Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-06-18
NORMAL GRADS
HAVE MEETING.
Nineteenth Annual Session Held at
State Schools at Trenton Satur-
day Officers Elected.

mOueI SCHOOLS conducted its nine
teenth annual session Saturday at the
state schools auditorium. During
the morning class meetings occurred
and the afternoon was devoted to a
social time.
The class of 1876 met in reunion
at 10 am. The twenty-fifth a%nniver-
sary of its graduation was held five
years ago, and it is planned to hold
a reunion every fifth year. The men,
bers present were Mrs. Halstead, wife
of Professor Halstead, of Rutgers
college; Miss Anna Meeker, of East
Orange; Miss Fanny Powell, Yard
vile; Miss Caroline Mcguire, Tren-
ton; Mr.. Tindall, Hamilton Square;
Mrs. Mary Willard Suydam, King
ston, and Miss Margaret Wade, as
s1stant preceptress at the schools.
Professor and Mrs. Farley were
the guests of the class during the re-
union session. Professor Stimets ad-
dressed the class.
The class of 1901, which presented
its alma mater with a Warwick vase,
and at the presentation buried be-
meath it the class prophecies. The
thirty-five members gathered about
the vase in the morning and dug up
the box and glass jar and carried
them to their old literature class
room.
Amid loud applause the prognosti-
cations were re-read and the realities
compared. The election of the fol-
lowing officers:
Glass president, Frank H. Lloyd,
Matawan; committee, H. H. Phillips,
chairman, New York City; Miss May
Willard, Haddonfield; F. H. Lloyd,
New York; Miss Burnett, East Or
ange; Mrs. Sara Steel Morton, Tren-
ton; Arthur M. Walling, Columbus,
Ohio; R. D. Batten, Lyndhurst, N. J..
The retiring president officiated at
the reunion.
Professor Austin Apgar, a graduate
of the class of '62, who began tutor
ing in the schools in '66, was proba-
bly, the most generally greeted of any
of the old teachers present. Professor
Apgar recalled that of old graduates
ACSCaoCQ arc D.. lCiClCl OIIOOly Dllll-
cipal of the Farnum Preparatory
school, Beverly, for so many ears;
Ellis A. Apgar, who died last year at
East Orange, and Judge Robert s..
Woodruff, so well known and respect
ed here.
Those present of the class of 1886
were Mrs. Annie B. Moore Schanck
ond Mrs. Lillian Ely Dageo, of Lam
bertville.
Shortly after noe the association
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. Carrie Skillman Cochran, Model
Isl, of Lambertville.
Glass roll was listened to with
keen attention as called by Mrs. Ed
ward 4. Trego, of Newtown, Pa. '56,
'57, '5S, '5S, go, 81, '65, ~, '73,
IA were called with no response.
| When Professor Apgar responded to
1862 a great ovation was accorded
him. From that time on those re-
spending were greeted with applause.
The nominating committee, Miss
Sara Y. Ely, Mrs. George Prall and
the Rev. e. e. Dixon, named the fol-
lowing officers, who were duly elect
ed:
President, Miss Jean Broadhurst,
Normal, '92.
Normal vice president, Mrs. Han
nah Haines Halstead, Normal, '76.
Model vice president, Miss Ida w.
Woodruff, Model, '95.
Secretary, Mrs. Leila Gwinner Ire
go, Model, '92.
Treasurer, Miss Jessie ". Clayton,
Model, '93.
Miss Clayton, who was reelected
treasurer. had charge of the sale of
badges, etc, the fund being used to
defray printing expenses. Her as
sistants were Miss Mabel Crouch,
Miss Mollie C. Pierpont, Miss Eliza
beth MacCrellish, Miss Edna Clay
ton.
After luncheon, a fine program of
mirth. iollity and music was listen
ed to.
The instrumental music with bajo,
mandolin and guitar, was rendered by
Professor STANDARDS pupils-Miss
Margaret Cochran, president of the
club; Charles Aller, secretary and
treasurer; Miss e. G. Macpherson,
Miss M. H. Skillman, the Misses Gest,
Bessie Sharkey, Albert Hildebrecht,
Louis Trayer, accompanist; Miss An
ma Apgar. Professor Stretch perform
ed on the violin. "The Spring Song"
and "Ben Bolt" were rendered by
the state schools sextet-Miss Ger
trude Schmidt, Miss Anna Muller,
Miss Helen Brokaw, Miss Emma Alth-
fer, Miss Vera Ester and Miss jean
nette West. The work was in charge
of Miss Howard, the state schools
musical director.
Mrs. Cochran, as association presi-
dent, made a pleasant speech in open
ing her greeting.
Responses were made by Miss
Maud McAfee, class president, '06;
Miss Florence P. Mcguire. Normal
Neb,, '06; Harold Phillips, U. S. us
tom service, N. ", Two Years Az
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