Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-26
[ w'lllImantic DanieIson and Putnam

i which included addresses by the two i former principals of the school. The programme follows: Chorus, Spinning Song from Flying Dutchman. ] Wagner; address. A. B. Morrill,. first principal of the school: chorus, The Moon Drops Low, Cadman: address, 1 George F. Phenix, second principal of 1 Souvenir Franz Drdla. C. c. Helmold; chorus, From the Land of Skyblue Water. Cadman; presentation of diplo- mas: orchestra, Coronation March from The Prophet Meyerbeer.
 Seventy Graduated.
 The list of graduates and candidates for diplomas the largest in the his- lows: Martha Amanda Atwell, Dur ham; Edith Maria Baker, Norwich; Vivian Marie Benjamin, Lisbon; Pris- cilla Alden Billings. Stonington: Anna Louise Bishop, Andover; Mary Eliza. beth Bridge. Hazardville; Bessie Flor ence Bristol. Clinton; Edith May Butts, Jewett City: Hazel Frances Carey, Willimaniic; Lillian Louise Cheney Wlllimantic: Florence May Clark. Nor wich: Elizabeth Allen Corcoran, Nor wich; Nellie Mary Driscoll, Yantic; Sadie Driscoll Norwich. Winifred Florence Driscoll, Norwich: Leah El- freda Flyers. Moosup; Mary Ellen Fish, CT. Norwich; Gladys Louise Fox, Put nam: Julia Galligan, Wi1limantic; Myrtle M. Hill Westerly; Annie Edith East Hampton; Leonora Jennings, Clark's Corner; Alice Marie Kellogg Mystic; Mable Ruth Kelley, Stoning- ton; Alice Elizabeth Kilroy. Norwich; Elizabeth Emily Kingberger, Fitch vile; Olive May LaPierre, Hartford; Margaret Stanley Lawler, Norwich; Rose May Levin. Colchester; Virginia Saxton Loomis. Lebanon; Catherine Anna Mccarthy, Yantfe: Agnes Yer onica McDermott. Versailles; Muriel Macdonald New London; Josephine Msxson, Waterford; Ruth Betsey Mes senger, Granby: Margaret Rogers Miller, Avon.
 Candidates for diplomas: Helen Katherine Moran, Willimantic: Ethel Julia Mullen, Baltic: Nellie OConnelI. London: Bessie Hall Randall, Yantic; Martha Eliza Reynolds Norwich; Nathalia Rundbaken, Hartford; Cora Florence Sharpe. Willimantic; Eliza beth Fitzgerald Shea, Colchester; Elizabeth Veronica Sheedy. New Lon Rena Brown Smith. Baltic; Lucy Eliza Stone. Willimantic; Helen AL phonsus Sullivan, New London: Mary Loretta Sullivan, Moosup; Minnie El- Ter Sullivan. Durham: Corinne Oraisse Taillon. Bristol: Floyd M Tiffany, Norwich: Helen Margaret Tuite, West erly, R. l.; Agnes Leo Twomey. Willi- mantle: Bessie Teed Wilcox, Stoning- ton; Emily Mabel Wilcox, Norwich; Emma Avery Williams. Old Mystic; lington; Ada Ziplxin. Ellington.
 Candidates for certificates: Marjorie Hough Blackmar, Willimantie; Mabel ENangeline Clinton, Windham: Flor ence May Jones, Andover: Ruth Esther Moore, Deep River; Mary Cooper n Nnv1y ,rli Willimantic; Ruth Genevieve Rogers, New London; Jennie Christiana Smith, Norwich.
 Evening Banquet and Dance.
 The exercises of the day concluded with a banquet and dance in the state armory, the banquet taking place at 6.30. The decorations were of laurel. and the alumni sat by classes, the place cards being handsomely hand painted, the work of the students of the school There were 300 at the banquet includ- ing 200 alumnae. the members of the graduating class. teachers and guests
 First Student Toastmistress.
 Mrs. Nellie A. Gager of this city, who as Nellie B. Anthony of Scotland was the first student to seek entrance into the Willimantic Normal school, acted as the toastmistress at the ban quet and called for informal speeches from among those present. Messrs. Phoenix, Morrill, and Burr responded, as did MT. Staebner for the faculty Mrs. May A. Gates, 1902, responded for the older alumnaet. Miss Katherine Healey of Waterbury. 1909 for the re- cent alumnae. and Miss Margaret Mill Ter, 1914. for the graduating class.
 Special songs written for the anni- versary were sung during the banquet and there was music by Helmold's orchestra. During the evening there was dancing and a general social time. bringing to close a splendid celebra- ton of the silver anniversary of an in- stitution of which Willimantic Is gen. uinly proud.