The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-01-20
ALL READY TO TEACH.
Young Women Go Out of School Life
Into life's School.
THE GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The Forty-second Class OF the Rhode
Island state Normal school was Gradu-
ated This Morning with Appropriate
Exercises-Gov. Brown Was There and

Exerctses-Gor. Brown was ihere ahs
Twenty-thres young women went "OuI
II School Life into Life's School," as th'
motto of their class. the forty second o
Sthe state normal school, expresses IL
this morning at Normal Hall. Benefits
street.
The graduation exercises were COM
menced at 10 O'Clock when the members
of the class filed in and took seats on th c
platform. After a chant. divine blessing
was invoked by the Rev. X. l. Greene,
ID d. A hymn was sung after which ad-
dresses were delivered by the members OF
the class. They aud their subjects were
as follows:
Mary Augusta Croak. Cumberland.
"Tne Possibilities of Culture J" 4; Grace
Warner G.ines. Pawtuxet. Gymnastics
a Basis for Intellectual Training; Mih-
ME Elizabeth Frost, Pawtucket rbe
l. fiuence II Art IN the Education OF the
Grecian Youth; Mabel Wilbur Sher-
man. Pawtucket, "The Influence of
Music ," Mabel Emily Perry, Attleboro,
Mass., "Symmetry in Education !" Lizzie
Edna Todd, North Attleboro, Mass.
Teaching as Profession Maude May
Reading Mar9aret Gertrude McGirr,
Valley Falls, silent Forces in Fduca-
tion y; Marion Louise Albro, Providence,
Educational Periodicals" Ida Louise
Allin, Warren, "How Public Libra
ries Promote Education in Schools 4"
Joanna Reynolds King; Kenyon,
d,sge lhs hhoIs Emma ''aa Agnes Po1aer
olneyville, Hampton Normal and Aeri-
cultural Institute'; Ellen Catherine
Brennan, Central Falls, "Education for
Citizenship'';, AddIe Clara Chapman,
Claik's Falls. Conn. "Patriol ism o.
Ametican Women; Emma Frances
Bradley, Franklin, Mass, '"rhe Use of
Ideals"
Then Principal William L. Wilsoa
made an address to the members OF the
graduating class He said
This Is your commencement You
will now begin to render more import
ant service and TO receive more definite
compensation; you will assume larger re-
sponsibilities; You are entering upon a
career. You do so at time and under
conditions full OF promise. You can
hardly conceive how rich and large the
field OF opportunity that lies before you is
''You bear with you from the Normal
School important acquisitions, which
will measurably qualify you to enter into
these opportunities. Good health. physi-
cal and mental vigor, and moral stead
fastness, these great fundamental requi-
sites OF efficient service i trust you pos
sess. Your success in teaching viii be a
matter OF great concern TO us who have
aided you in your course of preparation
here.
Read diligently the literature of your
profession: study your school, study
with the devotion and absorbing inter.
est that every true artist feels in his
work, study the men and women who
have male teaching glorious and from
them imbibe more and more OF the spirit
of the true teacher When you cease
being a student--when you cease grow.
ing and learning-the time will have
cone TO cease being "A teacher.
Last of all, learn what the Great
Teacher meant when He said, Whose
ever would save his life shall lose 10. aud
whosoever shall lose his life for my sake
shall find it.
'If teaching is not worthy Of you find
something else that is and throw .youi-
self into that. liz it is worthy OF you
devote yourself to it. Invest IN
it all there is of you. the best you can
make OF yourself. withhold no talent or
power or acquisition. aud then in your
chosen life's work you will find your life,
your happiness"
The diplomas were presented by Gov.
ID. Russell Brown who made the follow
ing remarks:
Mr.. Principal ord students Of the state Normal
School
"In the presentation of diplomas to
your graduating class, | have assigned To
me a most pleasant duty. You know /
am alN ays pleased to visit your school,
but just At the present time l am very
busy, and it was only upon the urgent
solicitation OF your worthy principal that
laid aside another engagement to be
with you. He kindly said that | would
not be expected To speak. and that state
ment is confirmed now that he has said
all that is worth saying.
ALLOW me, however, to congratulate
those who have earned this roll of honor,
this mark of distinction, culture and
efficiency. The state has reason to be
proud OF the results which have been
wrought in this school. and none, ven |
ture to say have been more satisfactory |
than those achieved by the forty y-second !
class
"It is your right to look forward to the |
future with a certain hope. That this |
hope may b. fully realized in the success |
you shall attain is my earnest wish. MAY |
you ever cherish the principles here |
Always he true To yourselves |
Seek the highest and best of life Up |
hold the good name Of your state aud |
nation."
The following pupil teachers of the
Providence training schools, who have
presented with certificates: Annie Rachel |
Barbour, Emmie Dunham Brown, Char
lotte Ethel Caffrey, Sarah Teresa Me-
Cabe, Harriet Edgaretta Northup, Mary |
Ietlow, Marion Elizabeth Wheeler, ANY |
Victoria Wicket.
After singing the class ode. composed
by Mary Augusta Crook. the beneliction
was pronounced by the Rev. Alfred Mal-
chester aud the exercises we're con-
clu1ed.
There will be a reunion OF the grad
mates VI the school tonight In Norman
HALL
The Principals Report.
Principal Wilson of the state normal
'enool has completed his report to the
board OF trustees. The whole mum Der of
enrolled during the last term
was l63. and the number of new ones en-.
tered In September was - Mr.. Wilson
q In 90 l.lN 81 -.