The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-05-10
Ralph Gancher
 Second; Betty
 Trautrnan Third
Annual Awards Announced This Morning - Carry Cash Prizes of $50, S25 and SlO Respectively Grafton Supsrvises Test on Which Ratings Are Made @

for their work when they arg grown up. Waterbury does make this provision as well as any city perhaps better than most cities. We have three high schools: one with the main ideal of training its pupils for industrial efficiency; one, for business efflciencyfn and one for efficiency in liberal culture. At the same time our organization is such that hope ls not destroyed for my young person in any ot our high schools for higher edu, cation. We give absolute choic6 to all eighth grade graduates to enter the school which tho youth and hls family think he should 'anter. and if 1t has been found that the choice is mistaken. transfers can be given ct stated times. In others words, we believe with Ed |. mund Burke that to satisfy c people you must given them wha, they want.
 With this preamble, I trust shall not Dc misunderstood # wox enthusiastic when comment opgi thes slEnificGnoe of tho Latin prizes announced thls morning by Mir @Thibodeau and the Classical leaders of Crosby High school. We school people have gone through the most drastic epoch of perfect. Ing tosts and exh hninations that this country, or any other country has over pissed through, Tests and examinations are byword In our pro ofession. But there Is one su. prome'test which centuries of cul. turo and learning have tried, ono test of culture, one test of intel. lectual grasp and power which il infallibie. That test Is the class, los. lfdo not say there is no other test. Education broadens in these late uges, and l am not docryinR any phase of It. But 1 am sure of this. That tho general op!nlon Of educated men for ages has been that ,ithA abllity td aciiovO n high piacG gin q knowledge of tho class ics Is a Sure sign Of leadership, }, Thero have been great exceptions like Lincoln. l speak now of the rule. Unfortunately Greek il almost gone. But for those whc have any vision, Latin reinains the supreme test and measurements of mental power. Latin is tho main element in ali tho languages of the western world. Latin Is tho main highway across all Christian cen. turles of history and civilization.
 LlF8thorGfore, congratulate Nil Ththpdeau and MT Grafton and the whole Latin Department for keep. ing up enthusiasm for Latin and for maintaining high standing In tho teaching of 1t. l eongratu. late the ,fiVinners of, these prixoi and trust they wlll continue to feed and foster the holy fires oi scholarship.
 Life Is many sided, and grows more bewiiderinR as civilization grows moro complicated. schools should be many.sided. Tho De- partment of Education in Water. bury is trying to keep thom many. sided. Our nott0 els an aii.eom prehenslve Gurrlculum and in. Groasing efficiency In tho teaching Of tho new as well as tho old.
 Mr Grafton made tho following Btatement:
 During the period of my con. neetion with tho Crosby High school, there have come back to Waterbury q very large number Of young men who have devoted themselves to the study of medl. eine and to the study of law These men received q classical training in the high school and their success in college was due to the fact that the enorgy and will. power necessary for tho attain. mont of excellence In Latin helped greatly to develop within them the sturdiness of mind and of Gharac- cor that makes for success in the difficult college studies.