Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury [Connecticut]) 1903-1917, 1904-06-24


completed a four years course OF
study in the Waterbury High school
Their faces were beaming with smiles
as tLey left their seats on the Stage
Mt Polls theater and walked toward
iAfaybr John p. Elton, who presented
Them with their sheepskins. AS each
graduate received his diploma he was
greeted with loud applause from the
audience. which completely filed the
spacious theater.
The graduating exercises OF the
High school always attracts a crowd
ed house. especially of recent years
when instead of reading the long ana
dry essays by the. students, the class
IS addressed by some eloquent speak
Ell. Last night the address was de-
liyered by the Hon Walter nj. Chanler
of New York, who spoke on me
Great Republic." Mr. Chanler is an
eloquent speaker and delivers his re-
marks in such manner that the au-
dience is deeply interested throughout
They do not grow tired of listening
4 to him. but grow more interested the
longer he speaks. His address last
night was interesting, entertaining
and instructive.
AS the orchestra played "The Amer
scan Girl" the curtain rose and the
smiling graduates filed onto the stage
and took their seats 1t was q pretty
vision which greeted the eye. The
fair and sweet girl graduates were at
tired in beautiful white gowns and
carried large punches of flowers,
which exhaled a sweet fragrance.
The boys were attired in black suits.
The stage was tastefully decorated
with palms and potted plants.
After the class had been seated, At
forney Chanler was introduced by
Commissioners Walter A. Wooster, of
the board of education. After the adj
dress the class sang It'll We Meet
Again. and then there was an inter-
mission The singing during the ex-
ercises was excellent. Then there was
"a short intermissfon After the inter
mission the class sang "a New Med
ley" Diplomas were then presented
to the graduates by Mayor John T.
Elton, who made few appropriate
remarks, congratulating the scholars
upon completing their course and
wishing them success in the future.
After diplomas had been presented
the male quartet rendered selection
entitled as it Not Hot Enough for
Your which made such a<hit that
the quartet had to sing it a second
time The exercises were concluded
with the playing of the March Of the
Toys" by the orchestra
Mr. Chanlers address followed and
among other things he said:
.sThe day which we celebrate is one
of national jubilee throughout the
broad limits of the great republic. On
this day political chickering's cease,
and partisan rancor- dies On this
day, Americans are no longer repub-
4 leans or democrats; they are the
proud and patriotic citizens Of a free
and enlightened country.
''Thomas Jefferson was the founder
of the democratic party, but there
was one act in his political life which
all republicans cordially applaud-the
act of framing the Declaration Of In
dependence Gould Jefferson have
& been present at Gettysburg in Novem-
4 Der, 1868, when Lincoln delivered his
: famous address he would have said
Amen. Amen Having resolved
q that these colonies are and Of right
ought to be free and independent
4 states and having declared the indie
\ pendence of this country, what praise
d can we here pay to the character of
4 those who struggled to make these
resolutions good? What of Patrick
n Henry, what of Adams, Otis, Allan,
Putnam. Greene, Washington? And
4 not only to the mighty leaders but to
4 all the nameIess dead who followed
a let US bring our offerings of graft
\ tude and tears.
'The problem of immigration to our
4 shores is to be settled not in the halls
of congress. but in the public school
buildings of the land. The heterogen-
1ous elements are to be formed in a
homogeneous people in the common
school and by the common school
teacher 1t is then the highest civic
duty that all children of the land be
gathered in the free public schools
teach these pupils honesty, industry
punetuality, decency and respect for
the laws of this country and the feel.
1ngs of others and then intelligence
ami patriotism will be the character.
1stic of American Iife''
The following is the list of gradu
ates: Norma Ada Adams. Nora
Cecilia Altman, Emma Esther An
drus, Elizabeth May Atwood. Carrie
Aleine Beerbaum, Mary Cecilia Rlaclx
er, David John BoIger. Wilfred n
4 <
Brewster, Mollie Cecilia Buckley
George Henry Carmody, Anna Joseph
Inc Coughlan, Mary Frances Cul
hane, Andrew Daniel Dawson, Ed
ward James Finn, Mary CaIIists
Dodd, Amelia French, John Leo Gaff
ney, Anna Cecilia Halpin, Robert q
Hahnegan, Mary Frances Ha,ley
Daniel II. Hickey, Jr, MabeI1e Merri
man Hickox, Amelia Betsey HoadIev
Louis A. Jackson. Elizabeth Mildred
Kane, Mary Josephine Kelley, Ednf
Diadama Kenworthy, Anna Blake
ktrschbaum, Lillian Frances Lane
Henry Gourlay Lfttlejohn, Frank e
Ludington, Arthur r. Magraw
Kathleen Madelyn Mcdonald. Hattie
Adelaide Mckinley, Irving Charlie:
Miller, Willis Edward Moody Marx
Cecilia O'ConnoB Alicia Miner Pack
ard. Katharine Gertrude Parkinson
Waldo Todd Pratt, Rose Veronfcs
Rafferty,, Clara Anna Richter. Law
renee Peck lockwood, A. Gertrud,