New-York tribune., 1912-02-01
MAYOR TO SCHOOL GIRLS
Tells Graduates the Thing Is To
Be Good Housewives.

Mayor Gaynor gavc some good advice TO
i26 girls Of Public School 4. in RivinGton
street, yesterday. at their graduation ex-
ercises The children applauded heartily as
the MAYOR walked upon the stage ana
shook hands with Miss Rector. the princi-
pal. Then Rose Nolkman, one OF the gradu-
ates introduced the Mayor. saying:
Mr. Mayor. an honor is measured by the
dignity and station of him who cOnfcrs it.
That is why this is our day OF days. Full
Of rcspcct for your office and your person
ality. we hail you as our champion Irotec-
tor. the best loved man I'm all the millions
oc this great and glorious city"
Your principal says that there are l26
ot YOU" said Mayor GaynOr, when he arose
90 speak. and that YOU average fourteen
wears and two months Just think of that!
I almost thought I would have TO begin IN
advise you about getting married. YOU are
so big And YOU know that has to come
along now before long You will all have
husbands I'm a few years. The saying is
that though God disposes man proposes,
And this being leap year. the girls have a
right to propose. if they want to- But
won't say anything TO you about that.
have not been able to he A very good ad-
7 fear. and so | probably would be great
failure With YOU
Then the Mayor promised the girls that
ne would send each of them something. as
he did the boy graduates of Public School
isO. when he sent them copies Of the Auto
biography of Benjamin Franklin" lie said
he would ask his daughter 'Toodles' when
nc got home just what he ought TO send
the girls.
II have been greatly interested in your
exercises" continued the Mayor especial
W your dancing. your athletics and so on
I feel that they will help you 10 be good
housekeepers. They will help TO make your
house cheerful. These things are all ad'
mirsble in a woman. for the woman is the
first in the home. I hope that very few oi
YOU will have TO 90 out TO work, and II you
do | hope that YOU will stay at IT for 4
very short time only. | want you all tc
be housekeepers-every one of you You
showed me here this morning an exhibition
OF your cooking"
The Navor then created much laughter
as. in fact he did often throughout his ad-
dress. by saying that he would like TO nave
had one of the little cooks boil him an egg
He asked how long it would take TO 90 TINS
and the graduates cried: "SiX minutes ::
The Mayor thought that this was LONG
time to boil an egg. but he took their WORD
for II.
Mayor Gaynor went on TO say that no one
in this world was so honorable as the man
or woman who wanted 10 work. Some
women would rather work in a cigar rae
tory than in the house That was not right.
You are being taught these useful thih6S
10 use them in the right way
Miss Rector the principal, here spoke up
and thanked the Mayor for his efforts in re-
installing sewing in the schools. instead OF
having it replaced by elementary science
One-third Of the girls in this class maze
their graduation dresses, and Miss Rector
said that all would make them in the next
graduation class.
Continuing. the Mayor said: Yes, that is
what you want TO know how to do-make
YOUR own dresses and hats and look as
prctty as you can
During the exercises two Of the girls
cooked biscuits and another made an egg
noc. with the Mayor looking on There
were also recitations and gymnastic eXer'
CsCs.