Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-06

Net registration, in-town schools Al
 Left school
 to move away .............
 70 work
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 Enumeration ........ .......... 163
 Special. activities well started in both schools-sewing, science, cur rent events classes. public speaking and spelling contests. Miss Hannah organized a public meeting for the town contests in speaking and spell ing and an athletic meet, utilized two state libraries. and did much to dis courage the vice of cigarette smok- ing among the pupils. Miss Ryan formed an Audubon society for the study of birds; secured leaflets and coloEed plates. Miss Latham made definite beginning in children's games and folk dancing. Miss Liljenstein ac- complished something in bird work and games. Miss Blakeslee encour- aged pupils to write stories for the Norwich Bulletin; three received prize books; conducted a public meeting at which actual classes were taught.
 Spelling contest. Prizes to George Mcclure and Dozena Dupont of the Centre school.
 Public speaking contest. Prizes to Dorothy Scranton, Flora Dupont George Mcclure and Dozena Dupont of the Centre school.
 CertlHcates or pronc1ency. MISS Ryan's room-Arithmetic V. Willie La Moine. Paul Johnson, Fred Dero- siers, John La PIante and Annie Cav anaugh. Miss Lilpenstein's room Arithmetic V. Jennie LaMoine. Elino Johnson, Mabel Crawford and Emma LaChappeIle. Miss Blakeslee's school In reading II. Bertha Hall: in writ ing II, Clifford Gray; in arithmetic V, Ethel COngdon, Clifford Congdon, FL lery Pratt and Susan Gardener. Certificates of perfect attendance. Miss Hannan's room. George Mcclure; Miss Liljenstein's room, Jennie La Moine.
 Diplomas of graduation. voluntown Centre School-Howard Bromley, George McGuire, Edward Mcdonald, Scranton, Howell Herbert. Wylie- Walter Brown.
 Permanent improvements made dur ing the past year principally were slate blackboards at the Wylie school and cupboards for storage of books, etc, at Wylie and Centre.
 Improvements still needed most At Centre-A walk from door to street l to keep feet from wet and mud, fence repaired, large storage repository for school books and supplies of the whole town, four more single adjustable desks for 7th and Sth grade room, and | two more teachers modern f1at-top- | ped desks with tiers of drawers down the sides. Wylie School-One cup board enlarged and teachers desk as above. Both schools-Some sort of floor dressing to reduce dust breathed by pupils. and a supply of air slaked lime for the priVies, to reduce odor nd the breeding of vermin and dis
 ase.
 state grant and expectations. Else
 here in this report are statements
 $ to the cost of your schools. But
 '}rticularly your attention is called to he amount by which the total cost is
 educed for the town through the grants made by the state in connec- -ion with enumeration, average attend ance, library and high school tuition and transportation. It should be un- 2erstood that these grants are not
 made to relieve towns of fulfilling their 1stural obligations to the boys and rirls of the coming generation, but
 '3ther to encourage the towns to rreater efforts in giving these young 2eople a. decent educational equipment sor the future.