The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1903-07-02
Kenosha High SchOOIAssociatiOn Meets
About the Banquet Board on
Saturday Afternoon.
CHARLES QUARLEs TOAST MASTER
Many Notable Speeches oTade During The
Afternoon Recalling Early History
of The Kenosha schools

1t is proba Bile that in the future the
plan Of exercises in connection with
the biennial reunions of the Kenosha
High School Alumni Association will
be modelled after that adopted by E. Il.
LYMAN and carried into execution at
the meeting last Saturday afternoon,
for the program at the banquet proved
satisfactory and interesting, there be-
ing enough Of literary character to
crafty those who may have been in
clined to complain at the omission OF
the old-time Friday afternoon exhibit
tons. With Charles Quarles as toast
master and with many other bright
and witty speakers the success of the
exercises that was anticipated became
an assured fact with the reponse to the
first toast on the program.
At $3.50 punctuallY the visitors gath
cred in the auditorium which had been
handsomely decorated for the occasion
with flags and flowers. Ten tables
had been set and thirty sweet maidens
gowned in white stood ready to serve
all the good things prepared. After
seats had been chosen and the din of
voices hushed for moment the presi-
dent announced the first number on
the program. Never was Home
Again" sung with so much power and
feeling, the voices of the three hum
dred and fifty guests swelling the
grand old melody and waking memoir
les in the hearts of the most indiffer-
ent outsiders. And this sentiment
"Home Again" was the keynote of all
the exercises on the program; it was
the cause of the large attendance; it
was the feeling that made many inger
after the closing number to exchange
sweet memories of the past and to turn
back the leaves of their life, compar-
ing what had been written on the
early pages with the writing of their
companions and scho0lmates. After
the invocation by the Rev. Samuel
]. Wineger, came the banquet which
was served by lessen Of Milwaukee. It
lasted about half an hour during which
time the visitors renewed many a
pleasant acquaintance and recalled in
cideuts that would not probably be in
cluded in the speeches of the afternoon.
AT every table there were reunions in
miniatu that were as enjoyable as
the longer celebration.
SO pleasant was this part of the en-
tertainment that when the president,
F. H. Lyman, arose to read his report
he was forced to wait several minutes
for the necessary silence. The report
was comprehensive, showing what had
been done during the presidents in
cumbency, and what had been expend-
ed in preparing for this reunion the
photographs in the picture gallery"
which had proved a source of keen en-
joyment during the afternoon to every
visitor and which, by ali odds, was the
distinguishing characteristic of this
seventh biennial reunion of the Assoc
citation.
Mrs. Redeker then read the secre-
tary's report which was received with
CONSIDERABLE interest. In his address
Of welcome w. ]. Hammill, the present
principal of the High School, spoke of
the high position that the schools of
henosha had occupied not only in
Wisconsin, but in all this western
country, attributing their wonderful
success to those early pioneers in adj.
vanced education to whom he paid
high honor, mentioning with due pride
the names of principals who have pass
ed into history and dwelling especially
On that of Col, McMynn, the memory
lie school teaching and discipline are
considered. In a short but graceful
address the speaker welcomed the
Alumni to their alma mater. He as
sured them of the interest they yet
aroused in the hearts of the present
generation of High School pupils for
whom they provided lessons of ambi
tion patriotism.
Often in some musical composition
there is a, minor strain that steals
plaintively through the graudest
choruses of triumph. So at these re-
unions there is sad interlude. It is
the Gin Memoriam,' the threnody for
those members of the Association who
have died since the last meeting. The
sad dutya'on this occasion fell upon
E. L. Grant, who in simple ard pa
thetic words recalled those whom death
had claimed during the last two years.
Among these are John English, Will
liam O'Brien. Kate E1kins Price, Ella
Ehle Hatch, Ella Priddis Pfennig,
Lizzie Fisk, George Francis, Sarah Os-
borne Kent, Carrie Stryker Runals ard
Mabel Louise Windsor, the last nar.ed
being taken suddenly away when life
seemed at its brightest, and every