New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
NORMAL COLLEGE EXERCISES
FIVE HUNDRED STUDENTS ARE GRADU
\ ATED-CHAUNCEY NJ. DEPEW THE
SPEAKER OF THE EVENING.

At the thirty-second annual commencement OF
the Normal College, held in Carnegie Hall last
:ng. FIVE hundred graduates from the normal and
academic departments received diplomas Presi-
dent Thomas Hunter OF the college presided. Upon
1he platform the graduating class and officers
OF the School Board. Miles NJ. O'Brien. chairman
sof the Board OF Trustees Of the college. in a witty
.address introduced Chauncey NJ. Depew, the speak
ser OF the evening. Mr.. O'Brien explained that at
"a recent dinner OF the -Four Hundred" plus the
s.'sixty-six Hundred" he had met the junior Sena-
for from this State and had thrown out a bait 10
lsaiu saying Senator. going 20 give you
1.-THE opportunity Of your life I'm going 10 intro
duee you 10 five hundred OF the prettiest girls in
rhs United States" Mr.. Depew al once exclaimed
-.O'Brien. I'm with you 10 the death No matter
what my engagements. Senatorial or otherwise
are I'll he there"
4 In his address Mr. Depew said that the many
l.nd varied occasions which had called him 20
Ethst platform he had never seen picture such
as that presented by the white gowned young
women 10 whom he was speaking. He could wish
nothing better for them than that their present
.ideals might be realized in their lives The ques-
-ion as TO the value OF higher education for wom-
sr ne said had been much discussed. but in his
oniuton il was shame 10 the race that in all the
ages Of the past higher education had been re-
served for men. Within the memory OF men win
him on the platform every institution OF liberal
education in the world had been closed to women
He had no hesitation in saying that the woman's
college had come 20 stay, because 1t ought always
10 have been here. ION you" ne saig, ~oepen1S %
profession teachers, remember that M = tne ] poSs
and girls q To-Day are are ,f bo come out from your
tuition and inspiration VIII come tofth a. @ gOOo
flsiheaS ShaiT fatbers asiRSf before i them
Miss Adele Biidersee OF the normal department
who carried off as prizes two silver medals goId
watch so in gold and an honorable mention Nas
.salutatorian The wehrum prize essay The FED
sralist and the Constitution, was read by lts
author Miss Fannie Neugass. Miss Emma Pear ar
Besttie who the Bernard Cohen Prlze d., OF Sso
sn gold for English composition. was yaledlct2rlan
Mendelssohn's Finale" was rendered & MISS Efi1lIy
tracts from ''Aiidsummer Nights Dream.
THE AWARD OF PRIZES
Prizes were awarded by DR.. Waldo II. Richard
:son. chairman Of the executive committee Of the
Normal College. the following Normal Depart
,rnent-Ottendorfer gold medal for proncehcy IL
German Josephine Muller; Ottendorfer silver
.-nesal for greatest progress in German Adele
iBildersee Kelly silver medal for methods OF teach
i.ng Adele Bildersee: Kelly bronze medal for meth
sods OF teaching. Hattie Rubenstein; Kane goio
medal for natural science Rose Vorisek; William
G. Hunt gold medal for Latin. Rose Norisek' Henri
tNaflard prize Of a gold watch for proficiency IN
,French Hattie Rubenstein; William Wood me
rorial prize OF $40 in gold for greatest progress
'!n French Rose Vorisek; Randolph Guggenhelmer
sprize of gold watch for English literature Aoeie
sBildersee
! In the academic department the Adolph kutron
prize Of $50 in gold was awarded for proficiency
in German 70 Mathilde A. Hon: AIoett I i6s Sa pla[
MartSa y w eocS caird Frederic R coudert prize Of
"a gold watch for proficiency IN French' marina
tKaufmaun. Negy-York French Chamber OF com
rnerce prize of $40 in gold for greatest progress Ih
French Theresa Seligman: Commissioner nEhIy
"A Rogers prize of so I'm gold for pedagogics Mary
Margaret Routh: Josenh Fettrich pr1zes fsr maine
mates FIRST prize S25 in gold, Theresa seliSrnan
isecond prize Coldie Asher: Commissioner Joseph
y Kittel prize OF $40 in gold for proficiency IN
Psychology. Emma p Beatte. 49,.
I Prizes open both normal and academic aepsft-
'.nents awarded follows; lAbpie van
,srsdale memorial prize Of $40 in gold Tor prom
ciency in music. Ida q. Topton; Herman tSldder
German composition prize Of so In gold Emma
Iepman: Charles e Wehrum prize or SO IN golo
ffor best essay Fannie Neusass: Bernard omen
prize OF $40 In gold for English composition Aoeie
bildersee
Degrees were conferred by DIT. Hunter on the FOL
lowing posf-era duate students: Bachelor OF Al Is
Margaret y Wilson II. D.: Jane Gray Carter Au-
eusta c. Brenziger Minnie r. c. carey ana Frances
- Cronan Bachelor OF Science-Blanche iirsch.
Bachelor OF Pedagogy-Anna s Mayer. b ;
Kindergarten class-Helen Graham Coles, ttarrlet
fIDithridge Lydia Beatrice FRANKIE. Bessie kraus
tatharine Ostrander Margaret " Rchmond ana
lsrael Valentine.
GRADUATES OF ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT
Tho degree OF Bachelor Of Arts conferred
fy DR.. Hunter upon the following young women or
The academic department:
Maria A. AEueW Linda Flesh
Celestne Ant I.ucrefia Howell.
Loretta = Barry Mary F. Lawson
Blanche n Berns Blanche V. Levy
Clara q Rom Margaret McCenshan
Anna v. Breen Jessie Menor
Catherine y Gambler julia Meyer