The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-10
NO PRIZE CONTEST,
Pupils Desire to Re-
cite For Gold In
stead of Books.
Mr., BATES OFFER GOES BEGGING
North Brookfeld School
r. Committee to Wait a
While.

BrookfeId, June 9.-Rev. John
4. Sewall, who has charge of the prize
contest for the high school pupils, has
decided to drop the whole matter until
Hon. T. c. Bates, who offered the prizes,
arrives home from Europe. The
school committee has made up it's
mind to withdraw entirely from any
participation in the affair unless the
prizes are given in gold, as they claim
that this was the original offer made
to them.
Acting on this plan they have told
Principal G. L. Judkins not to appoint
any judges for the oral delivery Of the
essays on the night of graduation. In
this action the sympathy of the pupils
seems to be with the committee, as the
CLINT of gold was what they longed for
instead of the books which Rev. Mr..
6ewall has said were the prizes intend
ed.
In talking with The Spy reporter to-
day, Mr.. Sewall said that there is a
misunderstanding as to the original Of
FER, and that he is perfectly willing to
take his share of blame, as he believes
ne should have made it a point to see
that the offer was made in writing in
tStead of verbally, as was the case. Mr..
Bates is expected home the latter part
of this month or early in July, and Mr..
Sewall expresses the hope that he will
be able to settle matters satisfactorily
with the school committee.
Five hundred invitations were sent
out today for the reception of the senior
class of the high school which takes
place at town hall June %. The gradu-
alton viii take place the night before
the reception and is creating unusual
l3nterest because of the prizes offered by
Hon. T. c, Bates for combination of
the best written and delivered essays.
The stand taken by the school commit
tee that the prizes must be gold or
nothing instead of books as the donor
has decided, also adds another feature
to relieve any monotOny that might be-
come centered about the event.
The members Of the class are Fred
. L. Tarbell William D. Rondeau, Geo.
B. Mullett, Herbert e. Sargent, Fred
Redemann, Frank Spooner. Leon A.
Doane, Frank G. Weber and Miss Alice
G. Ashby. Fred L. Tarbell, president of
the class, will be a big loss to the
schools foot ball team, of which he
was captain. He has played on the team
for four years, three years in the line
and one year as full back. During that
time he made the reputation Of being an
aggressive and plucky player and more
than match for any school boy who
played against him.
By peculiar coincidence the school
will have but one girl graduate this
year, while the Sacred Heart high
school has but one boy who finishes
mis- course with the class of ninety-nine.
The ushers for the graduation as Sc
1ected by the class are James A. Noon
an, Edward r. Quill, Eugene Burns and
David H. Finn of the class of '9S, and
A. Ebert Stone and David w. Deane
of the class of 49,
Div. 49, A. o. H, elected these off,
GERS last night: President, Edward
Donnelly; vice president, Michael CO.
han; recording secretary Bartholomew
J. Bowling; financial secretary, Jere-
miah J. Driscoll; treasurer. William
Conroy; assistant financial secretary,
James H. Ivory; committee for RELIEF
of sick, William Conroy, j. j. Drlscoll,
Patrick Quill, Mortimer Howard and
Dr. Thomas ]. Garrigan; standing COM
mittee, Edward Donnelly, B. j. BOWL
ing, Michael Cohan, Michael Shea and
Mortimer Howard; sergeant alarms,
Michael Burke; inside sentinel, Daniel
Donahue Plans will be made in the
near future for the celebration Of the
25th anniversary Of the organization Of
the division, which will take place in
september.
The friends of Constable Wilbur c.
Bridges are having many laugh at
the expense, OF the genial guardian of
the peace today. The laugh IS prompt
ed by the forgetfulness of Mr.. Bridges
and the ducking he got in the very wet
waters of Podunk pond. in consequence
thereof. The tale hangs on Albert
Hobbs long rubber boots, which Mr.
Bridges borrowed preparatory to fix
{ Of
was in about three feet of water, but
Bridges was well "rubbered" and did
not let that bother him. lie began
operations and became so interested in
his work that relying on the protection
of his rubber boots, he stopped down
In the water, and was brought back
to himself only by the cold chill Of the
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