Norwich bulletin., 1922-06-20

The annual meeting of the Norwich Free Academy Alumni Association was held Monday evening at Slater Hall with about 200 of the alumni and grad uates of the Academy class of 1922 pres ent. A reception was held from 7.3O o. clock until S.30 o'clock during which the Academy orchestra, under the able lead ership of Director Frederick H. Crans- ton, rendered delightful musical enter tainment.
 The business meeting of the associa- tion was opened at s.30 o'clock by Pres ident Edmund W. Perkins, the report of l the 1921 meeting being read by Lee Roy Robbins. R. V. Congdon, treasurer, re- ported that with all expenses paid the association now has in the treasury the sum of $557.S2.
 Preparing Memorial Tablet. l President Perkins who is also nem- l Der of the association memorial commit- l tee, reported progress during the year. 1 The memorial tablet to those who fought during the World war is to measure l by feet and will be placed in the Aca- demy upon completion. The tablet has been sent to the company for casting and the work on the lettering was not l suitable, for the tablet and the committee l awaited the approval of the association
 members before giving the casting over l to specialist. It was voted to continue l the same committee in office for another year, empowering them to place the cast I ing with specialist. The tablet will
 be in place within another year, and l when completed will cost approximately | $70o.
 | Principal Henry A. Tirrell on behalf of the nominating committee, handed il
 the following list of officers for the en-
 suing year: President, Grosvenor Ely vice president, W. Tyler Olcott; treas
 urer, Raymond " Congdon; secretary
 Lee Roy Robbins; assistant secretary
 Bruce Rogers. The secretary cast ont
 affirmative ballot for the election of off
 cers as recommended by the committee President Perkins announced that tn,
 classes of 1902, 1912, and 1917 were hold
 ing reunions this year and called for re
 marks from members of each class Fret
 Manning of the class of 1912 reporte, the activities of the class reunion hel,
 Saturday night at the Norwich Golf club
 and spoke of the memorial cup in mem ory of Robert Ogden Fletcher an
 Charles Wolcott Wiley, two members O
 the cla5S Wno gave their lives for thel ; country during the World war; The GU
 is to be awarded annually to the grad uate who has done the most for athletic during four years at the Academy.
 There were none present of the othe
 two classes who accepted the !nvitatio
 to speak for their members
 Academy Registration Growing. Principal Henry A. Tirrell was the called upon for remarks and inmediatel touched on the crowded conditions at tn , Academy today. In 1914 the school res istration was 556 and grew steadily UT til the years of the war when it fell of 7. due to enlistments in the service. 1920-21 the registration grew to SIS an
 during this last year to 733, a remarl
 able growth in such a short space years. This, however, said Mir. Tirrell,
 not as strangs as 1t may seem for on
 thirty years ago and secondary scho population in the country was but 200 { 900 and today it is over 100000. growth of over 300 per cent.
 The increase in registration at il f Academy presents to the directors : problem which must be solved. If il 6 increase continues new building mn, ] take place at the Academy to provi, e for the students. During the comir 7, year the tuition rate for out of town D II II plls will be advanced to $1O0, tuiti,