Norwich bulletin., 1919-06-12
ATHLETIC EVENTS MAKE
LEDYARD GRADUATION FEATURE

The graduating exercises of the
town of Ledyard took place at the
Center church Wednesday, The excel
lent weather. together with the inter-
estinS program provided, drew out the
largest crowd in years. Over 80 chill
dren with parents and friends gathered
to listen to the program.
The regular exercise of graduation
began at 1.30. The school children
rendered several selections of chorus
singing and music was furnished by
the Unionville and Geer Hill schools.
F. E. Harrington of Putnam spoke in
an interesting manner upon co-opera-
ton of parents and school officials in
promoting the best interests of the
education of the children. In the alb
sence of Chairman Avery of the school
committee, Samuel Holdridge pre-
scented the following with the towns
diploma: Hilda Holnberg. of Draw
bridge school; Timothy Crouch and
Dora Main, of UnionviIle school.
Following the graduating exercises
in the church, all present went to the
outside, where the several schools
demonstrated work in organized play
and physical training. Each teacher
and school deserve special credit upon
their success in making this part of
the program success. This portion
of the program consisted of folk
dances, games and physical exercises
all aimed to show that the schools are
| trying to take care of the physical side
of the childrens welfare as well as the
physical side.
The third portion OF the program
was given over to an athletic contest
| between schools and a contest between
| adults present whose efforts made the
| contest a success. The results Of the
| school contest were as follows
| Fifty yard dash-Won by William
! Gray, Church Hill; Timothy Crouch
| Unionville. second; Fred Wydlcr
Lambton, third.
Fifty yard dash for girls-Won by
Alice Langevin, Cider Hill; Bridget
Plopa, Church Hill, second.
| Relay race for boys-Won by Geel
| Hill school; Church Hill, second; Long
Cove school, third.
Relay race for girls-Won by Church
Hill; second, Cider Hill; third, Union
vile.
Running broad jump-Won by FREQ
| Wydler, Lambtown. IL feet 8 inches
| second, William Gray, Church Hill, II
| feet, inches; third, Leslie Holdridge
| Geer Hill. 10 feet inches.
! Baseball throw-Won by Samue
Levene, Church Hill. 161 feet inches
second, Fred Wydler, Lambtown. 10:
feet; third, William Gray. Church Hill
127 feet.
Girls baseball throw-F1orence Gray
Church Hill. 50 feet; Marion Geer
Geer Hill. SO feet; Katherine Cuban
ski, Geer Hill, u feet.
| The contest for the schools was woI
| by Church Hill with 10 points, Gee
Hill second with points. Lambtowl
third with points, Unionville points
Long Cove !, Cider Hill 5.
| The tug of war between boys in thu
east part of the town and those in thu
west part was won by the east. Thu
girls in the west won in the girls tut
4 of war.
! Entries for men and boys were mad
during the afternoon.
The IS yard run was won by Archt
Holdridge; Harold Schafer, second
and Elmer Avery third
The running broad jump was won b,
Archie Holdridse. 49, feet 6 inches
Elmer Avery, second. II feet inches
, Leon Colver. third, II feet inches.
The day ended with a tightly con
tested tug of war between men repre-
senting the east and west sections o
the town. This was highly interest
ing entry and was won by the easter
section.