a
greedy state ruled by Mammon. y
In 1914 the world had not yet dis
covered America. We did not know
ourselves" Rev. Mr.. Bushnell again
reminded us of the manner in which
America suffered for three years
before we entered the war, how our
ships bearing women and children
were sent to the bottom of the sea.
now our flag was insulted time and
time again, and how valiant Ameri-
ca entered the great strife when she
saw no other alternative.
1t was not until 1918 that, Berlin
discovered America at Chateau
Thierry and the Argonne Forest.
We then discovered ourselves. The
father knew his son : +"
In conclusion he told the Seniors
OF their obligation in the training
OF the youth of America so that in
any other great emergency we may
again help the world discover, and
that we might even know her our.
selves.
America yet discovered? Not
yeti"
ANNUAL CLASS PLAY
The 1919 Seniors of the River
Falls State Normal School present
Quality Street." by j. M. Barrie.
The Normal Auditorium was en-
tlrely filled Monday evening. June
10, when the annual Senior Glass
Play was given.
The play opened in the blue and
white room of the Throssel sisters
home on Quality Street, The an.
tique furnishings added much to the
scene In this act the dashing Capt.
Brown announced his enlistment in
the French army to the Misses Phoebe
and Susan.
Ten years later. in the second act.
Capt. Brown returned only to find
his friends cOnductinu rr;vo+o