The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-02-22
TEACHER TRAINING
BANQUET BIC AFFAIR
Methodist Church Is Scene of Brilliant
Affair Thursday Evening. = Beauti-
fully Decorated, Perfectly Served, APP
propriate Speaking and Music

The Fifth Annual Banquet of the
Marshall County Teacher Training
Students, was given at the Metho.
dist church basement rooms Thurs
day evening, Feb. Is, 1912.
An appropriate word to express
just what it was is wanting in the
dictionary. 1t was great, it was
fine, it was big in every conceivable
way. The decorations of the room
well to find a fitting word again is
difficult, for to paint it would re-
ruire an artist skilled far beyond
our ability. In decoration it seem
ed not overdone, it seemed not un-
derdone, it was attractive and pleas
ing to the beholder, and that con-
stitutes the truest decoration. The
golden yellow color adopted by this
ASSOCIATION was made prominent of
course, and lamps and hangings
were made to reflect this softened
hue on all the great room. The
tables were specially inviting and
with the white table cloths, the
candelabra at intervals on each
table, the tiny candle sticks at each
plate, each set on a star of the gold
en- paper, the delicate vine of green
through the center, the handsome
programs with the same beautiful
design as last year, with the great
candlestick with its seven candles,
and then the row of smaller candles
that had been lighted from that, and
the hand of a man with a candle
ready to touch another candle, and
the Book, the Word of God, from
whence the light came, and from
whence it must come With it all
the company Of two hundred and
twenty-five graduates and their
friends, made a scene when the word
was given, and each took the little
candle in hand, and as the one near
est the large candles lighted theirs
and then touched each the candle of
his neighbor, and with one moment
to glance down the line, the brilliant
scene was beautiful beyond compare.
The preparation and serving of
the banquet had been undertaken
by the ladies of the Methodist
church, and if the ladies of the
Methodist church who had this af-
fair in charge need any recommends
tions and testimonials they can get
them in any number up to the last
plate served Thursday night.
President Ellis called for order
and Rev. W. c. Logan gave the In
vocation. Miss Julia Yockey gave
few appropriate words of greet
ing and asked that the entire COM
pany as they took the little candles
in hand. to repeat with her the
words: eve have touched our
candies to the great light. We ought
to 60 lighting other lights until our
whole country shall be a blaze of
glory with a knowledge of the very
Christ" With this signal the
young ladies came trooping in with
the dinner which was. served in
courses. a description of which we
will not attempt, only to say that
all that any one could ask for was
there, even a glass Of water. and de-
livered to you with a polite grace
that proved the ability of all.
With the graduation exercises
ready to begin, the graduates arose
and the Class Song that has been
given in these columns, written and
set to music by Miss Jockey, and
dedicated to the Teacher Training
association of Marshall county, was
given by them.
Miss Estella Chase had in charge
what was set down as Symposium,
consisting of expressions from those
called upon giving sentiments and
words of experience touching on the
work as they knew it in their sew
eral locations. Miss Chase spoke of
the vision of the future that had
first inspired the idea of Teacher
Training, and the degree of added
inspiration that had been given
others as the sentiment eve have
touched our candles to the Great
Light had sent stream of light
down the highway, and CLEANS of
light here and there were beginning
to broaden out and become a flood
of light that should envelop the
whole land
The first called for was Mr.. Ellis
Of German township, who told of
the difficulties he encountered in his
study, during the catch moments of
a busy life. He had found that the
end attained was worth while putting
forth the effort. Our lives were
made larger by helping others.
Miss Scott was called on as a new
light, being of the class Of 1912,
and she declared there was happi-
ress to be found in the application
necessary to complete the course of
study, and this gave an inspiration
to help others.