The Press., 1920-06-17

| who were being graduated might be blessed with the proper vision of life. The schools chorus led by Miss Mar jOrie Morse then sang God of our Fathers" The volume of soprano voices was immediately apparent but they were held we'll in check so that the other voices could be heard ma king the whole soft and pleasing. An essay on Immigration by Miss Ruby Gold followed the singing. While on their trip to New York the class saw an Italian ship arrive and wit messed the manner in which immi- | grants are admitted to this country. | Miss Gold described this and the pre- sent condition of immigration to America In finishing she told of the deeply grateful feeling of one immi- grant in particular, Russian whose ancestors had been cruelty trampled upon by the Czars, when he arrived
 in this country. Throught her high school years Miss Gold has shown | fine powers of expression and she gave her essay very clearly with never ] sign of embarrassment Miss Doris Amidon followed with an essay on | Bread" in which she traced the course | of this staff of life" from way back | Ill IllC SIOllC d5S, lllIO luc udy | of which the bible and our histories tell, up to the present time. The | third essay was by Richard Whitaker l and was entitled "CO-operation in In dustry.' His essay dealt with the iabor question of today and in it he mentioned Cooperation between the labor class and the employers as a | practical remedy of the present Stua- | tiOn. The address of the evening was | given by A. c. BOyden, principal of | the BridgeWater Normal school since | 1906. He was introduced by Supt \. B. Handy graduate of this school who gave short sketch of the schools history and the part the name of Boydon has played in it. Mr. Boy don dwelt upon the subject of educa- tion most important question con- fronting this country today. He be- lieved that education should be so arranged that our children and young people should be enabled to study to the limit of their capabilities and not be held in check by lack of ability in others, that they should be taught to appreciate the finer things in life, that they should be educated physi- cally as we'll as mentally and that they should be taught moral skill, | close ally of self control. He also | dWelt for a short time upon the choice of a vocation in life. MT. Boydon had | a pleasing voice and fine manner of | addressing his audience Though the | crowded hall was anything but cool he held the attention of his hearers from beginning to end. He impressed his points by means of repetition, by using interrOgatives and through the various other methods known to good orators. The scholarship of $75 was awarded by c. H. Moore to Miss RuI v Gold. The diplomas, 22 in all, were presented by MT. Handy. In short speech to the people he told of the serious shortage of teachers and the trouble he has had in filling vacancies during the last few months. Follow ing the school song by the chorus the tenedictiOn was pronounced by Rev. O. J. Aldrich
 West Stafford.
 Mrs. D. J. Glazier is confined to her | bed and a nurse is in attendance.
 Miss Doris Glazier is home from Skidmore college for the summer va cation.
 The theme of the pastors sermon next Sunday morning is that of Knee Deep in June."
 Mrs. Norman s. Chaffee of Enfield, ! Mass, spent the weekend with her sister, Mrs M. A. Gold.
 Mrs. Mae Futile Gardner of New Bedford, Mass, spent Saturday with Mrs. La Vergne Dimock.
 H. H. Webster Berckman, who is in business in Kentucky, is spending a short vacation with his parents at the | parsonage.
 Mrs. Norman Froidereaux is gaining steadily at St. Francis hospital, Hart | ford, and hopes soon to be able to re- turn to her home in Collinsville with her infant daughter.
 | Last week Rev. w. O. Berckman, at tended the Hartford Central associa- tion, at the South church, Hartford and the state association of Congrega tional ministers, in New Haven.
 Childrens day service, last Sunday at the hour of morning worship, was appropriately observed with hymns 1 and sermon in the interest of child hood, and youth. Baptisms were cele- brated The subject of the pastors address, was on Rising in theWorld" illustrated with Kite flying" large, and interested audience was present.
 Mrs. Louisa Kibbe Carpenter, 34, only sister of Mrs. Charles Glazier, died in Springfield, June first, after a long, painful illness. Mrs. Carpenter lived here in her girlhood and since her marriage has been frequent vis- l itOr in her sisters home. She has many friends here who sympathize deeply with the family. The burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery, Spring field.
 Stafford.
 l Mrs. Calvin Skinner is spending a few days with her daughter in Broad Brook.
 Rev. A. B. Todd of Hartford will supply the pulpit of the Baptist church next Sunday.
 MT. and Mrs. Jerome Orcutt of Bridgeport were called here Tuesday by the illness of Mrs. Julia Johnson. Special communication of Wolcott i lodge, F. & A. M., tonight. It is ex- pected a large delegation from the | Monson lodge will be present. Work in the M. M. degree.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Clark have been in Palmer much of the time the past three weeks where they have been busy making ready for rent the home of the late MT. and Mrs. Rams den, both of whom died the past winter.
 MT. and Mrs. F. J. Glover last Wednesday took Mrs. Ellen Needham to her daughters home in Canton, Mass. Mrs. Needham has acted as housekeeper of Luther Crawford since the death of his wife several years ago. MT. Crawford is in failing health and Mrs. Needham was unable to give him the needed care.
 The Phoenix-Riverside ball team de- feated the nine from Stafford Springs