Norwich bulletin., 1915-06-11

that has the contract having been here this week.
 Graduating Exercises at North Gros-
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 The graduating exercises of St. Jo- seph's school at North Grosvenordale are to take place June 30 in Union hall in that place. The program has been arranged as follows:
 Overture, Fanfare Canadienne; Bien- venue; chorus. Les Soirees de Quebec; drill; dialogue. La Cause de Baptiste; greeting, fanfare; comedy in two acts, Les Espiegleries de Godiche, fanfare; gypsy drill fanfare, Les Visions de Jeanne d'Arc; award of prizes and diplomas; graduates farewell; chorus. The Day Is Done.
 Phe graduates are: Emma Bousquet, Annette Harpin, Emma Laf1eur, Henrio Duval, Mary Galuski, Ida Cadovette, Laurenda Ravenelle.
 Dramatic Dancing at Pomfret Studio.
 Dramatic dancing Interpreting music by Beethoven, Brahms, Dvorak, Rim 1i-Korsakow is to be given at Miss Louise GroSvenor'S studio in Pomfret tomorrow afternoon. The scenario has been prepared by Miss Louise Boldt.
 The program has been arranged as follows: Minuetto from Quartette, op. No. in A. Beethoven; A Fantasy, Misses Elizabeth and Louise Warren; Hungarian Dance, F, sharp, minor, Brahms: A Sketch, Miss Elizabeth Warren: Allegretto from 3rd Move ment of Symphony, No. 2 Brahms l; A BaIlade, Misses Elizabeth Warren and Esther Gustavison; Humoresque, op. No. 101 in G Flat, Dvorak; A Com edy, Mrs. Charles Wiggins, End, the Misses Elizabeth and Louise Warren, Esther Gustavison and Mildred Car roll Andantino from Symphonic Suite, Snhnbhrnzadn SLTi -LTOrciIrOx1,. A Romance, Misses Elizabeth and Louise Warren and Esther Gustavison; ac- companist, Harold B. Simonds. Tea will be served at the close of the pro gram.
 Clarence w. Bowen at Virginia Col
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 Clarence W. Bowen, publisher of the New York Independent, who spends his summers in Woodstock, delivered the baccalaureate address before the students of the college of William and Mary, at the 222nd annual commence ment at Williamsburg, Va, Thursday evening. MT. Bowen left Woodstock Tuesday afternoon for Virginia.
 During his address MT. Bowen cited the careers of many of the worlds il- lustrious men and their rise from hum ble stations due to 8 steadfast pur- pose, a belief in themselves; their in- defatigable work and their courage to meet and overcome obstacles. He urged upon the students the paramount importance of the Greek precept, Know thyself," and said that a man should know his own nature, his spe- cial qualities and powers, his fitness and capabilities that he will be the better able to carry out the bent of his genius.
 In closing Mir. Bowen said: ''The growth of the United States of Amer ica is founded on the simple principle that the people shall rule. The bless ings of democracy were never so ap- parent as they are today. We have seen on another continent an illustra- tton of the annexation of territory against the will of its inhabitants. and we have also seen the violation of neutrality in time of war; but such disasters would never have occurred if the will of the individual, the wishes of the people had been consulted. Mil itarism is essentially autocracy. It cannot exist in a country like ours whose theory of government is found- ed on democracy. The growth of de- mocracy in the Anglo-Saxon world means the spread of civilization throughout the rest of the world. The influence of example is a stronger