The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-12-06
CLIMAX Of The SEASON
Mitchell Business Men Paid a Tribute
to the High School Football
Team in a Banquet.

That the business men of Mitchell.
and all citizens as we'll, are proud Of
the record made by the high school
football team when it captured the
title Of championship Of the state in
high circles, was demonstrated Fri
day evening when a magnificent
banquet was rendered the young men
who compose the membership Of the
team. 1t was planned to have the
banquet Immediately on the return
boys put the finishing touches On
championship proposition, but it
interferred too much with their
school duties and 1t was postponed
until this time.
The committee having the affair in
charge found the business men ready
and willing to be the sponsors for
the occasion, and there was a fine
gathering at the Widmann hotel as
a result. The doors Of the dining
room we're opened at 10 O'Clock upon
a very attractive scene. Three long
tables were placed around the room,
which were respondent in shining
s%ilyerware and floral decorations Of
IChrysanthemums, which were more
or less mathematical Of the football
hero. The high school colors, white
and purple. were draped across the
length of the room from the electric
light chandeliers. The football
heroes we're placed in the southern
part of the room where they were in
view of all the guests who surrounded
the tables.
Under the efficient assistance Of
the young ladies u preside over
the Widmann dining room, the
banquet OF five COURSES was served
with care and alacrity. The menu
was an excellent enc, just what the
Widmann and Landlord Johnston is
not"d for.
When the inner man had been
served to the utmost, Mr.. E. n.
Winsor, chairman OF the board of
Ieducdtion, assumed the role Of toast
master. IN the absence of George A.
Silsby, who was detained at home on
account Of illness, and briefly
introduced the speakers Of the even
ing.
Superintendent f. FL. Hof was the
first speaker and he said that he
first wanted to thank the citizens of
Mitchell for this splendid banquet,
for the interest displayed In the
schools and for the financial support
they have given outside of the repu-
lar channels, for its.:effect not only the
members of the football team, but
the other students In the schools as
we'll. The superintendent said he
never knew how loyal the people
were until the football success and
enthusiasm brought 1t out. The
superintendent referred to the fact
that the young men on the team
were doing something else beside
playing football, and that they were
four regular studies. The superin-
tendent said that the first require
ment was that they should be gentle
men, second good students aud then
they could play football.
j. N. Grow said he vas present at
the banquet because Of his loyalty
and fealty to the high school. To
be strong, full men these players
must have morality. intellectually
and physical shility, and he declared
that the record showed that they
we're the possessors OF these three
essentials. he said that they had
demons,fated that they were the
peer Of sny high school team in
South Dakota and that they he'd
brought much renown to Mitchell.
He referred to the white and purple
colors as that Of purity and royalty,
both Of which applied to the boys.
Principal Ramer said tnat be
re]oiced in the prominence of the
high school because 1t comes through
these young men IN whom be "a
keenly.interested. They are royal
boys; they try him frequently and 90
. to the limit, but he said they came
back ard were still the same loyal
boys. The principal said that
there was no better mark oil
manhood in his estimation and there
was no higher tribute than to say
that this or that young man was
working his way through school By
his own efforts, and that was what
several Of the team boys were doing.
He believed that it was something tt
be worthy Of the encomiums that the
high school boys have won, and he
believed that these young men were
distinctly entitled to all the homo,
which had been paid them. Tie
principal said that he looked forward
mon m tho five monthe ~ uooa ho,I