Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-06-16
TEACHERS GET
THEIR DIPLOMAS
Class Of TWenty-One Young
Women Graduated With
Pleasing Exercises
Or. TWITMYER TELLS
CLASS OF REQUIREMENTS

The auditorium and balcony Of the High
school were filled to their capacity last
night BY the guests at the commence
ment exercises Of the Wilmington Teach !
ers Training School.
The High School Orchestra. directed by
John D. Taylor, played stirring march
for the class professional Seated on the
stage. which was banked with palms and
roses. were the graduating class
Also occupying seats on the stage We're
the Hon. William W. MacElree Of West
Chester. the speaker Of the evening" Or
Evan g. shortlidge. president Of the
Board Of Education; DR. 4. O. Cooper
chairman OF the Teachers Training
School Committee; DIR. George w. Twit-
myer. superintendent of the Public
Schools: the Rev Robert L. Jackson
pastor of Hanover Presbyterian Church;
the Rev. Clinton T. Wyatt. p. D.. pastor
Of Harrison Street M Z. Church, Princi-
pal A. H. Berlin, of the High school; Miss
Bessie Devine, assistant superintendent
OF Schools Miss Clara Mendenhall, prin-
cipal of the Teachers Training School;
Miss c. L. Cooper, of the Training School
Faculty, and Miss Josephine Fletcher,
who directed the chorus.
DR. Evan C. shortiidge presided. Fol
lowing the invocation the Rev. Mr..
Jackson, ana a chorus came the class
essays, tnterspersed with choruses pleas
ingly sung by the graduates. Miss Nellie
p, Lawton spoke Of the need of character,
health and preparatory studies in "A
Teachers Prepara< on. Miss Mary B.
Krejci contrasted past and present in
THE School Of To-day" referring to
Prof. Scott hearings finding Of two Will
mington children dividing half OF a boil
ed potato for breakfast, as showing the
necessity for wide scope in the schools
care of children. Miss Alice H. Barlow.
In Some Problems of Modern Educa-
tion," spoke Of medical inspection. care or
abnormal children. and other social prob
lems Of the school
Clear Thinking a Necessity.
The Hon VIM. ". MaoElree in witty
address. told the teachers that it was as
necessary to thing clearly as 20 speak
dramatically He said everybody read,
even IN West Chester, but the inclination
was 70 avoid books which demanded
thought He said the number Of books
and newspapers read sometimes meant
strength of eyesight rather than culture.
Mr.. MacEIree thanked Miss Lawton for
referring to a lawyer as a man who
settles disputes and makes law-abidng
citizens" saying It was the first time he
had ever received the compliment In con-
olusion he said that the hest thing any
young person could ask is to be given
an opportunity to use the gift he has. He
advised the teachers to think. desire, and
strive for the interests Of the universal
life rather than for their own interests.
Superintendent Twitmyer, in his address
on rThe Function of Training School,
said the occasion was a good one to give
the citizens of Wilmington a technical
statement of the work of the public
schools and the training school. He de-
fined the aim of the schools as purpose
t3 lift the children above a sordid, narrow
life. and give them the desire to learn the
best Of life. ell added that education was
o vitalizing process carried on by people
NOT by devices. Dr. Twitmyer spoke Of
compulsory education, and the medical I'M
spection telling Of the small boy Of i
years who came in for the inspection Will,
he was in the office Of a certain school
The hoy remarked. Il amt afraid OF nS
inspection" "Why2' remarked tile super
intendent. Cause got a clean body ans
q c.ean shirt" The superintendent though
the boy had hit the fundamental principi'
OF happiness, morality. and religion. Dr
Twitmyer said wilmington Schools were
taking up many of the modern movement
III education and he wished they were DO
inc more in that way People were begin
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Americanize tie foreigners by teaching
only the three RS. DR. Twltmyer though
the thing q training school for teacher
who were graduates of the city school
had 10 avoid was the nbreeding Of ideas
He said that the requisites for every mem
Der OF the school faculty were character
scholarship. teaching ability, culture an
professional spirit
In conclusion, he advised the graduate
I, sleep well and eat well that they Nigh
be strong teachers.
DR. Evan G. Shortlidge conferred the q
plomas. upon the following graduates.
Alice Hart Barlow, Ema Christine Bal
tram, Elizabeth Maeklem Bullock, Ann
Matilda Burns, Helen Elizabeth Dunlal
Eicie Amanda Eckman Florence Eleanc
Fisher. Barbara Ann Forrest. Margar,
Jane Geiger. Susanna Crozier Henvi
Mary Barbara Krejci, Nellie Pauline Law
ton Marguerite Susanna Malone. Elizs
beth Etta Mccall. Susan Frances McDe
mott, Helen Hillman McIntire Franc,
Amanda Palmer, Gertrude Robb. Mar
Elizabeth Sincock. Jennie Belle Todd an
Florie Anna Writ
The exercises closed with benediction /
the Rev. Clinton d. Wyatt, .. d.. Of Ha
rison street NJ E Church