Milford chronicle., 1909-06-04
9TH COMMENC CEMENT OF
MILFORD HIGH SCHOOL

The final number Of TIE Glass Dal
] program was that Of Cp.ss Mesmerism
which was a flne eff9fc and produced
great zeal Of fun foy those present. 1
was ably drawn Snd given by ROLAND
Stanley Peet.
The Commencement proper was held
at Army Hall on Wednesday evening
and was opened with an invocation BY
Rev. w. H Savage, after which music
was furnished by the orchestra, com.
posed OF the Misses Carrie and Florenc ce
Hammond, Breme Brothers, James w.
Cannon and J. Willis Hall. The music
was exceedingly fine and was intersper-
sed throughout the program Of the
evening.
The Honorary Essay, "The Qualifi
cation Of a Business Woman". bv
Lille Virginia Taylor was a classical
effort and practical in all its details
aud most heartily received.
The Address to the graduates. which
was given by Supt. James f. Carroll.
was interesting and timely, as it dealt
principally with the schools training
children for the practical and useful
voeations Of life, and impressed the
audience with the necessity Of careful
preparation, aud persistant effort to
achieve success.
The awarding Of prizes by Rev. H.
L. Banstein was as follows The Town
send Medal prize to Lille Virginia
Taylor for the highest scholarship in
this High School.
The prize for the Freshman Scholar
ship was awarded to Miss Elizabeth
Griffith, it being a set Of books.
The Miss Jennie Davis prize tor the
highest average in mathematics in the
entire school was awarded to May
Deputy, and is a membership to the
Town Library.
Following the awarding of prizes. .
Rev. H. L. Bunstein, in the course OF
his remarks read a letter from DR.. War. (
field president of Lafayette College.
rendering 10 the Milford Board OF Fdu- 1
cation scholarship in that college in
the Classical or Latin Scientific courses
Of the annual value Of the tuition fee
SlOO to be awarded on the first of June
each year to a student who has attained
high standing in the graduating class
and who is prepared to enter the college.
Ihis offer came without solicitation
and has been accepted by the Board
and the attention Of the young men is
;alled to it. He also stated that 80 per
,ent Of the graduates of the school had 4
attended college or were doing so. The
'oliowing named institutions admit
Of our High School upon
their certificates Of gradua.
ion viz; SwarthmOre, Delaware,
Jrsinus, Washington and Lee, Dickin-
Iou, The WomanS College Of Baltimore.
md Randolph Macon College Mr. Bun
tein also referred to the opportunities
n the High School for preparation for
business life, to the fact that special at
ention is given to drawing and vocal
music There being a teacher of exper.
euce for each Department. and also to I
he importance of the work in the [
unior and Senior years, when studies :
re of special benefit to those who are
boxing forward to teaching as a pro- 4
assion. a
After the awarding Of prizes in few \
'ell chosen and appropriate remarks,
he audience was dismissed, Rev. w.
Savage pronOuncing the benediction, !,
The Class Roll is as follows: CarN 3
aulsbury Allen, Anna Frances Ben. &
EFT, Emma J Capehart, Mabel Dono.
an, Lillian May Donovan, Anna Car. d
Iesn Harrington. Mary Anna Luf, n
olland Stanley Peet, Sara Arcadia D
Lille Virginia Taylor,
ellen Tatman, Mary Elizabeth Teas, A
auline Townsend and Mildred Byard 3
ruitt.
The benefit entertainment which will .,
given by the primary and grammar
AIDES Of Milford Public Schools on
'iday evening and which closes the n
week, is looked for r
ard to with much pleasure and al M
ady many tickets have been sold for h'
e affair. /nt