Milford chronicle., 1913-06-06
THIRTEEN PUPILS
RECEIVE DIPLOMAS

With the Commencement exercises on
Wednesday evening, when thirteen
pupils received their diplomas, the school
year of 1928 came to a very success
full ending The Bacculaureate sermon
was preached on Sunday morning last
at the NJ. P Church by the Rev. L. A.
Bennett. A large number of persons
were in attendance. The Annual Alumni
Banquet, a report of which appears in
this week. S issue. added much to their
social side of the Commencement week.
But the most eventful evenings for the
graduates were Glass Night and Com
meneement Night.
CLASS NIGHT.
Following the custom started last
year Of holding the Glass Night cere-
monies in the High School Building, this
years event was held in that place.
The President of the Class opened the
ceremonies with brief and well chosen
Address of Welcome, following which
the Glass Historian. Miss Mary HOlz-
mueller gave an elaborate account Of
the eventful history of her class. The
Glass Poem, by Marshall Hugg, was
well written and delivered and showed
much work in preparation. 1t was well
received. The Mantle Grafton was de-
lievered by Miss Mary Hammond, and
the Mantle was received by Miss Isabelle I
Hauser, of the Junior Class, who made
a pleasing response. Miss. Lillian r.
Mavhew read the Glass viii testiment I
of the Senior Class of '13 with happy
hits on the personal of the graduates I
and those on whom their Mantle had (
been transferred. The Advice to Fresh +
men, by John Holston Advice to Sopho-
mores, by David Warren; Advice to
Juniors. Cornelia Bennett, were well
received and very amusing.
The second part of the program start
ed with the Class Song, which was
composed by Misses Lillian Mayhew and
Helen Marvel. This was followed by
Miss Ruth Phillips, Glass Characteristics,
a very interesting paper indeed The
Gifts were presented by Willis Hammond
and Miss Dorothy Paige, each making
appropriate remarks which created
amusement for the audience and brought
pleasant smiles to the faces of the
graduates. The Class Prophecy was
the elimination Of a very pleasant even
ing and was carried out by Misses
Helen Marvel and Mamie Beswick.
COMMENCEMENT NIGHT.
The Commencement exercises on
Wednesday evening in the Armory Hall
marked the closed of another school
year for the public schools CT Milford.
1t is now play time for all the pupils
but the graduating class, whose mem
bers are meeting for the first time the
firm face of the world without favor or
consideration, and they must make their
own way from now henceforth. The
large hall was well filled with the friends
and relatives Of the children of the
schools Music for the occasion was
1Illishedby the Presbyterian Orchestra.
Re Thomas c. Davis opened the ser
vices with an invocation, and the or I
chestra rendered pleasing selections.
The Salutatory, Friedrich FrOebel,
was by Miss Mary HOlzumeller, whose {
pose, delivery and composition was a
credit to the schools in which she had
been trained. COrnelia Bennett deliver I
ed an essay on Richard Wagner, which j
was followed by a selection by the or {
chestra. Miss Dorothy Paige spoke on
Mitchell Angelo" The Valedietory
address of Miss Mamie Beswick had for
its subject Greek and Roman Cul-
ture. The prizes and diplomas were
awarded by George B. Hynson, presi-
dent of the Board of Education, and {
5he graduating Class OF 3passed INTO
the life Of the great world.
PRIZES AWARDED. 7
The three prizes awarded each year
BY persons interested in the public I
schools went to the following per
SONS
The Townsend Scholarship Medal, y
given 10 the person making the highest I
general average in the High School {
Turing the year, was awarded to
Mamie L. Beswick, who had the high s
lverage of 81 and a fraction. I
Senior English Prize was awarded to I
Mamie L. Beswick.
Freshman Scholarship Prize was Z
lwarded to Cora Elva Bennett. /