Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-06
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 Mary Ellen Olarkin, who followed with an essay "0nly a Girl" was suffering with a very severe cold, which was pity. as her essay was bright composition. She said in part: "The expression she is only a girl has outgrown its usefulness. Girls are proving the erroneousness of tbe opin- ion that they are inferior to boys. There are scores of professional men i'll the United States to-day who owe their educa- ton to their sisters. It always has been and always will be girls holding the lad der that others may cline. When we see just such girls about us every day We nat urally think it great injustice that they should be addressed on every side with that unimpcrtant utterance. Only girl. Girls ought to be, and by right and in fact are. the equals of boys in everything which has elevated and enlightened the hu- man race.
 The class prophet, William Gregory Donovan. in his wanderinGs in the year of 1915 introduced the various members of his class in all imaginable pursuits and callings. It was pithy and well worded prophecy and presented both bright and sorrowfrl sides of the future lives of his classmates,
 A duet, .'The woodbird." was rendered very sweetly.
 Edith Marian Philip read an essay Nc Need of New High School, which as a satire was another of the literary gems. She said that those people who have done SC much talking against the high school have not attended this school for the last five years. Had they done so they would admit there was no need of new building. it was such a needless expenese to the city. The | followed satirical description of the school But why" she concluded. "seek to hasten this matter of a new school? There IS stil standing room in our old building, and be- sides 'bide a wee' and perhaps our country cousins may help in the near future" \ delightful essay on Washington Irving was rendered by Miss Carrie Adella Webb
 Irving was named after the father of oui country" she said. He began the study of law, but dritted into literary pursuits He was frequently taken for relative oi Washington. Irving gained a permanent place among the first and best public writer's"
 The class poem by Ella Jeannetts Candet was one of the charming features of the programme. It was prettly worded and as prettily delivered. and merlted much I credit.
 Perhaps the number around which clunl the most interest was the valedIclory bN John Gregory Murray. It was concise anC delivered with a feeling which stirred | even the most unlnterested. In openinI he said:
 The end has come, AS come it must l To all things in these April days. | The teacher and the scholar trust
 Their parting feet to separate ways. "Yes. kind friends, to youit is momen of satisfaction and to us too A cause of joy l that our success has been fulfilled. W, have reached this milestone of our journey | and here We must separare. However humble our place in this world may be W, must remember that our education will al ways enable Us to do our duty" Ther followed the last sad farewells to teachers | schoolmates and friends In closing b, turned to hIs classmates and said: "Le us always remember that the noblest ser vice in life is to work for the happiness O others and so live that after many years W, may look back and feel that We have don, ! some good to our fellow men. To thin, own self be true, and it must then follow AS the night the day. thou canst not then be false to any man.. The class song. written by Rev J. q Davenport. ended the programme Rev LA. Mulcahy before presenting thu diplomas to the class highly complimente' them on their remarkable progress. II, said that never in the history of the schoo
 has such class passed through it's doors The class of 95 will ever hold an hoBore, rank. He then drlfted into the matter Q d new high school and said that he woul,
 be false to his honest convictions and t | every member of the board if he said tn community had done it's whole duty to thi | class or other classes to come The com
 munity Is bound to give to tue great bod | of its youth an education such as will en
 able them to enter into and promote tn
 advanced state of civilization. The hiG
 school belongs to the masses, not to tn
 classes Wipe out all distinctions and ele
 vate the masses until each stands the peer
 He appeals Tor better school conditions
 and never he said. was an appeal made il
 a better cause. He ssId he ought to apolo gize to the class for the poor condition 0
 things but he must forbear. He congratu
 lated them upon their success and the presented each with the ceruic cate of grad l uation.