Putnam patriot., 1913-06-27
WOODSTOCK


held Fridny afternoon, June ~, The
laurel decorations upon the stage were
tastefulsy arranged. The class motto,
"Faeta non verba, was placed upon
the curtain. At O'Clock the students
OF the Academy, marching TO music
furnished by Morse's orchestra, usher
ed the graduating class and the faculty
10 their seats in the front of the hall.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. James
King Of Eastford and the usual "l alen
note of Academy graduation was struck
when reference was made 10 the pres
ence upon the platform of the presi-
dent of the board of trustees of the class
of IS, the principal of u, Prof. Dut.
ton of '7s and Hamilton Holt, Yale
man of much later date. Prof. Dut-
ton, the speaker of the afternoon, is an
educator whose wide experience with
educational problems made him well
fitted 10 speak upon the theme "Edu-
cation and the higher life.n Diplomas
were then presented by Hamilton
Holt, editor of the New York Inde-
pendent, TO the following members of
the graduating class: Classical course,
Ida Lucille Spalding; Latin Scientific
course, Eleanor Alveda Johnson; Eng
lish Scientific course, Eleanor Maria
Keith, Edmund Gusiave Eric Ander-
son, William Henry Richardson.
Owing to the rain the usual outdoor
exercises connected with the ivy
planting were necessarily held in
! doors and Miss Ida Spalding read her
| ivy ode in the school room. AS usual
| "W oodstock Academy and "tair
Woodstock were sung followed by
| the class songs. The enthusiasm with
| which the assembled graduates sung
"Hereis 10 Mr.. Halln etc. was but the
natural expression of the loyalty SO
generally felt and so often voiced by
the young people whose lives have felt
the impress of his character during
their school life.
| One prevailing thought in the minds
of the friends of Woodstock Academy
who were present at the exercises on
Friday was that of gratitude that dur
ing the past quarter of century this
time honored institution has been
privileged TO have at its head man OF
Mr.. Halls calibre. whose mental
equipment and pedagogical experience
combined with a conscientious adap
tation of his methods TO the individual
needs of his pupils have made his
work an enduring one. His system
attic business methods, executive abili
ty, and the adaptation TO circumstances
which both Mr.. and Mrs. Hall hav,
manifested in marked degree hav,
secured for Woodstock people the bes
educational advantages possible for {
school with limited income.
Friday evening the graduating elias:
entertained the trustees, their school
mates and friends most pleasantly III
Academy Hall. The reception by tn,
class, marching, serving of cake anC
ice cream, combined with general so
liability, filled the evening. The elias,
statistics were given by William Rich
ardson, prophecy by Miss Eleauo
johnson, poem by Edmund Anderson
and class will by Miss Eleanor Keith
The gift of the class to the Academy
WAS set of china to be used for socia
functions al the Academy.
Saturday evening at Lakeside com
pany of Academy alumni enjoyed {
pleasant social time.
Mrs. John Clark visited her brothe
in Hartford last week.
The Griswold family are visiting
Wethersfield friends.
Alfred Harvey is entertaining hi
aunt.
Misses Eleanor and Constance Dem.
ling are in town.
p. Il. Foster has rented his house Il
family from Boston.
Next Sunday evening Rev. r. II
Kendall will deliver another illustrated
lecture continuing the travels of Score
tary Patten in Africa.
Tuesday afternoon at Roseland parE
nearly fifty Academy young people
had most enjoyable picnic.
Mrs. Wood of Danielson is with Mis-
Chandler this week.
| William Gallup's family entertain
ed out-of-town guests Sunday.
Mrs. Hunnicut, mother of Mrs. Capt
Hinrichs, is in town.
Miss Jeanness Worth from Spring
field is guest of Miss Ida Spalding.
Mr.. Caldwell, wife and son from At
tleboro attended the Academy recep
ton.
Miss Sophie Barrett from Marble
head has spent the past week will
Miss Rilla Child.
Mrs. Annie Hall Gaylord and he
three children are visiting at tn
Academy.
Woodstock Hill young people ar
busy preparing for an entertainment
they are to give in Academy Hall OF
the evening of July 9Th.
Miss Mary Flynn from Preston visit
ed Miss Louise Howard last week.
Miss Lucy Reed from Whitman at
tended graduating exercises at th'
Academy last week and is now CUES
of Miss Louise Howard.
Miss Lottie Howard has been called
to Norwich on account of illness in he
brothers. family
Henry Lindeman from Slocum, Il
L., spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs
Chauncey Child.
Mrs. smith and children from New
Haven are in Mss Chandeliers HOUSE
for the summer.
Ensign Francis Warren Rockwell, o
the u. :. Navy, was recently married
at La Plata, Md, to Miss Mary Allison
| Wilmer. He is son OF Mrs. Eliza
beth T. Rock well of South Woodstock
We will publish full account of lht
wedding, which was a brilliant one
next week.