Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-11-30

more serious nature, he said that Zeta
Sigma meant High Living" in every
line, in morality, in knowledge and
in athletics. The POSTMASTER, i'm
commenting upon Mr. Hyde's toast,
said that he showed plainly that he
was a football player because he
tackled his subject hard. Robert
Hume, ~, was introduced second by
the toastmasterNas a man after the
Lincoln type-and he certainly did
show it by his excellent toast on
college Brotherhood" this was
strong plea for true fellowship, and
sympathy with each other, which
rang true to the Good Zeta Sigma
Spirit" John Landon, 10, toasting
The College Girl" took the banquet
ers by storm with his lines of poetry
and fitting stories Mr.. Landon paid
great tributes to college girls and es-
pecially the guests. He said that the
high standards set by the college
Girls" are the greatest incentives for
the men of Zeta Sigma.
In introduc ing the next toast Mr.
Sebrng pre- dicted that it would be
the best of the evening, and he
proved to be prophet of truth.
Miss Laura Brown. ~, president
of the sister society, Alpha Theta,
replied 10 "Our Hosts Miss
Brown treated her subject in a
most charming and skilful manner.
She gave a splendid tribute to Zeta
Sigma which every member was proud
TO accept Her toast abounded with
wit and humor and friendship. In
concluding she proposed the toast,
"Our Hosts The friendly spirit be
tween Alpha Theta and Zeta Sigma
societies certainly was strengthened
by Miss Browns toast
Then came the looked for Fresh
man toast. Excelsior" responded to
by Josiah Buell., rs, and in him the
Freshies had an able representative.
Mr. Buell. defined his subject first &C
cordng To Webster as kind OF
shavngs Then according TO Yerex
as that which you put in your suit
ease when you return from Saginaw.
And according to the program com
mittee as higher ambition and aspira-
ton. He spent his time in discussing
the latter in an interesting manner
He said that he had already found
that the Alma spirit was Excelsior
Mr.. Buell. possessed all the enthusiasm
that his subject required. The real
inspiration of the evening radiated
from Mr. FIursts toast. college
Traditions. He read several clip
pings from the old Monthly Albanian
which were very pleasing and gave
those present some idea Of what Alma
was like years ago. Among these
was satirical report of permission
by the faculty for the first Zeta Sig
ma banquet, by Maurice Grigsby,
'9s The AIl-Ages-Football- Eleven;
Hercules at center; Sampson and Co
Hath at guards; Caesar and Joshua at
tackles, Stonewall Jackson and Father
Time at ends; Alexander the Great
and Israel Putnam halves; Bacchus
full and Napoleon quarter. by Writ
Dunning. 'O4; and little poem by
Chapman, 'O5. describing the students
as they went to the office TO get their
standings
Mr.. Hurst's toast was composed |
both of wit and wisdom. He men,
toned many old men, and many things
that have long since been in history.
Said he was a charter member of our
only fraternity. "Zeta Sigma" Told
about the first football game Alma
ever played besides many other in
teresting things.
The last man called upon was John
Durham. cx-'10, who toasted Castles !
in Spain'in an eloquent way that only |
Durham can do. He said that we are
in the bright forenoon of our college
days We have ideals before us. He
likened our future as we look forward |
to it, beautiful as the prettiest castles
and sun-kissed hills of Spain. He
said he was looking forward TO a
Future Alma with 1000 students, and
an endowment of million dollars
In closing all joined in singing the
Zeta Sigma song and drinking to the
health of the ladies and Zeta Sigma,
and left the festive hall in good cheer
shortly before one o'clock.
Albanian.