River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1921-06-09

at the River Falls Normal School,
for it brings with it the events of the
forty third annual commencement,
and the closing of enc of the best
years that the school has ever en-
joyed This is the first year since
| 1916 that the school life has not
shcN ! some OF the grinding, depress-
| ing effects of the War. Fer the first
time since 1916 the school events this
year have been full of the old time ar
dor and spontaneity that have char
acterized the pre-war years. From
the Junior Prem, May 18th, to the
commencement exercises today there
has been one glad round of fitting
observances. The Alumni Banquet
and the Alumni Ball Thursday ev
ening no doubt will be as gratifying
end Inspiring as the other events have
been.
The school this year graduates
from the new three year course, 109
from the two year course, 6 from the
rural course for high school graduates
and is from the elementary rural
course. The names Of those who have
completed these courses will be Tt-5-
lished next week. The events thus far
shave been as follows:
RaccaIureate Program
The baccaluraate sermon for the
graduating class of the River Falls
State Normal School was preached
at the Normal Auditorium Sunday
evening, June fifth, by the Reverend
Leonard Parr, Pastor of the First
Congregational Church at Eau Claire.
His subject was Locations.
Rev. Parr is an able speaker and
delivered an excellent address. He
took his text from Genesis, the book
Iof Commandments using three pas
sapes. TIE first "And Lot pitched
his tent toward Sodom:" the second,
Isaac pitched his tent in the Valleys"
the third, Jacob pitched his tent in
the mountain" In olden days mans
tent represented all that he had, his
church, his home, his country. The
location of the tent was an index TO
! what he was doing with his life. The
three types Of life were shown by
! the three choices. Lot chose Sodom,
| the shallow pleasures of this life,
with the ultimate end OF sach. a
choosing. Isaac chose the quiet,
peaceful unaggressive life in the val
ley, his goodness was passive, not ag-
gressive. Such lives are useful, but
such lives do not achieve the big
things, do no mighty deeds, scale no
dizzy heights. Those in the valley
have their place in the world. Their
work is not to be despised. But it
| II remains for Jacob to set the ex-
mple for aggressiveness. Despite
| The evil in his nature he ever set his
ife toward higher places. Life is more
| than,a dwelling in peaceful valley;
| ife is a vision and unremitting strug-
1 gle 10 IedllZc lH1I FloIOil.
| He ended hiss eloquent address by
an IMPRESSIVE exhortation to the
members of the graduating class to
''piteh their tents in the mountains, /"
and thereby feel the pull of power
to shape the ideals Of the young whom
they go cut to teach by their own
example and idealism, to set their
lives toward higher things.
Following is the program of the
evening:
Prelude Abendstille. ..... Kuessnei
Prelude Largo. ............ Handel
Orchestra
Professional Holy, Holy, Holy, Dykes
Chorus
Invocation Rev. G. A. Birc
Anthem Ave Maria. ..........Abi
Miss Churchill and Girls Glee Club
Address Locations, Rev Leonard A
Parr, First Congregational Church
Eau Claire, Wis.
Anthem List The Cherbic Host, eau
Miss Churchill, Mr.. Schommer and
Glee Club.
Benediction ..... Rev. j. o. Thrush
Postlude Selected
Orchestra
Class Day Exercises
The following is the program Of
the Glass Day Exercises which were
held in the Auditorium, Wednesday
morning, June eighth. While the
'ehits" in the "Phrophecy" and "Will'
were nearly ali aimed at some affair