Norwich bulletin., 1912-06-22

PolTs Theater Filled To Its Capacity
 For The Programme-Valediotory by
 Miss Nellie F. Eneish-Diplonas
 Presented by President Thomas H.
 BeckIey.
 The Poli theater was filled to it's ut most capacity with relatives and friends of the children at the gradus~ ton exercises of the West Chelsea School district Friday evening The thirty nine members of the graduating class were seated on the stage with the class of 1913. The class valedictorian Nellie Frances English gave a very pleasing address and was loudly ap- plauded at the close. The programme was in every instance well carried out and the audience expressed sincere ap- preclation at the excellence of the work of the children The exercises opened at o'clock with prayer by Rev. Jo- seph F. Cobb and the prograniins was presented as follows;
 Music, Up and Away" school chorus; Reclamation, Why We Need Fairgrounds" Israel Aaron Cohen; recitation, "SIx Words" Alive Virginia Coleman; recitation, How Girls Study" Dora Matilda Schwartz; mus sic "Springtime Revelries,' school chorus; recitation, Joy" Anna May Mulcahy; reading, "Tim's Vacation" tuRh Gladys Meier; recitation. Her New Hat" Geraldine Oat; music, "A Night in May" school chorus; decla- | nation, American Citizenship" liar old Thompson Slattery; recitation, The Better Way Adeline Mary Kearney; recitation, The Recession al," Fannie Slosberg; music, class 1.Io i by Lucille Lydia Howard; recitation, l ''PriciIla Prim's Views on Woman's 1 Rights, Leotta Oat; recitation, Room 1 at the Top" Ruth Althea Barber; | recitation, "Who Bides His Time" ] Catherine Lawrence; valedictory, Nel- lie Frances English.
 Superintendent Stanton Speaks.
 Following the valedictory address, Superintendent John B. Stanton ad- i dressed the audience, expressing pleas ure at the interest taken in the work i of the children as evidenced by the very large attendance. At one time, he i said, the theater was considered too I large for the graduation exercises, but now the district has out grown the l theater Superintendent Stanton com l mended the work of the teachers of the 1 district and spoke of honors won by the pupils of the West Chelsea district at the Free Academy and in other l schools. Dora NJ. Schwartz a member ! of the graduating class received joint | ly with a Plainf1eld High school pupil a special prize open to pupils of both ] high schools and grammar schools, in the recent essay contest conducted | by the Connecticut Society of Colonial Danes. Catherine Lawrence and Nel- ] IG Tn liCE 11c a merit in this contest The speaker urged the further cooperation of par ents with the school, saying that the home life had a large influence on the school life of the pupil. He also em- phasized the necessity for good physi cal health in order to attain the high est mental development. Superin tendent Stanton concluded his address | with brief remarks to the graduating class.
 Presentation of Diplomas.
 Thomas Ii. Beckley, president of the board of education then presented the diplomas to the graduates and tn, l exercises concluded with the singing o, With Courage and Faith" Meyerbeer- Silver, by the school. The musica part of the programme was in charge of Frederick W. Lester, supervisor OI ! AuuSlC bl lH6 UlSlTlEb.
 The members of the graduating clas; are as follows;
 Ruth Althea Barber, Alice Isabelle Barry, Annie Augusta Bass, Edith Ids
 Blumenthan, Ella Bay Bowe, Bessi,
 Veronica Carney, Alice Virginia Cole
 man, Dora Crumb, Nellie Frances Eng
 fish, Mary Sussman Evans, Lucil, Lydia Howard, Adeline Mary Rear. ney, Catherine Denison Lawrence, Le
 na Markoff, Rose Margaret McCor
 mack, Ruth Gladys Meier, Anna Mar!
 Mulcahy, Leotta Oat Geraldine Oat
 Alice Perrin, Dora Matilda Schwartz
 Ida Sarah Shereshevsky, Mary She
 reshevsky, Fannie Slosberg, Clar;
 Maude Sterry, Annie Esther Schwartz
 burg, Margaret Mary Ulrich, Saral
 Lena Zief, David Bendett, Israel Aarol
 Cohen, Joseph Cohen, Israel Cohen, Ot
 to Albien Heebner, Alfred Lawrence
 Horigan, John Joseph Horigan, Abra
 ham Krieger, Leslie Vetter Manchester
 Frederick Morton Oat, Harold Thomp
 son Slattery.
 The committee which arranged ra
 the exercises was composed of Super
 intendent Stanton, Henry D. Johnson
 and John B. Oat The ushers wer
 Henry Aurelio, Thomas Pfeiffer, Orril
 Hertz, Charles Wiley anGs Charles Le
 vine The board of education whic has been in charge of u e affairs of tn district is composed of Thomas E 1 Beckley, president, Henry D. Johnson
 Willis T. Rogers, Joseph D. Pfeiffel
 Andrew Breed. Martin F. Bent, Joh B. Dat, C. Arthur Lathrop.
 AS the audience left the theate packages of flower seeds from the Cit , Beautiful committee were distributed
 Bridge District Exercises. International Peace was the subieC
 of the graduating exercises of th 5 Bridge district school, held in tn ; Preston chapel Friday evening Ther
 was large attendance of relatives an
 friends and all were well pleased wit
 the excellent manner in which the pro , gramme was presented. The chapt was made attractive for the occasio 2 by pretty floral decorations. Tn members of the graduating class ar , Percy Avery Billings, Julian Leste , Crandall, Charlotte Esther Fowle , Lillian Frances Gardner, Agnes Ken dall Gebrath, Walter Andrew Greine The programme follows Som . These Things Shall Be, chorus: read ing, Micahs Vision of Internations . Peace, Micah iv, 1-6, Julian Leste . Crandall; reading, The Growth of th
 Peace Idea, Agnes Kendall Gebrath
 song, To Thee, Country. chorus { !, capella): reading, Summary of th Work of The Hague Conference, Wa
 ter " Greiner: reading, Peac
 and Henry Ware, Lillian Fran
 ces t.. Aer; song, o. Beautiful Nj Country, chorus; reading, Our Re:
 Foes and How We Could Conout Them, Percy Avery Billings: recits i ton, A Vision-the Angel of Peaf : Comes to Earth, Charlotte Esth, | Fowler; song. Lovely Appear Over tf ' Mountains, chorus Ca capella} ore, . entation of diplomas by the princjpg I. C. Elmer; song. June Boat Son
 chorus (a capella).