Connecticut western news., 1919-10-09
| SCHOOL NOTES
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Schools will close this Thursday afternoon at 2:10 to give pupils an opportunity to attend the Agricul- tural Exhibit at the Town Hall.
 Frank Corcoran, a former student at the school has completed the re- quired course of study at the Albany Business College and accepted posi- tion in Stamford, Conn. He entered upon his duties there this week.
 Although c. Algott Lindell '19 passed the examinations for adnnis- sion to Pratt Institute, Brooklyn in most creditable manner he cannot be admitted at present, as there is a long waiting list some being carried over from last year.
 Miss Ruth Fitch was home for the weekend from East Cornwall where she is teaching.
 Miss Mary Sweeney spent the weekend in Winsted, and Miss Elsie Hester in Kingston, N. Y.
 Miss Bunker and the Misses Lowe teachers from Lime Rock visited at the school Tuesday.
 The attendance banner is held by grade V this week, this making two successive weeks.
 | The matter of buying Thrift Stamps has again been presented to the school.
 Miss Emelin Curtiss, class of 1918, who took a postgraduate course in commercial work last year has gone +o Navy Pooba11n NJ V
 A Proclamation issued by Gov. Holcomb requests the schools to ob- serve Thursday, October 9 as ''Fire Prevention Day"
 The Science class had an interest ing contest. At the opening of the term they were discussing the things l necessary for success in school, and list was made out such as the follow ing: Attention to the teacher in class and to the pupil reciting; attention to the book during study period, in stead of whispering or looking around; perseverance and will-power; ]; health, including attention to care of the eyes, plenty of sleep, fresh air, good food, proper clothing, bathing, and sufficient exercise; and the last point was the careful making out of schedule of study for the study periods every day. A prize was offer ed to the pupil writing out these matters in the most attractive form. The result was some very neat book lets. A number of them were in colors, and one had pasted on it q picture of the school building. One was an original drawing of girl at desk, and another Ind table, lamp and chair. One had landscape, and another had drawings of clocks showing the time of the various periods. Still another had ladder with five rounds, Freshman, Sopho- more, Juiior, Senior, Success" The booklets had such titles as Stepping Stones" and 'Road to Success" Gsv- cral had taken pains to put down the familiar quotation, Thoughts make an action, Atcs make a habit, the habits make a character." Some other quotations were Where there's will there's way"; whoever is honest is noble, whatever his fortune or birth"; 'well begun half done"; ]; "for Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do"; whatever thy hands find to do, do it with thy might" The booklets were sub- mitted to several teachers for judg- ing. AS they were submitted separ- ately, and as it was so difficult to de- eide among so many neat booklets, three were mentioned for first place, so the principal had to buy three boxes of candy instead of one. That was one on him, or rather three on him. But he enjoyed the joke as much as the pupils did.