The Jersey City news., 1905-03-08
F0RTY-TWO new
TEACHERS
Glasses Of June 1904 and
January 1905 Of the
Training School Hold
Graduating Exer-
cises.
THOSE GIVEN DIPLOMAS
Director Lewis Addresses the
Graduates Classes Gift
to the School Accepted
by Director Null
vaney.
THOSE GIVEN DIPLOMAS

The graduating exercises of classes Of
June. 1904, and January 1905, Of the
Jersey City Training School for Teachers
took place in the auditorium Of the new
No. II school IN Bergen Square last
night. There were twenty-one graduates
in each class and forty-two young women
were made glad BY the presentation Of
diplomas. These We're presented by Di-
rector Edwin 4. Barnes.
The auditorium was. crowded to the
doors with friends and relatives Of the
graduates.
The programme opened with an invo-
cation by the Rev DIR. Henry Of the
/ Unitarian Church, on the Boulevard.
This was followed by an instrumental
prelude and march BY Mr.. George Kemp,
Jr. Superintendent of Schools Henry
Snyder then introduced the two classes.
His remarks were highly complimentary
and it was easily seen that he was in
tensely proud Of the work and showing Of
the classes. Miss Eva Louise Bur-
rowes, Of JaflIary class, 1905, was the
salutatorian and made a very clever adj
dress. 4 vocal solo by Mrs. D. Fl. Ben
der followed and was encored. Miss
Sadie Il. Nimmo read a well-written and
thoughtful essay entitled, Interest as
a Factor in Education. Following this
came solo Master Edward w. Glass,
assistant soloist of the choir Of Calvary
Protestant Episcopal Church, New York
City. He sang "0h, for Day of
Spring. The audience was charmed.
not only BY the beauty aud expression Of
the singers voice. but as well by the SEN
timent Of the song. Miss Edna Butler
read an essay on tgThe Life of a substi-
tute,n thar showed careful preparation.
Mrs. D. H. Bender rendered another
vocal solo. after which William A. Lewis,
L. l.. D., prominent member of the
Board of Education. addressed the gradu-
ates, giving them much profitable advice.
DR. Lewis told number of amusing
stories. One of these was an allusion
to lie fact that Sir Walter Scott the
great novelist. was considered the Ounce
of his class il, his early school days. He
warned the graduating class Of young
teachers to look out for the ounces Of
their slasses. 1t frequently happened,
he said, that one regarded as a stupid
scholar-S.the Ounce of his class So
eclipsed in later years in brillianey the
work of those whose class work was
clever aud who graduated from schools
with the highest honors. The Doctor
also gave the class some facetious ad-
vice on matrimony
IF any young man asks for your
hand. say No. and say No with such
emphasis that he'll never ask You again.
You have striven hard" continued Dr..
Lewis, TO reach the goal, and you
should show interest in your work
Everybody works for pay except the
members Of the Board Of Education
but all should show spirit in their work
II is this spirit which leads to success
in all our undertakings
The graduates were also advised as 10
compelling their pupils TO appear clean.
The speal<W also remarked that out Of
the whole number graduated all but thir-
teen had been appointed to positions as
teachers.
Don't worry about not lNing appoint
ed. he said. and don't worry about he !
superstition attached 70 The number.
We're building lots of extensions 70
various schools They sre in The air now, /
but will soon be completed aud positions
as teachers Aound for YOU all. The nnm-
Der thirteen Is lucky. and not nnluekF.
as many suppose. Tue Board If Elsicss
tion Is composed Of thirteen members.
but none Of US has died
'yhe speaker congratulated the faculty (