lay is ushered out. school
. before writing finish. may
‘ {and in reviewing the month of
, ‘ ' rightly add and not a dull
. ’ ~Flrhups it was such a Joyous
" "' Muse it was introduced to
such pleasing circumstances.
ly had she taken her first
”on we were invited to the
festival. which was such a
success. reflecting much cre-
Miss McCarthy. supervisor
the teachers of the various
not forgetting of course. the
Egsrticipsnts. the pupils.
turned from this and found
just around the corner the
. spelling contest which was so
. w handled by Supervisor Green.
ifollowing week was devoted to
g for the field day, which was
last Tuesday at Amusement
, This} day was inaugurated for
Afimose of selecting a team or
to represent the various schools
tion of Miss Thompson. physical d -
.v-aru so a;
at the public eshlbition to~be held on
the night of June 1. under the d
rector at the Armory. Two teams.
consisting of four boys and four girls
each, were entered from each school
and from this number only Rowaytox:
and Brookside schools ‘s‘n‘l the right
to be represented at the final meet by
both a. girl's and a boy's team.
While the lower grades were try-
ing to ~be gladiators the upper grades
were coaxing along their histrlonic
talents. The Center School Dramatic
club. under the supervision of Prin-
clpal Standish are deep in rehearsals
for a dramatic sketch. which they
are to present on the night of June 8
in the Righ School auditorium. with
their rivals from the Franklin
school. before an enthusiastic audi-
ence last Friday night. which thronged
the auditorium. demonstrated the fact
that they are just as good Thespians
as they are scholars.
s EXERCISES
ON JUNE 20
Gnduation exercises for the senior
”in ochool will be held on X" ednes-
"a utternoon. June 20.
dents who blue a possibility of
“dating are. David Lewis Brennan.
Ion-is Isador Bresev. Francis Russell
,m Leo Isador Chinsky. George
Clark. Harold Osborne Davis.
Imam Mordeai Fincson. George
,1!!an Foote. Leo Jacob Frank.
mu Howard Green. Charles Leo
. John Henry Grifl‘cn. Thoma
i” Wliitmore Ireland iIarry Lesson.
l?“ Paul Vincent Ly.nch Francis Ed-
‘ ”6 Marion. Howard Martin Melam-
4 Marion. Howard Joseph Mur-
”I; John Henry McCarthy, Donald
8818 MacGrcgor. Martin Melam-
sells. Joseph Ross, “illinm irancis
n‘y'an. Harold John Skidd 12ml Byx-
bot Thomason. G e o r g e V asi-
.- mu. Whipple. Philip Young. Lillian
”Vowteras. lldnin Carter W heeler.
mus Whippe. Philip Young. Lillian
.‘ der, Ethel Grace Avery. Anna
. Mend Barrett. Miriam Marie Bay—
- 'y I. Eleanor Alice Campbell. There-
‘Z’Ilarie Churioit. Ruth Raymond
‘ h. Emma Mary (‘owioy. Ruth
was Currie. Frances it‘uth Deitz.
Gmldine Marie Delaney. Harriet
“‘H “the Dimond. Angela (flair Donnel-
11. Elizabeth L'shcr l-‘airchild, Lillian
«Gl‘ondolyn Erickson, Anna Grace
Ouncrine. Margaret Ethel Gaston.
. “of Adams Havens. Isabel Anne
Mn. Margaret ‘chcl lloyt. Mar-
10rd. Cecilia. llunt. Margaret Edythe
rm. Agatha Kcssler, Elsie Kather-
InofKnorr. Mary Caroline Kulovis. Vi-
ol. lube! Lincoln. “'innifrcd May Lit-
tle, Dorothy May Lovejoy. Eleanor
ocs Mathews. Ruth Shield Mc-
Iuhon. I'mnccs Ruth Modne. Mary
Ag'nssMulvoy. Catherine Mary O' Neil.
Dorothy Mus Pow ell. Sarah Elizabeth
4;" 'Roardon. Helen Louise Reynolds. Em-
"lm Frances ltubey. Charlotte Maris
l
Sanford. Helen Burgess Sanger. May
Selas. Edna Pauline Taft. Josephine
Elvira Vallerin. Sarah Loundes \Vells
and Beatrice Isabel W'ilkins.
Mr. and Mrs. McMurray
to Spend the Sum-
mer in France
Albert McMurray. teacher orecience
at Center school and Mrs. McMurray.
French teacher. at Franklin school
will sail ‘on the Ilochambeau. July 7
for France. who're during the summer
months Mr. McMurray will continue
his studies in the University of Paris.
returning to this country in time for
the re-openlng of the fall‘school term.
Mrs. McMurray. who has been granted
a year's leave of absence by the school
board. will rest during the summer
and enroll for the winter term at the
Grenovls l‘siversity. in Southern
France. as a student of French history
and literature,
Mrs. Mciliurray has been attending
Saturday morning classes at Columbia
University. during the winter and
while this will be her first visit to the
birthplace of her parents. it is not so
with her husband who spent two years
in France. during the late war. when
he was attached to Base Hospital No.
7 as a bacterilogist.
Mb. and Mrs. McMurray will be ac-
comp ed abroad by Mrs. McMur-
rny's' thcr and during their stay
will visit with her grandmother who
resides in Lens. northern France.
A
Parent Visiting Days
The regular annual visiting days at
school on which each parent is urged
to visit the rooms in which his chil-
dren attend. occur this year on “'01!-
ncsday. Thursday. and Friday. June 6.
7. and 8.
At two o 'clock on the afternoons of
practically only
in the schools. .capbble of being rep-
in her ecth room to welcome
no and them in finding the
work of pupils in whom they are es-
pecisliy interested. .
The various schools are grouped for
dines-en: visiting days so patrons may
visit diil'erent ones for'the sake of
comparison. It will be helpful if vis-
itors will do this and thus aid in fixing
a high standard for both school work
and its exhibition. The schools are
grouped to have open house as fol-
lows: :
Wednesday. June 6.——l_?ranklin.
North center. Marvin. Knudsen. Over
River. and Winnipauk.
Thursday. June 7.—Center. Fitch.
Cranbury. Lincoln. Rowayton, and
Washington.
Friday. June 8.——.Tei'ferson. Broad
River. Concord. Brookside. Putnam,
and 'West Norwalk. .
The above days ans really exhibition
days for the purpose of letting
patrons see collectively samples of
school work as it is done from time to
time during the year. It! fact, all
school days are visiting days and
patrons are always welcome to come
in and see how the work is moving on.
You owe it to yourself as a taxpayer,
to your children. and to the com-
munity to know something of the
school life of your town from per-
sonal inspection. and not be wholly
dependent upon casual remarks. Re-
member people are core inclined to
criticise an institution than to com-
mend.
Delightful Tea
WVednesday afternoon the Junior
and senior students in the domestic
science class and Miss Tennant. teach-
er. were hostesses at a tea in the
cooking room. tendered to the faculty
and supervisor of the schools.
The menu which consisted (a salad.
cake and tea. was plepared by the
girls and very much enjoyed by the
guests.
(alter School
At the regular weekly assembly
held Tuesday morning. Dr. W. W.
Tracy was the guest. of honor and
briefly outlined for the children the
history of medicine. During his talk
Dr. Tracey made mention of several
Norwalk doctors who have made
noteworthy accomplishments in the
medicinal field. Foremost among
whom perhaps is the son of the isle
Colonel Russell. who perfected the
typhoid serum and Professor Under-
hlll of Yale University.
Following Dr. Tracey's address
which was very much enjoyed both
by the teachers and their pupils. the
following program was given: Song.
I Need Thee Every Hour; Prayer.
Lord's Prayer and the Twenty-third
Psalm: Song. Tomorrow} Remarks.
Principal Standish; Salute to the
Flag. and Closing Song, The Star
Spangled Banner.
Everything comes in threes and the
Center Midgets were made thrice
happy this week. First by the re-
these days you my see the various
school rooms of the city literally filled
ceipt-of their new unniforms. second
'is now‘ on display in the window of
the Olsen Shoe store. Wall street.
whole: once more. thanks no the §l
‘futofiumberloflhai’dmtedtQ-
them by omcer Thorpe.
The crucial game of the series will
be played next Tuesday when they
face the inseam-manna
teams in the Juniorglesgue; are mak-
ins l- fiOt fight for W of the
cup. donated by the Pardoe Spot-tin!
Goods company of Bridseport. which
Candidates for the 1923—1924 var-
sity basketball team met initoom 21.
Tuesday afternoon and elected Ed-
ward Root. captain.'and William Hill- 1
er. manager. Letters have been sent
out to the various school's asking for
dates and already amusements have
been made to meet the Brown School
of Hartford. in Hamel—d. Decéfinber
29.
0 0
-On Wednesday -Principal Standish
visited several schools in New York
city and during his absence his duties
were asiumed by Mr. lemurs-em
teacher of science.
0 l t
Tickets for the Dramatic club's
presentation of the play “The Vi!!!“
Skewi of Long Ago" have been re-
celved and are now in circulation.
This play. which is being produced
under the direction of Principal
Standish. will be presented in the
High School auditorium June 8.
O 0 0
It is expected that the school pub-
lication the “Mirror" will make its
appearance the second week of June.
Several stories. poems and cartoons
have been received and congratuls--
tions are being extended to the ad-
vertising committee for their splen-
did work. ‘
North Center School
The North Center baseball team
played the Center Midgets on North
Center’s diamond on Monday after-
noon. The score was 19 to 13 in fav-
or of Center Midgets.
O O I
Mr. Green. Miss Hewitt and Miss
McCarthy visited school this week.
0 O O
A toachcrs‘ meeting was held on
W'ednesdsy.
9 O 0
On account of the meeting to be
held at the Armory on Friday after~
noon in meeting of the Good Citizen-
ship Club will be postponed until
Monday afternoon.
I O O
A most hearty response to the Near
East Relief call was made by the
children and grown-ups of the dis-
trict.
. .
Books were presented to the lib.
rary by Dorothy Hilkemeier, ’Annie
Watkins and Earl Reynolds.
Lincoln School
Mrs. William Ostranger entertained
the teachers of Lincoln school‘atfia
recently.
0 0 0
Bundel Day was observed in school
Thursday and many bundles of dis-
carded ciothlng were received.
0 O 0
The children are busy practicing
for the health exhibition to be held
I \
W
‘hoepr at aismv biy Friday: morning.
nmnwisthegnestef
,~ o”. "b‘
Jinnavisttordurin'gthe
o~
‘A—-—
Bonuses. WLW i
Bowm school has reserved is.
unna- which will be accorded each
week to the room flying” the highest
average-for attendance. Last week
the roonf harboring-the third and
fourth grades was the proud posses-
sors who relinquhhed it am 3 to
the sixth? and seventh‘grades.
O O
Rowayton' may be small but oh.
my: Their school and Brookside are
the only grade schools.» enter a boys'
and girls' team in the exhibition to
be held June 1. in the Armory. under
the direction of Kiss Thompson. phy.
sical director. Just as they captured
two hbnors in the recent spelling con-
test. so do they also intend to win new
laurels for this'school in this meet.
» O O O
The te’ache and pupils were very
happy to lea that into condition of
Him howls. teacher of the fifth grade
who has been seriously ill at. her
home in Springfield. is much improved
and that she expects to resume her
duties sh ly.
O 0
Near East bu°ndle day was 'celebra-
ted in the school Thursday and al-
though no particular publicity was
given, the pupils responded generous-
ly that Thursday morning. the school
hall was piled_ sky,high with bundles.
O I 0
Mrs. Merritt and. Mrs. Walker have
been substituting during the past
week. ~
summons saloon NOTES
Tuesday was a dismal day. or at
least it was until nearly noon. but the
children of Jefferson school did not
know it. for the day was brightened
for them by a visit from Superintend-
of the School Buchanan. who con-
gratulated them upon the rapid prog-
ress which they are making in their
studies. '
I
BROOKSIDE’ 808001}. NOTES
Well may Brookside feel proud for
they and Rowayton school are the
only schookedeclared eligible by the
judges of the elimination meet held
Tuesday afternoon in Amusement
park. to enter both s. boys' and girls"1
team in the public meet on Friday
night in the‘ Armory.
O O 0
Supervisor Green and Miss Thomp-
son. physicsl ductor were welcome
visitors at the school during the past
week.
PL'I'MAN 80800” NOTES
which they expect to carry away many
honors.
O O O
Putmsn school is very busy prepar-
ing for the physical exhibition from
' KW! SCHOOIS NOTES
Thursday “bundle day at Knud-
sen schooi. Bundle day for the Near
East. and pupils. in answer to the plea
sent out from Hartford. came to
school laden with packages. Woolen
clothing. shoes and toys were‘soiiclted
whiehareytobecol-
andshtppedfrom Hal-trad. her
own-Jon's bed. and her favorite teddy.
. " best,
an. m. supervisor of mu- '
BROAD m “0015 NOI'ES.
During the post Wee: Broad River
school was visited by Hrs. Gees-go
Betts. secretary of the Board of Edn—
cities; and Hrs. Vissl. a member of
the Home and School League.
0
Bundle day for the Near East was
also observed on Thursday and many
bundles were received. .
WASH“ N SCHOOL' NOTES .
School was visited by Miss Thomp-
son. physical director and drilled for
the coming public exhibition.
0 0 O
Besides their books ‘the pupils
brought/on Thursday many bundles
containing clothing and toys. which
nest winter will gladden the heart of
some little urchin in the Near East.
DIARVIN SCHOOL NGI'ES
Not often does it fall to the lot of a
school to be favored as much as Mar-
vin school was. honored last week,
when all on the same day they were
visited by Supervisor Green. Miss Me-
Carthy. supervisor of music. Miss
Benton. drawing teacher and Miss
Thompson. physical director.
Franklin salon! Notes
Ninth grade assembly was addressed
by W. W. Tracy. who sought to im-
press upon the students the necessity
of good~aiealth as an essential to suc-
cess. Dr. Tracy showed 'by illustra-
tions from lives of men who have note.
worthyaccomplishments both in the
political and business world. which is
within the reach of every boy and
girl who is willing to work hard. He
asked the girls to remember that they
should always be the light of the
home. that their first duty lay there.
Dr. Tracy warned them lest they per-
mit interest in public and business af~
fairs lead them to neglect this duty.
Dr. Tracy’s talk was very much en-
ioyed and it is 'hoped that he will soon
again honor them with a visit.
The radio set has been installed in
Franklin school. This set was pur-
chased by money raised in the sale ’of
radio bonds and candy. It cost 8200.
and while the bonds do not mature
until March. 1924. it is hoped that the
school will be able to call them in be-
fore the end of the present school
term.
Class pins. which were purchased
through the local Jewelers. Coiebum
& Louder. have been received and dis.
tributed.
The faculty athletic advisors will
will meet to make plans for a tract
and field day. which will be open to
he entire school.
At Wednesday‘s assembly, the play
which was so successfully presented a
week ago in the high school audito-
rium was repeated.
From this play the general organi-
sation realized $100 which will be
spent for athletic work. Thanks are
due to both the teachers and pupils
for the wonderful co-opera‘lon and
spirit. which enabled 1 tie be so great
a succem.
Over one hundred and fifty took
part in the exercises. which were
directed by the following teachers:
My. M‘olurray. Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs.
Can. Miss Crow. Miss Parker.
Ku‘e.
the eight
standing
lowsz. -
5
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6
2
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On Monday. no game v.-
the seventh grade \ollev
On Tuesdax.
2 won from room 6 by
in the first game and
of rain.
second.
first game from room 5 by
15- 9 and lost the second by 15_
When the game
Ir.
Kiss Dunn.
One! and Miss 9,
N0 same- were
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Thursday. rQOm ‘ aw“
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between 1' ,
and. which was not plared on M
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each other. On Tuesuay a. new
each room will hate 9
will start.
The standing of the
lows:
Room 26
Room 2':
Room 28
Room 21
Room 27
Room
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Room 33
Room 34
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assembly of room '4
program was giyen;
Ae-
Physical Torture ,.
James Mead. Helen Yobbaggy.
Mitchell
Record with a Stor\.
Slumber
and Georgianna Samm-
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Son‘of the Sea tv he .\
from room
The following program was r ..
assembly
by Room .\'0. 27.31.55 ..
O. Prindie teacher.
Introducing "Indus'rirs." 17,; a
gevine. chairman.
Our great occupations.
Roger W
"hi
ood: “Grazing." Ft:— .n:
b0; “Mining." Joseph Boos; v;
culture " Charles Bocr' ; "y
factoring." Howard \\ ~. "Lg-
ing." Arthur “'aterbury; "Comma. .
Ralph Greenwood.
"Be the Best. of Whatezerl
Are"—Buth Knorr.
“Village Blacksmith“—Esther
gel.
Anvil Chorus. \‘iczrcla seer:
"I'll Find A “'ay
Or Make 1:
Raymond Pedeu.
Quotation s,
Carlyle.
ham. Louise Hailcnd:
"Industrl" -— '1‘:
Ruth Snyder: Edwin i.
Abraham"
coin. Marie Fiedlc-r.
“Capital and LabOr"—Eigat E
ell.
Captains
Rockefeller.
Carnegie.
"Labor Is \R’orship“—Thu
hum.
of InduS‘ri’—3ch:
Blina Putt: A:;
Leonard Harris.
333
London exports
worth of
about HT"
candles annua'i}.
Many
peopl. makn a 2:17.;
Hr. teaching parrots to 131k.
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OTON POINT PA
SATURDAY, MAY 26th
Open for the Season
DiVITO’S FAMOUS ORCHESTRA
10 Pieces
JUST OFF THE KEITH CIRCUIT
APPEARING EVERY EVENING
Shore Dinnerslyand A la“ Carté Se
Tour‘aine’s
F amdus
Norwalk Chronicler