Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-06-23

r eat0re OF RIVERSIDE Grammar Schoot
Graduation the Award Of Prizes for
Excellence in Studies-Exercises at
TF1eatre-John j. Thomas Station
Observation-Disclosures q. 3. Team to
Play South Windham.
The graduating exercises Of River
side Grammar school were held in
Firms Opera House on thursday even
ing. The platform was decorated with
daisies. clover. yellow lilies and blue
field lilies. Principal G. w. Emerson
was in charge of the exercises Music
was furnished by the school orchestra.
The program was given as follows,
the class being seated on the stage:
Orchestra; Invocation; song, Morning
Invitation, chorus: essay. Books as
Friends, Ellen Wilcox; recitation, The
Dashing Ride of Jennie McNeal, Stella
Miss; song, Song of the Armorer cho-
rus; essay, Four Great Inventions in
the United States. Royal Babcock;
recitation, Selection from Lady of the
Lake, Ethel Morgan: essay. Athletics
Rose ST. John; drill, Girls from the
eighth grade; essay, Robert the Bruce,
Alice Blair: recitation, The Polish Boy,
Gladys LETTERS; song, Santa Lucia, eho-
rus; essay, The Advancement of Med
ical Science, Francis Brown; orchestra
selection; recitation, Liberty or Death.
Chester Stafford: vaIedictory, Girls of
Yesterday and Today Madeleine Bren-
nan. Acting School Visitor A c. Bur.
dick presented the diplomas.
The prizes were announced and Civ
en- the children who had attained the
highest standard in the prescribed
studies. Those in history and geo.
graphy are given by Anne Brewster
Tanning Chapter, D. A. r., and in
arithmetic, language and spelling. by
the Harmony club. They are three
collars for the first prize and two for
the second for each study. The sec
ond prize in spelling was divided be-
tween two pupils, whose standing was
the same. The winners were: First
language, Marguerite Young, 96.S; sec
ond language, MADELEINE Brennan, s0.3;
9S.9: second arithmetic, Ellen Wilcox,
1856; first geography, Ellen Wilcox,
91.6: second geography, MadeIyne
Brennan, 90.4; first history, David
Ballou, 1928; second history, Marquee
rite Young, 92.5: first spelling, Irene
s9S. 80 $50
After the singing OF the class song
America closed the program.
i The class reception will be held this
evening in The Bijou Miss Elizabe
y
She is the musical instructor Of the
Eschool
j The graduates are: Royal Richard.
son Babcock, Alice Alexandria Blair
Mary Madeleine Brennan, Francis
Young Brown. Isabelle Ellen Button
Hugh Robert Davis, Ruth Lillian Da.
i Wis, George Wayland Frink, Gladys
Irene Jeffers, Isabel Barr Marshall
Stella Frances Miss, Florence Eliza.
beth Mclaughlin, Ethel Tyler Morgan
Henry Edward Paul, Isabella Mary
Robertson, VIENNA Lavinia Robertson
Rose Delima st. John. Joseph Cheste
Stafford, Ellen Louise wilcox.
The Invocation was by Rev AIber
DonneH, Of the congregational church
Principal Emerson announcer tina
the standing Of the two leading schol
airs, Miss Brennan and Miss WilIco.
was very close, differing merely by
fraction.
Treat for Teachers.
Mrs. W. o. Soule. q. former teache
at the Riverside Grammar school, sur
prised her associates In the school o.
Wednesday by entertaining them wit
ice cream and ladyhngers, served 4
one Of the class rooms.
Entire Family III.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Alling are
. with grip, their daughter Gwendoly
has chacGenpox and another daughtel
C4rline, is suffering from The resul
Of Ivy poison. AIRS. A1lyn's mothe
from New Haven came Wednesday I
help care for the family.
81 Holy Day Observed.
The FEAST OF Corpus Christi was oh
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