Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-04-15


scribed fully the advantages derived
from studying chemistry from practi-
Cal knowledge and with every means to
assist the pupil. She said that in the
future there would be no need to send a
bottle of water from the Cooke street
reservoir to learned chemist as your
own school children could analvze it.
The essay was listened 10 with interest.
The class history, by Miss Beth Kirk,
was combination OF humor, wit and
study and as the numerous puns on the
several members of the class were read
the audience smiled in appreciation. The
history was received with great APP
plause.
Lena Almira Johns was the champion
of Manual Training in Public Schools"
She spoke of the present training as
being insufficient. Manual training was
a purely educational duty Two-thirds Of
the drunkenness of this country resulted
from the poor cooking of the women
1t would be we'll for the Legislature to
pass law compelling cooking to be
taught IN schools. Carpenter work and
drawing should be feature SO that
when the boys are grown to manhood,
their brains should direct every thought
and their thoughts every blow. Sweden
was mentioned as having the best school
system in the world, although it cost S75
per year for tuition.
a piano solo by Alfred +. Mason was
well received and thoroughly enjoyed.
Miss Mary Curtis took the audience
with herln thought on "Trip to Rome"
and although only one day was spent in
the journey, it was delightful one. The
hills, catacombs, arches, palaces, forum
and coliseum, all were visited in turn.
Caesar, Brutus CasSius and Marc An
| tony were introduced to the audience
| and the famous scene where the assas-
| sination of Caesar occurred was present
ed to view. The immortal words
of Caesar EFT tn Brute as he
| fell pierced by the many weapons SEEM
ed to ring in the ears of the audience
long after the essay was concluded.
Cal Edith futile took for her subject
the Coal PERIOD" and the mines of
Pennsylvania were explored with
minuteness. The formation Of coal she
laid to the following: The land in past
| times was very changeable and at diff
ferent times sunk to number of feet
| carrying down trees, shrubs combined
with mud and rocks. The hole would
gradually fill up until another sinkage
| came and from these were formed the
layers of coal.
One of the best compositions of the
evening was that of Terrence F. Car
| mody on The Russian Exile System"
| 1t was Il thoughtful and we'll written
Grafton and was delivered with vim
| which struck Il chord in the hearts of his
listener that called forth the first en- core
on any composition. His subject was
| one which also caught the sympathy of
| the audience and the mastery manner
in which he portrayed the sutferings of
| the poor exile doomed to a living death,
showed a good tact for descriptive COM
position. No system is 50 terrible or so
| outrageous as the Russian exile sys-
tenn. Confined in a country where the
trees are frozen to the very hearts,
rivers are frozen to the bottom, shut out
| from all civilization, it is no wonder the
life of the Car stands in peril. In con-
| clusion the speaker said that this barbar-
Gus system should meet with the opposi-
ton of all nations and at the conference
called at st Petersburg let us hope that
America will send her delegates who
| will fight the system to death.
The class prophecy, by Joseph p. Fitz-
patrick was q composition of rare merit,
humorous but impressive. 1t was rem
dered with a happy, interesting delivery
and called forth considerable applause.
The Grafton The Worlds Fair at Chi
cage" written by the prophet was not
given, the writer being excused. as was
May Ella Sanford from reading her
essay "American Girls Who Have Be
come Famous
The Merry Spinning Wheel was
rendered by the trio in such creditable
manner as to call forth an encore.
Frances Emily Davis defended her sex
in her essay The American Girl of the
Future" She will be one of high idea
Men are pushed, forced and urged into
position, while women although capable
are not given chance. Before America
sets herself up as model she should
place women where they belong
Women will be the controlling power OF
the future. The essay was SO well reac
. and written that a hearty encore fol
lowed.
The class poem, by Mary Elizabetl
Campbell, was rythm of interesting
reading. Wit humor and sadness were
woven into expressions which flowed
, from the lips of the young poetess witt
: graceful ease. An enthuastic encore
followed her rendition.
Nellie Comstock Church was excused
i from reading her essay, Kindergarten.
t She delivered the closing address, how
ever. and her sad as well as pleasan
! words of farewell were listened to will
= both sorrow and pleasure. Sorrow a
the parting of schoolmates and friend
and pleasure because of the course s.
: bravely tried and so successfully com
pleted. She also received an encore TO
her valedictory
John w. Webster, of the board of edu
= cation, with a few congratulatory word
conferred the diplomas. Then came III
formation of the garden scene, and a
! its completion each pupil was almos
- hidden behind wall of roses.
= Charter for u New Railroad.
u HARRISBURG, Pa, April 16.-The Della
ware, Susquehanna Il Schuylkill Rail
+ road Company was allowed a charte
S with a capital of 100000. This lin
5 will be about thirty miles long, extene