New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-26
SCHOOL COMMANDMENTS.
GALA DAY FOR MANY BOYS AND GIRLS
OF THE CITY-ADDRFSSF BY
WELL KNOWN MEN

II was gala day al many Of the public schools
81 the city yesterday, for the commencement eyer
eises OF the grammar departments were held in the
morning ano were everywhere well attended In
1eresung programmes had been prepared and the
decorations. which in some instances had beaD
partially arranged by the scholars themselves were
extremely pleasing
Al School No les. in One hundred a nd -dfrh-st
near seeond-ave, OF which Cecilia A Francis is
~hApa special interest was felt because the senior
grammar class was the first ever graduated from
me puldlng Forty-eight pupils received their d.
pomas. OF which number thirteen are exneota5 n
enter the High School next year Secretary Charles
"Ehhe' OF The hoard 81 inspectors OF that dis
t'lcI presided Interesting features Of the pro-
Etsmme were the recitations by members If The
graduating class. songs bv a glee oI,b ,o,,,-o.s :
scholars n the school and a musical 5rf1 Nj
Victoria Mindek was valedictorian
me graduates Of Grammar School No 60 Amsrer
oarn-aVe and Ninetv-third-st. entered the assem-
Dry nan through green arches. which were held IN,
tiny children. The addresses 10 the ,rs,7,,s.o. 49,
MADE by The Rey. DR.. David @ Wvlio and George
n Van Hoesen. Emile Renevile Abraham C1r,ber
@nu NllaTa r Stllings. eE-trustee addressed the
Sehoo- mere were eight honor students who re-
served medals these being presented by Colonel
Asa Bird Gardiner. Miss Bertha raur,s,, NJ.
won the literary prize. gave the salutarorv and
-'ss 1osephlne r. Sentner, Of the recirients Of
On instructors medal. the Valedictory The semi
unorus' hhoda and Her Pagoda" given by Olive
~'-0i anu 'EeiNe OF the graduates, in JaDanesa
costume. was much enjoyed by the audience Com
missioner Vernon ". Davis presented the 5in1cr,ae
Nhhe The presiding officer was Associate Sunerin-
Iehoent Dr Matthew s Edgar. One hundred and
eNe Students were graduated here Of whom
torw VIII enter the Normal College sixty the Wad
.eish high School and five the Horace Mann School
mrs Emma s. Landrine is principal Of this sc7ool
- me entertainment given by Public School No 50
NO III East Twentieth-st was in two sections the
part after the intermisson being introduced by an
FfI1 s1rTl
department had been selected for The Minuet .,
ana the programme included the salute 10 The eag
mere as az some Of the other schools. Addresses
70 the graduates were made by DR. Edgar Dubs
shiher associate superintendent. and by the Rev
Ernest F. Hall. Caroline Emanuel the pr1ncipal
presented the diplomas.
me boys grammar department Of Public School
40 - a. No. go East Eighty-egh th-st also held
's closing exercises yesterday morning I'm the
S.nool building. William z. Hess is principal
Ire graduates Of Public School No IS in Wes,
t~enty-fourth-st.. OF which Mary f Tate is
principal received their friends al 20 O'clock yes
foay morning. Addresses were made by the
F. Dr Edwin Hunt and by John Whalen
Diplomas were distributed by Commissioner P. F.
ncSo"an' and the prizes by Commissioner J. b.
harrison. Of the Board OF Education
Al the exercises in Public School No. 81 IN West
ror'y-fourth-st-. Martin II. Ray principal ad-
eesses were made by the inspectors the district
'ohh De Witt Warner presiding The vaIedictory
vas delivered by Meyer Ciulinson.
Ut William H. Maxwell. City Superintendent of
SCHOOLS delivered the address graduates at Pub
nc school No q yesterday morning. The crowd
ing OF this school haze made II necessary to ar
range Tor the transferrence fall TO ghboring
pupils
The closing exercises Of Public School No. l7s.
SuslaPe A Carls, principal. were held yesterday
-Oihing AZ the school building. One hundred-and-
esh'y-third-st. and Cambrelng-ave The saIuta-
VIVIAN was Arthur J. Forman, and Laura NJ DoIan
eeEe Tie Valeeictory. Both the primary and boys
e departments OF Public School No 10 at
y Alcholas-ave. and one-hundred- and-seventeent
81 neid their commencement exercises yesterday
.-0fhihg. Commissioner Morris r. Sterne presided
a. me Dogs department, OF which Ernest r. Biz
ihs is principal. The address to the graduates
given by the Rev DR.. E s. osbon, and brief
49, rs were added by William F. Shillings.
sp,sepn kohlen, the Rev. John T. Patey and the
AZ y begar Tilton jr Miss Hester A. Roberts is
me mead OF the primary department.
me students OF Public School No. 100 West