Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1894-01-05

selves thonDughiy IN the exchange OF
"reminiscences of high school experiences
in the parlors of the hotel until 800. the
hour OF the banquet At that hour the
tables were hllod-and In the course OF
an hour and . half the tables were
cmptied and the bauquetters were tiled
The dining-room was prettily decorated
with festoons OF smiiax lining from the
four cofners OF the ceiling and palms
and potted plants with wreaths OF
sniilax decorated the tables- The
neatly printed menu and program OK
toasts was bound with pale blue ribbon
and was ~ follows:
Blue Points.
Imperial Consomme,
Broiled Chicken on Toast,
Asparagus.
Orange Sherbert,
- Bcned Turkey, en- selse,
OK Tongue. CANT,
Chicken Salad.
Tutti Fruit Ice Cream,
Aacaroons Angel FOOD,
Kisses,
Bananas. Oranges. Malaga Grapes,
Cafe Noir.
High school Girls
1t was IL o'clock before the intellec-
tual portion Of the feast was reached,
and DIR. Schuyler q. Graves briefly in
troduced Mas Annah u Clark, the
veteran prcceptress who responded TO
the toast, The Girls OF the High
School" Miss Clark was received with
applause. She said the girls Of the high
school we're found in al the capacities
Of life Over one half the city school
teachers were high school girls They
were found la India, and teaching the
japanese christianity. They were found
also 10 the homo. attending TO the du-
ties OF wifehood and motherhood. for
many Of the high school girls were now
walking hand In hand with high school
boys She ended by heartily desiring
Gods blessing on the high school girl.
And the high school boy also" said a
voice from among the other banquetters.
Talked OF Hard Times"
Arthur c. Dennison spoke to the
toast. "Hard Tmes" He said he was
supposed TO know all about the subject
from his being lawyer. He said fur
Their there were other hard times besides
financial hard times, and he thought
some Of the hardest times OF his life
| were spent ir the south recitation room
OF the old High school As this was
Miss Clark's room, the hit was appre-
ciated and properly applauded.
A quartet consisting Of DIR. II. NJ. Joy,
/ w. c. Wurster. James Grant and b. A.
Beneker furnished the vocal music OF
the evening. and Mrs Frank Lunkin a.
harpest and Miss Bessie Evans furn-
ished the instrumental music.
Discussed the Classics
Miss Eva Daniels. tho present teacher
OF that branch OF learning Ia the high
school. gave q bright and interesting
talk on Classics in the High School,
She reviewed tho history OF ancient
classical education, and pointed with
| pride" 70 the fact graduates Of the high
school classical course held important
! positions In Wellesley. John Hopkins,
Chicago university and Ann Arbor
DR.. Graves then introduced Prof. F.
/ A. Strong. principal OF the State Normal
school at Ypsilanti aud the father OF the
High school. who spoke on the subject
1 OF "Reminiscences.'
Mr.. Strong said It had always been
his custom 10 face TO the front and that
"reminiscences were hardly in his line
lilo told a story OF an old lady in the
south end OF this city. who discovered a
burglar ia her hallway and told the bad
man TO 20 away. lie complained that
| he came with worthy object and asked
her 10 tell him where her valuables
were. 81 would not tell him. said the
old lady. 'for II you once begin telling a
Burglar where your valuahles are, you
never know where IL will end"
Knew where to End
Dir. Strong said that when you begin
telling "reminiscences you never know
where IL win end. and forthwith con-
sumed a most charming half hour in
telling tales OF methods and manners in
the old original stone high school. 1T
stood" said the professor. lust where
| the new building now stands 10 was a
sturdy building. entirely upright and
downright. like dry goods box. II had
a neat, white fence in front and gate
with a ball and chain. The yard was
kept constantly full 81 flowers. but
many 81 the gardeners are no more. In
Ransom street was the city's gravel Dit
| an immense hole, aud IL was q cold
day indeed when we did not have to dig
two or three boys out OF that pitt
la conclusion. Prof. Strong gave a
brilliant picture OF the future Of tho
high school lie predicted that AmerI.
can education would reach q higher
lev in fsw yeats and that graduates
from the high schools vill 10 ss well
equipped as college, graduates are noe
at would ouly cost little more money
and the putting Of our shoulders 90 tho
Wheel 81 bring soout this result sail
tke profsseor.
Closing Speeches
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sr Ia the high school. nov professor ~
G~rmsn ~ Ann Arbos. male brief anil
happy address.
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