The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-01-04
PROFESSOR JEPSON IGNORED
HIS 10TH ANNIVERSARY FINELY
 COMMEMORATIVE.

Interesting Exercises Attended by
 Large AssembIage at the High School
 Officials of the New Haven Public
 Schools Spoke FeeIingly Concerning
 the Work of the Music Instructor
 Gift to Professor Jepson-His Re-
 lnarks-splendid Programme Ken
 dered.
 The fortieth anniversary of Professor Benjamin Jepson as instructor of music fin the public schools of New Haven was delightfully."- commemorated in the audi torium of the High school yesterday forenoon before a large and enthusias- tic audience.
 Many of Professor Jepson's former pupils and associates occupied the plat form and took part in the exercises, all being delighted for the opportunity to show their respect and appreciation to the veteran musician who has done So much for the public schools of the city. On the platform also which had been pretttly decorated with palms and flags, ! were seated the instructors of the school, the speakers, Professor Jepson and the school orchestra
 The great auditorium was crowded with those eager to hear the praises of this noted instructor sung and spoken. pr. John F. Cushing opened the exer, cises with a few introductory remarks ,%-, then announced the first number on the programme, the chorus Years Ago, ; which was rendered by the school. The different parts were well balanced and 1t was pleasure to hear the balance and harmony of the 1,eoO voices which gang this piece
 Superintendent Beede of the board of education spoke very feelingly of the work which MT. Jepson had done for the city and he said that Professor Jepson's personality and character had been stamped upon all who had come in contact with him. He said that he had not been on hand when Professor Jep. son started his work forty years ago, and he did not expect to be on hand forty years from now, although he was sure that Professor Jepson would be as he had found somewhere the foun- tain of youth.
 He praised Professor Jepson for his earnestness and loyalty, and he said that teacher who was only teach CT and not man or woman showing his or her manhood or womanhood had no right to be a teacher, and that a person who labored without the desire to uplift, and to help, had no place in the public schools of the city, Pro lessor Jepson, he said, had all the qual ities necessary for good teacher, and his work has always been for the bet terment of those who came under him
 Following MT. Beede the High School orchestra rendered a selection from the opera woodland" The work of this orchestra was wonderful considering the fact that they are all young felle.s under twenty. They interpreted the music with much finish and went through some of the parts with almost professional skill.
 MT. Harry Asher of: the board of edu- cation was the next speaker. He told many interesting things concerning MT. Jepson's early life and work. He prais- ed the veteran musician very highly saying that he could not do him full justice for his meritorious work, inex haustible patience and indomitable la bors. He was reminded of his little girl the other day, who came to him and said, sDaddie. we had Professor Jepson the other day, isn't he fine" He said that at one time he had gone to his father and said the same, and there were lots of other daddies who had sim liar experience. He hoped that if ever he should have a grandchild it would come to him and say the same. He said that of pupils in the High school to-day there probably wasn't one alive when