The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-06-24
SENIORS OF B.H.S. GRADUATE IN STYLE Annual Commencement EXer- ciSes Largely Attended. YOUNG WOMEN BEST
 IN BARNUM CONTEST The Sterner Sex Had One Lone Representative in the
 OratOricaI Line Up.
(By Family Es1nnet.l )


 of 1914, Of the Bridgeport High School. held in the Park Theatre, last 1 evening, were carried out perfectly without, the least break in the inter esting program.
 1 Promptly at 8 o'clock a long line of 4 across the stage. On and on they came until 1t seemed that the line would never end but at length it was l brought to d decided close by the dark garments of the young men of the classes as they marched to their seats. There are two occasions in the life of a girl when she must and always does look pretty = at her graduation land at her wedding and the young la dies grouped upon the stage last ev- ening did not in any way fall short i of this requirement. as each and every one. looked her prettiest As for the young men, they looked as manly and full of dignity as the occasion requir- ed
 The program was opened with a se- l lection by the B. H. 8. orchestra which deserves much credit for the splendid musical programs which it furnishes 1 at.- all High School affairs: During the evening three chorus se- lect1ons. Song of Spring., Arthur Pearson. ssCarmenas,,' H. Lane Wilson and 'sHaili Smiling Eorns'' Reginald Spafforth. were sung by the entire graduating class under the direction of Miss Cora Purviance. Musical Super visor of Schools.
 The Salutatorian of the class, Miss Anna Louise Hutchinson. made g. graceful speech of welcome while the l valedictoFian, Miss Mary Emily Buck 1 inghann, made the farewell addresses cation. Principal of the High School and Superintendent of Schools, teach CTS. schoolmates and classmates Before awarding the diplomas, Dr. EDeane addressed a few words of ad- i'vice to the class taking as a. text, q verse from the Scriptures, Then shall we know, when we follow on to know 1 Besides the awarding of the Barnunn prizes there were several other re- wards to be distributed.
 I The FairchiId Chemistry price of l sIo given each year by the Fairchild- ESheItou Co., to the student standing highest in chemistry was awarded to William Mendel. se The prize of $1O- given by the Com mercial class of 1909~ to the student in the Commercial department show | ing the greatest improvement between their junior and senior years went to Miss Mildred Inez Dupee. while a sim | liar prize, given by the Academic class of 1 190S to be divided, allowing S5 each to the boy and girl, showing the greatest improvement in the Academic class between the junior and senior 1 years, was awarded to Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Went and Martin Edson Banks.
 The exercises were concluded with 1.-the singing of the class hymn, the words of which were written by Miss Dorothy Elizabeth Went and the rnu- sic by Miss Lydia Alice Sipperley.
 Magma Cum Laude.
 Those who attained the honor of Magma Cum Laude, in the academic department are: Ruth Rosalie AL word, Ruth McCanmon Anderson, An na Gilbert Beard, Mary Emily Buck inghan, Grace Hubbard Lewis, Anna Louise Hutchinson, Lillian Frances wilson, Jerome Thomas Cook, Will ] liam Mendel.
 Gum Llaude.
 Cum Laude was given Leila May Barnuna, Mabel Eva Brough. Pearl Clark, Blanche Frank, Ruth Lambert, Justine Morgan Lewis, Helen Eugenia Osborn, Bessie Gladys Reynolds. Hell i en Rosenthal, Dorothy Elizabeth Went, William Ernest Baulieu, Earl 1 William Brown, Philip Harold Coo ney, Raymond Charles Cosgrove, Ar thur Reginald Curry. Francis Cough lin Hallen, Francis Joseph Meaney, Samuel Burr Ogden, William Thomas I Watson 1, | COD100rC161 HOnOESs In the commercial class those re- ceiving Magma Cum Laude are: Min nie Aida Anderson Dorothy Estelle Baptist. Grace Dorothy Benton. Mill dred~Inez eDupee. Ruth Gregory Far go, Emma Louise Smith.
 l Cum Laude.
 Those receiving Cum Laude are: Bessie Helen Benson. Adildren Sophie Card, Sarah Elizabeth Cohen, Char  Rowland, Selma Janet Stone, Beatrice Wise, Julius James Bohrer, Raymond GoebsI, Charles John Hickey, George William Lindstrog, Frederick Sawyer l SchwenkeL
 The members of the graduating class are as follows:
 English Course. Ruth McCammon Anderson, Susan Anderson, Leila May Barnum, Ger trude Marie Becker, Susan Lucy Bla- gys, Myrtle Isabelle Borstefman, Bea- trice Edna Burns, Lucy Catherine Chamberlain, Mary Agnes Clampett, Pearl Clark, Elsa Constance Clauder, Dorsey, Edna Ruth Eastwood, Blanche Frank, Lydia Elizabeth Cath erine Coldstein, Adelaide Roberts, Goodwin. Hilda Agnes Hall, Irene Aida Head, Irene Margaret Hazel, Isabel Beatrice Hochheiser, Winifred Mary .Japp, Mabel Holly Jennings, Dorothy Strang Pullman Lauder, An ma Veronica Lehaney, Justine Nor gan Lewis, Bess Manvel MacPhee, Elizabeth Ruth McEIroy, Esther Gen evieve McKenna, Helen Anastasia Meath, Natalie Emma Middlebrook, Josephine Virginia Miller, Ebbe Ro- salfe Moller, Florence Irene Murphy, Helen Van Horn Plum1ey, Catherine Veronica Began, Bessie Gladys Key holds, Viola Cecelia Rock, Grace Car | IJIId Dorothy Segerag, Mabel Remsen Sherman, Dorothy Bell Smith, Doro- thy Sprague and Edna Lillian Vein garten.
 College Preparatory Course.
 Ruth Olga Alvord. Anna Gilbert