The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-23
HOPKINS SENIORS GRADUATE
RECEIVE THEIR DIPLOMAS IN
 NORTH SHEFFIELD nALL.

| Unusually Interesting Exercises -Ad- | dress by Prof. George E. Day, Oldest Living Member of School-yocal and i Instrumental Music and Reading Ot Prize Essays-Tho Prizc- Winners Am 1 monnccd.
 The graduation exercises of the class of '99 of the Hopkins Grammar school l took place in North Sheffield hall before a large audience at o'clock yesterday afternoon. They were of unusual inter- est and were heartily enjoyed by all present Rector Fox was master Of cer- | emonies and announced the different | numbers on the programme. On the stage with him was Prof. J. Willard Gibbs, Prof. George E. Day, the gueet | of honor. Rev. D. J. Clark of East Ha- ven, and Dr. Rida and MT. Woodford, both teachers in the school. The grad uating class and the other members of | the school were seated in the first three rows in front of the stage. Behind them were grouped their parents and relatives, and behind these the invited guests
 The exercises opened with prayer by Rev. D. J. Clark. Following this q song, "The Silver Thames was render ed by the boys under the direction of Prof William E. Chandler, director of music in the school. A selection by the Hopkins Mandolin club was the next number on the programme, and after this came the reading of the first essay, 'Is College Education Advantageous" /" by John Eliason of Chestertown, Md. The essay was strong one in many re- spects and brought forth unstinted ap- plause from the spectators.
 Several musical selections preceded the reading of the next essay. among which were a number of songs by Wal ter s. Garde, H. G. S. '99 MT. Gardes song was splendidly rendered and each one received the applause it merited. The next essay was by Albert Herman Jente of this city and was entitled "Theodore Roosevelt" This also as the one preceding was remarkably well written and showed strong ability on the part of it's author.
 
 on the programme was a dialogue. The quarrel scene from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar in which the parts were taken by James P. Cronan, as Cassius and Ziegler Sargent as Brutus, both of this city. Both acted well and declamed their parts beautifully and seemingly threw their whole faculty of expression into the piece. At its close they were greeted with a round of applause that took several minutes to subsde.
 The reading of the Baldwin prize es- say by the winner, Edward Harold Fitzgerald of Hebron, Conn, was also most interesting. The subject of the es- say was 'Heroism in Common Life'
 Before the presentation of diplomas Mr. Fox introduced Prof. Day, whom he said would address the boys briefly. He spoke of him as the oldest living graduate of Hopkins, having been a member of the class of 1929. Prof. Day was greatly moved by the. applause which followed the announcement of his name and expressed himself to that ef- feet In his address he confined him. self entirely to kindly counsel to the boys. He exhorted them to make the most of the college educa ton which was before them and assured them that they would most certainly go the way of many illustrous former graduates of the school. "It is not the men who succeed to high positions in the world" he said, whose memories are cherished in af- ter years; it is the men who during their lives are of service to the world Men like Howard Wilberforce and Liv- ingston are the ones that will be spoken of in years to come"
 The presentation of diplomas was made by Prof Gibbs. They were given to five members of the classical course and to ten members of the scientific course.
 The announcement of prizes was then made as follows:
 Baldwin prize-Best English essay, Edward Harold Fitzgerald, Hebron, Conn. Honorable mention-Albert Her man Jente.
 Senior class-For the best translation at sight from Virgil, Aenied and Greek prose composition-First prize, Edward Harold Fitzgerald of Hebron; second prize, Josiah Henry Benton of Bran- ford.
 Junior class-Best sight translation from Cicero's oration, and prose compo- sition, first prize, Bernard Henry Hirsch of New Haven; second prize Thomas David Adams of Westport.
 Third ciass-Best sight translation from Caesars Gallic War. First prize, William Cronan of New Haven second prize, Carl Brewer of New Haven.
 Fourth class-Two second prizes, Har- old Thompson Battin, John Sutler Ruff.
 The exercises closed with the singing of the parting song "Dulce Domum" by the school.
 The members of the graduating class were as follows:
 Classical course-Josiah Henry Ben- ton of Branford, James Pigott Cronan of New Haven, John Eliason of Chester town, Md, Edward Harold Fitzgerald of Hebron, Ziegler Sargent of New Ha