Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-26
HIGH. SCHOOL CLASS OF IS
TOASTS TUTORS AT REUNION
Many Names Recalled by Stephen E.
Kramer and Others at Banquet-Eight
Institutions Now to One Then.

A group of men and women were
seated at q banquet table in the Hotel
Raleigh.
George Tew, the POSTMASTER, rose.
He glanced at his program, looked
around the table, and then announced:
"It is only fitting that we close our
little exercises with q toast to all teach
ers of the class of '86 +. Stephen,
will you offer the toast, please"
Stephen E. Kramer, now assistant
superintendent of District schools, rose.
For the next few minutes there paraded
before each person present a mental
picture of Edward A. Paul, first principal
of the Washington High School, and
other members Of his staff, as Mr..
Kramer spoke. Each name was greeted
with loud applause.
Afterward Mr.. Tew announced that
the forty-fifth reunion OF the famous
class of 1886 Of the Washington High
School had come to close. Members
of the class and their guests nleo out
of the room The majority OF the
class members had not missed a reunion
since the day they filed out, as fresh
graduates, of the old school building at
Seventh and o streets, now the Column
bia Junior High School. They boast
that no other high school class In the
country equals their record OF not haV-
ing failed to hold a reunion In such
length of time. 1t Is doubtful II any
other class of high school graduates has
held together for such long time.
Only High School Then.
When this class graduated, their In
stitution was the only high school In
washington. Since then eight similar
institutions have been built to take care
of the city's growth. and anotner Is III
process of construction.
And so, on last Saturday night when
the class choir. composed OF WIZARD
T. Buell.. Allan Davis, Harry W. Dowl-
ing. DIR. Charles H. Butler and Fulton
Lewis, director, sang several OF the
class favorites, great evening was
just In the beginning.
Mrs. Sallie Burroughs Harper. the
class historian, paid tribute 70 the
members of the class who had passed
on during the year-William r. Gross,
John Benton, Luther w. Apple and
Mrs. Wilbur A. Nash-and a moment OF
silence was observed in their memory.
Mrs. Harper also read letter from SIS
ter Anna Maria of Wytheville. Va, Tor
merly Miss May Atlee, and it was voted
that letters be sent by the secretary OF
the class to Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey,
Mother Mussey," an honorary mem
Der of the class, unable to be present,
but from whom greetings were received.
and to Gen. Henry A. Fisher, a faithful
attendant at reunions. but kept away
from this one by illness, and to two
members Of the class who are invalids,
Miss Grace Parker and Miss Marion
White.
Brief tributes by the members Of the
class were paid to those who had been
their teachers. Gideon A. Lyon spoke
of Edward A. Paul, first principal OF
the school and responsible for its start,
man loved by every one. Others
praised were Frank Angel, DR.. Elgin
Gould, Charles Herschel Koyle, DR..
Wilhelm Bernhardt. picturesque char
acter, teacher of German; George
Israel, DR.. Francis M. Lane. for some
time principal; Miss Woodman. later
Mrs. Paul; Mr.. Tew paid his tribute to
Miss Agnes Lathe and Mrs. Harper to
Miss Flora M. Crane, who was present
as a guest of the class: Prof. G. S.
Burgess, Prof. Camille Fontaine, Miss
Roberts, Miss Annie Wilson, an hon.
orary member of the class, who Is rarely
absent from a reunion; Miss Atkinson,
Col. Burton r. Ross, the military In
structor, and Anger B. Hobbs.
Letters From Members.
Letters were read from the follow
| ing members: Mrs. Mary WilliamS Lev