New-York tribune., 1912-01-26
LAUNDRY STRIKER TALKS LEAVE NORMAL COLLEGE
Seventy Graduates Go Out al
Midyear Commencement.

coyantv more women school teachers were
10, Ioosa upon the troubled cducaiiona
world yesterday morning when Norman
College had its midyear commencement 'N.
erclses in the chapel at Park avenue anu
6sth street. EQUAL pay Is not troubling the
recruits lust yet, however as one ana al
are more concerned over tho problem OF
getting any pay at all, or, rather VIII"
the traditions of college still lingering In
their minds they are concerned with the
problem of obtaining an opportunity "
mould the minds and hearts of the risihs
generation as only noble teacher can
The grand old man" of Normal College,
President Emeritus Hunter. l. L. d. may
have had the late unpleasantness over SAL
aries In mind when he warned the new
women teachers not TO criticise the Board
of Education: whether he did or not Inc
sweet girl graduates did. for they laughed
aloud and the audience helped them with
much clapping of hands. There were other
don't" for the graduates from Dr.
Hunter.
Don't cliticisc your principal harshly. -.
Don't criticise your assistants unlalrIS
Don't think too highly of self.
Don't be dsloyal to God, to family or 10
country"
AS for the dos" the graduates were
urged TO "Be careful Of your health. be d
healthy animal Sleep seven or elght hou''
every night and don't overwork, ana Keep
I'D your studies or you will stasnate'
Or. Hunter said he was not opposed TO
"fads" in moderation in the school curric-
ulum. meaning sewing, cooking ana ihan-
nal training. but "fads Elst not pe
fondled" Latin-ycs, and even Greek :
as we'll as French and German should be
taught in the schools. he believed
DIR. George S. Davis. president OF the
college conferred the degree of Bachelor
Of Arts upon the seventy girls who were
presented by Professor Edward 3 burgess'
4 short address was made by Egerton H.
winthrop. ir, chairman of the board OF
trustees Of the college, in which he reterreu
hopefully and humorously TO the progress
of the new building for the college. me
contracts had been let. he said, and ne
boped naughter) that the college. which is
forty-two years old now, would not pass its
fftieth birthday before the building was
finished. But eight years. he informed the
buds before him, passed very quickly When
one was his age
He told them that his ideal teacher was
the one who was willing to retire before
she became so old that the children suf-
fered: one who placed the welfare of the
school before her own pocketbook. and he
added that there were few in the New
York City schools who were not just like
that Miss Minnie Perlman delivered the
valedictory and Miss Bertha Gutenberg
the salutatory for the class.
This afternoon the commencement week
festivities came TO an end with the class
luncheon and classday exercises at go
o'clock 1t has been gala week. Monday
came the senior tea, Tuesday the senior
dance and Wednesday the faculty recep-
ton to the senior class.
Wear your plaincst white dress was
the command for Yesterdays programme.
but to-day the class will burst forth in all
the glory OF the prcttiest toilets they can
acquire. Moreover. at least fifteen of them
are engaged already. It's said. so the fash
of brand new solitaires will be there to en-
/ liyen the picture.