The Washington times., 1895-06-19
TAUGHT HOW TO TEACH
Young Men and Women Graduate
From the Normal School.
TAKE UP THEIR LIFE WORK
st. Cecilia Combines Its Pretty Com
mencemeRt Exercises with the
Celebration of the Silver SacerdOtaI
Jubilee of Father O'Brien-LittIe
Ones Present an Offering.

Forty-five young ladies and three young
gentlemen filed into the large room at
the Franklin School building yesterday
and received diplomas announcing their
fitness TO act as instructors OF youth.
They composed the graduating class of
the Normal School, and as they took their
seats. headed by their principal, Miss 1.
G.. Meyer, on a raised platform at the
east end of the room, they faced a large
audience, composed of their parents and
friends.
The exercises commenced with the sing
Ing of Rubenstein's Spring Song in
chorus. under the direction of Miss Alys
E. Bentley, the musical instructor.
The opening address to the graduates was
by DR.. +. K. Lane, principal Of the High
School, who had had supervision OF the
graduates before they entered the Normal
School. At this parting, as 1t were, he
took occasion to give the young people
some sound advice before they entered
the new field of latin. The address was
followed by the Ave Maria" which was
Sweetly sung by Miss Alys T.. Bentley.
Mr.. w. b. Patterson, Supervising prin-
cipal of the Second division, better known
as the two BIS" spoke at length on the
various changes and Improvements in the
methods of public school instructions,
which have taken place during the last
twenty years. The new methods, as COM
pared with the old, he said, could not
be better illustrated than calling the
former the work of an artist, and the
latter the work of the artisan
HOW u. Powell, superintendent OF
the public schools, who conducted the
exercises, in announcing a double vocal
number, said that while there was no
doubt that the graduates could sing, and
I -
things that they could do equally as well.
Some OF these, he said, would be found
in the school edition of The Times this
morning. The BOAT Song" and Meet
lug of the Waters were then sung by
the class in chorus, directed by Miss Bent
ley.
The diplomas were distributed to the
| graduates by Mr.. j. W. Whelpley, who
| congratulated the class on the high standard
of proficiency they had attained.
The members OF the graduating class
were: Misses Jessie Appler, Grace NJ
! Baird, Sarah Z. Beamer, Bessie H. Bell,
/ Vanette L. Began, Margaret I. Brady,
| Tussanelda Breuuinger, Carlotte BrOckett,
/ Lily Buckler Marian Carte. Minnie f.
! Compton, Lille J. Cooper, Winifred 81.
| Costigan, Mae Demiug, Mr.. Harry W.
| Draper, Emily G Owens, Sadie Goodman,
| Josephine E. Graham, Alice Hauley,
| Mr.. Robert L. Haycock, Mr.. John H. D.
/ Heady, Margaret L. Hughes, Florence
! Jackson, Florence H. King, Isabelle B.
! Leesnitzer, Mary E. Luttreil, Jennie A.
Matthews, Lulu A Macintosh, Cecil F.
| Mckee, Little L. Mckenzie, Katherine Nc
| Naught, Celeste S. MoritZ, Florence E.
| Muir, Mary E Mulligan, Agnes MuntZ,
Mary R. Parkman, Ellen E. Patterson,
Grace Penney Nellie Richards, Teresa Sex
ton, Mary E. Shafer, Helen s. StetsOn,
| Margaret NJ Stockbridge, Grace L. Stone,
| Edith G Swami, Susie NJ. Underwood, Ma
bel L. Vaughn aud Annie W. Willige.