Daily Los Angeles herald., 1884-05-30
the STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
First Commencement Exercise Glass
of 1884.

The large assembly hall of the Normal
school building was thronged this after
noon with the parents and friends of the
graduates of the class of 1884. The
large rostrum was tastefully decorated
with evergreens, trailing vines, calla
lilies and choice cut flowers. Over the
black board a large American flag hung
in graceful folds under which in border
of leaves was the motto "Re$pice Finem,"
which means "Look to the End"
The school has been quite successful
during its first years and graduates to.
day twenty-five aspirants as finished
teachers. The faculty consists of Prof.
Ira More, Principal; Prof. Flatt, Vice
Principal; Miss Hawks, Preceptress;
Prof. Redway, Miss Oakley and Miss
Monks assistants; with Mrs. Valentine
teacher of music The floral offerings
to the graduates were numerous and
choice; in the ante-room where they were
placed the reporter had occasion to OBJ
serve that the gardens have been plucked
of some of their most choice exotics
and plants, and were arranged in
tasteful bouquets. At o'clock the
graduating class came upon the rostrum
and after being seated chorus of sixty
voices, under the leadership of Mrs
Valentine, sang the anthem, "Bow
Down Thine Ear, o Lord" Then came
the invocation by President NJ. NJ. Bo-
ward, of the Southern University. Miss
Fannie II. Quesnel was afterward intro.
duced and delivered the salutatory, en-.
titled, Fresh Fields and Pastures New"
1t was delivered in clear voice, aud
contained many things of interest rela-
tive to the character of and what tho
teacher should be, and the eager expec-
tations OF the graduates. She disertated
upon travel as means of education.
Miss Clara Stoltenberg followed with an
essay on Cooperation, in which she
reviewed the mercantile cooperation.
and the idea that by combination of tai.
ents cooperation is bound to succeed
Miss Stoltenberg is graduate of our
High School, and in her essay gave evi.
dence of wonderful familiarity with the
theories OF business. Then came a
chorus by the school, "Greeting Song"
Willard X. Chandler was then intro
duced and delivered an grafton entitled
"Msn who succeed" In his remarks he
showed that those who succeed generally
give compensating effort for all their
successes. The successful man is the
positive man who creates, with pro-
life mind, and after creating, pushes
that creation to success and compile.
tion. The essay by Miss Nellie NJ.
Nixon, Conversation as fine Art"
was n brilliant effort aud full of thought.
She reviewed with considerable vigor
thepower of a polished conversati onalist.
BY reading we enrich the mind and by
conversation we polish it. "Come
Gentle May" chorus by the
class. "a Bundle of Contradictions,
by Miss Elsie Reed. In this essay she
attempted to show that man was dis.
turbed by conflicting elements, and
while he contained many God-like quail
tiles, he was oftentimes controlled by
the most cruel and barbarous passions,
and was often mixture of all that
was good as well as all that was base. A
wise mans feelings often point out to
him the pathway of good though he do
not tread it, A poem, eve Receive but
What we Give" by Elma F. Ball, a
graduate of the High School class of
1852, a resident of Pasadena, was a very
worthy production and very well read,
and showed high poetic fire aud genius
'1.ct the Hills and Wales Resound" was
next sang by the school. The valsdic- |
tory OF Miss Kate Brousseau, "The he.
creations Of Teacher, also "a graduate |
of the High School class of 1879. She
showed that teachers, as well as other |
brain workers, were too often slaves of
drudgery, and showed that time taken |
for pleasure aud recreation is a positive
gain, and gives vigor and freshness to
the mind and body. She dwelt with
beautiful pathos upon the parting OF the
classmates aud teachers. She also gave :
to the Regents most pleasing word of
thanks, and to the Principal and teach.
ers she babe farewell full of beautiful
expressions OF sympathy and affection,
as well ar to the class left behind.
This was most brilliont and i'm
pressiye. Then followed a class song
by the graduates. The parting address
Of Prof. Ira Moore was full of good.
sensible advice, and as he presented to
each their diploma, with keen appre.
cation OF the humorous he quoted each
title Of their essays, and with consImmate
art fitted a speech to each. The class
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