The Oskaloosa herald., 1909-06-03
THE ALUMNI BANQUET
Pleasant Feature of Iowa Christian
College Commencement.

loWd Suliolidu SOLS5O, mas Soeap
lished a new feature of Commence
ment week in the gathering of the
Alumni of the school, those who have
completed the prescribed course OF
study, either at the school itself or
| by the method OF correspondence.
The alumni of the Iowa Christian
College has been growing from year
| to year and the annual meeting and
reunion will hereafter be regular
event upon the commencement pro-
| gram. The first annual meeting and
banquet, which was held at the Os-
kaloosa college building Tuesday
evening. was success and an affair
| that was enjoyed by everyone pres
emit A company Of about forty of the
seventy-fiyep members of the Alumni
| association were present and several
members came from great distance
| to be in attendance at the gathering.
| The state of California, Wisconsin,
| Tennessee, Kansas and Iowa were
represented about the banquet board.
President Burton planned wisely
and we'll in his preparations for the
| banquet and the whole affair was the
! direct result of his individual effort.
The success of the evening held fun
measure of satisfaction for him as
| he realizes that his work of years is
| bringing its own reward. Mr.. Bur
ton has worked faithfully and long
and few people reaize what the man
| Is accomplishing through his cores
| pondencei course. He has at the pres
ent time over seven hundred stu
dents engaged in the correspondence
work and they reside IN many lands,
| besides in every corner of the United
States In evidence of this assertion,
letters of regret were read at the
banquet table from members OF the
| Alumni who were unable to be pres
ent but who sent words of encour-
agement and good cheer. Letters were
read from England, Japan, Holland
Australia, New Zealand, Philippine
Islands, Porto Rico, Cuba, Honolulu
and Hungary. e. ... ...
The banquet was an enjoyable al
fair. The menu was prepared under
the direction 0f the college cuisine
and served in, the college dining
room. 1t was a five-course repast, and
included the best the season and the
market afforded. There were present
about the board, the members OF the
faculty and Board of Directors OF
the college and Alumni members.
After Dinner Talks. n..
The after dinner program was In
tensely interesting After number
of announced toasts the program be-
came informal and talks, were neard
from a number of the visitors present
from a distance. The closest atten-
ton was paid to the speakers and al
though the hour was past eleven
o'clock when good nights were said,
all regretted that the entertainment
was at an end. The spirit of the occa-
sion, the intense interest and the en-
thusiasm that was developed united
in making an occasion that impress
ed everyone who participated.
Rev. E. d. KiZer. of San Francisco,
who came to Oskaloosa for the occa-
sion, presided as POSTMASTER and dur
ing the course of the evening was the
author of much interesting and per
tinent comment.
President Burton addressed the
gathering, telling why the Alumni had
been summoned, lie was enthusiast
cally greeted and his words met with
commentator from those present. He
was pleased with the meeting and his
actions and his sentiments reflected
his feelings. The pleasure of Presi-
dent Burton was contagious and the
company was not long in catching the
vein of excellent humor.
NJ. Hedge, board member, toasted
THE Rambles of an Old War Horse. :"
Miss Hattie NJ. saunders talked OF
friendships" and her words were
applied to the college association and
the influence in after years.
Rev. G. II. Kemp, of Prairie City,
talked about Our school and he
said just the right thing In the right
place. IS.
Prof. o. w. Jennings had for a
subject, Hooks and Crooks of Col
lege Life, and he made the subject
lively with fact and fancy.
Prof. f. R. Heskett also contributed
to the store of good things said dur
ing the evening.
Visiting members of the Alumni
were then called upon and contributed
to the most enjoyable part of the
evening. Those who talked were Rev..
c. J. Messenger, of Markesan, Wis,
Rev. w. E. Kern, of Brandon, Wis,
Rev f. H. Funderburk of Doyle.
Tennessee, Rev. J. M. Cockrili, OF
Parker. Kansas, and Rev. Charles