Norwich bulletin., 1918-06-24
Graduates Large Glass With Interest
 ina Exercises.

Commencement exercises at St. Mary's school were held at St. Mary's hall Sunday evening at 7.45. The large hall was crowded and the exercises, which were in French. were unusually interesting.
 Under the new regulations which have been given out by the federal government in regard to prohibiting teaching in schools in any other lanI- guages besides English the local St. Mary's school will not be affected. In the local schools the children start at 5 years, while the federal law does not affect children under '. / In addition in the local school, several subjects h are taught entirely in , English and in all subjects the amount of English used is increased each grade until the last year is nearly all English and the graduates are able to enter the high school, which is taught in Englishsaon 8 par with the grammar school .gradt uates. @
 The program for the exercises fol4 lows:
 .Weleome,aa playlet by F little pupils: George Gaudreau, Raymond Coutu. Henri..St. Laurent, Roderiek Denault, Raymond Chapu, Arthur Paradiss
 Ernest Dionne, Therese Noel, Alice
 Marsotte, Marie Rose Xinselette, 1NSItrt NdOIttOHQ. Cantate pour la Distribution des Prix-i
 Chorus by the sixth. seventh and
 eighth grades es ,qfE t sg Jedne Veux Pas etre croque- Mono logue, Eyeline Fournier. s,,esfs 1 Distribution of prizes-Rev. J. J. Papillon and .Hornisdas Dion. Le Jaunet--Saynete, by Louise Lara mee, Line A1laire and Loretta, Lise. Flag. Drill-Anerican and French flag, l by 72 pupils of the school, .o-} Le Drabeau Carillon-recitation by
 Clara V. Beausoleil, '1S.
 Presentation of diplomas-Rev. J. J.
 Forty dollars in $250 gold pieces, given by the societies of St. Mary's parish, were awarded to the following l pupils: ; Jeannette M. Lalfberte and Eva e. LaRglois.s grade s; Albertine Coutu and Anna Aubin, grade T.; Fibre Delage and Leo Guilbeault, grade g.; Yvonne Lavigne and Germaine Dion, 5A; Angeline Boucher and Agnes Fur cotte, 5R; Arthur Lecla 1T and Leona Pepin. AZ Louis Paulhbs and Donat | Nadeau, 4B: ,Olivine Gelinas; 3A, and Alhia Fontaine, SB. Other awards were: s in gold, Alice l A. iBonin, Christian doctrine; $5 in 1 golds Arthur Caillouette and ----- l Chartier. by the Hurteau & Bosse Co; gold medal, by A. Martineau, tc Albert Beauchemin, for arithmetic: | $2,50 gold piece, given by Dr. Girard
 to Irene P Leclair; and gold beads given by Mrs. Dr. Girard; to Maria Cote. About 10e volumes were dis tributed in the different grades accord ing. as to how the pupils averaged ir 1 their classes.
 The class motto was Opportunity l the colors, red. white and blue, anG
 Miss Alice A. Bonin was the valedic-
 torian.
 1 The following were granted certif. 1 cates or diplomas:
 Typewriting so words a minute anG
 stenography 100 words a minute: Al l exinas NJ Caisse and Jerome L. Piehe
 Certificates for bookkeeping: Mary
 Rose Bertrand, Leo E. Lavigne, Will frid J. Chartier and Armand T. Per reault.
 Grammar school diplomas: Alice A
 Bonin, Jeannette NJ Laliberte, Irene
 P. Leclair, Antonio A. Bergefen, Evs
 c. Langolois, Albertine M Gagnon Clara V. Beausoleil and Virginie M !, Gagne. sf G-4t a.-i ti ;. Palmer certificates: Jeannette M
 Laliberte, Irene P Leclair, Clara V 'Beausoleil and Yvonne J. Matte.