Evening star., 1901-06-18
NORMAL SCHOOL
Commencement Exercises Held in
Franklin Building,
Mr.. MACFARLAND'S ADDRESS
Remarks of Others Interested in
Educational Progress.
LIST OF CIR A D U A L E S

commencement exercises of the Washing
70, Normal School were held this morning
at the Franklin School building. and forty
four Young ladies and two young men re-
caived diplomas which render them eligible
as teachers \ program of addresses and
music made the occasion most interest
ing and pleasurable one
Tho exercises were held in the large hall
on the upper floor of the building. The au-
dience which filled the place was composed,
besides the relatives and friends OF the
graduates of many of the school officials
and teachers. From the profusion OF HOW
ers which formed a veritable stack OF BIOS
SONS on either side Of the platform. where
the class was seated. it would seem that
each aGmiring guest had brought an OF
fering \ background of ivy set of the
white dresses of the young ladies, ana the
class. as il sat IN solid phalanx, was the
subject of complimentary comment ID! each
OF the speakers
Advice to the Graduates
Sunerintendent Stuart officiated at the
exercises. and his humorous remarks and
ioc,lar introduction of speakers enlivened
the occasion throughout. Good advice was
given the young teachers. as they were
,-,,sd by every ere who addressed them
The CONGRATULATIONS of the government Oh
the District Of Columbia were offered IN a
most feeling manner Dy Sofntnlsslol,sl a n
Y F Macfarland. Mrs. Ida Gilbert Myers
nriucipal of the Normal School. talked 10
her departing class regarding their future.
Her expressions were fun Of earnest feeIng
for the welfare of each individual in 1t. and
W. remarks impressed her auditors most
forcibly Hearts Springtime" was sung
by Miss Alice Bently. instructor or music
IN the Normal School, and her ef1ort was
warmly applauded. Mr.. John T. Freeman,
suDeryising principal. talked to the class in
a most practical manner He spoke from
11Vtt- 10 n
s,tneryisa teachers and he welcone ed them
as recruits to the ranks After choruSeS
nv the class under the leadership or MISS
RentIy Mr. George H Harries was intro
d,ce1 nv Mr. Stuart as the senior member
of the hoard of education in length OF serv-
lee Mr. Harrses had been accused of writ
ing speech during the exercises by MT.
Freeman, and superintendent stuart took
occasion to make most elaborate intro
dlIction of the vice president OF the board
Calling their attention TO all the good adj
VIC, they had received Gen. Harries said
he simply wanted add the two words
silence and work. He told them jocosely
to beware of the supervising principal, and
detailed most ViVldly the CRITICISMS MIR
Freeman would be making 10 them indi-
viduaIiy when they were actually in the
harness. The class was warned against
living in the future. ard encouragement ex
tended TO those who might not meet with
success al the outset.
Award of Diplomas.
Gen. II. v. Boynton. president of th'
board of education, presented the grad
yates with their diplomas after making {
most exhilarating speech Gen. Boyntor
was most profoundly impressed with thu
occasion he said. and made some very in
vidious comparisons TO the detriment of tn
"self-elected four hundred of society" a
he termed it, and the splendid array o
substantial humanity he saw before him.
There was future in anything bu
solid merit and hard work. he declared
and the work of teaching the children o
the nation he regarded as the most impor
tant occupation of all.
As the little roll, tied with ribbon o