Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-06-23

The first one ever held and more
interest was centered Ia il on that ac-
cOnnt. 1t proved to be a reunion OF
great pleasure and profit to all VINO
were present. The banquet was FUR
nished by the ladies of the Town Hail
Association, and the tables were spread
in the large hall and were beau
tiful to behold to say nothing OF the
rich viauds with which they were laden.
About one hundred were present and
seemed TO enjoy greatly the following
menu:
Meats-Roast lamb with currant jel-
lv, spring chicken, fried, roast chicken,
cold ham. Entries-Veal croQuettes,
Saratoga chips. Salads-Chicken salad,
tomato salad, cold slaw, sliced cucum-
bers. Reishes-Tomato catsup, cucum-
Der pickle, chow-chow. Bread-Mary-
land biscuit, Parker House rolls. Ices
Vanilla ice cream, strawberry Ice
cream, chocolate ice cream, Sheroert.
Cake-Chocolate cake, cocoanut cake,
sponge cake, ice cream cake. Fruits
Sharpless strawberries, pineapples, ba-
nanas, oranges, nuts and raislns. Cot
fee, chocolate, ice tea, Fromrage de
Brie.
After doing full justice to the good
things before them, the chairman, Mr..
Harry NJ. Turner, called the assem-
bage to order to attend the feast OF
reason and flow of soul, and in few
pleasant aud appropriate remarks In
PRODUCED each one that was expected TO
respond to the several toasts.
The Rev. John o. Knott responded
to the toast:
"What Our Normal Schools Most
Need, and spoke we'll Of the power OF
the press and the great advantages OF
advertising. The next toast was:
"What the Alumni OF Shepherd Col
lege Have Done" which was responded
to by w. J. Knott, Jr., in his happiest
vein and manner.
The third toast vast
"What the Teacher , Must Have. ;
Professor McMurran was called upon to
respond to this in the absence OF Chas.
+. Poland, to whom was assigned this
duty.
The fourth toast was:
"The Executive Committee, the
Home Guard, OF Our College" which
was responded to by the Hon. Geo. Nj.
Beltzhoover, secretary OF the committee
at some length. After pleasantly al
luding to how the term Home
Guard" became familiar to our peo'
pie and what was expected or TINS
body, he reviewed the action OF this
committee, of which he had been a
member ever since the opening of this
! college in 1872, and forcibly presented
the work OF the committee under the
different Boards of Regents, and clearly
set forth the work and growth OF the
school under one kind of management
as compared with that under aditferenl
kind OF management, and with.
out answering anyone, he begged
that comparison between the
two kinds of management be made IN
order to see which is the better TO ad'
vance the best interests of the school.
The Rev. Z. L. Fulk responded TO the
toast, 1.-The Alumnus Of the College, "
and emphasized the work OF the ladies'
and spoke feelingly of the great things
that were expected Of them. The last
toast,
1.-The present faculty of the college"
was responded to by Prof. Kinder, the
principal, who told of the history OF the
school and what he and his associates
expected to do in the future in co-opera-
tion with all the friends Of the institn-
! ton.
1t was near midnight when refresh
ments were had, and all went away
pleased aud gratified with their first re-
union, and regret that more of the old
students were not present to enjoy it.