The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
TORRINCTON
ia TO GRADUATE
FROM HIGH SCHOOL
Exercises on June 10
Gen Wadhams Hands
in Resignation

SUPERINTENDENT VI y " II " " .
George J. vogel, will distribute ia
diplomas to the graduating class
Of the TorringtOn high school
Thursday. June 16 at the COM
mencement exercises. Several re-
citations, most of them taking
Washington as their subject. are to
be presented. including: WASH
ington." by Charles Phillips. Doris
Iffland; washington. Model for
Youth" by Timothy Dwight. isabel
Jaffe; George Washington" by
Calvin Coolidge, Walter Storrs:
washington the Nation Builder"
by Erwin Markham, Nora A.
Khoury; "Washington's Loyalty"
by Henry Van Dyke. Dorothy Rey-
nolds; "Why We Remember Our
Heroes" by william 4. Barton.
Victor p. Conforti.
A feature OF the program will be
the presentation Of the class gift
by the president of the senior
class, Edward J. Dennis, which
will BIO accepted in behalf Of the
school by Raymond 8. Green, pres
ident OF the class of 1888.
Musical numbers will include Sc
lections by the high school orches-
ira, including the overture.
PRIESTS March," from "Athalia"
by Mendelssohn and 1.-THE Golden
Trumpet" by Il. Christie; a 80
prano solo, IA Song of india"
from "sadko," by Rimsky-Korsa-
kow, Yvonne !. Greningway; a
baritone solo, Drink to Me Only
with Thine Eyes" old English air,
10 nv the
graduating class. including the
class song, the words of which
were written by Lois Barton and
Yvonne Greningway and the mu.
sic by Anna Michna; Soldiers
Chorus" from Faust" by Goun-
cd; "Valorous Knight" from To-
hengrin by Warner: and the
Commencement Song" by Alfred
Murray.
The salute to the flag will be
rendered at the beginning OF the
exercises. and the program VIII
close with the singing. OF Amer
lea" by all present.
Gen Wadhams Seeks Resignation
OF Chairmanship of Observance
Committee
Mayor Ernest T.. Eovey, to-day
confirmed the report that he had
received a letter from General
Sanford II. Wadhams asking that
he be relieved of his duties as
chairman of the mayors commit
tee on the observance OF the
Washington bi-ccntennial. Mayor
Money stated however. that he had
written to General Wadhams urg-
ing that he reconsider his decision
in view of the fact that the cell
ebration is half over.
General Wadhams feels. It was
stated, that his other duties pre-
vent him from giving the time to
the committee that should be CIV
en-. !.
Driver Exonerated from Criminal
Responsibilities
John J. Leechi, of the Newfield
road, driver Of the car which
struck and fatally injured Douglas
Malette, 4 1-2 years old son of Mr.
and Mrs Ennis p. Mallette. near
the family home on Torringford
avenue May 26 ID exonerated from
all criminal responsibilities In the
case in q finding issued to-day by
Coroner Samuel A. Herman of
Winsted who conducted an inquest
several days ago.
The accident happened on the
morning Of May 20, when Douglas.
who had been playing with Ber@
nard Bleich, three ydar-old son Of
DR. and Mrs Joseph Bleich, ran
across the road. It Is claimed that
he darted into the path of the au-
tomobile as It was descending the
steep hill at that point.
Douglas was unconscious when
picked up after the accident. and
died at the family home several
hours later. Police who inves-
tigated released Leechi on his re-
cognizance pending the coroner's
inquest.