Arizona republican., 1918-04-27
LOYALTY THEME IF JO|NT CLASS
 ANNUAL MEL I
High School Seniors and
 Juniors Fraternize and Listen to Patriotic Talks by Men of Prominence

The annual banquet given by the junior class to the senior class of the Phoenix high school as token of good fellowship existing between the two classes, held in the south basement of the Christian church last evening, proved to be one of the cheeriest and most inspiring dinners that the high school has ever participated in. Cheery from the standpoint of the ease felt by every participant, and inspiring from the standpoint of listener to several patriotic addresses on the part of sev- eral distinguished guests.
 A patriotic address by Dwight B. Heard to the banqueters put them upon their mettle and helped them to a great extent in the realizing of the immense task before the people of the United States in the subduing of that great military autocracy. Germany.
 When the gathering of seniors, jun iors, faculty and guests were com fortably seated round the many long rows of tables the Rev. Mr. Buchanan opened the occasion with grace.
 After the last course had been served, the toastmaster, Ogle Detweiler, presi- dent of the junior class, arose to the occasion and said a few words con- corning the purpose of the banquet and the spirit shown. He then introduced principal of the high school, R. Thane Cook, who made a short talk on the patriotism shown by the high school of Phoenix and the splendid showing made by the pupils in every patriotic undertaking. MT. Cook had as his per sonal guest, Wells Abbott, of the United States Army who rose and said a few words on the delight of once more being among familiar faces and Coyotes.
 Throughout the entire banquet and as one number on the program the stringed orchestra of the Wickersham l academy provided the best of music. Miss Georgia Mintz, former Coyote gave three readings which were en- loyed immensely by the listeners. She spoke on The Opera, "A Dudes Solil | oquy,' and impersonated the language of very small boy who was supposed to be talking about snakes.
 Piano solos by Miss Ermine Hack l barth, member of the graduating class. were rendered for the entertain ment of the banqueters.
 1 Herbert Shelley. president of the senior class, officiated in the presenting
 
 ] which is handed down from one senior class to the succeeding senior class each year. Ogle Detweiler, president of the junior class, in behalf of his class. accepted the cane with ceremony
 l.. w. LoWenthal, secretary to Cover nor Hunt, was called upon by the toastmaster to deliver a short address to the assembled banqueters MT. Low enthal arose to the occasion with z very witty speech. but which had ir ] 1t some very real truths in patriotism 1 He stated that the efficiency" of Ger many was based on militarism and au- | tocracy and if we must have efficiency in America it must not be that brand l Dwight B. Heard. when called upor | to deliver patriotic address. re- sponded with one of the most inspiring | speeches that the seniors and junior: ever heard In his speech Mir Heard iterated the importance of America. waking up to the task before her He told of the grave crisis that must bC met and of the grave peril of our land In telling of the spirit that the people in England are putting into the combat Mir. Heard stated that there are three million women in England today work ing in the munitions factories and oth- CT public offices in three shifts of eigh hours each day, million women ir each shift. The munitions factories never shut down, working day anC night necessarily. In effect MT. Heard said that the German people in Ger
 many of today ere far different iron
 the people they were before the war il
 that they have become imbued and ob
 sessed with the idea of world domina
 ton, instigated oy the kaiser that the!
 have retrograded to the condition o
 the stone age.
 In closing his address, Mir. Heard eX
 tended his heartiest approval and con
 gratulations to the boys and girls O
 Phoenix high school who have done S
 much toward the aiding of the govern ment in the pushing along of the wor
 of the war. The Boys Work reserv and the Girls Patriotic league, in par ticular, he thanked.
 You hear a great deal of talk" h said, of the great amount of sand Arizona Rut inc greatest amOI1nt q