Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-19
LOCAL NORMAL SCHOOL
SPEAKERS ADDRESS GIRL GRAD
YATES AT FRANKLIN SCHOOL.
Music and Refreshments Served
Usual Glass Exercises This Even
ing-Those in Charge.

Interesting exercises characterized the
annual graduation program of the Normal
School this morning at the Franklin School
building. 18th and K streets. Addresses
were made by the presiding officer, Mr.. J.
Holdsworth Gordon. president of the board
of education: Commissioner Henry B. F.
Mcfarland and Mr.. Selden NJ. Ely, super
vising principal. ninth division. The invo-
cation was pronounced by Rev. James H.
w. Blake, and the award of diplomas made
by DR.. Richard Kingsman, retiring vice
president of the board of education. DIR.
Kingsman's term of Office expires July /
next.
The music was furnished by the entire
normal class. The program opened with the
Holy, Holy" of Handel Among the other
songs were The Spirit of Spring" by Jen-
sen: Faith In Spring" by Schubert;
June, by Schnicker, and charming
group of childrens songs.
The music was sung under the direction
Of Miss Alys Bentley and accompanied by
Miss Sallie T. Mason and Mrs. C. V. Byram.
companied by Fritz Muller, 'celloist, of the
Marine Band and Mr.. Joseph Finckel, vio-
linist.
Graduates March.
The assembly hall of the Franklin was
crowded with eager friends long before the
procession march was played, to which the
fifty-seven graduates flied In. The hall
was decorated with palms, oak leaves and
greens, with punches of daisies and the
American flag the only variant in color.
Among those present were Miss Cooling,
principal of the school; Commissioner Mac
farland, Dr. Farden, DR.. Blake Superin-
tendent Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs. Ely, members
of the board, the supervising principals,
directors of special department and teach
ers from the many high schools from which
the candidates for teachers certificates had
been graduated.
In opening the exercises Mr.. Gordon said
in part:
Mr.. Gordon's Address.
"It is my privilege once more, probably
for the last time to greet Normal gradual
ing class. / have been associated with the
board for six years; our lines have not
always fallen in pleasant places, but many
pleasures have been ours. 1 have looked
forward year by year to the graduation ex-
erciSes of the Normal School, The key to
success in teaching / regard as contained
in a little word of four letters, love. Love
for the little children committed to your
care will insure you the profound success
in your teaching which we all wish you"
Mr.. Gordon then introduced Commissioner
Mcfarland as the man who is the teachers
friend, having always made strong efforts
to increase the teachers salaries.
Commissioner Macfarland's Hopes.
Mr.. mcfarland said, in part:
Another year of the thorough and eff
ficient service for which this school is
noted another fine class of graduates, the
authority we have secured to purchase
spacious site for this Normal Schools build
ing, and the success which crowns our eff
forts to obtain justice in the compensation
of the teachers-these give unequaled occa-
sion for congratulations. These graduates
will have better conditions than those who
have gone before them, this school will be-
fore long, trust, have a suitable home OF
it's own. Culture has been defined as that
which remains when We have forgotten
what we learned in school, and the humor
in this is wisdom
In introducing Mr.. Ely Mr.. Gordon made
an appeal for the supervising principal
corps
Mr.. Ely said he recalled his own gradua-
ton, and enumerated a NUMBER of subjects
he had been compelled to study from which
he might choose topic for the last lecture
the graduates would as class receive.
Announcing his topic as Pedagogical He
redity,' Mr.. Ely ran through the contribu-
tons of the sages from early Persian and
Chinese epochs until the present day Be
fore presenting DR.. Kingsman Mr.. Gordon
congra tulated Miss Anna Cooling, the Nor
NAL School teacher, who thanked MN Tor
the compliment.
After the exercises refreshments were
served to the guests.
Exercises This Evening.
This evening at o'clock the graduates
will hold the usual class night exercises.
The program includes the following parody
of the days work:
Morning talk, Josephine Dill; opening
exercises, Florence Noack; history, Evan
geline McGroarty; language-A side, May
belle Clements; songs, Miss Alys Bentley;
language-B side. Mary Lee; language-C
side Florine Walker; c side composition,
Antoinette Malnati; music, Esther Linkins;
poem, Elizabeth Dessez; class song, class;
closing exercises, Dorothy Kalb; gifts,
Sallie Lacy: lunch.
The officers of the class are Josephine
Dudley Dill, president; Caroline Sophie
Graft, vice president; Lillian Wilcox Davis,
vice president; Margaret Madeline Short.
secretary; Ethel Louise Mason treasurer.
The executive committee consists of Clara
Elizabeth Challice, Mary Drusilla Bowling.
Isabel Dykes Cornelia Emily Follin, Elsie
Eugenia Green, Genevieve Morrison, Villa
nina Morrow, Harriet Keogh Snow, Marie
Katherine Steinle, Jeanette Wagner and
Rosa Claribel Weigie.
The class was made UP of the following:
Constance Annah Backus, Clara Agnes
Barns, Marian Alwine Baurman, Sadie
w lite btliSt, Sidid E<liZdpclH AitdiilCS,
Mary Isabelle Clements, Ella Margaret
Crook. Isabel Curriden, Elizabeth Semmes
DesseZ, Frances Helen Donovan, Mary Dru-
slla Bowling, Josephine Dudley Dill, Isabel
Dykes, Mary Annette Emory, Cornelia
Emily Follin, Lorena Garrison, Persis
Louise Cove, Caroline Sophie Graft, Elsie
Eugenia Green. Caroline Haneke, Margaret
Virginian Haneke, Clara Louise Hilleary
Grace Noerr Irwin. Dorothy Buhrman Kalb,
Sallie Vest Lacy, Christina GermuiIler Lar
man, Leila Lee, Mary Louise Lee. Esther
Linkins, Ethel Louise Mason, Lila Virginia
Masters, Mary Evangeline McGroarty,
Edith Shannon Moore. Genevieve Morrison,
Wilamina Morrow Isabel Edna Myrth
Clara Maude Rucler, Bertha Elizabeth
Schneider Margaret Madeline Short Sarah
Louise Skippon. Harriet Keogh Snow, Ma
RE Katherine Steinle, Marie Evelyn Teich-
er, jeanette Wagner Bertha Florine
Walker, Rosa Claribel Weigle, Helen VIM