Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18

PLEA FOR HEALTH TRAINING
DIR. CHANCELLoR'S ADDRESS BE-
FORE NORMAL GRADUATES.
Diplomas Presented by Admiral Baird,
President Of the Bosrd Of
Education.

A plea for q system of health training in
the normal schools Of the District of Co.
lumbia was made by DR.. William E. Chan
cellor, superintendent of public schools at
the commencement exercises of Washing
ton Normal School No. l, held in the audi
torium Of the Franklin School building at
10 o'clock today.
I want to urge upon you the Importance
of health training" said DR.. Chancellor.
Health is the ability of the body to accept
the directions of the mind. 1t may seem
uni unfortunate to you that you have not had
the health instructions In this school, so I
want to say to you that you should take
up the study at once Your business is to
keep yourselves SO strong that the work
before you may be accomplished. In the gov
eminent of America you are all units. You
are worth while"
DR.. Chancellor declared that the work of
a gymnasium should be provided for the
students OF the normal schools, and that
each and every one Of the graduates should
do all they can to preserve their health so
they may live to be sixty, seventy or even
eighty years of age.
Discusses Free Speech
In the course of his address the superin-
tendent touched upon the subject of free
speech, and declared that in these days of
trusts and monopolies to great extent the
right to speak when the spirit moves one is
restricted. in concluding he said:
You have the most important function in
society: Teaching is the greatest of the
professions. You are to take the children
of today and raise them from possible flu
ture life of manual labor and make of them
citizen, who will stand foremost in the at
fairs of the state
Dr. Barton w. Evermann vice president
CT the board of education, presided over the
exercises. Several moments after the OPEN
ing hour the young ladies of the graduating
class, together with a number of the first
year class-all gowned in white-marched in
and took their places upon the platform.
Palms and cut flowers formed the chief dec
orations. Like Father by Cherubini.
platform. Miss Alys Bentley led the
chorus. The invocation was delivered by
Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe, pastor of the
New york Avenue Presbyterian Church,
shlne Song and the Spring Song" by
Salnt-Saens, were sung by the chorus.
DR.. Evermann's Address
Dr. Evermann then made a brief address
He said: Never forget that the child is 4
unit. The faculty has labored with Won
young ladies in order that you may be
quallhed to teach In short time YOU will
De gwen a chance to teach and then we
VIII nave the opportunity of seeing whether
VI t.o NOT you nave taken full advantage of the
Rear Admiral Baird, president Of tho
a;1I OF education. then presented the
uipioillas 10 the following young ladies:
General Course.
Edna Gertrude Barrows. Ruth EIizabetb
brock' Florence Nelson Buehler, Bessie
irene Caldwell, May Ruby Clarkson. Mary
Jones Cobb, Eva Virginia Compton. Edith
ADAMS Conover. Margaret HELM Craig.
1epecca Bartleman Cumpston, Edna Nav
lodge, Alice Marie Duvall, Josephine Eliza
beth Eckstein, jamie Juliet Frost. Emma
Almeoa Gardner, Helen Burnett Gardner.
Emma Viola Hamann, Mary EsteIle Han,
nan, Katherine Harrington, Clarabel Hen
derson, Eeanora Henderson, Clara Hick-
man; Eva ~ RIOS, Rose Hllyard. Helen Provost
Garoiena Malnati Marcella Rose Maloy,
irma Gertrude McCauley, Lulu siabIe
N1chol, Edith Crosse Noonan. Inez DarnalI
f Tam;ed Ruth Ruth Gapelle Patterson, Mabel
Emily Plimpton Rider, Laura Lillian She'd.
Kate Maxwell Thomas, Edith Lillian Thorn
son, Marie Irene Thonssen, Grace LIE Row
Iownshend. Helen Beatrice Troxel Mary
Church Turtle, Erwin Josephine Werber
and Leona Young.
Kindergarten Course.
Madge Lois Coon. Katherine Hardwick.
Evelyn Lulu Kemp, Alice Burnside Paret.
Louise Raun, Rosalie Walker, Adelaide
Dorothy WALL Mollie Beers Weyman and
Kathryn Marcia Gaylord Wright.
At the conclusion Miss Anne NJ. Cooling.
of the Normal School, was pre-
sented with large bouquet of American
Beauty roses by Admiral Baird, upon the
part Of the members of the graduating
class. In presenting the roses Admiral
Baird said he deemed the flowers a great
tribute to Miss Cooling. declaring that a
woman understands another woman better
IN five minutes than a man could In five
years. For that reason after the course
OF study of two years he considered the
compliment paid Miss Cooling all the
greater.
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe pronounced the bene-
diction and the exercises came to a close.
The accompanies were Miss Salle T.
Mason, Mrs c. V. Byram, Mr.. Joseph
Finckel and Mr.. Irving n. Boernstein. The
class officers are: Erwin Josephine Wer-
Der, president; Clara Hickman, vice presi-
dent; Edith Lillian Thomson, secretary;
Mary Estelle Hannah. treasurer. Kinder
garten course: Adelaide Dorothy Wall,
president, and Mollie B. Weyman, treas
urer.