The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-19
CHESHIRE ACADEMY'S lO2ND
PROFESSOR WOODBURY INSTALLED
 IN OFFICE 1S PRINCIPLE.

The Academy's Most Distinguished Living
 Graduate, MT, J, Pierpont Morgan, Pres
 ent-Prizes Announced-The Names of
 Many Worthy Sons Called to Mind,
 Yesterday was Chesire's great day of the year-the anniversary of the acad- emy. It was the 1O2d anniversary of the school and the tooth of the old academy building and the permanent settlement in Cheshire The threaten ing weather kept some persons away, but a good number went up on the special train. On the evening before very pleasant reception had been held by Mr. and Mrs Stoddard.
 Yesterday morning the exhibition drill followed the chapel service and was very well done. At Il o'clock in the church Rev. MT. Raftery of Portland gave an address on the place of the boarding school in education, closing with an earnest plea for regard for the academy and references to the retir- ing and the new principals and the late Rev Dr. Horton, Bishop Williams made an admirable address to Rev MT, Stoddard on retiring from his office and to Professor Woodbury on entering upon the office of principal. The re- sponses were brief and very fitting.
 Prizes were given for excellence in classics to Frank s. Morehouse of South Kent, in mathematics to Charles G. Hart Of Bethel, in English to w. M. Eliot of Williamsport, for an original story to Alexander Jessup of Westfield, Mass, for spelling to R. A. Saunders of Naugatuck, for improvement in writ ing to E. w. Russell of New Haven, for department to Max Silverman of Williamsport, for excellence in drill to w. J. Backes of Hartford, for general excellence in all work to B. H. Lee the school work was excellent and it Is believed that the work of no school is more honest and genuine.
 The great dining hall of the academy was filled with guests at an excellent lunch at noon. Short speeches follow ed from Rev. Messrs. Bradin of Hart ford. Reynolds of North Haven, from General E. E. Bradley, Professor Phil lips Rev. MT. Prescott, MT. Malcolm Booth and MT. R. c. Bright of New Haven, from M. G. M. Curtis of Meri- den, MT. Rodgers of New York, and others.
 There was a service in commemora- tion of the late Rev. Dr. Horton in the church in the afternoon, with a large and reverent congregation. After a short service conducted by Rev. Dr, Russell of Waterbury and Rev MT. Sexton of Westville, short informal ad- dresses bringing out one and another phase of Dr. Horton's character and | work were made by Rev. MT. Townsend of Middletown, Rev. MT Sexton, Rev. Dr. Russell, Rev MT Hoyt, the Congre- gational pastor of Cheshire, Rev. MT Beardsley and Professor A. w. Phillips of New Haven. It was a reverent and sincere commemoration of pr. Horton by a company of old pupils and friends. Bishop Williams pronounced the bless | ing.
 | The most distinguished graduate of the academy at the anniversary, and one of the most interested, was doubt | less MT. J. Pierpont Morgan of New 1 York. He was a pupil of the school | from 1S46 to 1851 and the great financieI gave himself up to the enjoyment of the day and the recalling of the old l times with great zest. He has not for 1 gotten his old school and his affection l for Connecticut, its bishop and it's in- stitutions is very strong.
 ] Upon the walls of the academy din
 ing room are pictures of former pupils | of great distinction like Secretary Gid 1 con Welles, Admiral Andrew H. Foote of the founder, Bishop Seabury, of for.
 mer principals like Rev. Drs. BoWder and Beardsley. A picture of Mir. Mor- l gan ought to be there for his services
 to the government in recent years prob
 ably surpass those of any other mar who could be named. Ten American
 schools can show roll of worthieS 1 like the academy at Cheshire.
 Among others present at the ami.
 versary not already named were Rev
 Messrs. Acheron of Middletown, Lines
 of New Haven, Dean of Geneva N l Y, Mssrs. John w. Bacon of Danbury
 
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