The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1908-02-13
SUDDEN. DEATH
Ben Randall Taken III Last Week.
Dies Sunday


who departed this life Sunday Febru-
airy 9, 1908.
For several weeks Ben, as he was
Familiarity known among his school
mates and many friends, had not been
enjoying his usual robust health, but
remained in school until last week
when he was attacked with severe
cold with lagrppe symptoms.
His schoolboy friends called on him
Thursday evening and found him fair
ly cheerful though it was easy to be
seen that he was somewhat depressed
at times. On Friday the family ply
stefan found alarming symptoms and
on Saturday placed quarantine over
the household Sunday afternoon the
patient seemed to rally and it was
thought he had passed the danger
point. but very soon afterward he was
taken suddenly worse and in a few
hours passed away.
The public school closed during the
day Monday and the teachers and
classmates of the deceased gathered
to mourn together and with loving
hands prepared floral offerings as tok-
ems of the regard they entertained
for Bonnie.
Obituary
Bonnie 3. Randall was born at HUI
ron, S. D.. December 81, 1890, and
moved with his parents to Brookings
in 1898, where he entered the public
school and was at the time of his
death a member of the sophomore
class. He was a sturdy youth, pos
sessing manly and upright traits of
character, winning for him warm and
lasting friendships, and establishing
him in the highest esteem of his as
sociates and classmates in the high
school,
Owing to the nature of the disease
no formal funeral services were held,
but beautiful and profuse floral Offer
ings were sent to the home by the
Eastern Star, Ladies' Aid society of
the First Baptist church, High school
Sophomore class, faculty and athletic
association; and his young friends
and classmates gathered in front of
the residence at the hour of the bur
ial to show, in the only way permits
sible their deep grief and the kind re-
gard they entertained for the de-
parted.
Death is sad at all times, but in
this instance it comes with a doubly
heavy hand to the loving parents,
brother and sisters, who mourn the
loss of a noble life, whose hopes and
aspirations were of the best and were
all before him. The Borrowing ones
have this assurance that they have
the sacred sympathy of the entire
community in this their hour of deep
and lamentable grief.
Resolutions
Resolved that, We the members of
the Brookings High School, in love
and sympathy for the family of our
dear friend, Ben Randall, wish to ex-
press our sorrow. Ben was a leader
among HIS Cuctl w III
always be remembered.
We, the members of the Athletic
Association sincerely mourn the loss
of our president, whose faithful efforts
have been put forth in the interests of
this association.
We, the members of the Editorial
Staff of the Spotlight do greatly feel
the loss of our fellow worker and in
memory of him recommend that the
office of Athletic Editor be left vacant
for the remainder Of the school year.
We, the Superintendent and faculty
of the Brookings High School keenly
feel the absence of Ben from the stu
dent body and extend our deepest
sympathy to his family
horst
Junior-Florence Caldwell, Roy
Nord.
Sophomore-Kate Slightam, Gladys
Fassett, Maurice Greenly, Lloyd Hyde.
Freshman-CorneliaM Mathews, Elmer
Johnson.
Athletic Ass'n-Ralph Kremer
Editorial Staff-Russell Knappen.
Faculty-Mabelle Roper Prime. Gus
sic Hebron, Mary Young. F. Mildred
Clark, Claude F. Brown. Supt.
Memorial
Memorial exercises were held at
the high school building this morning
of which the following is the program
Vocal solo MISS Stacey
Tribute .............. Mabelle Roper
Vocal solo ...........M Miss Clark
Ccrinture reading and Drayer Rev