The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-16
Senior Glass Day At High School
 Very Enjoyable
High School Assembly Hall Filled to its Capacity This
 Afternoon

The annual class day exercises of the academic and commercial classes of B. H. S. held this afternoon brought out hundreds of friends of both classes. The stuffy old assembly hall much too small for such purposes, never held a happier gathering. The young ladies were resplendent in their soft dresses men, they were there also, but as us- ual couldn't seem to be appreciated where the girl graduates abounded. The exercises were opened with a splendid selection by the B. H. s. mandolin club followed by T. Waldo Grumman. president of the Academic extending words of welcome to the gathering. Especially concise were the commercial class history by Sally Byrne and the academic class history by Edna M. Williams. Amusing in detail were the commercial class pro- phecy by Emma J. Steele and the academic class prophecy by Francis J. Linehan.
 c. Howard Gregory made the pre- sentation speech on behalf of the com mercial class giving a statue of Hebe to the school. On behalf of the aca- demfc department T. Waldo Grumman presented $200 in gold to the school to be distributed among members of the succeeding classes who shall pre- sent the best essays on United States history Principal H. D. Simonds on behalf of the school accepted both gifts.
 The program as carried out follows:
 Selection, "A Full Hand" (Abe Losch), B. H. s. Mandolin club. Words of welcome. T. Waldo Grum- man.
 - Academic class history. Edna M. Williams.
 Commercial class history. Sally Byrne.
 Vocal duet (selected). Misses Flor ence Black and Emma J. Steele. Academic class poem, Natalie L. Rosen. Commercial class poem, Alta Lin- coin.
 Reading by Miss Louise Mosher. Piano duet, selected, Misses Bessie O. Wortman and Ethel Buchanan. Academic class prophecy. Francis J.
 Commercial class prophecy, Emma J. Steele.
 Vocal solo. Loch Lomond (Max Vogrich), Benjamin Nebenzahi, ac- companied by Miss Louise Forsyth.
 Presentation of commercial class memorial c. Howard Gregory. Presentation of commercial class memorial. T. Waldo Grumman. Finale, Homeland, Harry l. Lin coin, B. H. S. Mandolin club.
 Academic class officers: President, T. Waldo Grumman; vice-president, Radford Smith; secretary, Maude w. Burgess; treasurer. Frederick E. Booth.
 Commercial class officers: Presi- dent, C. Howard Gregory; vice-presi- dent, Frederick Kirschner; secretary, Jane V. Weldon; treasurer. Leila H. Mosher.
 The honor of submitting the best music for the words for the class hymn goes to Miss Edna May Will Hams, daughter of c. B. Williams of Noble avenue. The hymn which was composed by Clarence Lister is as follows:
 The class hymn, composed by Clar- ence Lister, is as follows: Alma Mater now thou seest us,
 Gathered meath thy sheltered wing; Toward the future, turn our footsteps,
 Strong to brave whate'er it brings. Soon the tide of care and pleasure
 Round us will unceasing flow. Now we stop a passing moment
 Here to hymn thee as we go. Upward ever thou hast drawn us,
 Brought us safely to our goal, Been our constant burning beacon
 Warning of the unseen shoal. For thy teaching now we thank thee
 May it ever with us rest; Showing us in life's dark pathway,
 What is noblest, what is best. Holy Father, now we thank Thee
 For Thy blessings in the past, Thou hast to us ever granted
 All that we have wished to ask. Father, let Thy benediction
 Rest upon us, Schoolmates, here, That we may through all life's journey
 Look to Thee, and nothing fear.