Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-07-14
CITY & NEWS ITEMS
WEDNESDAY MORNING., July IL, 1855

CITY & NEWS ITEMS
MORNING, July IL, 1855
Tbs HIGH School RE-UxIox.-The Re
Union of the Association Of the Alumni of the
cleveland High School at the Central High
School Building yesterdly afternoon and last
'vening was a veTy pleasant affair The oder
# exercises in the afternoon was As follows;
Prayer by Rev. JANEs EELLs
introductory Remarks by the President OF the
Association, SAMUEL STAEEwEATHER, JE Esq.
Poem by 5. T. RElRBES
Grafton by SIDNEY a. NORTON
The Election of Officers and Benediclion by
Rev. Mr. WHITE closed the Exercises Tor lhe
afternoon. The following are the officers eleSi-
d for the ensuing year:
President, George W. Gardiner; Vice Pres
tents, Oscar a. Chiljs, c. A. HilIiard, J. Grif
ith, Samuel Newberry, Jr., John p Jackson
Cor. Sec, S7muel Starkweather, Jr.; Rec See,
senry ). - hiCtlesey; See Of Finance Henry
: CLARK; Executive Committee, H. II. Good
vln, John G. Prince, and Il. + Splulding
TIE P"eH Ly NJ. REARDEs was as follows:
raE OLD HIGH SCHOOL.
WLeufoIks were younger. and tho rising tcwa
rot Jet u dignity aud wealth had gfovn
When Railways were not. and the age coach rolled
tI'er ruads we'll shaded y Ouriurests old
When Buckeye stale wls stil knuGn the ''Eest, !"
With sm u alyaEta-e OF learning blest,
Crosrued b. huge tiubtTs uiaed b, sua and rsia-
Ihe place was Ike solae TuiueI castle Cd
The trees that slelto. ed It almost concealed
rs galias wal; iha Ia the tsuipest Teelsd-
When q e brosd siiveTg maua shove Il one,
A tender Engh:aess clothed -ach leaf and stone.
Untll while gazing. yol would almost say,
1hai some enc lantncut wrapt th - timDers grey
Eor tairy Will OF pleasure or del nj
Extinct anii sIUmbeTlug With rstrratins uight.
But soon tvs Changed and llb5r's vulgar hanJ
Louched each n de stone dspciielt the vision grand
No more 4 Tui with 4 classic all;
The on let's creoch gives u sJunds rf prayer.
The unIhrIn rise = here euho loved 10 SIGH
Thfn cams "a tine when honest wise meu thought
IHat boys htrlc better Iuishi lie = ushf,
And vi h q mob. .e and 81 cesstui zeal
faoy planned the scheme, whose uruehts feel.
,iag u ancient school Of dust and smoke
Where erst W. shuulderoi leaniug's nksgme oke;
whose well known beaches often cIeaktd and sighed.
Add hsp easy Tost suied-
Piaoel IN basement barred frum or sAy,
a. AA,d n An'i.lesls ye;epi & tls = II sh 7"
Aai as Tie sl1nciug sunlight s'cr Il falls,
NAY that Oh t.W-sf IN e an a fres.or glow.
FoT what yore IL shudovtd down below.
There, IA the ears E0ue by each -, ash a.
Grew old AMI whiskered with ths lime aIase
Ne learned 10 Z. We by alst hTalc uis
That Vas 70 any gls=ins isul
Cuud IN di-efdi chemical con .ouIi,
And huru uuwart spectator, around
Agd lurst old gun larIsls "a she houolel nanis
,olaaiu-al science, that god -na-ure,i came
Wa1 tlush- MS hos 10 l-y rJtteu bricks,
Sol. SUNDAY r1lis, and u' her pretty al. As.
MeliysrTe o TAUGHT 20 make The infaHt sir.ds
, the "a nil, where lrlraIas. iame alie;
- use The D lad itfst free Oin ,iidl0uds iei.s
To wait cu wisdom and 70 couut hor gains.
Hsnors 10 him ygh1 lead Us cur way
l-org Ilf'y he iise--uutil our heads arc sray
h tssoi fur al tllne. surTouudei with ali JOYS.
Nefugin inferred aye, ly O. Ose Le taught as ha.ysi
TIC Gems we'll h1cs, Times veil : drawn aside,
aud as the Iasi' dim vista cpe' vide
" e hear : gentle NCl-c.
Aud Al as elliln-s srieyc. rs praise TtJulce,
And harsher sclsuee into MUSIC runs.
Islnilg the lor of tlo hist thi1y 1--WE
JAsf made that b1ssfn-uf win their hum alive;
1ul 81 nom he boys, they always lead By rule
10 ioTn iAu neueleos Of the llrst High SchO1l.
i;reuibie when I think ofvhat
They said about the sceuces.
Hiw waiter wheels and engines worked
Nnhah their "a arp iancts-
a VI tksn the f-arla' W MS they u.eI,
'leTe me, yy1Ise than sFuaring
D0I,F = frYll their numerous a0gias
Bs,ou all peaceful hs4nrs.
We rltstsrt, '0f a laier date
Looked On III Az aal Sshd :,
Add never dare. q. q. ~ lilci "a sIsak
Lest haply VIC 4. e. h-unLer
AtGmss fhsy lsc:ur.d 'isEsatreAf
10 Uiir1 Tie ilir duci ".
hl.h which thess young o.. atssp4e4s
Explained the power Il su,. '''l-
q You iirst apply the wise one !, Nid,
e Your mouth 10 this small h0lio,v.
And like great pains while dong -
A-e Ai=A--4e i.i- 70
I've seen 1t dome full many a time
By youths of little know letsr.t
Wh0 were not 3lsisd in lie Ihf,a
Although they'd bsea At eolegg
The first part always wen; off vel
The iioui h and tubes Connection
But thea alas they are f,rsot
The last of the dIrecJioa
And eh with what a glow OF pride
4 d graceful. anble acton
They then explained pheuomsna
i'e uiAshets stfonZ attraction.
Aa1 Row hoy hsaved and sighed 10 raise
The plldeIous mas q matter
Or came d0yFa with = claIior
And vhsn esms WEDNESDAY afte7no5u,
{ ess7ys and is sreecIes,
Ihey put thoiE clsanesi eoilars On
And brushed their Sunday-
EJlzizi mluy a time aud On
Came aud shook the DlaSter
Asa when ad PaiTick IIenFry SPOKE
We gieaily fe red disaster.
I1ose DAYS are snQe-the hoTes that thea
sloie 6ngai - boyish dream,
Have I. si their rosy csior now
And their enchanting CLEAN
The wreath that cry wnsd the Futures brov,
Thai seemed 10 seek OF clssa
F'Iciianee has turned o rugged thoTns
u NHhered N the grasp.
But vet our HIaal5oI's years rem.i,.
Eleh haylsh ioliy PAST.
FEeH IhsIl gill come cot 1aaauul ents
or lat-r whi'e tEty last
Ia u the wears Ilva a5gyi1 The s,-.,,- 49,.
S9Hs illsnis hare b.ighted IN Deaths ic, pIaut:
he god, the fan, the noble. are asieep
Anl a. The Il.ilruing willows theri ueep
A IN The autumn ~ ind the cTinson Ieaves -
Eoa around their colrles whilst nos ~ winter a cave
With chilling fingers, tracing As far
As hhes q the vale whilst woods are b,ro
of brighter foliage, there comes a rnosn
tr IN all around tutell Us they are F,re
t.oiie n N aIl'-g u Ike the western wind
- ne . - e ~ a slsls Iaemenio leiI behind
cone 10 taelf resi 'Elth ANGELS aud her Cd
IN Z. Z - STS ls .lils : nlouniai triiu lnugs-
And e1rser SEASONS bring a dreary uaIl
81 mourning clouds 10 sway above ihcm J.
We've glihsl ed now 10 honor aed reyer.
DlI A a N i AiLleI, ehtilshed loug aid dear
ions m heF nufs7liuss Tread her halls with nh
Ter arlais extended lovingly aud vi ie
Her bosom uouri hing each youihT Il hcpe
And 70 The young ubiii1n a. anii1g sross..'
And lot Us bless hat Olsuing vestibuis
T. iic g brlad buy stage Tic Old Hieh Scisaol
Mr. MOTIONS Grafton is really a vsrv sof
'ro luciiOn, and We are sure our reader, will
'e gratified in its perusal
Ma. PRESIDENT, LADIES AND GENTIEurN.-
Otd age IS sometimes called second childhood
aas merely means, that when the allotted
-hree score years and ten are passed. the in
5rmities Of the body are balanced by 4 preter.
1Atural power of the memsry; that, when the
lmhs fali to give support, the eve GROWS dim.
and the head weary Of its carking toll. a kind
Providence has granted rest to the physical
nan and furnished food to the ever craving
nInd IN the shape Of the re-vivifying recoIIee.
lons OF youthi that, although new faces and
present scenes glide unnotieed by. forms. that
laVe long slept in the grave, hours. that died
ears before, sports, whose shouts of victory
nj