The Newtown bee., 1909-07-02
Georgetown.
SCHOOL EXERCISES.

| SCHOOL EAERClSES.
 ] On Thursday evening, JEne 24, Miller's hal l
 was filled with the relatives and friends of
 the graduating class of 1909 and the George
 town public school, who had received invita-
 tlons to be present and witness the graduat- ing exercises. On the platform. which was prettily decorated with cut flowers, were seated Miss Elsie D. Bennett, pianist; John ". Ferris. district committee, Rev A. A.
 Nordlund, Rev K. K. Shortell and the mem
 bers of the graduating class Sarah Isabelle
 Bennett saaeon Hazel e,y May Clayton Alma yohannah
 Florence Estelle Mills Gretchen Nordlund, Rachel Mildred 't Remsen. FhSsi Floyd 1 Benjamin Bouton, Jr., John William Foster. Arnold Wellington Howe. Arvid Charles
 Rudolph Johnson, Eric Lawrence Carroll William Mo Twain and Charles Burr Row
 land The ushers, who carried white batons with white streamers. were: Paul Richard C0nnery, Lewis Webb Perry, Stuart Richard Hurlburt and Leonard Baldwin Taylor. The
 members of the 7th grade class were escorted
 to seats in the front of the hall and the mem- bers of the graduating class were escorted to
 seats on the platform, and the following pro gram rendered: Invocation, Rev A. A. Nordlund Salutatory. Eric Lawrence Carroll Johnson Singing 'The Danube River,' Aide Essay Mosquitoes" Harry Victor LIndstrom
 ss Henr1 s9 hazf RdnS May Gdgon son
 Singing, Labor makes the boy man" Lowry
 Essay Aerial navigation" Sarah Isabelle
 Bennett .."
 Class Poem. Florence Estelle Mills Singing "The Monarch of the Woods" Cherry Essay EHlbectricity,, John William Foster
 ss ass FroEhecg Fg5t Rachel kiGGRds Md ksmsen ssnsen
 Essay "A memorable Scene" Hazel May Singing "The Soldiers Farewell" Rukel
 Presentation of diplomas, John W. Ferris Singing The old School on the Hill" Began Address. Rev k. E. Shortell Valedictory, Sarah Isabell5 Bennett Presentation of gold pieces, John W. Ferris Singing, America Every number on the program was ex- cellently rendered by the class. In present. ing the diplomas the district committee con- graduated the class on receiving the first
 diplomas ever issued by the Georgetown school, and on the remarkable record made by them for attendance and scholarship. 1 Ine class ma an attendance record of y.1, i aid not have singl Uaruy mark during the year ana of l6 pupils recommended by Prin- cipal Regan for the High school 15 of them | lassed without single condition, and the | 10th, the youngest ill the clas', passed with but one condition. record which is probably | not excelled by a school in the state. Harry | Victor Llndstrom received special diploma | Of honor for perfect attendance for two | years and for having the highest general | aveage ill deportment during the year. Rev | k. E. Shortell made an address that was | much enjoyed by all. He cautioned the par entS to deVelope equally the mel t H. moral | and physical welfare of the children, and to | the graduating class called particular atten- tion to being careful of their experiment. on | the train to aud from the High school. The | S2.50 gold pieces, given by Ridgefeld lady | whose name is withheld, for the girl and boy | obtaining the highest mark in the High | school examination. were presented by the | district committee. It was found that two boys had exactly the same mark, so the third | gold piece was furnished by Major David H. | Miller. The pieces were presented to Sarah | Isabelle Bennett, Eric Lawrence Carroll | Johnson and John William Foster with ap- propriate remarks. The other departments of the school have done excellent work dur ing the year, the primary grade in charge of | Miss Mary J. MOtfitt having an attendance average of 92.9. and the intermediate grades in charge of Miss Helena L. Hill having an average of 95.3.
 At the beginning of the year just closed the school was completely refurnshed with ad- unstable desks and chairs of the very best type obtainable. and the teachers and | scholars have shown their appreciation by | making record which will be hard to excell. |
 Residents of the district have guaranteed | sufficient amount to add to that appropriated | by the town so that the entire staff of teach CTS has been .retained for another year. in | spite of determined effort on the part of | several city schools to take the best teachers | away.