Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1924-05-22
Alumni Well Attended
Entertaining Program

In the alumni banquet held Fri
day night at the high school build
! ing eliminated the high-tide of in
| terest in the closing days of the
year. Renewed interest in all that
pertains to the schools, greetings
among old friends, getting acquaint-
| ed with the graduates, anticipation
and realization of the program fea-
lures, all contribute to the happiness
of the annual event. 1t is on this oc-
casion that one sees the finished
product" as it were of our school
past and the halls of NJ & NJ
swarmed with alumni making a
scene good to look at and hours to
be enjoyed AS the guests entered
the building they were welcomed by
the reception committee-Mrs. Lucie
Kraps, Mrs. Ed Shafer and Miss Ed
ma Barlow, and here also Dr. Fred
Barker of Granville was practically
placed in the receiving line as he
stood greeting his many old ac-
quaintances AS promptly as posi-
BILE after the arrival OF the guests,
graduates, instructors, members of
the school board, speakers and mem
bers of the alumni by classes were
invited to the banquet tables in the
auditorium. The high school orches-
ira discoursing delightful music the
while The banquet room was strung
with streamers of purple and gold,
the graduates class colors. And
purple and gold were the flowers
that adorned the tables-lilacs and
the golden Japanese roses. These
with the candles glowing made the
banquet room a beautiful scene and
especially with the tables surround
ed by two hundred and fifty happy,
bright faces. When all guests had
found their places the invocation
was given by Mr.. II. d. Bishop and
after all were seated the ladies of
the Christian church served the
menu in two courses meat salad,
brown bread and white bread sand
wiches, salted nuts, coffee; ice
cream and cake. Punch was served
in the corridors after the evening s
program. After the banquet, Mrs
Frank kraps the president of the
alumni, called the assembly to or
der and introduced the program of
toasts with her own welcome ad-
dress to the class of "a, her subject
being Railways" The program
committee this year presented as a
theme for the toasts. the schools and
each subject toasted was something
distinctly identified with schools or
school work The toastmistress in
her subject Railways. sounded this
keynote and made her address so
splendidly delivered one of the
memorable ones of alumni history
The response for the class by Bern
hard Mercer was on the subject
Desks" +" There was no uncertain
touch in the handling Of this subject
by Mr. Mercer which was used to
symbolic where the work is done"
desk at school having carved on it
the name Of Delmar Pennell a stu
dent who made the supreme sacri-
flee in the World war. Mr. Mer-
GERS tribute to the soldier boys SER
vice for others was used as the final
words to his class mates and for
them-that they go out into the
world to do service for others. It
was a response we'll worded and fine
in thought and sentiment. Mr. Frank
Gray gave a spicy witty response to
the toast "Chalk" this applying to
impressions upon and contacts with
others; Mrs. Fannie Richardson with
her usual vivacity responded to the
toast Lessons" Grades" was the
subject of Mr. Rufus Browns toast
He made humorous comments con-
cerning his own grades, and featured
the thought that as we go through
life We must "check up our deeds
from time to time if we would prog
ress toward our goal. "School-bells"
was the toast by Dr. Fred Parker
and the sound of the bell from Mt.
Airy brings recollections tender to
his memory. He named the members
of his own class of 1S7S-seven
girls and himself the only boy, and
paid tribute to the many fine peo-
pie who have gone out in the world
from our schools. Supt George f.
Carr, himself a graduate from M. &
M. and the first of our own gradu-
ates to become superintendent of
the schools, was SO introduced by
the toastmistress and responded to
the Steps" His was a val
liable contribution to the program
for he showed the "steps" in ad-
vance the schools have made in the
past ten years since he was sradu-
ated Right here we sum up as fol-
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