Norwich bulletin., 1915-10-25
GALE OF FUN IN
FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL
Was Entertainment After Business
Meeting Of the xsns.

The Xens society held it's regular
meeting Friday evening with forty
four members present Mrs. John B.
presided. Calling the meeting to order
at STA o'clock.
z Secretary Harry Howard read the
regular reports which were accepted
The president appointed the follow
ing members to serve for the annual
sale: Mrs. Minnie Amburn. MIS-
James Tourtelotte. Mrs. George w.
Rathbun, Mrs. John Parsons, Mrs. j.
B. Dat Mrs w Smith Allen. Mrs
Amos Swan and Mrs. Herbert Wiley.
After adjournment the First Day
of School, made an entertainment OF
fun from the opening to the finish OF
the evening.
The members came dressed as
school children and filed into their
seats at the tap of the bell Teacher
with all the dignity necessary for up
holding the school dressed in gray
with a light gray silk hat and gloves
and carrying a dapper little cane inn
mediately won the hearts, OF all the
little girls.
After greeting the children, teacher
outlined his plan for the year. That
the school was to be ruled by love,
that teacher loved the little boys and
girls and wanted the little boys and
girls to love him proved very success
full with the little girls, the little boys
not so heartily responding.
ment was Fanny Frankfurt. who was
soon obliged to sit upon the platform
for eating apples and drawing a pic
ture Of teacher upon her slate.
The exercises opened with singing
school Days" with Pvea Pain at the
organ.
At the roll call each one respond
ed with a quotation.
Questions upon arithmetic, history
and geography were prepared, the an
swers containing many local hits.
"Corns" by Mary Bum. "The Shang-
hale by Ivea Pain and THE Horse"
| by Floss Perkins.
Nathan Noodles the only coIored
hoy in school read a composition up
corneiia cornstaIk read a pretty lit
tie poem, "A Protest" Recitations
were given by Doris Jones, Hattie
Highhyer, Sophie Solomon. Happy
Allen and Hallelujah Jones.
IL took great deal Of teachers
i love TO. subdue Nathan, Happy and
Haflelujah who were the wild spirits
of the school.
The school was visited by Mis-.
Dingbat, Samantha Allen and Thurs.
day Weeks. BY. invitation of teacher
Mrs. Weeks told the school she had
enjoyed the exercises. Samantha com.
plimented teacher upon the success o.
the program, but emphasized the rer-
feet order and discipline in the school
Miss Dingbat invited teacher anC
the pupils over to her home at the
close of school to a Halloween party
she was giving for her little niece
Floss Perkins.
When Sophie Solomon could stoI
crying long eonugh she asked If th'
school could close with Round-sh'
liked Round. and selected 'Thre'
Blind Mice" The Round was beauti
fully sung, all entering heartily ant
very loudly in TO the piece, and so thu
\ school closed.
The Halloween party was lun
cheon served at a table, attractivei!
decorated in Halloween colors ant
favors, where 81 members were seate,
al one time.
| Pumpkin shells filed with nastur
lions at intervals down the long tabl
| were ve y attractive as were the vel
low and black paper ribbons hanging
from the ceiling to the table.
Sandwiches, pickles, cake. dough
nuts. cheese, apples, coffee were serv
ed By tine committee, Mrs. Arthur F
Howard, Mrs. Frank Waters, Mrs
Arthur Blackledge and Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Hill.