The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-23


 white. The class of 1915, B. H. s. for doned the old time expense of costly Commencement attire and wore caps and gowns. A continuous. progress sfve, never ending line. of hopeful and expectant young faces, it seemed, as they moved across the stage to their places The class members of 1915 were being launched into the sea of everyday struggle for existence
 For the last time that great body of ycun@ persons, 165 i'm mum Der, was one in thought, ideas and hope. A few years hence they will have drifted apart
 The raenaf1ers of the large commer- caai class, were dtsting guished from the acadeulc lfepartnnent by the white 1asseIs on their mortor board caps.
 Dr. Charles w. Dsane superfnten- prfncfpal of the High school. bothSin 1hear college gowns were seated to the Left of the stage and tlle members of tie board of education occupied sthe lower left boxes.
 Mr. SImonds conducAed the exer- cises- 4The program opened with a selection by the Ell s. orchestra, saI,riunnphal March, Aida, and was followed by a chorus selection, The Nuuer," G. A. Marfarren, sung by the entire graduating Tc1ass under the d1- rectton Of Miss cora N. Purvfance, the musical supervisor of the local public schoola-
 Then followed the words Of vel come by Edward James Leary, a. young man whose work entitled him ta second place in the honor roll of the class. More music by the orchestra. and then f5les contest for the Barnun prizes Te.f7 competition with her article on The Submarine and Aeroplane in War, and Miss A1gIKde1 Hotchl1iss Followed her with an essay on Our Relations to Latin America, while a. third topic was discussed by EglwOod Carl Weise in his address on Our Duty in the Ph1Iippfnea.,' The audience was given an oppoTtunaty to digest the three es- saws vvIrile a chorus of IS voices sang the Song o6 the Vikings Planning Each young speaker understood hss subject, handled dt with clear thinking and delivered it fn an excellent man neE. Two essays both on the favored subject, -HOH1r Duty in the Philip pdnes,'' followed the conclusion Of the singing, Miss Elizabeth Margaret Lee Lewis Marsh the last. Like those which had preceded them the ad- dresses were excellent in thedr treat ment of the subject. and in their de- livery. It was seen. tlnat Miss Marsh had the better of her predecessors in the ease and expression of her de1iv- cry, and although she had twice to be prompted she Immediately recovered herself on hearing the first syllable of the word. Each speaker was accorded a round of applause by audience and classmates.
 Magic of Spring." M won Weinzierl, by the graduating class, came the val ed1ctoT.y addresses by Miss Victoria Idnderofh, whose averages during four years of work entitled her to the cov- eted honor of being vaIedictorian.
 It was the time for the presenta- ton of diplomas and prizes. The duty of pr. Deane, who made a short introductory address:
 Thirty years ago in Pennsylvania T had the pleasure of presenting dipIo- mas to 8 class Of the high school, an6 every year since have presented di- plomaS to high school class. It is reasonable to suppose that my ideas have been exhausted, but there i. however, a means at my command may be able to pronounce them diff ferent1y,' and he told a story of the pronunciation by brakeman and : conductor Of the name of a station spoiled '.Eulerfa''
 I like. the word graduation" ht said, much better than commence ment, as it means the stepping iron one phase of life to another 1T, then pointed out that graduation means the pupils minds have beei trained and said he took pleasure il presenting this class to the people O Bridgeport hoping they would help it members along three lines: First il the ability to earn more than the or dinary. They are educated with tn hope that they will be able to talk
 
 this education,'' and second: Witt capacity for en1arging their lives
 We are not presenting a. finished product. They must go further t carry the training to others. Schoo is never complete, new lines are ap bearing, and if the training is value, for the mere getting of a. living an if life is merely getting a living, 1t i not worth while. There should b a mounting upwards Living shout be life expanding from year to y1ar
 Third: That these ycnng peopI have the power of intelligent adjust ment- They have been solving prob lems and trust now they are able t go out and solve new ones. The bes thing the school can present is tn training of the mind that makes more valuable.
 ''The college graduate soon forget his Latin and his mathematics but re Ic11lS Ills QOW6E IO dOJuSC HIS IIl1n( and takes a larger place because h has that power present thes young people to you in the faith tta they have learned enough to be abI to solve problems in the best way an assist you in the business and socis problems of the community"
 MT. Simonds then read the names ( the graduates, each of whom stood g his or her name was called, an came forward in divisions to receiv the coveted piece of paper.
 It was then that the Barnurn prize were awarded, the first prize ofs$ 70 i gold or cash to E1Iwood Carl Weis and the second, $20 in gold or cas1 to Miss Agnes Lewis Marsh The priz of $1o provided by graduate com Hnercta1 class for the pupil who shoul have the highest standing each year I