The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-25
NoRMAL ooLLKar rRIsE e1RLs.
Miss sernnno I. Raabltscheck Tahes Five
Prinea and the nalutatoFy,


Five hundred Normal College maids, all in
white, made the body Of the chapel look like q
bower at the twenty-eighth annual commence
ment exercises yesterday. Besides the docora-
tive effect Of the undergraduates, there were
flowers and green's and American flags in great
profusion. From tho galleries hundreds OF Wis
itors listened to the exercises. On the platform
were President Thomas Hunter, Mayor Strong,
Superintendent Jasper. Charles d. Hubbell,
Chairman OF tho Board of Trustees and Prosi-
dent OF the Board OF Education; Secretary Ar
thur McMullin, the members of the Executive
Committee, and the faculty of tho college.
In his opening address Mr.. Hubbell encouraged
the graduates by telling them that in septem-
Der there would be enough places for teachers
to 90 around. This is tho arst time in tho his
tory of the college that the graduating class has
had enough places waiting fer 1t, and 1t ia due
to the new schools erected and the extensions of
tho old schools. There are 347 graduates In
this years class.
Mr.. Hubbell introduced Mayor Strong. who
smiled sweetly at the 500 maids and remarked
that It was good to be there; also that he was
positive that 1t was his last appearance at q
Normal College commencement In tho capacity
| Of Mayor. The salutatory grafton was delivered
by Miss Serafne L. Raubitsoheck. Several
essays were. read, and then Superintendent
Jasper awarded the licenses, President Hunter
and prises. Tho following prizes wero awarded:
ottsndorfer gold medal. for proficiency In German.
6ttendorfer silver medal, for greatest progress In
Kelly siivsr medal, for methods of teaching. ssra-
Koiiy bronze medal. for methods Of teaching. Jessie
Kane gold medal. for natural science. sersnns L.
Raubitscheck.
wilson o. Hunt gold medal. for latin. seranne l.
Henri Manlard prize gold watoh), for proficiency in
French, seranne L. Raubitscheck.
Wood memorial rriIe $40 in goid). for greatest
progrees in French, Lillian Federlein.
Randolph Guggenheimer prize gold watch). for
Engiish literature, seranne L. Raubitseheck.
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT.
Adolph Kutrof prize 1850 In goldl, for proficiency
in German. Martha Muller.
in German. Augusta N. wilson.
Frederic r. Coudert prize gold watch), for prom.
cheney in French, Florence Sutton Kirby.
for greatest progress in French. Claudine Gray.
Pr1Eo in memory of Adolph L. Sanger books to the
valedictorianl Florence Sutton.
MISCELLANEOUS PRIZES.
Libbie Van Arsdale memorial prize, for progress In
music, Dorothea Caroline Hess.
Herman Ridder German composition prize Gao In
gold), Louise A. Schneider.
NCharles c. Wehrun prize (o2b in gold), best essay on
patriotism. Louise &. Growon.
Prise offered by the Society of Colonial DANES for
the best composition on Colonial history.First, go
and q silver medal, Cecilia Lo Humtte; third, eco and
q silver medal. Celina Rode.
Chairman Jacob w. Maek's priEee, each $50 and a
thea Caroline Hess, for Latin; Lucy B.. Thompson, fol-
French; CellnA Rode. for German.
Postgraduate prize. Commissioner James speyer't
prize $50 in gold. for excellence In the kindergarten
Ethel Gaynor Browne.
The valedictory grafton was delivered BY
Florence Sutton Kirby.