Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-21
ACADEMY GRADUATES 1O5 IN
 CLASS OF 1922; PRIZE AWARDS MADE

Graduation exercises for the Norwich Free Academy class of 1922 wcrs held Tuesday afternoon at Slater Memorial hall. When the program began prompt ly at o'clock after the graduating class had marched to their seats, prayer was oeffred by Rev. Richard R. Graham of Christ Episcopal church. and the follow ing program as announced by Henry A. Tirrell, principal of the Academy, was carried out:
 Hymn-America.
 Theme-Mental Indigestion,
 William Frederick Storms Theme-Animal Facial Expressions
 Patricia Cassidy Theme-A Plea for Ghosts,
 Charles Houghton Sage Theme-The Heritage of the Youngest
 Child
 Clarissa Lord Theme-A Market
 Albert Miller Van wagenen, Jr. Theme-Flappers
 Elizabeth Campbell Service Music-Raymond Overture, Thomas
 The Academy Orchestra Theme-Are We Justified in Excluding
 the Japanese?
 FIoyQ Bramdn Hill Theme-Extracts from My Autobio.
 graphy
 Pauline Cleveland Mather Theme-The Joys of Loafng, Edward Arnold Smith Theme-Musings ofp Rambler, Carrie Elizabeth Main | Theme-Nextl
 William Blackstone Chappell Theme-An Interesting By-path, Elsie Elizabeth Church
 VaIedictory
 The vaIedictory address was delivere, by Miss Florence Elizabeth Carpenter 1 daughter of MT. and Mrs. c. F. Carpen ter of Newton street, in part as follows Parents and Friends, Gentlemen 0 the Board of Trustees, MT. TirrelI an | Teachers: We are all glad to welcom you here this afternoon, for your pres ence proves your deep interest in u, 1 We can now see what your interest ha done for us throughout, and withou them our labors would have been vain. We may not realize all you hay done for us but we hope that by our live and deeds, more fully than by word we may express our sincere gratitude.
 Classmates-Our commencement is q important event, for it marks the begin ming of new period in our lives Mar Of us will now enter various fields : activities, still others will continue ol [ studies in higher schools. Our scho has done much for us and we should r l member that our chance to make u school proud Of us has not ended wi our activities here. Our class mot leaves us with the command to Sci the Opportunity, and may we never mi :. an opportunity to do justice to the teac : lngs of our Alma Mater and to hon : her name by every act of our lives. Principal TirreH Presents Diplomas l. Principal Henry A. Tirrell in preser ing the diplomas spoke briefly, instru l ing the graduates of the two meanin of character, created through educatit First character stands for a high mol ; sense, the outgrowth of worthy idea ,' and second, the powers of intellect d ,' will be necessary to put these !de; -+ into action. In a last word of adv Principal Tirrell told the class to cul F vate to their utmost a desire to do . q right and efficiency in doing the rig
 Class Elm Tree.
 The class of 1922 instead of pIanti
 the class ivy selected an elm trea. T Y oration at the planting which follow ,a the exercises in Slater Hall was del = cred by H. Downer Johnson Jr., N ,+ in brief described the growth of the f, n planted by the class and compared
 with the lives of the class membe ,o ending with plea that the class of l! = might grow up to be loyal suppor.e 'S and worthy sons and daughters of tn Abna Mater.
 B. Class Gift Presented. le The class gift this year to the Ar. r. emy was presented to George S. Palr t. Of New London. president of the bo; 1t of directors by Class President R r. mond Thomas Reed. The gift 2 ch e. Tor SIS is to be used to purchase i nt sets of stall-bars for the giris' gym 1g sum. MT. Palmer in accepting the ve told of the increase in attendance lis the school and urged the cids, of 1929
 follow the example of older eradua
 Tn lending their support to every wor movement sponsored bv the school. : TT the splendid work accomplished in n |. years might be continued for the hen l;o or future generations. S. Senior Honors. ns Senior honors in the class of m members were as folows: lis First Scholar Classical and Scjent e- Courses) s)-Florence Elizabeth Carpen es First Scholar General and Comm lle> eial Courses)-Mildred Estelle Gran Ie Leading Scholars in Order of Ran re Florence Elizabeth Carpenter. Patr II Cassidy, Clarissa Lord, Mildred Est ,p ,, Grandy. Julius Stamm, Elizabeth Rog m mar Huntington, Helen Land Elizat # Campbell Service, William Fredel in 'toi ms
 of Prize Awards Announced.
 Principal Tirrell aanounced
 award of prizes as follows:
 Williams Prize. TIE Three prizes of $15 each. founded a Gen. William Williams and his W -a Mrs. Harriet Peck Williams, awar we annually for excellence in bookkeep no letter writing and reading. we Bookkeeping this year divided ,r- three prizes of $5 each awarded to I in- othy P. Harvey, Sarah l. Mintz, Tn G. Turetzky.
 sts Letter 7writing-s15 to Marian G se+ Reading-$15 to Marian Geer, C yos den second prize in reading divided as each to Patricia Cassidy and Rose D lot a coll.
 Perkins Medals.
 ] By bemest of the late J. New