The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1920-03-10
ANNUAL JUNIOR
SENIOR BANQUET
VERY SUCCESSFUL
STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND A
FEW GUESTS ENTERTAINED
AT HOTEL BELDING


The biggest event thus far in the
social season of Bedding High school
occurred on Friday evening, March 5,
when the plans of the committees and
the hopes Of the other students cul-
minated in the Annual Junior Senior
Banquet.
This affair has always been de-
lightful one, but many people who
have attended them before said that
this years output outshone all former
efforts. Every part of the five hours
program was super-excellent, and
every person in attendance found
some part that seemed to him the
best; those whose hearts are reached
through their stomach, the fine BAN
quet served by the hotel management;
those who subsist most happily on
the food of the mind, the toasts and
musical numbers and those who "sim-
ply live' for earthly pleasure, the
dance.
At eight o'clock the students assem-
bled in the hotel parlors, and were
informed by Mr.. Hockstad as to whom
their partners were to be Unusual
foresight was shown by our Princi-
pie, for teacher) and led by the
presidents of the two classes, Earle
Cowles and Myrtle Covert, the stu
dents and the High school faculty took
their places at the tables in the hotel
dining room. A clever placecard and
the menu was at each plate, the lat
ter being studied with assiduous in
terest. The decorations were delight
fully simple, the Senior colors, maize
and blue, were found in the candles
and their cleverly fashioned shades
at each table and the Junior flower,
the daffodil, aided in the general idea
of dainty loneliness.
The courses of the banquet being
finished the couples again went
to the parlors and thoroughly
enjoyed the rest of the program.
Miss Marion F. Stowe, who has
charge { the English depart
ment and who in her few months
among us has endeared herself to the
hearts of her pupils and is one of t
most popular of the staff, proved t.
Toastmistress. Toasts were given by
Earl Cowles, Miss Myrtle Covert,
Miss Abby White, Theodore Barlow
and Arthur j. Reed. The Senior pres
ident presented the president of 4
class of 1921 with large golden KEY
as token of the esteem of this years
graduating class. The idea that tn
was the key to the door Of friendships,
happiness and service was then point
edly brought to mind.
The seriousness of the lesson was
enlivened by touches of humor and
clever thrusts at the Toastmistress,
and at the other speakers, some es>
pecially well aimed darts hit t.
Bulls eye" in a truly remarkable
manner. Through all the laughter,
however, a note of the whole meaning
of the occasion permeated, the Semi
ors realizing that this was their last
occasion of the sort, and that their
High school life would soon be a story
told; the Juniors accepting the trust
committed to them and resolving to
carry it out courageously, and not
break faith, either with their older
classmates, their teachers, or them
selves.
A piano solo "The Whispering
Wind" given by Miss Helen Menkee
found an appreciative audience, and
the vocal duet 1.-THE Voice of Spring"
by Miss Elizabeth Raynor and Miss
Aileen Armstrong, was delightfully."-
interpreted. At the close of the pro-
gram, the fifty or more students and
teachers Joined in the High school,
song, the Orange and the Black.
Most of those present then went
over to the school play house "Har-
mopy hall" and danced away two
hours of carefree fun.
All in all, the 1920 Junior-Senior
banquet was one never-to-be forgot
ten event, successful to the nth de-
gree from every angle. L
Mrs Milo Peterson visited her sis
ter, Mrs. E. Harrington, Saturday af-
ternoon and kept house while Mrs.