The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-16
BUSY WEEK AT HILI.IIOUSE
EXAMINATIONS FOR SENIORS NOV
 IN FULL BLAST.

ment ExercIses-Tho Medal Awarded H. II. s. at the Worlds Fair-DiplOma for Principal Thomas.
 This is a busy week at Hillhouse high school for the members of the senior class Principal Thomas and the in- structors, as since last Thursday the final examinations for the members of the graduating class have been held every day. They will close next Thurs day The senior class consists of ITO members, the largest senior class that there has ever been in the high school. The class nearest to this in point of numbers was that of '94, which had 160 members It is not thought that more than ten at most of this years class will fail to pass the final examinations and probably the number who fail will be fewer than this
 The commencement this year, which
 
 spects will differ considerably from pre- Vlous commencements In the first place the exercises will be held at 10 o'clock in the morning instead of in the evening as heretofore. In former years it has been the custom for several of the seniors to deliver speeches and orations, but this year these will be eliminated and for the first time there will be one address to the class, the speaker to be Rev. Dr. Van Dyke. The complete program of the commence ment exercises, which was completed yesterday, will be as follows
 Music-Joy, Joy, Freedom To-day.
 .......... ....... ............ Benedict Introduction to the Class-Principal
 Isaac Thomas.
 Musc--Fisher Crews Return. .... Veazie Address-Democracy and Culture
 Rev Henry Van Dyke D. D.
 Music-Blow Soft Winds (voc@
 Waltz).... ....... ... Vincent
 semi-chorus of Young Ladies. Farewell Address-James Ewen Me
 Intyre,
 Music-Crowns in a Cornfield. Phillips Presentation of Diplomas-Superin-
 tendent Calvin N. Kendall.
 Music-Class Song-sing No Sod
 Song........ ... ..... ,Jepson Quartet-Elizabeth J. Klock, Florence Holmes, Fred D. Bonner, Charles
 I. Bouton.
 Pianist-William E. Ford, H. H. S, '96.
 Next Tuesday the examinations for entrance to Hillhouse high school will begin. On Tuesday the examination will be in English grammar, Wednes- day in United States history, Thursday in geography and spelling and Friday in arithmetic.
 A few days ago a bronze medal was received by Hillhouse high school from the liberal arts department of the Co., lumbian exposition in recognition of the fine exhibit made by the school at that exhibition. This medal is especially fol the high school and is in addition to the one recently received by the board of education in recognition of the eX- hibit from the New Haven schools. A diploma certifying to the excellence of the high school exhibit at the exposi- ton is expected in few days. One was received some days ago, but it was for the Bridgeport high school, but by mistake it was sent to New Haven.
 It is not generally known that Princi- pal Thomas received some time ago a diploma of honorable mention for his services in the production and perfec- tion of the exhibit of the New Haver schools from the committee in charge of the department of liberal arts. The dipjloma is issued to MT. Thomas per sonally and speaks in high terms oi his services in preparing the exhibit It is awarded in accordance with ar act of congress passed after the expo sition closed and is signed by the auto graph signatures of Mrs. Bertha Honort Palmer, Mrs. Virginia Meredith and b5 George R. Dean, director general oi the exposition. With the diploma MT Thomas received letter from Mrs Meredith, secretary of the committee.