The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1902-06-13
ALUMNI ANNUAL BANQUET.

High School Graduates OF 1902 We're
Received Into the Association
on Tuesday Evening.
There was a very happy gathering
of the alumni association Of the Nit
chell High School Tuesday evening
when the annual reception was ten.
dered the graduating class of 1902.
These events have become more and
more Important to the members OF
the. alumni as the years roll by, for
they see the pleasure that is extract
ed from a commingling Of former
school mates and the relation OF
events OF former school days and
what has come to them in after
years.
The banquet and reception was
held In Odd Fellows hall and the
tiremen's room. BY 9 O'Clock the
greater part of the guests had ar
rived and for an hour the time was
passed in social conversation, which
was made to flow much easier by the
presence of Rathbun's orchestra, and
which furnished a program of music
until the hour for the banquet ar
rived.
AT 10 O'Clock President Warne
assembled the graduates OF 1902 in
the front part OF the hall and con-
Quoted them to banquet room and
seated them at the honored position.
The rest of the alumni occupied the
other seats at the table. Before pro-
ceeding With the e. Presidents
Warne addressed some very entertain
ing remarks to the class in welcoming
the members to the alumni of the
high school, and his remarks wer SO
cordial that the members felt that it
was more than something to retire
from school to get into the alumni.
The response to the address was made
by Pessler B. Hardesty, the valedic-
torian Of the class. The young gen.
tleman in his remarks made the al
umni feel that the members of the
class had been highly honored in be-
ing shown the mark of distinction in
the form in which it had come, and
further expressed the pleasure of the
class in becoming associated with the
alumni. !.
With the conclusion OF the address
estthe refreshments were served. The.
menu vas prepared by the ladies of
the Methodist church and they GER
tainiy spared no pains in presenting
u most tempting repast. The tables
looked resplendentin the decorations.
and the manne in which the guests.
were served reflected credit on the
young ladies who looked after that
feature. While the banquet was in
progress Rathbun's orchestra gave a
number of musical selections.
The inner man having been salts
fed TO the limit Toastmaster VIM. NJ.
Herbert called the assembly to order
and made the opening address Of the,
evening. Mr.. Herbert is a graduate
of the schools and was a former teach
er In the high school department, and
from these two standpoints he made
some entertaining remarks. The fol-
lowing were the responses: Ladies
and Gentlemen" Roscoe Satterlee;
Luck" Everett White; "Ideals,"
Gustapus Loeyinger: "Alumnus and
Undergraduate Prof. e. ]. Qmg-
ley: Breaking School Ties Cyrus
w. Warne. The responses were bright
and entertaining and brought about
a deal of pleasure to the listeners.
Prot. Quigley in his talk made a
strong plea to the members of the
alumni to stand up for their alma
mater. He said that he was proud
of The graduates that had gone forth
from the Institution and that he
could not recall one instance of where
any member Of the alumni has
brought discredit on the schools. He
said that attempts had been made in
the past by some to iniure the char
acter of the school, but this was NOT
as it should be. and he deprecated
the seeming desire to carry out such
a plan. His remarks were heartily
%applauded by the members.
Rev. a. C. Shepherd, of Canton.
who was PRESENT at the reception.
was called on by Toastmaster Herbert
TO say a few words to the alumni.
Mr.. Shepherd some years ago wa the
principal of the high schools and he
expressed great pleasure at being able
to meet with, the former students of
the school, and as he stood before
them things came up out of the past
that brought pleasant memories. He
said his work in the schools had al
ways been apleasure to him and such
associations as these ought to make
the days more vivid in the memory.
Al the conclusion of the addresses