Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1906-03-29
A REUNION or OLD
TIME SCn0OLAAATES.
An Ohio Reminiscence, la which Mrs. c, N.
Bruce, Of this City, was an Interest,"
ed Participant.

An Ohio Remiuiscence. la which Mrs. c, n.
Bruce, of this City, was an Interest,"
ed Participant.
During the early part of this month
Mrs. G. II. Bruce has been visiting the
scenes of her early childhood on the
Western Reserve in Ohio. A reunion
of nearly twenty former school mates
under the tuition OF Job Fish. known
all over northwestern Ohio as one of
the successful teachers OF his day, was
arranged during her visit. The San
dusky Daily Register of March p thus
speaks of the party:
= A goodly number OF Berlin people
look The 1923 car on the Lake Shore
Electric on Wednesday, the 14th,
bound for the hospitable home OF Mr..
and Mrs. James Anderson. There
were Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo. Raillie, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Peak, Mr. and Mrs.
Cortland Hill, Mrs. George Hill, Mrs.
Mary Wincenread, Mrs. James Brund-
age, Miss Elvora Hine, Mrs. Newton
Address and Mrs. Belle Phillips. The
was EAbGA Ah i0hO1 vi nuts.
Abbie Powers Bruce of Elk Point,
South Dakota, and purposed TO bring
together number of old,time school
mates who studied under the teaching
Of Mr.. job Fish forty years ago Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Peak and MIR. and
Mrs. James Davey OF Sandusky, were
also there, making IN all fifteen pupils,
besides four who were only "better
halves" Dinner was served promptly,
each being given half quotation by
which to find his partner There
were oysters and chicken pie, with
vegetables and pickles and jellies.
white and brown bread and butter, ana
cheese and sailed peanuts, coffee and
cake and combination OF gelatine,
nuts and candied cherries, with crown
ing glory of whipped cream as beauti
full AS twas delicious. Dainty asparagus
ferns and sweet geraniums decorated
the table and made beauty all around,
while between all ana filling every
spare moment with pleasure and merri-
ment we're the "reminiscences.
After dinner Mrs. Anderson had pens
and paper ready that each might add
a word of greeting to some who were
far away, and as we chatted by the
way and dreamily looked out upon
Lake Erie's broad expanse 1t seemed
that each wavelet coming forth TO
meet us was heightened with a
thought OF long ago. One gave this
fitting quotation from Martial: ut is
| to live twice, when we can enjoy the
recollections of our former life." One
OF the "better halves happily re-
marked that she had not hoped to SO
enter into the Joy OF the occasion, but
she did indeed feel Just like q scholar
of forty years ago, even though it was
two years before she was born. We
long to add some words we gathered of
the honored teacher, whom all held In
such loving remembrance. Mr. Fish
had the reputation of turning out first
class, practical teachers. Many spoke
with pride of the thOroughness requir.
ed in the grammar class, while read
ing was made fine art, and ample
time was found for spelling, although
higher algebra and astronomy were
taught aud consultations we're traced
in the evening hours. He taught
them try and try again and keep
trying. One pupil at the end OF a
week spent on one example In algebra,
was milking when his mistake dawned
upon him and he found himself master
OF The situation. Friday afternoons
the spelling classes were often set
aside and a wholesome lecture substi-