The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-06-19
SCHOOL WELCOME THE NEW
CLASS.
LEV CORNING PRESIDENT.
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
OF OFFICERS is GONE THROUGH
WITH.
Pioneer Class of the Sixth Ward Is
Given Its Start In the Busy
World.


the class of '97 Central high school
We're indicted last night with due cere-
mCny into the st. Paul High School
Alumni association, and put into pos
session of all the rights and privileges
of that organization.
The exercises incident to the opera
ton were Of a thoroughly entertain
ing character, and were listened to by
an audience which completely filled
the spacious assembly hall, which was
appropriately furnished with bunting
and the class colors, green and black
Many members of the alumni, Of both
sexes, were in evidence, and joined in
receiving into their company the very
newest members Of the association
after which President Frank III. Griggs
briefly welcomed the newcomers into
the ranks Of the alumni The many
neatly turned compliments which the
members Of the graduating class had
received at the commencement exer-
cises, he did not mean to repeat. It
was the duty Of the president to de-
liver certain encomiums to be sure but
he felt that the danger Of leaving I'M
said that which should have been
spoken would constitute sufficient ex-
cuSe for his refraining from the usual
eulogistic remarks. 1t was the largest
class ever graduated from the st. Paul
high school. and had carried off the
palm as we'll in the matter of scholar
ship. He wished to welcome them into
the association where they would not
only be gamers, but of material aid in
building up the standard Of the asso-
clat1on. The remarks Of Mr., Grfggs
were aptly responded to by George
Whitney, president of the graduating
class. Prof. A. ]. Smith, principal
Of the high school, spoke. He greeted
the members Of the alumni, and COM
mended to their favorable considera-
ton the members of the class which
in many ways was remarkable, which
was, in his opinion, we'll equipped to
take up the serious affairs of life. The
class colors were green and black, but
it must not be understood that the
green stood for verdancy, but for per-
petual youth. 1t was upon this class
and those which followed it that the
life and success of the alumni asso-
citation depended, and he felt that in
1t this big class Of bright young men
and women. the association could
scarcely help being the gamer.
5. q. Smith related several anecdotes.
and, after telling of the lawyer who
gave it out that there were eight rea-
sons why his client should not be con-
victed, the first of which being that ne
was dead, said that he was asked to
speak on school finances r- --.- '
"Ihefe were three reasons why he
would not, the first was that his
hearers did not care to hear such a
subject discussed on such an occasion.
secondly, because he knew too much
about school finances, and. lastly. be-
cause he knew too little about them.
He spoke of the proposed consolida-
ton of the branch high schools. and
believed it should not be consum-
mated.
short business meeting was held.
Leavitt Corning was chosen president,
Miss Austin, second vice president;
George Whitney, third vice president;
Miss Helen James, corresponding sec
rotary; Fred Harbaugh, treasurer, the
last named defeating Albert Moore.
The first vice president will be ap-
pointed by the board of directors, some
twenty-five new members of which will
be elected within the coming two
weeks.
An interesting one-act farce, Dor
rowed from the German, called THE
Red Button was given by four mem
bers' of the alumni to the immense
pleasure Of their friends in the audi
ence.
clever set of complications arises
out Of the transpCsition of an limo
cent red button from one garment to
another, and the details of the farce
were well brought out by Leavitt
Corning, as DR.. Rudolph Bingen,
university professor, his wife, Ga
brielle, played by Miss Nellie officer;
her cousin. Bertha Waller, taken by
Miss Mabel Robinson, and Prof Carl
Blatt, friend of the professor, and
in love with the professors wife's
cousin. Murray Dewart played the
last named part
The stage was prettily set, the pre-
sentation Of the farce lacked many of
the amateuriSh details, and the audi
ence was we'll pleased with their eff
forts of its representatives
The Twin City Mandolin club fur
nished music during the evening, and,
when the work and play were over
and the floor cleared, played through
a card Of dance numbers, while the
budding citizens and embryo society
leaders joined with their older sisters
and brothers, and in this way ended
the evening which had been so pleas
antly spent.