Milford chronicle., 1917-06-15

Commencement week for the Mil
ford Public Schools started unde,
favorable auspices Sunday mornir1
last when the twelve members of M
graduating class of the High School
listened to the Baccalaureate sermon
preached by Rev. Mr. Dryden AT the
Methodist Protestant Church. The
church was filed by the friends of the
graduates and of the school.
On Monday evening the Seniors
were the guests of the Alumni Asso-
cation OF the High School at an in
formal reception held in the Milford
New Century Club rooms. They were
made welcome and invited to become
active members of the association.
Grammar School Commencement
Tuesday evening, having been re-
served for the Liberty Loan Drive "
nothing along the school line was in
progress, but on Wednesday evening
the Fourth Annual Graduation exer.
clses OF the Milford Grammar School /
were held in Armory Hall. OF the
twenty members of the class graduat- /
ing from the Grammar School. nine
received honorable mention. They
were, Dorothy Num-, Irma Pierce
Mary Eisenbrey Ella Postles, Mary
DAVIS Grace Vale, Ruth Draper. Ro-
ma Smith and Elizabeth Webb.
Ihe pupils had prepared a very in
terestlng program, and it was well
rendered by each and every person
taxing part therein. The program 1
follows: ''--
GRAMMAR SCHOOL PROGRAM.
Part I. e
Music, "Leben Lust Overture" 0.attan)
Professional March-"La Propet" (Mey- I
erbeer) Trio-Nr Cotton. Mrs
Humes, Miss shattuck.
Invocation (all standing)-Rev E. H. y
J. Andrews
Chorus-"TO Our Flag" (James) }
Greeting-Paul Skewis N
The Soldiers Reprieve' Num-
James GraduatiOn'-Eliz Webb. p
The Fight Reluctant"-Ella PostIes.
chorus-"The Garden by the Sea-. VI
The Bear Story''-Roma Smith. JI
Daniel Portions Ride"-Ruth Draper.
presentation Of Glass for Diplomas "
Sup. Principal Gilbert Nickel. u
Presentation of Diplomas-AIr George
B. Hynson
Farewell Tableau-Christophe waisehes MI
and Glass. lin
'horus-"Keep the Home Fires Burn =
ing" (Novello) 5u
tecessionaI-Trio I'd
Part II. ua
Iusic-Trio an
.merica-Audience en-
-esthetic Drill-Class. MI
ableaux- OF
Progress of Spring lou
Milton Debating to His Daughters In. tne
The Angelus lel
lass Song (Viola Jaclson)- Glass. -.
ableaux- dlp
Pilgrims Returning from Church m mIll
Mother pre-
Liberty Won Over pre-
Ass Prophecy-Irma Pierce and Grace WIZ
Vale.
lag Drill.
ltriot's Call Rev. E. H. J. Andrews) m filg
Viola Jackson. eve
snediction. ercl
the
The prize for the best speaker of enc,
evening was awarded to Miss tain
)ma Smith, daughter of Mr.. and graz
IS. VIM. c. Smith. gen,
nose VINO received certificates of of {
were: Mary Davis. Ruth be {
lzabeth Draper, Mary Rebecca Els men
prey viola Catherine Jackson, Ad- and
ne Margretta Martin, Grace Eliza to Il
N Meeker, Herbert Stetser Murphy gran
IOthy Elizabeth Num-, Florence lows
sswaters, Pearl Marie Pearson MI
rriet Rtuh Pierson, Irma Simple 20
rec, Ella Kathleen POstles, Lester CT;
10y Riggs, John Paul Skewis. Cls
ma Gertrude Smith, Vera Elizabeth Sale,
Vens, Grace Ruby Vale, Christie Cla
Il David Waisches and Elizabeth Glass
e Webb. Tr;
iigh School Gradua;es Receive Geori
Diplomas. Re-
ne Commencement Exercises of ul.io ~
high School were very ENJOYABLE z5Jis, "a
,,ughout, and every seat in Armory ~ C1a " \
was hlled. long before the pro- TLc
started. One of the features of 60 ny T
evening was the Professional NJ.
Gu consisting of the School Board tbiSS +hn n
llty' and Alumni of the High sa1,,i1 IN
le invocation, with the audience aso-i,, a. tIs
llng' was conducted by Rev. sentad
~ l.. Bunstein, following which sonteJ
nigh school students entertained 91TSvu w.,
chorus, THE Nightengale and Aca,
Rose" The Salutatory, "The paaSIe al,
; OF the Allies" by Miss Sadie ATjIIa,.
Ie, was exceptionally well given. Mo- Mod,
EST ~ +Sa S.sOSeu SCI, was tinely ana OF NJ. SiI
.ide Warren, who spoke on "The 60 Co. !
ned +boso nal I tIeu cross, en- ringtor
red 49,, PrssenI WIN WelI- celia /
bt ana Ul ".,s WHICH ,!I,, showed much Saleval
was The 80 War-llLle Econ- The
rina -~ 6o,is sOpiS upon Whlch MISS Miller,
This 41aS raao1 auuresseo tne audl- and Ad
worm considering, and brought
i, many favorable expressions ~
,nOse IN attendance. One Of the While
unaIe tnlngs about the Com side POI
ment Exercises was the ah- Clifton