The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-05-25
SOCIAL FUNCTION.
Reception and Banquet to Board
of Education by Supt.
and Mrs. Hess.

DR.. A. B. Hess, superintendent o.
the city school, assisted by Mrs. Hess
last evening gave a reception and ban
auet in honor of the city board of edu
cation The function was held at Ode
Fellows hall and was social gathering
of much pleasure from opening unit
good nights were said.
CHESTS present were;
F. r. VanSlyke, president of the
board, and wife, E. W. Ketcham anc
wife, DR. S NJ jerks anc wife, John
Holston and wife, n L. Anderson and
wife, Peter Marquart, II H. Hol
bridge, secretary of the board, and
wifG.
Dr. j. W. Heston, president of the
State Normal school, and wife.
Frank Palmer, president of the com
mercial club, and wife.
Other invited guests who on account
of absence from the city and otherwise
were unable to be present were:
Rt. Rev. Mgr. T. A. Flynn, Rev.
and Mrs A. ID. Thibodeau, Or. and
Mrs. A. E. Clougb, Mayor and Mrs
Geo Fl. Waskey. Mr.. and Mrs. c. f.
Kennedy, Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Winther
The banquet was served by the Help
ing Hand society of the NJ E. church,
the menu consisting Of:
BouiIlon with Waters
White Salad Lettuce
Cheese Stfaws
Chicken Patties Potato Pattfes
Marbled Veal
Cucumber Relish Olives
Cottage Cheese
White Cake Rocks
Ice Cream Strawberries
Coffee Grape Juice
F. r. VanSlyke delivered the first
toast, "Our schools from the viewpoint
of the board of education. And then
under the direction of Mr. VanSlyke
as POSTMASTER, Peter Marquart spoke
on the subject, THE board OF educa-
tion.
Mrs. E. W Ketcham, Our lady
members.
Fl. Ell. Holdridge, in the absence of
Rev. MIR. Thibedeau, Our public
schools, the bulwalk of the nation. >
Frank Palmer, the practical side
of public school education.
DR.. j. W. Heston, The relation of
the normal to the public schools. y
Tastily printed folder cards contain
ing invitation, menu, program. qnota-
tions, etc, were in the bands Of the
guests which will no doubt be choi cely
as souvenirs:
The training of the young in the
home, the school, the church, the state,
is the guard of our beloved re-
public. -
"L ct the world slide, let the world go
A fig for care, fig for woe. ="
Haywood.
"A good digestion to you all; and once
more
| shower a welcome on ye.
Henry VIII.
THE best of all ways to lengthen our
days,
Is to snatch a few hours from the
night Smith.
Education should develop: Love
for labor, skill in effort. tenderness of
sympathy, clearness of vision, JOY OF
appreciation, accuracy OF reasoning,
high physical development, sentative
ness for the right, alertness of intel
lect, scientific knowledge, strength to
hold on 1t should give the student a
mastery of the printed page enable
him to read between the lines; drink in
the message of star, rock, the blade OF
grass, bird, the gloIies Of heaven and
Of earth. the painting and symphony.
1t should help him to find his work,
render his service and weigh his per-
sonal responsible lity; in short, make
the most of the best in him. A b.
Hess.
The function throughout was OF
much refinement and pleasure, and
will add much to the general pleasure
and good will of the commencement
exercises of the city schools which are
to follow in June.