The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-07-06

When the moon is viewed through flying clouds. 1t seems to be moving and the clouds seem at rest. But Is that appar- ent motion the real motion of the moon? On certain occasion a company of young school boys were looking at this | secondary planet, or satellite of the earth, whose light is borrowed from the sun, through such fleecy flying clouds,
 All, save one, decided that the moon was running away and were deeply in- dignant, and what they called his stu pidity when he (this intelligent youth stood alone in his opinions) affirmed that the apparent motion of the moon was owing to the real motion Of the clouds.
 1 Haven't we eyes? Can't we see? The other boy the one that differed with the rest, and with the sagacity of a philosopher, conducted his compan- ions to a tree and directed them to look at the moon through the branches. To their utter astonishment the moon maintained it's position and the clouds sailed far away. That boy became the great philosopher, Gassendi. In this connection It can be said that 1t Is your good fortune to be American girls and DOySb plGSClll anu SitiASiAo OL s' great confederacy of forty-five indepen- dent and sovereign states, and as one united while, probably the most power | full nation on the face of the globe. Contemplate for moment it's stupen- dous geographical characteristics. Ex- tending from the gulf of Mexico to the l largest inland seas In the world, and from the boisterous Atlantic to the golden shores of the Pacific.
 Having heterogeneous population of more than 7O,0OOOO0 representing in some way every nationality on the face | of the earth.
 History for 200 years is replete with | the heroic deeds of our forefathers. There is a Lexington, a Bunker Hill and a Yorktown. The same blood courses In your veins that was shed on Long Island, and at Brandywine. No other nation has a DeclarationNof In dependence like ours. or Washington. a Jefferson, a Jackson, a Webster, a Lincoln and Grant. The fame of Franklin, Fulton, Whitney, McCor- mick, Singer. Morse, Field, Bushnell and Edison are all secure.
 The closing hours of the summer term and the school year of 1S96-7 are now at hand, and the remaining time can easily be measured by minutes and seconds. Each one of you will have emergencies after your school days are finished, but you should always meet 4 them like true men and women. AL ways endeavor to second the efforts made In your behalf by teachers, par ents and guardians and remember when you enter upon the varied and active duties os life, at any future period of time that there is something within the reach of all, no matter what state or condition, higher than earth's high est honors, which, if attained, will crown you with immortal life.
 In the evening of this day the town hall was packed--not even standing room--by a refined and ornate audience to witness a school exhibition given by Miss Lord, the principal, assisted by Misses Woodruff and Ives The hoop drill and evolutions by some twenty bright, graceful and active little girls dressed alike, and of the same age, was never excelled on the stage of the Fly perion. They were drilled and directed by Miss Woodruff, one of the most popular teachers in the town.
 Rev. MT. Clark's and Dr. Holbrook' S sons gave fine 0rat1onS. west Point in the Days of the Revolution" and Cuba" were the subjects. Harry Ball, Elna Logic, Willie La Plant. Nettie McLay, Marguerite Granniss, Arthur Page, Mabel Huntington, Harold Clark, Martha E Coe. Annabelle Logic, Err nest Hansen. Harold Holbrook, John Peterson, Hattie Forbes, Esther Craig and Jessie Huntington especially dis tinguished themselves.
 The gymnastics by ten boys under the direction of Miss Lord was partic- ularly fine and elicited much applause
 The "reminiscences of the last school days in East Haven in 1897 will long be remembered with pleasure by pat rons, officials, teachers and the schol- ars
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