News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1901-06-26
GRADUATING EXERCISES.
The largest Class Ever Graduated from
the Johnson Normal.

tHC SOhhoON NOtutuis
The 65th class, numbering 81
members, was graduated from the
State Normal School at johnson
June goth.
Exercises were in progress thrlugh7
out the week, and attracted 70 the
town many friends of the school rom
all parts of the state, Burlington,
Middlebury, ST. Adams, St. johns
bury, Brattleboro, Chester, and MANY
other towns being represented.
On Sunday evening the Baccalau-
reate sermon was preached by the
new principal, John l.. Alger, before
an audience which packed the Con
gregational Church to it's utmost
capacity. The text was the motto
of the Class, "The ways are many,
the end is one" Choice music tor
this occasion, as we'll as for the sue
ceeding events of the week, was fur
nished by a chorus from the SC hool
under the direction of Miss Drake,
instructor in music, assisted by Mrs.
W. E. Ranger, Mrs. Mcfarland, and
Miss Hill.
Monday and Tuesday were given
up to written examinations and to
teaching exercises by members Of the
graduating class. A list of theexer-
cises for Tuesday morning is given
herewith:
80 to 9.25, oral Language, Miss Hops
o.25 to Gas, Second Grade Number Miss
Farr.
Third Grade Reading Miss
Tracy. fStudy.)
First Grade Seat Work. Giss
Hope.
9.45 to 900. Third Grade Number Miss
Meacham. fWrittenB 4.
Second Grade Readingt y ISIS
Dwyer. (Study.l H
First Grade Number, 'Iss
10 90 to 10. 20, Writing, Grade I, Miss Way,
Grade II, Miss Rooney
Grade III Miss STAMINA
1920 to 10 80, Music, Miss Stannard
$50 to 1000, Seventh Grade READING dr.
Ellsw orth.
90 to 9.25, Music, Grades 4, a.. s,
Miss Bean.
9.25 to 9.45, Fourth Grade Number, Miss
Bean. CWritten.)
Fifth Grade Reading Miss
Meacham. (Oral)
9.45 to 1906, Sixth Grade Reading, Mr..
Winslow. ...
10 .O5 to 80, Fifth Grade Arithmetic, oral,
Miss Leslie.
Fourth Grade Reading Writ
ten, Miss Waite.
On Tuesday morning these eXer-
cises were given at the Practice
School; in the afternoon, in tho Nor
NAL Hall, before a good u@fVe,
the following exercises were q len
First Grade Reader, conductd BY
Miss Mott, Of Alburg,
Drawing, intermediate Graes, ny
Miss Prior, of Underhill.
Music, Primary Grades, by MiEs
Gleason, of Richmond.
Geography, Seventh Grad, by
Miss Fuller, of Bloomfield =
These exercises, as we'll as helarge
exhibit of the work in color and de-
sign, attracted much attention. and
favorable comment. T.
Wednesday was devoted tip The
oral examinations. conducted by the
State Board of Normal School Com,
missioners, represented by Prot. Wal
ter E. Howard of Middlebury, Mr.
F. w. Pierce of Chester, and State
Superintendent Walter E. Ranger.
Wednesday evening, at the opera
house, under the management Of the
Class of 1901, a most enjoyable and
varied program was given by the
Marcian Quartet of st. Johnsbury
Miss Evalyn Darling, director Of Art
Instruction in the school, added
greatly to the pleasure Of the evening
by several readings, which were ad
mirably given.
The Commencement exercises were
held in Johnson's attractive opers
house on Thursday atternoon a
large audience listened with great
interest to a brilliant and scholarly
address by the State Superintendent
Hon. Walter E. Ranger, who, taking
for his subject Educational Aims,
held the close attention of the audi
ence throughout an able discussion
Of the broad and serious phases o
public education, and the relation o
l teachers and the public to these i'm
portant questions.
Following the address, the diplo
mas were presented by the PritciPaI
The graduates were:
Lower Course.
Kate Edith Bean, Cyentr
t Anna Maude Carpenter, Cambridge Jtnetio
| Elsie Maria Carpenter, Wdtervtl
: Celia Marguerite Corbett, Pleasant Vale
Ida Geneva Dustan, North CratSbur
: | Kirk Lewis Ellsworth, Pleasant Vale
q Harriet Nancy Farr, Westminster StaHo
| Ellen Fitch, Hyde Par
e Mary Maude Fuller, Bicomf ie
U Bessie Gates, East BsrEs M
Alice Mary Gilbert, Westhe
c Maud Ellen Gleason, Rishmor
a., Clarence Hope, MontgOmel
q Kate Blanche Hope, Montgome1
Mary Elizabeth Laberee, TohnsC
Luela Ethelyn Leslie. IohnsC
Addie E@tellA MeachRm, Brattle DO
Stella Mary Mott, Aibu
| Florence May Peel Craftsbu
"a Ada Edith Prior, Underhill Cent
~ Ella Rose Rooney, PairhS
!. Rose Belle Smith, Craftsbu
;, Ida Belle Stannard, Low
Jennie Margaret Thompson, So Burlingt
v Mabel Orpha Tracey, Johns
Alice Angie Waite, Johns
Louise Jennette Way, PeAchs
Mer0e Heile Wav Bcarhs