The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-22
ARE ALUMNI NOW,
Seniors Go Out Into
the Wide, Wide
World.
FAREWELL WORDS OF PRINCIPAL.
Distinguished Men at the
Alumni Reunion and
Dinner.
FAREWELL WORDS OF PRINCIPAL.

Beginning at lU.0U CLOCK ana Win
an audience filling Walker hall, the
graduating exercises Of the Worcester
Academy were held yesterday morning
The hall was decorated with white and
purple and the platform with palms
and flowers. On the platform were the
members Of the faculty,while the senior
class occupied seats on the right and
facing the platform.
The exercises were opened with
prayer by Rev. Woodman Bradbury Of
Pleasant Street Baptist Church, and
after a selection by the Beacon quartet
of Boston, Principal Abercrombie well
coined the visitors in the name of the
school and introduced the first speaker,
Gurdon Stearnes Holden, who deliv-
cred a Latin salutatory and an Grafton
on THE great lakes" The Grafton
dealt with the contrast between the
lakes 100 years ago and their present
condition, bringing in the advance of
means of transportation and the pres
ent needs of the lakes management.
The second GRAFTON was by Frederick
Loring Gallup who spoke on kip
ling" describing his life and works
with the position he, holds in the
worlds literature. This was followed
with another musical selection by the
Beacon quartet, and an GRAFTON by AL
marin TroWbridge on Egypt, the
mother of civilization" which dealt
with the past grandeur of that nation,
and its present place among the coun-
tries of the globe. Merle Taft Baker
then spoke on Germany's greatest epic,
1.-The Nieben LungenHed," telling of its
power and beauty and briefly describing
the story.
More music followed, and Stanley
Breed Hall told of the life and char
acter of Henty, the boys teacher. and
of his works. Otto Won Bismarck was
the subject of theme Grafton, by
Ralph Abercrombie, and dealt with the
part the great statesman played in
the history of Germany.
Following another selection by the
quartet came the Grafton on the Anglo
American alliance with the valedictory
address by Edward Forester Mann.
He spoke of the position into which the
United States has come since the last
war with Spain, and how she should
uphold it. The valedictory address was
touching in its reference to the separa-
ton, which commencement means, and
the speaker dealt feelingly with the
friendships which had sprung up dur
ing the class connection with the in
stituriOn.
Principal Abercrombie, after a selec-
ton by the quartet, delivered the dip
Tomas to the class of SO with the follow
ing words
AT the full hour of the perfect day,
and at the elimination of it's beauty;
at the perfection of your work, we have
reached the parting of the way. Your
own motto, which you selected your
selves, suggests the thought I have in
mind. Work to your utmost. devote
yourselves TO your work, make your
work a life work because your life goes
into your work. it is part of you This
IS what we call herOism.
I'VE are apt to think that the days
of heroes are past, but the develop
ment of literature makes US see that in
the men about us, which, when TIE
crisis comes, makes them not only
equal to it, but masters of it.
1t is your own life. tempered by your
character, whether your temperament
is like that of Dewey at Manila who
said, You may fire when you are
ready. Gridley, or that of the wild
charge at Ell Caney. The brave man
is not always the man Of note. Your
life may not end so that you will live
with the immortals on Olympus, but
whatever may be your end, bear it
through your life. The voice which
speaks to you last is the same that
spoke to you first. You came to US as
youths and you go from US as youths
ideal, and live for love of it"
After the singing of the class song,
Fair Worcester" by the quartet Prin-
cipal Abercrombie delivered the prize
known as the principals prize given
to the one who has shown most prof.
cheney in literary work and oratory on
the commencement day to Edward
Forrest Mann of Worcester. The
Bucknell scholarship ~ given for
the best scholarship, was won by
John Daniels of Grafton, Vt. who also
was winner Of this prize last year This
closed the graduating exercises proper
AS enjoyable as any other part of
the program was the singing by the
Beacon quartet, which has been pres
ent at every graduating exercise held
at the Academy for the last nine years.
The program yesterday was Of a char
acter to interest every one, and encores
were demanded after each number
The members of the quartet are G. J.
Parker, first tenor; G. W. Want sec
ond tenor; G. H. Remele, baritone, and
D. NJ. BabcOck bass.