Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-15
PUTNAM

i celebration of the students or Fomret school will be held
 l Mrs. Charlotte May, Grove street, is visiting in Ellington,
 i At the Putnam efioe of the American l Railway Express company instructions 1 have been received to transport free of charge, money or supplies for relief pur poses, billed to Pueblo, Col, or to other towns in the devastated regions of that 1 state Such packages, or money, must be addressed to the mayos of Pueblo, the Red cruss CT some other relief orsani- zatiOn.
 In spite of the fsot that Monday morning Clispahches contained the an- nouncement that the sole survivor of the To. B. S. Monitor was dead, Thomas Tay- ] Tor a resident of Putnam and powder monkey on the Union vessel in it's his i toric encounter with the Confederate 1 ironolad Merrimac, was about the city and at his work as usual Tuesday. Dur | ing the past year items conceTning the 1 death of the last survivor of the Moni- i tor have been more or less frequent. but l they do not disturb MT. Taylor who is l in good heaHI. A few weeks ago vet eran died in Mystic who it was believed, was the only living survivor of the crew of the "ch eesebox." The death Monday was that of John Driscoil, s2,. of Phila- delphia, who died at the United States | Naval Home Mir. Taylor was mere boy at the time the Merrimac- Monitor i fought, but served as, a powder. monkey during the encounter.
 With the Prize Day activities which are to be held Friday, and which mark | the close of the scholastic year, Rev. Dr. William Beach Olnsted completes twen- ] ty-five- years of service as headmaster of Pou1fret school. From an institu- tion that a quarter of century ago had | but 30 students, a faculty of only six instructors and relatively meager phy sical equipment. Pomfret school has grown under Dr. Olmsteds leadership in to school that today has 3o1 boys en- , rolled, and ranks among the foremost i preparatory schools of this country. Not only has the school grown in numbers, | but to the 30 acres of land that it origi- ! nally occupied on the main street of Pomfret, have been added others until it now extends over 15o acres, on which are located splendid athletic grounds, and i! a ca mpus that is one of the most beau tiful spots in Windham county. Not single building used when the school i first opened is now in use. foR all of the original buildings have been reriaccd, and many new ones added. Twelve modern structures now house the insti | tution Among these Is the school cha pei which was presented Pomfret school by Mir and Mrs. George Clark, in mem ory of their son, for many years a. stu dent there, and who was graduated in 1904.
 Pomfret school was fuonded by came there shortly after, and has serv- ed as head master eyer since. The school devotes itself exclusively to pre- pairing young men, for college, and each year it's graduates leave to enter leading higher institutions of learning in the United States. Dr. Olmsted, whose 25 years of inter est and activity have made the school | what it is was born in 164 in New York city, and there his early life was spent. In 1887 he was graduated from Trinity college, Hartford, with the de- gree of bachelor of arts He was later ordained as an Episcopal clergyman. In 1908 he received the degree of master of arts from Yale University, and in 1910 Yale conferred upon him the degree of l.. H. D.
 pr. olmsted is married and has two sons, William Beach Omsted, Jr., Yale IS, now of New York; and Frederick Olmsted of Boston. who. like his father, Is a graduate of Trinity.
 Not only does Dr. Olmsted hold the esteem of the hundreds of young men who have, as students of Ponrfret school known him as teacher. and a head master but he Is revered by the citizens of both Pomfret and Putnam. Dr. Ohm sted is widely known because of his edu- cational work. On many occasions he has, delivered addresses in Putnam. where he is invariably greeted with an interested audience who recognize In him personality of unusual attractive ness and force.
 At the commencement exercises of Boston University held Monday morning. at which time degrees were conferred upon 456 graduates, the largest number in the history Of the university, diplo- mas were given two Putna mstudents, Miss Minnie Rock, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. s. J. A. Rock, was graduated with the degree of bachelor of science; and Robert J. Torrey son of MT. and Mrs F. E. Torrey, East Putnam, received the degree of master of arts.
 pr. and Mrs. James Kent of Larcn- mont N. Y. and daughter, Vale, arrived
 In Putnam Monday to be guests of Dr Rents parents, Dr. and Mrs. J.. B. Kent Church street.
 Mrs. Marcia Cutler, of Oak Hill, ii. the guest of Miss Mary NJ. Bartholomew Locust Hill farm.
 Putnam authorities were interested Tuesday in the case of John R, Morar who is being held by the police of Web ster, Mass, on a charge of issuing worthless check on the Webster Nation al bank Moran told the Webster off cials that, he was given a checkbook b! a Worcester banking house in anticpa ton of a deposit. Checks from this bool 1 have been coming into the bank, al though it is alleged that no deposit ha ever been made to meet them. Loca i interest centers in the fact that at leas one of the checks was returned to th bank for collection from Putnam.
 Hartford paper commenting editor ially on the discussion of the Putnam city council at its June meeting center ing around the appearance eof carnival here, says: The city of Putnam is abou ito bar travelling carnival companies. Tn
 mayor explains that only one more vii
 be permitted, and that only because
 percentage of the profits Is to go to th city fremen That's one way of takin
 the curse off, but it is difficuks to see hoy
 such a sop makes carnival, otherwis
 obiectional, . good thing for city t
 entertain.
 A. E. Wilkinson, market garden spe
 cialist Is with County Agent Frank Da
 wis this week. and is visiting marke
 gardeners in Brooklyn and other part
 of the county.
 Agent Frank L. Davis sf the WiAdhA .,
 County Farmers Association has r,
 turned from Amherst Agricultural co
 exercises. Secretary of Agriculture Wa
 lace was one of the speakers and fai
 special emphasis upon the need of ec,
 homie leadership in agriculture Tn
 leadership, he said, should be a defini
 part of the program of all agricultur