Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-06-23
CLASS OF rs IS GRADUATED
At Norwich Free Academy-ss Rosa Saome Wilcox Vale
dictorian-Frank P Murtha, Class President Was
POSTMASTER at Banquet-Ivy Grafton by Edward Ray
unond Ewing-Prizes and Class Honors.

One of the largest crowds that ever
taxed the seating capacity Of Slater
Memorial Hall gathered there Tues
day afternoon at 4 o'clock when the
graduation exercises of the class of
1915 were held.
Seventy boys and girls assem-
bled in the Academy for the last time
as students, shortly before four o'clock
and from there marched across the
school grounds to Slater Hall, where
seats had been reserved for them in
the front rows. The relatives and
friends of the class began to gather
as early as 3:15 o'clock and from
then on a steady stream filed through
the doors of Slater Hall and before
4 o'clock only standing room remained.
Occupying seats on the platform
were Principal Henry A. Tirrell and
the members of the board of trustees
while the Academy orchestra led by
Frederick H. Cranston occupied seats
in the rear. Rev. Richard r. Graham
rector of Christ Episcopal church OPP
ened the exercises with prayer, after
which the programme took place as
follows:
Prayer Rev. Richard R. Graham
Music: Minuet Mozart
Manoloys Manolas Steger
The Academy Orchestra
Essay: An Indian Romance
Marion Estelle Lynch
Essay: The Picture Book of the Ages
Mary Orilla Even
Essay: Law as a Profession
John Edward Hughes
Essay: The Price of Freedom
Suggested by the statue of The
Dying GauFD
Florence Stark Thatcher
Hymn: Creation
Essay: Some Impressions of Maeter-
Olive Reynolds wulf
Essay: The Founder of the Califor-
MIA Missions
Helen Earle Gilbert
Valedictory Address
Rosa Salome Wilcox
Presentation Of Diplomas
Presentation of Glass Gifts
Class President, Francis Patrick
Murtha
Award of Prizes and Medals
Principal Tirre-Ps Address.
Previous to the presentation of the
diplomas Principal H. A. Tirrel spoke
as follows:
Members of the Graduating Glass:
We assemble today, your parents
friends to congratulate you on the
completion of your Academy course
We rejoice in your successes. Repre-
senting your teachers who will con-
tinue their interest in your welfare
long after you leave these halls I have
the privilege of giving you final re-
minder of what your Academy days
should mean to you. You cannot to-
day appreciate so fully as you will
a few years from now the opportuni-
ties you have enjoyed. For four years
you have been receiving. You are
now old enough to give as well as to
receive. You will find that the two
processes go together. He who lives
a selfish life misses the best things
that life affords, while he who gives
generously of the best that is in him
receives an Astounding reward of the
things that are better than wealth.
You will find as you meet the temp
tations that assail all ambitious men
that it is a far easier thing than it
passive assent to noble truths than it
is to put those truths into practice.
You will need virtue of stead
fastness, steadfastness on the right
whatever else happens, and. doubt
less divine providences will use your
devotion to work out the welfare of
humanity.
mot once nor twice in our rough is
land story
"the path of duty was the way to
glory"
VaIedictory.
The valedictorian address delivered
by Miss Rosa Salone Wilcox
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin VIII
cox of Shewville. was as follows:
Mr.. Palmer and Members of the
Board Of Trustees:
To you first of all, is due our graft
tude. for we owe the privileges which
we have enjoyed here to your appre-
citation of the higher things in life
and to the interest which you have
materially shown in maintaining the
Norwich Free Academy. We are hap
py because we have enjoyed the OBJ
portunities which you have made pos
sible for us. Although We recognize
that we are but one in a succession
Of classes that have such opportuni-
ties, yet we are grateful for our share
in them and as.we bid you farewell we
thank you most sincerely.
Mr.. Tirrell:
The years which we have spent. IN
der your supervision have been both
helpful and happy for US. As time
goes on, We may come to realize more
fully their Importance in furnishing
us an equipment for life. Not only
have we been studying from books,
the best that the world has Thought