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Happening "a The good. quiet q niiiy
Of Frederick. Maryland. = few Mssks
since. We we're invited 10 Be pres4RN q
ihe "a Annual Commencement fsshe
Frederick Female Seminary, 10 ufkess
the exercises and he granting ofIdIeo-
mas % ,hesgrsdua:ing class coasislits Of
Ten young ladies'. Among the graASaies
We noticed The daughters Of sewers Of
the citizens Of our own county. nagsIIy !:
Miss Savanna Eichelberges, daughlss 81
The iaie Adam Eichelbsrger. Miss Sssah
A, Moor. Miss ctarissa H. Moor. Miss
Lydia w. Moor. daughters Of Maj EsDi.
Moor. Of Harpers. Ferry, aud Miss JHlie.
r. Ward. daughter Of Col. Henry MAID
In the Junior Glass. Miss Julie, E., Bsker.
Of Winchester, daughter Of JacOb pa
ker, Esq. 10 The Preparatory psHsrt.
ment, Miss Catherine r Beeaes Of
Charleaown. daughter ofthe late F.
Beeler. !, I Il
This Institution i under the direction
Iof Hiram Winchester. Esq, as Prts;Eent,
assisted by able and efficient tsaehers,
male and female. Mr.. Winchesles's
ability and zeal 10 The cause of Edtc ZION,
have been for years conspicuous. ind the
fruits Of his severe iabors are seen ri the
elegant edlIics which now adorns The City
Of Frederick. and 10 The numerous :Msntal
Structures WHICH are yearly reare9 4hder
bis supervision. He has renderedbim-
self a pubic benefactor, and is emitted TO
the generous support and gratitude si:the
community in which be labors. tSi
We extract from The Frederick Hefald
tie following notice ofths "Comnenee
ment," and ibe attending ceremonies,
whec diplomas were conferred upon fhe
graduating class.
This Interesting ceFemony transpifed 10 Che
evening al The Methodist Episcopal Church, End
was Witnessed BY large assenolage Of essasci-
tiz-ns and strangers.
without attempting Intimately 70 deiallsths
lransactions Of The occasion, We shall conieni
Us with mere reference 10 the salutatorY led.
dress Of The Rev Mr.. Sssiey, snd that Of gar
winchesisr-lhe President Of the Seminary ITO
the graduating class Both were peeai y
happy, sPProPrister and conceived IN aood
taste. H.
On hee morning ahs Seminary buigins
The graduating class had severally read sfelr
original COM positions prepared fof the aera.
sion. To say that those compositions Nere
cleti,able 10 their respective auth0Iss hight
perhaps be regarded as ample commendGEn,
and fully as much ss,-on similar eccsslans and
with other institutions, Is justiheJ. iak this
instance ve feet+~enrseif justified in s4Yine
more. With sincerity We say, that tee Pom
pos itions were fargaboge' those we ordinarily
hear on such occasions. They were sncf ,dn-
deed-in language, construction, seftisnrri
and lhousht-ss would have done hnaer 70
much older heads, and far more Ptae1ised
pens.
I The two preceding days-Tuesdsg and
Wedaesdsys--had been devoted 10 The 'exa,
nation Of the pupils in both the prepared
and col egiale departments. In both dePfN
menls, the examinations were searching. and
50 condncled as fully 10 test the merit ahd at
ltainment Of the Individual members 1T the
several classes. The inteItogatioDs proppupi.
60 were numeTOuSh JuuICiuusg duA WCh ptCu
10 show what proficiency each had mace jn the
respective stndies 10 which their attehiieh had
been given, whilst Ihe responses thereto
prom pt and fluentErNnst fully satisfied al pre-
sent that the attainment generally, III no,
with all, was Of no ordinary or suPstfciai cha
rseter.
+ In word, we think we but speak the sepii.
ment which was common 70 all fihe large num-
Der who were present on theseyersl days, when
we say thatthe examination throughout gave
the best evidence possible Of The high merit 10
which the Institution Is entitled-the conpeten-
cy and faiihrulness Of its several Instructors, and
tof the Diligence and attainment oft Numerous
pbpils.
+ Our commentator, thus expressed, Is BOT
from any partially weemight be supposed TO en-.
terrain far this Seminary simply because i hlo-
Gated in our own city, hui From The conviction
THAT tits weliN merited. We are happy IN fhe
kpo wiedgs that there were mang strangers pre-
tseni, who Witnessed for themselves, and whose
Testimony, eoncurIins with our own, VIII more
aysii the inslitution.m
| The order Of the proceedings on fhnrs.
ldsy The 9th will be seen BY the following
programme:
MUSIC-PhAYER- Masic
Original Essays, Read BY he Senior olas,
Miss SAvAEsA EtcHELBERoER, Female Edu.
cation.
Miss LYniA w. MooRy No
Miss cLARissA H. Moon, Sabii,ait Of ihs
Human Mind.
Miss ErlzAsfru A. Hmm, cst'iiai See.
merry i'd
Deity. I
Miss ANN b. TYLER, I'm P.omtsqes dam I'm
Eiafdia-
Miss JuLlrr r. wlaD, Iadabiias q az
Things.
Miss SARAH MooR, Colder Rule.
Miss ELLEN TRAIL, Yaiediciory.
4 Al 8 o'clock P, NJ, all the Members
ofthe Institution marched in Procession
from the Seminary to the Methodist
Church. % entering the Church. there
was
Pfayet, by Rev. Mr.. Smith.
saluiaiory, by Rev. GEoReE L. sraLEy.
Reports of the Commiiiee of Elk aabjuation.
Presenta,iontf Testimonials 10 lparoducsorJ
Glass. f$
Presentation of Testimonials to Juniors.
| Presentation Of Diplomas.
Address 10 the Senior Glass, by Mr.. Why
CHESTER.
Music and Benediction. NJ;
The Committee 10 examine tDe Prepar-
s,ory Department also made 4 favorable
report, from which We take 81 item. -
Amer speaking Of he progress 81 the pu,
|pils. they Say:
|. Blu. the most interesting part Of gle morning
exercises vas the presentation of atsfui Album
u The mem bers or the first class 20 Mia RocnRs