The New York herald., 1877-07-01
COMMENCEMENTS.
ST. GABRIEL,s ACADEMY.

ST. GABRIEL'S ACADEMY.
Commencement exercises wore held at ST. Gabriei's
Academy East Thirty-s xth street. yesterday morn
ing. There were only hree graduates. but the mem
bers OF the senior class participated IN tho exercises
Some nty friends Of the children present. besides
the Sisters OF Charity, by whom the school Is con-
Quoted. and the parish priest. Father Clowry, with
two assistants. The entertainment was literary and
musical. Miss X. Palmer delivered the saluatory ad-
dress, and at the conclusion the three graduates
delivered valcdctories A closing address
repeated by Mss Mamie Murphy. After tho
sautatory. Suppe's "Pique Dame" was played
by Mss Katie Palmer and Mss Susie Moore
'Oberon'' was played by Miss Mamie Dempsey. and
"sicsh Bell MazurKa" played by Misses NJ. Fitzs.m-
mons and s. Branagau, followed. The three young
lady graduates. Mss s. Moore, Miss =. Goodwin and
Hiss r. Mclean, then read original dialogue enti-
tied "wh is Educaton?" in which the question was
thoroughly discussed and fair dern gwen. MISS
Eugepie valoiy sung Miilard's Ave Marla' ana MISS
Ieraey ana Mss Dempsey played the "Etudo Gaiop
style by Miss Mamie Kelly. The chief feature Of the
exercises was an alegerical performance enutlcd
'Goden Jubilee" composed by the graduates ana per-
formed Tor the most part by the children OF Tho middle
class The good geniuscs OF the angelic, intel
lectual and material worlds respectively. werc
Miss Kate Palmer and MISS susan Moore played Gott
schalk's concert waltz, "Radieuse,' and then came
graduates and Misses vaory, MCGUIRE. Palmer aud
Looram. Professor Vaiory conducted the music.
Clowry, the ch orus ''vocos of tho Night, was sung
and the exercises came 10 end with Al address by
Miss Murphy. Tho prizes consisted OF gold medal
for each ol the graduates and crown oil cemats Tor
Miss Muidon. Mss Palmer aud Miss Looram. VINO had
distinguished themselves Ny pre.eminent amiabii.
ity." The graduates wore crowned with laurel Tor
excellence in English composition. The tnree young
ladies' who graduated mad been IN the academy Ten
years In all there are LOG pupils
JERSEY CITY NORMAL SCHOOL.
The annual commencement OF tho Jersey City
Normal School took place yesterday In the large hall
OF the High School, on Bay street. The audience was
lar and composed almost entirely Of ladies. Pro-
lessor Lindsey, principal OF The school, presided. The
chief features OF the programme recltations and
essays The essay Scientific Culture" by Miss
+. Loesch, showed careful preparation and study.
Miss Nellie Carrick maze her essay ''weayng" the
subject Oft beautiful allegory human life. Miss
Maggie Tennant gave the serio-comc recitation Of
"Archie Deane and proved to be tho best cocuonist
OF the OCCASION MISS Z. G. GILBERT road an essay,
entitled dissatisfaction Element OF Progress
Major 2. X. Pangborn delivered pleasing address 10
tho graduates, which he mel that there was NO
dign,led profession than that OF the teacher,
VINO was plane with the parents or the clergy
d,pomas:-Wls Minnie AlI,s, Mary Anderson, Ella
Backus, MAry J. Bcirno, A. Buttcracld, Five Betts
Emma Boiling, Nellie CarrcK, Tiilie Coulter, Con-
stance Ethrdge, Emma Fry Ora Goodalc EstelIc Had
Kate McDonneli, N Mary Moody, Amy CASTOR, Ella R,oh.
ardson, Martha Robinson Mary Muholland, Annie
Rcsbotham, LUCINDA Reid. Maggie wheelihan, Teresa
CoppIDger, T.. G. Gilbert Sarah Cuhum, Iona N.
Seare, Jennie Ferret, Nellie Savoys, Carrie Carpen-
ter, Kate Dalton, Mary Cullum.
Mr.. NerceIn, President OF The Bonrd OF Education,
Congratulated the graduates, and gave them some
sound advice their future career Ex-senator
Charles H. Winfield, the orator OF the day, spoke Tor
more than hour the subject OF education. He
SAID the OF educaton was the primary cause
OF the downfall oil every republic up TO the present
time He gave statistics showing that during the pnst
four years Jersey Guy the cost Of The Police De-
parlment was greater by $500 900 tnan that OF tho
public schools. To this night DO added The cost OF
Jails, penitentiarics and court houses. With an iu
OF education there would be proportonate de-
crime. He then eutered plea on behalf OF the
taxpayers insisting that such ornamental attalnments
music French Latin, drawing &c, were not neces
sary Tor the perpetuy OF tho State aud yet thousands
dollars had been spent yearly out OF the pockets OF
taxpayers Tor these !uxuries for the benefit OF
few. ln this respect tho fundamental common school
system han been violated. What the times demanded
was a sound English education as y groundwork for
the superstructure which the pupil has to build in
after lie 'You lay the foundation, SAID he 'but nc
has to build tor himself. Only onc-third OF tho cbi
of the city attended the puoc schools. French
music and drawing are One accomplishments, but II
man them i0r his children he oush to piy for
them instead OF piungng his hands into the pockets OF
hts neighborS More common schools and fewer orna-
mental would best subserve the interests OF the
whOio peOpO