Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-26

The effect of Grecian culture can never be obliterated. Most questions have negative side. Does not culture raise barriers between men? All men cannot be cultured. True, but the cultured man can bend to every weakness of his less cultured neighbor and at the same time help educate him to a higher level The question has been answered thousand times in the experience of man and the world.
 "All Mortals Here," lively song bv the school with 8 solo finely sung by Miss Mary Julia Turner followed the essay and then Ralph Delahay Paine, son of Rev. s. D. Paine delivered an oration, Human Little ness and Human Greatness" With what a multitude of perils, said he, is man surround ed; with no means of individual defense and sustenancs, man is surpassed in natural weapons by the very brutes around him, and when we look upon the short moment of his life, what weakling creature he is. Man the greatest work of God the grandest achievment of creative skill, listens to the thunders of Demcsthenes and comes face to face with Homer, but still he fathoms not the mys- teries of mortal life. But it is not in per sonal grandeur that he achieves his noblest mission. It is where he aids and lifts up his fellow creatures Nothing can be grander than life fitted with great and honest deeds and noble thoughts. Long after the deeds of Napoleon and Alexander are dead, the lives of those who have lived and died for man will live and grow still greater with the roll of the ages.
 Miss Jane Gertrude Dillon read an essay upon "Woman's Work in the Twentieth Century," This is emphatically a woman's century, she said. She has entered the broad avenues of life, and intellectually she is fast approaching the depth and ponderous power of man. Our American queens are women who are not born great but who have achieved greatness ln the world strug- gle for supremacy. The telegraphic and tele- phone instruments are largely tended by young women. The bar, medicine and liter- ature are also filled with bright women. Our hospitals are filled with women of the greatest families who have given up the luxurles of their own homes to minister to the sick. In literature is woman pre-eminent. The pro ducts of her pen are more and more sought after. A much stronger light is turned upon the White House than upon any thrc ne in Europe and it is apparent that not only shall our president be great, strong man, but the first lady in the land shall also be such in character and mind. Life is not all amuse- ment. Here are duties and serious objects before us all. Let us only hope that what we teach shall be true to ourselves to the great teacher of all truths.
 The next essay, "Vox Populi, " by Etts May Hadley, was finely given and was one of the best of the evening. After speaking of the American revolution she left the ardor and spirit of our ancestors to come down to our
  echoes with the thoughts of love and harmo- ny, of discord and peace. The people grow purer and better and vox popui becomes the thunder cry of God.
 The valedictory address was then made by William Lyman Couch after an oration upon ''The Value of Work, |" in which he said that work ought to be considered honorable to all. Everyone is fitted for something, and it should be g subject for gravest thought to find what that something is. When the proper selection is made, the secret of suc- cess lies in persistent labor. The struggle is forever at its height and the Survival of the fittest" is but momentsry. There is but one conclusion, and that is to live.
 Turning to the board of education, after finishing his oration, he said: Citizens of New Haven, board of education and superin- tendent of schools, We are grateful to you all for the efforts you have made to foster higher education. To you, principal of the High school, we can never pay our obliga- tions.
 Then turning to the class: Classmates, we have worked together for many years. We have planted the seed. What shall the har- vest be! The hour of separation has come. The happy ties of the past are to be broken. Classmates, farewell-a sad, a joyous fare well.
 Superintendent Dutton in his final address to the class said: You are here tonight as & class, happy in the associations and friend ships of four years. Each with his own hand must now hew out his material. As we re- call that iIlustrious parsonage who will al- ways sit high in the hearts of his people, why should we not initiate his virtues' You stand upon the threshold of a new century My friends, meet grandly such opportunity. These testimonials which I here give you bring with them the hearty good wishes of all our friends here tonight.
 At the close of Superintendent Dutton's parting words, diplomas were given the grad uates as they marched to the front of the stage, stepping to the soft strains of slow march by Prof. Jepson. The presentation occupied some time and was watched with much interest by the throngs throughout the theater. The names of the graduates were printed in yesterdays COURIER.
 After each had been given a diploma by superintendent Dutton, the class, clustered in 6 charming group at the front of the stage. song the parting hymn. Many among the large audience joined in the refrain and the curtain was then rung down upon 8 pretty specticle, as it hid from the public eye for the last time together the class of 'S9.
 The musical pieces of the evening were finely rendered and it was evident that the careful training of Professor Jepson never displayed itself to greater advantage than in the musical execution of last evening.
 There were no rush tickets and the cons fusion of last year was avoided. About 25O were in the upper gallery. The exercises closed shortly after half pas. 10 o'clock.
 Grand Lodge Of odd Fellows.
 The forty-ninth annual session of the