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Home-Coming to Bring Alumni From North west

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Eight Graduate From the Noltimier School

The Noltimier consolidated school held its closing exercises and gradua tion Thursday night. The fine large auditorium was fulV to overflowing. The class colors were red and white and were artistically used in the ef­fective decorations. An ppen gate in front of the stage was especially ap­propriate and beautiful.

Prof. L .B. McMullen, head of the science department of the State Nor­mal school, addressed the assembly, his topic being "A Constructive Phil­osophy of Life." He pointed out the fact that we should be builders and not destroyers, doers and not loafers. Rev. C. F. Bublitz gave the invocation. County Superintendent Nielson pre­sented diplomas to Webster Montgom­ery, Reba Noltimier, Alice Kranz, Blanche McClaflin,. .Clarence Burns, Lydia and Clifford Grotberg and Es­ther Hoffman.

Next year a class finishing the four years of high school work will receive diplomas. They have the completion certificates from the state high school examiners in all the subjects pursued thus far. This large class finishing the eighth grade can go right on with their high school work without going away from home, which is one of the many advantages of a consolidated school in the open country. Miss Elsie Schulze, of this city, assisted in the musical program. Among others who attended from this city were Mrs. C. E, Bublitz, Miss Gracia Amundson and J. W. Nielson.

Jas. J. Earley had a busy day Friday. He went to Fargo on No. 4, transacted business and returned on No. 1 in time to catch the Soo train for Wimbledon, where he spoke at a patriotic meeting in behalf of the Liberty Loan bonds.

Medina Citizen: L. C. Steuwig and crew of carpenters commenced work the past week on the new church the German Congregationalists are having built in the northeast part of IHint township Jake Bollinger, Otto Schneider, Wesley Stewart and Gus-tav Opp, four of our soldier boys, were here from Valley City part of last week visiting with home folks.

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J. E. Buttree arrived in the city Fri­day. He wa3 accompanied by Dr. and Mrsf. H. J. Moore, of Grand Forks. Mr. Moore is the pastor of the First Bap-tits church of that city. He gave the baccalaureate address at the com­mencement exercises of the high school at Cooperstown Thursday eve­ning.

Mr. Buttree was incidentally testing out the Franklin car, driving R. D. Griffith's Franklin. He says it is a popular car with the Baptists at Grand Forks. It must have merit to be popu­lar with Baptists, because it does not use water.

Arrangements are rapidly taking final- shape for commencement week at' the State Normal school, and the ceremonies of the home-coming alum­ni in connection with the observance of the silver anniversary • of Mr. Mc-Farland's service as president of the institution.

Everywhere the most marked en­thusiasm in being shown. Alumni are making reservations from as far away as Illinois, and it is expected that graduates from all over the Northwest will be present on the cam­pus and take part in the various pro­grams on June 19-22. Many are writing to local committees to make reservations for them. Class presi­dents are circulating the various classes, and reunions of classes, lit­erary societies and other organizations

, will be an important feature of the week. The program, in general, for the week is as follows:

Saturday Evening, June 16 The eight grade completion exer­

cises of the Training school in the Normal school auditorium at 8 o'clock.

Sunday Evening, June 17 The senior sermon in the auditorium

by the Rev. H. M. Gage,. President of Huron Golltege, Huron, S. Dak, There will be a special musical program. Union service of the churches of the city. , Monday Evening, June 18 The annual exhibition of the classes

in physical education on the campus at 6:30 in competition for the Her-rick trophy.

The annual commencement concert of the department of music in the .aud­itorium at 8:15.

Tuesday, June 19 The commeijiorative program In

honor of president McFarland in the auditorium at 9 a. m. Adreuea by representative alumni, representatives of the educational institutions of the state, the- various state departments and-the city of Valley City.

The; annual alumni dinner at the state dormitories at. 12 o'clock, to be-followfd by the annuaL business meet­ing-of the alumni association.

The parade of alumni, faculty, stud-entp and citizens beginning on the) campus at *3 o'clock passing through this principal streets of the city and ending on the J»il.l to the rear of the caimpus.

A picnic lunch on the hill at 5:30-The "Pageant of Growth" on the

hill at 6:90 in honor President Mc­Farland.

The'annual alumni ball in the Arm-' ojy at 9 o'clock.

Wednesday, June 20 The Elsie Hernaon Kearns Players

present "The Winter's Tale" at 3:30 In the auditorium.

At 8:15, "The Blue Stockings." ' Thursday, June 21

At 8:15 p. m. "The Taming of .the Shrew." ,

Friday, June 22 The annual commencement exer­

cises at 9 o'clock in the auditorium. President L. F. Crawford of the State Board of Regents, speaker.

That a large number of alumni are expected to be present at these exer­cises and especially on Tuesday, may be gathered from a few representative letters presidents of the various

classes are directing to their class­mates : '

Valley City, N. Dak. To the Class of 1900—

I am sure that we look back to the time we spent at the State Normal school, we realize what President Mc­Farland has meant to us all, and what a great influence he has been among the folks instructed under his care dur­ing the last 25 years.

I am certain that without an ex­ception we all wish to make this a year to which we can look back with pleasure and satisfaction, but in no way4 can we do so better than by com­ing back in great numbers on June 19th. Let the "naughty naughts" be on the campus in full force to renew acquaintance with each other and with President McFarland. Lets' make it a great day! Come!

Yours truly, —Anzonnette Sanderson, Pres.

510-12 Ave., S. E., Minneapolis. To the Class of-4909—

Each member of our class must do his or her share to give us a large re­presentation. Will you decide NOW to be with us June 19-22? The pro­gram is filled with attractive events, but the success of the whole under­taking will depend upon the number of graduates present on the campus during these three days. Let's do our share, classmates. Write me that you will be there—

Fraternally, —Harry N. Fitch, Pres.

112 Selby Ave., St. Paul 'Minn. To the Class of 1910—

I want to make a personal appeal to each one of you to make every ef­fort to be present at that time. We have all been away from our Alma Mater long enough to realize what the Normal school under the guiding hand of President McFarland has done for each one of us. It is most fitting that we should return at this time and in doing so, express our appreciation to the man who,has had so large a part in our individual successes.

Come, enjoy yourselves, and help make this re-union a success! Show the same spirit that made of our en­terprises, success just seven years ago! When the 1910 clock shows the hour let us be present and with oui» loyalty and affection for President McFarland, show him that we can comeback!

Fraternally yours, —Helen Best Pearson.

Hyde Park Hotel, Chicago. To the Class of 1911—

I am able to assure you that the graduates of the school—especially the older graduates and the more loyal ones—are exceedingly anxious that the Alumni Reunion which is to be held in honor of President MsFarland's twenty-fifth anniversary as president of the institution, shall be appropri­ate to the dignity of the occcasion. No one can accuse us of self-flattery if we class ourselves as "old graduates," and as very loyal ones. That means that each of us is particularly interested in the success of the re-union. Its success depends upon the presence of

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individuals. WILL YOU be with us? I presume that I know President Mc­

Farland, the man better than most of you know him. I think, too that I have had about as much opportunity to ascertain the real value of the Nor­mal School's training, as any of you have had. I know that you will agree) with me when I say that twenty-five years of such unselfish service as President McFarland has rendered to make the school what it is, deserves our personal thanks. - No gift, save our presence, will convince him that his efforts are thoroughly appreciated.

From what I can learn, there's to be a "corking good time," too, .The Alumni dinner will be at noon, so that we shall have all afternoon for the pageant and parade, and all evening for the dance. The local commtttee is preparing a real gala week for all of us—I know we shall be sorry if we miss it/ Let'? plan for it now. A week's loafing and chatting with "the old guard" will be especially useful to us at this eventful time. We shall be paying a bit of our debt to the School and to the Man—and having a royal good time in the bargain.

Nineteen Eleven has always stood high with the faculty and with the other classes. Let's make a fine showing this year—when the next im­portant re-union happens we shall be so scattered that it will be impossible. This is our chance. LET'S GO ELEVEN!

Sincerely, t L—Fits.

President of tne Class.

The many friends of Miss Phyllis Baker will be interested in knowing that she is located in Calgary, Can., where she is working for the relief commission of the Canadian Pacific railroad. She is living at the Y. W. C. A. there is and very happy in her work. Her mother, Mrs Alice Baker, is living with her daughter, Mrs. Os­borne, is at their farm home just a short distance from Calgary.

Valley City, N. Dak. To the Class of 1912—

It has been five years since we members of 1912 have met and really had an opportunity to visit and have a general good time. This is a proper year for our class to celebrate. You know the fifth wedding anniversary is celebrated as the wooden wedding. We are going to celebrate this year, not our wooden wedding, but our fifth commencement anniversary, and pay respect to aur beloved President, who has served us faithfullly for twenty-five years.

Some of us have not had opportunity since our graduation to evqn come back to Valley City. Now let each member begin making plans to be here June 19-22, but mo|t especially June 19.

Ybu write to one or two fellow class­mates, perhaps someone with whom you chunyneil while here, and ar­range to come together, or at least have your best friend, who is a mem­ber 1912, be there. It is the desire of the class of 1912 to have a larger per centage of class members pres­ent than any other class which is re­turning to this commencement cere­mony. The members of this class who are in Valley City are making plans for the entertainment of all fel­low classmates who are coming from different parts 'of the northwest. °

Fraternally, —E. W. Cowdrey, Pres.

Edmunds, N. Dak. To the Class of 1916—

Committees are doing their part thoroughly and effectively, but there is another essential necessary to make the ceremonies from all stand­points a success. We must all be there.

We appreciate what President Mc­Farland has done for us. We real­ize what complete foresight and per-severence must have been necessary in the building of an institution of such excellence and permanence. We ap-pi^ecjlate how thoroughly the State Normal school has prepared us. We all feel how fittingly the occasion of President McFarland's 25th anniver­sary of service to. the school is as an occasion for us to show our ap­preciation. Is it not a time* for us all to be there? Let us, one and all put aside anything that might seem to

Clarence Lyon returned Saturday morning from Fargo, where he went to see his cousin, Fred Ball, graduate. Commencement exercises were held in the Fargo high school Friday night, when a large class received their di­plomas. Clarence has accepted a po­sition with the Straus Clothing com­pany during _the summer vacation. Mrs. Lyon, who accompanied Clarence, will stay until Sunday morning with her mother and other relatives in Far­go.

A merry motor party left Valley City Saturday morning, bound for Page. The occupants of the cars were mem­bers of the Odds and Ends club. They went to spend the day with one of their former members, Mrs. John Bjer-ley, better known in Valley City as Miss Anna Anderson. The young lad­ies 'who composed the party were the Misses Nellie Whitcher, Elsie and Amanda Zabel, Agnes Anderson, Geor-gie Baillie, Anna Larson, Mertictf Jobe, Gertrude Bergan and Mrs. Harry Codding. The cars were driven by Miss Anna Larson and Miss Elsie Zabel.

Fargo Forum: Hon. Burl Carr, member of the state legislature from Barnes county, is among the promin­ent Shriner visitors in Forga today. Carr is just in the midst of building operations at Valley City, being en­gaged, in the construction of a new residence Miss Bess Ballantyne, of the Fargo high school faculty, will ac­company Miss Hazel Nielson, also a teacher here, to the latter's home in Valley City Saturday evening. Miss Ballantyne will return to Fargo Mon­day, and expects to leave about Tues­day for her home at Janesville, la., where she will spend her summer va-catfbn.

Mrs. Lynn Wood and daughter, Ina Lenore, arrived Saturday from Minne­apolis and went at once to their farm north of Valley City to join Mr. Wood and the two boys, who have been here for some time, busy with the spring work on the farm. Mrs. Wood has been active in the Red Cross work in Minneapolis and has had much prac­tical experience, as stie has given three days a week to this work while they were outfitting the base hospital which Minneapolis has supplied. Mrs. Wood will continue her interest in the Red Cross work and has signified her willingness to work with the Barnes county chapter.

Rev. E. A. Martell left Sunday eve­ning for Rock Island, Iill., where he is to attend the convention of the Au-gustana synod of the Swedish Luth­eran church. Elaborate preparations for the proper celebration of the four hundredth anniversary of the reforma­tion have also been made. Some of the greatest speakers of this country will be present. Special music com­posed and arranged for the occasion will be rendered by a large chorus gathered from all over the country. The meeting promises to be an inspir­ing one. Mrs. Martell, who has been visiting in her parental home at Grove City, Minn., for some time, will meet Rev. Martell in 'Minneapolis and accompany him to Rock Island. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Faust also left Mon­day morning to attend the meeting. Mr. Fteust is a delegate from the local Lutheran church. Rev. Martell will be gone a couple of weeks.

Thursday evening at 6 one might have seen boys in military uniforms, coming from all directions to the Methodist church basement, There were not soldiers, but the Ritchie school squad, who won first honors in the competitive drill on Patriotic Day. They met at the church for a 6 o'clock dinner as a celebration of the event and to entertain heir leaders, Will An-dreasen and Mr. Ryan. Eighteen of the 30 boys and Mr. Andreasen were present. They were assisted by Miss Sanderson, Miss Brewster and Miss Henning. These boys were not Boy Scouts, as so many supposed, but vol­unteers from the sixth, seventh and eighth grades of the Ritchie school, and were in training only two days over two weeks. They showed excel­lent control and alert attention. Though working hard at times, they never complained and tried in every way to prove themselves true soldiers. Mr. Andreason demonstrated his abil­ity to train recruits and we hope to see him win honors if this war con­tinues.

Miss Delphia Sharp came over from Oriska Thursday and was a guest at the Wylie Nielson home. Miss Sharp left Friday afternoon for Getchell to visit Mrs. Wm. Harper and attend the graduation exercises that night. Miss Sharp was formerly principal of the Getchell school. She will return to her home in Moorhead Monday. Miss Sharp has been principal of the Oris­ka school for the past two years and they regret exceedingly that she is not to be there again next year. She will teach in the Moorhead Normal next year and will be at home. Since her three brothers have all gone to war her parents want her at home.

Miss Emma Severson, who has taught Latin in the high school the past two years, left Monday to visit frieids at Wheatland for a couple of days and from there she will go to Crary for a visit. Later she v/ill go to Manitoba for the balance of her va­cation and return to Valley City for the opening of school in September.

I Frank M. Cornell, a former publish­er of the Times-Record, now located at Fulton, N. Y., where he is associat­ed with his son in the publishing bus­iness, is a visitor in the city accom­panied by his wife. He was a caller at our office Saturday afternoon and related a few incidents in connection with his taking over the paper from Herbert Root. Mr. Root's policy had caused his print shop to be raided, the forms smashed and the type car­ried out and deposited on various window sills-of the business places along Main street. Mr. Cornell, who was located at Tower City, learned that it would be a good time to secure the paper from I,Jr. Root and made a deal. He consolidated his paper, the Tower City Herald with the one here as tha Times. After collecting the type from around town, distributing pi for a few weeks and together with his own equipment, he had a good shop once, more. He moved the plant to the basement of the First National bank and it remained there until he sold it to M. F. Dunlap. Mr. Cornell notices great changes since he left Valley City, it is an agreeable sur­prise to see the many beautiful and substantial improvements. He is hav­ing a fine time visiting the old-timers who were here when he came to town the first time. Some of them are Wylie Nielson, John Holmes, D. W. Clark, T. S. Lindland, A. J. Henry and many others.

Dr. Acher Gets Good Position in Indiana

The many friends of Dr. and Mrs. Rudolph Acher will regret to learn that he has given up his position at the State Normal school to accept thei chair of psychology at the Terrei Haute, Ind., normal school. Both Mr. and Mrs. Acher are graduates of that institution and the position carries a larger salary than the doctor is draw­ing here, so the move will be advantag­eous to them in several ways. While regretting their decision, congratula­tions are nevertheless in order.

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