Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-07-21
THE NORMAL SCHOOL,
COMMENCEMENT AT MiLLERSyILLE.

Large Attendance and Successful Exercises
This Mornings Programme.
Pleasant weather and other favoring Gil
cumstances combined to attract large at
tendance to the annual commencement
exercises of the state normal school, whic!
took place to day. Many former student
were present in the great throng of visitor
who filled the grounds and buildings priOl
to the beginning Of the entertainment.
The street cars carried All unwonted mum
her OF passengers from this city, and pri
vate conveyanccs took nearly as man.
more.
Shortly after $50 o'clock Mrs. DIR
Crooks, presiding at the organ. the senior
entered by triOs, ushercd by Messrs. San
ford and Meyer. There were thirty-nine-
twenty gentlemen and nineteen yOun,
ladies. The gentlemen's ages range from
1S to % years, and the young ladies-wcll
that is something no fellow can find out
Names of tho Graduates.
Following are the names of the mem.
bcrs of the graduating class:
Scientific Coursc-E. G. LAYERS, Nickel
Mines, Pa.
Elementary COurse-Ladies Carrie NJ
Custer. AdamstOwn, Pa. Mary NJ. Ep
right, Norristown. Pa. Laura J. Falck,
Lancaster, Pa. Letitia r. Good, West
Grove, Pa, Kate ID. Jenkins, Johnstown
Pa. M. Dilla Lindsay, Carlisle, Pa.
Auna II. Lamborn, Hamorton, Pa. Mar.
garct l.. Lewis, Lecsburg. Va; ImOgen
Montague, Portsmouth, Va. Carrie f.
Myers. Strasburs, Pa. Elz. Il. Newsan
ger, QuarryviIle, Pa. Nina A. Ramsey,
NorristOwn, Pa Emma G. Rife, Dun.
cannon, Pa. Anna X. Richter, Washing
ton, ID. c.; Jennie S. l,enningcr, Nor
thumbcrIand, Pa. Emma o. Siglcr, Har-
risburg, Pa. :; Alice Seagcr, Blaine, Pa.
Ida Stewart, Allegheny City. Pa. &; Ida X.
Weeks, Millcrsvillc.
Gcntlcmcn-J. G.. Armstrong, Logan $
Ferry, Pa Henry Benner, Trumbauers.
vile. Pa; ii. l.. Bollman, AdamstowI,,
Pa; ii. l.. Bowman, Millcrsville, Pa
Z. l.. BreckOns, Gilbcrton, Pa l.. +. BY
crs. Sandiford. Pa |. A. Heilses, Mechan-
icsburg, Pa ; G. w. Kinarsi, Windsor,Pa :
w. A. Kuhn. WcllsviIle, Pa G. NJ. Lei
big, Cornwall, Pa; VIM. Lockard, Kim
bcrton, Pa +. Edwin Lark, MillersburS,
Pa G. +. Montgomery, Millersville. Pa
John Nicholas. Glen Rock, Pa; w. f.
Porter, White Haven, Pa Ii. i. Randall,
Browasburg, Pa: IL. J. Roddy, Landis-
burg, Pa; l. U. Roger, East Texas, Pa :;
A. l.. Williams, Audcnreid, Pa d; J. A..
Zehner, Reynolds, Pa.
Prayer was offered by Rev. J. NJ.
Wheeler, Of the NJ. +. church.
Music-MOuntain Landry the normal
school choir under the leadership Of Prof.
+ o. Lyte.
Heroines of History '-salutatory-Miss
Alice Scager, of Blaine, Perry county.
Tho saiutatorian prefaccd her admir-
able production by extending a
hearty and warm welcome to
the teachers, principal and trustees.
Although woman is SO constituted, physi-
cally, as to render the more tender and
delegate offices of human duty her appro.
pirate work, yet there are times when she
is called upon to act outside her usual
sphere. How does she act under such cir
cumstanceS? Has she fortitudc and cOur.
age to acquit herself creditably answer.
yes :; the history of the pas. abOunds with
her strength and resolution. The pages
of Holy Writ, the annals of the anclcntS,
the records of the revolutionary struggles
o! England, France and Spain, the United
S;a!cs-in truth the history Of every
nation exhibits in its bri. lines
the hcrOism of woman. There
arc some things which woman does
not and cannot execute rs we'll rs man.
One thing she can do as we'll rs the bravcst
Of men-she can die graudly. The fair
speaker, in graceful delivery, held the at
tention of the audience, and enumerated I:
long list of brilliant deeds cmblazOned Oh
the history of woman. Applause and nu
mcrOus floral tributes were we'll bestowed
upon her as she retired from the stage.
Music-Nocal trio-"Whcn l am Gone
from Thee" Mr.. Bacr, Miss Warner and
Miss Sigler.
"The Worlds Opinion''-W. +. Porter,
White Haven, Luzerne county. Men are
greatly influenced in their actions by cir
cumstances, and among the incentives to
action there are but few, if any, that equal
the worlds opinion. The school boy and
the man in the prime Of lIfe are spurred
into action by mods and encouraging words,
or restrained by lowering brows or dissent
ing voices Some are SO thoroughly COW
cd that they always appear to be apologiz-
ing for being found in the world ut all. No
one should bc eccentric, acting in man
ner contrary to the generally received no
tions of society. Neither should
he bc eccentric Just for the
sake of being odd, for it shows wis
dom in any one to yield to the little &c
quircments made by the worlds opinion.
The most cnviabic state with respect to
the worlds opinion and tho regard which
we have for it is undoubtedly reached by
following the dictates Of a we'll informed
mind. and at the same time giving the
worlds opinion just consideration. by
assuming 4 happy mean We will be better
enabled to appreciate constantly the high
ideal of a perfect, well-roundcd manhood
or wOmanhOOd. This Grafton was tenn
percd with considerably wit, cliciting good
humorcd attention.
Music-Vocal Sextette, The Cuckoo
Misses Fitch, Wctmorc, Washburn, Sto,
ner, Lawrie and Jenkins.
Stepping Stones Miss Carrie
Custer, of Adamstown, Lancaster county.
The young lady gave two pictures of two
different conditions of life-the stepping
stone that leads upward and tho other
downward. One evil step begets another
and he is soon led downward. Take hu-
man history all through and there are
series of stepping stones all through. The
adoption of our schools, te!egraphy. etc,
they arc all stepping stones that lead to 4
higher, nobler plane. So in ones clarac
ter-those that lead upward and ever up
ward are the ones to lead to a noble end.
The young speaker met all expectations of
her friends, and her effort was we'll re
ccived.
Observation-Disclosures Ida Stewart,
Allegheny City, Pa. Her name has been
provcrbial in history, she was all but
pleasure and sunshine in tho presence
of her vagabcnd lover. Many, who know
better of her. pictured her as otherwise.