Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-19
CLAss DAY ExERCIsEs

Audgence-An Tnteresfing OccasloR-
 Features of she Day-The Alumni
 Meeting Last Night-The Graduating
 Exercises TO-Ntght.
 The class day exercises of the High school, in the minds of the graduates the brightest and best of the graduating week, took place
 at the High school hall yesterday afternoon.
 The large hall was completely filled with
 parents and friends of the young ladies and
 gentlemen who we're to participate in the
 exercises. The hall was handsomely decora- ted for the occasion. The stage was deco rated with Q large number of potted plants in very artistic manner. Suspended over the center of the stage was the class motto, "E Haste Nike Odos Allsi, {" in large floral Greek letters. On the stage on handsome easel was the class picture, "Colonial Days" handsomely framed; on the opposite side pretty etching entitled ffEarly Twilight" The halls and stairs leading to the hall were decorated with tropical plants. Shortly after two o'clock the class of 'SS, led by the young ladies, emerged from one of the ante rooms and took the seats reserved for them in the center of the hall. J. Betts Smith and Frederick M Lloyd, the president and secre- | tary of the class respectively, occupied seats on the stage.
 President Smith opened the exercises with O neat address of welcome He said: "The II exercises of this afternoon. For four long years we have looked forward to this day as one of the pleasant occasions connected with graduation week. And now, as tho time draws near when we are to separate and go | our several ways, we may justly indulge in \ feeling of pride that we are members of the ! class of '88-a class which has distinguished ! itself throughout its whole course by it's har- monious working and by the high intellec- \ tual standard which has been maintained, a \ consummatien which could not have been \ reached but for the fairness of the fair -ex. URtil now we have been under masters; here we rule. Mysteries have hung over the heads of some of us; to-day they will be cleared away. We sincerely trust that the \ professional sayings of some of the speakers ! this afternoon will be taken as such, alike by \ friends and classmates.
 'sWe come together with somewhat dimin- ' ished ranks-although there are still good | ly number of us-and with chastened hearts as we remember those who have been called from us to join the higher school above. We desire especially to pay tribute to the mem ory of him who for so many years was at the head of this institution and to whose wise \ and prudent management the school largely ! owes it's success His earnest work and that of his devoted wife will ever be cherished by us in grateful remembrance. We do also tenderly recall the memory of two of our classmates whose early deaths cast shadow over us"
 In conclusion he spoke of the welcome of all for the new head of the school and thank ed the taxpayers of the city for giving them High school privileges, trusting the true in- terests of the school would be well maintain
 ed and further prospered. He then invited
 the audience and especially the classmates to the feast before them A vocal selection, dered by the class under the direction of Professor Jepson. The class histories fol-
 lowed, the first being by Miss E.. L. Robin son. She related many humorous anecdotes ! in which her classmates have figured. 'Sylva Maria Scranton is a very Independent young lady and does not care whit for any young man alive or for fashions either. For fash ionsa An, no. Sylva adhors such frivolities. They cause too much hustle for her quiet disposition We have often wondered why Tibbals kept his face so sternly turned to the boys side, never deigning to glance over at the other part of the room. But we have now found the reason. There is 8 fair one elsewhere who occupies all his thoughts. He has lately evineed fondness for rural VI towns about the size of Milford. Oh, Tib- bals, we would have thought you were loyal ' to the young ladies of your class. Allow me to congratulate Miss Boltwood that spring
 has come, for now the Jays are able to be out" Miss Lulu M. Wells, an attractive and bright young lady, gave the statistics of the class. She said: "We graduate only 67, but what we lack in quantity we make up in quality. 'So is decidedly cosmopolitan. Maine, Massachusetts. New York, Ohio, Michigan, California and wo have two from England, one from Germany and one fair daughter from Sweden. Seventeen of the class will enter training school, five will enter Yale; six, Sheffield Scientific school; one, Cornell; one, Ann Har-
 bor; one, Mt. Holyoke; one, Smith, and two,
 Wellesley college.
 t'The class of 'ss is the highest stand class that has ever graduated from Hillhouse, every scholar obtaining over two-thirds of the possible number of credits for four years. Miss Della s. Peck read history of DOT
 tion of the class. It was full of interesting
 incidents that had taken place during the
 four years of their work. At the conclusion
 she was presented with 8 handsome basket
 and bouquet of flowers.
 Miss E. s. Bradley finely rendered piano
 solo, 'tMazourka;" and F. c. Downes gave
 another portion of history of the class. The
 violin solo by P. Jay Wurts '99 was omitted on account of the illness of Mir. Wurts.
 At this point President Smith stepped for
 ward and presented the class picture to the school in these terms:
 ''In view of the Puritan-1ike qualities of the class SO ably set before you by the his- torians, our committee could not have made q more appropriate selection for the class em- blem than this beautiful picture entitled Colonial Days,' which on behalf of the class I present to the school. May the strength and purity, the patriotism and religions sen- timents of those days abide with this class, so that year by year come up to our
 Alma Mater we may be justified in having
 been proud of our membership in '6S."
 "To our friend and instructor Prof. Jep- son." he continued, "who has worked in
 harmony with us, and under whose leader ship we have sung our way from A, B, c,
 through all the gradations of the scale to
 Fatal Day and Peter Piper we tender
 this picture Early Twilight as token of
 our esteem and 6 remembrance of his faith
 ful work with and for us. To his son Harry Jepson we present brass book stand seen
 here as . slight recognition of his valuable
 assistance in these exercises."
 The class oration was delivered by F. M.
 Needy. He said: ''We are about to cele-
 brate n great victory. For the last four years
 we have been engaged in battle for learn ing. We have striven to take the first steps in mental development; we have merged frenn the darkness of ignorance into the twilight which precedss the day of knowl- edge. Here, on the eve of this celebration, 1t is meet that we should pause to consider what our aims are, what our plans, in short what victories we are striving to win, to what triumphs they will lead, or to what defeats Many . government in her overweening de-
 
 egy and force of arms has strivsn to add to her possessions that country which is so fa- nous for it's rich natural resources-India. One of them now holds it in possession. AL though each victory of these selfish ambitions has proved itself way to another, it has too often brought new disgrace upon the'vio- tors. My classmates, let us put deep in our hearts these thoughts. There are victories which liken themselves to defeats and defeats which Hken themselves to victories. It mat ters not whether we seem to win or lose, to succeed or fail. If we are governed by sell fish motives we lose our brighter life, we fail utterly, irrevocably and forever, and the words leach victory leads to another do but sound out our death knell and foretell our doom. Therefore fling away all manner of selfshness and follow after that greatest of all victories and in all prosperity and through all diversity stand firm and strong. Ohl 'SS, in the power of truth and love be worthy vietors, unconquered and unconquerable."
 Miss E. 0. Tillotson finished the history of the class by reading an account full of hu- morous happenings of the class. welcome novelty was q remarkably well rendered vo- cal solo bv Misa Emma McDonald A fresh