The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-06-24
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Graduating Exercises Of the Forty
First Class.
LET US Be KNOWN BY OUR DEEDS.
sixteen Young Ladies' Presented With
Diplomas-Gow Browns Address-It
Mas Principal Littieneid's Last Class
A Reunion VIII be Held Tonight

"A Reunion VIII be Held Tonight
The graduating exercises of the forty
first class Of the State Normal School,
were held this forenoon, beginning at 10
o'clock, in Normal Hall on Benefit street.
The hall was well filled as 1t always is at
any occasion of the kind, with the parents
aud friends of the teachers, to be.
The decorations were handsome. The
platform was lined with potted plants
aud overhead in green was suspended the
class motto, LET us be known by our
deeds.n A stand at the left of the plat
form was covered with baskets of flowers,
mostly roses, presents to the graduates.
The class was the last to graduate
under President Littlefeld. whose resig-
nation takes effect now, the close OF the
school year.
The exercises commenced with the sing
ing Of hymn followed by prayer by the
Rev. 4. ID. Anderson, and music by the
class.
Short essays were read by the members
y Annie % S,ajs Jane ne Baker, Pascoag. "The Re-
wards OF a Teacher" Maude Louise
Baker. North Smithfield. State Certifi-
Gates for Teachers; Mary Louise Cav
ming y Bertha Elida Child, PRovIDENcE,
"An Account of the Stephen Olney Her
barium;" Alice Morse Fales, PRovI
DENCE, "Independent Thought;" Ellen
Underwood Hammond, jamestown, "Our
National Falling" Grace Elizabeth john
son, PRovIDENcE, THE Teaching OF Cur
tucket. "The Pawtucket Evening Draw
ing School; !" Bertha Remington Kent.
Phenix, Summer Schools :" Ida Eliza
beth McGunigle. PROVIDENCE. algebra
and Geometry for the Grammar Schools"
Fannie Olney, Chepachet, "The Indians;"
Eda May Round, PROVIDENCE, The
Providence, 1.-THE Study of Botany"
Bertha Northup Smith, Johnston, The
Teacher and Politics." Mary Dunham
Thornton, Greenville. Opportunities"
Louise Adeline Van Horne, Newport.
I" National IDEAL"
Principal Littlefield delivered an inter
esting address, speaking as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Board Of Trustees:
1t becomes my agreeable duty to present
a brief report concerning the State Normal
School for the year ending Juno "a, 1892.
The whole number of students enrolled
for the year is 2l4, and for the year ending
in June, 1891, it was 203. During the
past three or four years the school has in
ing the preceding seventeen or eighteen
years Of its history.
The total enrolment of students dur
ing the time since the reorganization of
the school in 1871 now numbers l,541. The
class of sixteen members herein recon-
mended to receive diplomas, will increase
the roll of the alumni for that time to
522 graduates.
The Saturday lectures mentioned in
previous reports were continued this
term most proiitably.
There have beeni in attendance at the
Normal School this term seven students
who are members Of the teachers train
ing class of the school department of the
city Of PROVIDENCE. They have done the
terms work well. 1t is hoped that the
requirement of one terms attendance
will ultimately be increased to one year,
IN which time the senior work could all
be done and the full diploma secured.
The need OF a new building for the
Normal School has been urged at length
in all recent reports concerning the school.
The arguments are convincing, and
the need Is becoming daily more impera-
tive. The present building is quite in
adequate for the accommodation Of the
present attendance, not to mention the
natural future increase in numbers.
Following Mr.. Littlefeld's address,
Gov. Brown spoke as follows ".Mr.
Principal: In accordance with your re-
quest by virtue of my Office as president
Of the State Board of Education. it is my
pleasure to say few words to these
graduates OF the State Normal School.
But before doing so. wish to express my
high appreciation of you sir, and those
associated with you in the work of this
For your efforts have pro-
auced results that are creditable to your
selves and that are the pride of our State.
Il wish, also. to express to this audi |
ence my appreciation OF interest In the |
cause. Of public instruction, and con-
Rratulate the State on the educational re- |
suits that you have witnessed to-day.
To you graduates who have earned the |
roll OF honor, i need not give any advice,
for you have already attained a high de- |
gree OF excellence, and know that your |
lives will give force and lend lustre to all |
that we claim for our educational insti |
tutions. As you go forth to teach may |
you always keep in mind the nobility Of |
your vocation, maintaining that enthu- |
Biasm which you now have, aud which is |
your right. May you always be alert for |
the best efforts of life, remembering the |
familiar quotation. Good is not good |
enough the best is none too good" It |
Of you on behalf OF the State Board of |
and your principal, diploma |
certifying to your efficiency"
Gov. Brown then presented the diplo- |
mas to the graduates.
Certificates were presented to the fol- |
lowing students elected to the PROVE |
DENCE Training School for teachers
Minnie Louise Gallagher. Mary Henrietta
Gaynor, Mary Agnes McArdle, Anna
Veronica Rice, Marion Wiggin and Edith |
Field Wilcox.
After singing the class ode, composed
by Mary Dunham Thornton, the benedic-
lion was pronounced and the exercises
,nded.
This evening reception and reunion
Will bo held between the hours OF 3 and
l03o.
A New Lodge OF Eiks.