The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-06-23
AZ Stratford
Pupils Given
Their Diplomas


GATES crowded the Congregational
church beyond its capacity dast even
ing at the commencement exercises
of the Stratford High school senior
class F>orty-seven boys and girls
received their diplomas
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed with ferns and daisies. The class
colors of yellow figures on p'ur-
pie field, We're prominently displayed
The class entered the church to the
strains of beautiful organ selections
played by Mrs. Edmund Judson.
The program was carried on with
out {. hitch. The senior class under
the direction of Miss Marguerite Will
Hams, musical supervisor of the STRAIT
ford schools, sweetly sang Merry
June
Gave Invocation.
Rev. r. C. Whitehead gave the in
vocation in the place of Rev. c. Clark
Kennedy, who was unable to attend.
Miss Ethel Ca1-ten delivered the salu-
tatory address in a very clear and dig
nified manner. She welcomed the
friends of the class to the exercises
and declared in her address that the
paths of the students now diverged
into many channels, would always re
main straight and true.
Whispering Hope" by Hawthorne.
was Wei sung by a mixed quartet
Dorothy Hoffman delivered the prize
winning essay Her subject was
Education" She said that it was
the duty of everyone to educate them
selves and that education is Ekened
to a mans second foot-he can do
so very much better walking when he
has them both.
Jenny Williams delivered the third
prize-winning essay. She spoke on
"Lifes Precious Treasures" Most
people think of treasure as gold,
rubys and diamonds, but they are blind
to the treasures which they have at
hand-health, happiness and virtue"
Miss Williams delivered an excep-
tional bit of original verse. entitled
THE Great Outdoors Is Calling Me-
ChaSe'S Address.
Cooperation" was the subject
matter for complete and well de-
Gvered address by George Chase He
asserted that Cooperation with God
is the first essential, without there
can be no success. The best example
of cooperation was dem onstrated in
the late World War when the nations
found it necessary to cooperate to
combat threatening foe. We go
to school to learn to learn and as
knowledge is the foundation of eff
cheney we must cooperate with our
teachers and others with whom we
come in contact"
cover the Way and the appreciative
audience called for another. They
then sang Long May She Live-Our
High School Fair" Friend O. Mine
was so wen sung by William Peck
that he was called upon several times
again.
The Valedictory.
THE greatest rewards and the
greatest praise in this world are
awarded to those who usually have
suffered the greatest rebuffs in life"
Mary Cough1in said in the vaIedictory.
She expressed the appreciation of the
class to the parents, the members of
the school board, the principal and
others for having helped them to the
progress which they had made. She
said that the class would, one and
all, attempt to help Make America |
the Noblest, Freest and Greatest
Country on Gods Earth
Clarence SHOEMAKER DlaVed a UiO- |
lin solo, Souvenir" by Drdla. He |
received very large amount of ap-
preciative applause, The program
was halted for the moment to enable |
the members of the high school to sell |
copies of the Clarion" Every copy
seemed to disappear for everyone |
wanted to help the cause.
Helen Hughes and George Chase !
made very well matched duet and |
their efforts We're encored. Superin- |
tendent of Schools Thompson present
ed the Glass of 1922
Frederick G. Taylor, chairman of |
the school committee congratulated |
the students for having successfully
attained the goal toward which thew |
have concentrated their efforts of the |
past four years. He then presented |
each of the Al with that highly priced |
article, the diploma
Rev. Hal T. Kearns president of |
the bridgeport Pastors Association |
Miss Lois Bennett and Howard r., |
Shan We're judges of the speaking CON
prize winners
First prize of SIS given by Frederick, |
I' IayIor of the school board was won |
by Dorothy Hoffman for her assa, |
Education "Co-operation - 6eIrsy |
cred by George Chase won the second |
prize of So given by Frank III. F,are,1 |
OF the school board. Jennie Williams, |
essay; Iife's Precious Treasures"
won the third prize of So, donated bv
c. c. Thompson, Superintendent or
schools SCI W. w. Rogers. principal Of |
and said that 1 2 of so ESSAYS bad b +1eS |
dehVered before the entire faculty. ana |
that these three had been chosen for
the speaking contest AO1
Friends and relatives n, A.
students remembered then, y,itb So ST.
tl1ul bouquets of flowers The ciass
song, words by Clarence SIootInsTe9
and music by katherine Peterso - NJ :. e.
sung by the senior class directad " rs
Miss Marguerite Williams. Renedicyy
u0 PR WAS BY Rev. Chamberlain.
priced diplomas We're:
Ella Mae Beckwith, Francis Ben !
gro, Eona Berth, Ethel Carten, Mary
lan' Elizabeth Downing. AdoIph Frirt
vSohn Elliot. Elsie EuerIe. Margaref
tsuerle. Florence French. Esther Grit |
Dorothy Hoffman. Florence HoI,
Gertrude Hudson. Helen Hughes. Earl |
Jagoe, Edmund Judson. Anna Lane
tzO-li t-<fN eIiuar, Elizabeth MoSlo. :
George Newsome, Russell Peck. Ruth /.
Peck, William Peck, Katherine Peter
son, Lucille Propson. Rose Robinson.
Hazel Schrader. Clarence SIootmak.
er. Wyman Smith. Esther Sturdevanr |
John Taylor. Grace Unsderfer Doro-
thy Unwln, Dorothy Wilkinson lem |
ME Williams, Mabel Williams, Betty !
Wood. Ethel Woolley. John Hamilton.
Agnes Callahan and Marjorie Toralio
son.
To Enter Law School
Mary Coughlin. valediCtorian of the
class and daughter of Judge and Mrs |
Thomas Coughlin, has announced /
that with the opening of the fall term |
she will enter Cornell TO study law
Ten boy graduates who have ANNOUNCE !
ed their desire to enter college are:
Wyman Smith, who will so TO Uni
versity of Cincinnati; Russell Peck. |