Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-20

The annual meeting of the Alumni Association of the Norwich Free Academy was held on Monday even ing in the Slater Memorial with a large, attendance and the usual pleas ure nd profit.
 During the informal reception pre- ceding the exercises. the Academy or chasera, under Frederic H. Cranston's leadership, gave an enjoyable program Of musical selections, President Jo-l seph T. Tanning then Acalled the meet ing to order The minutes of the last meeting were read by the secretary. Walter E. Gilbert, and the treasur- CTS report be Guy B. Dolbeare. He gave a balance on hand of $252.4S and stated that the association had rais- ed $2,361.44 toward the new building. President Fanning's Address. Tn his opening address. President Tanning said: Meetings of the Alum nj association have always had a double purpose. first, the pleasurable effort to strengthen the bond of l friendship, which unites all the gradu- ates and students of former days-a good fellowship. which believe Is very sineere-and secondly, the inclination l to render some good to the undergrad- uates and members of the graduating l class Few friendships get nearer l the heart or endure longer than l those which are rooted and blossom | in the companionship of school days, | and the most striking thing about I them is that lack of selfishness which not only makes one rejoice over the | welfare of another, but creates a longing to benefit those who are now l at the tasks which once took our att tention.
 The supreme self confidence of I youth is an excellent quality in So i far as giving strength and determina- 1 ton and would be a glorious thing if it would yield more to the advice of those who are advanced in years and take kindly to advice and 1t is neces- sary to show them by example our affection for the Academy in return
 for what it has done for us, and ask l the students of today, in justice to themselves to resolve to profit by what I they have learned here, in theil
 studies, in the example of unselfish-
 ness given by their teachers and iI
 the lesson which is always placed first that their lives will be a failure un- l less they regulate their conduct by the rule of moral principle and persona
 honor.
 They need high ideals to go through
 life a credit to themselves and tt preserve the honor of our country. w should take from these eventful days
 a greater reverence for the ideals 0. | America. Compared with all othel nations of history. we are the mos favored nation today. Let us resolve } that we shall do our part to makt
 the character of our citizens so up :. right and unselfsh that it will be OH conceded right to lead the nations il their march towards an exalted worlt citizenship of honor and peace. The report of the nominating com . mittee was read by Dr. P. J. Cassid.
 and the following officers elected
 President, Mrs. Frank A. Mitchell; vic
 president, Allyn l.. Brown; treasurer
 Guy B. DoIbeare; secretary, Walter E : Gilbert; assistant secretary, Mis- Louise c. Howe; eecutive committe
 for four years, Miss Helen B. Royce 5 William Tyler Olcott.
 o. Chester Johnson was then calle,
 upon to speak for the Gotham mem
 bers of the alumni MT. Johnson toll of the organization of the Norwioi
 society in New York, which is no
 limited to Academy graduates, how : ever. The idee started in 1911 and il March of the next year held it's frs ! dinner and elected its first president f The next year it adopted a constitu ? ton. It now has about 80 members :. | It's good fellowship is a splendid thinE r 1 It aims besides this to supply a per I sonal friend to those in need Of on . and . closer association of it's mem
 bers. The Academy might help b
 sending word of new arrivals fror
 here.
 song by Archibald GiIdhrist, Mis- Annie L.sTaft accompanying, was fol . lowed by another encore number, bot :, enthusiastically received.
 Address by Frank Edward Johnson 2 The principal address was by Fran | Edward Johnson, who gave a lesso
 on preparedness by relating the llistor
 of Northern Africa as he had studie