The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-06-22

Fine Grafton by L.. {. Fieischner-
WHY Histories Read.
The class day exercises of the class Of
1900 Hillhouse high school We're held
yesterday afternoon at O'clock in the
Hyperion and where most successful
from every standpoint. The Hyperion
was crowded to the doors with the
friends and relatives of the members OF
the graduating class and every one
present was very much pleased with
the histories, Grafton and music of the
afternoon.
The histories were very witty ana TIE
grinds on the members Of the class were
well selected, though not too severe.
The class sat in body on the stage
and at the rear there was an immense
blue flag with Ell. H. S., 1907 in large
white letters on it. The stage was very
tastefully set off with palms and flow
ers and the picture as the curtain rose
was extremely pretty one.
President Arthur Bertram Price OF
the graduating class opened the after
Moons exercises with an address OF
welcome His words were well chosen
Emu ne SPOKE DIS LOllONS.
''In behalf Of the class Of 1900, Hill
house high school, extend to all friends
assembled here this afternoon a hearty
welcome. We are glad to see by the
number present that you are interested
In us, and we trust that your interest
will not lessen as the exercises proceed.
There is nothing more helpful to a
school than close relations existing be-
tween friends and school, and frequent
visits, which give personal knowledge
of the work of the institution. And If
these have not been frequent on your
part during our stay at Hillhouse, new
ertheless we are glad to see you here on
this occasion.
You will to-day have an opportunity
to learn great many things about us.
Secrets will be disclosed and dark tales
unfolded But before you hear these
stories, about one-half of which it
will not be safe to put implicit conf
dence in, / will endeavor to give you
some true facts, which cannot be re-
futed, because figures never lie.
1.-THE class of 1900 soon to become
history and to enliven the pages of that
history with great daring deeds enter
ed in 1896 to the number of 2S7 1t
would be tedious and perhaps more en-
barrassing than some of the histories
will be to follow the class through its
course of four years. On the whole we
did our best, l believe and to-day
crowns our efforts. Our number to-day
is 1870. And we go out into the world
with love for dear old Hillhouse in our
hearts and 'Carpe Diem as our watch
word
Following Mr.. Pridrs address came
the first class history. 1t was given by
Miss Bessibelle Hunter. Miss Hunt
er's first action was Bert Price, but
her grinds on him We're most compl-
mentary. Miss Mary Phelps Christie
then gave her stories of her classmates
in the classical division. Joseph Nc
Donough, Malcolm Booth, George Mich
ols Emanuel Flieschner, Harry Bur-
CESS Raymond Chappell Charles E.
Beyers Harry Truesdell Milton Dit
mars, Denman Fox, Marie Abee, Helen
Miller, Miss Weidman, Grace Walker
and Anna Egan We're Miss Chrstie's
subjects and all We're well treated.
Music in the Hay Fields" was then
rendered by the chorus The other his
tories were read by Anna A. Egan John
Charles Williams, Leita Barnes Buck
ingham, Lillian Kathryn Murphy and
Grace Elizabeth Walker Some of the
scholars who came under the ban of the
historians pen We're Jennie Brown,
Fannie Treat, Marjorie Lum Lillian
Murphy Bertha Rochefort, Katherine
O'Brien, Mabel Husktngs Myrtle Dud-
ley, Alice Hartin, Bertha Platt, Minnie
Kraft, Dora Hyland, Maud White, May
White, Leora Parmelee, Elizabeth
Sweeney, Mabel Mcmahon, Mary Chris
tie, Edna Augur, Alice Lincoln, Minnie
Weissing, Emma Parker May Tracey,
Helen Tobin, Charlotte Janswick, Edith |
Allen, Bessie Hunter, Milton Loeb Mr.. |
Spalding Mabel Thomas and many 9TH |
erS. |
The class poem was read by Miss AL
bee
Emanuel Charles Fleischner deliv-
cred the grafton which was a very
strong one.
Mr. F1eischners excellent Grafton was
given as follows:
-Four years ago our country was COM
posed of states and territories in close
proximity to one another, all co-opera-
ting towards the prosperity and adj
vancement of the Union; and there was
no thought in the minds of the people of
these United States that a few years
would see our flag floating over islands
separated from us by thousands of
miles of water, the homes of peoples of
alien races
And yet this is the state of affairs
which the twentieth century ushers in.
The name UNITED States" is no longer
narrowed by the Atlantic on the one
hand and the Pacific upon the other
We are practically mistress of the west
ern ocean; for with the exception of
England, no country has so great a
frontage on it; and moreover, this coast |
is the direct approach of the commerce
of seventy millions of American people,
besides eight millions of Filipinos, the
British Pacific population being only
about eighteen millions. On the east
We have added Porto Rico to our terri
tory, that land rich in every product
which tropical sun can ripen and
tropical soil produce.
Better still, we have added this terri
tory not through any greed of power or
land, but through our humanity to our [
brother man.
The United States, with her liberty
loving principles, has ever acted as a
mother to the people of the i