Five New Scholarships

The annual High Scliool Alumni association banquet took ])lace last niglit in high school hall, a large number of alumni being present. Letters of regret at not being able to be present were read from a great many alumni, especially from those of the classes of the srxties and seventies. H. G. Prettyman acted as toastmaster and called the following toasts : "The High School and the State," by J. E. Beal; "The Alumnus in General," by Prof. Geo. W. Knight, of Oliio State University ; "Ann Arbor," by William W. Wedemeyer; "The School Board," by Miss Emma E. Bower; "ïhe Boys :m Girls," by Stipt. W. 8. Perry; "The Class of '95," by J. E. Fox. Following the program of toasts was the business meeting. It was proposed by J. E. Beal that five university scholarships be established by the alumni association to be given to deserving high school studente, the money to be raised from the alumni by prescriptions of $1 aml upwards. Each scholarship will be of $200, the money to be paid back by the beneficiary at the end of five years. ïlie choice of beneficiarles to be left in the hands of the faculty and committee of the associatioh. Inasmuch as the re are fully 2,000 liigli school alumni, it will no doubt be a comparatively easy matter to raise the required unount. ïhe scholarships are to be known as the "Perry Scholarships" out of respect for Supt. Perry, who bas completed bis twenty-fifth year of contimious .service as superintendent. Messrs. J. E. Beal, J. V. Sheehanand D. F. Allmendinger were made a mittee to take charge of the scholarship matter and push it. II. II. Prettyman was elected president of the association and almost all the old ofiïcers were re-elected. Miss Lucy Chapín was made permanent corresponding secretary, out of consideration of the valuable work sho has done for the associatiou. The usual cominittees were appointed. After the Ijusiness meeting, dancing was the order of the night.