Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-30
uNcAsvILLE SCHOOL ALUMNI.
Those Taught by Thomas Latham and
Miss Allyn.

The gathering of teachers and pupils
of the olden time in UncasVille school-
house Friday was a notable occur
renee and an event which, though more
especially interesting to the men and
women who could look back for nearly
thirty years and talk over schooldays,
was also interesting to the general
public, being illustrative of the close
ties of affection which bind teacher
and pupil. In the days of school the
youngster seldom shows much love for
the teacher, but as the years roll by
the feeling gradually changes, until
the sentiment experienced comes per-
haps only secondary to that of the
love between children and parents.
After an informal but warm hearted
greeting and renewal Of former sacred
and friendly associations of teachers
and pupils, seatmates and classmates,
and the partaking of substantials and
luxiries for refreshments, in the most
primitive and natural but civil and
refined combination of incidents. cir
cumstances and surroundings, a re-
gathering of the participants was ar
ranged for the intellectual exercises,
the feast of reason and the flow of
soul"
Those who registered and attended
were as follows: Thomas Latham.
Mrs. S. e. Latham, Miss Lucy e. Allyn.
Mrs. Rosa Boynton Hannum. Mrs. Eva
Mitchell Rogers, Miss Harriet E. Wal
den, Everett w. Coggeshall, Mrs.
Sarah Johnson Ramage, Edwin c.
johnson I'd, Mrs. Jennie Smith Jones,
Mrs. Aida Mitchell Cahil, Mrs. Min
ME Mitchell Frazer. Mrs. Julia Rein
harth Cook, Mrs. Fannie Church Glass
brenner, Mrs. Mabelle Rogers Win
chester. Mrs. Lillian Atwood Dolbeare,
Mrs. Minnie Dolbeare Sullivan, Walter
E. Brown, Silas H. Browning (school
visitor for many years., David NJ.
| WEIGH, Mrs. Annie Turner Dean, Mrs.
Lottie Church House, Clarence c.
Church, Mrs. MDary Arnold Glasbre
ner Stephen J. Downey (senior alder
man of New London). Mrs. Stephen J.
Downey. William L. McNeeley, Misses
Sadie Crawford. Gertrude A. Bolles,
| Julian E. Church, Robert G. Burchard
Mrs. Mary Crawford Elliott, Mrs. Min
ME Chapel Atwood, Mr.. and Mrs
Nicholas Church. Mrs. Erastus Church
| Charles 7. Ramage, and grandchildren
Alice and Charles Ramage, and Mas
| tiers Dean and Cahill.
The main features of the occa sion
were addresses by Mr.. Latham, Miss
Allyn, Alderman Downey and Clarence
c.. Church; recitations by Mr. Latham
and Miss Alice Ramage; readings by
Miss Walden and Mrs. Winchester.
prize contest in Useful knowledge. ir
which Mrs. Annie T. Dean of New
London stood highest, and severa
| songs with piano accompaniment.
Mr.. Latham and Miss Allyn received
substantial tokens of love and goot
will from their former pupils and they
| in turn handed to each OF them a little
| token of their regard as a souvenir o.
| this pleasant reunion. The emotions
and impressions fostered by such gath.
erings and exercises are productive o.
the strongest bonds of humanity, sym
pathy. love and true and lastinl
friendship.
Interesting features of the reunion
were the exhibition by Mr.. Latham o
a number of carefully preserved pho
tographs of his former pupils, man,
now men of prominence in various
cities (the pupils were surprised a
| sight of the old souvenirs), and tn
| excuse for tardy arrival given by tn
children" who had forgotten how L
frame the necessary excuse in prope
form to pass muster.