New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-29

No q is famous led them TO regard an in
v4tzdon from the principal James Robertson
Pettigrew, as a command.
The old Forty-niners had a great time to
gether. and the present Forty-nlners shrieked
with delight as the former recalled incidents Of
their school days.
''The old Ticking room used to be there" re-
marked Dr.. Edward H Sill. district superin-
tendent, pointing IN northeasterly direction
no, 1t wasn't interrupted Dr.. Charles z.
Bruce, indicating another part Of the building.
1T was over there"
Dr.. sun Immediately surrendered.
'Dr. Bruce ought TO know he said, because
he made so many visits TO It. I would probably
have done the same, but corporal punishment
was abolished shortly after I entered school
The Ticking room Is gone, trust forever I
don't think the love and affection with which
the old pupils Of No 49 regarded their principal
were enhanced by Visits to that room"
Frank I. Moss. ex-Commissioner Of Police
added that principals were TO be congratulated
no less than pupils On the abolition Of this
room, for In the old days unless a principal
whipped thoroughly. properly and completely
the Board OF Education whipped him
As purveyor Of "reminiscences DR.. Bruce
took the pain Of the morning.
I'VE were Jolly kids" he asserted, amid q
6ElE1LE4
ANYTHING going on we were in It The boys Of
me other schools didn't amount 10 hill Of
hams con1pared with US. We could yell TO beat
the hand. Billy GConnelI" DR.. Bruce In
6icsted & dignifed citizen sitting behind him
Billy O'Conuell was the greatest fighter IN the
whole push If we got into scrape We could
always depend on him to help US out he was
9 good fellow. TOO. I want you to notice the
scars on his face when he speaks to you That
hoy got those scars''-the Doctors voice treIn-
bIsd with eInotlon-''by going into a burning
house TO bring out human lives
YES, we had some bully times. but we had
hard times TOO. Sugar was 20 Genus poUA~
in those daJs. and some OF US haa ~ ~ 80 a
10 get the shirts that we put On our pacAS ~ :
ore9nized q military company al No ~, ana
- rtised with wooden guns and tin muskeLs DuE
wa weren't TIN soldiers They mad a Dig com
,+it9o- --srade OF The school companies at
Cooper Union, and No 49 took the prize
Dr.. Bruce who amused the chiloren greatly
r-- telling them how they used 10 speak OF ule1r
{ssgcbere bv such names as skinny tofDes
s-6 stBillv' OConneu added that Wheh boy
used their proper titles in speaking OF tne Misses
CasIiu who are still teachers II inc s~iI 10y,
fhe,r knew he was visitor or q new pupil me
az rrITils called them susie ana -BeIle' ana
ali over the country to-day grave ana uIe.i t
5tiSs,Cs sneak of them affectionately by those
IRE MAYOR was represented at the celebra-
ton bv Corporation Counsel ). J. DeiaI4y, anu
the r,resident of the Board Of Education. E1eLIy
L Tiff was one Of the speakers Nj IL. -
not Forty-niner, but was pupA o. M I 49,,
gre.[- al No IA The Chairman was CharIes
q wagner. chairman Of the local school board
whose children wrote their names IN the Visit
ors' book with himself as gradua-es OF No 80
Music vas furnished by the 9th Regimen paIlo'
IN charge Of Felix 8IcAUliffe, another graduats'
Others who were present were HeAIZ N
T-nger Commissioners Thomas J. Higgins. Z. r
MCGOWAN Francis J. Lantry and James CIaIicy'
the Rov. Jesse T. Forbes, William II Hofnluse'
The Rev. Dr.. Croker. OF the Church OF the
Epiphany; J. c. c. Hupfel and Samuel Gold
man Dr. StiIi conveyed the greetings OF three
principals. Oscar Birnbaunl, GCstaYe A carts
and Miss Anna Z. Masterson, who, with NM
SELF, had been teachers under Mr.. PettgreF.
and John Fruauf, principal Of No IA, where
Mr.. Pettigrew was formerly teacher, sent the
greetings Of that school.
Although the festivities were arranged TO
celebrate the hftieth birthday Of the school,
they resolved themselves into tribute to the
principal who has held that position for thirty
five years and IS only the second principal that
the school has had IN the opinion OF the "old
boys" the occasion surpassed the glorious
evening" last February when they gave a ban
quet TO Mr. PettigTew in the Park Avenue
Hotel.