The Jersey City news., 1892-06-04
dear old BOYS.
Pupils Of No. / School Again
Exchange Greetings
with Principal
LinSleY.
TAFFY A La RIDGWAY.
The Venerable Teachers Touching
Speech-Ho Built Better
Than lie Knew.


ington last night were the "boys" Of old
Public School No. l. Tho boys who were
attendants at this famous old school dur
ing the period from 1s47 to 1865 have long
since passed into manhood, aud, taken as
a whole. stand today among the repre-
sentative citizens of Jersey City. Every
trade, every profession and numerous
branches of business were represented
about that gay and festive Board. One
bank president was surrounded by a
number Of bankers. while u short dis
tance away we've several brokers. There
were lawyers, doctors and merchants.
These boys, some of them displaying in
Vulnerable gray hairs and others glossy
parts, were there to take part in the sec
ond annual banquet of the association
named in honor of Public school No. l.
Perhaps the most pleasing featur of
the anniversary was the fact that the
! boys were able to glance along the dining
| table and find seated at its head their old
| teacher. Notwithstanding the fact that
| he has crown gray in the service, there
| he was the same as ever, earnest, yet Kind
and the same respect, the same love they
| had for him years ago, demonstrated IT.
self as still existing
This teacher was Principal George H.
| Lipsley. 1t was an amusing sight to him,
| he said, to glance about and see the boys
| who, on more than one occasion COM
| PEELED him to crack their knuckles, now
| grown into manhood. and perhaps better
| qualified to crack his knuckles than he
| was theirs"
| Beside Principal Linsley sat Charles +.
| Case, President of the Association, Mayor
| Wanser, Register George B. Fielder ana
| Thomas NJ. Ward. Sixty OF the bows who
| had spent many happy days in old School
| No. were seated about the table, and
| many incidents were recalled III which
| one or more of them had been compelled
| to stand on the line" by their respected
Principal.
| AN ODD SOUVENIR.
| At each plate was found souvenir
| which contained n picture of the old
school mouse. 1t resembles more a
country church. 1t was readi-
| drawn from memory by George II.
Farrier In the basement prisoners were
retained. On the first floor were
the school rooms, while the second floor
was utilized as a town hall and justice
court, Mr.. Farrier at the time occupying
two rooms on the second floor. Snbse-
quently this structure was replaced by
brick building of two stories and q base
ment. Part of that building still stnnds
on York street, but it has been consider
ably enlarged. Ine souvenirs were hlgh-
ly appreciated.
It was half past eight clock when the
order for the service of the dinner was
| given. The good things disappeared in
short order, demonstrating the fact that
the schoolboy appetites were still in ex-
istence. This is what was eaten:--
LITTLE NECK CLANS.
| SOUP.
| Cream of Green Peas
AmontiHado sherry
| RELIsHES.
Radishes. Green Olives.
| FISH Sduterne.
Boiled Kennebec Salmon, Genoise Sauce.
ENTREES st. Julien.
| Tenderloin of Beef Larded, Financere.
| Cases Of Sweetbreads, Perigord.
VEGETABLES
New String Beans. Aspai agus, Hollandaise.
SIBERIAN PUNCH.
| Golden Plover on Toast.
| Lettuce and Tomato Salad
DESSERT,
| Nesserode Pudding.
Fancy Cakes. Taffy, Ia Ridgway.
! Roquefort.
| Fruit.
| Black Coffee. Cigars.
During the service of the menu many
| amusing incidents were recited. "Taffy
| a la Rldgway" was served in pans. THIS
| was done to recall attention TO candy
shop kept by u Mrs. Ridgway, near the
school. MIS-. GLlOHWay' 5 ldlIy was lHE1Ous,
and many pennies worth or it made their
| wav into school unknown to the Princi-
pal President E f. c. Young was the
first to be given pau OF tine candy.
Recollecting Mrs. Ridgway's mode of
| breaking it, he struck the pan on his
knee, and then passed it around, having
| succeeded in cracking the cake into a
| thousand pieces.
About the table were:-Messrs. George
Morrow. George II. Fields Justice w. d.
DAILY, Charles D. Jordan, Charles f. Case.
George b. Fielder, Edward +. c. Young.
John H. McCutcheon, John Ward, George
| Van Deventer, Charles Jaquitn, Clayland
1ilden, George w. Talson, john Creech.
o. Farley. j. w. Harrison, Ed. Donnelly,
Horace j. Jaquith, William w. Farrier,
David Il. DAILY, Peter f. Wanser, William
w. Ward. John E. Scott, Joseph w
Stroller. George Warrin. John W. Den
yer, Thomas NJ. Ward, Cornelius Zabris-
kie, William Ii. Cooke, John r. McAllis-
ter, George H. Farrier, Chauncey Holt,
Walter Kissam. James H.. Henderson,
| Edmund w. kingsland. William j. Lyon,
Horace H. Farrier, George j. Medole,
Thomas Leather, Seymour Marsh. Walter
Robertson, Simeon NJ. Ayers Cortland
Dodd, Thomas X. Halstead, Homer
Brooke, John b. Collins, James V. Fors-
ter. Francis f. McAlllster;. George "
Case, Edward Gardner, Jefferson Nc
Williams, Dudley u. Flemming and
Milton j. Wickware.
THE SPEECHES.
At half-past ten O'Clock President Case
raped for order, appointed monitor to
keep order at the foot of the class. and
then said "FelloW schoolmates. Just
one year ago we assembled to celebrate
our first reunion and to do honor to orr
old PRINCIPAL George II. Linsley. Each
one of us should feel proud that at this,
our second banquet and reunion, we find
so many faces here with whom we as
sociated in our younger days. Many are
here who were absent at our last
meeting. To say that it cost trouble to
get the boys together is unnecessary. 1t
was labor of love. Your officers have
done the best of their abilities. Our dear
old teacher is with us, and there are reas-
ons why will not introduce him, and am
so accustomed to keeping quiet when he
is about that am determined 10 give way
and let him to do some talking himself" "
Three hearty cheers and q tiger were
given for the Principal.
Dear old boys" he began, 81 am
pleased at our coming together on the
third day of June. 1t is difficult for me
to look about me and see the boys of old
No. l, now so modest ana unpretentious,
and to think that you were my boys. Your
cordial and sympathetic greeting pleases
me- am sensible of keen apprecia-
tion, but the occasion is one on which
feel au an exalted pride, and the feeling
of true and faithful teacher. There is