The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-24

members, will hold commencement exercises on Wednesday, June 25, at o'clock, with an unusually inter- esting program. The Barnum prize essays this year are considered by Mrs Sara Sherman Pryor, school dramatic teacher, to be of the best. They have been most carefully writ ten, and are most original Great interest is expressed in the delivery of the essays. Every one of the con testants have had the benefit of Mrs. PryoF's training in the Public De- batting Society and the Players Club, and have been coached at rehearsals a number of times.
 Miss Esther Holden Averin, class prophet, holds the first graduation honor of the class and she will make the valedictory address. The second graduation honor falls to Edward Err win Lewis, but on account of physical disability, MT. Lexis will be unable to deliver the salutatoyy address, and at his request, Harold Ashley, class president, will make the delivery.
 MT. Lewis is also a contestant in the Barnum prize essays, and his composition, Theodore Roosevelt. True American" will be delivered by John Vincent Donnelly. MT. Donnclly is the president of the Debating club. and responsible in a great measure for its success. He Is one of the ablest leaders in the Debating so- ciety. MT. Lewis is also the author of the Class Hymn. He has the sym patlly of all his classmates and friends in being unable to make his addresses in person.
 ""The Truly Educated Person." another Barnum prize essay, will be given by Miss Anita M. c. Green baum. the only girl contestant Miss Greenbaum Is one of the most prom inent members of the Debating team, where she has served as secretary. She had participated in the Class play and is also a member of the Players club.
 Harold k. Moss, who will give an essay on Leaders of Men" is member of the Debating club, vice president of the Players club, and was an alternate on the debate be- tween the local High school and the New Haven High school, held recent ly in New Haven. He was also in the Class play.
 One of the most active members of the class, J. Leon, will give 'Pre- paredness for Peace," and Morris H. Epstein will give "The Progress of LSOh PA O7A- dent of the Debating club last year and is business manager of the Cri- terion. MT. Epstein acted as altern- ate on the Middletown debate, and large share of the success of the re- butta1 was due to him.
 The complete program as prepared by the committee in charge of the arrangements is as follows:
 March-School Orchestra.
 Salutatory (Second graduation honor), Edward Erwin Lewis, deliver ed by Harold Ashley, class president.
 Chorus-The Battle Call of AL liance, DeKoven, Graduating Class.
 Leaders of Men-(Barnum Prize Contest), Harold Krieger Moss.
 The Truly Educated Person-(Bar mum Prize ContesD, Anita Marjorie Clemerce Greenbaum.
 Music-Mountain Maids Sunday, Ole Bull, School Orchestra.
 The Progress of Democracy (Barnum Prize Contest) Morris Her man Epstein.
 Preparedness for Peace-(Barnum Prize Contest), Edward Joseph Leon- Chorus-Two Tuscan Folk Songs, Girls Chorus.
 Theodore Roosevelt, A True Aneri- 1 can-(Barnum Prize Contest), Ed ward Erwin Lewis. delivered by John Vincent Donnelly.
 Valedictory - (First Graduation l Honor) Esther Holden Averi11. 1 Musie-March of the Tin Soldiers. Pierne, Graduating Class. Presentation of Diplomas and Prizes, F'airchild Prize in Chemistry, Margaret Faith Somerset Scholarship Prize, The Barnum Prize, The Com | mercia1 Prize.
 n | Graduating Class.
 Members of graduating class on honor roll are:
 Magma cum laude-Esther Holden Averil, Maxwell Bogin. Morris Her man Epstein, Edward Erwin Lewis. Harry W. Rabinowitz, Philip Mather | Whitney.
 | Cum laude-Miriam Natalie Cohen, Bessie Margaret F'rankel. Elizabeth Moore Ravens, Lillian Ruth Klein, Hazel Constance Mclean, Beatrice Hubbell Marsh. Agnes Moravek, FL | sic Raab, Helen Louise Schwerdtle, Gladys I. Thomas, Dorothy Lois Wolff, Richard Klein Buschler, Ern-
 est Adelbert Davis, Joh1 Vincent Donnelly, Kenneth Edward Abner Hayward, Wallace Carl Kamens Ed ward Lang. Edward Joseph Leon. Harold Krieger Moss, Albert Rosen- thai, Irving Harry Uvitsky, Lotta [ Florence Bayer, Alice Eleanor Carl son, Bessie Davidson Eastman, Olive Katherine Edwards, Linnea Florence Eklund, Evelyn Gerring. Edith Sylvia Goldman, Esther Dorothea Jorgen- sen, Viola Lillian Lucarelli, Emma Geneva Lucas, Sophia Nadel, Helen
 Martha Nitsche. Edith Louise Nor beck, Mary Pistey, Eva Scoheld, Mabel Elizabeth Smith, Anna The | resa Sullivan, Ruth Agnes Tesiny
 Marion Eloise Watrous, Fred Bailey Hutchinson, James Edward Tanner. Graduates: College Preparatory
 Course-Esther Holden, Eleanor
 Beard, Ruby Anna Berg, Beatrice 1 Bishop, Dorothea Hempstead Burg
 hardt, Miriam Natalie Cohen, Anita
 Marjorie C1emence Greenbaunn, Eliza
 beth Moore Haven, Elizabeth Marie
 Izzo, Eva Christina Kachelle. Rose
 Estelle Katz, Edith Victoria Litorin 1 Beatrice Hubbell Marsh, Bertha Chris
 tine Molchany. Eunice O. Newman
 GladGs Isabel Thomas. Alexander
 lfson 3rd Valentino Smith Alison