The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-03-09

taken place at many institutions, and |
nothing speaks higher for the feeling /
towards alma mater. What we arc |
should speak so loudly that no one |
heeds what we say should he our |
motto. and our own acts should Gdver- |
tise the college more than our words. |
We dare not stand still, for to do so |
means to rctiogdde.
Let us be as proud in fact as in |
name of what the college has done |
and may Gods blessing rest on the |
university and everything connected |
with her and make her as successful
IN the future is the devout wish of
ALL"
Toastmaster Campbell then intro
duced Professor Ieiscr, OF the Wilkes
Barre High school, as one who himself
embodied the attributes of "the faithful
college professor" which was the toast
assigned him.
The latter speaker opened his address
with humorous anecdote and then
declared that when he was at Lafay-
cite there was a faculty there which
was good. bad and indifferent. but he
had learned that since then the two
latter qualities were eliminated from
the composition of the staff.
THE great objection to the teachers
profession was its impecuniosity," he
said. THE average teacher has
mighty hard time making both ends
meet"
lie then dissected the quotation
which accompanied his toast and kept
up a continuous fire of witty. spark
ling comment, which kept his audi
ence in a roar of laughter.
Then. assuming "A more serious air.
he paid II beautiful tribute to his old
professors at Lafayette and said there
was no nobler profession in the world
than that of training men.
THE TRUE TEACHER.
The true teacher is always a power
for good and walks in the path OF the
Great Teacher. he claimed, and con-
cluded by quoting: The true knight
Of learning. the world holds him dear:
love bless him. joy crown him. God
speed his career" His address abound
ed in humor and was one of the die.
tinct hits of the night.
After a rising toast drank to the
health of DR.. Marsh of Lafayette, and
the singing of "Vive Lafayette" led
ny llle OF
the City Schools George Howell was
introduced. The latter's subject was.
"A Plea for the Small College" and
in his comments he declared that a
generation ago there were none but
small colleges in this country, and
showed by statistics the small number
of students and professors at Yale and
Harvard thirty years ago.
which augur the growth of the small
college, which in itself is one of the
most representative of American in
stitutions.
Rev. Or. |. j. Lansing, pastor of
the Green Ridge Presbyterian church,
| and an alumnus of Wesleyan, -, was
the next speaker. Sister Colleges"
being his toast. In the course of his
| address he INDUCED in several shots at
incompetent school directors.
He declared that he was particularly
struck by the number of college alum
| nj in this vicinity and spoke of the
power for good conveyed by such a
body of men.
He suggested "a cooperation toward
some worthy end to be manifested in a
university Club" by the seven or
| eight hundred college men of these dis
| tricts.
AS TO CONTROLLERS
1T is perfectly plain that in some
| instances the controllers are totally
| unfit for the places they hold Why
| can we not have a larger representa-
| tion of good men to back the teachers?
1T Is frequently reported that the
| school directors are connected with
| saloons. and boodling purposes. and It
| is largely reported I'm Scranton and
| Wilkes Barre that there Is tendency
| among them to appropriate public
| funds. If there is Il practical side Of
| alumni associations, is there a better
| field to enter than this?
Imagine the effect on the children
| of seeing a controller enter who is
| ignorant and coarse, and possibly
under the influence of liquor"
| He brought his address to a close by
| making the assertion that no better
| service could be done their alma mater
| by those present than by taking
| prompt action in endcavoring to i'm
| prove the existing condition Of Tairs
Oscar ]. Harvey, II. of Wilkes
| Barre, the founder of the association,
| was the last speaker. He was assigned
| The Ladies' and treated this fertile
subject in "A most interesting manner,
| his comments on the fair sex being
| tingcd with constant humor. and in
terspersed with witty anecdotes. All
sorts and conditions of ladies We're dis
coursed upon by him, many particular
classes of this interesting genus roceiv-
| ing signal attention.
AT an interesting and rather spicy
! point of his narrative the lights sud-
denly went out, causing IA general
laugh and startled exclamation from
the speaker. The darkness was only
! of momentary duration, however.
AULD LANG SYNE.
Following his address every man at
| the board rose, and joining in a strong
chorus sang Aud Lang Syne.' and t.
was with the home-like strains of the
| grand old song that ended one of the
most successful gatherings of the La
fayettc Alumni association
Present at the banquet were:
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES