The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-22
GRADUATION AT THE HIGH SCHOOL Mayor Studley Presents Di- plomas to Class of 237
 Members. SOME FINE ESSAYS By Members of the Class Honor Roll for the
 Year.

for class at the New Haven high school were held in the auditorium of the high school building last night and were largely attended by admiring parents and friends. Seated on the platform, amid decorations of palms, were May or John F. Studley, Superintendent Beede, of the public schools, and the members of the board of education. The exercises were in charge of Superin- tendent Beede. asA
 The salutatory address and an essay on the Roman Gladiator was delivered by William P. Norcom. Mr. Norcom welcomed all in the name of the class and then launched forth in a glowing account of the valor and deeds of the Roman Gladiator. Then followed an essay on Bonnie Prince Charlie" by Charles E. Clark.
 George A. Stetson delivered an essay on "The Forest of Discontent-an AL legory," This essay won the Boardman senior 1904 prize for an original con- position. In it the speaker told of dream in which neither the quiet streams nor the beautiful shaded for
  found joy in giving aid to a helpless fawn chased by hound-and then-he awoke.
 Harry D. Daggett took for the sub ject of his essay Modern Heroes" The hero of earlier times, he said, was the soldier or the explorer, but to-day there are many things pointing to an- other than the soldier as the hero
 An essay on Forestry" and the vale dictory address were delivered by Nor man A. Shepard, Tn discussing fores- try he said; "The beginning of the government forest reservations in this country was made in 1891 when con- gross authorized President Harrison to make purchases of land for that pur- pose. To-day the United States has 143 billion acres or one-ffth of the wooded area of the countries in its reserva- lions.
 The musical numbers of the evening sung under the direction of Prof Jep- son were of very high order Among the songs sun by the class were Spring Song" 70 Tempora, Mores," and "Ring Out. Wild Bells" Under the leadership of the actet the class song 'sNot With Sober Hearts" was sung by the class to music composed by Prof. Jepson. The octet consisted of Misses Irene Granville and Adah Holbrook, sopranos; Misses Mary Whitfield and Helen Reynolds, altos; William Ford and Max Zange, tenors; Edward Mansfield and Wesley Ar buckle, passes.
 The pianists were Clarence L. slbley and Claude M. Dibble.
 Tn a humorous speech in which was mingled some good advice Mayor Stud ley presented the diplomas to the 237 members of the class,
 Afer the ceremonies were over the boys of the class gathered in front of the school building and formed them selves into parade and went off down the street for the usual celebration which follows the graduating exer- c.ses. The complete roll of the class was given in yesterdays Courier.
 The honor list for all classes and the names of the winners of special prizes for the year follows:
 Honor List Senior year, college preparatory course Charles Edward Clark, Wilson Barton Emery, William Porter Nor com, Meyer Merwin Shapiro, Ruth l Louise Comes, Margaret Trumbull Cor win, Jennie Gilbert Jerome, Elizabeth | Hyde Mcintosh.
 Scientific course-Harry Elliott Dag gett Claude McConaha Dibble, Phillip Augustus Smith, Gilbert Nelson Je- rome. Academic course-Anne Elizabeth | Clarke, Pauline Genevieve Campbell, T Madeline Augusta Gerwig, Lucy Upson l Kirk, Laura Judd Mann, Anna Wilson. | Commercial course-Albert Baldwin, Ruby Mcintyre Chatfleld, Scientific manual course-William Storrs Hoyt Hamilton, Robert Bengis, 1 Norman Arthur Shepard.
 General manual course-Margaret F. Carl Gleich Oscar Ernest Koehler, Mary Hannah dagger, Charlotte Cleary Joyce, Florence Viola MeQueeney. Junior year, college preparatory course-Charles H. Carroll, Alberta M. Latham, Irene P. Linsley, Rose D. Starin, Jessamine M. White.
 Scientific course-Simon B. Kleiner, Maxwell Lear.
 Academic course-Ruth M. Atwater, Mary Davin, Daisy R. Mansfield. Commercial course-Amy l.. Butcher, Charlotte H. Hagen. Scientific manual course-Kenneth 1 Cartwright, Raymond F. Chidsey, liar ry V. M. Hall, William stuart Mac Milan, Robert B. soderberg.
 General manuel course-Margaret F, | Piper, Helen schadee,
 Second year, college preparatory | course-Charles A. McCluskey, Ruth A. | Chamberlain, Mildred S. Petrte, William | S. Sachs Mildred L. Clinton, Irmagarde | L. Schneider, Florence Bailey, Rather | inc I. Gallagher Elsie Sprightly, Marion l E. Blake, Rheta Lambert, Mary M. | Stetson, Mary E. Todd
 Scientific course-Ralph H. Everett, | Dominic Ruotolo, William J, Schaeffer. l Academic course-Hazel M. Baldwin, | Ruth Emma Turner.
 Scientific manual course-James F, l Cobey, Edwin A. Park General manual course-George K. l Homer, Clara Jensen, Joseph E. Rapu ano. Elsie F. North, Gustave Welter, | Olive Sarles, Annie M. Holbrook, Marion | C. Sheridan.
 First year, college preparatory course --DuBoise Murphy, Ruth | Seabury, | Raymond J. Perry Iva Thomas, Laura | ]. Rice, Gertrude Louise Wrinn, Villa | M Roberts.
 Scientific eourse-Robert w. Bastian, | Harry B Daily, Earle II. Hemingway.
 Commercial course-D0rothy Chase, i Ethel L. Drew, Hattie Freedman, Leah | I Market, Sophie Rosen.
 Scientific course-Edward Q. Carlson. | fT1arrf91nT