Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1904 — The Alumni Banquet. [ARTICLE]

The Alumni Banquet.

The Alumni of the Rensselaer High School gave their annual lanquet to the graduating class, Wednesday evening, at Armory Hall. There were 91 present and participated in the affair. The program was a Symposium on ■'Our Alumni” 80-04 with the fol owing subjects: Its Beauty, Mrs. Leia Coen Maines, ’OO. It’s Orators, L. H. Hamilton, It’s Wealth, Pearl McGee, ’O3. It’s Politics, 8. C. Irwin, ’BB, It’s Philosophy, Kate Marshall, It’s Future, Robert Sheets, 'O4. B. F. Fendig ’BB, was toast-mas-ter.- The banquet part proper, was an elaborate and toothsome function and held at the Nowels House. The annual election of officers was held and Mrs.' Ora T. Ross was elected president, Miss Maud Spitler vice-president, B. F. Fendig, secretary, Howard Mills, treasurer. After the banquet and literary exercises were over dancing was indulged in. A harp and violin from Chicago supplied the music,