New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-06-29
KoRHAL CoLiEGE k1sRcESEs.

IITE GIRL GRADUATES N ATTRACTIVE ATTIRE RE-
CENE THEIR DIPLOMAS AND PRIZES.
The City Normal College, which receives
young misses who ore graduated from the grammar de-
partments ia The various wards and gives them special
training flr teaching held its Commencement exercises
yc strriay. The college has just finished s eighth year
which hss been devoid OF extraordinary events. The
500 Students did steady work and satisfied their
instructors. The demands upon the graduating class
we're particularly severe. They obliged TO pass
Satisfactory examinations IS studies. The standard
has peen raised l. per cent, and yet the results were
most credable The number Of accepted candidates for
admission next year Is 700. and thus the iast
tuition enters its ninth year with lo Of 500 names.
lang Ia fore the appointed hour Of 10 yesterday
the galleries OF he chape were crowded and all the
a2ace below except that reserved for the pupils was
packed With peopi. Upon the platform sat the Hon.
William wood. President Of The Board OF Education,
Prcsiicnt Hrnlee e1-@ayor Wickhan, school Con.nis-
.ionors Pei, 49, Hs.stcad. Prof d. T. scott Judge Lar
r.nor. OsNaid Otteud9rfor John T. Agnow, George W.
Able Lae Rev Dr Booth, ana other ciefg men, and tue
members q, the Faculty TIE graduates III IN NUMBER
upied the 'front.' seats AMONG then college mate1.
Th saicre, Use budlnS by speci. oidrr on She south
might their dresses The Old ladies' must hc
hard please n they were nos grtncd Win the display
'rro EXERCISES were opened wish music. The Rev Dr..
Booth read from tho Bible. and made prayer. The
sarah g. Doubleday carried of the highest and equal
honors. each averaging JeJ Per ccbt III inc c&iha-
and eacn thought the other shOuG have It, the -ener
Ous Ri lay decided AGAINST Mss Doubleday ahd sue
b.ftrGe valedictoran. Miss Mary Cro.y reeited My
Boy John" and Miss Blanche Vol sang an ARIA Miss
blsry Cummings n an essay on tho LGeIa Edueatoh
% Wcr.ru1 said some dr0u things. tn, quotations
from me graduates capital The young women
would lse xpcctedy and In quick succession u ce'
ent parts Of lie room, and scatter quOttUons IN nenh
FreU.l and English 20 every ones amlsemcnt. ochu-
brrs arrSr cement OF the 1wentyhlrd Psalm was rem
dnre, by Misses Butte Schwabb, SCHNEIDER. ana smith,
Miss fieen Grint read selection entitled .lufiaya
Grammar" The subject or Mas Augusta toAs essay
Was Patriotism" and the solo by Miss Eva Horny was
called Ny Thought Thou ART Ever" Then followed
the valefictory address by Miss Doubleday.
CIV Superintendent Riddle and President Hunter
awarded the diplomas sand the licenses TO teach lhc
arrangemeuts for exhibiting the class c0nd nor hiFo
hem better To receive their diplomas, the young
women filed Oh. across and on Tie stage. President
wood grew eloquent in the few remarks Jhit lac iradr
previous ~ distributing the prizes ie r. never less
~ W.oa acknowledges tins 10 De ms MODIFY nc Ger
t,uiv keeps well grOonrd, aud IN the race win Jne
twenty oi- r hobbies OF tbs Board Of Education, mus
flr Is ulauly long way ahead. After reheArsils tAc
successes OF the college and paying tribute to the
I.hors or Commissioner Bell in IL Dehau fr'Tdent
wood distributed the prizes ana medals A. follows
medal proficiency m 1crn1hf 20 Mary
Cummings; Otten40rer silver mvia, same 20 Margaret l.
Kelly Silver medal FOR proficiency in methods Of teaching
IFel4n sullivan. Kelly media, same, Mary shh
Alumni prlLs for physf"5. 10 Ida \. thtInpfg
x ,ne goll medal for physioogy 10 Mary r. fIynn.
for Latin 10 Margaret ~ .laioneY
W. V6rxl J. robert srcoud prize Tor rfench
80 gwen by President O the Board OF hdueaon "
Nus.cal nrize $40 MARY SCHNEIDER
equal prizes, 10 each, 90 Helen G. Grant anu Say
Croy. number u books was distributed among tho ncr
ihr concluding exercise was the awarding OF honor
Any dDuma- luuu.e Of the college ~ tAe year 1870
Four of these young women we're coiofea'