Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-25
COMMERCIAL CLASS {
CLASS DAY PLEAsANTRlEs.

The Class of 's9, H. H. S., Entertains ! Its Friends With Song, Jest and PrOphesy-The Class Oration-Miss Tillou's Fine Poem-AmusiDg His- gories-A Happy Day for Happy Stu. dents. M The hall on the top floor of the High schdE I was thronged in every part by friends of the I graduates of the class of 'S9 yesterday after ] noon to enjoy the class day exercises and 1 to laugh and be merry over the jokes of his- ! torians and prophets. Large as the hall is. ] If the hall had been larger the throng would have been larger.
 Benjamin F. Rowland, president of the class, and William Couch, vice president, sat upon the stage, which was profusely adorned with potted plants of all varieties. At the left upon an easel was a handsome engrav-
 ing, 'eLe Dernier Jour d Herculem," which
 was the class present to the school. The
 class motto "He conquers who endures,"
 was spread above upon an elegant howery
 arch.
 President Rowland, in his address of wei come, said:
 or her esonnoction as former member of this school It is an institution of which 10 one need
 be of m @ has
 squaed SPy 6y fsw hgh SC ln ts the m
 has dwinded s. but still this is the largest
 But, my friends. there Is something more than
 pleasure in looking back over the years of one
 be the he feeling and there certainly is for ns that there was something in this institution which has
 this world It is, therefore. because believe there
 that iR the aim of the instruction given at this
 soIns men ne and woen that think is an
 of n cause 1t aims to make not only weil.trained men and women morally. The Hilihouse High school of
 New Haven deserves our heartlest ana most corolal support.
 Miss Jennie G. Dillon read the first class history. She said that the president of the class was very partial to solid reading, ex- ample Ca lover's creed" Miss May Linde hopes to succeed as @ ballet dancer if not as teacher, and Alice Heath has conquered .
 real cowboy out West. Ralph Paine has
 delicate appetite, preferring hard pencils and
 Baldwin apples. Bessie Kane IS the class baby, and if she grows she may be able to
 shake hands with Leroy Clark, large in heart,
 mind and statute, who though not poetic is
 a "LouRfelIow." Miss Minnie Flynn likes
 COWS, and Annie Morris declared 'the bliz-
 gard was e source of pleasure and Paine to
 her." Tommie Snow is the class dude, but is unfortunate in not being named Chawley. Amassa Trowbridge is very religious and fond of Bishops. Jessie Snyder declares she will have 6 handsome Couch in her home. Simon P. Goodhart, the class orator, spoke upon popular education. Said he: A coming giant problem to the student was the education of the masses. This subject the young speaker treated with marked abil- ity. He embellished it with scholastic his- \ toric references, reaching backward even ! into the dim shadowy past. He spoke Of | the thirst of mankind for the unseen, for speculation upon the mysterious and hidden ' all indi nf an | longing of the human mind for knowledge. He then paid tribute to New England g love for education. Her influence had spread \ from Bunker Hill to California, and all | over this union of States.
 The task imposed upon the public educa- tors, as may be readily seen, is far from an easy ore. No longer will the three R's and a | modicum of Greek or Latin suffice to start | the American youth in this race of the ft-
 test. The daily newspapers teem with the advancements of the new arts. An under standing and comprehension of their work ings are well nigh indispensable. Electricity \ becomes more than name. Together with the science of sanitation, physiology and me- chRnics they become facts not only desirable { to know but strictly essencial for the well
 being of the community. Where foreign em- ! bassies await the successful merchants or manufacturer, where the halls of congress I are opened wide to admit the journalist, the teacher and the artizan; where positions of political prominence await the successful in all our varied industries, who is there that
 shall say that the standard of popular educa- ton should not be raised to the highest level possiblel
 Harry Jepson finely rendered piano solo,
 sValse" arranged from Gounod's opera of Faust by Franz Listz.
 Joseph o. Segar followed with History. He said that Francis McKiernan was the Demos themes of the class. Clara Budd longs for a | man to lean on. and Edward Chryeanthe- | mum Woodstock has lots of fun on the quiet. | Alfred E. Mailer was the baby boy, hand some and fastidious, while Flossie Beardsley | is extremely partial to young mems society. Josie Costello likes art, and Jennie Dillon in- sists upon being printed as Jane Gertrude Dillon.
 The class poem by Miss Minnie Tillou, an interesting young lady of exquisite grace, was of much merit, and the sweet melody | and sentiment of Its numbers can be seen by the following extracts:
 Far away there rose mountain,
 | Whose grand arms reach high With peaks that glistened whitely Beneath the soft spring sky.
 Out from an oyerhanging ledge,
 A crystal burst of water
 sprang spaxkiipg all aglew.