The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-28
NORMAL SCHOOL.
Closing Exercises Of the Kin
dsIgart0n and the Grammar
Departments.


The closing exercises OF the kinder
garten and grammar departments OF
the State Normal school were held to-
day. the former at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon and the latter at o'clock this
afternoon.
The kindergarten exercises. which
were informal. were held in one Of the
class rooms, where assembled about 50
little ones OF both sexes. with parents,
teachers and other friends.
1t being a principle OF the school not
10 tax the youthful minds by arduous
drilling for these occasions, the chill
dren were put through a brief season
OF routine work, including. of course.
singing, games and talks by the in
structors and Principal Fred Gowing.
One of the prettiest features was a
whistling chorus by the entire class.
One bright-eyed little girl lost her
pucker. when she caught the News
man looking at her. but she maintained
her dignity and soon caught up with
the others.
1t was a charming picture-the little
misses with their fresh young counte-
dresses, and the alert. bashful boys
likewise dressed for the occasion. They
sat In a circle. with the visitors in
an outer circle.
Miss Katherine III. Clark, supervisor
OF this department. was IN charge, as
sisted by Misses Elizabeth Baker and
Anne Vernon. teachers, as well as
three juniors from the training school.
Miss Ethel Crowningshield presided
at the plano.
The graduating exercises of the Nor
NAL grammar school were held in the
spacious assembly hall, one Of the fin
est apartments OF its kind.
The platform was decorated with
palms. ferns and other stately plants.
There was a large attendance OF
guardians and friends of the % grad
enjoyed.
The order OF exercises was as fol-
lows:
Singing. Behold the Morn" from
"Masaniello." Auber. grades and 8.
recitation. "Yussouf." Lowell Marion
F. Palmer; defamation. Address at
Gettysburg" Lincoln, Hugh f. Gamer
from Carmen" Bizet grades and 9:
recitation. "Nauhaught the Deacon"
Whittier. Grace ID. Lawton; declama-
tion, Labor Is Worship" Osgood.
Clarence Richards; singing. I'm the
Harbor We've Been Sheltered" from
Martha" Flotow. grades and 8; ad-
dress. Walter III. Barney, ESQ. presi-.
utnt VI SCnoOl committee, dNdTulng Oh
diplomas by the principal, Fred Cow
ing; singing. STARS of the Summer
Night" w. l.. Owen. class.
Miss Clara f. Craig. supervisor, di-
rected the exercises and had as her
able assistant Miss Emily j. Rothwell,
teacher OF the class. Emory p. Russell
the music. Altogether it was
a memorable occasion.
The class motto is Onward and Up
ward"
Those who received diplomas were
Ethel Baker. Amelia III. F.
Braun. Evelyn Regina Brown. Ethel
wyn Buskard. Hugh Fred Cameron.
Bertha Mabel Catrell, Ian Gertrude
Flynn, Frank Nicholas Gallagher,
Grace Isabel Goldthwaite, Eva Rebecca
John Thomas Hodnett,
Louise Renough Jenckes. Abbie Irene
Jenckes, Grace Dixon Lawton, Carl
Lundin, William Albert Maw-
ney, Bessie McCrudden, Marion Fran
ces Palmer, Clarence Richards, Will
liam Henry Slocum. Frank Harris
Smith, Harold Rolln Worsley.
This evening trustees reception will
be held In the library.
At 10:30 a. m. tomorrow the RI. Nor
NAL School graduation exercises will
be held and tomorrow evening will be
the class reception, which will wind up
this seasons work.