The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26

If you are wise you will spend your spare time in larger study for greater capabilities and adaptabin- ties." This parting advice from Su- perintendent Charles ". Deane awoke 12s pupils of Bridgeport High school from the dream Of happy school day. into the stern reality of everyday life and sent them from their alma smate1 last night filled with hope and amhi- ton. Tb9 Efaduation exereisee were every scat was occupied by relatives and friends Of the pupils There were l24 pupils in the class that graduated. Stuart A. Hamilton was ahsent hav- ing just gone to the Naval Academy m Annapolis
 Ine program of exarcases vas a, de1 Ifkhffu1 one. 1t included prize speak. stc by ssohoel mandolin club.
 Tn the eqMt4 tor the F. T. Bar Iaing wa5 asvafdsd the frst, a gold medal or aita eqatvalent $30 in gold. Her sub5ect wa. "China-The Old ead Ms1 tns rscssysd soond Basnsre nraas
 gold medal or $40 h gold. His sub Peace. The awards were made more upon. the literary structure of the compoG1tion rather than upon the merits of its presentati ton. though of course the presentation Yas constder- essey. Charles Dfckens--An Esti- mate of rec years After. gave the most intefseting speech of the evoia- ing, in that aAo he'd q moro populAr subject to deal with. Her .p1ooentn- ton cf t was, pernap4 better than the other four on the program and she recetysd due appiause. James cation the C6nservator o{ Labor," had his subject we'll in hand and did we'll. The Influence of Modern Inventions Upon Modern Ldfe," " waS the subject selected by Mtss Helen Lavinia Cush- man for her eAsay and she did splen- Canfalds Rev. Herman Weimer and Judge John w. Banks were tudgee
 Super1ntendent Deane in awarding the Ye1xo6 announced that the judges had made a thofoueh sreRi6W of the e11pyg end were In . better position from having done 70. to Judge cor ,andience. He saiA sshsf thep ,ss.l arrived at their deatdons unanimously.
 WfnnerD for several other prizes were announced. Mis- Phyllis Tom lins6n rec61Yed t1ze priae gtven by tho clasD Of 1908 to tho girl who made the 3reateDt Improvement during the pat yeas sis 2Eise wes ss in geld Selt1er. The Commercial class of 1909 gave q prdxe of a1O to the pupil attaining the highest average in the commercial course during the year Mise Pauline Agnes .LaumRn. received thi& Fl. c. Fairchild gives each year prize of {2Q iR .fold stos the Pnpil Of chsmistry and this. year the prize went to George Richard Lebenthal. Ieadore SEltxer received honorable mention in connection with the study ofchemistry.
 Miss II. Josephine Flynn of the class Of 1913 received a prize for the cSi css Wss nSid Tich nS,ect cfvy y.a n ro dns posed by the Women's Relief Corps. The prize for thie was given by the class of 1911. The prize was $1 0. and ds from the interest of $225 which has boon deposited by the class for the purchase of a suitable memoH3al for the new high school building.
 The class appeared prettily arrangl in white dresses and the boys with dark suits. Superintendent Deane and Principal Henry D. Simonds of the High school. occupied seats on the Sfage. In the lower left hand box were members Of the board of Education and In the boxes to the right were memh hers of the, High school faculty. E
 The progran opened with music.
 Sunbeams and Shadows." Kesier- Iincolns hv the Bridgeport. High School Mandolin club. and then the Girls Giee club sang, 'tNymphs and Eawns. After that Miss Bettina Beatrice Buonocore gave the saluta- ton. She did very we'll indeed. her pronounciation being distinct and clear and every word of her address being heard. She received much ap- plause. After that came music by the Mandolin club. "On Moonlight Bay." and three of the five speeches followed: Education the Conservator of Labor. by James Edward Dargan: The Influence of Modern Invention Upon Modern Idfe.e by Helen Lavlnfa Cushman; China The Old and tlts New. Grave Campbell Laing.
 The next number was a selectior from Rubenstein, Voices of the Wood, sung by a triple trio assisted