Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-20
PRIZE ESSAY READ
 AT BROADWAY GRADUATION.
By R. Gale Noyes-Ciass Numbered
 106-Class Gift Was Oak Case Clock.


 By R. Gale Noyes-CIass Numbered 106-Class Gift Was Oak Case Clock. Thursday afternoon seven of the eight graduating classes in the schools of the town of Norwich held graduat- ing exercises in their own school build ings, completing the first year under the system of consolidation of the schools of the town.
 At the Greeneville school the pro- gramme which had been arranged had to be given up because the school had been closed a few days before gradua- ton on the order of the health officer, because of the number of scarlet fever cases in this part of the city.
 The whole number of graduates in the schools was 236, divided as follows: Broadway 106, Mt. Pleasant street 69, Greeneville 20, Wequonnoc 16, Occum 4, West Town street 10, Town street B. and Yantfc 3.
 There was an attendance of about 200 of the parents and friends for the graduation programme at Broadway school In it was included the reading of the prize essay by@R Gale Moves, which took the state prize offered by the Daughters of the Revolution The room was prettily decorated with flow CTS, and there was an attractive mus ical programme creditably given under the direction of Miss Mary E. Rog- CTS director of music in the schools
 The following was the programme: Music, The Woodman. Veazie, school chorus; essay. The Church as the Cen ter of Town Life in the Colonies, Wini- fred Griersen; Reclamation, A New Century Greeting, Andrew Carnegie Harwood B. Dolbeare. music, The Nightingale, Mendelss6nn, school cho- rus: essay, The City of Mexico Agnes B. Leahy: music, A Spring Song, Pin suti, school chorus; recitation, The Courtin'. Lowell. Olivia Johnson: es- say, An Old Pewter Teapot, Mary Les ter; music. Eldorado, Pinsuti, school chorus essay, The Founders of Hart ford and the First Constitution, R. Gale Moves; music. Pussy and the Owl, school chorus
 Gift by the Class.
 The gift to the school by the class was a handsome oak case clock. and was presented by E. Tyler Rogers to ceived it in behalf of the town board.
 Supt. Edward J. Graham gave the scholars some good sound advice be- fore presenting them their diplomas. The exercises closed with the singing of America by the school. and the school year came to a close.
 Members of the Class.
 The graduating class numbered 106 and was as follows:
 Barbara F. Allen. Esther B. Allen, Florence l.. Anderson, Gertrude s. Avery, Annie l.. Baudro. Frances M. Beckwith, Sarah Bloom, Lillian c. Boynton. Agnes c. Bresnahan, Char lotte M. Christman, Dorothy M. Church, Harriet R. Colt, Elsie M. Dombroski, Marguerite R. Epps, Els ther H. Erickson. Louise F. Ernst. A. Elizabeth Fillmore, Hazel L. Fletcher, Eleanor G. Freyer, Grace A. Frink, Abby c. Gallup, Olive P. Geer, Elsie J. Graham, Dorothy Gregson, Wini- fred Grierson, Bertha L. Hahn, Mary A. Harris, NJ. Isabel Jackson, Julia R. James, Ella c. Jatkowski. Olivia John son, Agnes B. Leahy- Mary Lester, Helen c. Lewis, Jennie Lowenberger, Elizabeth L. Luther, Helen McBurney, Anna E. McGarry, Hulda F. McKelvey, M. Mildred Mellor, Mary R. O'Hearn, Helene c. Otis, Edith By Partridge, Charlotte E. Peckham, Anna M. Per- kins, Hazel G. Robinson. Marguerite R. Shields, Florence A. Smith, Elsie M. Topliff, Edna M. Williams, Marion R. Woodworth, Dorothy Wulf, Doro- thy Wyckoff, G. Reginald Ashbey, Harold R. Avery, Theodor H. Bauck, Jr., James Blair IT,, Harold ". Branche, Garvin Connor, Phillips c. COOK, ddFTy A. CONeys 11dI WOOO 0OI- beare, William O. Dyer, Paul Tanning, Herbert J. Ferguson, Elmer M. Field ing, Nathan Glassman, Milton w. Graf, John Raymond Gregson. Jo- seph H. Hall, Jr., Lloyd c. Mall, Lau- rens T. Hamilton, John E. Harris, All fred Renault, Philip A. Henault, s. Archie Holdr4dge. John O. Hubbard, Richard E. Lane, E. Francis Lumis, Clarence H. Luther. Lester A. Main, Howar dc Martin. Frederick B. Me- Cord, Sydney R. Morrall, Harlan N. Newbury, R. Gale Moves, Dewey H. Perry, Earl H. Post, Paul B. Potter, Rosimond M. Raphael, Bruce F. Rog- CTS, E. Tyler Rogers, William F. Ros- soil, Jacob Sack, Louis Sack, Albert F. Senft, Jameson s. Slocum, George o. Smith. Carroll M. Spalding, Lau- renee J. Stanley, Frank A. Steinke, John o. Storms, J. Arlington Turner, Harry Zimmerman.
 Principal Newton had as assistants in the school the past year Mrs. Har- riet S. Blackmar. Miss Ellen G. Mo- Cloud and Miss Annie M Petrie. Miss Mary E. Rogers has been music super visor for all the schools and the school pianist has been R. Gale Moves.
 In the lower hall there was a note worthy exhibition of drawing which attracted considerable merited atten- ton.