New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-23
NORMAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.

The Annual Commencement Of the city Normal
Schools was held last evening ct the Acad'Hy OF
Music, which was ss usual packed from pafquctse TO
dome vi,lnthe friends of the schools long before she
hour Of beginning. DR.. VIM. Il. EAGER, presdcc'
The girls ST the echocls who, dressed IN white wec
beautifully arranged on the stage were obscured by
rsSge Of ugly black coats, belonging prncpay 10 ine
members Of Il Board OF Educstion.
OF the exercises there was TO begin with instrumeu-
tsl music, bible, an anthem very well rendered oy tue
girls under tie leadership Of Mr.. Wood, composition
written BY ei,l Of thirteen and soforcay resd oy the
Rev. MI Beldep 60 as to be heard BY about eight per
cent OF the audience chorus BY the girls, and an
orat!ep, TIE Corridor OF Iime. vigorously ses'ufea
by Jchr II. Knssbel. and besro by every BODY.
TIE Lext exercise was far better tn.n any tass
went oeioe it was The chorus Distant Bells aud vas
Very effectively dore. touching poem, " Inc va
Oak Tree" by Miss Julia Norris; snc pretty piece
of verse by Mlss Atnis f.. Tnomson csled " sun
beams were ftely read by Mr.. u. Il. Scott.
1he Water Lily Chorus, which followed, was psr-
tculsIly appropriate; was not difficult to ,mseine Il
floating up ffom bed Of White lilies, srd the ,uson
was II the lees perfect because raDgeof blank weeds
liIeG the bank.
A compoeiiop, childish in conception bu. adult in
execution, "The Complaint Of a Sidewalk, by Miss
Cathalile W. White, was effectively read oy MI
Tbos +. Hsrison, ard aer music,
JAS. T. BRADY, esq, was introduced, who called
down utbounoed sppsuss by gsl.ntly conH4Iog
the fired and mysterious lore OF sncient sges with
tie universally difiused learning of to-day, whose
beautiful disciples be ssw about him. lie alluded 10
the Atlantic Telegraph. Grand as that was, wnat
wac compared with the establishment tonight OF 90
many ell. ctIic elegIs apis between mind and mlnd TO
splesd that knowledge which sone Insured the safety
ard prosperity of our ns,ional existence.
DR.. EAGER then stated that there were four Normal
Schools the Saturday Female Normal School, with 800
pupils and the Male Normal School, with 20 pupils, all
Of whom employed during the week in tesching.
He omitted to state that the daily Normal School has
been found failure, and Is to be replaced by new
Two of the largest size of clothes baskets were
brought OIL the stsge each Of which reminded one of
"Ths Merry Wives of Windsor" they were TILED
with diplomas. Mr.. Hazeltine. the Principal OF the
schools, Who wen 80 much distinction, year or TWO
ago. by lis parsph,'Iaa letter to IHE TRIBUNE tnen
called the graduates. and DIR. Esger emptlsd the oa'
kets in fine style. The graduates passed forward as
they were called under heavy fire of bouquets. ms
continued bombsrdment OF the stsge ehcited greh
cesl OF merriment, especially when bald pate re-
ceved the shot. Several gallant gentlemen, among
whom were Mes.rs Tweed, Brady, ODonnen and
OGrsdy, were distinguished in ther alacIty In for-
wsrdpg mscsrried bouquets to their fsir destnauon.
The State Superintendent sitter long speech gave
State certificates to seven OF the graduates who had
particularly distinguished themselves.
MIR. s. s. RAsDAIL, the City superintendent, sd'
dressed the graduates. Neither tne State nor the
CITY Superthte nd nts were heard before the foot
The Rev. DR.. HAGUE delivered an address, to which
the audience was 100 weary 10 LSIcn, oit0i "nNh
parting sopg was sung by the graduates, the SCHOOL
rear or din y M snrg with 6no effect.
THOMAS MooRE gave a rather crude vaiedictory,
and the DcxoloRy Gle sed the exercises.
The following is list Of the gradustes:
Female NORMAL SohooLEen T. AheIn lsabels Barr, Mary
Barker Mary Bursye Phebr T.. Brooks A. Bru-ninghau
Albene Cooley Elizabeth Crocker, SNsh A. Cunningham.
Msm Cspentsr May Currier susan Cohsrty Heeua Con
nelly Jane Carpenter Elmirs j. Danly Amelia de Baum Emily
j. Edwards CsoI A. Estely. Marietta Eabert Emily J. Edi
sn Jennie FL ming Rosa Famsriss Cahs inc 81 tEgb
ton Henietts Forbes Kate Ferry Els towery Eleanor
Firth Martha Griffin Alice T. Gormly, Sarah H. Haze1ne,
May II. Bamnord, Mary T. Huchiss Annie r. HOLMAN,
lot,e Haesd Amelia s. Haynes, sussn Horton. Emma C..
Heath May J. Hunter May d. Johnson, Eliza H. kaspp,
CsihsIine Lcckman, Annie T. Lockwood, Ezsbeth Love-
Hsrriet n Lugs julia A LudAn Ssrah Lhe, Jessie
McGiegur Mary j. Mccoy Mary b. Mcclure, Margaret Msg-
ton Mary Mulsly RosannaA Muan, Anna Noes Fanny j.
Msbie May Moran, Fredefca Moran sarah A Montague
Elizabeth Martin, Caroline A. Noes Char otte s. Meredith,
julia Norris Mary Nelson Mary Oelzner Mary L. Young,
Helen Oakley Lucy Porter Emily T. Rice, Annie A. Rogers,
Jo.ephne f. Robbins Cornes RI ach Mary r. bn.oD Maria
Rsimsn Elizabeth Riley Lucy A. Roberts AaIe Robert
son Elizabeth Steele. Mary Sherwood, Ezabeth sansn
Emma Saunders Emms p Sanford Gertrude simpson, Louisa
d. SsoY R.beccs Sister Mary Stewart Margaret Scoheld,
Frances A. snh, Mary A. shannon Elizabeth ST. John,
Julia John, Annie Thompson, Mary Tate Eleanor r.
Tsyor Charlotte +. Tman, Ellen Winche, Irene Winchel,
Mary f. wooley Abby A. Wright Ro.ina Whieside Harriet
A.f fouDgs-lO7.
Daily Normal SehooL--Harriet N D,y Charlotte Jones
Nargare Ncresor AngeiDs G. Pertn Sarsh Sop- Louise
| SpriIg Esther Tft, Mary Wilson, Cathaine W. Whts-s
Male Normal Seho0L-John II. knssbel Henry e. Ltchhed,
Thomas Moore, Geo w. Streete Joseph H. Wiley John A.
| SeyiD, John Whi.e-7