Putnam patriot., 1925-10-02

.rsserf acb5sl board. gave a short tak He hzz =eea r4rtz zalAzr4y gH- a~aaez hF ase number af 1lnere1t tezerers Wh rl served ia tae scnoe. ainra 1EEH VI contrast % t1as Ae mentioned tar faez taar during hls aranHar sc days Ir E-EIauu se eaa had HHsF s7FH teachers a1Efne tnat ae aara E @ aa= sE.zeEe. that many { these frequent changes aeFFa zFdaE7rF less Esre due tc E1s fact hat the q hers HH country schools were BOW te-r better reu1nerated.
 FaYrsr1laf wss gwen Afs- Earrlat lsrea1e Wal as the eldest teacher prssr-
 James Cr-eerses taik was made sery real d q the fact that he brought u5tr him many af tHe things he used tu Las anr teacher iE the sls schaaI Hs eall=1 ths raA as # stood whea ss was t1ere, etc
 Pref. Bronton
 Pr5fesssr Walser (. Bronson, noN af Brown University. expressed noN glad he was g. meet ss many of bis former pup.tz ard friends. and recall ei several Estle incidents % doubt sess real so =n= present He recalled s1N one stuzaat had informed him that -iamberlrE meant. Making a big noise. and ho& 8 boy whom he .aaaghf e ba nzncalng an apple be- anz his 6ess was diligently reading .he Bihle.
 Wuffed MHIs laaghingIy sad he could pronise tne chairman he should not need more than tsE8 minutes of the Ave allowed nm. bat that he dId want .s say hos glad be was that such a gathering had been called. and that be had twelve of his former pupils pres ent- He reminded those enjoying the shade of the maple tree at one side of the yard that it was set out when he vas a pupil of the school and that t had been named =Longfellow.
 Then Asa Ross. a former pupil and once 6 member of the school board gave 6 very interesting description and history of the old school building itself He also recalled one or two stories of pranks done to make llfe more interesting for the teachers. One happened a. the time Of the building of the big dam at the reservoir and Che sebolars were deeply interested n Its progress A recess four or five boys went down and didn't return Hhereupon the teacher sent more boys after them. and they didn't return. Then the girlG were sent. The boys went back % che school bat the girls stayed Again the bays were sent down and fh.s time they all stayed
 Pupil and Board Member
 Oscar T uFaH. also q former papd
 
 Hressed his pleasure for such aa vcca- s.oa and haw t placed one fH @ femstf- zzc Ht mood HH= a#zH =ad ard H4#as ant Referring ta 1r Barton re. mark regard a- lre number teach. sr- since Is5a. 1e explained sEat 1 cause Ene h attend #aHa tHaH H=F aHa #eHt znEE were #F tEars ald men teaeHr= Hara required aH garee dI4c#H during t## H-ez 5Hrms and HHa HlF-a fat ether term Ha recall #a aIs Hsst l.s a school - ha ta8 gone r#ne aa# l .lld hs m He Ha- H=s gong t school aga a1tl he was assa ta lt i and hos hH lad med ta EazEy alz nH 1 plan bv sfar1ne for hls sHezes tu. Hext marHHg Hasl#a aa # foH tte -ehea l house Haseser. ? mother beat Ht=H | Co II. and ne went ta school 1 Jerome Munyan. ene e. -he ala= | scholars present. mentioned that sixty | eight used Co be- an average attend ancs when he was pupil there Nr | Ballard then referred t0 his school rec | nrds and found the average attendaac. to be around thirty-three when h, taught there.
 | Mrs. Clemens iu feW words stated 1 she fell she could nQt add very macf tn ali that had been sad bat that &. | she loake eyer the long H-t af teacher she felt drst of all proud of her pro l fessiou. and secondly that her ham, Was iu she list If teachers uf Qua1lc Firtt Automobile Miss Mary Chase had noted on- marked change particularly One dss when school was ln session an Auto mobile 0as heard approaching and shs had told all the pupils t0 Ee a4er e | the window and see II and then lt aa. ! still at fhe top of the hill and ta1s fully ten minutes t1 pass ogt of sight For several days it furnished eeuker } satiou for everyone.
 Clayton Thurher in speaking ui new kNNA II .A-NllAEA AA af1z7 ftA ANtsaat familiar faces. expressed the feeling af the whole gathering when he sad i' seemed as though a gathering of thi kind ought Ia continue.
 ] Resolutions
 Meantime the committee on resolu- tons had been busy and the following was read. adopted. and placed on file
 Resolved. That we extend oui thanks to Mir Ballard and the variou. committees and pupils of the QuadiS F school and for the bountiful luneh served and also for the great pleasure enjoyed by those who have been able to attend Hoping that al some future : date we may be able to meet again, VIC 2 are
 l "Osear Munyan, ? Asa Ross.
 Committee on Resolutions" !"