Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-23
HOPKINS GRAMMAR SCHOOL.

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Tho Graduation Exercises of the Old
est school In New Haven to be Held
To-day.
The two hundred and thirty-second an
nual commencement of the Hopkins gram
mar school will be held at North Sheffield
hall at p. m. to-day. It is interesting to
note that this is the oldest school in New
Haven and one Of the Oldest in the United
States, and among its graduates counts
some of the most distinguished citizens
throughout Connecticut and other states.
Among them may be mentioned Ex-Gov-
ernor Charles B. Ingersoll, Hon Colin M. Inger-
coll, Professor Simeon E. Baldwin, Judge San
ford, Professor George E. Day, Horace Day, DR..
David L. Daggett, Henry White, Charles A.
White Oliver 8. White, William L. Kingsley,
Lucius W. Fitch, Ma han Sanford. Arthur D.
Osborne, F. Wayland Fellowes, Julius Twiss, Will
Hooker, William t. Bennett, Clarence Deming,
Henry b. Babeock, Judge A. Heaton Robertson.
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ETadnasss have in eoesa
Dwight, Professors Gibbs, Daua, Hadiey, Far
nam. Dubois Woolsey and Baldwin. Among
toned Professor Eli Blake, Brown university;
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fsaa Charles H. Liyermore. Mas
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Rev Thomas M. Davies, Episcopal bishop Of
asy
Ign; Rev. Theodore P. Prudden, Chicago; Rev.
Kingsley Twining, one of the editors
Day srattieS ssps1 Vs Rev john sntins
Pittsfield, Mass AMONG the successful Journal
York Evening Post; Colouel Osborn, New Haven;
Hon. John A. Porter, Hartford Post; b: R: eliot,
New York Recorder; Arthur r. Kimba1l of the
Waterbury American. OF former members of
the school who have achieved more than local
prominence may be mentioned Wilson s. Bissell
/ Of Buffalo, the intimate friend and former part
ner Of Grover Cleveland; Lewis R. Enrich, a
Of ns
RADIO; James W: wadsworth who is a prominent
| attorney general of Nevada:
| Though the school has had only its small lot
ates some athletes of distinction. Walter Camp,
the father Of American football, first learned to
me game IN ms sa gne o fS
| school, which had remarkable record of unin.
| terrupted victories.
alton exercises Of to-day is as follows:
Prayer by President Dwight.
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Defamation. on the Death Of
one sssss 81 3 s Hstel Cincinnati
Declamation-'T Monarchy Of Cesar:
william W. Chandler, New Haven. Conn.
Harrow School Song-"Five Hundred Faces
Declamation"rn Return Of Resalus sAl"e
aeo.ee L. BUST j., charleston, s & s'
Harrow School song-Play Up: 80. e. flaming
| wwiiiilii.m nj Beard, Poughiieepsie, n Y
'0 WORDS py O. W. Holmes; music by Nj keller
acknowledgement to the Gla adj oo.
| Charles II. Boyer. Elkton .s Md. AeA0s'
Harrow School song-Forty Years On.
Reading Of the Baldwin prize essay.sub A'"e
ject: Shakespeare's Testers. ..........
Danforth P. Blake, Mill Rock
Address s and presentation Of diplomas:. '
By Professor Simeon E. Baldwin.
Song Dulce Bonnm Gone verse and the
chorus Of which are)
Concinamus, Sodales,
Il Eja quid silemus?
Mobile canticum,
| Dulce melOs, demum,
Dulce melos resonemus.
CHORUS.
Domum, domum, dulce domum
, Dulce, dulce, dulce domum
Dulce domum, reSOnemuS.
!, TRANSLATION.
: Come companions, join your voices.
Hearts with pleasure bounding,
|, Sing we the noble lay,
Sweet song of holiday,
Joys of home, sweet home, resounding.
CHORUS.
/ Joys Of home sing, home, sweet home, sing
Joys of home, sing home, sweet home, sing
II Sweetly, sweetly, sweetly, home sing
| Joys OF home, sweet home, resounding.
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| 1t has been sung for nearly two centuries
| Winchester school. The last day of the summt
| term there is called Domun day, when the ma
8 | ters and boys in the evening twilight gather
the playing fields and sing the old song over ar
| over again.
The Translation is by Rev. Charles Wordsworth
| D. D., d. c. L., bishop of st. Andrews, Scotlan
and fellow of Winchester colege.l
Q Hymn-sAmerica"..
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