The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-06-30
THEY WILL Be TEACHERS.
Normal School Graduation Exercises
Held This Morning.
PRINCIPALS s ANNUAL ADDRESS
Recommends That the School Course be
Changed to -Four Years Instead of
Three--The Year Bcviewed-Hoa
Good. Moral Tone High.

Eleven young women this m orning re-
and ten other young women were pre-
sented With certificates from the Training
school. 1t was the forty-third annual
graduation of the Normal school on Ben
eft street. The members of the gradua-
ting class sat on the platf ,rm in semi
circle. while just behind them were the
girls from the Training school. The hall
was prettily decora ed with flags and
bunting and pottei plan Is and flowers.
The program ollows:
pp,ya@nr Hymn:
General theme-" Phases OF Modern Progress"
u.. pr9grsss OF Geographical so Seie.ce Mas.
nave ~ rProsress s i in Physical science ''' a'
a'''' sP Prcssss the Art OF
sInsiss@o inh,s sestSs on spring providence
A isrief History of Money.
ber'n" fs PpSsrsss SDa ri n school ran"
Marian tGs Art 10
Ths Hisher Education OF wo men;
nn h,sso q foundation for Patriotism
mary sn The beyeopmeni s Of Normal SCHOOLS.
Singing Singh way ssOs sssn the Day Hath ' Tlowa
How -Four Centuries Have Elevated the
s,sndard v,I of the Teacher: ..,, v..,
f The ii Eduestionai alton value Of the coiumbsn
Isabelle Alice McMpen -. North smithneld
Class Motto" Make Better Best"
The girls of the Training school who
received certificates were: Kate Rebec-
ca Cushiny, Lucy Maria Dauielson, Sa-
die Rhodes Doty, Hattie Julia Mann. Ida
Augusta McLane. Annie L,uise Nun
regIe. Annie Taresi O'Donnell, Annie
E.,x. dati
Minnie Sayles.
The ESSAYS were all upon one theme
"pronress " and developed originality
and interested FAR above the usual sub
5ects for graduation essays.
Governor Browns Address.
Governor Brown presented the di-
plomas with the following address:
Mr.. Principal, pupils of the State
Normal school and friends--ro att md the
hnlf-yearly- exercises Of the Normal
school is ore of the most agreeable of
the governors duties For snort space
we have been standing upon ideal
grounds and we have listened to senti-
ments, pure, uplifting ard courageous.
Let no one discourage you my fair young
graduate, for soon enough will you dis
cover the measure of your strength to
strug lle with life. The motto of your
family, the school room, and in the office,
in y .ur rei-i us. social or business life, You
wilAlways find grand opportunities 10
make better b, ST." So far as you max
it the rule of your conduct will b, the
measure of your life's success, for tn
famous, the most learned. or the
richest, but those who do the
best their circumstances allow.
i congratulate you, the members of
this graduating Class, upon the favorable
termination of your studies as state pu-
nils, aud hand you your diplomas be-
lleving that the response OF e,ch one
To tt call of your class motto is 81 will.
Principal Wilson thrn made his annual
address to the graduates, emphazing the
progress made inSthe past and this neces-
sity OF the future In everything there |
the teacher. 1t produces ideals. no
idealistic but, practical aud transforms
them into realities; the true spirit OF |
progress Is conservative not discarding
the old because it is old, but only what is
imperfect, inadequate; the spirit of pr
gress knows no limit TO effort. Go then |
young ladies into life with this spirit OF |
progres. animating your life. Welcome |
instructions from any source.
Thr annual reporG OF the principal of |
the Board Of Trustees alluded gratefully |
to the establishment Of the Model |
training school and to the act |
Of the General Assembly pro- |
vi ling for new school building. /
During he past year there have been en-
r)ied 191 students; or these 50 nave en-
ie' ed sil C. last Septemte-. Tue average
age OF new STUDENTS was Is years, 6 |
months; IA of these have taught and 35 |
are graduates representing eleven differ
ent higu schools. The number graduate |
in AL dur 'ng this year will be 26.
There have beeu ten studeats in the |
training schools. During the year the |
lectures have been well attended. The |
health has been very good. The moral |
tone of t o school is high. Tue exten
sion of the course, from three years to |
four is recommended.