Putnam patriot., 1923-06-08
CHILDREN RECEIVE
 DIPLOMAS TONIGHT
Eastford School Has Gradua. ton This Evening.-Pom-
 fret on Tuesday
Ho~e-Msrot School Makes Elaborate
 Plans For Commencement

FtAna or 10m me nGtuheht
 Seven children will graduate from the Eastford grammar schools and will receive their diplomas at exercis- es to be held this evening in the 1 Congregational church. The Rradu- ates are: ida Bartlett. Vera Morse, Mamie Nahibowitz. Herbert Upham, Sumner Warren. Stanley Dominick, and Mamie Wago. William Warren. chairman of the town school beard will present the diplomas.
 The graduation program will be featured by the presentation of the operetta, tThe Whole Year Round" The operetta will be given by elemen- tary school children and will be under the direction of Miss Marguerite Burns.
 Pomfret Graduation Tucsdsy
 The graduation of Pomfret school children will be held next week Tues day night at the Town hall at ' :30 o'clock. Thirty will receive diplomas, the presentation to be made by Fitz Henry Paine. chairman of the town school board. The several schools this year will present the following num- Der of graduates: Abingdon II; Center 5; Chandler 6; Elliott 5 1; Landing 8; North 1. An excellent program of songs and recitations has been prepared for the evening.
 Next week Wednesday night ~ill bring the graduation exercises for schools of the Town of Woodstock. The exercises will be held at Academy L.n ntrfw.u ..sfu hss saaAaraA a 3l graduates from the following schools; Center, T.; Chandler. 2; East, 8; Elmyale, Harrisyille, 1 i; Quasset, |: North, ]; Red-White. 4; South. T; Valley. T; West. 1. Read ing of the class will. prophecy and history will be features of the gradu- ation program. District school Super visor R. D. McAlister will give an address. Diplomas will be presented by Oliver A. Hiscox. chairman of the town school board.
 Plan clo.ins Esereises
 Closing exercises at Miss Howe and Miss Marcus school, Thompson, will be held next week Monday and Tues day, June II and 12. On Monday morning there will be track meet, with eight events on the card and al- most all of the students participat- ing
 The afternoon games and dances will be in progress from o'clock until 2 and features will be badmin- ton, exhibition tennis games, riding and solo dancing by Miss Carolyn Gushing. In the evening. commenc- ing at o'clock, there will be a torch light parade by the school.
 Tuesday morning there will occur the presentation of prizes for athlet= ics and field day, school, order. pune. tuality and scholarship. In the after noon at o'clock there will be held the formal graduation exercises. The speaker will be padraie Colum. Music will be given by Miss Marot and Mir. l Platt. The graduates are the Miss es Sarah Bailey, Elizabeth Bigelow. Clara Louise Brown. Francis Brad ' ley, Frances Shepard Corbusier, Carolyn Cushing, Henrietta Doble, Katherine Hull Duncan. Leila New eombe Fleisehmann, Doris Gates and Barbara Louise Pratt.
 The senior garden party will follow the formal graduation exercises and ! this will be followed by the play. "Isaiah" by the school.
 In the play Isaiah an interpretation | is made of the second prophecy of ! Isaiah. both because of it's literary value and because of the light he ! throws on present world thought. ! The words of the interpretation are | taken from lSniah. Chapters 4o-64. l No words will be used by the speak CTS except those of the prophecy. ! Two Psalms, 5i and 72, are in- 1 troduced into the interludes. The 1 prophecy is divided into seven ac- tions progressing from the idea of sin and repentance followed by the false ideal of worship through gifts. to the i conception of One who redeems through love.
 Movement and interpretation Is gained by means of a chorus of na- tions The nations, like the Greek chorus. hold the play together for the audience They do this by means of l gesture and dancing. The eolors of | the costumes of the dancers are sym holie. In the first action scarlet is worn-typifying sin. in the second scarlet and gold and SO on with va rious changes through the seven ar tions More than 10 young women are included in the east.