Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-29
GRADUATION EXERCISES.

GRADUATION EXERCISES. he Class of '92 of Hillhouse High School Receive Their Diplomas at the Hyperion Last Evening-Some Brilliant Orations and Essays-The Theater Crowded.
 The graduation exercises of the class of g, Hillhouse high school were held at the [yperion last evening. The theater was rowded with the friends and relatives of he class, and the whole scene presented most brilliant appearance. On the stage in ront at the right sat Superintendent Cur is and Principal Thomas and on the left Jepson, who conducted the mu- tic. Ths graduating class occupied the body of the stage and the chorus, made up from the lower classes, occupied raised seats in the rear. The class motto: eNon perfectum, sed inceptum" was over the stage in ornamental letters. The upper part of the stage was hung with flags. The four lower boxes were occupied by the board of education and the city officials, the two middle boxes by the members of the board of selectmen and several clergy men of the city.
 After the introduction of the class by Principal Thomas there was song by the class, ''Hail, Bright Abode" a march from Wagner's opera of "Tannhauser," which was followed by the first essay by Alfred Winifred Barlow on the subject "Monu- ments Themselves Memorials Need" It was very bright essay and excellently delivered. She was followed by Charles Pittman Walker on "How the Monograph Talks" His talk was very completely il lustrated by the stereopticon and was 8 very scientific and masterly treatment of his subject and delivered in wonder fully clear manner. He spoke in brief as follows:
 How the Monograph Talks.
 ''In the few moments at my disposal this evening desire to set forth and by experiments and illustrations shall hope to make plain the scientific principles and mechanism of the little machine endowed with the gift of speech. Let us at once seek to become really acquainted with this little prodigy; in accomplishing which, l may here say, we shall find it necessary to consider:
 tFirst, the nature and origin of sound; second, the nature and origin of speech, and finally, the mechanism and action of the photograph by which it is able to re- cord and again faithfully to reproduce any sounds, articulate or otherwise, which have been first directed to it."
 The speaker then proceeded to demon strate that sound always originates in g vibrating body, and that the presence of air is always essential for it's transmission, and gave the audience clear conception of how the air waves originate and of theil formation.
 MT. Walker then discussed the nature o1 speech, and applied the principles thui adduced to the photograph, and described it's mechanism in detail. Then an exhibi ton of the photograph was given, ir which selection from Shakespeare'l "Julius Cesar," as rendered by MT. We'll of the high school, was reproduced, also , song, "Ise Gwine Back to Dixie." Iosaics.
 This was followed by ladies' chorus "The May Queen," with solo by Mis- Julia Murphy, which was very beautifaA! rendered. An essay by Florence Ma. Prince followed on the subject "Mosaics, which was very excellently rendered. Sh said:
 ''Patience is a most necessary require ment of art of all kinds, and where bette could art be developed than in Italy, it birthplace. Here it is a regular bushes and is handed down from father to son.
 "The place in which we have been place, in the world may be one in which we can not influence one person, but everyone ha his own peculiar duty. No task may therefore, be slighted by us. Many times while in the performance of our common est duties, we may be preparing ourselve for an exigency. It is not always possibl, for us to see the joining and blending O | one circumstance with another. The worlt is too divine for our dull gaze and it thu seems tumble of joy and sorrow. AS ir the intricate lines of the Mosaics we wisl we might possess the bright traceries, bu happy is he who has soms of the grey ant the sombre."
 Life's Echoes.
 Miss May Myrtelle Hopper followed in al essay on ''Life's Echoes:''
 t'It has been said that mythology philosophy echoed and reflected. We ar told Echo was a beautiful mountai tnymph doomed to speak only when spoke to. By love of Narcissus she pined ava until nothing was left but her voice, whicl | and dale forever.
 "Our lives are full of echoes, some lou, and distinct, others sweet and mellow If you pause to listen you will find the, are often the echo of your own voice AS echoes spread and multiply, so ever, word and deed of ours will be canght u] and echoed exerting powerful influence What an incentive to careful utterance and careful deeds! There are numerou echoes which roll back on us blended witl the echoes of home, which are the sweet est of all. For here character is formed l "We have spoken of the sweetest ech oes, but the loudest and most distinct ar those of the great thinkers. How tn words of Homer, Virgil, Chaucer an, Shakespeare come down to us, re-echoinl through the ages.
 | "We can hear to-day some echoes tha were started but short time ago. Ten l nyson's and Browning's words have bu | just started ip their mission of good. A the echoes of the Alpine shepherds ho1l unite and blend, SO the echoes of our live do. But ife's echoes differ from nature' in one way. They do not die away, bu memories of school grow and increase for l ever and ever."
 The chorus then rendered a humorous SC lection, "Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son." afte
 
 | ert of Sicily" It was rendered in a mos | excellent manner. Great praise is certainl due to her for her thoroughly dramati reciting.
 Miss May Silva Elcock then read an es say on "One of the Most Interestin novels have read" It was most studiet description of "Ben Hur." She said: "I has been asked is not a narration of event better than one made up principally o dates. Those who have read "Ben Hur' will answer yes. It has many faults. is an old story but the author has inter woven romance of most surpassing in terest. It shows the true reason ant l philosophy of Christ's coming. The mos interesting character is Ben Bur. The book has certain incidents of historical in terest. They are so vivid and real that tn, reader thinks that he must have been al eye witness. His descriptions of cities ant houses approach Lord Lytton's famou description of the houses of Pompeii There is no book leaves more lasting i'm pression.''
 Willard F. Ottarson then spoke on Ire lands hero, "Charles Stewart Parnell," II a most commendable manner. He said:
 Willard F. Ottarson's Oration-Sub | ject, Parnell.
 The history of every land clusters abou the names of handful of it's sons, and i 50 interwoven with their lives and deed that their biographies have become indeed