The Indianapolis journal., 1889-06-29
CLOSING THE SCHOOL YEAR.
Terre Haute Graduates Who Are Capable Of
Instructing and Managing a School.
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Special 10 tie Indianapolis journal
TERRE HAUTE, June ss.-The largest
class of any of the eighteen that have
graduated at the State Normal School re-
ceived certificates this morning, which, in
the language of President Parsons, latest
officially the reasonable mastery by them
of the studies in the prescribed course, and
that, in the Judgment of their teachers,
they are capable of instructing and man.
aging q school" There are fortY-four in
the class. There were ffty-four, but ten
dropped out. The exercises this morning
were held in the hall of the High-school
building. into which the Normal School
was crowded after the burning of the Nor
NAL building. On the platform with the
class were the members of the board of
trustees, Governor Hovey and his private
secretary, Mr.. Roberts, Senator Voorhees,
and President McKeen, of the Vandalia,
who has. in the Normal School, a twin pet
of his railroad. Each member of the grad
uating class had prepared an essay, but
only five were read. A sixth, by w. +.
Clapham, of Columbia City, Ind, vas to
have been read, but he is seriously i'll. The
five who read were u. o. Cox, Alilian
Daniel, Jessie Keith, A. Z. Malsbarry and
Louise Meyer. At the conclusion oftheread-
ing of these essays President Parsons pre-
sented the certificates, and delivered short
but tstrong address. Following this was the
presentation of diplomas to twenty
of the twenty-seven members OF the class
of 1887 who had, in accordance with the
State law, successfully conducted schools
during the two years. The graduates OF
to-day do not receive license, but must
before the State Of Indiana grants them
license. In these two years they are re-
quired to stand all the local examinations
to which any teacher is subject. OF the
ago, less than ten had come back to receive
their diplomas in person. The others will
receive theirs by mail. Governor Hovey.
in presenting the diplomas. excused him
self from making an address, saying that
at some future time he hoped to be able to
speak at length to the school The twenty
teachers who received diplomas are the
following. the address being that given at
the time OF their graduating two years
Bateman, Boonville, Ind; Harriet Cas-
par. Salem, Ind; Maggie Dilling, Hagers-
town, Ind; Inez V. Elliott, Seymour, Ind;
Jennie Garnott, Scottsburg, Ind; Flora
hItf Emma B. leHris 9ass Meen.n Mrs. Ms 3fss &asss
McNaughton Miller, Indianapolis; Ida B.
Moore, Moran, Ind; Lille Powell, Metea.
Ind; Louise Peters, - -; Lenora
Terre Hante; John w. Sims, Terre Haute;
Anna Williamson. Vincennes, Ind;
Julia Woodruff, Terre Haute;
AlOnzo Yates, Owensville. Ind. At
Parsons said he would present an address
not announced heretofore. and introduced
Senator Voorhees,, who spoke of Indiana's
prominence in educational matters.
This afternoon the annual banquet of the
oI OF fa
House. The board of trustees held another
session to-day, and appointed committees
to attend to the purchase of the library,
furniture and appliances for the new school
building, which will be opened with the
fall term in September. At the annual
meeting of the alumni association the fol-
lowing officers were elected President,
George w. Thompson, of the faculty; vice.
Miss Sallie Scott; treasurer, A. K. Chairman;
Miss Lola Lawrence. The association
| adopted new constitution, which is much
| shorter than the former one, burned In the
| old building.
| The following is the complete list Of the
graduates of to-day. with their themes and
place of residence, excepting John A. Wood,
| of Seymour, and Emma Woodland, of Coloma,
| Parke county, who did not prepare essays:
Methods in Teaching History" Orville
Apple, Paoli; Education in the South
Mrs. Charlotte l.. Bali, Chattanooga; Tenn;
The Philosophy Of Prohibition Elmer b.
tom w. E. Clapham, Columbia City;
Written Examinations as Tests" Anna B.
Collins. Greensburg; Zoology in the Com
mon Schools" U. 0. Cox. Farmland; The
MSSee Of Kn9 ges
Common Schools" Alilian Daniel, Fill
more; intolerance Of Opinion" Matte
| Dowdall, Spencer; THE Necessity of Ballot
ress.p Edwin f. Dyer, Gosport; The Bible
as Means of Intellectual Culture Anna
j. Edmonds, Pleasantville; "The Necessity
of a Definite Purpose" Mary Henry. Nc.
Lucius r. Hudelson. Princeton; "Home Ed
ucation," Mrs. Matte l.. Geckler, Worth
ington; Relation of Literature TO Charac-
ter" Mary Jaquess. Poseyville; IAN Ideal
Journalism" Mary Johnson. Ladoga;
"Shall German Be Taught in the Public
Schoolsf" Jessie Keith. Edwardsport; THE
Purpose of Geographical Study l.. Kreke.
Huntingbnrg; The Basis of Esthetics," F.
ress." William G. Law, Solsberry: The Ed
ucational Value of Literature" Ida Law
renee. Terre Haute; ''Shpuld the State Fur
nish Free Text -booksW A. +. Malsbary.
Literature" Louise Meyer. Brookville;
Temperance in the Schools" Amanda
McCombs, South Bend; Napoleon and the
| French Revolution" +. l.. Mitchell, ScOtts-
| burg; 1.-The Nature of Interest" Dora Mitch
ell. Scottsburg; THE Negro in the United
States" Charles +. Morris. Mace: Chris
tianity as a Factor in the Education of the
Race" Aaron /. Now, Millwood; Secretary
Stewards Policy" Lydia +. Pike. Fountain
City; "Aristotle's Educational SYSTEM"
Rosa Reiss. Terre Haute;;" "The Geographi-
cal March of Civilization" Emma Robin
son, Medaryvllle; Geology in the Common
Schools j. r. Slonaker. Farmland; Mat
thew Arnold as Critic" John w. Smith,
North Manchester; Relation of History to
| to the Formation of Character" j. NJ.
Tilley, Asherville; Relation of Capital and
Labor in the United States" Charles j..
| Waits, Elizabethtown; Religious Instruc-
tion in the Public Schools" Charles A. Viii.
son. Groveland; "iThe Rank of the Teach
er's Profession" NJ. s. Woods. Princeton;
"A Plea for Science in the Public Schools" /"
A. j. Woolman. Butlerville; "Pestalozzi,"
Mamie +. Wylie, New Harmony.
| Howe Grammar School.
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LIMA, Ind, June 27.-The 25th, Goth and
27th of June have been the closing days of