The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-24
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION
MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED RE-
 CEIYE DIPLoMAS.

Large Number of Honor Diplomas
 AWarded-InnOyation in Shape of
 Original story-synopsis of the Ex-
 ercises-sIayor StudIey Gives Out DI-
 pIomas-Sames of Recipients.
 Before a large and appreciative au- dience that nearly filled the big audito- rum of the New Haven high school 223 members of the class of 1905 were awarded the coveted diplomas that sig nifty the completion of their high school education. This is the largest number of diplomas that have ever been award ed to one class and the twenty-one honor diplomas given were also more than any previous class has taken.
 The platform, tastefully decorated with palms and other plants. was oeeu- pied by Mayor studley, Superintendent Beede, Head Master Cushing, Assist ant Principal Kirschner and the mem bers of the board of education. Super intendent Beede presided.
 The students presented an excellent appearance as they marched into the auditorium. The exercises opened with a song by the class entitled Wind and Sea-, Then followed the salutatory address by Cleayeland Jocelyn Rice. His address was a fine bit of work. He reviewed the record of Connecticut in great men, it's contribution to states rnanship, war and all fields of great ness. Tn closing he paid tribute to the memory of the late Senator orville H. Platt. .ts s*s, -..-, >s
 William Adolph Notkins delivered the oration having as his topic 'The Prom ise of the Twentieth Century" He re- viewed in fine style the marvellous achievements of the past century and pointed out the lines of action for the coming century and the promise of the years to come. %
 Walt Whitman's poem, 70 Captain! My Captain!' set to music by Edgar Stillman Keller, was effectively sung by the class s5ssse .s 2@le.s
 Miss Rose Saxon delivered an inter esting and instructive essay entitled "A Russian Revolutionist.' She told of the fife work of great Russian noble woman known to the peasants as "the little grandnothe who gave up wealth, position and happiness and de- voted herself to the alleviation of the poor of Russia and to spreading the propa ganda of freedom Miss Saxon made a strong presentation of the con- ditions prevailing in Russia
 Harold Wood Thatcher next read an original story which was awarded the Boardman senior 1904 prize. The story is entitled 'The Unknown God It is a tale of Athens at the time of the sermon of Paul op the Acropolis. The story was we'll told and full$of beauti- ful descriptive writing This was a de- cided innovation on the graduation pro- gramme.
 After the singing of the humorous selection ..The PigtaiI, by the class the valedictory address was delivered by the president of the class, Edward < Ward Manning. The address was greeted with enthusiastic applause and upon it's completion the speaker was presented with a bouquet
 Abt's The Lake,. was sung by the class previous to the presentation of diplomas. Mayor studley prefaced his duties with an interesting and enter taining speech. Tn his advice to the young men of the class he told them that he hoped that, they would be able to meet and solve a problem which he said he feared would not be settled in his time. how to celebrate the Fourth of July properly. Y ..sl
 As the diplomas were given out many of the recipients were warmly applaud ed. President Manning was received with tumult of cheers.
 The closing number on the programme was the class song 'Tis Our Last Gathering, which was most beautiful ly rendered. The quartette work of Misses Marion Munson and Abitha H. Barren and Charles c. Hammond and Michael Hanlon was really splendid piece of work. The chorus work was sung by the closs. Miss Elizabeth $. MacAfee was the pianist of the even- ing. s# Y
 The names of the students who re- ceiyed diplomas follows: <
 Diplomas. A
 Classical Course ulietta E. Burwell, James E. Colgan, IT., James Aloysius DeLacey, Grace Angelina Durham, Ab- < bic Hersey Farren, Mildred Buckley Finch Ruth Greenwood, Charles e. Hammond, Thomas Joseph Hannigan, Anna Ethel Hershman,. Rebecca Bar 2 nett Hubbell, Israel Kleiner, Lillie Clark Kneringer, William F. Knoll, Ruth Lunella Mcintosh, Marion Catlin Munsen, Elizabeth Louise Nichols, Lawrence Benjamin Pagter Eunfce 5 Eleanor Peck, E. Eugene Price, Cleave- I land Joeelyn Rice, Lois DeNoss Robin \ son, Ethel Abbe Rhynedanee, Florence Josephine Rowe, Jennie Lottie Saxe, ] Morris Moses Silverstein, Emily Dinain l Smith, Lewis J. Sonaers, Genevra Mann ] rraer Strong, Florence A. Treat, John I Charles Weibel, Ora SWinifredWood.
 Scientific Course-Carryl Arthur Asher, Samuel William Bostwick, Samuel Brenner, Delos Judson Bristol, Jr., Samuel Campner, Algernon Booth Corbin, Jr., George E. Daniels, Frank w. Gallagher, William Edward Geary, Charles Wesley Greggs, Nejib Nerses Heiimian, Lucius Felix Herz, Ed ward Hyland, Herbert McCuen, Will l liam Charles MeGuire, Robert I. Mer- win, Daniel Petroff, Robert Stephen