New-York tribune., 1902-06-19
PICTURESQUE EXERCISES.
GIRLS OF TRAINING SCHOOL OF NOR
MAI, COLLEGE ARE GRADUATED
A GROUP OF FAIRY DANCERS,

Fifty-two graduates. IN white frocks and hair
tied with white ribbons, gave an aspect of un-
usual festvity yesterday 10 the sedate hall Of the
training school department connected with the
Normal College Of New-York- The hall crowd
ed with relatives and friends of the young girls
who were 10 be graduated and was decorated for
the event with garlands of oak leaves. The plat
form was banked with palms and syringas, and.
as every graduate carried huge bouquet of white
flowers and foliage the air was laden with per
furne pleasantly suggestive Of summer
The programme. in which most Of the graduating
class appeared. had its principal feature
groups Of short recitations illustrative Of famous
authors. Emerson. the Sage Of Concord" was
represented by selections from his works and
quotations from authors who wrote of him. From
Shakespeare. The Bard of Avon were culed mis-
celaneous extracts and the scene in Henry VI
which gives the story OF the choosing Of the York
and Lancastrian roses.
RecitaJions were given by Jeanette Bookman,
Hortense lie Vino Nay L, Freud and Elsa NJ
Solomon. Margaret Hutchinson the vale
dctoriau. There was also singing by the school
and the salute TO the flag.
One Of the pretttest numbers was the action
song of Water Lilies" by twenty little girls Of
the primary class. in white dresses with green
calyxes and with single large water lily each
dainty head. In twos they danced aIrily as
only children can up the aisle. formed circle.
and suited their action TO the words of the re-
floating, bending, swaying. nodding. and on
II vas al like z graceful dance. and al the end
Of the song the little flowers each recited a verse
about water lilies
General George ". WiEgate. trustee of the Nor
nal College, presided. In presenting the diplomas
he referred 70 the time when. as boy, he used to
go away out into the woods about Forty-second-
ST and LeXingter-ave. and pick black berries
He continued: But NOT even the city's growth
IS ike that of woman's place in world. 1t used
TO Be that husband and wife were one. and the
husband that one. Now. husband and wife
are twO-and the wife is that two, At that time
married women had no rights; they princi-
paly wrongs. Now. the married woman has more
rights than her husband"
General WnEate expressed himself as being
heartily IN sympathy with woman's progress in
the professions. excepting that OF law. The
WrarElinE Of q court Is no place for them. It is
not fit for men, he declared
Nicholas j Barrett. a member of the executive
committee Of the Normal College in a brief ad-
iher studies in their coming college career 10
make IT their aim TO preside a home rather
than tC plan primarily for business life. We
'al do without women StenographerS.'' he said.
but cannot do without women as hornenla kers.
cultured. brilliant and kindly Mr. Barrett made
: HIT IN concluding: Being bachelor know
what single 5iesseGueSS n1eans-"
The final address made ny DR.. Hunter.
president Of the Normal College VINO said that
the Anal test Of all preceding work with
the ordeal of passing the examinations to enter
college The young girls who decided to enter the
Normal College passed triumphanty. without an
exception although nearly half of the total num-
oer or applicants from various schools failed to
pass Dr. Hunter read the marks Of the nine
Whc took the entrance examinations beginning
win Margaret Hutchinson whose percentage was
~ The others all - per OF over
The devotional exercises were conducted BY the
Rev Dr. Joseph SIiverman and the Rev. a. Y.
Wittmeyer-