The Older Alumni

Older High School Alumni - The older alumni and teachers of ttoe high school,, those connected with tlhat tostitutiom "between the years 1856 and 18T6, bave au association of their own, separate irom the general alumni association of the high school. These ölder alumni held their tfirst reunían three years ago, and are now perfectimg their arrangements to hold their secand one upon Monday evenLng Of Oammencement week, June 22. Thie Presbyterian church parlors will te tibe place of meeting and tflie ladiets olf that church will furnisih the banquot. The prösident df the association is Mrs. Lucy Stowe Parker. Recordin secrtary is Mis sEliza Iadd, and correispoindiittg secrertary Miss Xoble. EveiT "fíoirt is beiT. Tnad to' tnake the reuinioin a nötalble occasion. Invitati(as have baan sent to everyone properly a member of t!he aissociatioia rhase addfress is known to the committiM'. The ma in difficulty Wlth linclhig addresetís lies In the fact that the girls luave nearly all a.-sunned new manea eince their departure ircwn acade4iaic halls ; bilt to. all and1 eveary one, wliethcr speeiiaUy invited off tiot. au urgent requrst to Odooe is issued. Judige Aaixjui V. McAlTtty, of Ma,nistee, wJill bs t-olast ra aster, and respotasea -rill be made by Judge C. B, Grant, Regent Cocker, Supt. Perry, Irrtng K. Potad oí Chicago, Mrs. Comover Hamifton, Mrs. Mclntyre AVetmore and many others. It Will be Very Entertaining- On Friday evening. June 12, an entei'tainmont for thie benefit ol the Y. -X. C. A. WiU bE given. at High School Hall tractor the directkfa of Miss MacMouwugle. "Found Out," a ome-act comedy ty L. M. Elwyn, is certamly amueing, and the adveiitures Oí Bridget O'Flaherty are exceedingly fu-nny. Th "Fairy Revel" has been aranged tor the children, by Miss MacMonajílo this special occasion and extra pains have been taken ta eneure an unusually nttractive entertainment. Tickets may be secured at Ada nis Bazaar, ar at the Y. W. C. . rooms any aftevnoon. Master Masons Have a Good Time- Fraternity Lodge, No. 202, F. & A. M., raised A. C. Schumaeher, Titus F. Hutzel, O. P. Cole and H. W. Connei-s to the Jlaster Mason degree Friday evening, and the occasion was a memorable one in many ways. Work began early in the evening, sorne SO persons sitting down to a substantial supper before going to work. Over 200 Masons witnessed the eonferring of the degree, visitors being present trom Detroit, Ypsilanti, Mllan, Dexter, Chelsea and otüer places. Everything moved oft like clock-work and old Fraternity has seldom appeared to better advantage. The visitors, one and all, witnessed to this in the most complimentary terms. One of the prettiest features of the evening's work was th3 use of the large new stereopticon belonging to the chapter, under the expert manipulatiom of Bros. Ehute, Nicliols and Goodrich. Following the degree work carne a splendid banquet in the drill hall ad jacent to the lodge room. It was really a sumptuous affair. After doing ampie justice to the food, Prof. L.. D. Wines took charge as toastmaster. A large number of excellent speeches were made, among the speakers being Hem. H. "Wirt New kir k of Dexter, Hon. A. J. Sawyer, R. 8. Greenwood, J. W. Bennett, R. C. McAllaster, A. C. Schumaeher, Titus F. Hutzel, O. P. Cole nnd H. W. Connws of this city, and Mesure. Spiers and Rohns, the architeets af Detroit. The nvork which was under the buiding hand af Worshipful Master Chas. B. Davisian, aissisted by Hon. H. Wirt Xeivkirk af Dexter, and H. B. Dodsley oí this city, and Bios. Dorrance, Goodrich, Prettyman, Capt Thos. Taylor, Rhead, Miller, McCallaster, Ohliager, Butler, anil Greenman of tjiis city, n'ai pranounced by all Master Masons, as line as silk. A New Northside Chapel - The energetic people of the Northside have in mind just now tlie building of a Chape!, the same to be used by all of the protestant denominations. The present chapel is an old building, and is not what the thrifty present generatiou over there are satisfled with. It is owned by the Methodist denomination, and whether it can be obtained or not is a questiou not yet ascertained. Whether the old chapel is obtained or not, there is a vacant lot on Broadway, which would be more convenient :or the entire Northside. It is thought that if the new building is put in the hands of trustees, to be used in common by all denominations, the various views of all the residents can be in that way favored, and all will feel like giving. It is proposed to erect an ediflce costiñg about $2,000. Suecess to the enterprise. It is a worthy one, and should be encouraged in both a flnancial and moral way by ;he people of the entire city as well as those of the Northside. Patriot, s Day in the Schools - On Friday last occurred the second animal celebration of what has been appropriately named " Patriotic Day." The object is to devote one day out of the school year to teach the children what Patriotisin is, and why they ought ;o love and reveré the glorious flag of our country, the beautiful Stars and Stripes. The elements showed their approval of the day by combining to make it extremely pleasant. In the various wards the children had een rehearsing a number of the national songs, and at 2:30 o'clock p. ra. they coinmenced assernbling at the High School Chapel, which had been beautifully decorated for the occasion with our country's flags, and ourcountry's lovely messengers froni Heaven : the flowers. Excellent taste was displayed in these decorations, and the chapel was made very inviting in appearance. The children composing the 4th, óth, Gth and 7th grades assembled to the number of 750, and they formed a chorus choir that was sweeter to the ears of parents and :riends than any that ever sang before in our fair city. Prof. Perry presided, and upon the stage were several represen tatives of the G. A. R., the W. E. C, the S. of V. and of other patriotic orgauizations. After the singing of several thriliing songs, prayer was offered, and then the orator of the day, Prof. Henry R. Pattengill, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, was introduced, and delivered a fine address, appropriate to the occasion. Not only the children, but the older people also, certainly had a clearer conception of their duty after listening to what he had to say. ïhis day should be a national instead of a local one. The children can not have too firmly impressed upon their minds the meaning of the word " Patriotism." They should be taught the cost in treasure and in blood, of the liberties they enjoy, and that to maintain those liberties they must ever be alert and vigilant. What thriliing impulses and glorious thoughts arise at the word Patriotism ! " Bereft of Patriotism, the heart of a naiion will become cold and cramped and sordid; the arts will have no enduring impulse, and commerce no invigorating soul; society will degenerate and the mean and vicious triumph. Patriotism is not a wild and glittering passion, but a glorious reality. The (Continued on 8th page.) THE OLDER ALUMNI (Continued from flrst page .) virtue that gave to Paganism its dazzling lustre, to Barbarism its redeeming trait, to Christianity its lieroic form is not dead. It still Uves to console, to sanctify humanity. It has its altar in every clime, its worship and festivities. On the heathered hills of Scotland the sword of Wallace is yet a bright tradition. Tlie genius of France, in the brilliant literature of the day, pays its homage to the piety, heroisrn and Patriotism of the youn Maid of Orleans. In her senate-hall England bids her sculptor place, aniongthe effigies of her greatest sons, the images of Hampden and Russell. In the gay and graceful capital of Belgium the daring hand of Geefshas reared a monument full of glorious meaning to the three huudred inartyrs of the revolution. By the sott blue waters of Lake Lucerne stands the chapel of WilliamTell. ' On the anniversary of his revolt and victory, across those waters as they glitter in the July sun, skim the light boats of the allied Cantons ; from the prows hang the banners of the Republic, and, as they near the sacred spot, the daughters of Lúceme chant the hymns of their old poetic land. Then bursts forth the glad Te Deum, and Heaven again hears the voice of the wild chivalry of the mountains, which some flve centuries ago pierced the white eagle of Vienna, and flung it bleediug on the rocks of Uri." And in our own glorious Republic we reveré the patriot fathers, and hold glorious that July day when they flaunted the Declaration of Indendence in the face of King George and his minions, and pronounced America forever free. The vital spark of Patriotism must ever lie kindled in the breast of free men ; when the name and the f ame oí a Washington and a Lincoln shall be forgotten, then, and not till then, will this Union be destroyed.