Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-22
MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL.
The Commencement Exercises-Valua-
 ble Lecture by Rev. A. E. Winship of Bosson-The Evening BKeFcises-

The eCoMmencsment Exercises-VaIua- ble Lecture by Rev. A. E. Winship of Bosson-The Evening KKeFcises- Award of Prizes.
 One of the finest lectures ever delivered in Morgan hall, under the auspices of the Nor gan High school, on the subject of education, was given on Wednesday evening by Rev. A. E. Winship of Boston. The speaker dwelt on the line of thought, "Education for Suc- ceas," few remarks are taken from his ad- ! dress. "Every father desires that his boy 1 shall be success in life. and every mother ! desires that her daughter shall marry man | that is 8 success.
 Now three things are necessary to success, l rythm, discipline and purpose. Without | these no life can be success. By rythm | do not mean poetic rhyme, but that inde' fnable something which makes up the beau | ty of prose, which gives symmetry and \ smoothness to the life. Rythum must be ! taught in the homes and become 6 part oi ! the individual. Discipline was only in the ! sphere of the school to impart, and it was | for the church to teach purpose or high ideal. It is necessary to success that we educate
 our children, boys and girls, three things,
 namely: Standing on ones feet or individu- ! ality, to harmonize ourselves with those we meet, and lastly, brains, or the putting forth of intelligent thought and plan in life's | work That the man who could put brain | into his life and work was the man of the ! future.
 ! In illustration of this last idea the speaker | brought forth several prominent characters | who have risen to wealth and positions of | responsibility by the use of these very | things.
 The commencement exercises of the Mor- ,op qirt, oohno1 yvera ha1d m ThuradNv af. | ternoon and evening under the most auspi- cious circumstances. In the afternoon the competitors for the rhetorical prizes acquit- ted themselves in a most creditable manner. Six of the young ladies competed for the ! prize for the rendering of selections, Adelaide B. Sanford of Westbrook taking first prize. Her rendering of ''The Death of Absolom" was remarkably fine, while that of Miss Edith L. Brooks, ''The Young Greyhead," was scarcely less perfect, and was awarded the second prize.
 Five young gentlemen strained every nerve to gain the prize for Reclamation. In this, Edwin o. Baldwin gained first by his very fine and natural manner, in which he 1 handled his topic, s'The modern anomaly" by which he meant the modern newspaper; Everett 0. Hill taking second his subject be- ing ''The heroism of Andrew Jackson" The evening exercises were the graduating of the class of 'S9, consisting of seven young l ladies. The essays were as follows, with the members ot the class:
 Shakspeare's delineation of woman, Edith May Buell., Madison Weather cocks. Florence Eda Dibbe Clinton John Lothrop Motley Sarah Louisa Meigs Clinton Then and now .Maude May Rose Clinton Adelaide B. Sanford westbrook Oklahoma. Alice M. Stevens Clinton The honor and the man, with valedictory, Clara M. Sutherland, Clinton
 The essayists did credit to themselves and | the school from which they go, and certain | ly the generosity of the man, now gone, who | founded this noble institution was not in | vain, but now reaps it's fruit.
 None acquitted themselves with greater credit than the valedictorian. Her self pos- session and modest manner, yet with digni- | fled bearing as that of cultured mind can \ alone develop, as we'll as the carefully chosen l word..in which she gave the last sound of the | voice of her class, captured her hearers, and many felt that the works of good man fol- low after him.
 Music was rendered by Thomas' orchestra of New Haven.
 Morgan High school has added another
 creditable class to it's list of graduates.
 Among those who took prizes are:
 Charles Pelton first, philosophy.
 Miss Mary McKeen second, philosophy.
 l Botany or best herbarium: First, Hattie
 Garter; second, '. H. Sutherland.