Public School No. 35






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25 October 1877

It's First Graduating Exercises - 
A Large Gathering at the Tompkins Avenue Congregational Church

Public School No. 35, established five years ago in the outskirts of the 
city, last night held its first graduating exercises in the Tompkins Avenue 
Congregational Church, which was filled to its utmost capacity.

The Graduates who received their diplomas at the hands of Superintendent 
FIELD were as follows:

BOOMER, Bertha
BROAD, Sarah N.
CAIN, Minnie H.
CAMBELL, Addie J.
IDES, Mary S.
VAN COTT, Laura A.
VERSEFELT,  Jennie I.
WARFORD, Marie J.
WARREN, Susie K.

also:
DONNELLY, John M.
HENRY, Herbert B.

The class mottos is "Esse, non Videre" (To be, not to seem).  Mr. FIELD and 
Mr. ROWE made a few closing remarks, and soon after eleven o'clock, the 
exercises closed.  Bouqets were liberally presented to the girls.

Among those present were 
Messrs. CAMPBELL, ROWE, GATES, CULYER, SPRAGUE, and FIELD, of the Board of Education, 
Alderman EASTMAN, 
Supervisor NATMAN, 
ex-Judge PRATT, 
Judge M. J. LEONARD, 
Principal HEYWOOD, of Public School No. 3; 
Professor TAYLOR, of the Adelphi; 
Dr. J.J. ANDERSON and others.

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