New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-20
WHO ELSE BELONGS TO THIS CLASSY

Grammar School No Z has the oldest Alumni
Association In the city. Ii is called the George r
Trimble Association OF Old Public School No. T.
and its members were among the graduates from
1880 to 1885, during the Prncipalshp of Dr. Stephen
r. Kirby, William p. Lyon. and John Ketcham.
Fifty members met at the old schoolhouse. No. 60
Chrystie-st on Friday February &C. 1862 and or
ganized the association In honor Of George 7.
Trimble a grand old Quaker. and one OF the most
earnest and distinguished members Of the old
Public School Society.
No. was his favorte school. and Aunt
Sarah Bunker. for nearly fifty years principal Of
the girls department. was his favorite teacher.
Among these old graduates were the Slote broth
ers-Lon Dan and Henry L.: Commodore Joseph
H. Tooker the Hon. Orestes Cleveland Richard
Hamilton the President Of the Bowery Bank;
Daniel D. Earle, Harvey II. Woods. George r.
Gantz Oscar Purdy. Jim Kelso. George +. Bris-
tow Samuel d. Allison. Nathan T. Beers. John
] Anderson and John w. Creation. Each OF the
last two named claimed to be the oldest living
graduate up to 1897, but Creation died last
March. Mr. Anderson ranks now among the officers
OF the association as senior counsellor.
II IL years since either of them attended the an
nual dinner The records Of the old school show
that Anderson entered as pupil August !. lSZo
Very few OF the old boys are left TO tell the tale
Of their schoolboy days During the last two
years especially death has been busy among their
ranks and no less than three presidents OF the
association have been gathered in by the silent
reaper in that time. The present principal j.
Frank Wright has addressed the following circu-
lar letter TO about dozen OF the ola boys whose
addresses known TO him:
Grammar School, No T. No. so Chrystle-s'
Dear Alumnus: Is IL your Will that the 1corSee
T. Trmble Association shall die and be foIgolicn :
Not than four members of the "Old Nlntn
Glass have been represented at the annual dinner
lard. Joseph n. Tooker. Harvey Hart Woods ana
Ward ST. John. Only OF that quartet can
ever appear TO represent the class again III rests
with you whether he will be the only man 10
prove; on the 18th OF May. that the association
still ives VIII you not make personal enort 10
attend the next reunion and with the Alumni AS
ISOLATION join In resolutions OF regret and mourn
ing for the loss OF Cleveland Tooker Grea ton,
Hamilton and Woods and all your old classmates.
Gone before to that unknown and silent shore
Where we snail meet as heretofore
Some summer morning
Mr. Wright hopes that others NAV see II
In print and send their addresses 10 him at the old
school even IL they cannot appear at the dinner
The Alumni Association. composed of the grad
yates under the principalship Of Samuel d. Allison
and j. Frank Wright. from 1916 70 1896 has for five
wears been allied 10 the George T. Trimble Assoc
citation, and together the two have celebrate their
annual dinner 10 commemorate the opening Of the
school which occurred May 70 1926 Up TO the
pre- sent year the presiden- Of the Allied Associa-
tons has been chosen from the old boys and OF
Homan esq. a graduate in 1872 under Principal
J. Frank Wright. is the first OF the younger grad
upon whom the honor has been conferred.
The vice-presdents for 1897 are Hermann Cohen.
Joseph NJ Harris, William Iianheld Thomas
Cohn and Anthony Gross.