Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-26
THE GRADUATES FOUR PEARLS
TOPIC OF 8AccALAUREATE
Rev. Ernest A. Lees, Of NJ. E. Church,
Suggests Profitable Thought to the
Glass of 1916.


Class of 1916.
The baccaIaureate sermon to the
class Of 1915 Of Killingly High school,
which viii be graduated next Thurs
day, was delivered on Sunday night
by Rev. Ernest A. Legg, pastor OF the
The services were held in the West
field Congregational church. The plat
form was banked with laurel and the
class motto. Deeds, Not Words, was
displayed above the choir loft. The
in charge of the decorations. A union
choir, under the direction OF A. p.
Burns, assisted by Mrs. 5. H. Perry,
organist, gave the following program:
Organ. Andantation in ID nat by Ed
win H. Lanmare; At Eventide, by Oil
yer H. Kleinschmidt; March Trium-
phal, by Clement Laret; King of All
Glorious, choir, by J. Barnby; soprano
solo, Miss Sheldon; Lord, Thou Art
MY God. choir, by A. w. Lansing.
Rev. Mr.. Legg took as his text Matt.
vii. 6: "Give not that which is holy
unto the dogs, neither cast We your
pearls before swine lest they traInple
them under their feet, and turn again
and rend you"
Opening with quotation from
'sParacelsus," by Robert Browning,
the preacher said:
Are there not two points in the
work of the diver, when he begins the
plunge and when he, triumphant
brings up the pearl?
You have now completed your ap-
prentice plunge and triumphant, have
brought back your pearls. You are
now preparing to dive again. What
will you do with your pearls?"
He considered separately four pearls
which every graduate. possesses-the
physical life, the intellectual life, the
moral life and the spiritual life.
The class was ushered into the
church by Miss Grace Lawrence IT,
and Ralph Elliott II.
Class Day Thursday.
With the close of the examination
period at Killingly High school next
Wednesday the academic work Of the
year will be completed. The COM
fnencement exercises which was ush-
cred in with last nights Baccalau-
reate sermon, will be held Thursday
the 29th and Friday, the 10th.
The class day exercises will be OBJ
served in Town Hall and will begin
at o'clock. Admissions will be by
cards only. The following is the pro-
gram: Music, Soldiers of Peace. Franz
Won Blon, school chorus: prayer, Rev
w. d. Swaffleld; address of welcome
George Rene Caron: essay, Three
Hundred Years of Fame, Helen Dove;
music, Esmerelda. w. c. Levey, schoo
son, Louis Francis Vaudry; class his.
tory, Henry Congdon Aylsworth; class
prophecy, Eugene Melvin Reed; sing
in gof hymn, class Of 1876 essay
Women in the War, Florence Ma,
Potter; presentation Of gifts, Home
Woodbridge Dixon; acceptance, Har
old Frederick Burgess IT; music
Forget Me Not, T. L. Giese, schoo
chorus; benediction.
Graduation Thursday.
Thursday evening, the 29th, at O.
clock, the graduating exercises will b
held in the same hall and viii b
public.
The program follows: Music, Uniol
Jack, Stephen Adams, school chorus
prayer, Reverend Edwin A. Blake, I
D., Of Brooklyn, Conn; address, TIL
War Against War, DR.. Stephen A
Wise Of New York city; music Owe
the Meadows Fair, Adam Geibe
school chorus; awarding of diplomas
Rev. James H. George, Jr.; America
benediction.
High School Team to Play AIumr
Nine.
Friday afternoon all alumni and un
dergraduates will assemble at tn
Quinebaug grounds where Coac
swafheld's High school team will pla
the Alumni nine. Manager S. P. MAJ
land, 06 of the Alumni said, SatuI
day: There is no doubt in my min
but what our team will win by 6
least ten runs. The Red Men hav
had run Of luck for the entire sea
son but it won't count against our al
ray Of stars. / am proud to say the
have already signed up players
such renown as Tom Halpin Of the ]
A. A, William Martin, who is no
serving them up for Jesse Burketi
and Pepler Of Brown, who batted tn
spring in the Butler Hospital leagT
in Providence. We need more play
ers, however, so every loyal alumni
is expected to be on hand.
Closing Reception.
In the evening the weeks festivitis
Will be brought to a close with the an
nual alumni reception to the class
1915, at the state armory. The decC
rations will be in the class color
garnet ana gold, with laurel An Of
music, during the reception and +,
dancing. In the receiving line will !
Principal and Mrs. Warren, the his
school faculty, F. G. G. Bailey, pres
dent Of the Alumni association ar
the class of 1916. The members
the class Of 1915 will usher The r,
eeption will last from 8 till and
the close dancing viii be enjoyed.
Plans are under way to arrange 4
Informal reunions on the floor fof q
he classes, during the intermission
Ii o'clock.
Piano forte recital by Miss Ern1r
GardDeF's pupils, Phoenix hall Tue
lay at 7.15 pm. Henry Fqagg, Wo
.ester, cellist. Admission Is cents,
adv.
To Grant Pupils Certificates
A. w. Buchanan, agent Of the sta
board Of education, is to be at h
graded school building Wednesday a
.ernoon at 1 o'clock to grant certii
sates to pupils who are going to wol
Turing the summer vacation. The d
pills must be accompanied by the
parents or guardians and be able
sstabmlish their age by birth cert;
.ates or other satisfactory means.
DIVIDEND or six PER CENT.
Declared at 9ennI-annuaI Meeting
Windham County National Bank.