The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-24
GRADUATION EXERCISES
OF HOPKINS GRAlIMAE SCHOOL
 HELD TESTERD1Y.

Interesting Essays Read-A Good Musical Programme Presentation of Diplomas and Award of Prizes.
 The annual graduation exercises of Hopkins Grammar school were held yesterday afternoon in North Sheffield hall and were largely attended by rela- tives and friends of the graduates, the hall being crowded. After the opening prayer the Hopkins Grammar school glee club sang "The Sailor Maid and "'Fhe Tar's Farewell" Edwin Potter Thompson of this city then read an in teresting and meritorlous essay on "The Progress of Japan" Young MT. Thompson spoke of the great advance industrialiy, commercially and educa- tionally made by Japan in recent years. In concluding he remarked
 With such progressive ideas and the wonderful intelligence of the people, judging not only from the students whom we find in our own schools, put also from their great achievements at home, one can see that Japan, starting out with the spirit she has shown, Will soon become an important factor among the nations of the earth. More oyer what cannot be hoped for a peo- pie whose ruler said in an address de- livered in 1872, It is intended that henceforth education be so diffused that there may not be village with an ignorant family. or family with an ignorant member
 The reading of the essay was follow ed by the singing of Anchored" by Walter $. Garde, after which the glee club of the school sang two selections
 critical essay was then read by Arthur Stanley Wheeler of this city, who last year won the Baldwin English prize. MT. Wheeler's topic was Burke as an Orator" He considered first the matter contained In Burke's speeches and then the effect which his argu- ments produced on his audiences and then said: ...
 "Burke's three orations on American taxation, besides being of interest to every American, and especially to the .ne who imagines that the hand of every Englishman was raised against us in the revolution, are the best examples of Burke's strength as an orator. The vigorous grasp of masses of detail, the exposition of the principles of freedom and justice, contained in these three lit tie pamphlets, should be studied by everyone, as ting the highest power of the critic, the orator and the man."
 In concluding MT. Wheeler said:
 Rulers may learn from him that their safest. as well as their noblest study, is the interest of the people; and the people are taught by him never to abandon their country to the power of one man. no matter whom he may be, or under what circumstances. The revolution proved to the world that there was no despotism so stupendous against which the people have not a resource, and his life is a great and living lesson which shows that if am bition can raise us from the lowest station, it can also prostrate us from the highest"
 The glee club then sang, after which diplomas were presented to the follow ing graduates: Philip Troup, New Ha- ven; Harry Smith Osborn, East Hamp- ton L. l.; Edwin Potter Thompson, New Haven; Arthur Stanley Wheeler, New Haven; Arthur Shades Williams, New Haven; Alfred Knight Chittenden, New Haven; Adrian Claudius Heit- mann, IT,, west f1dNe1l, GIeOTSe f1eufy Murray, jr, Viola, Del.
 The farewell song was sung by MT. Francis w. Wrinn of New Haven, and was well rendered. The following award of prizes was then announced after which the parting song, "Dulce Domun" was sung.
 Senior class, Baldwin prizes For the best English esay, open to the whole school Philip Troup.
 For the best translation at sight from Xenophon and Latin composition, A Stanley Wheeler.
 Junior class--For best translation from Cicero and Latin composition, Thomas Hooker, jr., first prize; Fred w Camp bell second prize.
 Third class--For the best translation from Caesar--Leonard E. Todd. o1 Woodbridge, first prize; Courtlandt w Babcock, of Stonington, second prize.
 Fourth class-For the best solution ot arithmatical problems-Arthur WarG Fox.