The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-02-28

dresses featured the banquet gfyer
by he Linsly Alumni association al
the Stratford Springs hotel at Wood
lawn yesterday evening. beginning
promptly at s O'Clock. The cafeteria
where the banquet was served, wal
very. beautifully decorated with tbs
Linsly school colors. orange anc
black. and remnants predominatec
everywhere. Including pennants %
the following universities: Virginia
Harvard. Yale. West Virginia. TUFTS
n Columbia.
The event was In all probability
the most enthusiastic and most inter
esung affair ever given In the histor,
OF the alumni association OF Linsl,
institute Tor some time. which tends
10 show that the alumni, faculty ant
student body OF old Linsly are pro
crossing and that they mean bust
ness: which Will end to give Linsly
a bright and prosperous future.
the committee on arrangements
which laid the plans and worked out
n e details for the banquet on tbs
association. which proved such a de
clded success yesterday evening
We're Edmund l.. Jones, DR.. Ivan Faw
cetI Charles W. Goethe, II. J. Smith
John A. Wincher. Prof. c. II. Patter
IN; Howard Merkle. and II. w
~ II.
Frank II. Kincheloe. in a very able
name presided as POSTMASTER OF
the banquet, and in a very clever
manner introduced the speakers OF
the evening. ~
The present student body and
members OF the faculty were tha
guests OF honor at the banquet and as
sisted in adding to the great enthusi.
asm which featured the event and
Nn0 In mako tho Anal.
allied success, in the history of the
alumni association. Another feature
In connection with the event was tbs
excellent music which was rendered
on the piano by Howard MerkIe oi
ose alumni and by Professor Morton
OF the Linsly faculty.
Speakers.
ne speakers OF the evening were
Ion George a. Laughlin. Professor
bessenor, OF Washington & Jefferson
coiieSe who came to AXE the place
OF PRESIDENT James ID. Monat, OF
washington a. Jefferson college who
was Unexpectedly called TO Pittsburgh
by the sudden death OF a friend and
could not be present: Hon. James ~
EWING. Judge Williams, of the state
supreme Court of Appeals: Judge Ira
r.. ms OF the same court, and
cipal OF Linsly Institute.
Inc TOTAL number present, which
included the members of the alumni
student body and members OF the fac
ulty and visitors. was in the neighbor
hood OF 100.
The menu a served at the banque,
MENU.
Cream OF Tomato
Shrimp ala Newbers
Fflet OF Beef. ala Linsly
Mushroom Sauce
Eseo'iopSd tomatoes small Peas
Fruit Salad-Mayonnaise
and Black stylel
pisque Ice Cream crackers
White Cake
~ Roequefort cb.o Appie Pit
Cafe Noir Wheeling Perfectos
Following the banquet and seryini
Of refreshments, Frank II. Kinchelos
POSTMASTER OF the evening. in a fev
lrlef remarks introduced Hon. Georg.
\ Laughlin as the first speaker oi
the evening. Mr.. Lsughlin in ths
course OF his remarks said. The
question uppermost in my mind Is
whether Linsly can come back. but
under the excellent MANAGEMENT o..
PROT. Charles II. Patterson. principaI
OF tho institute. the school Is grodu
ally coming back into the front ranks
as an up-to-date school. II Is TO-DAY
as good as any other school OF H.
KIND to be found anywhere. The on.
rollfnent ID over 30 students at tbs
present time and with an attendance
OF from 10 to 100 students the schoo.
VIII be allie 10 maintain itself from
a financial standpoint" Mr. LauFh
I'm, continuing. advocated tho %ssIIinr
or the old Linsly building and klyjnp
ground out.the-pike and erecting a
y new building. which could be rur
on q self supporting basis.
Owing 20 the death OF a friend d.
pittsburgh. President James ID. Moi
TAT OF NashinEtOn and Jefferson col
lege was unable 10 be present. and An
HE stead President Monat selected
frOt. besenor 10 come and deliver ar
ADDRESS In bis place. Prof. Besenol
In HE opening remarks stated \
brluE you greetings from the oldeal
college west Of the Allegheny noun
talnS. Linsly institute will bloom gu
Win greater honor and energy in ths
future than the school has ever In m.
past was the prediction Of tho NJ
ana J. professor. 1T be- our duty 10 bs
men OF lofty ideals and 10 help tbosa
about us 10 have lofty ideals. NJ,
should cndeavOr TO have an around
ideals. so that W. can see the best I'M
life. We only EXCEL others as we OK
cell them in character His address
W. WY fNlfIIdIlluE n was very
much appreciated by all who were
present.
"Reminiscences.
James W Ewing was next intro
duced 20 The members 81 the alumni
and he took Tor his subject - RENT
nlsconco 81 the DAYS When 1 Attend
81 Idnsly Mr. Ewing ln tho rours,
of hia remarks gave a very good ac
count or D. commencement -overoiaca
in his day and said that was fb.
proudcst moment OF bis life whon n.
graduated from tho institute on June
ls. ISL Tho uniforms thcn were
about The same az nov.
Mr. Ewing In CONCLUDING his al.
dress read q newspaper clipping ton
ing about the commencement ever.
cises htid IN The opera house on tho
west side 81 Market and Fourteenth
streets on June u.s.. 1852. The school
was prosperous and the enrolment
largc The E~raduatuE class was
larger Than In former years aud the