, 1907-06-20
BANQUET AT THE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH TO THE MEMBERS OF
THE PARTY LAST EVENING.
Mrs. Knight as Toastmistress and Num-
Der Of Excellent Addresses Made
Institute to Close This Afternoon,
After Four Days Of Excellent Work
and Deep Interest.
(By Anna l.. Rice.)

~ shS o>S
to respond to the encore.
After roll call, Mr.. N. E. Corthell
was called to take his place on the
program. Hiss ubject was Public
Morality" and he gave a splendid talk.
Mr.. Corthell spoke of the investigation
of the conduct of the insurance com
panies about a year ago, the wrongs
perpetrated by these companies and
The question of morals involved. The
school teacher should have a keen
sense of sympathy and fairness in
dealing with fellow-men and do her
great part in raising the standard of
public morality.
The Course of Study.
DR.. Browns subject, THE Course of
Study" was continued, the special
phase under discussion being the place
for technical grammar in the course
of study.
The institute was dismissed early
to meet again at $50 at the Presby-
terrain church, where the institute ban
quet was served.
The Banquet.
At $50 the members of the institute
and their friends met in the parlors of
the Presbyterian church, and after a
short reception, were conducted to the
supper room in the basement, where
the institute banquet was served. The
was beautifully decorated for the
occasion, lilac being the predominant
color. About eighty guests were pres
ent. A ~praiseworthy menu was served
by the ladies of the church, which was
as follows:
Bouillon Olives
Ham Veal Loaf
Scalloped Potatoes
Ice Cream Strawberries
Sailed Cakes
Coffee
Mrs. Knight in the Chair.
Mrs. e. H. Knight charmingly Of.
iciated as toastmistress. She warmly
welcomed all and spoke of the birth of
a child this night to be known as THE
Banquet" and asked the sup
port of all in caring for this child, so
that it might grow to be a permanent
institution.
Miss Sorchie Moss responded to the
toast, Rural Schools" and told of the
superior advantages of those children
who are so fortunate as to attend the
rural school.
A Noble Calling.
"The Grade Teacher" was responded
to by DR.. Brown, who spoke of the
noble calling of the grade teacher, al
though her work does not always meet
with immediate recognition.
DR.. Hebard told of her sympathy for
the teacher, who is SO often c~ensured
n day for what she does not do and
the next day praised for the, same
thing. She said that teachers are the
pendulums that make the clocks OF
education run smoothly and steadily.
Before the next response the toast.
mistress read a selection from Mark
Twain, which suggested the toast that
was to follow and which was much
enjoyed.
Dean as a SpeIier.
Dean Bode then responded delight.
fully to "Simplified Spelling" He
owned that he knew very little about
the subject given to him and what he
did know was rather puzzling; for in.
stance, now you read an advertise.
ment for some product which reads,
"A commission insures repetition
whereas in old English we have the
same thought in Buy once; buy
Dean Bode spoke also of the
advantages of simplifed spelling in
that in the long u it would result in
the saving of much time. labor and ex'
pense. But, al the same time, when
encountering such words as "trawf" it
is certainly enough to make one
"lawf." The dean said that he would
rather dread the consequences of writ
ing a friend a "bizness" letter and
came to the conclusion that the whole
affair was a pretty "tuf bizness'' ant
that he had had "enuf."
The Word Analysed.
Rev. L~ansdell's toast was "Wyo,
ming" which was delightfully."- han,
died. He divided the word Wyoming
into three parts-"Wy," which ex
pressed wonder; 90" which indicates
contrast, and, emitting the m" ing
which means partaking of the nature
of. Hence Wyoming" partaking OF
the nature of wonder and contrast. He
spoke of the wonder of size and seen.
cry, and of the contrast of climatic
conditions and attitudes. He said
"All Wyoming is divided into three
parts-Laramie, Cheyenne and the
rest; and the greatest of these is Lar
annie" In closing, he spoke of Wyo
ming's great need, the closer adher
ence of it's citizens n to another.
On account Of the class day exer
cises at the university, this delightful
occasion was obliged to come to an
early close.
Thursday Forenoon Session.
After the opening hymn, Onward
Christian Soldiers" Rev. w. ID. Trout
of the Methodist church addressed the
institute and offered a prayer. He
spoke most feelingly of the longevity
of the influence Of the teacher, which
could not fail to inspire each listener
The secretary read the minutes o.
the Wednesday sessions and then DR.
Brown continued his discussion OF
Child Study" This morning the sub
ject of the paper was, Youth and Ro
nance" which dealt with the physical
mental and spiritual characteristics O