Norwich bulletin., 1914-09-18
OLD SCHOOL WEEK PLANS.
Encouragement in Project for 1915 Big Reunion.


 Big Reunion.
 The pre1iminaries for the proposed celebration of Old School Week in Willimantic next June are well under way. Letters of information and in- quiry have been sent widely to former pupils and teachers whose addresses are known, including those who at tended the earlier special schools, academies, the ~raded schools, and all -hi.-s ecF1coI graduates.
 Special effort is making to reach those not low living within. easy To- cal reach and it is of course found that these are scattefed to the ends of the earth. It is assumed that those living in Willimantic and near the celebration. but will do all in their power to welcome the returnine hosts and give them a royal gooG time. It is realized that the celeora- tiOn will appeal with special power to those older and. longer removed responses already coming indicate an eager interest on the part of many eld-time pupils and teachers. Yet the responses also show that the younger people will take a lively interest in tse sr177,e ana be On hand to ioia in the programme. bot hfor them Se-ycs etilu lo help entertain the elders.
 ! I4tter has been sent out by Allen B. Lincoln, who proposed the eele- bratIon and IS pushing actively the preliminary plans. MT. Lincoln states notify former pupils and teachers who live sewhere than Willimantic Copies of the letter will be sent promptly to any who will write for them.
 It is sincerely honed that TO former 1Ifrij rr faaPhay will wat for i-1- piIattCn.' as of course the celebration. as the letter states seeks to include 'alI persons now living who ever went to school in VII irnanCic or the Windhams." MT Lincoln reo1ests the cooperation of all former pupils and Chapel street. New Have, Conn. the names and present addresses of those who use to attend schools if iii mantle CT the Windher'e and who new live elsewhere especially those of elder years. who left school twenty years ago or more. reaching back to the oldest living" those who attended c.~- =-=--- ee--er>+-- rearS ago some of whom have already expressed the 4- e4-.-, interest in the approaching 1 celebration, and not few of whom will be found iI attendance next June Principal E. A. Case of the Wind l ham High school has promptly ten dered the active cooperation and as | sistance of the Commercial depart ment and early in October the pre- ! lirninary lists of names and addresses acquired by ME Lincoln will be turn ed over, and thereafter the high school students will push the plans. until the l fullest possible list of former pupils and teachers is obtained. for the an- l nouncement of the formal plans fo1 | the celebration as they are developed The Willimantic Board of Trade anc l the town school committee will also l cooperate actively for the success o1 l the affair
 1 It is planned to organize in Willi- | martic. early in October the Citizens committee, which will take charge o1 | the celebration and push it to sue. cess. It is sure to be an interesting 1 and profitable event for this commu- 1 nifty and for all concerned. and its | final scope and degree of success de | pend entirely upon the extent ant i vigor of interest taken by the people of the community in cooperating will the former pupils.