The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-03-29
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NEW TEACHERS GALORE.
Thirty-One Misses Grad
uate from the Train
ing School.
AWARDING THE DIPLOMAS.
A Pleasant Afternoon at the High
School---Speeches by Super
intendent Poland and
others.
AWARDING THE DIPLOMAS.

graduated from the Training Department.
of the High and Training School OF TINS
city. The commencement exercises were
held in High School Assembly Room yes
terday afternoon, and were OF a mosc IL
teresting character.
These young ladies graduated from the
High School in June last. For the past
six months they nave been diligently pre-
pairing themselves for careers as teachers.
How well they have succeeded is perhaps
best told by the Superintendent of the
Public Schools in his address to tae
graduates, given substantially below.
The graduates were Miss Lille Greg-
DRY. Miss Emma Hartley, Miss Robina
Harvey, Miss Vida Mains, MISS hep
pleyea. Miss Louisa Seeley, Miss Mamie
Ahrens, Miss Frieda B~urkhardt, MISS
Agnes CARING, Miss Emma Helms
Miss Addie jackson, Miss Josie no
presidency, Miss Minnie Landham,
Miss Nellie Russ, Miss Louisa Beck, Miss
Mary Bard, Miss Sophie Gothperg, MISS
Bertha Hermann, Miss Ethel lnce, Miss
Julia Meehan, Miss Minnie Morris, Miss
Jennie O'Donnell, Miss Julia Perrine,
Miss Katie Reardon, Miss Grace Robert
sham, Miss Hannah Creasey, Miss Annie
Dougherty, Miss Mary Hail. Miss Ma
guerita Toohey and Miss Helen Van
Keuren.
on the platform were seated Miss Lille
Gregory, president of the class, VINO pre-
sided with the dignity and grace OF a
queen, and School Director Moran, VINO
presented the diplomas. The faculty OF
the training class, cOnsis ting OF Mrs.
Kate Durrie, principal; Miss Ella Rich
ardson, vice principal: Miss Mary Burke,
Miss Ella Boylan, Miss Maggie lnwright,
Miss Libbie Inwright, Miss Emily Robin
son, Mrs. Alice Rankin, Miss Blanche
Halsey and Miss Agnes Nolan.
superintendent A. j. Poland and his
assistant, Miss Minnie Stanley, Principal
William Sweeney and Vice Principal
Paddock, Prof. Thompson, Prof. Eek
off, of the High School, n Principal
Charles Haskell, of School No. IA, occu-
pied front seats, facing the stage.
MR.. PoLAND's ADDRESS.
The exercises opened with a cleverly
rendered piano duet by Misses Emma
Hartley and Vida Mains. Superintend-
ent Poland then addressed the graduates.
He alluded first to the affection of Presi-
lent VOORHEES,, of the Board of Educa-i
tion, who was also to have been present
to make an address.
II have just left his bedside said Nh.
Poland, aud although suffering keenly
from a broken leg, a mishap that occurred
several days ago through a fall upon the
ice, he expressed a lively desire to come
here this afternoon. Mr.. Voorhees, has
taken q deep interest in the welfare OF
his class. AS teachers o will become
better acquainted with lin. You will
find him a polite and affable gentleman.
This is no doubt to many of o a joy
Gus occasion. Looking back over the
twelve years since you entered school,
you have doubtless found that you have
been required to learn a great deal in
order TO fit yourselves for positions as
teachers. Doubtless many of You thought
when you received your diplomas last
June that your school career was ended.
The six months toll since then has prob
ably changed your minds in this respect.
You have toiled nobly. The exhibition
Of your work in the rooms below shows
you nave accomplished an extra amount
o. work. Mr.. Moran was delighted with
it. To him it was a revelation.
Looking back, | say, many of you, nc
doubt, are sorry; yet you are GLAD. Many
of you perhaps think there is more de-
as a pupil to learn. School teaching is
not easy. You will find many things to
harass your hearts.
PLACES FOR ALI.
"Now, as to appointments, Mr.. Moran
was telling me that probably by the be-
giuning OF next September we will have
TWO new school houses. sus-
pect he is mistaken. However, if
these proposed buildings are COM
pleted, all except their interior
finish, the majority of you will find your
names enrolled as teachers. There is no
member of the faculty but has agreed to
license every one of you as teachers.
Places will soon be ready for you. AS to
the methods of securing these places,
that | cannot dwell upon at present. But
all of you will be appointed sooner or
later. Don't fret nor worry because Miss
So-and-So gets a place before you do.
Somebody must be appointed first.
q congratulate you, in behalf of Presi-
lent Voorhees,. on your work. 1t deserves
its reward. The six months you have
spent IN the training department has
doubtless done you a great deal of good.
There are some people silly enough to
say, oh. any girl can teach school, You
know that isn't SO. The school relies
upon you to make that TACT apparent to
all.s'
The Superintendent address was fol-
lowed by a vocal solo well sung by Miss
Ethel lnce.
MRS. DUgRIE SPEAKS.
Mrs. Kate Durrie, principal Of the class,
then addressed the graduates, compli-
menting them upon tho success of their
work., upon the industry and perseyer-
ance displayed in preparing themselves
for careers as teachers. She compared
The opportunities of today with those a
quarter OF a century ago, and said that
since then n revolution had taken place
in educational thought and theories.
Don't think your work of preparation
is over she said; lit is just begun. Gull
tiyate to the highest degree every gift
YOU possess. Above all, strive to build
up d noble character. Take high ground
and stand firm. The world needs more
high and broad-minded women in every
department, especially i'll school work.
Be not of those Who deal in carping criti-
cisms and rarely see anything to com
mend. Take no part in gossip. Let your
character in this respect be so we'll estab-
lished that even the evil-mlnded may find
nothing to criticize"
MR.. MORAN EMBARRASSED.
School Director Moran made a very
neat and appropriate speech before pre-
senting the diplomas. He confessed his
embarrassment. He said he expected to
find at least a few male graduates of the
Commercial class to whom he might talk
directly while the young ladies listened.
But to stand and talk to such al audi
ence of pretty women was something he
was not accustomed to. In reply to the
doubtexpressed by superintendent Poland
concerning the completion of the new
school houses by September, Mr.. Moran
said the Street and Water Board and the
Board of Education had already taken
steps to build them, and six long months
would elapse after April before Septem-
Der. "And you, young ladies' he added,
will have an advantage your predeces-
sors did not have-that of receiving ap-
pointments six months after graduation
from the training class
Mr.. Moran then distributed the diplo-