The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1909-07-01

High fSchool.
After the banquet was over Presi
dent G.. E. Dewey made a few remarks
after which Secretary Walter Burke
Efead the annual report Of the secretary
which showed that the association was
Fin better condition than in any previ
ous year. The ranks have been .thinned
out considerably this year, but the
report showed that there are now more
than 500 enthusiastic active members
fof the association.
Following the report of the secretary
Col. w. W. Strong was introduced as
itoastmaster and in his usual happy
vein he introduced the other speakers
D6f the afternoon. There was musi
cal selection given in a charming man.
| ner by Mr.. and Mrs. FL. H. Marcusson
of Lagrange, ILL.,, and Mrs. Harriet
Hollister of Kenosha, after which Mrs
| Mary d. Bradford Of Menomonie, read
the annual "In Memoriam Follow
ing came short address by Louis f
Rahr Of GAINESVILLE after which the
Girls Chorus of the schools rendered q
song. This was followed by an inter
esting address by Mrs. J. A. Gonzales
of Grand Rapids, Mich. The response
for the Glass Of 1909, the last set mum
Der on the program, was given by Miss
Emily Bond. Following the set pro
gram there was the usual number OF
impromptu speeches and many of the
old time favorites were called on tt
make short remarks and all Of them
brought a message Of love for the ole
school and comradeship for the boys
and girls with whom they had spent sc
many happy hours.
The most interesting feature of the
program was the reading Of the Z" II
Memoriam" by Mrs. Bradford. Dur
ing the years since the last reunion the
hand of death has rested heavily or
the Association. Mrs Bradford called
noted roll of the dead in her paper
as follows:
| Annually for many years, along the
streets of some one Of our great cities
a notable procession has passed
First come the handsome youths OF
our National Guard, tramping regular
| ly to the music of the bands, theil
uniforms fresh, their arms brightly
upnished-truly an inspiring spectacle
Of firm, confident, disciplined young
Ymanhood.
Next, in recent years, have passed
gmen of somewhat more mature years
kwho answered the call during the
i Spanish American War-there follow
ling with strong, vigorous step the lead
fling company.
| But after these compact lines have
marched by, there has come body OF
bgray- haired, limping, ununiformed men
who do not look boldly forward with
eyes front and shoulders touching
3The straight lines that gladdened the
eyes of their first captain have yearly
Egrown more broken and irregular, and
the time is at hand when marching
order of any kind must be abandoned
fBut year by year the impresslvenesS
of this spectacle has increased Its
Rtoucmng significance none can be in
different to. For the leaders of this
procession, handkerchiefs are fluttered
by fair admirers, and huzzas go ut
from throngs along the way; for those
at the end of the procession there are
redoubled cheers, and the handkerchief
are hurriedly passed to tear-flled
eyes.
Bi-ennially, the call is heard from
the assembly of the K. II. S. A. They
do not, like the G.. A. R., form in actua-
procession, but such a procession car
be imaged You can see it. The
latest class of graduates, young, strong
hopeful, an increasingly larger com
pany, heads the professionalism ad
vanced guard. Glasses of years count
ed backward to 1890 follow with vary
ing representation. Then come ole
pupils of the SOS, the 70's, the co.
the sos, and the 40 IS.
In this imaged procession now pass
ing before your minds eye each sees
best the section that represents his
own class; and could these imaged sec
lions, by any magic, be pieced together
and shown to the historian of the day
then, indeed, would she have the de
sired means to completeness and appro
priateness in this report of the losses
to our ranks, which the two years
since 1907 have witnessed. AS it is
the newspaper notices sent me by the
president and the clippings and let
tiers received from few who respond
cd to the call of the circular, have
necessarily, been the material for this
report.
In no other period of two years
have SO many fallen out, and as il
true of the other organization T have
mentioned, it is the veteran rank:
that show the saddest changes. "I1
Memoriam" this year includes one
teacher of the high school, five associ
ate members of this association anG
twenty-four members who have beer
HIGH school nupils. a majority of these