The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1915-09-10
HIGH CARNIVAL
BY SCHOOLMASTERS

The Schoolmasters' Club has be-
come one of the fixed, most successful
and vigorous social organizations in
the county. There can be no doubt
of this. Each member will vouch for
it and visitors, each meeting at which
there are always some, are prompt and
glad to express their surprise that the
scho0lmasters of Medina county as
semble regularly four times a year to
cross hearts and hands around a gen
erous festal board.
The last meeting Of the club for the
7 year was held Friday night at Ye
Tavern, Leroy, the regular meeting
place, and proved to be the equal. If
not the best, both in point Of atten-
dance and interest, of any that have
been held. Perhaps the added zest
of this last meeting was in large meas
ure due to the fact that the club was
to be augmented by six new members.
The initiatory work with new mem
bers marks a red-letter day in the ac-
tivities Of the Schoolmasters' club.
Promptly at 7:30 o'clock, 81 males,
of which the Sentinel editor was the
thirty-frst, touched abdomens with the
+ heavily-laden tables of Ye Tavern
dining room. Chicken! Fried chicken!
Thirty-one human colons were uphol-
stored with this delectable Wand with
speed and relish that would have
made Lucullus rich crome green with
envy. And then there were those
things that go along with thing. How
precious such spread to the soul and
alimentary canal of printer!
Immediately following the feast Of
food came the flow of soul. President
Elliot of the Wadsworth schools had
made careful study of the situation
and in calling on various ones to speak,
proved himself an adept. DR.. Cour-
sault, one of the chief speakers at the
teachers institute in Medina, and DR..
Eby, state high school inspector. were
present as guests Of the club and were
among the first to be called upon to
speak. Both gentlemen are exper-.
fenced public speaker and left mes
sages Of value. Another distinguished
guest was Hon. M. "A. Warnes, author
of the well-lnown tax law bearing his
name, of MiIlersburg, 0. Mr.. Warnes
is an experienced speaker and also
story teller and caused much merri-
ment. Others who were forced to the
front were County Superintendent
jerks, Supt. Edmund, the initiates and
the editor Of the Sentinel.
4 The club then repaired to the attic
of Ye Tavern and prepared for the in
itiatign of the new candidates, who
were Wallace Arnholt Of the Spencer.
schn0ls III 81 Bird Of the Mallet Creek
schools, o. Z. Go0nlis 81 el,e I3fuh swicls
schools, Paul Kreider and Mr. Dietz Of
the Wadsworth schools and Merle
Lyons Of the Lodi schools. j. Il. White
of the Homerville schools was also al
candidate, but disappeared when ne
discovered what was going to happen.
His case will be attended to later with
special zest and additional initiatory
forms.
The club now being a semi secret
organization, we do not feel at liberty
to divulge all that took place in the
hall Of inquisition, but if their friends
observe any minor changes in the fa-
cial appearance of either Brother
Loomis Of Brunswick or Brother Kreid
er of Wadsworth, to make a close
guess of what one is liable to be up
against before being accepted as al
fullfedged member Of the Schoolmas-
ters' club is an easy matter. DR.. Cour-
sault and Eby, who were permitted to
witness the initiatory work, may con-
slider themselves extremely fortunate
that they escaped unmolested; because
it has been the erstwhile custom of the
club to be no respector of person. 1t
will be recalled that the aged and Sc
date DR.. Pearson of the Ohio State
University was guest of the club at
its fpnquet year ago and what was
done to the Doctor was assuredly a
plenty. DR.. Pearson was extended an
urgent invitation to be present last
Friday night, but was unable to at
tend.
Following the initiation Of candi-
dates, games were played and Brother
Dietz sang several songs, which were
greatly enjoyed. The meeting adj
journed about 2 a. m. Manager Warn
er Of the Tavern maintained his us
ual poise from first to last.
C. w. Howell of Seville and Nelson
Stear Of Medina respectively were
chosen president and secretary Of the
club for the coming year.
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