The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-04
"0Lu BOYS MEET.
Annual Reunion Of Public
School No. | Associa-
ton Last Night.
PRINCIPAL LlNSLEY H0N0RED
Touching" "reminiscences of
School Life Elec-
ton of Officers.

The gathering in the Hotel Washing
ton last night of the ..old boys" of No. J
Public School was a unique. touching and
very beautiful exhibition of the respect
and affection which they entertain for
their principal, George H. Linsley. There
were there boys on whom he had made
q good impression with a rattan and
otherwise, now grown up occupying inn
portant positions and by their presence
testifvine their regards for the venerable
preceptor whose seventy-seventh birth
day it was.
Ostensibly the meeting was a reunion OF
the Public school No. Association with
that prince of joviaI gentlemen, Mr.
Charles f. Case. at the head, and on
these occasions they tell and re-tell their
school experiences >an "reminiscences
coddie t4leir former principal and get
back at him in a playful sort of way.
This they did last night. and never was
there a nere delightful evening spent.
There were there to honor Mr.. Linsiey
President Charles F. Case.-Dr.. Leonard
J. Gordon. Brig. General P. F., Wanser,
George B. Fielder. Directors Henry v.
Dewitt and Herbert j. Rice of the Board
of Education. David r. DAILY. d. D. Flem-
ming j. McWilliams, j.. w. Heck, Chaun-
cey Holt, ]. Creech. George e. Backus,
]. McAllister. A. McAllister, J.. Craw, I.
A. Dcnneliy. e. Gardner and Z. Perry.
When the cigar and coffee stage of the
menu was reached a general talk took
place about a suitable mode of celebrating
the opening of the new School No. l. Di-
rector II. j. Rice said hat he had talked
the matter over with Directors Mulvaney
and Nimmo, and they agreed to nave
some kind of an entertainment. The
school. continued Mr.. Rice, would in all
probability be- ready by August, and the
work was progressing satisfactorily.
Mr.. David r.. DAILY thought it would be
ready by September. when a celebration
ought to AXE place in which the assoeia-
tion should take part.
Or. Leonard J.. Gordon suggested the
appointment of a committee of the assoc
citation to confer withsa similar one of the
Board of Education to arrange a suitable
entertainment. Other suggestions fol-
lowed from Messrs. Chauacey Holt G..
Il. Backus and D. D. Flemming. when it
was finally decided to leave it to the
Joint committee. President Case appoint-
ed OH THAT
chairman. DR.. L. J. Gordon. George F.
Fielder and D.. d. Flemming.
The next piece of business was the an
nuaI election and tha resulted in these
oficerszCharles F. Case, President;
George W. Talson. Vice-President .
Joseph III. Bumstead Treasure
ecutive Committee, Messrs. Case,
- Tr1x.,-of.r ~
Fielder. T.. Leather. DR.. l.. ]. Gordon,
j. MeWilliams, D. r. DAILY and George p.
Baekus. This closed the business and the
member settled back in their chairs for
"reminiscences.
"Who remembers the time when Thee
Dumont fired an inkpot at our venerable
friends head?" said President Case, ana
a loud laugh greeted a story whimsicaaly
told by the President in which the mis-
deeds of THE" were fully set forth.
.sWho remembers the taffy store kept
by Mrs. Ridgway, on the southeast COR
ner Of Washington and York streets?'
asked DR.. III. Gordon, and another rem
iniscence followed.
WI remembers the run in of Farm
wanser with Laughing Jack?" asked an
other: and the Postmaster-elect was conf
PEELED to recount that narrowing expert
ence.
.sDo you remember" interposed Prifci-
pal Linsley. Mary Jane, who had been
scratched by another grip"
"Ne. tell u.s." came the chorus.
We'll" continued the venerable prinei-
pal, his kindly eqes beaming with fun.
..She told me another girl had pulled her
hair and scratched her. l called up the
other girl. a colored girl, who denied it,
and accused Mary lane of the same
crime. Il said to the girl, Are you telling
me the TRUTH and she replied, I would
MT tell a lie because I was baptized yes
terday.s daughter.
President Case then told an amusing
story Of the boys of No. l. with their fiat
topped caps and their fights witt the boys
of the Catholic school, eliminating in a
tragic c~astigation Of a big fellow, Jacky
Lynch, by the simple process of putting
him on the back of another boy and then
applying the rattan.
nDo you remember the two pianos we
had Z. said Mr.. Linsly, in the height of his
enjoyment. we bought them ourselves.
There was no Board of Education then
They lasted a long time, and when they
became old and worn out the new Board
sold them and kept the nj laugh
fers3
.seThey knew their business" replied Di-
rector Rice, and there was another burst
OF laughter
And so on came story after story of
the old days, and then pretty tender
speeches. full OF kindly sentiment for the
Venerable guest, who was visibly affected
Whenshe replied that he would never for
get the kindness of hts old boyssof No. l
association.
Messrs. Heck, Backus, Gordon, Case,
Fleminfng and Fielder each paid tributes
Of affection to Mr.. Linsley, n after
more stories the party separated.