Evening star., 1896-06-11
FOLLOWERS OF FROEnEL.
Interesting Commencement of the
Normal kinderEarten inktitute

Interesting mnencement of the
Normal kinderEar institute.
A highly appreciative audience, largely
composed Of ladies. assembled last evening
at Hamline Church, 9th and p streets
northwest to witness the graduating ex-
ercises incident to the nineteenth annual
commencement mt Of the Washington National
Froebel Normal kindergarten Institute.
The exercises began with an organ re-
c.tal, Fantasia and March," from Tam
hauser, ty DR.. George w. Walter. The In
vocation was by Rev. DIR. Ames, superin- =
tendent of the Deaconess Home Rev
Hugh Johnston. pastor of metropolitan NJ.
f. Church, who had accepted an invita-
ton to make the opening prayer, being
unavoidably absent. chorus "Oh, Friend
of Little Children" was sung by the grad
Uating class, with organ accompa nimeHt /
The verses contained touching illusions
to the times of one hundred years ago
when Froebel instituted the Kindergarten
methods. why Am kindergartener'' was
the title of an essay by Mrs Antoin6tte
NJ. Ricketts,. The most important reason
advanced by Mrs. Ricketts, was that kin
dcrgarten work gave her opportunities for
benefting children with whom she might
be brought into contact to a greater extent
than she could obtain than by any other
means
Motion Plays in which the operation of
a wind mill and the work of. the miller
were illustrated, were very Interesting and
were rendered by the graduating class.
Reflections of An Indian Girl" was the
theme selected for a paper, by Miss Salee
Oomasuyah, but as she had been taken
very Ill. her essay was read by Mrs. K
Martin Johns, one Of her classmates.
"Illustra tions of Froebels Mother Plays
were rendered by Miss Clara l.. Tafel, as
.'the target Miss Susan c. Baker. as 1.-The
little maiden and the stars" Miss Mildred
co ftA
Beulah l.. Sanderl!n, as the clock song"
and Miss Jane NJ McKnew as 1.-The pigeon
house" Miss Mary c. Richards and Miss
Rosalind Geddes gave Answers to Six
Higher Life" was sung by Miss Mabel
Morgan. THE Boat Song" one of Mrs
Louise Pollock's poems. was rendered by
the class. "G!eamings From Froebels $
Field of Thought" were presented by Mrs.
Julia NJ. johnson, Mrs. Anna Meade, Miss
Lyde A. McDearmon and Mss Matilda
Musselman. How Can l Serve My Native
Land?' recitation and poem, by Mrs.
Louise Pollock. were rendered by Mrs. K.
Martin Johns and the members of the
graduating class.
After the reading Of an essay. "The AS
cent on 1ifes Ladder by Miss Amelia
n. Mahr. Miss Susan 2. Pollock delivered
the pal ting words. The benediction was
pronounced by Rev. w. r. Stricken, pre-
vious to which, however, diplomas and Ger
tfficates were presented to the following
Post-graduateS, Miss Amelia Nanta Mahr
and Miss Lily Johnston Taliaferro of Wash
ington, u. c.: Miss Salee Oomasuyah Of IN
dian Territory, and Miss Mabel Morgan
of Maine; graduates. Miss Lyde McDear-
mon of Tennessee. Miss Matilda Mussel-
man Of Pennsylvania, Miss May c. Rich
ards of New York. Mrs. Antoinette NJ.
Ricketts, of Illinois, Miss Beulah L. San
derlin, North Carolina; Miss Clara Tafel
of Ontario, Canada: Miss Susan Chadich
Baker Miss Rosalind Geddes Mrs. K
Martin Johns, Miss Julia NJ. johnson, Mrs.
Anna Meade, Miss jeanette NJ. McKnew
and Miss Mildred Saunders of Washington,
d. G..
The committee ON reception was compos-
ed of Messrs Fred. Nichols. Balm Winslow,
T. j. Taylor, George Felix Bunkert and
Barry Mohun.