The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-22

nual reunion of the Whiting High
School Alumni association which was
held Saturday evening. when the mem
bers of the association, including rep
resentatives of the board of education,
Superintendent John c. Hall and wife,
representatives of the high school fac
ulty, graduates of the incoming class
and several questions numbering in all
ffty-two persons gathered at O'Keefe's
European hotel in One Hundred and
Nineteenth street and spent an evening
of rare enjoyment.
Gala Event.
The event was indeed a gala affair
by reason of the hearty reception of
the sweet young girl graduates and
gallant young knights, upon the thresh-
hold of life's activities, the renewal of
friendships among the alumni of the
alma mater and the perfect arrange
ment of all details by the several COM
mittees.
The event brilliantly eliminated the
series of social functions which have
the class of 1908, and the many features
made it one of the most delightful re-
unions in the history of this memory
reviving association.
Beautiful Decorations.
The hotel was as beautifully and ar
ltistically decorated with flowers and
foliage American flags and the high
school colors, moss green and white.
The long table in its snowey white
ness was decorated with carnations,
ferns and daisies. The place cards and
menue cards were both hand painted
with forget me nots. they being the
class flower. This banquet was fault
lessly served by Mr.. O'Keefe and his
experienced corps of mattresses, in six
course, the menu being as follows:
Chilled Fruit
Sailed Nuts olives
| Inltenne
| Veal Loaf Creole. a la Sauce
Lady Washington Rolls
Combination Salad French Dressing
Buttered Waters
Pistachio Cream
A la Alumni Cake Chocolate Cake
Cafe au Lait
After partaking of the feast the re-
mainder of the evening was spent in
giving toasts several proving to be of
exceptional merit.
c. f. kIose TOastmaster.
! Chas. r. Klose acted as toastma ster.
In Mr.. Klose we have both a represen-
tative Of the Whiting high school, he
graduating with the class of 1900, and
also member of the board of educa-
ton he acting in the capacity of sec
rotary treasurer of that body. He pre-
sided in a capable manner during the
evening introducing each speaker in a
humorous and witty manner
Miss Mabel o. Hara '05 and president
OF the association gave an address of
welcome. Her greeting was happy and
a most cordial welcome was extended
to both the graduates and the guests.
Glass President Speaks.
| Russell F. Smith, president of the '0s
class, gave the response to the presi-
dents address.
Miss Irene Putnam '06, who is at
present a student at Valparaiso uni
versity represented her class, using as
her subject Environments"
The next toasts on the pragram was
"Goodfellowship." The representative
not being present, Roy Green '04, was
called upon to respond eXtemporane-
ously.
Mr.. Green is one of the best orators
that Whiting high school has ever pro-
duced He has the distinction of car
rying home the first gold medal which
was ever awarded in the Lake county
oratorical contest, which was held in
the Hammond high school auditorium
several years ago. He is now rising
young law student at Ann Arbor uni
versity He handled the subject Good
fellowship" in entertaining manner
giving several amusing stories in con-
nection with it.
Mr.. CripIiver Absent.
AS Chas. Cripliver OF, who is at pres
ent in Guthrie, Okla, found it impos-
sible to be present Junior Swartz '04
responded to his toast "Schol Spirit
after which he took up the toast which
had been assigned to him "Oratory II
the High School"
Mr.. Swartz gave a lengthy discus
sion of this important subject and
showed the advantage of having {
course in oratory as well as a course
in rhetoric.
His arguments were very convincing
and he said it should be necessary fo1
each pupil to appear at least once Z
month before the rest of the schoo
and all friends or parents of the school
instead of having a certain few trair
for the annual oratorical contests a.
has been customary and that the reg
ular credit should be given for thi
course as well as for rhetoric.
Important Resolution.
All present were much moved by Mr.
Swartz's suggestion and the POSTMASTER
MIR. Klose passed resolution and pre-
sented it to Prof Hall, that steps b
taken with a view to having a cours
of oratory in our high school for whicl
: a regular credit will be given. Prof
) Hall also heemed much in favor of tn
idea and the matter will in all prob
, abilities be taken up at once.
; James Judson 'oS, was the next t
appear using as his subject The Uni
; versity After the High School" MI
Judson responded with a few happil
; delivered remarks and said the sub
: iect was beyond him and suggested tina
iJohn Schaub, who spent one year a