The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-06-10
REUNION AT NO. /.
School Boys and Girls of
Forty Years Ago Talk
Of Old Times.
PRINCIPAL G. H. LINSLEY HAPPY.
He and Mrs. Eyeland Given Silver
emembrancesRe-
the Order of the Evening.
PRINCIPAL G. Il. LINsLEY HAPPY.

49, u tAlkly Az 1Oll9 years dSO dt
their reunion last night in old School No.
l. and hear them tell of their pranks and
misdemeanors, their good old times and
their old fashioned punishments. 1t was
an unusual. sight. Gathered in the class
rooms on the third floor. in the old boys
department, We're boys and girls who at
tended No. l in its infancy, way back in
AT, and boys and girls of later classes to-
gether with Mr. George H. Linsley and
Mrs. E. ]. Eveland, the two first princi-
pals. 1t was delightful. too. to see how
beloved these principals still are. AL
old scores, if ever there were any, have
long since been wiped away, and nothing
remains but memories of many kind
nesses. The class rooms were filled with
the old scholars. many of whom had not
entered the school since they had gradu-
ated years ago. On the platform where
they could be seen by all present were
seated Mr.. Lindley and Mrs. Eveland
and the President of School No. 1 Associa-
ton, Mr.. Charles F. Case. Throughout
the programme every allusion, and there
We're many, to Mr.. Lindsey and Mrs.
Eveland. was greeted with hearty and
prolonged applause.
Mr.. Case lax the address of welcome.
He said:-"Under the auspices of Public
School No. l Association, we have as
sembled here this evening to bid a last
farewell to our Alma Mater and take
leave of the building round which clus-
tiers such o memories of our youthful
days" Mr.. Case here spoke of Mr..
Iinsiey's early life and told how he came
to be principal of No. l. He alluded to
Mr.. Linsley as 1.-The man whom we love
to know. the man who stands today for
all that is good and true and manly, who
for the past 46 years has presided over
this school and whose name is honored
and revered, not only by the graduates of
this school and the teachers with whom
he has been associated during his long
term of service, but by the people of this
great city," Mr.. Case alluded to Mr..
Linsleyss methods as a teacher, to his
comradeship with the boys. He then
said for many years there have been in
every department of our city government
Representatives of No. ]. He said-.One
of the boys in whom we have all felt a
pride is our distinguished citizen, Mr.. E.
F. c.. Young, President of the First Ma
tional Bank. who nay yet be chosen Cow
ernor of this State; Cornelius zabriskie,
the smiling ~fnancier, Doctors Tolson and
Gordon. whose ability In their profession
is known to all; Hon. George 3. Fielder,
cx-Congressman and our present Regis
trar, is another bright and shining ex-
ample of the boys of No. i. Billy Lyon,
our own Billy, who is now assistant
Comptrolier of the Metropolis across
the river, soon to be known as the
Greater New York;" and second City
OF the weird in population. and we all
hope that Billy will increase in every
way Il he cannot IN stature. p. i. Wan
ser, who for the past i've years oecu-
pied the Mayors chair. and who now,
Ike Micawber, is waiting for something
to turn up' that may prove that he
was entitled to serve until next fall.
John j. Toffey, ex-Sheriff and gallant
soldier, both at home and at the front.
John Ramsey, who in the early years of
the war raised a company and went to
the front as Captain, and returned at
the close of the conflict with the proud
title of Major General. Hillyer, Hodges,
Donnelly, Lecompt, with a host of 9TH
ers whose names you will hear later,
served their country and returned to &C.
cupy positions of honor and trust in the
communities in which they took up their
residence, and then there was one who
is dear to the hearts of every boy of his
class, John E. Scott. who left his desk
in this schoolroom to take a clerkship
with George Cassidy, who was then
City Clerk, and whom he soon after
succeeded, and in which office he con-
tinued until the reaper called him home.
James H. Startup, who served this coun-
ty with credit as Director of the Board
of Chosen Freeholders, who was public
spirited and largely interested in the
building up of that section of our CITY
lying in and around Van Worst Park,
who has also Joined the silent majority.
The Farriers, George, Fred, viii and
Horace, have all been prominent in pub
lie matters in our city. Tom Leather
n John Brennan, who were prominent
members of our Fire Department and
proved themselves ideal Fire Commits
sioners. Daley and Dewitt, graduates of
this school, are now members of the
present Board of Education. And then
there were the Fleming boys, and Dud-
ley, our Secretary, who though quite
shy of the ladies, gave US light for
many years in his capacity as Manager
of the Gas Works. Joe Bumsted, the
Ward Brothers, Tom and John, are still
with us and are rated among our prorni-
nent citizens; and I just happen to think
OF Sim Ayres, another jolly fellow, and
so I might go on and mention a list of
names that you would all recall of men
who were our school mates and received
their instructions under Mr.. Linsley's
care.
Il beg. to say, in conclusion.-We are
prou9 OF no. 1 and its record. We are
proud of Mr.; Linsley and the teachers.
think we have had this opportunity of
participating IN the closing exercises
and bid farewell to these old walls"
Cranmer's Orchestra played and Mr..
Linsley rose to d a few words of well
come. He said:-"Fne Bible says Let
a~n : mou man { RHIse thee he han and nPt thy
teri / have been asked two or three
questions and I'm tired of answering
them. I'll answer them now, once for
all. I began teaching in 1S40. l came
one short exception, eve since. l don't
know how long I'm going to stay. AS
long as I can, I guess" (Applause.)
When NJ. Linsley began he was greeted
with such hearty and continued applause
that he was unable to speak for some
johnson, Mr.. Blanchard and Mr.. Dey,
accompanied by Miss Veronica Stanton,
ssCome Where the Lilies" and as
an encore, My Gals a High Born
Lady
Senator William p. Paly was next in
give an grafton, but he would greatly
prefer to give "reminiscences. But as
Mr.. Case, as was apparent, was a much
older man. 1t was proper that he should
iiIled with patriotic. sentiments. He
spoke of the value of the public school
and said that next to Christianity no
factor had contributed more than the