Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-06-05
ELECT ANDERSON
HEAD OF ALUMNI
Athletic Coach of Rock Island High
School Wins Over Lee kaupe
at Annual Reunion.
HELPFUL ADDRESSES ARE GIVEN
Superintendent Fisher and ". b. Nc
Intyre Have Messages of Impor-
lance to Young People.

Carl L. Anderson, popular member
Of the Rock Island high school fac
ulty and coach of athletics in the
school, proved the choice of a ma
iority Of 200 high school alumni Sat
urday evening for the presidency of
the association al the annual alumni
banquet given by the organization to
the graduating class of 1916. The
other officers elected on Mr.. Ander-
sons ticket were as follows:
Vice president-Mrs. Dora Ramser.
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Treasurer Marcus Brough, Is.
Committee-ClaIre Van Calder, OF,
chairman; Grace Wheelan, '07, Mar
shall Newton, IS, Eleanor CIeaveland,
II, Robert E. Olmsted, 10
The alumni assembled il ne cafe
terra Of the high school at 30 and
partook of a delicious dinner \ doz-
en- girls from the home economics de
partment served as mattresses. At :
o'clock President Clifford L. Hubbard
raped for order and announced that
the annual election of officers would
be held Two tickets were distributed
among those in attendance, Carl An
dersonS name heading one Of them
and Lee Naupkes the other. Edwin
Mcintyre. Will Whistler and Leo Ste
yens were appointed tellers and an
nounced the election of the first
ticket
An excellent after-dinner program
was then given, consisting of a num-
Der Of short speeches. two musical Sc
lections and a reading by Miss Hazel
Weller. 1t was as follows:
Address of welcome-Clifford L.
Hubbard, president of the Alumni as
ISOLATION.
Response Edgar James, president
OF the class of '16
Principal A. J, Burton.
Address on appreciation Super
intendent Z. c. Fisher.
Address on "Youth"-W. B. McIn-
tyre,
Musical number Miss Aline Jane
Martin. violin; Miss Bessie Freistat,
cello; Miss Bessie Baker, piano.
Reading-Miss Hazel Weller
Musical number Miss Martin, Miss
Freistat, Miss Baker.
In speaking of appreciation, Super
intendent f. c, Fisher said: The
greatest need of humanity today is
appreciation-reac out to the 9TH
er fellow and understanding that he
has problems which he is trying to
solve. We have none of US the sam
problems, We are not equally good in
all lines, and if We can appreciate the
difficulties Of the other fellow we shall
be laying the foundations for a greater
service to all mankind
W B. Mcintyre made his character
istic plea for youth. telling the alumni
that the way in which to keep young
was not to try ITO keep the wrinkles
from the brow, but from the heart. >
He declared that youth and the ability
TO enjoy life were our greatest gifts
and should be fully appreciated by
everyone.
facatiOn Plans Of High School Stats.
Sixteen of the Rock Island high
school teachers at the present time
expect to absent themselves from the
city for the whole or a large part OF
the summer. Principal A. J. Burton is
10 remain in his office until June IS
and thereafter to take a post graduate
course in education at the state uni
versity at Iowa City, where he stud
led last year. Until June IS, however
he intends to occupy his Office every
morning and is very DESTROYS that all
OF the 1916 graduates should see him
by that time about their college course
If they wish to go to college next fall
The others of the school faculty who
will be out of town and the places
where they expect r. go are as fol-
lows:
Mrs. Cora L. Eastman, with her son.
Harry P. Eastman, at Columbus, Ohio
Miss Alice Rush. at home in Green
vile. Ohio; ". {. Robb eight weeks
course, beginning Monday. in teaching
history and ClviCs in the State Normal
school at Peru, Neb.; Miss Marguerite
Thompson. at her home in Wilmette
Ill; Miss Hazel Healy, in Muscatine
Iowa; Miss Florence Grady at Wauke-
gan, Ill: Miss Alma Buhlig, at her
home in Chicago, In which city she will
teach German next fall; Miss Virginia
Ballard, at her home in Chicago, o. r.
Achtenhagen, teaching for eight
weeks in the manual arts department
OF the State Normal school at Peru
Neb.; Miss Florence f. Blazier, at
tending the Chicago university; Miss
Mary Arm Love, at her home in Erie
Pa, and afterwards spending a part
OF the summer in study at Columbia
university. \. Y; A. c. Stanton, at his
home in Richview. ILL.,. +. NJ. Starr, al
MS home in Mount Vernon, Ohio; c. r
Ferguson, al his home in Morris, Ill.
{. E. Paul, at his home in lie Mars
Iowa.
E L. Philbrook and F.. S. Mccall