The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-18
ALUMNI'S NIGHT TO RECRUIT
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES AS
ISOLATION WELCOMES 'ss
Social and Informal Event That
TerminateS the Closing of the
High school Year and Course
officers Elected, Followed by n
Brief Pros:ra nm ell. b. Martin,
80, Chosen Pre- sident.

cO, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The purely social and Informal event
OF the graduating season for the seniors
OF the Central high school came off last
evening at assembly hall, in the high
school building, when the alumni Of
the school held a reunion and gave a
reception to THE graduating class.
The only formal feature was the cleo
ton of officers and that was not al
lowed to interfere with the festivities,
for 1T was not completed. The pro-
eramme for he reunion was, for the
rest, altogether of the, entertaining or
der. There We're ,felicitous addresses,
singing, some bright dialogue sketch
work, and then followed collation.
and when the seniors had gone home
there was dancing for the younger ele-
ment.
There We're about $50 people in the
hall when President Leavitt Corning,
'S9, called the assemblage to order and
made an address in which he felicitated
the members of the graduating class
and wished them prosperity in the life
work that most of them were entering
upon.e
1t makes us of the sos feel that
we are becoming part of the body of
the elders when we consider that the
tieth century," said Mr.. Corning, "but
on occasions like this we go back read
lily enough to the time when we were
leaving the school. We had the high
hopes and the high ideals that you have
and L trust that you will live up to.
them. l am very grateful for the honor
OF addressing so large class and feel
a PRIDE In our school that I will not
try to express. give you greeting on
your entrance into the world and thank
you for your presence here
The response was made by Herman
David johnson, '9S. president of the
graduating class, and he briefly thank
ed the alumni and the president of the
body for the cerdiality Of the greeting
and the good wishes expressed.
Supt. A. J. Smith made a few remarks
shat We're not dis set as the programme
portended. HeAsaid that the gradual
Ing class was calculated to reflect honor
ON the classes 5thaS had preceded, and
when he said that the class Of '9S was
the second largest in the history Of the
school the graduates were by no means
that the reputation OF the school must
gain by the sraduating class Of this
year and their work in the world, and
he wished Them g. dspeed. He was given
the applause due to. a favorite teacher,
end the class yell was never more
heartily voiced than when some one
demanded it for the superintendent who
had been the tutor! of most Of those
present. "a ~
The officers Of the, Alumni association
were only partially elected, the balance
of the list being left for filing by ap-
pointment later. 81
II. B. Martin, 80, was elected presi-
dent; Helen Jemar, '93, second vice
president; Herman David Johnson, '9S,
third vice PRESIDENT: Mrs. w. L. Ban
ming, 49, corresponding secretary, and
+. P. Harbaugh, '89, treasurer, the last
being the only officer reeelected. 1t
was announced that the balance of the
list Of officers would. be -elected later.
The! business being. gotten out Of the
way the entertainment portion Of the
programme was taken up and Charles
Fl. Bigelow, 'S3, sang a couple of songs
and sang them very wei, indeed. Miss
Edith C.. Hammersley,, -'92, and. Hairy
=. Jodson. interpreted very cleverly a
bright little fsskseteiil,. = The Confeder-
ateS." 9S
The High School Double duartette,
composed of MessTs Aronsohn, Pas
sd ge, Brack, Jo:ansani Brodie, Edwards,
IGmmen and :Sqrires, @san g a. couple of
g1ees and: sang them so well that their
friends in the audience would insist on
more until they had rendered an adap-
tation of Rally Round the Flag" in
WHICH tDey evidenced a determination
to do sGmethng for Cuba Libre. Then
they positively refused to sing further,
and when the applause finally died
away President Corning announced
that there would be class meetings dur
ing the intermissiops Of the dance, for
The purpose of making slate for the
executive committee, and declared the
exercises on the stage at an end.
Then the seats were cleared away
refreshments served and the young
people INDUCED in dance that went
through ten numbers, with a couple of
extras that were pleaded for and, Of
course, permitted.