Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 121, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1919 — CURTAIN FALLS ON GRADUATES [ARTICLE]

CURTAIN FALLS ON GRADUATES

THIS FRIDAY EVENING WITH ALUMNI BANQUET AT THE ARMORY. The alumni banquet at the armory this evening will close what has been a week filled with joy and entertainment for the graduates of 1918-19. No event during the school year is looked forward to with more interest and eagerness than the annual banquet, and nothing can approach it the hearts of the old as well as the new graduates. It is a time when the old time graduates can gather together and reminisce over their school days and meet those who are entering their ranks as alumni. Such janquets have become as much a part of the school year as the school work itself and never fail to bring >ack»many of those who long ago nade their exit as pupils from the school, even though living at distant I points. Rare is the graduate who | does not permit his thoughts at this . time of the year to drift back to his school days and wish that he might again be permitted to meet and mingle with his former classmates. Although the life work of many of the graduates has taken them from never fail to renew their membership as members of the alumni association, even though unable to be present to attend the pleasant functions during the closing week of each school term. The program at the armory this evening will be attended by approximately two hundred and the association is sincere in its belief that the ’unction will eclipse all previous efforts of its kind. The Presbyterian church ladies have prepared a menu which is bound to bring joy to the hearts of all. The menu follows: Chicken a la King Brown new Potatoes Noodles Cottage Cheese Radishes Pickles Hot Rolls Jelly Fruit Salad Wafers Brick Ice Cream Cake Coffee Schyler C. Irwin, 1888, will act as toastmaster and the following interesting program has been announced* President Dr. M. D. Gwin, 1899 “A hundred thousand Welcomes; I could weep; And I could laugh; I am light and heavy; Welcome.’ Toastmaster Schuyler C. Irwin, oo “I’ll rant as well as thou. The Bald Edson Murray, 13 “Tho lost to sight, to memory dear Thou ever wilt remain.” The Fat Gwendolyn Kannal, lb “I am resolved to grow fat and * Itook young ’til forty*” The Simple Paul Beam, 18 “To be simple is to be great. _ The Handsome French Crooks, 17 Handsome is as handsome does The Wise Frances Folger, 19 “Common sense in an uncommon < degree . Is what the world calls wisdom. Following the banquet there will be a dance, the music to be furmsnea r by the Nadel orchestra of Chicago. The Junior reception held Thursday ! evening was a pleasant a^ 1T a > the dance was attended by about • seventy-five couples. The hall was tastily decorated in the Junior and Senior colors of pink and white and 5 gold and blue. Young’s saxaphone orchestra of Indianapolis provided the music, which was thoroughly en--1 joyed. The out of town guests were: Florence Sammons and Inez Virgin, i of Kentland; Robert Loy and Mane Hamilton, of Purdue university; Mrs. Walter English, of Lafayette; Fred Peck and Dorothy- Spencer, of Remington, and Helen Warner, of Gary.