The Press., 1912-06-19
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 I5 years has lived in the Quarry dis trict, where he was employed by the Flynt Granite company, recently started for his old home in Italy in an endeavor to regain his health. Word has been received that Mir. LaScala died at Naples before arriving at his home town.
 The annual baccalaureate service was held Sunday, June 9, in the Con- gregational church and was largely attended. Seats of honor on the center aisle of the church were given to the graduating class as we'll as to the other classes, who marched in from the anteroom in the order of their class years. The decorations were in charge of the junior class and were very attractive, laurel and ferns being largely used. Rev. George A. Andrews, pastor of the church, opened the service with the invoca- tion, which was followed by singing by the church quartet, Miss Bessie M. Royce, soprano; Miss Anna Krause, contralto; Theodore J. Gauth- fer, tenor, and Charles F. Orcutt, bass. Prof. James H. Tufts of Chi- cago university then read the scripture lesson, which was followed by an- other selection by the quartet and the prayer by Rev. MT. Andrews Prof Tufts, who is trustee of the academy, a son of a former principal, loyal alumnus and friend of the school, then delivered the baccalaure- ate sermon.
 The class day exercises were held Monday evening, beginning with the planting of the ivy on the campus at 2. 45 o'clock. The ivy oration was by James w. Tufts. The class day exer- cises followed. The presidents well come was given by John M. Jenkins and was followed by grinds by Earl T. Harper. The class history was given by Francis J. Foley and the prophecy by Walter Pease. Henry N. Flynt delivered the oration, after which statistics were given by Will fred Kimber and the class will by Miss Annie B. Entwistle. The exer- cises were closed by singing the school song. .....
 The graduation exercises took place Tuesday forenoon at 10 o'clock in Memorial hall The students were seated upon the stage in tiers, one above the other, and completely filled the space available. The front was banked with laurel and daisies, the laurel in bud. This left the entire auditorium available for guests. Music was by Orcutt's orchestra.
 After preliminary selections by the orchestra the invocation was made by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Dinsmore of Waterbury, Conn, at the conclusion of which there was a song by the school chorus The salutatory was by Lucius Knowlton Hale, with an oration on "The Manufacture and Use of Wire. , A selection by the orchestra followed. Miss Esther Holmes Flynt read an essay on Birds, Their Value to Man, and John Maxey Jenkins delivered an oration on "The Country Product in the City Market. ; The orchestra played "The March of the Toreadors'' from "Car- men," after which there was an oration by Melchisidech Alfred Barone. His subject was "Joan of Arc. '' He was followed by Miss Esther Mary Pease, with an essay on The Red Cross Society," and vale- dictory addresses.
 Diplomas were presented by Prof. James H. Tufts, the presentation being prefaced with interesting remarks. After this ceremony there was another song by the school chorus, and the benedictiOn was pronounced by Will liam English of East Windsor, Conn.
 Following the exercises in Memorial hall the annual alumni reunion and dinner was held in Holmes gym nasium. The dinner was served by the Woman's Relief Corps and was up to the high standard which the corps has maintained for many years There was music by the orchestra, and during the dinner many of the classes gave their class yells and sang the old class songs. At the conclusion of the dinner the company was called to order by the president of the alumni association, Rev. Dr. Dins- more, and the company arose duringI the roll-call of the dead This was followed by the school song, sung by the entire company, to the tune of al familiar hymn.
 Dr. Dinsmore acted as toastmaster and expressed his pleasure at being present, together with few words of high esteem for the academy and members of the alumni association He introduced the speakers briefly. The first to respond was Mrs. Ada Wing Mead, who spoke for the class of 1882. She spoke of the teachers of her time with much feeling, es- pecially mentioning Dr. Hammond and Rev. James Tufts. She was fol- lowed by her husband, Dr. Albert Mead, who spoke in humorous vein which greatly pleased the audience.
 The next class to be called was the class of 1907, and John English re- sponded. He congratulated the class of 1912 on graduating from the most famous academy in New England. He said that when he left the school he could not appreciate what the in- stitution had done for him, but with a better appreciation now, he wished l to express his gratitude. He regretted that he has no more brothers to at- ;end the academy, his youngest broth ar being a member of the class of this I year.