New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-30
Tur COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
TIE NORMAL COLLEGE.


,ss,vs AND REGULATIONS BY THE GRADUATING
CLASS AND ADDRESSES BY THE FRIENDS OF
THE COLLEGE.
After the trials of numerous examinations
ava. relief TO the young women OF the Normal COL
lere 10 gather in caladay attire ir their spacious, "e
LIGHTED and cool ha in the college ouliinS ~ 'V"' ~
ave and sixty eighth-st As ADMISSION was s'io'S ~
cards OF invitation. jam was avoided ana 'ne @~N
oud enjoy the exercises with comfort. AT 10 M the
.,fcnt. we're in their places The decorations were
very simple consisting Of palms and Terms
On rofs and an occasional bouquet on desk.
Dr Thomas Hunter president Of the college PRESIDED
The exercises were opened by the reading oil the l4lt
Psalm and prayer by the Rev. Dr. Robert X Booth Inc
,enool then arose and sang Behold the Lilies after
bich s,ephcp A. Walker pres tent OF the Board Of Ed
ucatiou delivered an address Mayor Grace also SAID
few words. "a
Marie Belle Coles the sa utatory and reviewed he
history % the college since its establishment in Io'o
she considered the extending Of the course to Tour ears
as the best step the college had taken AFTER music
lillian NJ Chambers spoke Of :" The Fun and Tragedy OF
Living in a World where PEOPLE have Faults. Then
number students in various parts OF the nan arose
and gave quotations from the writings OF noted authors
One Of pOetca rectaons, however was an Original
sarcastic comparison between men and women IN Whch
tie writer acknowledged that the brain Of woman was
inferior to that and, OF she had made all
+b trouble in world from she beginning and there
fore might well be content 70 receive $500 per year Tor
dong the same work for which her brother received
500 Isabel r McDonough entertained the audience
1ys+h m essay on OBJECT Teaching" Eva B. Hckin
bottom a young with high intellectual forehead
,,-v nlcosart face read an essay entitled Inag
.t,on "a a Factor IN Education" She said that some
,h,.,..hf Imagination not needed II teaching,
and tae teachers simply to drill INTO the stu
t.' heads what in the book before Them but she
ct.aded that person WHO could not windy Orins up
occ.e and picture it before the scholar was unable
.-b r.ft s-r st ] . Il... d [ q
~. Narr g. Baldwin. ID her essay, " \ Few Thoughts
m ,c Drama" rlve 1n ANAL sis " several OF Shakes
,sr.. tys and sand few g'"dhumorod words III FAVOR
O. The stage. Miss Baldwin seemed IA excellent SPrIi
Emily McGuckn read " The S'cs Hdng IN i''n1ara
Win admirable clio .uuon. President Hunter iuen praised
fI r r- ~ o. class tur violin tan cont e i-tf
course an lthcr year ami sand that they won! be aI
stronger foI tbs post graduate colIsc man u 3 ia"
et teaching. li'N were Io" tn =" ''ts d."
their M DOR of teaching, aud they fhrela saHtI H,tc
cuiidre- 90 come unto mem anu , W., f..r as an
rit III by love- a teacher VINO soEtthta ny I.tI va" m
;ioriia.. not a uorua l te0ch"r. d. luhi-i u. H'"
du,ed superintendent JasSp'' '''u- t '' had
We b .-g and thai in lis relations to
he av5ay. too the SIDE O.. TIE weak a-aiu,l
tie s,rous. Nh JASPER ouiy spoho IT," 90 t
grammar ard primary schools o newborn there "er-
90 tea, n,rs Of won l7- OF 40 per cent nad oeeu
--.,Iat Il froa The Nurua college. IL wished Q" know
bow soon that 40 IL WoId be CHANGED To- 10 !e-
cent anu be- Nts glad 10 tlnh III "oun pioo&p' ne ~,
Toe !4any We r.. lac best school ward IN tho ciy LIS
year wac the AIneteeutn ware IA when VA yer ceuI 0
i4e c.a-se, veIe marked after me examinations eAc'
teachers from me Normal OO
j4..o In 1870 the City superintendent reported
~ general standing OF the Puuhc schools as IlAoWs
Nri.c 80 arithmetic, - reading, ~: spelh- 90
clscl.lut. - Last year the following advance Npoh
In figures OF the above report Was shown Eleven per
c.ur i wiring per cent ia arithmetic Il per cent I'D
reading 20 per cent spelling and per cent d. dls-
ciu.u, lie thought TINS Ueucuca. ch-ns- was que 10
Inc e,tabuSum .ut az ne college
.,ua ,oul-e l-naul delivered The vale Ictory. atcr
1yir,, William " oUd pie-en.cI the medals. Lnc mc0a
s.lnI.r. VI. OhauDlIr, harriet NGttF Iva
a aic.lubotfom. Name Belle coles Anna l. IaIali,
C.4r.OIe h. BiumeutAdI, Iva Ja4e saul
Fr..rcr- l. LYONS Louise D. AneIHth
la L. FULLER received prZc IOl having oD.aiuei lVV
f-r cent al all ner examinations. SIZE Wae rapture uN5
H..,dcd y ner fellows ulent- n appreciation o. her
u.areceuenled record Tue graduates were Ia Two
lO.IOWS
Cla.s A-Loul-e Douglass Aucrnltn, Mary Brl,co-
Badw1u IDA Heunetl, kaCnei fgaiIlnl, Kate BLOWN
kate Tor, ito brown. Agucs 14me- earn, Marealci
cunningham. NJ ininua DOVE. Josephine frcdenOeIg'
Fau.lt O,ros-tnayer Eva Il. HcAub0'ion, Ade" Cou-
raur Holden. Louise lSluu, Istuer JtckroIi fdu
lic kOhu. Frances Louise Lyons, LugtAe Mari4nacil
Mary Mccoy, LmIy McGuckln, Margaret Elizabeth N"-
son Laura NOrGeIaLu, Isdsel Feed Mabel DC OOi-lOu
~ler Eva j. saul Aualla rOphd ciuIth cara ctIas-
b ger Louisa AargaIei Webster G4Ic NllucI, ClaI-
lOt,e Elizabeth williamson. -,
C.ass B.-Kate ~ BaTuc, Charlotte BuIcnthaI, Lii
Iai, u Lualubers. Marie Belle Coles. Dora C. DusgaI,
la J. Dugga4. Rc3ecca l.. Eirorr On iHtlDcl rood
NAV Hayuock. RoUccca ). knOA, LizLle A Long, Mana
Levi Mary l.. ManOney, IsaUei McDOhoush, haiilCI
NuUr Alce b.. Tcn, Juue etuo, Lillian H. layloI Carle
!. " OOd.