Los Angeles herald., 1907-06-09
INSTITUTION
!, IS READY FOR
Anniversary
Program Will Begin
June 81
State Normal Schools Commencement
, Exercises Include Alumni Banquet
and the Play "she Stoops
to Conquer"
State Normal Schools Commencement

With the celebration of the quarter
centennial anniversary Of the opening
of the Los Angeles State Normal school
and the commencement exercises TO be
held, important features of the life of
the state institution will be marked.
There will be a series of educational
accomplishments displayed that will in
dicate the high standing Of the insti-
tuition in preparing students for pro-
ficient teaching.
The reception of the seniop B class
will be neld Friday night, June 21, at
the normal school gymnasium. There
will be no exercises on Saturday. The
commencement sermon will be preached
at II a. rn., Sunday. The exercises Will
continue daily until and including Fri
day, June 2S.
An important feature of the series
of exercises will be the anniversary
exercises to be held on the, night or
June 26 at the normal school assembly
room and gymnasium. President Mills
paugh, Superintendent Moore and AS
sistant Superintendent Frank Bunker
and others will make addresses bearing
upon the past and the prospects of the
future Of the normal school.
Will Issue History
In homer of the twenty-ffth ami
versary of the normal school 1t is is
suing the history of the school Wnlcn
is expected to appear for circulation
in few days. 1t will give complete
list of the graduates, their length of
service in the school, with present ad-
dresses and occupations. 1t win be
fully illustrated with pictures of the
buildintc and will contain various at
tributes of marked interest along edu-
cational lines.
The alumni banquet on the night OF
June % will be the occasion OF large
gathering of the alumni, and where the
former students will enjoy an even
ing together. The various other as
semblies during the series will measure
out the fullness of the allotted time ror
| the; graduation festivities
| About one hundred students Will form
the class of 1907, twenty from the kin
dergarten course and the REMAINDER
| from the regular courses.
| The school has graduated 1742 stu
| dents Those who have received IN
struction number 1854. There are two
and three-year courses. Tho@- or the
first receive credit for one year at tne
University of California and Lelano
Stanford Jr. The custom has peer
| abolished to admit students VINO nae
finished the ninth grade IN tne Pupii.
school. without the high school training
who were former'- admitted in the f1rs
year classes. r
Class Presents Play
Much interest is manifested IN th'
senior A class play to be presented OF
the night of June 25. Oliver Goldsrnlth's
classic comedy, "She Stoops TO con,
ouer." has already been selected for the
presentation. The play is being pre-
pared and staged under the direction
lof Miss Osden. The cast of characters
| is as follows: -,
Sir Charles NARROW. Flora CartmIil
Young NARROW. .......''...'.'i NSn,iSa Monn
NJ HSrdca stle le...............E Eta Post
Tony Lumpkin, stepson OF Mrs. .,t.
Stingo an inn Keeper. FiGra oar..l,,,
Jack Slang. Fellows Emily Jefferson @ =
Si,rgains the Faith Roberts
Potlboy. Inn Norma Nagie e e
Th6mas PhfggaPy ffardaast Hardcastle @ Emily Peterson
MOI home Bertha Grant
Eneer Faith Roberts
Mrs. Hardcastle.. e............c;,. Laura sa,i Gnas,ei
Constance Neville, niece OF Mrs.
Hardcastle. e...,....,.......:,:M :Mae, Speer
Dolly, a maid ..freua Meyef
Following is the entire list Of the-e -exer-
cises for commencement week:
Friday, June 21-Senior B reception (by
invitation in the Normal school gymnas-
Sunday, June 2S-Commencement sermon
by Rev. j. j. Wilkins, D. D., in st. PauPs
Monday, June 2a-HMssssmbly, Ass w. e: exercises I, ,ss
Normal school assembly room, .a
stoops to Conquer" (by ticket, in the
Normal school assembly room.
Wednesday, June 26-Twenty-fifth an
niversary exercises. with addresses by
Supt. E. G. Moore. Prof: Melville Dozier
and President Jesse F. Millspaugh, and a
reception in the Normal school assembly
room and gymnasium
Thursday June 27-Exercises of gradua-
ton, with address by Rev. Burt Estes
Howard Phi. D., in the Normal school
assembly room. Presidents reception
from to II in the evening, at 142S Bonnie
Brae street
Friday, June 2S-Alumni banquet (by
ticket, in the Normal school gymnasium.