The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-17
ANNIVERSARY AT CHESHIRE
OLDEST EPISCOPAL ACADEMF,S
 IIOTH CELEBRATION

Many Distinguished Guests.
 Cheshire, June 16.-In observance of the 10th anniversary of the. Cheshire sehoo. the oldest Episcopal academy in Connecticut. a large number of dis tinguished alumni attended the gradua- tion of the senior class at the school to-day. The New York alumni came here in special car attached to the early morning express, and special trolleys from New Haven brought an additional number of Prominent Con necticut people
 The arrivals were met by Dr. Ro- land J. Mulford. the headmaster, and the assistant masters. and conducted over the school buildings. which in many respects have undergone changes recently.
 l At il o'clock there was morning pray CT in the chapel, conducted by Head master Mulford, and in which also Rev. MT. Beardsley of New Haven and Rev. John Williams of New York city as- sisted.
 The graduating exercises began aft CT chapel, opening with the Latin salu- tatory by eorge Whipple Hubbard of Providence. R. I. An address followed by President Flavel s. Luther of Trin- lity college. The annual prizes were distributed by Headmaster Mulford, the lrecipients being: Sixth form, Grosvenor Buck of Cheshire, George w. Hubbard of Providence: fourth form, J. E.. Brown of Poughkeepsie and c. c. Griffith of Lexington, Va.; first form by Harold Lines of Newark and Ar thur Barber of Englewood, N. J.
 The prize in politics from the sixth form went to Master Hubbard; and prizes for good order in rooms to Lu- ther Sherman of Prividence and John Broen of Poughkeepsie.
 The diplomas were presented by Bishop Chauncey B. Brewster of the Connecticut diocese. The valedictory was by Governor Buck and the bene- diction by the Rt. Rev. B. s. Lines bishop of the Newark diocese.
 The graudating exercises were held on the lawn just to the south of the main school building, delightful place, as the midday sun was tempered by the shade of the tall elms the branches lof which formed an arch over the space occupied by the chairs of the spectators and the platform from which the speakers delivered their special parts. The alumni dinner and post prandial exercises were given in the school hall, and this began at 1:30, and Twas one of the most delightful occa- lsions the school has ever witnessed. Bishop Lines was toast master, and leach respondent not only had much to lsay of the school and it's history, but leach contributed anecdote and story lin a happy vein which kept his au- Iditors in jolly mood. It was stated that this was the largest gathering of lalumni ever held at the school, and the classes represented were as far back as 1S59. almost half the term of the lschools existence.
 In welcoming the alumni and friends, Bishop Lines said that the occasion was unique in that probably no other Ichurch school in the country could boast of it's 10th anniversary. He paid tribute to the founder of the school, Bishop Seabury, who did not live, he Isaid, to see the school planted on such a foundation as has contributed to it's success and logevity. He recalled the thames of some of the distinguished, lalumni, many of whom have left their mark on the pages of the history of this country, and he predicted for the lschool an even brighter future in fit ling out for the work of life many of the great men of the future.
 ID IT.. s1 Ifrom the diocesan point of view, and
 thought that the future was secure with the incentive of emulation of great deeds accomplished by such alumni as
 Admiral Foote and Major General Jo- iseph Wheeler. He said that it was his Iearnest hope that in the future the lschool would not be classed as "a rich lman's school as he felt that such had Inc place in our national life.
 Giovernor Chamberlain responded for 1.-the state and in the course of very lhappy address, which kept his hearers lin continual smiles, he said that he be- Ilieved the state was proud of it's edu- lcational institutions, among which the lCheshire school ranks very high. He lsaid that he was proud of the state, of Tits people and of it's natural beauty, land he knew that in such beautiful surroundings the pupils of Cheshire must be incalcated with all that is good from nature, and given an inspiration lthat would fit them to become among 1.-the great men of the nation.
 Dr. Olmsted of the Pomfret school Drought his well wishes to Headmaster Mulford, with whom he had been as- lsociated. He said that he who gives his life to teaching makes as great a lsacrifice as he who devotes his life to the ministry. Referring to what Bishop Brewster had said about the lrich mans school, he said that it Ishould not be forgotten that rich mems lsons have to be taught, and it should talso be the duty of the school to teach lthe parents how to give. He made a Iplea for better training in fundamen- ltals, especially English, saying that it lis the duty of parents to see that ltheir sons are well grounded in English before sending them to preparatory lschools. Lack of the rudiments in this respect, he said meant a long, con- lstant drag to get them through a pre- Iparatory school and then through col llege.
 | Professor Phillips responded for Yale lin a scholarly address in which he em- lphasized the importance of mathemat- lies as a means of mental discipline.