Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-05-26
SENIORS p IAN QuI.EE:TED[:'.
The Literary Society Gave a
" Receptionln Their Honor
Wednesday Evening.

K events IN school lie this year was
the banquet rendered the senior class
Of the high school by the Literary
society at Maurin's hall Wednesday
evening. It has been the custom OF
4 the society for the past three years
4 TO banquet the seniors, board OF
. education faculty and others at the
/ close Of the school year. 4. 5 h. y @
AS this years graduating class is
considered one Of the brightest and
best standing classes Of any who
have completed the high school
course, the spread was laid In their
honor. The hall was tastefully dec
Grated with bunting and hot house
plants, the arrangement OF which
completely harmonized. The ban
ners of the classes OF 1900 and 1901
formed an attractive ornament at
each end of the hall. ~ 49,. .
The tables were 40 arranged that
the guests of honor were seated at the
front part of the hall next to the
POSTMASTER, while the junior class
occupied a large table at the oppo-
site end of the banquet room. On
either side of the hall were placed
tables extending it's entire length at
which the invited guests were seated.
Pots of flowers were set at intervals
about the tables making the room
appear very attractive.
Among those present were the junior
and sophmOre classes OF the high
school, faculty, Alumni, members Iof
the board OF education and their
wives, parents OF the members of the
society, parents of graduates, and
representatives of the press.
Theinvitations We're forS o'clock at
which time guests began to arrive.
They We're received by a committee
consisting OF Misses Follansbee,
Bartleson, Redfield, Tanner, Hart
ing and Millspaugh. ~
After all had been seated and an
elegant spread served, Toastmaster
Henry Guerin announced the COM
mencement of the program.
Master Henry Richard rendered a
selection on the violin. He was &C.
ecompanied on the piano. by Miss
Maybe}le Brannen. Superintendent
Rowe responded to a toast on the
high school. ,~
The speaker said he was very fond
OF toasts, especially that served at
the breakfast table. OF this he was
very fond. OF the crust, clipped, which
he thought in this case to be the.
freshmen .olass. He also made mem
ttoniof the dignihed airs 81 the sen
Tors which he thought could not 20
unnot iced.. He" said that OF the !
many high schools Of which he has
had charge he considered ours among
the few most pleasant. High schools
much for a city and this |
Mr.. Rowe Thought ours had done
rs the pupils worked well, were en-
ergetic, perservering and of, good
gut,. Z
Miss Redtield, although. a. resident |
Of our city, scarcely q year. showed.
herself capable Of observation by Civ
ing an excellent toast On Little
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She said that there were two. es-
tsatftdS for the success OF a city, and
that they were first, natural advan-
lagos and second. energetic citizens
Little Falls, she Thought, occupied
1rst place in both. We also have
other advantages, such as improve
ments, climate and scenery Of which
.he made mention. The speaker
yaid that Little Falls people were
among the most pleasant, hospitable
and social that she had ever met and
that they were not behind in culture
and societies. Miss Redfield thought
that above and beyond our many
good traits there were three serious
faults, first, the lack of a better opera
house, second, absence ofgood roads,
and last but not least, a park. Il
After a slight intermission the
beniors were toast by their principal,
Misc Eononshno - t ID"