Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-19
GRADUATION EVENT
Closing of Inc School Year Took
 Place al Polls.

seem to become more popular each succeeding year and last evening SO large an audience was present that many of those attending were com pelled to stand. In addition to the address delivered by General Q. O. Howard and the presentation of di- plomas by Mayor w. E. Thoms, the gold medal offered by Melicent Por- ter chapter, D. A. R., for the best written essay on revolutionary top ic was presented to Miss Grace M. Claxton by Superintendent or Schools B. w. Tinker. m
 General Howard was a very ln- teresting talker and the audience liked his address exceedingly well. He referred to the organization or the army, mentioned a few of the battles in which he participated and related several incidents of .an anus ing nature which happened during the struggle between the north and south.
 He paid high compliment to the American volunteer, one of his para graphs following:
 Tn June, 1861, I went to Maine to command regiment and there ran across simple volunteer, whom have known for over 40 years and who represents the type of generous and patriotic volunteers who have done more than any one else to make this nation what it is. The type of man, who is industrious, con scientious, God-fearing, true son of New England, who afterwards became a teacher, theological stu dent and with noble, spiritual and moral characteristics volunteered when Lincoln made his first call for volunteers advanced grade by grade to brigadier general, and participat- ed in more than 30 big battles.
 He gave the graduates some good advise touching upon character and duty and at the conclusion of his address was loudly applauded. The applause was such that General Howard arose and said:
 t'This ovation is almost as good as if my good friend MT Taft stood before you"
 General Howard graduated from West Point in 1854 and served dur ing the Seminole war. At the open ing of the civil war he was colonel of a Maine regiment and became a major general in 1862 and later during the war was made command CT of regiment of colored troops.
 After intermission Superintend- ent Tinker presented the D. A. R. medal. The essays of Miss McAlen- ney and Miss Alice M. Hutchinson received favorable mention. The judges were Superintendent Tinker, Judge George H. Cowell and the Rev John N. Lewis, Jr.
 Mayor Thoms made brief but very fitting address to the grad uates and said that the presenting of the diplomas was 10 him one of the real pleasures of his municipal duties. As the name of each grad uate was called out there was much applause. The following received diplomas:
 Lillian E. Adams, Ina W. Atwood, Anthony Barrett, Corinne M. Be langer. Erie George Benedict, Caro- line E. Benham, Raymond Stanis' laus Bergen, John Charles Bor- chardt, Clifford Scranton Bradley. Ethel May Brann, John Anthony Bronisky, John w. Brown, Leslie Parker Brown. Florence Elsie Bry- an, Ruth Bingham Buck. May Buck ingham, Michael Charles Butler, Clarence Elmer Byars, Eugene Frederick Calender, Jennie German Carmody. Catherine Cecilia Claffey, Grace May Claxton, Alta Longen- dyke Coddington, Daniel Edward Commerford, Alice Catherine Gro nan, Helen May Cross, Sadie Marie Dawson, Thomas Erwin Dee, AL phonse J. De Liguori. Alice Chris. tine Donahue, Maurice Anthony Don evan, Helen NJ. Dun, Anna Elizabeth Dwyer, Benjamin Wilhelm Erik, Dorothy Harmon Everett, Mary Mar. garet Fitzgerald, Lucy. Philomena Freney, John c. Gilmartin. Belle Gordon, Jacques Henry Green, Cath. erine Theresa Griffin, Airline Laura Hall, Elizabeth Galloway Hanchett Henrietta Hammond Harding, L. Pauline Heinze. J. Howard Humph. ", Alice Margaret Hutchinson, Rose Mary Hutchinson, Ethel Helen Jen- ner. Marguerite Elizabeth Jones' William Clement Keenan, Anna An. gusta Keenan. wilfred A. Kenneally Veronica Donalda Kennedy, William Frank Kinney, Charles Lewis Lar. kin. Elizabeth Van Rensselaer, Li. mont. William Lester Loomis, liar. old Clarkson Mabbott. Margaret Genevieve Madden, Mae Paula Me. Alenney, Eleanor Eva Mccarthy. Mary Elizabeth McDermott, John Dempsey McGinniss, Layette Caro- line Meyers, Margaret Miller, Edna Belle Moody, Annie Morris Mum Harriet Elizabeth Neubert. Jennie Louise o'Hara. Edna Morton Pack. ard. Charles Leslie Pierpont. Will. liam Joseph Phelan, Harry l.. Plat Edward Henry Rechberger. Bessie Bentley Richardson, Ethel Gather inc Rowley, Myrtle May Schroeder Paul P. Schwenk, Lucy Catherine Shannahan. Oscar Carlton Shepard Leon Axtelle Storz. Dennis Patrick Sullivan. Catherine Agnes Sweeney Bernice Abigail Talmage. Fintou Stephen Tehan. Edith Morrell Van Alssyne. Edna Buckingham Wat. kins, Joseph Francis Watts. Leon. ard Herschel Welton. Harry Byron Wilson. Agnes Elizabeth wlthey and Maurice P. Wrenn-
 The list of honor pupils follows:
 Alice Margaret Hutchinson. col. leEe course: Ruth Bingham Buck college course. Mae Paula MeAIen. ney. classical course: Caroline E. Benham. English course. Airline Laura Hall. modern language: Rose