The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-04
A DEAL IN FUTURES
Points About the Jersey
City High School
Crop Of 1896.
HOST OF TEACHERS UNLESS -
Two Girls for Higher Education
But the Men Mean
Business.

IL appointments are given all the
teachers graduated from training school
and II each year there are as many
graduated from High School, who in
tend to teach, as there are this year,
the Board Of Education will rave to
build more schools. not only for the
children running wild. but to provide ac-
commodation for the teachers. twenty
four girls in the January class of '96
and fourteen of June, SO, have declared
their intention of entering training
school and ultimately of teaching. Thirty
eight in one yearl The boys, almost
without exception. declare for business
attractions for them. Business, vague
most all of the young men graduating
from High School this year.
The Valedictorian of the class OF Janu-
airy. '96, is Miss Elizabeth Bertha Will
lets, who is now in training school study
ing teaching. Her essay which she was
excused from speaking at her own re-
quest, is Heroic Women Mr.. Norman
L. Rowe won second honor, the Saluta-
tory, and he will give the Salutatory adj
dress at the Commencement which will
be held in the Academy June is. Mr..
Rowe has declared in favor of business.
Miss Anna L.. Marmelstein is third in
rank and will deliver an essay on THE
Progress of Society,"" She also will teach.
Miss Anna Henrietta Kenne, fourth in
rank, viii deliver her essay on 1.-THE Eye
the Window of the Soul" and she has
decided upon teaching as a vocation.
Miss Melina v. Huddleston, who has fifth
honor, will teach. The other members
of January, 'ss, and their professions
so far as known, in the order of their
rank in class are:-Lillian May Baldwin,
teach; Marion H. Eekelmann, teach;
teach; Jessie e. Heritage. teach; Edith
E. Crasto, entered training school,, but
afterwards moved from the city; Julia
~. classy, teach; Anna g.. Lunney,
Norris, business; Kathleen E. Hornett,
teach; Rose May Lascell, teach; Mar
garet G Foley teach; Magdalen M. Betz,
80; Estelle Z. Froude, teach; Anna L.
Rafter, teach; Eta Ray Banf1eld, teach;
Mamie r. Boylan. teach; Mary H. Ryan,
teach; Angela l.. MeKernan, teach;
Anna Il. Morris, teach; Rosalind Lar
zen, nn.,,; Helen Hugh MeCabe, teach.
the class competition, and she will Com
mencement night deliver it. The title is
The Profit and Pleasure We Derive
Enc Crowns the Work" and the class
colors Nile green and white. The Bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached Sunday
morning, jun IA, in Grace Episcopal
Church by the Rev. George Bennitt.
There is not quite such monotony in
the class Of June SO in regard to profess
slons. There are a number of teachers
collegian. The Valedictory has been
won in this class as in the January class.
BY a girl. Miss Lena Jacobus. Miss
She graduated from School No. il four
years ago, Valedictorian of that class.
with the medal of the school, and has
School. She viii deliver the Waiedict t5Tg
address. on Our Friend-The Enemy
Miss Matte McDermid. .salutatorian of
Scotch in Present Day Literature Both
she and Miss Jaeobus will teach. Miss
Ida Whyte, who also intends to teach, has
Novel" Miss Whyte IS third in ran ahs
Fourth is Mr.. Edward Dunn, Treasurer of
The class. Gladstone, the Grand Old
man, fifth # n's SPEAKS saI5set Of . Sci i 1ahn and L cut
ture.' Business has been chosen by
both these young men. Mr.. William Cole
business man: The vice-President is
Miss Mabel Plenty. who will teach. The
speaker from the Commercial Glass will
be Mr.; Firman Hull. who will speak on
The physician of the class. is Miss Mar
garet Sullivan, who attends the New
York College. The collegian is Miss Mar
garet Crawford, who will enter Barnard
next fall. Three young ladies of the
class left High School last fall and en-
tered Barnard then. The other members
of the class are:-Agnes Harrington.
teach: Mary Mcmahon, -; Leonora
Mitchell, teach; Mary Thornhill. -: Alice
Waters, 49,: Lizzie Kopf, teach; Cecilia
Waters, teach; Wilma Bauer, -; Carrie
Schoesch.. teach; Kate Mullins, teach,
Lille Mike, -: Bessie Alderman, teach,
Grace Bancker. teach; May Callahan,
teach; Alice Pierson. 49,; Harriet Hill;
May Scott, -; Mary Burns, teach;
Fannie Parker Ethel Thompson,tteach;
Mime Wittemeyer, teach; Ann Osborne,
teach; Laura Ogden; Ida Court, -;
Mary King. teach; Walter Clark, business;
John Hastedt, business; Henry Tappen.
business
At the commencement medals will be
awarded the Valedictorian and Salutator-
ian and the Forensic Society offers one to
the best sneaker of the evening The re-
ception will take place the same night
at Hasbrouck Hall.
nTSMT9SED THE spy