Putnam patriot., 1916-06-23
High School Graduation

The graduating exercises of the Put nam High school were held in the Bradley theatre Thursday evening The theatre was crowded and many stood during the excellent program. The form of previous years was ad hered to. The whole school was seated on the stage, boys to the right and girls to the left. When the curtain rose the three lower classes were seated and the thirty-eight seniors marched in and took the two front rows of seats Above the stage was a shield bearing the class motto, "Amerieai ? standing for opportunity.
 Music Orchestra March Senior Glass Invocation
 Chorus School Essay, The History of Stenography
 Gladys Bard
 Essay, Chemistry and the War
 Annie Furlong Selection 6iee Club Essay, Relation of Latin to Practical
 Geraldine Beard
 Essay, How we get the news
 Malcolm Wiley
 Chorus school Address Hamilton Holt Presentation of Diplomas
 Superintendent H. w. Files Music Orchestra There was singing by the school and by the girls glee club. The selections and execution was the best in some years. The four sessays were interest ing, concise and we'll delivered. The address of Hon. Hamilton Holt of New York was extremely interesting. He spoke on international peace brought about by international law enacted by the lawmakiug bodies Of the countries. He branded war as murder, economic destruction and biological disaster and predicted that the time would come when the nations Of the world would gather around large fable to discuss and adjust their differences. Peace he said is the outcome of justice; justice the outcome of law; and law the out come of political effort. For over an hour the speaker held the close atten- tion of the large audience that from time to time broke into applause. MT. Holt was introduced by Lawyer E. H.. Johnson, member of the school board. Principal Handy made few re- marks and took opportunity to men, tion a few features of the school year. He said there was one boy in the school who stood out prominently. He was the best all around athlete in the school, captain of the base bali team, had brought the moral atmosphere of school athletics to a high standard, WAS high stand pupil in his studies and exerted good influence on the en- tire school. This boy was George Stan ley Shaw.
 Prizes awarded by Palmer X Com pany of Boston for speed and iegibiiity in writing were awarded to Gladys Bard, Gladys Gagne and Alice Ma loney.
 In an essay contest on the Life of Ann Hutchinson, prizes were awarded the following pupils in order; Doris Carver, senior End, Elizabeth Ran some, sophomore; 3rd, Marjorie Col lins, freshman.
 In the state ,contest Of the Colorial Danes Anna Furlong was awarded second prize and Della Davis and Der tha Richardson received special men, tion. This contest included all of the high schools in the state.
 In closing MT. Handy praised the teachers for the work the past year and said that he felt that they would real ize the justice of especial mention being made of the iwork of Miss Abbie Il. Keith, teacher of English, during the school year. He said 1t had been pain- stalking and efficient and that the ex- cellence of the graduating exercises were in no small measure due 10 her personal efforts.