Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-06-01
Admirably Served Banquet, Eloquent Toasts,
Pretty Decorations and Pleasant Dance
THE SEVEN AGES OF MAN ILLUSTRATED
Capable Band Of Allies to the Las Vegas Normal Text Of All
Address on Class Of 1904.
A Toast to the College Girl:

A Toast to the College Girl:
Be she the old love or the new
woman;
Life be dear to her;
Health stay close to her;
Joy draw near to her;
Fortune shower her choicest favor;
Follow her footsteps the wide world
over,
And keep her husband ever her
81 lover.
The alumnae bulked large at the
Normal University alumni banquet
spread in the big dining room of the
Castaneda last night. To the fair
= members Of the classes of this and
other years should come much or the
credit, too, for the efficient arrange.
ments made for the success of one
OF the most notable events Of the col
lege year. Nothing promises better
{ for the future Of any ed
ucational institution than the
LOYALTY and cooperation Of its
alumni. In this respect the Las We.
gas institution is fortunate, none the
hess so. assuredly. because the far lar.
ger number Of the members Of the
/ society are ladies.
The guests gathered early last even.
rs at the Castaneda where adeQaafe
rpeparations to receive them had bsen
made. A half hour was pleasantly
passed inforna1k and II lacked yetss
few moments nine when The sline
q march, lea President M W.
Browne, Of tt bard Of reesnts. and
Mrs. E. j. Vert, was formed for the
dining room. The festal board ex.
haled the fragrance Of lovely carnation
and small palms had been attrsctiyely
placed. The effect was admirable. The
Las Vegas symphony orchestra vel.
coined the guests with excellent mus.
ic and during the whole evening play.
ed at intervals. The seating arrange.
ments we're perfect, each place being
marked by card President Browne.
toastmaster Of the evening, and Mrs.
Vert occupied the places or honor,
with President Vert at the right.
The banquet of seven courses was
ideally served and the guests entered
into is discussion with zest that
was pleasing. With mirth and badi.
mage the repast was abundantly sea.
soned The social spirit was al its
food the banqueters In care free holi,
day humor.
With the ice cream came the toast.
MI. Browne arose and in expressive
words explained the scheme Of the
speech program as sort of para.
phrase Of the Seven Ages Of Man. He
called upon Miss Bucher to respond to
the infant stage, the subject being
Our Infants The lady paid tribute
I'd the various members OF the alumni !
qB81ciation as well as TO members or ]
the faculty and board OF regents In
clever rhyme.
Attorney Charles A. Spiess. mem. /
ber Of the board Of regents. who es.
saved the schoolboy stage OF devel. /
responded to Our Charges. z.
He spoke sensibiy Of the duty owed to !
the pupils OF the Normal. and express
ed his confidence in the ability Of the
faculty TO accomplish ever better re.
suits In The administration Of the In
stitttion. Miss Entemaa was happy
In her treatment Of the lover age,
with which she was required to esiab. /,
lish similitude to the Normal fac. l,
ulty Never were two subjects more
absolutely unrelated and uncorrelat.
lble, she declared, but nevertheless /,
The speaker. with apt phrase, succeed ,
I'd In making a deadly parallel. i,
Miss Loyola Dillon. 70 whom was as /
Eigned "The Soldier" treated the class I
1904 humorously and well. The +
IoN2g lady's toast vas gracefully de- I
~ FL and LEFT an excellent impress i
~ q
PRESIDENT Vert established q logical
between "The Justice" and /
he New Mexico Normal University. 9
md then proceeded to deal In schol. i
|rly manner with the needs and aims b