Norwich bulletin., 1917-06-28


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 bers Named-ouarrei Over Dog Re-
 suits in Fines-k. T. Farewell Re-
 cePtion to Major Arthur N. Nash.
 The large assembly room of tht West Broad Street school. Pawcatucl
 was filed "Wednesday evening. by people interested in the graduating exercises of Grade 8. The order of
 exercises follows: Laurel Branch
 March, Robinson. school orchestra; {;
 prayer, Rev. Frederick R. Sanford; ;; Young Lochinvar, Louise Rasmussen; Nathan Hale, Severine Smith: song, Blow, Soft Winds, Vincent, seventh and eighth grades; Patrick Henry's Speech, Russell Gavitt; Rock of Ages, Sarah Howard; The National Flag, Shelby Nicholas; June Song. King, seventh and eighth grades; compost tion. Boy Scouts, Clifford Greene; One Sweet Word Serenade, Bennett, school orchestra; The Spire of St. MlchaePs, Fannie Sutcliffe: piano solo, Twitter ing of Birds, Elizabeth Morrison; Red Cross Work, Gertrude Soloveitzik; presentation of glass gift, a plaster cast representing the Treaty of Peace, 17s3. by Albertus Shippee; shoTt ad- dress. perintendent William R. Snyder; song, Spirit of Peace. Bee thoTen, seventh and etighth grades; presentation of class, Katharine Gran dall, principal; awarding of diplomas, William A Wilcox, chairman of the school committee.
 The graduates were: MarybeI Barr, Wilbur Brown, Mabei Gardner, Russell Gavitt, Agnes Greene. Clifford Greene. Peter Grill. Grace Hill, Sarah How ard, Elizabeth Morrison, Gladys Mi uer, Shelby Nichols, Louise Rasnaus- Severtne Smith. Albertus Shippee, Gertrude Soloveitzil1, Fannie Sutcliffe.
 Rev. Frederick R. Sanford. Mrs. Frank Faster Dodge and Dr. Her bert Tetlow were the judgss in the Peleg s. Barber prizes. and they were formally awarded by Rev. Sanford as follows:
 First. Gladys NJ. Hill: second, Joseph F. Bray; third, Shelby Nicholas.
 The Barbour Memorial Fund, from which these prizes are annually drawn, was created by Peleg s. Barber in 1899. and is confined to pupils of the West Broad Street school, the suc- cessor of the school of the Eighteenth town of Stonington. MT. Barber de string to manifest in a material and permanent manner his interest in the school deposited the sum of S1 900 in (since absorbed by the Washington Trust company to he called the Pe- leg g. Barber Memorial Fund. the an nuaI interest of which shall be di- vide6 in three prizes. 60 be awarded to those three students, of either sex. l who shall present the best three es- says on any one of more subjects pre- viousIy announced by the principal" |
 When the present school building | n1 West Broad street was dedicated | in February. 1900. Mir. Barber gave l several hundred dollars worth of books | to the library, and also provided a | ;. Barber Library Fund" the income rom which should be used in the | purchase of books.
 The officers of the class of 1917 are: >hoIas, vice president: Eliza beth Mor- rison, secretary; Fannie Sutcliffe, sdge is a Ladder to Success" and the .lass colors blue and gold.
 The exemption boards for the state # Rhode Island, under the seIeetive service levy, have been announced. and .al1e charge of the registration cards. md he prepared for the duties of their responsible positions Former Gov .rnor Charles Dean KimbaI president own. George A. Loomis, town clerk If East Greenwich. and Dr John L.rI Hay of Westerly, comprise the board 1 Or Division No I This division in- own, East Greenwich, Exeter, Hop- <inton. Nara gansett, North Kings own. Richmond, South Kinestown md West Greenwich. Dr May is | native of New London and for more han twelve years has been 9 success ul practitioner in Westerly. He is : brother of Water Commissioner Will jam T. May and Senator James R. day of New London. Rev. Michael Fl Jay Of Rockville and Rev. Francis Hay of Hartford.
 At the annual meeting of the Wes- erly District Sunday School conven- ion these officers were elected: David , Hart, of Potter Hill, president; William D. Howard. of Westerly. vice resident: c. Starr Barker, of West rly. secretary: John Fl. Austin. of Westerly. treasurer. Tsesa churches were represented at the convention: 1 irst PaDt-st, Calvary Baptist Paw atucl Seventh Day Ba ptist Grace dethod+st Episcopal, Broad Street | >hr-stier. Christ Protestant F-pisco- al churches. and Peoples Mission f Westerly; Pawcatuck CongreFation I church; Seventh Day Baptist, of shawav: Seventh Day Baptis+. and | -ir=t Baptist, Bradford: and the hIrChes of Avonda,e. Watch Hill | ' Vhlte Rock, Potter Hill and Clark file.