The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-14
GRADUATION EXERCISES
OF THE NEW HAVEN NORMAL
 SCHOOL OF GYMNASTICS.

A Class of sixteen Receive the Di-
 pIOmas, the Two Years Course Being
 Ended-CIass Day Exercises.
 Yesterday at 10 a. m. the class day exercises of New Haven Normal School of Gymnasts were held at the Ander- son gymnasium. The exercises were of an informal nature, consisting of Greetings to the Glass;" by the class president, Miss Ethel Loring, club swinging by Miss Alice B. Cornell, reel tation by Mrs. Booth, planting of maple tree fin school yard, class ode by Miss Ethel Loring. The junior class was pre- sented with the trowel by Miss Bradley.
 The graduation exercises were held at D. m. The hall was beautifully decor ated with hemlock boughs and palms, and Chinese lanterns. The ceiling was network of varied-colored papers, giv- ing the appearance of vast web. Sus- pended in the center was a large Jap anese parasol with colored lanterns be- low. The graduation class in white gowns occupied the front rows of seats. The address of the occasion was made I by Supt. F. H. Beede, who spoke upon clothing properly worn and adjusted, of the follies of slavery to dress, of inn proper food, of pure air. the value of hygienic living, and on the evil effects of tobacco. especially on the young. He spoke also of the necessity of keeping good hours, 50 as to secure necessary sleep, of the value of outdoor life-these vital matters concern all.
 A spirit of good cheer should be cul- Itivated and every one's influence should count for good.
 Director E. Herman Arnold. NJ. D., then called the roll of the class as fol- flows: Julia Lewis Bishop, Bridgeport;
 Jacob Bolin, New York; Alice Blanche
 Cornell, Bridgeport; Annie S. Cressman,
 Sumneytown, Mt Co., Penn; Clara B,
 Donovan, Hartford; Florence Bullard
 Foote, Bridgeport; Harry L. Hurd
 Bridgeport; Elmer V. Kemp. Stafford
 Arizona; Ethel Merrick Loring. Spring.
 field Mass. Ethel Enid Marble, New
 Haven; Margaret c. Remington, Phila.
 delphia, Pa; Martha D. Shuck, Men
 don, Ill.,; Madeline Searcy Smith, Port.
 land, Ore; Florence Ellis Snow, Ware Mass; Mildred Parker Sturtevant
 South Glastonbury. Conn.,; Verna
 Werntz, Columbus, Ohio.
 Addressing the class MT Arnold said
 As am about to give you these diplo mas, would recall a few'things to you will not enlarge upon your duties a! ; teachers would warn you of the dan ger of becoming narrow. The schoo
 should be the whole life. You art charged with important responsibilities With narrowness of view and aims, n' l man can do that which is most essen z Itial, especially in the main facts 0 ] life Dr. Arnold spoke of the power o : every one to spread their knowledge | The teachers sphere Is large; the whol
 world needs moulding, and the teachers if they would reach the goal mus : mould the body polite of the commun l. ity. T now hand you your diploma s which confer the privileges and dutie : of the teacher" There were severs Q fine songs by Florence Smith and M n Bryan and Mir Fisher. The young la e dies received many beautiful bouquets : The director then dismissed them for n social hour of rest. and the two year a course was ended
 s This morning at 9:30 a. m. there wi Y be an invitation exhibition of the Gi $ bert dance, Swedish Days order an n German lesson, followed by a bushes h meeting and the alumni luncheon.