The San Francisco call., 1896-06-17
FAIR TEACHERS
OF THE FUTURE,
A Hundred Girls Graduated
From the Normal
School.
MUSIC AND ESSAYS.
Original Illustrative Motion
Songs by the Stu.
dents
GIRLS SALUTE OLD GLORY.
An Address by State Superintendent
S. T. Black-The Distribution
of Diplomas.
GIRLS SALUTE OLD GLORY.

Youth and beauty, wit and wisdom
were well and worthily represented last
evening in the auditorium of the Girls
High School, where the girls of the San
Francisco Normal School, a hundred
strong, were holding their graduating ex-
ercises.
the smiling young graduates future
teachers, occupied seats upon the stage,
which was plcturesquely decorated with
palms, ferns and umbrella plants. sup
piled from the greenhouse of the Girls
High School, and the lower floor and gal
lery were filled with an attentive audience
of some fifteen hundred ladies aud gentle
men.
After musical prelude, "To Thee, o
Country" original essays were read by
Cecilia Fredlander on THE Story OF a
Life, " Martha Carew on "0ur Standard, "
Belle Kincaid on bad Boys" Theresa
Sharkey on THE Alpha and Omega" +"
These papers evinced much common-sense
and literary culture ana reflected credit
upon their teachers as well as the students.
The following original kindergarten
songs, realistically and gracefully illus
trated by the class with typical motions,
were next given, to the great delight of
the audience:
"1he Boat SAIL words by Clara Baker;
"The Herdsman's Song" words ana music by
Addie Casamayou; "The Blacksmith" class
of 1894; 1.-The Old Mill,'' words aud music by
Blanche Fairweather; calling the Cows, "
words by Alicia Campbell; ''Slumber Song
words by Ethel Kennedy; "Haying Song,'
words by Isabel Evans.
1.-The Bakers Song" by Rebe McFeely
"The Skaters" by Louise Crocker; "The
Man in the Moon" by Josephine Kelly.
and "Sowing Seeds" by Dora Walters
were also among the original contributions
of the students, but the time did not per-
NIT them to be sung, though all were
equally meritoriOus.
At the conclusion of the kindergarten
singing, the girls rose, and repeating the
school pledge of loyalty, gracefully sa-
luted the handsome American flag which
dropped from its tall staff at the foot OF
the stage, and feellngly sang "The STAR
spangled Banner"
Samuel T. Black, State Superintendent
of Public Instruction. in a brief but forci-
BILE address, complimented the school and
gave the graduates some timely advice
upon the responsibilities :hey were as
suming in entering into the ranks of the
professional teachers. The diplomas were
then presented to the graduates by Super
intendent Babcock and the exercises we're
concluded with the singing of the National
anthem, America
Miss Laura +. Fowler, the principal of
the san Francisco Normal School and the
worthy successor of the late James g.
Kennedy, has good reason to be proud of
her girls. Since its establishment in
1876 1400 female teachers in round
numbers have been graduated from this
school, and many of them are now teach
ing successfully in the public schools in
various sections of the State. Miss Fowler,
a graduate of Parker College, New York,
came to California in 1862, and for the last
thirty years has been in continuous ser
vice in the San Francisco School De-
partment.
Samuel T. Black, who was elected IN
1894 as State Superintendent of Public In
structiOn, succeeding Professor J. w.
Anderson, is widely known by the school
teachers of California who recognize him
as progressive, conscientious educator.