University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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Comments Heard on the First Appearance of the Annual. “Got your Meletean? Well, look at mine!” “What poor taste! Just look at this cover! I never saw one like it before!” (We know that and realize that you need something new.) “There is nothing funny in this joke!” (Don’t you think so?—Read it again when you are better humored and you will see the point.) “Not a single color plate in the whole thing!” (Odd, we have noticed that ourselves.) “It isn’t worth what we paid for it!” (Neither is a diamond, but how you long for one.) “I think they are too hard on the Faculty.” (Don’t you think the Faculty appreciate a joke as well as the rest of us?) “See, the staff pictures are all in the front of the book!” (An engine usually heads the train, does it not?) “What a stiff arrangement of pictures!” (Pause a moment—-Could you have done any better yourself?)

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 £ ur JBelobeb JJrcfiibent, lame 12 illiam Crabtree. B.Sc. Bloomington Scientific Institute B.A. Nebraska State University A. M. Nebraska State University B. Ed. Peru State Normal “ Thinkers are scarce as gold; but he tchose thoughts embrace all his work is a diamond.” President Crabtree was born in Ohio in 1864. His early education was received in the rural schools of Scioto County of that state. During the time of the western boom he, with his parents, moved to Nebraska. Later he entered the State Normal School at Peru, Nebraska, from which he graduated in 1887. After a short period of teaching he entered the State University, receiving the Bachelor of Arts Degree. He was assistant in mathematics, at the same time doing work toward his Master’s Degree. He has taught successfully, three years in rural schools, eight years in city schools, as principal and as superintendent; one year in the State University; for seven years was State Inspector of high schools; six years, president of the Peru State Normal School; and is now finishing his second year as President of our own Normal School. It would be difficult indeed to adequately state what the students, the faculty and the patrons of the school think of Mr. Crabtree. Nothing too good can be said. The Board of Regents showed their confidence in his ability when they selected him to represent all the State Normal Schools of Wisconsin before the State Legislature this year. He has the interest of all schools at heart, but a particularly warm place for River Falls. He wrote a bill before the Congress at Washington, which asks for special appropriation for agricultural instruction. When first introduced in 1906 it was known as the Pollard bill. In the last session it was known as the Page bill. May Mr. Crabtree long remain our President! May he live long to enjoy the fruits of his labors! Hail, President Crabtree!