New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-26
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXERCISES.
Elaborate and Interesting Programmes on
Graduation Day-Publie Addresses.

Among the more elaborate graduation day pro-
grammes IN the public schools was that at Puohc
School No. &c. Mrs Emma s. Iandrine. principal
The exercises took place yesterday morning at $50
o'clock. Dr. Joseph s. Taylor district superintend-
emit presiding The big assembly hall was beau
tiful with its decorations all Of pink nterspersed
with green vines and plants. Miss Eleanor c
Clarke had charge Of the decorating as well as
Of three drills which occupied conspicuous posi-
ton on the programme and were invented and
taught by her. Miss Frances Cronan had charge
Of the music.
The girls, in dainty white dresses. we're worth
seeing and the platform crowded with guests
Of honor. AS for the fathers ard mothers they
filed every available space.
Margaret Gibney gave the saIutatory, FlOrence
Martin the valedlctory. Commissioner Nicholas j.
Barrett made the address to the graduates Com
missioner Edward ID. O'Brfen presented the dipio-
mas and Louis Werner. chairman OF the School
Board. presented the medals. as follows; Charles
Hauptner's medal, Margaret Pichel; Abraham
Gruber's medal. Agnes Ryan, School Boards
medal Virginia OHanlon literary prize. Helen
Dahl; instructors medals. awarded by Mrs. Erwin
to Margaret Gibney, Gertrude Page and Rose
Owens: awarded by Miss Thomson to Pauline del
Castillo. Alma Steniger and Ruth Russell; awarded
by Miss Cronan to Florence Martin Florence
Stfven and Frances Jennings.
There were a number Of patriotic songs. reeita-
tions and tableaus the programme which
aroused great enthusiasm. The girl drunmers and
the girl orchestra received especial applause.
Abraham Gruber. Commissioning Theodors =.
Thomson. Alderman Armitage Mathews william n
r. ErOInTne n
ercIses concluded with God Be with You TIL We
GiIroy. whose youngest child, Dorothy Fl. GIroy.
graduated. was among those present
four have entered the Normal College with over
thfrtv-eight are going to the Wadeigh High School
and eight the Technical High School Tbs
honor Students are Helen Dahl. Agnes Ryan. Pau
line V. del Castillo Margaret v Gihney s. Fran
ces Jennings. Florence Martin L. Virginia OHan-
I Pi6be f0T Rut6 a. Russell Margaret scmdt alma
B. Steiniger. Florence l. stiyen. RENE A Swift
The Girls High School in Brooklyn, DR.. William
L Fslter DTncDa1 WILL hold TITS its bnd
Nostrand-ave and Halsey-st. this evening. at
''0 BOYS SCHOOLS.
Public School No. 80. at No 30 East One-hundred-
twenty-ffth-st. Theodore B. Barringer. prin-
cipaL held It's graduating exercises yesterday morn
ing The salutatory was given by Louis Hackel-
berg DIR. John Dwyer presented the prizes. the
principal ones. for best compositions going to Vic
TOR NJ. Suarez and John " Kennedy y Samuel
Palmer secretary Of the Board Of Education ad-
dressed the graduates Frederick Koontz delivered
tons songs and essays by the boys.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO :
A special feature OF the commencement pro-
gramme of Public School No. :. held yesterday.
the presentation of sixty alumni medals to many
boys for punctushty and regularity in attendancs
and meritorious conduct. The school prides itself
on the fact that SO far as IS known there Is no
estng feature was the presentation Of twelve
American flags u twelve classes OF the primary
department, in recognition OF the enrolment OF all
the pupils in the department IN the Antt-Cigretts
League OF the school Charles Buckley Hubbeli. eN-
president Of the Board of Education. made the
presentation. assisted 6y James B. Smith and
mental music. the programme also included the
singing Of all the old school songs-thts by request
of many members of the alumni association
The male department OF Public School No. s.
held graduation exercises yesterday az 2 O'Clock.
Samuel Mandel delivered the ssluJatory and Fred
erick Engel the valedictOTy The samuel Prince
medal was awarded. diplomas were distributed and
addresses made by district superntendents and
others.