The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-06-23
HIGH SCHOOL GLASS DAY
EXERCISES HELD IN AUDITORI-
 UlI LAST EVENING.

Innovation in Character of Class His
 audftorium Presented Beauti- full Appearance-First Combined Ex-
 ercises of HiIIhouse and BOardman-
 Graduation Exercises This Evening.
 In the presence of a multitude of the parents and friends of the graduating students the class day exercises of the class of 1905 of the New Haven high school were held last evening in the
 beautiful auditorium of the school. In
 the forward rows in the center of the
 main floor were the seats occupied by the members of 1905 as they marched lin, while upon the embowered plat form, like a tropical island in it's pro- fuse adornment of palms and plants, were seated the officers of the class.
 While this is the third class to grad
 uate from the new high school, this is the first year that the two departments of Hillhouse and Boardman have held
 their class day exercises together. The lutd LII lHe uillly OI +t4iS wv oSiASOAS =AsSS
 thus been fully carried out.
 A selection by the high school orches- tra, led by Harry Cowles, son of De. tective Captain Cowles, opened the pro-
 gramme. This was followed by the ad- dress of welcome, which was delivered lby Vice-President Charles Hammond, who wlcomed the guests of the class in 1 a brief and fitting speech. A song, Merry Life" was sung by the class,
 under the direction of Professor Jep- son, after which the first of the class
 histories was delivered by Miss Helen
 B. Lawrence, of the academic division.
 The histories this year mark an inno- vation. Instead of the customary hits upon the individual members of the class, the histories dealt only with very
 general, humorous. reviews of the life 1 of the different divisions in high school,
 all personal mention being eliminated.
 Miss Lawrence's history was an ex- eellent parody of Longfellow's Hia- watha. The style and metre of the original were faithfully reproduced and
 turned into history of the academic division. $.s.=t 3D.. Following Miss Lawrence came Miss
 Mildred B. Finch, who read the history ! of the classical division. Miss Kathryn T. Baldwin rendered a most creditable piano solo that received much deserved applause. Miss Maud E. Dickerman introduced her history of the girls general division of the Boardman department by read- l ing a class will purporting, to be the l last will and testament of 1905. Miss
 Dickerman explained the reasons why her classmates had elected their course, and told of it's many advantages. She told of the practical side of the course and closed with the fable of the man | who asked the college maiden if she could sew and cook and keep house, and when she sorrowfully shook her head | he left her. "A word to the wis" --slre concluded. Clayton F. Lathrop had the history
 of the boys general course of Board | man. He introduced novel variation I in the form of his history by represent l ing his presentations as stereopticon views which he was exhibiting. He also spoke of the practical side of the | course. x ###$ A@sJ AK sS f$a5 N
 He was followed by William F. Dex-
 heimer. who played a splendid violin | solo. ]. ;! s5$ ss~l fz F l The oration delivered by Kenneth Wynne was masterful piece of work delivered with excellent power and ef- I feet. As his subject he had chosen | My Ideal in Fiction His ideal was 1 Charles Dickens asd his exposition was I different from the ordinary eulogies up
 on famous men. He quoted several
 passages from Dickens work witl 1 splendid feeling and earnestness. He