The San Francisco call., 1897-06-16
It CAME NEAR
BEING ADAMLESS
But One Boy in the Normal
School Graduating Ex-
erciseS.
Excellent Essays and Some Orig
inaI Music Marked the
Occasion.
Several Schoo! Directors Participate
Exercises Also He. d at Other
Schools.

The day of the sweet girl graduate is
upon Us. She comes attired in snow
white raiment, and she doesn't have to
stoop to conquer. Incidentally her brother
of the sterner sex divides the glories OF
the day, and general happiness reigns in
all the schools. Graduating exercises were
held last evening in several of the schools,
and choice programmes were rendered on
each occasion.
a spacious stage over which the Ameri-
can flag waved, or rather would have
waved if there ad been a breath OF air,
ninety-seven girls dressed in white and
one youth in somber attire, everything
bedecked with blossoms and everybody
carrying them, everybody smiling and
the teachers so happy they could not SIT
still without telling every one they could
get to listen bushels of nice things about
their pupIls-that gives dim idea Of the
scene in the large hall of the Girls High
School last evening, where were held the
graduating exercises of the San Francisco
Normal School.
The exercises were under the charge OF
School Director Thomas K. Carew, who
made the Introductory address, telling OF
the great good the normal school is doing
dhA e4S W - ~ 10 ca pNShSA ~ ILL pAOhS IOl
far hence.
I'VE Justly claim that our school is the
equal il not the superior OF any in the
country" he said, backed up as it is by
three years high school study. Our girl
graduates stand side by side with the ID ost
successful teachers OF the country. We
find them teaching in all the grades from
the primary to the high school and every
where giving excellent satisfaction"
Alter the rendering OF Il march by Rose
Mccormack, and song, "God, Ever
Glorious" by the class. William Derham,
chairman of the committee on ciassifca.
ton, delivered the Introductory address
proper. He spoke of the high standard
attained by all the graduates, had words
Of encouragement for the teachers and
parents, and ended with expressing the
hope that all would attain TO the heights
OF fame as educators.
Miss Eva Cleary delivered the saluta-
tory poem, bright and sprightly piece,
VIII ch was warmly applauded, and was
followed by Miss Virginia English in an
essay on the Harmony of Childho ood. -
The paper bore the marks not only of care,
but OF originality, and was well received
by the auditors.
Next on the programme came the sing
ing OF two kindergarten motion songs,
original, by ihe class. The first Spring
Is Here, was written by Mis- Susie Ede-
lin. and the second, "Song of the Linnet, +"
was written by Miss Margaret Hewitt.
Miss Rose Casassa dealt with the "Edu-
cation of Woman" The subject was not
treated in dogmatic manner nor was il
an exposition of woman suffrage in any
sense, but was rather o dissertation on
the vast good which had followed the en-
trance OF woman into that broader arena
OF education heretofore held sacred to The
tread OF the male OF the human species.
The Old Mill (class of 1850 and lui-
labv, words by Mis- Grace Critcher, we're
then sung Miss Frances Gray followed
with an interesting essay on the Vital
Worth of Education" Boating" words
by Miss Emma Gelinas, and Dolly
Washing Day" written by Elinor Kemp
ston. were then sung by the class
"E iucation and Labor" paper bv Miss
Alice Chalmers, fairly took the house by