New Britain herald., 1919-04-26
EVENING SCHOOL
 CLASS GRADUATED
Chairman Henry P. Roche Pre-
 sentS Diplomas to 63 Pupils

' l diplomas to 63 members of the grad ! uating class of the New Britain even 1 ing school last night at the exercises E held in the Grammar school auditor 1 ium. Francis P. O'Brien director of 1 the evening schools, also addressed 1 the class
 ! For their motto, the class has l chosen Work and Win,'' while the 1 class colors are blue and gold The l officers are: ! Grammar Schoo-President, Fran 1 cIs John Sheehan; vice-presdent, 1 Freida Theresa Keith; secretary, ] Laura Mary Roy; treasurer, Joseph i De Leo
 1 Elihu. Burritt Sclo ool-President, 1 Charles Messenger; vice-preaident, l Esther Rose ORilley; secretary and
 treasurer, Anna Elizabeth Welch. l Stella Polly Rymsza: vice president, Jane Catherine Sochon; secretary and 1 treasurer, Helen Agnes Gavelek. 1 The members of the classes were: l Grammar school---Ann Comonick. Helen Honorya Dal1Sowslzi, Emma 1 Marguerite Dehm. Helen Victoria 1 Dymnicki, Alice Marie McGann, Frei-
  l Eo2lowslla. Sophie Clara Iazur, Mar ] saret Mary Murphy, Stella Barbara } kozlatek, Mary Anna Niksa, Mary Jessie Ostrowslla, Catherine Dorothy Pethigala. Mary Agnes Plocharbzyk, Veronica, Celia Potash, Laura Mary l Roy, Rose Anna Sadis, Mary Anna ] Sapkowska, Rose Anna Sulik, Helen l Stella Was. Gustive Oparo, Tony ] Aparo. Paul Buchholz. Joseph An l thony Conley, Frank Wawjat. Con- l stantino Francis D'Avanzo, Joseph De ] Leo, Salvatore Francis F'azzina, John , FuschilIo, Liberador Guala, George
 Francis Hennessey, Martin Gellbers. Charles Joseph Kancawicz, William Emanuel Kirley, George John ka1a-
 zia, William Francis Lyons, Adolph
 Richard Margelot, Karl Aaron Marge-
 lot Joseph Marckewicz, John Alloy
 sius Mazanski, Theodore Miller, Stan ley Michael, Joseph Vincent Noe,
 John Joseph Pethigala, Joseph Pa 1 vano, Joseph Pavano, Solomon Ra-
 binowitz, Francis John sSheehan, John l Joseph Sadis. Joseph Frank Sinto, 1 Frederick William unterspan.
 Elihu Burritt School--Anna Helen ] Kerelejza, Catherine Gladys Kozakie- wicz Charles John Messenger. Esther
 Rose o Riley, Anna Elizabeth Welsh.
 Sacred Heart School--Antoniette
 Barbara Bu1a, Helen Agnes Gawe-
 ]ek, Lacadia Mary karwaska. Stella
 Polly Rynasza Mary Rose Senk, Rose Mary senk, Jane Catherine Sochon. , Speaks in Loyalty.
 : The loyalty of the Polish people
 to America was told ill the following essay by Stella Rynsza:-
 , The Poles have come to American shores in great numbers and it is we'll to know who they are and why ] they have come. The reason Is that America. the land of the free, offered ] them freedom and opportunity. At one time Poland was the greatest power in Central Europe. It had it's great kings and generals who brought 1 fame and glory to their country. Poland has been noted for it's great
 achievenl ents.
 What have the Poles done?" one
 may ask. John of Kolna a Polish
 commander rounded Labrador in 1476
 before Columbus visited America It ] was a Pole, Nickolaus Copernicus, who
 first taught that the sun was tho cen
 ter of the solar system and thus { founded modern astronomy. It was l John Sobieski, another Pole, who de- ! feated the Turks at Vienna. and by l that victory stopped the followers of 1 Mohamn1ed who threatened to over- l run all Europe.
 And what American school boy has
 not heard of Thaddeus kosciusko, ;t native of Poland, who enlisted with the American forces under George 1 Washington and proved one of his
 most effective helpers. He was given 1 a vote of thanks by congress after the war was over, and then returned to ] his own troubled country to help fight s her battles. There are many other 1 famous men that Poland has given
 to the world. Tn our own country there were and are many noted doc
 tors. lawyers, journalists, business and 1 military men, who are Polish or of 1 Polish extraction.
 In the 18th century Poland's pros
 perity and fame attra cted her jealous
 neigh bors and then they planned how , 1 they could rob Poland of her glory. Each power being afraid to attack 1 her separately they decided to join ] forces and in this way to bring about her downfall.
 , The three countries were Germany. } Russia and Austrio. Poland offered stubborn resistance but the combined } foe was too strong and In distress : she had to submit The Poles were robbed of their liberties and became , the most oppressed people of Europe. } Every measure taken against them was rigidly enforced
 Russia and Germany pewsecut ed every thing Polish. They tried sys- 1 tematicaily 10 take away their language and mako their institutions
 that of their conquerors, To use tlic
 Polish language was likely to cause
 term in prison. They tried to keep l them as dumb subjects, but such [ :. nerssacution O1lx made them more