The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1921-06-04
Splendid Banquet Served
At The Fairluont
Last Night
PRAISE FOR THE HOST.
supt. W. A. Hustead Also
Praised By the
Speakers

East Side high schools first
graduating class organized an
alumni association for that now
flourlshins Institution of learning
at The Fairmonl hotel last evening
amid surroundings that probably
have never been euualsd in Fair.
mont commencement hlstory-sur.
roundings which were made possi-
Bile by the generosity OF Attorney
Harry Shaw, the sponsor Of the
class.
The organization OF the. alumn,
was the concluding incident Of a
banquet (which Mr.. Shaw rendered
to the class, and It came at the end
OF an evening which was full OF
charm and interest for the members
of the class and the rather large
number OF guests invited by the
host OF the occasion to be present
at the last formal act Of his spon.
sorshipi but the beginning Of anew
relatIonshlp With the members 81
the class. for SIr. Shaw indicated
during the course Of his remarks
as toastmaster Of the banquet that
he means to continue to keep IL
touch with them and expects every
one Of them to take four full years
Of college, at West Virginia univer.
sity If possible. He declared that
II they did that they would confer
unique distinction upon the new
high school which would attract a
great deal OF attention.
The officers Of the alumni asso.
citation chosen last night are, Ed.
ward Offner. president: Genevieve
Carpenter, vice presldnet; Lucille
Springer, secretary; Florence Ross,
treasurer. A program committee
consisting Of Leatha Poe. Beryl
Jenkins, BernadIne Cordray, Ruth
Boyers and Esther Funt was also
elected.
The banquet which preceded the
meeting OF the class was a decId-
edly imposing affair, indicating a
generosity in expenditures on the
part OF the host not often equalled
in such affairs. 1t was served In
the ball room Of the hotel which
was splendidly arranged for the oc.
caslon and which, after It became
filled with pretty girls and women
In summer finery, made a most
hnnufIFil1 srano fndaad
The first speaker called upon
when ths post prandial period was
reached, Judge e. NJ. Showalter,
voiced the spirit of the evening
when he devoted considerable Of
his time to an appreciation Of the
labors Of Mr.. Shaw in the interest
OF the cause OF public school edu.
cation on the East side. Himself
at one time member of a school
board which built high school
Judge ShowaIter said that he knew
something about the hard work
that was necessary and the obsta.
cles that were encountered In
bringing the schools OF the East
side to their present high state,
and he made the assertion that he
has done a work for his commu.
nifty that will be remembered with
gratitude for mang long years.
Prof. Otis G. Wilson, superin-
tendent Of schools on the west side
Of the river. who was another
speaker OF the evening, coincided
in what Judge Showalter' had said
about Mr.. Shaw, but he called at.
tention to the debt of gratitude
which the people Of the East side
also owe to Prof. w. A. Hustead.
superintendent Of the schools Of
Union Independent district, who
has been the faithful and very in.
telligent active factor In the devel.
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