Winona State Normal School - Wenonah Yearbook (Winona, MN)

Page 12 text:

MAIN BUILDING, WINONA STATE NORMAL SCHOOL

Page 11 text:

QI arting moth To the Class of I9I l: If you have come to share in full measure the spirit of your Alma Mater, whom you are about to leave behind, your tongue will not utter the words of the ancient guild who said of their goddess, Great is Diana of the Ephesians, for by this craft we have our livinggn but your ears will catch the call to service which came to a great teacher in a night vision, Come over into Macedonia and help us. A senior class such as yours once gave consideration to ulch dienf' I serve, as a class motto. The majority of the members rejected this motto thru the fear that it might seem submissive and servile. They had forgotten that as teachers they had been specially prepared and set apart for a great mission. F or the one profound purpose of the state normal school from which you are about to be graduated is expressed in that rejected motto, Ich dien, which summarizes the deepest meaning of life in a democracy. It is primarily your mission as teachers to in- culcate the spirit of service and brotherhood until it shall not only be- come a part of the intellectual store of growing boys and girls, but ani- mate as well their habits of conduct, and inspire and exalt their char- a6ter. All your school associates heartily appreciate the helpfulness and loyalty of the Class of l9l l. ln bidding you farewell, we express the earnest hope that your lives may continue to be useful and happy. G. E. MAXWELL.

Page 13 text:

Ziaail Winona Lo in Mississippi's waters Blue, the eternal skyg In our hearts, O Alma Mater, Clear, thy spirit high! Chorus Lift the chorus, Send it ringing Far o'er hill and vale! Hail to thee, O Alma Mater! Hail, Winona, hail! Noble hills watch o'er the valley Where thy dwelling liesg Steadfast hearts, O Alma Mater, Guard thy destinies. Ever shall tomorrow better What today has won, Lead thy children, Alma Mater, On, forever on!