The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-28
Old SCHOOL BOYS MEET.
Banquet Of the English and Classical
School Alumni.
INTERESTING ADDRESSES MADE.
senator Richard Comstock and His Law
Partner, ex-District Attorney Rath-
bone Gardner InduIged I'm Debate ON
the state institution Omcers Elected


was held last evening at he Trocadero
About sixty-fve men who had been
graduated from the school were present.
At the business meeting the following
resolution. offered by Hon. Richard
Comstock, was adopted.
Voted. That beginning with the end Of the
school year Ia June, 1884, or In June isss @ n ,he
prize or Pczes money shall 6s oered sna to t1I
oe paid from ine annual lax OF 81 cents on the
members OF the associat ation ,e amount ana h psr-
ecutlye committees OF the Alumni association.
The following were admitted TO mem
bership: Charles Il. Howard, Elisha IL.
Howard, Edmund II. Mason. Il. Howard
Wright Olney Arnold, I'd Truman
BeckwiIh, ID, Arthur +; Weeden, How
ard ID. Wilcox, Georse Ii. -Eiswald. sam
uel NJ. Conant, X. G. Covey, 4. +. Bar
ker, Charles f. Brown. Fred O. Fletcher.
George +. MAIDEN, William ID. Cole,
Edgar Il. Ray, Henry A. Fifeld, 4. 3.
Cons ock ana James G. Johnson.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. Hon.
Rathbone Gardner, '7s; first vice presi-
dent, Webster Knight, ~; second vice
president, Frana w. Matteson, 'sS; sec
retary, Clarence IA. Manchester, 'S2
treasurer, Philip Z. Sheldon, 'So.
Alter the transaction of miscellaneous
business one Of Tillingqasts best sup
pers was enjoyed. Divine blessing was
invoked by the Rev. Mr.. Lord.
President Joseph Baich presided over
the business meeting aud over the alter
supper exercises as we'll. He stated that
le. lers OF regret had besu received from
DIR. George Lewis Collins, Thomas
Jenkes and John r.. kendrick.
The Rev. Mr.. Lord was introduced as
the first speaker His school, he said,
VAS in Boston, and he believed that
tn, re was something disadvantageous In
living la a city where one had not been
scboolboy. 'Once was q scnool
teacher" Mr.. Lord ssid. my duties in
school tasted taree hours each day, but
the amount OF
Juvenile Depravity
saw in those three hours was made up
by my liberal theology during the rest Of
the day." In closing Mr.. Lord expressed
his pleasure in being present.
C.arles B. Golf, one OF the principals
of the English aud Classical school, re
ierred to the work of the school during
the past year, Zone new teacher has
been adde'. To the classical department"
he said. "The boys have donned military
upitorns and present IA very attractive
appearance in drill. We have been sue
cessful for we have been at the front.
About thirty years ago DR.. Lewis travel
led In Germany and came back wit b a
good many ideas Ia regard to light ~ M
nastics. A system was introduced in
the English and Classical school during
it's first year, in 1864, and year later
militays- drill was introduced. Now a
4 reat many schools have Intro -uced both.
In other ways we have been pioneers III
Introducing new thugs"
Dinh ri II A N int
duced and asked to speak on the political
"muddle into whicn Rhode Island has
fallen aud also ou the constitution OF
Rhode Island. He was warned that his
law partner, Hon. Rathbone Gardner,
the president-elect. would DO called upon
10 refute all his statements
Mr.. Comstock spoke OF the acceptance
OF the present constitution in lS42, and of
what were, III his opinion, the defects in
document. He found fault with the
day chosen for tee spring election
and with majority elections. He
referred to tne fact that the
governor of Rhode Island is the only
governor to preside over the senate. that
the governors of all but five states Of
which Rhode Island is one, have full
pardoniIQ power, and OF other peculiar
tiles in the constitution.
The political mudGle, Mr.. Comstock
said, was due to the statement that
Majority Should Rule.
This gave rise to minority rule. The
to the constitution were
spoken of, and those presented In the
general assembly. but which never got
my farther.
Concluding Mr.. Comstock said "The
Democrats OF the state demand and they
must get a Constitutional convention be-
xxb ha hnl
and new one ma :e. Tue
nuddle which we ars In, which may be
more serious than any one of you sup
pose, is caused by the defective con slit u
ion aud If it is not revised l believe it
will lead TO anarchy"
Hou. Rathb1ne Gardner humorously
remarked that he did not know before
What sort of a man his partner was. He
then launched out aud gave Very sas-
sfactory answer tor his side OF the uues-
ion in the rather extemporaneous de-
bate.
Mr.. Garduer's reply was very facetious
and before he sat down laughter had
rather doEe away with Mr.. Comstock's
Among Oh her things. Mr.. Gardner said
hat there was ample opportunity to
change the constitution whenever such "A
change was necessary. Those changes
VIII .ch had Leen aiopted were adopIe!
after full consideration. A state.
nelt that there were classes OF voters
made by Mr.. Comstock was answered by
Mr. Gardner who said there was no dis
.inction at state elections, municipal
elections, there was "A distinction for
which ali should he thankful. Tne busi-
ness manage .nent OF a municipal cor
was carried on b. those men
who nave property interest in the con-
iucting of affairs. They are stockhold-
.rs in the corporation.
Hon. Augustus Miller was the last
speaker. As ne is senator-elect from
mis- r r,marks in regard to the
were especially Interesting.
lie spoke partly ia regard to class.s
among the voters.
During the evening fine music was
by quarte5 from the Brown