New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-08
AMID G4YETY AND FLOWERS.
GRADUATING EXERCISES AT THE TEACH
Frs COLLEGE.
A PLEASANT MESSAGE FROM THE ABSENT PREsI-
DENT-NAMEs OF THE YOUNG WOMEN
WHO RECEIVED DIPLOMAS.

DENT-NAMEs OF THE YOUNG WOMEN
WHO RECEIVED DIPLOMAS.
MAY the last days be the best days the
message sent by President Walter l. Hervey from
Jena. Germany. with heartiest good wlshe. to the
class Of 49, to the pupils OF the Teachers College.
No. University Place. and II appearances in this
case may be relied upon, yesterday. as "one OF the
last days at the college. witnessed the fulfment
OF the presidents wish. Best might properly have
been applied to graduates. exercises and exhibits
Great numbers of pretty girls in their best gowns
were here. there and everywhere and their best
friends We're with them; the various EXHIBITS In the
departments OF kindergarten. science drawing clay
modelling manual training mechanical drawing.
sewing, history. botany geology natural history am
cooking showed the best work done by the pupils.
and the exercises also sustained the superlatlve de-
gree Of the adjective.
The programme began in the morning with exer-
cises in the chapel After the opening hymn and
prayer by the Rev. John L. Bushnell, pastor OF the
Phillips Presbyterian Church. address was de-
livered by Hamilton W. Mabe on Culture as the
Aim Of Education" John +. Woodruff. acting
president. conferred the diplomas. and made an
eTs College and Horace Mann School in the new
buildings on Morningsde Heights. a somewhat de-
tailed description OF the school work was given. and
At the close of the programme Mr.. Woodruff
nounced that in one OF the upper rooms surprise
vsed them to investigate It withou, delay. The
advice was quickly compiled with and confusion
followed Delicate gowns. pretty. flushed faces
curious friends and mlschievOus boys h.led every
fch OF in nails and on starways. Banked
upon two long tables were flowers Of every color
and kind and arranged IN every conceivable FORM
from the artistic bunch Of blossoms. loosely tied. 10
the immense basket Of stately roses and satin
streamers Each young woman resembed n flower
In a wilderness OF boom being almost concealed
By her numerous floral tributes. To make confusion
worse confOunded" from score Of healthy young
voices repeated the cry: Zip "a. zip ia coup IA
can, were the boys OF Horace Mann accom-
panied by forcibe stamping Of the feet. until dig
nlfled and stern professor rapidly APP
preaching, and. after an nstants frantic "scurry"
no: a representative Of Horace Mann was within
sight or hearing.
The young women who graduated from the
college were the Misses Mary Kean Buckner Alice
Mary Clarke Elsie Gertrude Cose. Mary Seaman
Cloves. Frances Ragsdale Coleman Ida Frances
Couch. Frances Jeanette Dorland. Amy HEARTFELT.
Angie Heartiel1. Lena May Newcastle. Louise Nor
ris Newhall Caroline Louise Pratt Jennie Frances
Proie. Nellie May Record. Mary Remsen. Mary
RICHTER Emma GOOiere Sebring. Lucy Evelyn
Stone. Charlotte HalOck Tutt.e and Mary Elizabeth
Van Deventer. The kinGerSartners were the Misses
Ila West Aikman, Jessie Louise Ames. Edith Barr
Laura Northrop Bostw!ck. AAse Blanche Clark.
Ethewyn Colburn Delne. Virginia Miriam Nc
CURE. Nina Helen Merriam Elizabeth Anna Parker.
Rosamond P1meroy, Margare; Josephine Shepard.
Laura Bell Smith. Louise Christine sutherland and
Amelia IlWrle Iyers.