Oneida County NyArchives News.....Holland Patent Over 200 Attend Alumni Banquet 1937 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.org/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.org/ny/nyfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Janice Jordan jnrose@webtv.net April 28, 2007, 5:39 pm Oneida Co., NY Newspaper 1937 1937 Oneida County, New York Newspaper clipping * Holland Patent OVER 200 ATTEND ALUMNI BANQUET **** Interesting Talks Given by Former Graduates: New Staff Elected **** Holland Patent June 21--- More than 225 alumni and friends attended the forty-first banquet of the Holland Patent School held in the new cafeteria Wednesday evening. The supper was served at 6:30 under the direction of Miss Adeline Baker, after which the usual business meeting and speaking was held in the auditorium, The association president, Ernest C. Putnam, '13, won toastmaster. Mrs. Mabrile? Record Buell, '13 gave the welcome to the class of 1937 and Miss Vera Mae Watkins made the response. Edwin M Hughes, '11, gave a vocal solo and led the singing. Miss Ethel M. Lewis '12, took for her topic "School Standards of 1912." And Mrs. Estella Robinson Goodman, '87, spoke on "Retrospection" it being fifty years since she was graduated. The three children of Carlton Evans of Clark Mills gave dances. Harry S. Jones of Oneida, class of 1904, gave a very interesting talk entitled "Should We Go to College?" Miss Clara C. Fuller, whose long connection witt the school life of Holland Patent goes back many years, spoke on "Memories." The program closed with the alumni song.       At the business session, Miss Helen Hughes read the minutes of the former meeting and John Kidder read the treasurer's report. Greetings to the class of 1937 were extended by letter by several former graduates: Eva and Anna Jewell, Mary Frances Evans, Eva Putnam Ward, and Mrs. Grace Plachout?. Dr. Ira G. Wells reported on the work on the committee which had been done regarding collection of dues. Evan Edwards spoke about the erection of a memorial in the village park. The nominating committee presented the following slate of officers for the coming year: President, Mary L. Bentley, vice-president George Blust; secretary, Elizabeth Griswold, assistant Marion Quackenbush Brown; treasurer, Spencer Thomas. assistant treasurer, Robert Wells. The junior class has prepared a year book of historical value in connection with the opening of the new Central School. Additional Comments: My note: Edwin M. HUGHES [1893-1949] of Trenton and Utica, Oneida Co., NY, m. Esther CROSIER [1893-1962] of Vermont. Thanks to John S Wilkinson for this transcription. Janice Jordan File at: http://files.usgwarchives.org/ny/oneida/newspapers/hollandp33gnw.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nyfiles/ File size: 2.9 Kb