The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-12-01

Manitowoc County Training School for
Teachers took place at the school last
Friday afternoon, One hundred fifteen
persons participated IN the joyous event
sixty five alumni and guests, and fifty
of the school, students and teachers,
Prior to the banquet the following
program was carried out;
REUNION PROGRAM.
Song of Welcome. ... e.. ... School.
Address of Welcome, Prin. Christiansen
Thinkers Song ......... Boys Chorus.
Defamation .....M Mr.. Eigenberger
Chorus-Legend of the Bells-School.
Recitation. $50. ..... Lizzie Handl
Fairies Lullaby ..........G Girls Chorus.
Wax Works. ......W Walter O'Connell,
Lille Chloupek and Assistants.
Roll Call of Alumni
The opening number on the program
was finely rendered. The address of
welcome by Principal Fred Christensen
was very interesting and instructive
and was listened to with close attention
The Thinkers Song was rendered with
inspiring vim. The defamation by MIR.
Eigenberger was eloquentiy rendered.
the subject of his recitation being
Nathan Hale" The next number on
the program was chorus by the school
The title of the song chosen was
Legend of the Bells, The number
was well rendered. The recitation by
Lizzie Handl was rendered with due
regard to the essentials of good elocu
ton, and the Fairi es' Lullaby. girls
chorus, was also well received But the
feature of the program consisted of the
last number Wax Works. A con
veniently mounted curtain, previously
prepared was rapidly stretched across
the part of the room il front of the
rostrum. Walter OConnell mounted
chair in front of the curtain and, bell
in hand proceeded to harangue the
audience on the most wonderful snow
the world has ever witnessed but
which, he said, was "a mere introduc.
ton to the transcendentally magnificent
performance that would be given by
his troupe AT the Opera house to-
morrow and to which the public was
cordially invited. Then the curtain was
drawn aside and seven figures standing
in II row with immovable fxity, like
waXen monuments, bGrst upon the sight
of the spectators, who listened with
rapt attention to the animated explana-
tions of the weirdly -attired interpreter
Lille Chloupek, while the manager of
the show vigorously exercised his occult
powers to infuse vital energy into the
several figures one by one. The ii cure
to the right represented Queen Eliza
beth in the act of knighting Sir Walter
Raleigh, who was kneeling on the ho,
at her feet. The next figure represented
Colonel Stark of Revolutionary fame
holding gun Next to this came Maud
Mueller holding "A rake. The next
figure represented the negro musician
who played the violin for Washington
and jefferson. Next to the left was
King Philip, holding tomahawk
Then came Mother Goose, holding a
broom. And at the extreme left of the
row was the figure representing lchabod
Crane, holding his baton. While the
explanations and the vivifying process
were going on, each of the several
figures acted its part to the satisfaction
of the audience.
After the program the alumni,
teachers students and guests repaired
was spread on twelve tables. each
containing six covers. The menu con
sisted of chocolate cake. cream cake and
ice cream. The banquet room WAS
neatly decorated and the cake plates
We're garushed with cedar sprigs and
the red berries of pyrus sorbus
Among the guests were Prof. F. S.
Hyer, former principal of the Training
school now a member of the faculty of
the Stevens Point Normal school, and
Supt W. E. Larson. The assembly
room was decorated in white, red, pink
and yellow-the colors of the three
classes that have graduated from the in
stitution.
Those who witnessed the exercises
were favorably impressed with the high
character of the work done at the
Training school aud the efficient man
agement Of the institution by Prin Fred
Christensen and his assistant, Miss
Rosa NJ. Cheney.