New Britain herald., 1923-05-31
'23 CLASS BANQUET IS MERRY AFFAIR
Witty klttr.DlHntr Talks Feature
 Social al High School

' fAff4lfNf SnfahlRE, me MAala, ftaA oFsts decorations, together with { well arranged menu made the an ] nual banquet of the graduating elas Nf New Britain High school, la2a held Tuesday night, one of the mas ! successful af is kind iR many years The banquet AReRed with the sons We Long ta fiA naek," to the tunf Of tsFhe Trail of Long Ago" Between the courses the diners sang ''lligf School Days" tn the tune af "call Me Rack Pal Af Mine" The banquet elased with the singing of "IIigil School" ia The tune of nWheR the Leaves Come FumhliRg Down" Al three songs were played by the Trinity RaeehaRalian orchestra under the di- reetiaR Nf Dominic Naples,
 Paul taiiaF, acting as chairman, introduced inc speakers, He called on George Mnrtha. class president, "My Four Years in High School"
 James Reynolds, the next speaker, talked on "ouF Athletes" He oRen- ed his speech with the remark that athletes and the athletic teams af the New Britain High school are far sn- ReFior than those Of other schools, lie regretted that comparisons are some times made between the athletes and the teams with those nf past years He added that each team has difficult ties to overcome and obstacles 10 kur- mount He concluded with tho rec mark that going out for athletics has made boys better men and that not i single young man who has gone out for athletics at the school will regret 1t for he will be better fitted for fu- turo life.
 The feature ot tho program were tho talks on "our Boys" hy Myrtle Beyer. and a talk on "our Girls" by Eyald Anderson. Miss Beyer gave her impressions Of the boys in m in- teresting and amusing way bringing in the names Of several Of the mem hers Of the class. The bright side Of school life was brought out in a clever manner.
 She received great ovation from the students and guests after the speech. Evald Anderson's talk on Our Girls" was equally good.
 Margaret Allison, the next speaker. i gave an interesting account of "The 1 Future of the Glass of 1923"
 Principal Louis r. Slade made q feep impression on the assemblage. He said in part:
 "As I think of your four school years about to close and Of the years hat arc before you. there come run hing through my mind some of Kip ing's verses; they are among his very pest: When Earth's last picture Is painted,
 and the tubes are twisted and
 dried.
 When the oldest colours have faded,
 and the youngest critic has died, We shall rest, and, faith, we shall
 need title down for an aeon or
 two.
 Till the Master of All Good workmen
 shall set us to work anew! md those that were good shall be
 happy: they shall sit In a golden
 chair;
 hey shall splash at a ten-league can
 vas with brushes of comets hair; hey shall find real saints to draw
 from-Magdalene, Peter, and
 Paul;
 hey shall work for an age at a sit-
 ting and never be tired at all! nd only the Master shall praise us,
 and only the Master shall blame. nd no one shall work for money, and
 no one shall work for fame; ut each for the joy of the working,
 and each, in his separate star, hall draw the Thing as he sees It for
 the God of Things as They Are." Every year has had its successes nd It's failures; and so will every ear to come. How far have you been lccessful? How far will you be?
 Success. as I understand it, de- ends in general upon the extent to hich our actual attainments corres- ond to the aims and the designs that e have set before us. But there are vo other elements that enter in. ach of us should have some particu- T object for which he is striving and lould attain 1t. He should also have calls that dominate his whole life; le particular objects toward which ? strives from time to time should } the expression of these ideals. And
 his striving for attainment he lould employ only such means as e in keeping with the same ideals. eals; expression in particular aims;