Norwich bulletin., 1913-06-09
STONINCTON
About 225 Boys in Athletic Competition Schools Inspected by Committee Children's Day-SociaI Notes.


 About 225 boys competed in the field day events held at the borough school Friday afternoon. The object of these athletic events. as explained by pr. w H. Perry, superintendent of schools for the town of Stonington. is to stimulate interest among boys in athletic con tests and give those not interested or perhaps not qualified for baseball or football an opportunity to take part in other forms of exercise better calcu- lated to bring out their efficiency. This is of course expected to have a bene- ficial effect on the school work of the boys in the class room, through the healthful body, healthfui mind idea The contests Friday. which were wit messed by hundreds of pupils and their town. excepting the smaller districts, included three events. chinning, the standard broad jump and the 50 yard dash. The events were contested by 1s classes. The different events were pulled off by grades. The highest av- erages for chinning attained by fifth grade boys was made by Old Mystic with a record of eight times; for the sixth grade the Broadway school was highest with an average of nine times: for the seventh grade Stonington, class B, with an average of 2-3 times, and for the eighth grade, Broadway school, with an average of IA times.
 In the jumping event among the boys of the fifth grade the highest av- craze was made by Old Mystic with a record of six feet. In the 50 yard dash West Broad street. PaWcatuck ex- celled for the fifth grade.
 The highest individual scores were as follows: Chinning, Everett Rush low of Broadway school p times; Clifford E. Denison of Stonington bor- ough, the broad jump: Charles Munger of West Broad street, grade eight. 8 feet inches.
 Committee Inspects Schools.
 Dr. W. H. Perry took the members of the school committee. James Cooper of Mystic, Joseph R. Leahy of the bor- ough and Judge A. R. Stillman of Paw catuck, on an automobile trip to sew eral of the smaller schools of the town and as a result of the inspection it was decided to make an addition of two rooms to the Old Mystic school. to fin ish off two more rooms at Broadway school. Mystic. and to build an iron fence about the school grounds and Ut the Road district 1t was tentatively de- cided to erect building for two more school roms. the plan being eventually to do away with the three smaller dis tricts in that part of the town, provid- ing aceomm odationS for the pupils ut the Road district. Returning to West Broad street school, Dr. Perry had a pleasant surprise for the committee, who were entertained at a dinner splendidly cooked and served by the young wemen's cooking class of the high school. The menu cards were done by the girls of the art class and the cooking was done in the kitchen at the Pawcatuck school under direction of the domestic science teacher, Miss Hawkins. It furnished pleasing demonstration of the work that Is be ing accomplished in this department.
 S.Ia of GIoon
 James H. Stivers has purchased from Capt Edward P. Sisson of Westerly, former keeper of Fishers Island life saving station, the sloop Robert Palm CT. an especially staunch and seaworthy craft designed for either business~oX pleasure The Robert Palmer IS down new owner will overhaul her entirely and will have her in commission in week or two.
 Firemen to Entertain Aids.
 Stonington Steam Fire Engine com pany is planning to tender 8 reception to those who assisted at the fair held recently by the company in Borough hall It will be held in the comDany's rooms on<the evening Of June 13. The committee in charge of arrangements comprises the first three officers of the company, Foreman Fred Ostman and his assistants. James Daily and James Maxwell.
 Attended Conference.
 Those from the First Baptist. church Sunday school and Young Peoples so ciety who attended the Bible school and Young Peoples society conference at New London Friday afternoon were Mrs. Oscar F. Pendleton, Mrs. Eldch L. Wells. Rev. and Mrs. George B.