The evening world., 1890-06-26
CHEERE0 BY PRETTY GIRLS.
Gen, Sherman the Hero Of the
Normal College Commencement.
lie Tells the sweet Graduates What
Life Is Happlest.

Girls to the right OF him. girls TO tho left
OF him cloppcd their dmplod hands at him,
and old Tocumseh Sherman, gray aud
scanned ard wrinkled and bent smiled
again white the 214 Uwect girl graduates OF
the Normal College by a odds the prettest
girls III New York delivered sNivo after
snlvo Of applause from their artillery, while
fans waved aud Joy prevailed.
The occasion was the twcnty-hrst annual
Commencement exercises of tho Normal
Collcge; the scene was tho chnpcl Of the
College, and tho old warrior had been intro
ducol by ]. Edward Simmons, Chairman "
the Hoard of Trustees OF tho College anh
President of the Hoard of Educetiun.
The galleries were ill!cd Nt'h the mothers.
sistorp. nunts and grnnLmothcrs of the
graduates. and the body OF the auditorium
wa. iillcd with students,
There were all the varieties OF pretty girls
which IuE EYENtSp NORiu reporter had
| ever seen. ,Bright-cyod, rndiant-faccl girls
hair, aud all i'll rurest white; aud each carry
ing a bouquet OF white roses, knntted " til
lavender ribbon combining tho colleEe
Co'Ors.
And each face wa radiant with the exRlta-
tation and eNultntinu OF an end achicvtd.
MHs +. J. Brn2ier, Of the Glass " 1884,
began the exercises with an organ solo, ANIL
this was followed by u hymn by tho Giadua-
ting class and n thousand Juniors and soph-
omorCs.
Rev. David II. Greer read from the Scrip
lycrcl the ,salutNtory: The Sequel OF To.
Day unsollers All Our fellowship."
" BE autiful Strcamlet. composed by frof.
MangOid, of tile college, solo aud chorus,
was Beautifully pung by Isabel +. ShollAnd,
demnre-facod little beauty, i'll soit,swect
soprano.
dress, but in n voice trcmulous with emotion
he begged off. saving:
When the heart feels most the lips move
not. This !. the last time that l shall 0p.
or Trustee. IL IL something of q trial for
nine years, My heart will always be with
WELD shall be for the maintenance OF this
institution"
Then Mr.. Simmons introduced Gen. sher-
Commissioneis Mrs, Asnsw. MIRA. Powell
and Mr'. Williams Joining in heartily from
their places on the platform.
Gen. sherman ssid i" soon as the girls
II came here to sec and not to be, seen or
heard. and IL l say a few words. dear
children-my dear onildren-they Will be
II know what Simmons feels when he
says good-by, but he isn't going. Bless
yonr hearts, I've been saving How DIG d9
while. as the Spapiards say.
Now. young ladies', lot me tell you the
life that is hRppiest is one that Involves
labor-physca and mental labor, Not too
days work. Then eight hours in the fields,
among the trees or in pastime. and cight
honrs S ss Iss % aon P s
but want every One within the sound o. my
voice TO, hear Inc say labor in America is
honorable.
sevcnteep,, eighteen, or twenty years old;
marriaeeble girls, but you're children to
me. Look out for husband and be sure
aud pick out o good One-the right man..
T" Woman loves manly man. and manly
man loves eiieminate women. BE true. yir-
tuous, pure. amiable woman: be mothers,
were IN this hall and saw an old, wornout
soldier who followed that flag waving HIS
hand towards the starry banners about the
chapel that STANDS for freedom"
Gen. Sherman was applauded frequently.
AMI enjoyed II hugely.
Quotations in Spanish. English. French.
Latin and German were recited by 4 dozen
graduates; then were sung many songs and
hymns: alnonR them solo by Mis-. II.
Bloomfield and the class song "Good Ship
Alma Mater. composed by Prof. Mangold
and the words by Nellie Gray Cone. OF the
Mary i. Bole delivered the valedictory,
and honorary essay. we're read By Lena
GSS,@s'"' GeS.a pafits;i.m '3f.S; saa p.rsa:s sF
finslcy. "infuence Of Hero Worship on
Nations and Matilda W. Miller. Study
of Nature.
President Hunter presented the diplomas
to the 274 pretty grsdnAtef, and Mrs, Com
missioner Clara NJ. Williams presented the
class honors as follows:
Matilda W. Miller for proficiency in Ger
man, the gold medal from the late Mrs. Anna
Ottendorter, aud 10 Sarah spear the silver
medal.
lnea Cohen and Mary +. Bole. the silver
and bronze medals offered by the late James
Kelly for methods OF teaching.
Miss Hole, the gold medal OF the late j..
Granville kane for Physiology.
Emma g.. Mateer, the Wilson q. Hunt
gold medal for Latin.
Mary Y. Bole the gold watch anony-
mously offered as French prize. and to
Fannie Mcdowell the 81 o III gold offered by
William Wood as a second French prize.
Belle Rauch. the DE Witt j SeligmAn
Amanda Lang the spO in gold offered by
Mrs, Williams for Literature prize,