The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-17
HOPKINS COMMENCEMENT.
GRADUATION AT THE SCHOOL
 PASSES SUCCESSFULLY.

Large and Capable Class-The First | Alumni Prize Defamation Contest | Graduation Exercises and Brilliant | Reception. | A year of success at the Hopkins
 grammar school ended yesterday with
 the first Reclamation contest for the
 Alumni prize, in the afternoon, and the jgraduation exercises in the evening.
 The following were the declamations
 which were delivered at the contest
 held at North Sheffield hall. | Lincoln Wade Barnes. Napoleon at lthe Pyramids" Francis Sebastian Bergin, "Spartacus'
 Reply to the Envoys of Rome.'
 Louis Isakson, "The Death of Mar
 mion.' l Benjamin Franklin Jones, "Spartacus, lthe Gladiator, at Capra.' | Leon Sumner Richards, Mark An- tony's Speech Monroe Falk Zunder, "The Battles of the Revolution" l It was announced in the evening that the contest was won by Leon Sumner
 Richards, with honorable mention of
 Louis Isakson. The evening programme was as fol- lows:
 Song Inter vitae.''
 Prayer Rev Watson L. Phillips, D. D. Song" Freedoms Natal Day. Glee Club. ESalutatory address | Donald L. Jacobus. lSong-"G "Gaudeamus' School.
 Alexander Hamilton"
 veader Newton Leonard. lDuet-'The Pilot" ....... Willard | Frederick M. and George H. Mosely. Address Rev. Artemas J. Haynes.
 Whispering Roses" Glee Club. lValedictory address IldlliSOu w. IlUphlHS. Song" Mother Hopkins School (Words by E. c. Seward, 1902 Music by W. R. Cowles 19oO.)
 Presentation of diplomas. Award of prizes. lSong-"Old Glory'' ..........O Oliver School. Benedictiont-Dr. Phillips.
 Director of Music, William B. Chand- led; assompanist, Monroe Falk zrn- l der.
 In his salutatory Donald Jacobus spoke of success, and of hard work as Its most important element. In begin- ming he told of the glory and value of "Mother Hopkins" Alexander Hamil- | tons character and achievements were
 carefully and reflectfully sketched by Veader Leonard. The brothers, Freder- ick and George Mosely are the sons of Sir Alfred Mosely who was recently here with the English educational cona- mission. The Rev. Artemus J. Haynes took as | the general theme of his address ''The
 Formation of Character" He spoke es- pecially of the Biblical phrase With
 both hands, earnestly" Three great
 character formers, work, interested, purposeful, hard work; cheerfulness
 and reverences. We of to-day are not
 cheerful, forgetting that life is good to ilive''
 The priceless and pleasant days of
 Hopkins were touched on by Howard
 Talcott in his valedictory. Professor Simeon E. Baldwin, the president of the board of trustees, presented the diplo-
 mas to the class, which comprises the following: Classical course-Joseph Patrick Fall 1 lon Bangor Me-; Louis Lee Heming- way, New Haven; Donald Lines Jaco-
 bus, New Haven; Benjamin Franklin
 Jones, Nanticoke, Pa; Oliver Burnham
 North, New Haven; Harrison Wood Talcott, South Bend, Ind. Scientific course Francis Hervey
 Bradley, New Haven; Samuel Ebert
 Ford, Milford, Conn.,; Louis Isakson,
 New Haven; Veader Newton Leonard,
 New Haven; Harold Bulkley Matthew son, Milford, Conn; George Werner Quentin, New Haven: Sabin Sayles Russell Ki11inq Conn Gaorpe