Norwich bulletin., 1914-11-06
louaand Sunday school work

I lousand Sunday school work CTS, 'esenting all denominations and r city and town nConnecticut were assembled In Merider Wednes- .day and Thursday to attend the ses- sions of the ffty-seventh anniversary of the Connecticut Sunday school as- eociatioIs.
 In the awards of prizes for efficiency ratings according to S standard tha1 had been adopted. the county organi- zatfons in New London, Windham and Holland counties, found they had fared well when the awards were announced on Thursday
 Besides having two banner districts and two front line districts, New Lson- don county is a premium county, that is, 1t has paid in more than its ap- portionment. Windham is 8 premium county and has two banner districts. Holland has front line district and two banner districts. New London county receives three points for ele- mentary work
 Presvident Henry D Johnson of this city was present to hear the awards made to the New London county Sunday school association.
 Officers Elected.
 In annual session Thursday the fol- lowing officers of the State organiza- ton were eleeted: President Robert AA-Ae13 : James L.. Case, Norwich; treasurer, William A. Bridge, Hazardville; audit or, c. P. Gladding, Hartford. A board of directors was also chosen.
 Old Guard Banquet.
 Thursd 1t the Old Guard ban- quet was lis was only for mem bers who sen active in the work for twen or more. One person was pres has been engaged in Sunday work for siXt live years, three were present who have seen 50 years of service. twenty who have seen forty to fifty years of service and fifty who have been Sunday school workers for from 20 to 30 years.
 Waterman R. Burnhant of Norwich sent 8 message which was read and Secretary Woodtn s instructed to forward a Suitabl ply. Rev. H. J. Wyckoff or this cits v. H. Hall, form erly state secretary and H. H. Spooner were the speakers. International Secretary Marion Lawrence was pres- ent. MT. Lawrence has been for 31 years superintendent of a Toledo Sun day school. In that time the school has grown from a membership of 100 E to 1,4O0.
 Paid of s2,7oo Debt.
 Thursday afternoon it was announc- cd that the debt of $2,700 had been paid and the note was burned Nor 04CA4 WcS0 UC44 4Sk&tEEEAJSQ Gkb Iu0 DlB gathering.
 Sectional Institutes.
 At s.S0 Wednesday morning the sec honal institutes were started. At the First Congregational church the cradle roll section was presided over by Mrs. Ellen A. Orcutt of Clintonvine, and the speakers were Mrs. Frank w. Hawley of Hartford, Mrs. Nellie T. Hendrtck of Manchester, N. H., and Miss Lila M. Burt of Hartford. Miss Lillian L. Bur ton of Whitneyville presided over the beginners section, and the speakers were Mrs. Nellie T. Hendrick of Man. chester, N. H., Prof. Edward P. St. John, professor of pedagogy in the Hartford School of Religious Peda- gogy, and Miss Mabel H. Hart of Win sted- Miss Edna F. ,TeeIe of Hartford presided over the primary section, in which the speakers were Mrs c. w. Francis of Hartford, Mrs. Lucy Stock Chapin of Hartford and Mrs Maude Junkin Baldwin of Philadelphia Miss Elsie F. Deming of Hartford presided over the junior section, and the speak CTS in this section were Miss Lucille 6imcoe of Norfolk, Va, Mrs. Francis Scudder Williams of Glastonbury and Professor St. John. who spoke in the primary section.
 The intermediate, senior and teacher training sections were held at the Y. M c. A. Mrs. Cora Downs Stevens of N11dorSA RACSAOCa ONST the 1nIGrTne0iatA section. Wallace 1. Woodin of Hart ford, Rev. Milton S. Littlefield of New York and Edward W. Brown of Boston were the speakers in this section The senior section was presided over by John Scoville of East Haven. Rev. William H. Thayer of Wallingford pre- sided over the teacher training sec- ton. in which the speakers were Rev. Edward H. Knight D. D., dean of fha Hartford School of Religious Pedagogy. Rev. Louis H. Koehler of Hartford and Rev. Charles A Boyd of Burlington. Tn the ain street Baptist church. were held the, adult, administrafion and rural school sections George T Merz of New Haven presided over the adult section, and the speakers were Willard B. Wilson of Providence. R Rev. Charles A. Boyd of Burlington Vt, and Wesley J. Weir of PortIand, Me MT. Weir and Mir. Wilson also spoke in the teacher training section, which was led by H. W. Kingsley of AaeTaden. The other speaker in this section was Frank L. Brown of New York.
 connecticut's Foreign Problem.
 One of the sections of general inter est was that of the rural schools held in the Main street Baptist church
 Rev: Waiter Edgar Woodbury of Bristol. the nrst speaker in the rural schools section, which was in charge of Herbert H, Tomlinson of Wood- bridge, spoke on changes in popula- ton. He said that one-fourth of tf1e land in Connecticut was owned by foreign born or children of foreign born people. Connecticut was one of if four states faced with a great foreien problem, the other three states being Massachusetts. New York and Rhode Island. The community where the for eign population was not factor was an exception.
 In letter seat out to several Con- neeticut churches the question was asked What is being done for the poreignerT Many of the replies indi-