The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-06-08
''OLD BOYS" MEET
Distinguished Citizens As
semble in School No. l
to Honor Principal
Linsley.
PRESIDENT CASES WELCOME
Mr.. Linsley Reviews His Own
and the Schools History
DIR. Barnes's Witty
Speech.
PRESIDENT CASES WELCOME


cipal George H. Linsley and Mrs. Eve
land, who had completed over fifty years
of service as public school teachers, and
in front of them were grandfathers and
grandmothers, fathers and mothers whom
they had taught. 1t was the eleventh an
nual reunion of Public School No. l AS
sociation, gotten up in honor of Principal
Linsley's eightieth birthday anniversary
1t was a touching ana pretty sight to
see some of our most distinguished towns
men who, fifty years ago, sat trembling
before 1.-The old man." Learning to trace
the days disasters on his mornings
face now vieing with each other in do
ing honor to him.
Among the "old boys" on the platform
were Mr.. Edward f. C. Young. the Rev.
DR.. C. R. Barnes, P. F. Wanser, Dudley
Flemming. DR.. L. ]. Gordon, David D.
DAILY, Prosecutor James S. Erwin and L.
w. Heck. and as guests Mayor Hoos,
John A. Walker, Superintendent Henry
Snyder and many other prominent people
Mr.. Charles F. Case presided AS Mrs
Eveland stepped on the platform Mr.. Case
stepped forward and greeted her with a
hearty kiss. The audience clapped their
Z hands and laughed loud and long as the
. fenefdDl6 1dQy IedcH0E QluSASQ ILLS
unexpected onslaught.
After an opening prayer by the Rev.
c. r. Barnes of Centenary M. E. Church
President Case welcomed the guests. The
members of the association, he said, loved
these reunions, where they met their old
schoolmates again. He pointed to the
proud record of the school, which had
turned out bankers, lawyers, merchants
and men who had achieved success in
various walks in life.
From our ranks we have only one min
lister (turning to Mr.. Barnes). AS for
lawyers we have lost count. Above twen-
ty of them is what No. is responble for.
(Laughter.) We have six doctors; two
or three are here tonight, and I hope you
won't need their services. Oaughter.)
In Congress we had Mr.. Fuller and the
late W. d. DAILY. We have had Senators
and Assemblymen. We have had presi-
dent of a bank (AIr. e. F. C. Young), a
Mayor (P. f. Wanser), Sheriff (Wiiliam
Heller), and many of our boys went to
the war. returning officers, ranging from
a general to a lieutenant"
Mr. Case closed with warm tribute
to Mr.. Linsley, whom he called their
teacher and friend.
For several minutes the veteran teacher
could not gain hearing for the applause
which broke out as he arose to reply.
He had tears in his voice and in his eyes
when he began
MY dear old boys and girls.-I should
feel very happy tonight, and do. l have
made no preparation for a speech, and
tell you that straight
Mr. Linsley then talked of No. 1 his
tory. beginning when he was appointed.
The principal then, he said, was DR.. AL
bert T. Smith, with himself in the male
department; Miss May Westly, Cath
arine Wilson, Mrs. Eveland and Miss
Roy in the girls side. That was in 1S4S.
He told an affecting story of Mrs. Eve
land, who came from Brooklyn each day
with her twin girls.
.-She brought" he said, smiling at Mrs
Eveland, who was sitting nearby, these
twin little fellows, they were both girls
Gaughter)-and l escorted her to the
ferry and went across with her. The tots
got so tired and I took one on each arm
and went that way" Oaughter) He
talked of the old methods of procuring
teachers, when he had to go teacher hunt
ing, and those of today, and then got
GOWN LO Ills pet uODDyy PUNISHMENT III LIE
schools. He eontended that with the ex-
ira facilities today there was not an
equivalent in the results. In the essential
studies the children were not making such
good progress as they did thirty years
ago. Then they had to work or get out
and the parents backed up the teachers
Now you can't get fathers to do that.
iii give you an instance. I had a boy
laere who was always tidy and looked
nice, yet he was the veriest rascal you
ever saw. There was no peace in any de-
partment where he was. | sent for his
father, who told me to take the stick tc
him / took him before the class and ]
gave it to him good. daughter and ap-
plause.) Thems my sentiments. (Re-
newed laughter) I wish right here to say
about the teachers of the school that q
more honest, faithful, painstaking corps
never existed. l won't say any more
There are some gentlemen here who wani
to wear out their eloquence. daughter,
can't say enough to tell you of my hap.
piness in seeing my old boys and girls
again and l am very grateful to you. The
surroundings tonight are such that can.
look around on those men who stood be
side me fifty years ago with-emotion-I-
may-not-address- again. Every pull
sation and fibre of my nature beats witt
gratitude. uage-inadequate-bu sucf
as it ie-the best have-God bless you.'
Tears were glistening in his eyes as HI
resumed his seat amid prolonged ap
plauee.
President ]. J. Mulvaney of the Board
of Education, was down for an address
but a recent bereavement kept MIN away
In his place Mr.. John w. Heck read 9
number of letters from 'told boys" re.
GREETING their absence. Out of about fifty
he selected those from w. C. Tailmage
H L. Richards. Jr., G. W. Lanning, ane
others One from Mr.. Hamilton Wallls
oil the law firm of Wallis, Edwards ans
s Bumsted, provoked roars of laughter
when it said that the writer couldn'i
Some because he had lumbago.
ssTell that he wrote, ito Ed Young
ana he'll call it plumbago and might taks
itSoff my back and use in his factory.
A touching scene followed. Mr.. Heck
read loving letter from ar. Linsiey's