Norwich bulletin., 1909-07-28
NEW LONDON BUSINESS COLLEGE GRADUATION EXERCISE
Address Made by ex-Gov. Waller Who
 Is Nominated for Mayor of City Again.

At the annual exercises of the New London business college, Tuesday eve- ming, there was large attendance of friends of the students and school. and on the platform were ex-Gov. Thomas M Waller, ex-Mayors James P. John ston and George F. Tinker and Hon. John Mckinley and Hon. Abel P. Tam ner and other. well known citizens. As usual, the exercises were of the most interesting character and a credit to the students and to Prof. Robert A. Brubeck, the principal of the. college. The exercises included music by an orchestra, salutatory by Miss Eliza beth Geer Case and piano duet by Madelaine Darlington Spink and Ruth Kingsbury Pimer Hhe class prohpecy was very taking feature and fault lessly. given by Mildred Ernestine Weed. There was also an interesting debate, but without decision, upon the question: Resolved, That, Woman Should Be Granted All the Rights of Suffrage Now Possessed by Man, with Madelaine Darlington Spink for the affirmative, and Carl Johnson Wold for the negative. The mixed recitation by Lucy Frances Riley. Anna Irvine Mc- Dowell and Wolcott Osmond Kenyon. combined vocal and instrumental mu- sic and comic recitations.
 The reading of The Biotter and the living illustrations was extremely amusing, and creditable to the editor, Ruth Potter Clark, and the young la dies who so successfully impersonated the Illustrations. This surprise of the exercises followed the reading of The Biotter Just as Miss Clark finished the reading, a newsboy came into the hall shouting "Blotter Extra!" and dis tributed copies in the audience, Miss Clarke reading a copy
 Nominated Mayor Waller.
 The leading editorial was received with applause of approval. It said in part:
 Would it be possible, if the eiec- tion could be, for just this once. set free from it's accustomed political con- trol-would it be possible( we rise to inQuire) to seat in the mayors chair a man who could and would lead New London in a movement forward to conditions better than those of any dead level of partisan mediocrity?
 Yes-We say. Yesl The thing has been done in times past, and it can be done again.
 Thirty years ago mayor was finish ing his second term who had made such a record. His name was Thomas M. Waller. He is here yet-and after many years and many public honors, he is as full of business ability and interest in the welfare of New Lon don, and vigor, as he ever was.
 What The Blotter, finally, has to say about it is this: If the people of New London-not any party-joinIng in a movement to give the city the benefit of wise and efficient leadership. should make him their next mayor, they would put the right man in the right nh fp for hal ho credit of knowing a good thing when they see it."
 This boom was pleasing surprise to the large audience, and none was more taken aback than Governor Wal Ter, who was prevented from making reply at that time, as the next on the programme was a solo by Lucy, Fran ces Riley The diplomas were award ed with brief preliminary address by Postmaster John Mckinley. After a selection by the orchestra Governor Waller made the closing address of the evening, but first humorously re- ferred to his nomination for the may oralty.
 The graduates:
 Commercial Course-Jennie Ruth Goldstein, Everett Caswell ohnson, Carl Joseph Wold.
 Stenographic Course-Elizabeth Geer Case, Joseph Corcoran Collins, Leon Augustus Forsyth, Arthur Raymond Crane, Ethel May Holloway. Woicott Osmond Kenyon, Arthur Michael Lea ". William James Lloyd, Christian Jo- seph Marshall Edna Robinson May nard, Annie Irvine McDowell, Ruth Kingsbury Pimer Lucy Frances Riley Madelaine Darlington Spink, Agnes Marion Smith. Annie McCallum Smith. Mazie Elizabeth Trudeau, William Nelson Tubbs, Mildred Ernestine Weed