The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-10

lege to live in a day like this, between
a great past and a still greater future
and every thought born of this hour ant
occasion should impel us to -exclailn
How. glad ! am that I was permitted tt
live IN order to flttingly celebrate al
occasion hke this and TO meet with thu
man who by lessons Of culture, which il
but discipline, fitted us all for the busy
scenes of life!, Now / know there were
some boys and some girls who failed tC
profit by the teachings of culture or dis
cipline of our worthy teacher. In fac
he had boys. and possibly some girls. in
heard some time ago. * Sunday-school
teacher made a practical example of the
parable of the ten talents by giving each
of two boys ten pennies as talents. The
following Sunday the teacher asked,
What did you do with your ten pen
MES. Willie?' Here are your ten pen
MES and with them | AVE made an
other ten, was the answer. He received
the plaudit, Well done, good and faith
full little servant. And what have you
done with your pennies, Johnnyg !
did you lose them. johnny I lost
them said Johnny, matching pennies
with Willie Once in a while / visit my
old school and it has been the somewhat
embarrassing custom of Mr.. Linsley TO
call upon me and introduce me in this
style. This is Captain George 3; Field
ers one Of my old scholars way paek IN IN
War of the Rebellion. l fancied the lit
tie ones gazed upon me with awe and
reverence. And upon one occasion q
ern history and asked. Who was the
principal hero of the Rebellion was an
swered. Why. Captain George B.
Fielder
There is a strong bond between the
old soldiers and there should be a strong
bono between teacher and pupil; n
why should there not be when both pupil
and teacher fought side by side, when
there never was a day nor an hour. but
what one or more of us fell under the
swing of that well known weapon OF
punishment, a weapon that the old
understood so well. In battle he never
was without ammunition; If he was the
boys didn't know it, because he Kept on
firing. To the outside world 1t may seem
sentimental nonsense that these very
boys meet from year to year in reunion
with the very teacher who always proved
they scraped upon the floor of many a
class room, it is because they stood for a
moment only in the same position-for we
moved very lively in those days to avoid
ing tributes to both Mr.. Linsley and Mrs.
Eveland, and in conclusion said:-"In the
late war and upon one OF the raids a
train was badly mixed up in the
Gated after great difficulty. When fairly
in camp and out of harms way our COM
missary asked his servant, who had been
in the train, how he liked the situation.
Well, Massa Tom said he, I didn't k
it a blame bit. Dem air shells as big as
camp kittles was flying around kind of
loose. Dere warn't no chance for. a
niger, nohow. I was mighty scared, !
was. Why, iMassa Tom, I felt as if every
hair in my head was a bugle and they
was playing Home, Sweet Home" Like
SO long and saying so little. and
[ hope none of % have wished for
Home, Sweet Home"
Superintendent Henry Snyder, Director
noxfl TNolv onI Mr. II u n Vornn a1-a
called upon for impromptu Speeches. Mr..
Snyder said he had a great admiration
for the tributes paid by the old pupils,
a. n als Hr eo ps M; L 4 5 ! Ses and mrs. a. E Ne
new No. l and said: "God grant the girls
and boys to be sent from new No. ! will
be loyal to our government, and, If pos
sible. be better fitted than we were to
fight the battle of life"
Mr.. Young said he was possibly the old
est pupil there, as he was one of those
who marched around from the old school
on Sussex street to the then new No. l.
Said he: The lady on my right Mrs.
Young) desires me to say there is no
lady she esteems more than Mrs. Eveland
regard. except myself, as Mr.. Linsley."
The quartette sang. Come, Dorothy,
Come" Mrs. George Thurber, nee
g ayatt, Of Fe Mq. Z ahGrt s oPIgi tbe o p9e acbe eaIo-
DR.. Leonard J. Gordon then, in behalf
of the association, presented Mr.. Linsley
with a handsome loving cup with horn
handles and Mrs. Eveland with a silver
pitcher. Both pieces of silver were ex-
ceptionally handsome, and were on small
mahogany stands. On the cup was en-
by his former pupils of Public School No.
/, in affectionate remembrance and ear
nest recognition of his many virtues as a
nan and teacher, 184S-1S9F-Jersey City,
Presented to Mrs. E. j.. Eveland as a
loving testimonial Of the high respect in
which she is held by her former pupils Of
Public School No. 1, 1S4S-1Ss7. Jersey City.
DR.. Gordon said:-Mr. Linsley and Mrs.
Eveland, when we recall that nearly a
half a century has passed away since
many OF US, as prattling boys or girls,
first listened to your voices within these
cherishd, walls. our thoughts irresisti-
bly, revert to the past, and I find it al
most impossible, on behalf of my class
nj ties. TO express in adequate words
feelings upon the present occa-
sion. Ours has, indeed, been a rare priv
ilege; for during this long period you
lives that we as well as those of later
decades might become wiser and better
and women. What changes have
seen! Inc morning, noon and twi-
still finds you both at your post of duty.
But, Mr.. Linsley and Mrs. Eveland, the
evening of life to many of US is APP
preaching, n we. therefore, desire TO
place upon record, before we part, a
tangible expression of our affection, of
appreciation, of both your charac-
of a trust that you ma be
spared many years to witness the fruits
Of your labor, during which time YOU
enjoy. only days of sunshine and of
Mr.. Daley then, in behalf of the pres
eRt teachers of No. l. presented Mr..
with a handsome, leather easy
an immense bunch of mink roses Mr.
DAILY said there were "a of them, and
that the teachers had taken from them
every thorn. Both Mr.. Linsley and Mrs.
and it was with difficulty that Mr.. Inns
ley gave the thanks of both. The clos
number was Aud Lang Syne.'' in
every one joined heartily;
below, where ice cream and cake were
by Morrow & Day. Several times
the guests had to be asked to go down
present was SO busily engaged in hunt
ing up old friends that no attention was
paid to refreshments. It was an inter-
esting sight to watch the old boys go
were heard,vWhy. Bill. is it you?'
eJoe. / wouldn't have lSnowRry your,
ans and Bob Buchanan and Jacquith
are here tonight You don't mean it,
Why, l haven't seen those boys. for
years" and off they would go and say,
T hear you're Lem Jewell DO you
what's your manner and on being told.
aRemember you; we'll; l guess 1 dol" The
as good . time as the boys Of outside.
They wandered about booking for old
cronies and reviewing with them the tales
of years ago. The sight of the little
and as one big man after an
other placed himself with difficulty in the