The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-27
Graduation At
 High School Of
 Future Teachers f1nteresting Exercises Carried Out-AddresS by Noted
 Instructor (

Seventeen young ladies, members of r1he graduating class of the Bridgeport Training school, dressed in immacu- late white gowns, graced the platform of the assembly ha1a of the Bridgeport High school last evening. listened to the wise advice of one who has taught for over quarter of century and received diplomas denoting their efficiency and qualification to teach the growing youth.
 Witnessing the exercises was large audience consfsting of the members ciah, parents and relatives of Ghe young teachers, and present members f of the teaching corps of the city, who had in previous years stood on the platform before such audiences and received their honors.
 short but interesting program was carried out. The mem bers of the class s under the direction of Miss Cora Pur- y vience, supervisor of music, rendered three choice selections. Their singing was excellent and in good harmony being received with hearty applause. weinzierl"; ''The Approach of Spring !; 'fWaltz IdyI' by Won Gilchrist; and saTo Phyllis by Matthews
 The address to the graduating class was made by George K. Hawkins. principal of the State Normal school U 6p "The purpose and choice of books. D At the beginning of his remarks he said that he would try to keep away as far from his profession as possi- ble for a man who had spent more than quarter of century as teacher, and then taking up his sub- ject said the purpose of all books is two fold. first to improve, and second to please the intellect. The human intellect, he said, has reached perhaps its highest development in the present century, and he spoke of the process of evolution which has led to this high development, the printing press which has enabled us to put thought In a permanent form.
 Mir Hawkins then spoke very in- Increasingly of the varied degrees of culture, it's progress, how 1t has broadened and expanded, of the close relation of the intellect with speech and language, and the broth ferhood of speech and reason, that people being the most refined which has the best language. Words, he Feaid, have wrought miracles. What shall we read? is great Equestion, he said, and then he took upon the subject of books, what kbook should be. and what should be |done with it. The aim of the school Ids to learn to read, arG the test of IH6 SCIOOl 4S lnc dDiilly lO IGdu, put |fby that he did not mean the use of words, but of thought, of know Hedge.
 Some of the books which he ad- vised the members of the class to read were mentioned and he then spoke of the class of books which t6hould not be read. He spoke of kfhe functions of teaching. and said +the aim of education, in part. is to aim to secure the highest enjoy fment of life. We should read to kRvoid oonceit in our own knowledge. lfo gain the experience of others with Upright minds, to stimulate our intel lects and make us think, not neces- tearily many but good books, books (which teach moral thoughts, those (which teach us to have faith in hu- kmanity.
 ksnately to the members of the grad uating olass, pointing out the oppor !tunities which are before them, the m eaning of the diploma which they fare to receive, and no matter what 1.-the outcome of their career may be, bsuccess or failure, the memory of Ethis day will always be a beautiful sone. and ending by offering his con- |gratulations.
 Dr. Charles w. Deane made a few Ir remarks, hoping they would bear in mind the message given them by MT. Hawkins and carry it with them and pass it on to those whom later they tare to teach. Then as the names of lthe class members were called he presented each with her diploma. The members of the class are: Blood, Susanne Henrietta tEckel, Bertha Gladys Ferry, Estelle 5Cecelia Hamilton, Katherine Ellen EHoward, Mary Alice Heating, Ju- dith Kennedy, Richalene Lockwood. Ethel Alice Lynch, Mary Kathryn tLucey, Lillian Agnes McGarrey, Mar ,garet Ellen Moran, Mary Lillian Otis, ,Ann Elizabeth Sullivan, Anna Teresa
 FWalsh, Hazel Weed, Mary Elizabeth Invest.