Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-19

and that with loss of $500 from the state the total cost to the town to main l tain the school for the year would ap- proxinate $1,500. This is a considerable sum to pay for the convenience of IT pupils.
 The Gary district was formerly in the l town of Ponfret but with the consolida- l ton the schoolhouse was left on the Put nam side of the high and Putnam has 1 maintained the school, the town of Pom l fret paying a part of the expense as the number of PomfCet pupils stood in pro- 1 portion to the number of pupils from Putnam. There were only 10 or IF pu- 1 pils in the school last year. Of the IT pupils it was claimed would enter if the 1 school is opened in the fall, nine of them | would be Pomfret pupils. While it is recognized that the town of Putnam is under no obligation to maintain a school for the benefit of Pomfret children, yet l the school board did not wish to go on record as not being willing to do all possible and reasonable to assist families | over the line in the sister town.
 After a good deal of discussion, 1t was l voted that the town of Putnam lease to the town of Pomfret the Gary school house and property for one year, from July 14, 1922, to July 14. 1923 for the sum of s1, for the purpose of maintain l HE d COLuulOA SClOOI IuGT6iU to hire and pay the teacher at a. salary not to exceed s750 per year, and dtthat if the town of Pomfret accept such an of fer and maintains said school, those pu- pills from Putnam who have been accus- toned to attend said school will be paid for by the town of Putnam in proportion to the whole number of pupils, reckoned on the basis and by the method used be- fore the school was closed in making said charge against the town of Pomfret.
 It was also voted that the chairman Mrs. Jane E. Warner present the vote to the Pon1fret school committee and see If it can be carried into effect.
 Il It is anticipated that if the Ponfret parents in the district are active in pre- senting the matter to the Pomfret school committee in the light that it was pre- sented to the Putnam school committee l and set forth the position of Putnam in the matter that the plan will without 1 doubt become effective. Those who ap- peared at the meeting Friday night were greatly encouraged and feel that the school will be reopened in the fall. Invitations have been received for the wedding of Miss Muriel Nichols Backus, a graduate of Putnam High school, daughter of MT. and Mrs Edmund S. Backus of Thompson, and Edward Leon Page of Melrose, Mass. The wedding will take place at the Congregational church next Saturday evening, June 24 and MT. and Mrs. Backus extend a cordial invitation to friends to be present at the church.
 William Mccoy has been chosen captain and Andrew Donovan manager of the Putnam High school baseball team for 1923. The school letter opp was awarded to members of the team at chapel as fol lows: Rudolph Nelson, captain; Ted Brousseau, manager: William Mccoy captain-elect; Gerald Allard. Mertor Ames, Patrick Donlon, Chandler Morse Leon Wilson, Jr., George Murphy, Michae 1 Maher, Gerard Cartier. Those awarded letters for winning the tennis tournamen were Ina Aldrich '23. girls singles; Ger aid Allard, who also won last year. Thes, l two names will be added to those on thu l tennis cup.
 Mrs. w. H. Holmes of Mt Vernon, N Y, arrived Friday to visit her mother Mrs. A. W. Macdonald, Oak Hill. He son, Richard Holmes, a Clark universit. student, also arrived for a visit. The left Sunday to spend the summer month in Maine. Mrs. Holmes and her so joined Dr. Holmes superintendent of tn schools of Mt. Vernon in Boston.
 Miss Rhoda Gilpatric, daughter of Stat Treasurer and Mrs. G. Harold Gilpatrit has returned from her school in Naticl
 Mass, to pass the summer with her par
 ents.
 Henry Brousseau is spending the sun
 mer vacation at the home of his parentl
 Mr:~a Mrs. George P. Brousseau Wi
 kinson street.
 Miss Harriet N Albee, recent gradr
 ate of the nurses training school (
 Backus hospital, Norwich. is the guest (
 her mother, Mrs. c. s. Albee, South Mai
 street. Miss Albee was awarded hte fir.
 prize, $20 in gold, for proficiency in ger
 eral nursing. She will return to the f1o'
 Dital for the summer months.
 The graduation exercises of St. Mary ! school will be held next Sunday aftel
 noon at 3 o'clock Diplomas will be pr
 scented and the annual gift ofsthe paste
 Rev. Charles F. Bedard, a gold meda
 will be given to each graduate. Thos
 wh will receive diplomas and medals il
 clude Archille Bourque, Arthur Pomil
 vile, Silvia Durand Gerard Caron. Stel
 Harper, Fabiola Snoncey Julia sJankc siIyio Dupre, Danase Richard. Pauhl