New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-07
DR.. HUNTERS OLD BOYS
CO TO SEE THE GIRLS
As Visitors at the Washington
Irving School They Have
a Very Fine Time.
ICE CREAM, BUT NO KISSES
Teacher and Students of "Old
Thirteenth" in 1870, Are
Entertained at Sure
Enough Party.

1iSuSh bA
Thomas Hunters "Old Boys went 10
see the Washington Irving girls yester-
day and had a real good time. There
we're feasts of reason and flows of soul
rivers Of oratory, gushes Of poetry ard
song, pots of tea piles of sandwiches
salad. cake and ice cream.
The "Old Boys" agreed that il was not
now a matter of wonder to them that Dr.
Hunter gave up teaching their sex early
and went to the Normal College for Girls
The Thomas Hunter Association mem
hers call themselves Dr. Hunters "Old
Rows" because they studied their les
sons under him in the old 18th Stree'
School before 1S70-in which year he left
there. The Thomas Hunter Association
has almost six hundred members. but
they are scattered over the globe. About
forty mustered for the party at the
Washington Irving High School yes:er-
day.
Effort to Please the Girls.
So anxious were the "Old Boys" 10 re-
ceive a welcome from the girls that they
took with them a fine framed picture
showing Washington Irving an0 a group
Of his friends, and made a formal pres
entation Of it. through their president.
Thomas w. Williams, to the school, But
there was no need for them to worry
over their welcome. They were welcomed
not only in good old American. but in
French, Spanish, German. italian. H!d-
dish and almost every language under
the sun.
AS the white-haired teacher, beloved by
so many who have gone through New
Yorks educational mill, came in through
the doors of the big school on Irving
Place, with his "Old Boys" behind him.
The first thing they saw was long line
Of girls, grouped picturesquely around
the huge fireplace in the hall. All were
draped in white, and each bore in her
upraised arms an artistcally printed well
come in some strange tongue.
The "Old Boys" characterized them as
the supports Of the Tower of Babel
and fed into the assembly room, lest the
girls test their scholarship by asking
them TO read the welcomes.
Sln9 inc W. u Ne y OOhS'
As many girls as could crowd into the
assembly room marched in after, clad in
white mildly blouses and white skirts.
As they marched they sang the w. 1. H..
5. song:
Who are these facing toward the dawn,
Up the steep of duty, marching on?
The visitors filled the platform. Among
them were Thomas w. Churchill, presi-
dent Of the Board of Education; Marcus
NJ. Marks, President-elect Of the Borough
Of Manhattan: DR.. Thomas Darlington,
Miss Olivia Leventritt, OF the Board OF
Education. and William McAndrew, prin-
cpal Of the W. !. II. s., who on occasions
Of ceremony is a guest of the girls.
Sayre Burchard, one Of the old Boys,
made a speech, presenting the picture.
Two pretty girls drew aside the flags
that hid the picture. There were more
speeches by "Old Boys" and songs by the
girls, and then DR.. Hunter gave a little
talk.
You have two good names" he told
the girls, 'the name of Irving, the great
writer, polished master Of English, and
the name of Washington. the great leader
Of men. And you are most fortunate IN
reaping the advantages Of New York
Cltys school systematic best school sys-
TEN in the world"
SsIuted with School Yell.
Then DR.. Hunter fell to telling stories
OF his boys" and the "old 18th street
school" at the end Of which the girls
saluted him with their school yell.
Luncheon was served upstairs, with
dozen white-capped girls acting as wait
resses and other girls as flower maidens
10 present Or. Hunter with bouquet as
he stepped into the room. The walls were
decorated with handprinted bursts OF
poetry such as:
Hunter. Hunter. is coming this way.
Hes ~ spruce and as dapper as reaoifa IN
MAY.
The place cards, made by the girls, rep
resented a hunter followed by dog
over their soup. chops and salad the ola
boys snapped "reminiscences OF their old
teacher and school days in the COS
"He was the first man to abolish cor
poral punishment" said large man win
a bald head and shaggy gray eyebrows
He looked at DR.. Hunter as he said II
with the grateful gaze Of a boy who mas
tust been let off from a whipping.
Ana the teachers of to-day are not
grateful to him for the innovation
snapped one who had strayed in.
Young woman" said the baldheaded
man, Il take 1t you were never hogged'
II you had been, you'd be grateful to Dr.