Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-06-07

tribution of directory. On motion
of w. j. Sweeney, the committee was
instructed to endeavor to locate the
members whose addresses were not
already secured, and to issue print
ed directory. The committee was
authorized, by Mr.. Sweeney's motion,
to draw on the treasurer for such
ing bills are paid, for money to pub
fish and distribute the directory The.
committee proposes to issue the book
this summer, and it will include the
list of graduates by classes, with
their addresses, an alphabetical list
OF the alumni, directory showing
all of the members of the faculty,
and a brief history of the school, and
possibly photographs of the four diff
ferent buildings occupied as high
school. In case there is no money
in the association treasury, the COM
mittee will devise ways and means
for publishing the directory.
A proposition to increase the dues
of the association was defeated, but
lied to charge for the entertainment
of members at the annual reunion, in
addition to the dues, at the next
meeting.
The New Officers.
The executive committee reported
the nomination of two tickets for Of
ficers for the next year, the following
being the successful slate:
President-Oloff Atkinson, 'SS.
Vice president-Mrs. Julia Spauld-
ing, "a.
Secretary-NIiss Emily Mertz, '97.
reasurer-Harry Cozad, 'O4.
Executive committee-Dudly Mar
shall. SO, chairman; Arthur Lundin,
'O9, Frank Patterson, '02, Fred
Aster, O6, Mrs. Elizabeth Wynes,
'97.
The executive committee which
had charge of the arrangements for
the meeting Saturday was composed
of Ralph w. Lamont. Miss Emily
Lamp, Miss Myra Bear, and A. d.
Welch. The banquet was served by
the members of the junior class of
the school.
Program IL Enjoyed.
AS soon as all had been served at
the banquet tables, the banqueters re-
paired TO the assembly room, where
President Jesse E. Spencer called the
meeting TO order, and after a short
talk of welcome to the graduating
class, introduced Lyman Weld. one of
the graduates. Mr.. Weld said that he
and his classmates appreciated the
manner in which they had been tax an
into the alumni association of the
school, and then told shortly how much
they regretted the fact that their high
school days were over. He said that
the class will ever remember the four
years spent in the high school and
that the remembrances will be sweet.
Former States Attorney John X.
Scott spoke of the pleasure that a re-
union of the alumni of the school gave
to him and the rest of those there.
The meeting with ones schoolday
friends means considerable, and takes
one back to what many call the best
time IN a persons life. He then told
of some of the good that the high
school does in preparing men and wo.
men for life, and he paid high trib-
ute to the instructors.
Urges Bigger Efforts.
Following Mr.. Scott, Miss Lou Har-
ris of the class of '97 gave a humor-
Gus talk concerning some of the es-
capades of her class. Her talk was
full of witty remarks and very Ell
joyable. James w. Maucker of the
class of '04 was the next one singled
out by President Spencer. Mr.. Mauck-
er followed the lead of Miss Harris.
and related flag-raising episodes in
which most of the boys of his class
participated, and for which they were
disciplined. He closed his talk with
an earnest plea that the association
of the alumni of the school be more
firmly knit together, that it make use
OF its power to help better the school.
Mrs F. w. Reimers gave happy talk
in which she boosted of the glory of
naughty naught.'
Rev. G. A. Wendell Heard.
The principal address of the. even
ing was made by Rev. c. A. Wendell
OF Rockford. Rev. Mr.. Wendell was
formerly an instructor in history at
the local high school, and many of the
alumni present had studied under his
instruction. He spoke at considerable
length of the remembrances he pos
sesses of the time he spent in the high
school here and of the many pleasant
incidents which impressed themselves
upon his memory so that he can
never forget them. He then launched
off into n broader cuhiaot ,nd ,,ovo =