New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-27
AT THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MANY INTERESTING COMMENCEMENT
EXERCISES HELD YESTERDAY.

Public school commandments being held
nearly every day in various parts of the city.
One Of the most interesting programmes yesterday
was at School No. lo3. AT Madison-ave. and One
hurdred-and nneteenth-st.. OF which Miss Sarah J.
Burke is principal Dr. Thomas Hunter Of Nor
NAL College. made the address "a the graduates.
The class song. VIII Ye No Come Back Again.
sung by the graduates. and the pledge the flag
and America by the school pleasing fea lures.
French and English quotations and Delsarte drill
given by members of the classes. Berenice De
J. Rynar was the vaedictorian and May G. TONES
the salutatorian. Miriam F. Heller and Helen
Dougherty rected. The rest of the programme
consisted Of instrumental and vocal music one
Of the prettiest songs The Bunch of sun
flowers by ten little girls DR. ". H Richardson
distributed the diplomas each graduate receiving
bouquet OF flowers with her diploma. In the col
lege class were ffty-one girls Of which eight
graduated in February last. The high school class
contained forty-two.
The male department Of No. IS. at No 10 East
Nnth-st, also held its closing exercises yesterday
The programme here largely musical. The
sautatory address made by Charles Leder-
mann and the valedctory by julius Peters Will
lam J. Goldey is acting principal of this school.
School No. %. in One-hundred- and seventh
st. near Courtandt-ave. William b. Silber princi-
pal graduated its '01 class Of forty-three yester-
day morning with appropriate exercises. A drill
and the class song proved interesting to the
guests The address TO the graduates was made by
the Rev Adam Reoch Ellen c. Dillon vale
uiNlDTldN ana William =. fdttberg SalutatOrian
At the exercises of School No 81 at Inwood on
Hudson. Of which Charles Curtis is acting prin-
clPaL various medals awarded. The prin-
cipals gold medal for the highest average on the
final examinations went George Busch. Theo-
dore B. Barringer's medals the most deserving
pupils, in each class, We're earned by Elizabeth
A. Carlin Kate McDermOtt Alice + Thorn Fred
Zerrenner, Fallon Neumann and Susan Reihmuth
Inspector Barter's gold and silver medals for
bringing the highest number of pupils 10 this
school were given Frederick a. Jones and Agnes
y ,4IEi ne 4ourteeh graduates We're addressed
6y 3 inc re-, W; T. MeTnston; samuel Thompson
SIxty-seven boys were graduated Yesterday after
noon from School No. 20. At No. 207 East Seventy
hfth-st where George White has been principal for
many years A literary and musical programme
The girls school No 10 in one hundred
and-eleventh-st., near Lenox ave, which opened in
February last, graduated 100 pupils. one of the
class Miss Loretta 0'Brien, is said to be the only
honor pupll admitted 70 the Normal College from
Harlem this year The diplomas were presented
schools travesty Of the 'Forod6ra sextet. called
Tell Ne. Learned Maiden much appla uded.
-and-sixty -third-st and Eage-ave. re-
ceived the Beal medal for general excellence at the
The Flag of Our Country composed for the
sion by former Assemhlyrnan Arthur c. Butts was
| sung. The valedctorian was Legrand F. Ketchum
and the salutatorian May Agnes Walse.
st Charles a Carroll received the inspectors
medal for general scholarship, and Edmund Ben
by Register Isaac Fromme, An exhibition Of shop
work VIII be held at this school to-day between
! the hours OF a. m. and D.
Inaugural exercises Of No n9Ci, formerly No Cd,
AT No PSI West One hundred md hirty hirdst.,
were combined with the sixth commencement Of
the department OF the forty-two graduates IN the
college class five honor pupils and five star
pupils, The high school class Of torty-three had
five honor and star.
The graduating exercises of Public School No "a,
at Madison-ave and One-hundred- and twenty
fffh-st occurred yesterday morning Miss Ida
Ikelhener is the principal Of the school, which is
n girls school School Inspector NJ S. Stern pre-
sliced and delivered an address. and presented the
diplomas 10 the eighteen graduates. The vale
Gictorjan was Miss Elizabeth Butler, who also
ceived the principals medal for general excel
lenre The Rev ". Emery Henkell addressed the
Graduates and opened the musical literary and
Gymnastic exercises by reading from the Script
ures
Other commandments were of the girls depart
rnent Of No Z at No. 81 Chrystie-st Catherine V.
| Davis principal. and the grammar department of
No 69 al No l25 West Fifty -fourth-st., Andrew f.
Whiteside principal.