The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-23
HILLH0USE HIGH SCHOOL.
THE GRADUATION EXERCESES,
 GLASS OF '96, YESTERDAY.

First Forenoon Graduation Exercises The
 Plan Works Most Aeooptably, as Also
 the Modification of the Program
 Features of the Exercises.
 An interesting scene was that pre- sented at the Hyperion yesterday fore noon at the graduation exercises of Hillhouse high school, which for the first time in the schools history were held in the forenoon, all previous ones having occurred in the evening. The change made is likely to be a lasting one, as also the other change made. viz, the elimination from the program of the many long and oft times tedious orations and readings which have in past years made the exercises lengthy and Wearisome, This change made by the board of education meets with very general appreciation. The big theater was filled in every part yesterday fore noon, and there was but little decora- tion of the stage or building for the occasion. The class, the largest yet from the high school, occupied seats in folding chairs on the stage, the boys on one side, the girls on the other, all the girls attired in white and the men in dark suits.
 After the spirited singing of Joy, Joy, Freedom To-day" by the class, Prof. Jepson yielding the baton and w. E. Ford of the class playing the piano accompaniment. Principal Thom- as, in a few well chosen words, intro duced the graduation class to the as- sembly. In his remarks he said:
 There are four section to the class English, classical, scientific and com- mercial Let us speak of it in three parts-commercial English and college preparatory, the last named including TWO.
 The commercial course has two parts. Some students graduate in two years. These receive certificates. Oth- CTS graduate after three years and these receive diplomas. This course has been in existence for ten years and it has made it's own success. So satis- factory has it been proved that we are unable now to supply the demand made upon us by business men for students from this course for work in offices, counting rooms, etc.
 The English course is peculiarly inn portant, for it is from this course that nearly all the teachers for the gram mar schools come. Each year thirty five or forty young women go from this course to the normal school, and after two years return td us as teachers. It is true, whether for good or for bad, that all the teachers, or nearly all in our public schools receive their knowl- edge from us. They are trained in work in the normal school, but it is nothing but training. The teaching and the ingrafting of knowledge is done here.
 ''The other course is the college pre- paratory Here, again, l don't believe we have a right idea of how many go out from this school. We sent forty to the final examinations at Yale this year and about fifty to the preliminary ex- aminations. This makes ninety boys to go up from Hillhouse to Yale in one year. I'd like-to tell, if | had time, of the good records pade by our boys in the university. Four or five first prizes, half a dozen seconds and several specials this year speak for themselves, however,
 "One little group has hitherto been almost entirely overlooked-the girls that go to college. Twelve go this year and the annual average has been about ten. We have representatives in near ly all the women's colleges in the east and our girls are making splendid rec ords. too
 "These are good records, but I can honestly say that I don't believe the class of '96 will fall behind the stand ard set by it's predecessors"
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