The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-20
GRADUATION AT TRAINING SCHOOL Young Teachers of State Nor nal Institution in This
 City Finish Course
 With Honors.
ADDRESS BY MIR. MORRILL,
Rev. Charles E. Jefferson of New York Spoke on "The Beautiful' --Finc Program Given by the
 Happy Graduates.

The graduating exercises or the state Normal Training school were held in the assembly hall of the school at the corner of Howe and Oak streets yesterday afternoon at O'clock The audience filled the hall and the library was called into duty for a goodly overflow of the friends who arrived at the eleventh hour. Quantities of peonies and Canterbury bells were used with palms for the decoration of the stage and many members of the class carried hand some floral remembrancea of roses or carnations. The class, all of whom were In white, occupied the seats di- rectly in front of the platform. march, ing in promptly at the hour set. The exercises opened with the singing of school songs by the class five mem bers having been selected as follows. (a) The Mercury's Plaint" .Loomis (b) The River" ......... Heartz (c) The Lullaby" ....... Brahms (d) 70 Vert Thou in the Cauld
 Blast" .. ..........Me Mendelssohn Gel The Angel" ..... Rubinsteln
 A. B. Morrill, principal of the school spoke briefly of the need of good teachers and the work which would be done by the members of this class among the 5000 young citizens who will be influenced by these young teachers who have prepared for this task, Ninety-four diplomas and certlfi- cates were to be awarded to as many able teachers. Compared to twenty years ago when there was one Normal school, at which there were 60 pre- pairing to teach, Mir Morrill, said there are now four State Normal training schools with 500 pupils.
 Rev Charles F. Jefferson, D. D., of New York city was then introduced and made the address He chose for his subject "The Beautiful'' and his talk was in every way worthy of the words. Reference was made by the speaker 10 the fact that as q nation we Americans do not place enough importance to the beautiful In plan- ming our cities more attention is paid to the amount of money which can be made from the erection of q building, for instance. than to the ef. feet that the structure will have up. on the general outline of the portion of the city in which 1t stands. Were we real lovers of the beautiful, un. slightly signboards would not defacC the fields where nature alone should hold full sway. We have not devel. oped creative faculty 10 produce beautiful things. yet willingness tC pay large prices for foreign art showl latent admiration for beauty. Mos of the attention of the student is glv on to the studies that will enabl, him 10 obtain good salary. The req son for this lack, said Dr. Jefferson Is that We have had a continent {, civilize. forests to cut down, bridges to build and the soil to tin. The pro gress of the American nation has beer great in the development of business and in comparing our outgoing ant | incoming products, we import music pictures and art. but we export pro ducts of the soil, not the soul. H. charged the young women who wer, I Ha, alr 70 ing to lmplant In the minds of tn pupils the love for the beautiful, traii their eyes to see it and cultivate il them the capacity for appreciation O | things beautiful and to realize it usefulness. The word pictures draw by the speaker were neXpressibl lovely and in imagination he took hi hearers into the mountains, out ol the lakes and to study the heavens, g vivid were his descriptions. He wa heartily applauded as he went to hi chair. The class sang two songs. "Th Dance" waltz song from Faust" O Gounod, and Wagner's The Steers mans Song" from the Plying Dutch man"
 In the absence from the state O some members of the state board O education, and the illness of others MT Morrill, made the presentation o diplomas and certificates.
 The exercises closed with the sing ing of America" by the entire audi ence
 Mir. Morrill, dismissed the class wit the assurance of the earnest interes of the State Normal teachers wit their work and congratulated ther upon the opportunities before ther of doing something for their fello' beings.
 The ushers for the afternon wer
 Miss Estelle Kleiner, Miss Grace Me Gee, Miss Mabel Rourle, Miss Jessi Crone, Miss Laura Mann. Mss Ann Wilson, Miss Martha Hendricks an
 Miss Marion Page of the class of 190'
 The class held its dance at tn school last night and there were owe