The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-06-17
INSURANCE FOR
SCHOOLSLOOMS
Matter Tabled Until Sur.
vey Is Made - Classes
Graduate Wednesday
W0LcOTT
sara. q. Nelson Cole. rodd
ROsd-TelephOUe S0y39

Graduation exercises will be held
In the town hall Wednesday night
Plans were made for the exercises
at the board Of education meeting
held in the Woodtick school with
Ransom Bronson, presiding, Fire
insurance problems were also dis
cussed and decisions will be made
after surveys are made.
The aware Ut the normal school
scholarship was made to Miss La
verne Avery who will enter her
second year at the Danbury Normal
school In September. It was voted
to permit various rooms to hold pic
MICS on school year days provided
that the full school year days have
been completed.
Applications for high school at
tendance next year were considered.
A few pupils attending this year
have not applied or the applications
have not as yet reached the board.
Pupils must make application in
writing, both for attendance and
transportation and permission by
the board must be granted. When
very poor work has been done the
application may be denied II the
pupil is over l6 years Of age. The
board feels that the town cannot af-
ford to let such pupils continue and
thus pay full tuition for them.
Local pupils graduating from var
ious high schools this week are:
Lois Bergen. Clifford German,
Crosby; Fred Cartona, Arthur
Strever, Theodore Cocoa, Leaven-
worth; Amelia Archamhault, Rose
mary Goodson, Eugene Theriault
Wildly: Evelyn Huntley, Bristol:
Rita Pernatozzi, Waterbury Catholic
High. Twenty one graduates from
the town schools will enter high
school In September.
Making Braided Rug
The Wolcott Women's Club met
Wednesday for an all day meeting.
The braided rug which Is being
made was nearly finished at this
meeting. An appliqued quilt will
now be started SO as to have both
completed for the Wolcott Fair on
Oct 4. Mrs. Fred Megin was ap-
pointed to get prices on dish cab
inets and report back at the next
meeting. The annual picnic will be
held at the home of Mrs. Walter
Smith on June 26. Mrs. Leland
Smith has charge of the dinner.
A trip to the Worlds Fair was
suggested, bus fares have been
secured and Mrs. Leslie Baker will
get the railroad prices. Mrs. Claude
Badger, president, spoke Of the
many industies in town and sug-
gested they be patronized as much
as possible by the towns-people.
$40 was voted to be given to the
Red Cross Relief Fund. A pot-luck
luncheon was enjoyed at noon.
Members attending were: Mrs.
Claude Badger, Mrs. Edith Ger
mans Mrs. Walter Smith, Mrs. Le-
land Smith, Mrs. James Bergen,
Mrs. Leslie Baker, Mrs. Mary Dee
gan, Mrs. Harold Jessell, Mrs. AL.
bert Homewood, Mrs. Charles Win
tiers, Mrs. John A. Warner Mrs
william Dumschott, Mrs. Fred
Megin, Mrs. John Kirschbaum, Mrs.
Hans Beerbaum, Mrs. Alberta
klenke, Miss Esther Bronson, Mrs.
Earl Snyder Mrs. Alfred German,
Mrs. John Weste, Mrs. Agnes STANCE
and Ms. Charles Tyrell.
Enumeration Completed
Mrs. John Kelley Of Farview ave-
nue. has completed the census enum-
Grafton for the town OF Wolcott as
follows: population, ITO; farms, 10:
dwelling units occupied, ATS; vacant
summer places, 222; abandoned
farms, 1; infants less than four
months old IL.
A son, Earl Robert, was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Grant Of
Hitchcock Lake at the Waterbury
hospital on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Backmailn OF
Mtddlebury are the parents Of son,
born Wednesday at st. Mary's hos
pital. Mrs. Backman was before her
marriage, Frances Reiser OF Dale
avenue, Wolcott.