The Jersey City news., 1891-03-14
TEACHER GRADUATES.
Thirty-four Young Ladies
Finish the Training
Course.

Thirty-four Of the young ladies' who
graduated from the High School last
June finished course Of training as
teachers in the Training Department yes
terday and received diplomas
The CONNIE ncement exercises which
were mainly impromptu. were held in the
assembly room of the High School. In
the gathering were noted Superintendent
OF the Public Schools A. B. Poland,
School Director Moran, Vice President
William ii. Paddock, Principal Charles
5. Haskell, Of No IA school, q member OF
the Faculty; Mrs. Kate 5. .Duryea, priu-
cipal Of the Training Department., ana
Misses Ella Richardson, Blanche Halsey.
Ella Boylan and Emily Robinson. teachers
in the Training Department.; Miss Cor
nelia NJ. Wygent, Miss Anna Fields, Miss
Lille De Graf aud Madame Miller were
among the High School teachers present.
The graduates were Carrie II. Arms.
Mary +. Brady, Jeannette Il. Brow, Nellie
Buchanan. Emma Campbell. julia g,
Carty, Bessie Chambers, Josie V. CorDery.
Laura l. Dominick, Marietta Ensign.
Emily Eyers, Maize Fink. Jennie Fisk.
Minnie V. Foley. Euretta 4. Halsey,
Isabel L. Gordon, Belle Harvie. Hat
tie A. Herlihy, Lille NJ. Kelly, Kate
Kenny, Anna Lamcken, Mary J. LanIgan,
Jessie Macmillan, Rose A McCormack,
Margaret g. McGrath. Hattie h Merritt,
Mary Ormiston. Clara Pendleton, Kate e.
Rafter, Emma ReichliDg, Lille Rinehart,
May L. Sheridan. Marie L. Steinhauser
and Edith A Willis
The exercises were opened By a reoita-
ton by Miss May Brady, Miss Male
Fink rendered piano solo. and Miss May
l. Sheridan, the president Of the class,
welcomed the guests and addressed her
classmates. Miss Sheridan spoke Of the day
as being an eventful one, as most closing
days are '-The teach ers' work." she
said, "when fully recognized, is great and
glorious. the fruits of which may not ao-
pear tor years 70 come, but will surely be
recognized some day"
Mis- Sheridan thanked the Faculty for
its untiring efforts in behalf Of the pupil
teachers, ana expressed the hops that all
their classmates would do their very best
to be a credit to the school from which
they were graduated.
School Director Moran of the High
School Committee was the next speaker,
and he spoke hopefully Of the girls
chances Of winning positions soon, as two
new school houses are to be erected
shortly.
Mr.. Moran alluded to the adoption Of
the training school resolution two years
ago, reorganizing the department, and
said that he and his colleagues were fully
satisfied with the work InRt had been
done. Mr.. Moran then presented each OF
the graduates with diploma. He was
assisted by Miss Minnie V. Shanley, the
accomplished young assistant of Superin-
tendent Poland.
Mr.. Poland was next ushered upon the
platform and gave the vonng graduates
some good advice. He urged them that
while conscious of their attachments and
powers, TO be ever willing TO learn from
those who were above them in the depart
ment He warned them That future sue
cess or failure rested with themselves.
TheiE ife's work was in their own hands
Those who had won encomiums from the
principals anu heads OF the department
were those who labOred with untiring
zeal and persistent determination TO do
the very best that could be done. Mr.
Poland congratulated the graduates and
offered his heartiest wishes for their fu-
ture success.
A collation. was then served by Morrow
g. Day. This was followed by dancing
until nearly six O'Clock. At the close of
the entertainment the graduates gathered
about the piano and heartily joined in
singing "Auld Lang Syne" and parting
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