Evening star., 1896-06-16
READY TO TEACH.
Graduation of the Class Of the Wash.
fnston Normal school.

fnston Normal school.
Amid warm greetings, kind words and
general pleasant surroundings, forty-two
young ladies and three young men To-Day
stepped from classification as pupils to
that OF teachers as graduates Of the WASH
ington Normal School The commence
ment exercises were simple in character,
and were held I'm the Normal School room
at the Franklin building in the presence of
Mrs. Stowell, Mrs. Terrell and Messrs.
Whelpley, Harries. Barnard and Shadd OF
the board of school trustees. Principal AL
Ian Davis of the Business High School,
Supervising Principals Patterson, Clark,
Freeman, Janney and Gage and "a large
number of parents and'frfends OF the grad
yates. Superintendent w. Il. Powell of the
public schools acted as presiding officer;
DIFF. r. Lane, director OF the High School
and Mr. A. 7. Stuart, supervising principal
OF the third division. ddressed the gradu-
ates, ard Mr.. Jesse ii. Wilson, chairman OF
the committee on High and Normal
schools of the board OF school trustees,
conferred the diplomas.
The room was prettily decorated with
palms. other potted plants and cut flowers.
and was crowded to oyerfiowing at 1890
O'Clock. when. to the torres of the Normal
School March," composed and played by
the class of 90 filed into the roc m and took
seats on the platform. Mr.. Powell then
made few Introductory remarks and pre-
sented DIR. Lane, who in an able address,
gave the young teachers much wholesome
advice. he speaking from experience. Mr.
Powell added few words to what was
said by DIR. Lane. ard next the class sang
20 Vert Thou in the Cault Blast
Mr.: Stuart was then introduced as the
speaker representing the schools to which
the graduates would go. DIR. Lane appear
ing for the school from whence they ad-
vanced to the Normal School. Mr.. Stuart
made very strong. clever and sympathetic
address, among other things stating the
necessity of teaching with power but tenn
pering the same with sympathy and good
viii. He was loudly applauded, and later
congratulated by the majority OF those
present.
After the singing of 20 For Ahe Wings
OF Dove" Mr.. Wilson made short and
appropriate address, concluding with ex-
preston of the hope that eacn OF the grad
yates would be assigned to a school before
next Christmas. Mr.. Wilson then present.
ed diplomas to the following, The announce
ment of each name being the ca Use of loud
handclalping:
The Graduates.
Louise Bartlett, Stella Borland, Leila
Brett Maud Burbank, Clara Burroughs. LII
lie Busey, Sadie Cameron, Margaret Car
n ody, Grace Church. Alice Crowley, Ger
trude Davis, Elizabeth Dawes. Agnes Dill
Ion. Hettie Diver, Henrietta Dunlap. Bessie
Erly. Hattie Evans, Alice Fletcher, Lily
Gerry, aSrah Greer, Grace Guard, SINCE
Guerdrum, Maud Hall. Chas. Hart, Rose
Hessler Marie Howell, Anna Hughes, Isabel
Jordan, Lula Lanman, Alice Lynch, Marie
Mckelden, Bertha Morrison. Anna Murphy,
Ethel Prince, Louise Randall. Edna Riddle
berger, Raymond Riordan, Carolie Robin
cite, Elsie Roche, Elsie Sillers. Marie Sipe,
Mamie Swingle, Mabel Thompson, Lulu
Trunnell. Edward Webster
By request, Miss Diver again played the
Normal School March," Congratulations
were then in order. and the gathering de-
veloped into a social meeting. Refresh
ments were served by the class in The ad-
Joining rooms. and a pleasant occasion had
passed into history.