Milford chronicle., 1891-06-26

AS the Fourth of July approaches the
patriotic mind naturally recurs to those
events which have rendered America i'm
mortal. No true lover of his country
and of his race can fail to thrill with the
memories of those historic scenes. Any
one born on American soil should be IN
spired with proud satisfaction at the emf
neut position our country occopies among
the family of nations. Only paltroons
and traitors could rejoice at any mishap
or disadvantage to this most liberal aud
kindly of all human governments. we
fear. however, there are some who prefer
sectional prejudice to patriotic pride, and
party advantage to general thrift. The
tone of public orators and public journals
recently in certain localities S IN the
direction of glorifyiug iut other than
national. and would the world be
Heve that treason Is rtue, when Dig
nihed by heroic he, even though It
aims to destroy Institutions for which the
best of the race have made ages OF sacri-
fee. Let las the approach of the glor-
ious day draws near, render due venera-
ton todthe immortal's names who made
possible our blessings, and to the Al
mighty who upheld and sanctiied them.
TIE commencement exercises Of the
North Milford Public Schools were held
in the Baptist Church on Friday evening
last. The crowd that assembled to wit
ness the exercises, of this, the first annual
commencement of this school filled every
available nook and corner of the build
ing. The stage was prettily decorated
with pot flowers and an arch extending
over and across the stage. madein banked
flowers i'll such shape as to form the let
tiers ofthe class motto, "IItJu 14dSP1ceJe. "
The graduates numbered six pretty and
innocent girls ranging i'll age from ht-
teen to seventeen years, aud as they
filed upon the stage all dressed III white,
they formed all interesting picture to the
eve. The exercises began with music
by the choir, Misses Willis and Sharp
and Messrs Richards and HOlzmueller,
who nicely sang Moonlight on the
Lake The Rev. RObt. Watt offered
prayer and the commencement eXer-
cises proper began by Miss Nettie Shock
lev reading "Our School Days." with
salutatory Miss Lydia Truitt followed
with an essay on The Study of The En-
glish Classics" Miss Truitt read her
paper in a plain and unaffected manner,
winch coupled with the merit of the COM
position itself pleased everybody and
caused much favorable comment. Misses
Willis and Sharp sang duet when Miss
Lille Salmons read her essay, entitled
Home Influence" "Amusements," an
essay. was read by Miss Edith Cullen
and Misses. Willis and Sharp sang an
other duet when Miss Lulu Ross read a
paper on Choosing a Profession " Miss
Edith Phelps read a paper on "The Ne
cessity Of Education, with valedictory.
The papers were all very good but those
of Miss Truitt and Miss Phelps were of
much merit and deserve special men
ton. The Rev. J. S. Willis delivered a
very happy address and told some stories
that were to the point and were much APP
preciated bv the vast crowd. Dr. G. W.
presented the class with their
that they had striven and labored
so hard to obtain. Prof Els was pre-
scented with a very handsome gold headed
cane by the class which he accepted i'll
pleasant little speech The graduating
class were almost covered with flowers |
and were as happy and contented with
life as the imagination could picture
The exercises were indeed a |
credit to each individual member Of the
class and to the principal Prof ELS, and
his able assistants. The school is well
managed and has improved in many
ways during the past few years, owing to
the labors of the teachers and the liberal
spirited gentlemen who compose its
board of commissioners.