Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-29

gold, the class colors. with the class motto. "Ad astra per aspera The
 order of exercises WAS as follows:
 Selection, high schccl orchestra;
 prayer, Rev Frederick A. Macdonald;
 salutatory, Womer1's Work in the Pres ent War, Selena Grace Veal; Our Re
 Iations With France, Angelo Joseph i berg, high school chorus; Effects of 1 the War Upon Art, Frances Mattiline l Money; va1edictory, War Poetry, Au-
 gustus Bennett Harrington; presenta- ] ton Of class to school committee, Is | rael R. Sheldon, principal; awarding
 of diplomas, Arthur M. Cottrell, chair
 man; singing of class ode class Of ! 1917 words by Harold James Bell 1 music by Ronald Cross Dove.
 i Awarding of prizes for Martha C.
 Babcock memorial essays, Mrs. Harry i B. Agard, Mrs. Walter s. Price and
 Orlando Smith, judges. The winners: | subject, The Modern Drama; second, ! Timothy G. -Cronin, The Opening of the ! West: third, Selena Grace Veal, Peace
 League and, Its Aim: was founded in 1875 and comprises permanent fund of s1,o00, the yearly interest to be divided into three parts,
 one-h half, one-third and one sixth, to be awarded as three prizes. $20, $1a33 and s6!67. The prizes to be awarded
 to the three students who present the best three essays on any one or two or more subjects announced to the
 school by the principal. The subjects
 are given out four weeks prior to the
 tice when the essays are called for, and
 the prizes distributed the last day of
 the school year. Each essay is signed i
 bv fictitious name and accompanied |
 by a seased envelope enclosing slip l
 of paper bearing the real name of the i
 author Therefore the essays were
 judged on their merits and the vim CTS l
 no known until after the titles 1
 Of the essays were announced.
 After the distribution of the prizes, ! the school and audience sang America
 and the exercises were closed by the
 rendition of Rakoczy March, Liszt, by
 the high school orchestra.
 The officers of the class are: Louis
 HamiIl Collins, president; Arthur
 Jackson Christopher. vice president;
 Mildred Katharine Fene1on. secretary; ] Harriette EdWina Huurtado, treasurer. The graduates and honor students are as follows:
 Class of 1917-Martha Babcock. Lu- cinda Barber Ruth Ella Barnes. Louise Carr, Harriet Alura Crandall. Sarah Rodman DiTon. Mildred Katharine Fene!on. Catherine Rogers Howard, Harriette EdWina Hurta do. Ida Ruth T-eiboTitz Katherine Ruth Macdonald 1 Fra nces Mattilino Money, Gladys Maud Oppv. Lucy Cia4nnan Palmer, Jeannie Grace Veal. LowIeta Orrin Webster, Doris Mildred Wilcox. Marion Esther Wilcox. Vernie Winters Williams, Harold James Hall Baker ner Aus tin Barnes. Francis Pierce Brigh tman, I aurence Linwood Brown, James Allen Carey, Arthur Jackson Christopher, : Louis Hamill Collins. Timothy George r Cronin. Ronald Cross. Dove Edwin i Ma tteson Greene. Daniel William Fo- ley. Augustus Bennett Harrington. : John Denison Lanse Harvey. Charles Alfred Havens Charles Daniel Peck ham Alexander Raymond Thompson [ Chester White Angelo Joseph Ger t barini.
 Ho-:or students. 1s17-2o:
 Senior-Harriett Allura CrandaH. Angelo Joseph Zerbarini, Augustus . Beennett Harrington. |
 Junior n Mary Hannah DamereI, [ Martha Carolyn Eaton, Dorothy NJ, ]! Randall. Marjorie Eleanor Smith ! Elizabeth Howard Tillinghast, Dorothy , stanton Wheeler. Hilda Kathleen Young. Andrew McGrouther Dawson s hews. -
 sophomore-Louise Mary Frechette, $ Timothy Edward Geary, Dorcas . daudeline Williams. T
 Fresi7mar--Inez Arundel Baker Rita i7 Virginia Barber. MolIie Go1dberg, Mary |, Roberts Hope, Edwina A. Krebs. M , iza beth Welch, William H. Adams T., Hiram William Barber. Jr., Joseph 2,
 liDIieiS A. N-lNHC9- r req NO1C1OSS l lark. Marion Kingsley Schvenk S'
 The batt-lion Of the Coast Artillery c orPs. of the Rhcde Island National tf Westerly. which has been federalized tf nd has been on guard and patrol duty m n the state for several months, will e withdrawn on or before July 3. The D; ut state troops on duty at Westerly al nd elsewhere It is said that the b, ehode Island battalion will be sent T 1to camp at the Dexter training el 'oint. Governor Beeckman is planning i bl -ith the city and town authorities for III he protection of the reservoirs ard i f, ailroad properties in the state. to tf over the duty that has been perform by the federalized soldiers ii
 Albert R. champIin of Westerly, M hief +i wireless enerator during three F ear conl>anys steamship San Juan W etwee-: New York New Orleans and s orto Rican ports, is home on a brief n lslt As the government has taken ell yer the steamship, he joined the to nited States naval reserves, with rat ts g of electrician, second class. radio +r e is rated in the Marconi service as ad lief operator, which the superinten- ns ent assigned him after two months of vi 9rvice. As his work has been satis- E'1 -ctory, there Is good chance of him a manager in the service in le near future. and in charge of a land IT ation- Should he be previously call into federal service, he would prob ply be transferred to the Marcorj 2. stem. upon special request. and if 'ndftions required the change.
 There was an enjoyable reunion at sans Mills Wednesday evening of su embers of the class of 1907. Westerly tn gh school. the members being ac- .4- mpanied by friends. The members the class as graduated were L. Ward m ger, James C. Archie. Grace F. Bab- att ok Rouse Babcock. Walter Babcock, ba troiine NJ. Briggs, Robert F. L. Barr un IS, Leah F. ConneH. Mabel s. Cook W larles E. Coon. Edward B. Coy. We: ank H. Crandall. Mary B. Crandan, cir 'uis Faverio. A. Ethelyn Foster Sally he;
 Frankenstein. Jesse F. Flakes Jose inc E.. King Daniel F. Larkir Edgar
 Max I Irving Naxsan Ir l.sa.