The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-06-24

The Congregational church was filled last evening with the relatives and friends of the class of 1921 S-H-S- Departing from the custom of former years there was no address. but the entire program was rendered by the graduates. Promptly at o'clock the junior class marched up the center aisle until the head of the line reach ed the front when they faced in and formed lane through which the class of '21 passed to the platform
 The feature of the program was the prize essays by Esther Wilson, Joseph Kmetz and George Chase The judges of the contest were Thomas M- Cu1hnan, Mrs. Henry w Hincks and Frederick E. Morgan Of Bridgeport The first prize. $5, offered by the went to Joseph Kmetz- whose essay, tThe Worlds Greatest Heroine, Mother,'' was received with round after round of applause.
 The program which was excep- tionally well rendered follows:
 Morning Invitation, VeaZle, High School Glee Clubs; Invocation, Rev. R. C. Whitehead; Salutatory Address, mixed double quartette; "Life's Greatest Asset,'' Esther Wilson; 1.-The Worlds Greatest Heroine, Mother" Joseph Kmetz; 'FThe Child Harold Chase; Honey Chile, Wood, George Chase and Glee Club; AIleen Ailanna, Wood. William Peck and Se9 Club; TaiediGt9ry as Gti;{r ,4aoti Address Leyback. George Chase; intermission for the sale of Clarions.
 The Singing Lesson, Squire, Helen Hughes and George Chase; PTesen- Thompson; Presentation of the Di- pIomas, pr. DeRuyter Howland, chairman school conmitee; Award of Prizes. Principal w. w. Rogers; TtHr-T1I l,[ ', ,I Glee Clubs; Cancellation, Rev. An drew F. Chamberlain.
 The officers of the class of 1921 are Robert Keith Thompson, president; Flavian Francis Arsenault, vice presi- dent; Helen Harriet Bradshaw, sec 
 The graduates were: Ruth Hawley Baldwin, Christine Verna Bunting, Eloise May Carter, Rena Elizabeth Case, Catherine Pratt FiImer, Anna Rita Hamilton, Ida Beatrice Hart, Anna Agnes O'Brien, Mildred Anna Ringe, Virginia May Seery, Susan Elizabeth Freeman, Joyce Lathrop Corbit, Pauline Martha Swat, Alice son, Doris Turney, Esther Wallace Wilson, Leon Frederick Baker, liar old Lucius Chase, Walter Wheeler, Jr-, George Frederick Williams. Jos eph John Kmetz, Ruth Louise Eaton, William Burnham Hardwicke.
 Following is the prize winning essay of Joseph Kmetz, whose splendidly rendered tribute won for him the highest praise:
 Suppose someone asked you this question, 'FWho is the worlds greatest heroine?" Could you answer it? Undoubtedly you could Probably you would say Joan of Arc, Grace Darling, Florence Nightingale or even Edith CaveI, and it would be only natural that you choose one of these women as the worlds greatest heroine. after you have sat with straining nerves and bated breath, glorious women, but did you ever re- alize that within your vision actually breathing and living is the greatest heroine the world ever did or ever will know-Mother.
 True, mother never led an army and saved a country as did Joan of Arc. she never manned a HfebOat and rescued drowning souls as did Grace Darling; she never went to the front as did Florence Nightingale or did the many other brave and heroic deeds of weII-known women, but all though she has toiled and suffered and endured for years and years number, yet we cannot find that marks her bravery.
 She is a very insignificant heroine, his mother. She wears no armor, 10 badge of distinction, just a plain, laps, her style was different, there were ruffIes and tucks, and knots of ,ibbon, and a flower coquetishly nestled in her hair, but that was in ler sweetheart days when her lover admired each little change-long years ago, before she became a heroine Then she dreamed like other young girls, she was no differ ent from the girls of today, they all iream of the perpetual 1ove-making. J,a 1OERr-llSe attention of the one man.