Morning journal and courier., 1882-06-23
Episcopal Academy.
Etehty-EiGhth Anniversary Exercises O1
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Etghty-Eighth Anniversary Exercises of
 the InstitutfOn.
 The eighty eighth anniversary of the Epis- copal Academy at Cheshire took place yester- day. The town as usual presented quite a gala day appearance. Many visitors were in town to attend the closing exercises.
 The declamations for prizes were given the evening previous at the Town Hall. The hall was crowded, and many prominent people and many fair young ladies were pres ent
 Yesterdays exercises opened with a service in the chapel at 8:3O. At 915 8 military drill by the companies of the academy took place,
 witnessed by many people. The cadets pre-
 sented a fine end soldierly appearance. The
 drill was one of marked excellence. The
 commandant was Nelson Booth He was ably
 assisted by Major Hurlburt.
 At 10:30 the procession was formed on the
 Academy Green and proceeded to the Town
 Hall, where the exercises of the graduating
 class took place. The Rt Rev. Bishop Will.
 Hams presided. With him upon the stage were Rev. Drs. Harwood and Beardsley and Rev. E. s. Lines of New Haven, Rev. Dr. Deshon of Meriden, Rev. Mir. Raftery of Cheshire, Rev. Mir Buckingham of New Lon don, Rev. MT. Langdon of Cambridge, Mass; ex-U. S. Senator Benjamin Stark of New
 London, Mayor Robertson of New Haven, Hon. George R. Curtiss of Meriden Judge Mitchell, B. A. Jarvis, Hon. E. A. Cornwall l and R. H. Guilford of Cheshire. The order of exercises was as follows:
 Life what we make it. Bernard Clarvaux Lyon New York city.
 ! Peace and war. Arthur Goodwin Todd New Milford False ambition :Ihomas Hamilton McCandless' Pittsburg, Pa.
 Recitation. Harry Parmelee Nichols, New York City Character ... William Thorne Matthews, Goshen
 Oscar Wilde William Ga pbell Preston Co., 1umbia, s. c.
 Valedietory. ... William oidell Chester, Engewood, NJ.
 Honorary oration John Anderson Crockett Gen. Theo. Sem
 Excellent singing and music accompanied W. S. Chester at the piano. and Messrs. | Todd, Georger, Whitcomb and Chester-a vocal quartette.
 The ushers under charge of Marshal Nal colm Booth, were W. A. Beardsley, c. W. Knox, F. F. Georger, F. W. Teft, W. A. | Delaplaine, J. E. McLlhanney, 0. J. Willett, T. c Hitchcock.
 I The members of the graduating class are | as follows: W. T. Matthews. Goshen, New York T. H. McCandless, Pittsburg, Penn. j;
 A. G: Todd, New Milford; J. Boardman, East Haddan F. w. Hurlburt and H. c. | Hurlburt. Westport; A. M Kelsea, Water l bury all of Connecticut, and w. c. Preston, 1 Columbia, s. O.. B. c. Lyon, New York | city; L. W Stone, Staten Island. New York | c. Fry. Lambayeque, South America. Prizes were awarded to Willie Heublin, l Hartford; E. s. Chapih, Staten Island. N. c IUn1le ". A. Beardsley, Monroe, Conn. W. s. Chester, Englewood, N J.; for manly and
 military bearing, 8 silver medal was given G ! L. Baker, jr, New York city; highest in geology E. Boardman, East Haddam silver 1 medal; in Latin, W. c. Preston, Columbia, 1 s. o., $2O gold piece; best delivered oration, w. T. Matthews, Goshen, N. Y; l best soldier, F. ". Hurlburt, Westport, Conn, received Remington rife best ! competitive drill Robert Deshon, South | America, Colts revolver; in spelling prizes ! were awarded H. N S. Bradford, Springfield, 1 Mass E. N. and w. G. Scott, New York city; in penmanship, M. F. Bristol, Bermu- da, D. Deshon, Central America, best pen
 man, W. w. Downing, Meriden; in arithme- tic A. M Kesea. Waterbury, c. A. Fry, South America, H. l.. Daniels, Waterbury, A. G. Todd, New Milford; prize declama- tions, Robert Deshon, silver medal, T. H.
 McCandless, Pittsburg, Pa, silver medal, H. P. Nichols, New York city, Longfellow's works; general good department, w. T. Matthews, Goshen, N. Y, silver medal; first prize in Latin, c. s. Bradford, jr., Spring field, Mass.
 In conclusion fine address was made the graduating class by the Bishop, and the dox- ology was sung. A collation. served the visitors after the exercises in Horton's Hall Last evening the graduating class gave re- ceptiou es usual brilliant occasion.