The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1916-05-13
JUN|0R-SEA|OR BANQUET
HELD SATURDAY,. Y::..EVEN|NG !.

The first social affair of the school
season held in honor of the high
school seniors was the elegant ban
quet served in the pretty St. Charles
dining room on Saturday evening.
Covers were laid for fifty-four,
which included the high school fac
ulty and the Senior class as guests
and the Junior class as hosts.
The long table was very pretty in
appointment. Vases of beautiful red
roses scented the room. Near each
end of the table a large "Be Square"
the Senior motto expressed algebrai-
cally, was laid and the red sign
against the white linen very appro-
priately combined to make the Senior
colors. Neat little cards, with a cut
of the high school building in the
corner, designated the places and
pretty folders bearing the menu and
program were set at each place. Be-
sides the regular dining room force,
the management employed Misses
Lish, McDonough and Jessen, high
school mates, to assist in the serving.
The St. Charles orchestra played
throughout the evening and merry
chatting and laughter bespoke the
success of the fine spread.
The program was very cleverly ar
ranged and well worked out by the
speakers. VIM. J. Danish, as toast
master, was in his realm. He hum
orously introduced the speakers and
a joke at the expense of his friend,
J. L. Monson, manual training in
CT, ,o,110h or faI
by his audience. The toasts were
worked out under the topic "The
Great War"
"Opening Hostilities" by Judson
Stanton, president of the Juniors,
dwelt particularly on the times when
the classes were in their Freshman
and Sophomore stages, when the
former were made thoroughly to un-
derstand the latter's superiority in
every particular. But he ended up
with a real rouSing welcome to the
Seniors.
On account of illness Helen Gus
kelly was unable to give her talk
on Mobilization" but her splendid
paper was read by Lorene Evans.
Miss Cuskelly said the Seniors and
Juniors had modified into a strong
force to attend the banquet in a
body and nobody need fear the out
come of the feast as long as there
was Cooke and Butler amongst
them.
Elsie Larson's toast on "Trenches"
was fine and along more serious
vein. She spoke of various kinds of
trenches but especially of the trench
es or paths of knowledge in the
brain. She emphasized particularly
the paths tending to bring forth the
best in the individual and that the CO.
operation and friendship of the mem
bers in the two classes had proved
a great factor toward developing the
brain trenches in this direction.
Who could think of a "Great War;
being discussed without some mention
of "Bombs." Frank Richards ably
handled his subject. In accordance
with his topic, his material was scat
tered. It was brimful of wit and
humor and heartily enjoyed.
Victor Cooke showed much origin
ality in his toast sThe Flying
Corps" He divided this corps into
three classes: Those that flew high
and We're out of danger of the big
guns of teachers examinations, then
those who just barely escaped range
and the low flyers. He was glad that
his classmates were not numbered in
this last division.
Palmer Lokke was fully aware to
the possibilities of his subject
"Dreadnaughts." He divided the
students into two classes: Those who
dreaded nothing and those who dread.
ed the naughts. His hearers showed
deep sympathy in his discussion Of
the latter division. a
Supt. P. S. Berg concluded the
program with a very good talk or
the subject "Peace." He spoke Of the
inborn instinct of combativeness ane
\ of the useful channels into which
this trait can be turned. He WOULDN'T
have boy or girl without the fight
| ing instinct. It means backbone ane
strength. He wound up, however
that after the pleasant raillery ant
hostilities that had been going bacl
and forth between the classes during
the evening, he now declared peac.
and he was heartily applauded.
The next important Senior clas
events follow in quick succession
/ The class play "a Midsumme,
Nights Dream" will be given in tn,
Elks auditorium on May goth. Rev