New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-03
&c. P. S.-GOODPLALN SEWER. "
PASCAL INSTITUTES ACADEMIC DEGREE
FOR TWELVE GIRLS.

TIE AB5REvIATIoN ISN'T IL THB DICTIONARY
YET-GooD WORK OF THE SCHOOL.
Twelve young women graduates and about twice
Is many girls Of lower rank in the school were
the eagerly expectant students Of Pascal Institute.
gathered yesterday at No. SO Lexing ton-ave., 10
hold the first years closing exercises. Friends Of
the plan to give free instruction TO equip girls for
places as needlewonen in all branches OF the art
which plan has been put in operation at Pascal
Institute-crowded into the rooms and visited the
departments where the work was exhibited.
The house opened about the middle Of last
December. So many applications came in that all
could not be received. and a pay class was started
10 Accommodate those able 10 spend a small sum
on lessons. In the six months since the school
opened the pupils have gone from the simplest
stitches through training in all kinds OF work which
mas enabled them 10 take certificates good plain
sewers"
Some OF the garments exhibited yesterday showed
greater elaboration OF treatment than would come
under tina name plain sewing" The graduating
class is made up OF girls who advanced rapidly
that they have shown themselves able to cut-from
patterns-ht and entirely make gowns for them
selves and one another These gowns were in woods
and organdies. with such 1nishings as tucked silk
yokes revers, collars, etc
Work OF the less advanced classes was chiefly
In white goods but all thoroughly well done and
some Of them even dainty. That so much has been
accomplished in six months, several visitors said
was wonderful They had seen the first work Of the
pupils, which was OF the crudest description.
Across hung line Of pretty white
aprons. Pinned upon each Of them was a sachet
bag OF red white and blue ribbon. 1t ex
planned that these bags were made out Of rem
nsnts OF the practice work the girls did when
learning 10 make a flag for Mrs Hazen's school,
at Pelham Manor. The order having been given
for the flag. Il was desired to make II well as
possible. and the Joining OF the strips OF ribbon
was learned by practising the material that
sfterward was fashioned into the sachets.
The nag itself was finally made satisfactorily. II
was OF ribbon the blue field being embroidered IN
white stars equally we'll done both sides. SINH
lar flags were yesterday draped above the doors
the school while all the pictures and filing
many were quantities of daisies and other
wild flowers sent by Mrs. Hazen from her place
in the country These flowers will later be sent to
the Babies Hospital in the real T. S. S. fashion,"
said Miss Pascal
There were present participating In the exercises
Oliver ". buckingham. Frank Telford. Allan C.
Blackwell and other members OF the Advisory Board
Regrets were received from Governor Roosevelt. ex-
Mayor Hewitt. ex-Mayor Strong and Mrs. Wool
man. Of the Teachers College. Among the women
present who interest themselves In the movement
were Nine Luchetu. Mrs. Server and Mrs. Hazen.
The graduates Loretta May Josephine Rice
Lottie Traub Fannie Ro5erge. Lille Dufort, Mamie
hammers Anna Belanger. Christine Cockburn. Alice
SHOEMAKER. Josephine Duggan Nellie Krake and
hdlIe ocDulZe.
The valedictory was pronounced by Fannie Ro-
berge. She said in part:
In behalf OF my classmates and myself I will
eIdeavor 10 express the gratitude feel for the
opportunities afforded and the many pleasant
hours we have spent IN this dear institute. We
have acquired much that will be OF inestimable
60 and lake the rst steps that viii ead 10
our independence-a feeling dear all. We
Will enter the business world with our shields on.
and with the confidence inspired by the loving
essq C s9f i2en %ok Of 81
gently with and have proved that our Interests
were theirs by their patience and earnestness we
extend our warrnest thanks
Kind friends, you who have watched over US
and from time 10 time brought rays Of hone and
sunshine which frightened our day-actinR as
emery to the needle and to the thread 10 Won
We extend our thanks also.
Dear classmates. sympathy and helpfulness
have drawn closer together. We the class Of
9s desire 70 make this, the infant year OF Pascal
Institute. a grand success and hope 10 prove II
such not alone by work here. but IN the future
BY performing duties cheerfully and we'll In
whatever position we might be called 70 FILL
One Of the notes OF regret was from Mrs. switzer
No 13 East Thirty third-st.. who detained by
business She said she hoped other schools would
soon take up the work being done at Pascal
Institute. Good dress fnishers are impossible TO
get she declared. and even sewers are hard TO find.
and the result is that dressmakers find IL pays 10
the duty them. Her own patrons she said,
were in sympathy with the idea OF equipping young
for the work OF good seamstresses and
dressrnakers She inclosed SO that two customers
had given her 10 send TO Pascal Institute.
The certificates given yesterday specined the