The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-06-14
AT CHESHIRE ACADEMY.
ITS 1O7TH ANNIVERSARY CELE-
 BR1TION.

BR1TION. Gala Day Yesterday in the Old own
 The Exercises-The Award of Prizes - The Trustees Meeting-Very Favor
 Brewster, Rev. John Williams of New
 Cheshire was in gala attire yesterday
 on the one hundred and seventh anni-
 versary of the Cheshire academy. A
 more perfect day could not be imagined
 for the anniversary exercises of this
 historic old school, and the favorable
 weather brought back to the scenes of
 their boyhood many alumni.
 The celebration began Wednesday
 evening with the reception in the din-
 ing room in Horton hall and was large ly attended both by out-of-town as well as town people. Professor E. D. Wood-
 bury, assisted by Mrs Harwood, the
 matron, and Professor and Mrs. T. E.
 Brownlee, received. The reception lasted from 8 o'clock until 9, at which hour the promenade of the graduating class began and lasted until after one o'clock. Welton's orchestra furnished the music.
 The 75O train from New Haven brought large party yesterday morn- ing, who arrived in ample time to at tend the chapel services at 9:15. The old chapel, dear to the hearts of all alumni, was packed to the door, and many were unable to gain admlttance. The services were conducted by the Rev. W. A. Beardsley, of St. Thomas church, this city.
 At 10:15 the guests were escorted to the town hall, where the graduating ex- ercises were held. The exercises were opened by prayer by the Rev, Dr. E. S. Lines, of this city. He was followed by mandolin and banjo duet by Major C.. M Maxwell and N. J. Goodwin, jr. Fol- lowing this and interspersed with mu- sic, were the orations of the five grad uating members of the school.
 The Latin salutatory was delivered by Charles Francis Morrall, of Bethel, Conn.
 Adelbert Arthur Skeel, of Freeport,
 
 and Communism in America
 Frederick B. Ryan, of New York city, had for the subject of his oration "A Great Mans Sacrifice" The man dis cussed was John Milton and the theme was taken from the giving up by Mill ton of a poets career for that of a statesman.
 "The Black Prince" was the subject of the oration by Leon Howe Davis, of Somerset, Mass.
 The valedictory oration was delivered by Frederick Ferris Dodd, of New Mill ford, Conn. His subject was "The Jews"
 The address of the day was made by the Rev. John Williams of the class of : S6 and now pastor of the Church of the Heavenly Rest in New York city, His address was brilliant one, and his personality at all times attracts the | closest attention of his hearers, He | dwelt at length on the change in mod | ern methods of education as compared | with the old, the leading idea being the i length to which personality and envi- ; ronment depend on education.
 The distribution of prizes followed | MT Williams speech and proved, as usual a matter of great interest. feature of the prize presentation, which was made by Professor Woodbury, was that not only were prizes awarded for excellence in scholarship, but also in athletics.
 The prizes were awarded as follows: Spelling, Frank w. Fiske, of Water bury, Conn.,, and George A. Howard, of Pa; English, Dwight w. Graham, of Woodbury Conn.,; penman- ship, George A. Howard, of Emporium, Pa; Latin and Greek, Frederick F. Dodd, of New Milford, Conn; mathe- natics, Santiago We've, of Jajardo, Por- to Rico; best examination in trigonom- etry, Frederick B. Ryan, of New York ,ity; in commercial department, Bur sis D. Jennings, of South Norwalk, Conn.,; excellence in department l throughout the year, Henry S. Marlor, ,f Brooklyn, Conn; for great interest md enthusiasm in directing the drum 'orps, Nelson J. Goodwin. jr., of Hart ord Conn.,; to the battery of the base ,all team, Frederick B. Ryan, of New | York city, catcher, and Leon H. Davis, f Somerset Mass, pitcher, and to Cap- | 1onn., who led the team to victory in , even out of ten games, including one with team from the class of 1902 of he Yale Scientific school. The presen- | ation of diplomas completed the grad ating exercises.
 The school green was the center of x ttraction as soon as the exercises at he town hall were ended. Given a T right sky, and this is Cheshires best ay in all the year. Cheshire will hard 7 be called "rapid' town in these avs, but it wakes up on the school an- iversary and it's pretty girls assemble t noon for the last military drill. The oys look their finest and never finer han yesterday. The number in the was unusually large. The uns and equipment drums, etc, were Il new and the drilling was excellent. ne will look far to find a prettier sight nan Cheshire school green at the time f the military drill on anniversary day.