New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-25
NEARLY THREE HUNDRED NEW TEACHtko
NORMAL COLLEGE GRADUATEs-FLowER DlfLo-
MAS, MEDALS. ESSAY AND MUSIC.

The sombre chapel of the Normal College
assumed festive appearance yesterday morning. "heu
the class OF Sc nun 0erDg nearly 800 young "|ncn III
their graduating dresses moved gracefully along the
aises and filled the front seats Behind them "ero
seated the juniors The windows filed with palms
AMI aureI and the air OF the chapel heavy with the
fragrance Of flowers IL the galleries aud around tue
platform all the we're taken by the irlcnis oi INC
graduates J. d. Vermye the acting president oi tue
Board OF Education was unable to be present mur-
uur OF applause went around the chapel wheh III
Hunter introduced United states District Attorney
stephen A. Walker. the former President OF the boAtu
There were present among others the platform Com
ms,ioncrs Wood f. W. Devoe, De Witt J. seh2man anu
Miles NJ O'BIien Erastus BROOKS and Jared : Bab'oeA'
An organ solo from Beethoven by tanble A.
Compton opened the exercises and the college students
Joined in a choIal Prayer was offered by the rev
CHARLES scaalng The exercises were interspersed Win
choral music Harriet H. Keith was the class ssnta-
torlan Mary Chalmers read an essay on Reading and
Isabelle F. Conway recited willie Baird" Nina f.
Goldsmith took subject fox her essay the NE OF Mary
somerville Elizabeth J. Tracy reai Herye iIel " ana
,he graduates sang Bells OF May. pOetical essay on
Life and Educ ton deli, cred bg sarah J. Jen-
nines Hyneman Barnett spoke OF he Be auti-
fnl in Science. Assistant superintendent Arthur Nc
Mullen In the absence o. superintendent jasper who has
sailed Europe awarded the licenses 10 the graduates
Aendum read an essay entitled science in l.tera-
ture" after which Ine class song by g. Mangod was
sung and Theodore Kiamer delivered the VaiedicoFy
address.
President II inter in an address spoke his parting
words 10 the class and awarded the diplomas. inc
medals and prizes awarded by Mr. Wood. as Chair
man OF the Normal Colleg Committee. The O;eudorcr
gold medal was awarded to Antonette MlIief Tor prom
ency in Ger the Ottendorfer silver medal Tor me
greatest progress in German to Theodore Kramer.
Harriet Keith received the Kelly silver medal for pro-
hciency in methods Of acning and Miriam H. barnrtt
aInnne cold inedas for physlcs vent to Theodore
Kramer'the Kane COLL medal f'r physolosy to Nit im
H. Barnett, the Hunt gold medal for latln 70 Ihodofa
Kramer. gold watch tue first prize for French was
presented to Nina +. Goldsmith, tue second pflze in
French from M Wood $40 in sold was given to Emma
Miller. prize OF 500 IN gold tor the student ranking
man, was awarded Nina T. Goldsmith. Those
students receiving honorable mention were. III herman
kate Gerber. Josephine leinarest .l fanhy Iee"e, ~
Methods of Teaching, Emlna Nhier, florence blach'
Kaie Campbell ana Evelyn chichester; IN ihysi.s'
Pauline Goerlich and Nina +. Goldsmith; in fhysioosy
Harriet IL Keith and Anna NJ falmrr IN lalin. > ua
r. Goldsmith and Harriet Johnsoni IN French Joseph
Pas-in. Lillian kqpfer aud Ldlh ocbha III hn-ds
Literature. Theodore Kramer, Miriam H. Barnett anu
Anna NJ. Palmer.
The students OF the class OF SO We're Thsoiora
Kramer who received % per cent IN her studies Eaet
H. kietu - GIG; Miriam IL. barnett ~ Ito; Nina T.
Goldsmith. 9G 1916; anna NJ. Palmer. % GIG; Flor
ence c. Black. % G-I6 Charlotte J.. Bowel. % DIG:
Evelyn Chichester. 80 $40: Harriet Johnson. %. ana
Lillian Kup'er %. The num"er OF graduates was IS.
The result OF the examination OF candidate rom the
ruc school. for admission ~ the Normal College was
reached Yesterday by President Hunter ana te traccis
81 the COLLEGE. 70 each school N the ~, rom winch
son circular sent containing lie number 81 o'e
who had passed the eXaniuat Oh. T ere were LOO
I'll ted 10 the COLLEGE. the 600 were taken IN tie regular
order % tneD standing - The eA'mn tons There were
5000 slips OF per insn"cicd ANA nrSei l me ie,'A
Ia the ten days since the rXamat"n me stihuIl"
OF alu isson found, when all the parers were re-
ported. e4aa Per CENT Tho hig-eS sIantine lh an
studies obtained by one ~ the sir. from Grammar
school 80 H. IN East Twel rl-st, ana frac'lon
over so per cent. the highest AVERAGE was obtained
by the class rraduari from ID Norma college training
school which Obtained go cent. and all the can
didaie, passed or the 600 candidates more than &~
received go per cent over aud nearly 400 between -
and fD nero pI