The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-06-26
NEWTOWN

The annual meeting. and banquet of the Newt osrn 1HlglasScllDol Alumni kss sociation was very 7suecessfdfly held at the Grand, Central. Monday even ing. After the minutes of the prev ious meeting had been reads.b by the secretary, Miss Elsie Ferris, also the report Of the forfr4ert treasurer, Mrs
 Wn.s H. Steteas, the gathering atf- journed, to- the dining room sfor re. treatments, where the neatly appoint.. eds tables we're prettilys decorated with many roses. wrhise.the chan delieFssw eI e covefed- with roses, making th6Iroon a.4Saet ethfe' w nffctfH nia1fy lappysf faces of tho young ladies and gentlemen who had again shown their never waning loyalty to their schOoE and alumni. "A tzea't of the evenings program were J.,zH. George, Rev George T. tSinnott. Rev F. F. KeatiH<, Charles C.. Meek CT, Principal W; l.. Carpenter and Leonard M. Johnson, all of whom laid particular stress asspp the obligations and duty ofs the; afaThni,- loyalty taa0ne the cultiva atings of general interest by each membefI,of sthe alumni, thereby arousing the pEoper school spirit and Ithus serving as a backing fora their High School. Among the, members who contributed to the program were papers on Woman Suffrage by Mrs. Win H. Stevens, '05, also graduate enthusiast on the subject. Miss May J. Egan, 'O7, contributed on "Anti- Suffrage, :, and received good share Of applause Other special subjects as follows gave much pleasure: ."The -Preseryation s;. of Our Feathersd re I reading by Rev. P. F. Heating in a perfect manner part of Caesar, third act, second scene. Daniel Honan, '0, gave a history ih humorous rhyme of various members present and was loudly applauded for the. various clever boosts and knocks graciously handed out. The evening came to a close by the singing. of the High School song and cry, making the last meeting a' notable, one in the history of the alumni. Those present were: 'O5, Mrs. Vim H. Stevens, Mrs. J. B. Woodruff; :; ,06, Anna, May Betts, Mar garet Keane, Katherine Honan. Ed Lillian Troy, Helen Hawley. May J. Esan,. Daniel Honan: '08, Marguerite Cayanaugh;. 'O9, Anpa Rnff!es, Mary Rely. Benjamin smith, May Houli- han, Helen Houlihan. Anna Keaffe ; TO, Mary Fairchild, C1arice. Botsford, Anna L. Carlson. Wmx Qriscof; '12, Annie G. Murphy, Edith Fl. NorthroP, s. Bessie Raiffles, Marguerite K. Beecher, Horace A. Smith. James A. Peck, IL. Phillips Morris, Catherine A Lester, Helen M. Keane, Joseph B. Ksane, Gorge M. Ferris. High School faculty, Principal w. IT, Carpenter. Leonard : M. Johnson, Miss Laura D. Curtis, Miss Lillian. M. Troy. aHigh school committee, Allison; F. Smith, Charles G. Meeker. ? Invited guests, Rev. George T. >sinnott, Rev. J. H.. George, Rev. P. F. Keating, Mrs. James w. Gordon, J. B. Woodruff. ss of the district was held Monday ev- ening at the town hall when 102 votes were cast. Oscar Pitzschler was clerk, A. B. Blakernan was appointed treasurer and collector, and the fol- lowing committee elected: P. H. Mo Carthy. Arthur J. Smith, Patrick H. Cannon It was voted to leave the schools in the hands of the committee, also to make necessary repairs on both school houses. On motion of Borough Warden D. c. Peek the com mittee were advised to pass around g subscription, naper to defray the ex- quite probable that Miss Margaret Houlihan, teacher of North Center school, will be deposed and a Normal graduate engaged. Miss Houlihan has stuck to her post for many years and has in the past won the recordt of sending more well equipped students to the Newtown High School than any other teacher She had heretofore been elected by the voters of the dis trict and made a good showing until a year ago, when with an element against her. who claim for their req sons preference for a Normal 'grad- uate,s she came close 10 losing. The r1rA i~ iy7 a h y1f7c ,f h committeeS~not all of whom are said to be with her. The changing of teachers may all be good. in any case. but there is an impression in the dis. ,trict of the existence Of pefsona1 prejudice. which has arisen from the fact of the attempt to oust teacher who after many years. of steady, faith ful work has at least earned the priv ilege of a-little better way.