Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-18
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
Comm en cement Exercises at Rev. DI
 Horton's Episcopal Military Acad

Comme men cement Exercises at Rev. Dr. | HortOn's Episcopal Military Acad. | emy at Cheshire Yesterday.
 Yesterday took place the graduation exer cises of the pupils of Dr. s. J. Horton's Episcopal academy in Cheshire and the whole town turned out to see the boys gradu- ate. The exercises of the day began with prayer and were held in the chapel of the academy, which was crowded with students dressed in full uniform and their parents and friends. The chapel had been handsomely | decorated with flowers and potted plants, and the light coming through the stained | glass made pretty picture. After chapel the assembly call was sounded, and the scholars, under the direction of Commander Malcolm Booth, who has charge of the mili- tary portion of life at the academy, fell into line and gave fine exhibition of military training. This interesting feature being completed the scholars and professors fell into line and marched up to the Town hall where the commencement exercises were commenced Dr. Horton presided, and upon the platform with him were Bishop Will Hams, who is president of the academy ex- officio; Rev. Dr. Beardsley of New Haven, who was principal of the academy years ago; Professor Andrew w. Phillips of Yale col lege, secretary of the board of trustees of the academy; President Smith, of Trinity college; Rev. w. E. Vibberts, of Fair Haven; Rev Oliver H. Raftery, of Portland; Rev. Richard W. Micou, Waterbury; Hon. Benjamin Stark, New London; all of the board of trustees, Rev. MT. Sexton, Rev. MT Knowles. of Killingworth; Wilson McCandless, Pitts burg, Pa.; Hon. Henry O. Robinson, of Hartforp; Rev. Messrs. Holmes and Bald win, of Cheshire; Dr. w. H. Horton of Un- ionville son of President Horton and others. The front seats of the hall were occupied by the graduating class, the scholars of which were: Arthur Elizur Atwater, Che shire; Henry Hobart Barber, Washington, N O.; Frederick Horace Beers, Brookfield Center; Rollin B. Breckenridge, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Arthur Hobart Herschal, Holyoke, Mass; Walter Jones Hewitt, Cold Springs Harbor, L. l.; Charles Howard Husband, Sandy Hook; Elmer George Hurlbert, Elm wood; Harry Horatio Peck, Hartford; Ed ward Norman Scott, New York city; Jared Osman Stratton, Cheshire; Verton Peck Staub, New Milford; Charles Lawrence Warner, Vicksburg, Miss; Howard Clark Warner, Sandy Hook; John Williams, Sey- mour.
 After prayer by Rev. Dr. Horton the fol- lowing orations were delivered
 sautatoFy son oFation "Gapta Punishment Capital and Labor' .....9.... .......,....
 Charles Laurence Warner, Vicks0urg, Miss.
 Henry Hobart Barber, washington, D. C.
 Music.
 valedictory Oration. Incentives to Ambition.n
 John Williams, Seymour.
 At the close of the orations Rev. Dr. Hor- ton gave out the diplomas and announced the list of prizes, which were as follows:
 In spelng-Frank H. Vreeland, Cheshire book Improvement in penmanship-John s. Deshon Leon, Nicaragua, c. A., book.
 Webster prizes in Latin-Beginners in Latin. Dwight B. Dennss, Providence, R. l., $5. Class in Caesar: $5 divided between Edwin F. LawtoD Che hire and Duane P. Cobb, of Kankakee, III.
 Honorable mention-R Allan Paddock, St. Louis Mo. Graduating class-Classical John Williams Sey- mour, S5. Scientific: Fred H. Beers, Brookfeld s. Perfect department during the year-Frank S. Stebbing, Bonfield H.. book. Prize in surveying-Gold medal, E. H. Huriburt ! Elmwood. Commercial department-Best set of office books l gold medal Harry H. Peck, Hartford. Best set of | books in actual busness,'' gold pen, Harry I. St. Louis, Mo. Prize declamations7Wilson McCandless, Pitts burg, Pa., medal; H. H. Barber, Washington, N O., l medal; John Williams, Seymour, medal.
 This closed the exercises and at o'clock the | students and alumni sat down to an elabor- ate banquet, after which the afternoon was spent in resting for the hop in Horton hall, which occurred in the evening" Prof. A. M. Loomis, of this city, acted as master of the and the german was led by Colo nel T. H. McCandless and Miss l. z. Paine, of Nashville, Tenn. The committee of juniors which assisted the seniors in the work of the day was composed of E. B. Bulkley, F. s. Briggs, B. K. Curtiss, D. P, Sobb, s. G. Deshon, H. I. Drummond, W. G' dsublsin and J. Swan. Al