The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-06-16
THE CHESHIRE ACADEMY
ITS 1OSTH ANNIVERSARY EXER-
CISES YESTERDAY.

New Haven Well Represented ut This
Interesting Occnsion-The Award of
Prizes-UnveiIins of Bust of Pro-
lessor Neutrality-suspicious. by Bishop
Brewster, Rev. Drs. Baker, Lines
BeardsIey and Others.
The 105th anniversary Of the Cheshire
academy was held yesterday and the
programme as given in the Courier yes
terday was carried out. A special train
carried up at 10 o'clock Bishop Brew
ster, Rev. Drs. Baker and Lines, Rev.
Messrs. Beardsley and Sexton of New
Haven, Rev. Messrs. Townsend of Mid
dletown, Addison of Stratford and
Winkley of Branford.
Messrs. e. e. Bradley b. r. English,
Prof. Phillips of New Haven. John w.
Bacon of Danbury, the sculptor, John
Ordway Partridge of Boston; num-
Der of former pupils of New York and
other places and many ladies', Rev. Mr.
Bradin of Hartford, George M. Curtis
of; Meriden and other well known men
were also present.
The orations of the boys in the town
hall were very creditable. It was of in
terest to observe that the war had in
Huenced nearly all the speakers The
addresses We're full of love of the coun-
try and pride and faith in her. The
graduating class members at Cheshire
are plainly expansioniets, and would
make Mr.. Atkinson and Mr. Godkin de-
spair. The names of two of the "old
boys" Of the school, Admiral Foote and
General Joseph Wheeler, were received
with great cheering.
Prizes were announced as follows In
English and science, G. e. Ingraham of
Bristol; in spelling, to l. M. Guilford of
Cheshire; in auctual business, to P. II.
Bradin of Hartford; in Latin and Greek,
to w. f. johnson of Nahant, Mass; in
mathematics and for best essay, to F.
f. Dodd of New Milford; in military
tactics, to r. L. McKeon of Brooklyn,
NJ Y; for perfect department through
the year, to l.. A. Mattel Of Yanco, Por-
to Rico.
Prizes have been given for several
years by George E. Wright of Boston
for proficiency in studies The prize
for the fall term went to Guilford OF
Cheshire and for the winter and spring
terms TO DOdd OF new NlllOru.
The drill of the boys at noon was eX-
cellent and received the hearty applause
of the visitors One could not see 1t
withou feeling that the driss and disci-
pline fit we'll into school life.
At the dinner the dining room with
its notable array of portraits of dis
tinguished pupils of the school was fill
ed. The special event Of the day was
the unwilling of a bust of Prof. Wood |
bury in bronze, made by John Ordway
Partridge of the class of 1879. 1t is the
gift to the school of old boys, but it |
has been largely a labor of love on the |
part of the sculptor Prof. Phillips |
made the brief address following the |
unwilling Speeches were made. all |
brief, and spirited by Bishop Brewster, |
Rev. Drs Baker and Lines, Rev. Messrs. |
Addison, Beardsley, Sexton, Townsend, |
Mr.. Partridge and General Bradley.
The prospects of the school for the
next year are excellent. Messrs. War
wick and Brownlee remain at the head |
of the classical and mathema teal de-
partments and two new men of high |
scholarship and experience come into
the places of Mr.. Persons, who takes up
professional studies and of Mr.. Bright, |
who takes a college professorship Two
former pupils now come into the board
of trustees by election at the diocesan
convention, Rev. w. A. Beardsley of
New Haven and Edwin P. Taylor Of
Hartford.