Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-06
CLASS OF 1895.
High school Graduation EcHerctses Ends With the Comforting of DiPlo- mas on FOrtS-Three Pupils.


 cd a more enjoyable appearance than it did last evening at the annual commence meut exercises of the Waterbury high school. To begin with, the hall itself was taStefully decorated and feStooned with many colSred buntings. The stage was a thing of beauty. ArtiStically arranged dra- perieS shut off the unSightly.. portion be- meath the footlights A perfec: hedge of potted plants formed q half circle in the foreground. Behind these, on plush and velvet seats, sat the forty-three youthful aspirantS for graduation honors.
 The young ladies in white and the young gentlemen in dark cutawayS awaited with anxiety the presentation of that roll of parchment which told them they had sue ceSsfully passed their youthful school days and were about 10 enter new field of study. Never has class of such num- bers passed from the study halls of the high school and certainly never a class class with brighter prospects.
 The rest of the stage was banked up in the rear by the schoolmates of the class of '95, who were there to see others receive the reward for which they them selves were striving. Suspended over the stage was the golden banner bearing the class motto, "Studeamus Excellere" which means Let us Strive to Excel" Tie nall was crowded with the friends and rel- ativeS of the young orators and eSSayists. Superintendent of schools, NJ. $, Crosby {, Rev. J. X. Mulcahy, chairman of the board of education. with the members of that board and the district committee, oc- cupird prominent seats in front Of the stage. Professor Tracy presided and an nounCCd the numbers.
 X chorus, "Song of Greeting" which was nicely rendered opened the pro gramme.
 The salutatory. by Miss Susie Anna Cur tiS, was as cheerful a welcome as one as follows: Representing the class of '95 of the Waterbury high school it is my pleasant duty to speak few words of greeting to all assembled herr this even ing Time with it's swift wings has brought LIS to the close of our class work. Soon we shall enter upon new period of our lives and ever remembering our motto "StudcamiS eXcellere'' we intend to press forward and ever diligently perform all our daily tasks and strive to attain an ideal excellence. We welcome the honored board ofseducation, our city su- prrintcndeut and district committee who have been so thoughtful for our welfare and have ever striven. to bestow upon us every opportunity for obtaining a liberal education and We hope to show to them that We appreciate their labors in our be- half Esteemed teachers, who have been so patient and untiring in your endeavors for our progress and eager to help Us in times of difficulties, the class of 20 extend | their sincerest greeting. Beloved parents and friends, especially 10 you we extend our heartfelt greeting In the trials and dSappointmentS of school life, We have ever found Solace in your advice and en- couragement, and We are determined in the days 10 come to reflect honor and credit upon both you and ourselves. Glass mates We meet for the last time as school mates. You will soon fill the places va catrd by us and we shall pass on and be forgotten. The class of go remembering the joys and sorrows shared, give this evening their Salutations Classmates, let us all ever remember our motto and firmly resolve that the instruction received at the Waterbury high school shall be the foun- dation laid for our future usefulness al home and ill society.
 An oration, The Scholar" by John Joseph Shells, was one of the gems of the Ntning. It was delivered with clear en- uucialiun and the young man did not stand in that stiff position SO peculiar tU class speakers. but moved from side to side uf the stage and by gesture and word sup ported his theme with the born character l>IivS of full tlrdTed orator. He said here was a time when the scholar Was | as d lord of Crt atiun, when kings did hum honor and the great and powerful favored him with their friendship. He may have l been poor and pCnuilCSS, but he was a prince whose wand of knowledge could uS,,n Ia hIm the dUuIs of the great ana | powerful The practical tendency of tht l world In day jS to make u> lose sight of th, >ChulaI'S worth To many he seems as l l dlunr in the hives of society. The active | statesman, the inventive mechanic, the | aggressive lrformer are all seen and heard | The scholar is quiet. keeps hidden works | III secret, perSeVeres amid difficulties lAborS for the present as well as th, | future. and leaves his mental learningS tC posterity that may never mention his name with any respect or gratitude. Lon1 | ago when the world was Steeped in crime the scholar still labored to impress in the hearts of the Pagan nations love foI truth and science. The progress of society | for past centuries has been due in greaI l part To the true scholar. The ChliStair | scholar is ever careful that man never loses sight of hIS creator, but at all time: subjects his will tO the divine will. He Is today the CultiCator of those ideas whiel tend, not only to mans intellectual bur also moral refinement. lending all hi: | energies to the prosecution of the good anI the beautiful
 An essay. "Irela nd" by Annie Lorett' I.uddy, showed careful and thoughtfu preparation of the subject. ''Variou! names have been given 10 to this fa
 island at different periods of it's history
 As early as the fifth century, E C., a Greek poet, Cyrus, sang of it under the name Ierna, It was also styled 'Juver ma and Iris In the time of C1sar i was known to the Romans as 'Hibernia. | Within the last six or seven icenturieS th | English called it Ireland, the land of Ire One writer says Erin is it's real name
 the others being derived from it. Sucl
 names as The Gem of the Ocean, Isle O
 the Vest Isle of Saints.' have been be
 slowed npon it by poets. It has held
 famous place in history. No other count
 " of it's size exhibits so many objects 0
 interest and amusement. The most inter
 eSting scenes are the Giants causeway
 Gray Mans pass, Lakes of Killarney, anC
 vquable climate, The early inhabitant
 were PhoeniCianS In the fifth centur
 Iceland was the chief seat of learning il
 all Europe. There is at present in Ire
 land one of the largest libraries in lh
 world, but unused because the Irish Ian
 suage is not spoken. The characteristic
 ot the Irish race are strongly marked, nc
 tably their patriotism, generosity and i'm pul>lvenesS. The most striking characte eI
 lstic of the race is their wit. Linen an
 other textile fabrics form the chief manu
 factured goods. She is rich in coal an
 iron. but is especially adapted to agricu
 lural purposes, from the richness of h'
 soll. The name Emerald Isle was give to il in the poem Erin"
 The class history. by Louis Angel
 N alsh, Was. by reason of the large class very lengthy. but was filled with sue
 nrIght and witty unearthing of comrades secrets that 1t was listened to with muc
 interest
 chorus. Nov to the Lord" vas vel
 rrIdrred. Miss Lena NJ Andrews presid
 ed at the piano
 Arthur Benjamin Siviterwas at lis ow
 request excused from reading his essay oI
 Il ne Proposed Charter