The republic., 1851-07-17
Local Matters.


WAsHISoToN sEMsARr.-The annual cxhibi-
ton of this institution, which was commenced on
Tuesday, was concluded yesterday. The National
Hall was again crowded with delighted auditors,
and the reciations and dialogues were arranged
in the following order;
vacation.-John M Thomas and Samuel Phil
lips.
An Election speech.-R. Washington, Arthur
Marr, Philip Ennis Rezin Ofutt, John Ousley,
Charles b. McGill, William Hurdle, and Isidore
Morrice.
A Political Quack.-Timothy Cronin, Thomas
Thorn, s. Calvert Ford, Charles Mccarthy.
MUSIC.
Rome Saved by ST. Leo the Great.-James
Mccarthy.
Cerro Gordo.-James Hoban, Joseph King, Will
liam F. Sands, w. Carvalo, w. Hickey, William
Kirby, George King. Charles Mccarthy, +. ID.
Stuart, and William Hicks
The Tongue William b. Cleary and John A.
O'Donohue.
Taylor and La vega.-Morgan H. English.
b. Mast, John Joyce, John McGill, r. and G.
Padgctt, Samuel King, James H. Sherwood, John
Dawson, William Hooper, w. Fendal, William
Caho, and Charles N. Carvallo.
The Hungarian Patriots-James H. Sherwood,
Joseph Caden, and John It. Bulger.
Napoleon at Moscow.--A Macomb Ford, Alison
Naior, w. Clare, M. Stoops, S. C. Ford, William
f. Sands, Morgan English, and William Tucker.
MUSIC.
Contest for the Sword of Achilles. s.-Beniarnin F.
ShekeU and Frederick A. J. Callan.
MUSIC.
Minos and his Messenger. King, Philip
Ferris, w. Fitzgerald, f. A. j. Callan benjamin.
f Shekell, William Tucker, M. English, w. Car
valo, John Wheeler, John Joyce, A. M Ford,
pq LEI, Ian nhan and .r1o
King.
Trial of Major General Andrew. Tucker, r.
Padgett, William Caho, Willie FendalI, John Daw-
ry, William Hooper, Benjamin F. Shekell, Charles
King, w. Carvallo, M. English, G. Cox, Charles
Mast, George Padgett, and P. P. Fitzpatrick.
AT the conclusion of the exercises there was
distribution of prizes.
The Rev. JOHN f. BILOXI, the president of the
seminary, in the of the exercises announced
that he had been called to another field of duty an
announcement which was received with much re-
gret, for the reverend gentleman, during the two
years that he has been here has rapidly gained in
the public esteem by his love Of learning, his bland
and courteous manners, and his general piety.
THE ANNUAL CoMMRscEMENT OF COLUMBIAN Co..
LEaE was held in the street Baptist church yes
terday. The exercises of an interesting char
acter, and the gentlemen who spoke before the
large audience acquitted themselves with much
credit. A band ofmusic occupied the choir.
The following was the order of exercises, namely:
Pruyr by the President.
Candidates for the First Degree in the Arts and
Sciences.
/. Individual lInfluencs-Oration.- George 8.
Bacon, Cayuga county, N. Y.
.. The Power of the PEN Oration.-By John
ppdu Toun
MUSIC.
g. Requisites to Eminent Success Oration.-By
William Il. Duncan, Amherst county, Va.
4. The Study of Natural Standardization n.-By
t. Brooke Edwards, Washington city.
5. "The last Infirmity of Noble Minds"-Ora-
tion.-By William C. Gunnell, Washington city
This gentleman excused.
6. Science Applied to Agriculture e-Oration.-By
Joshua p. Klingle, Washington county.
MUSIC.
T. The Power of Consecutive Thought-Ora.
tion.-By Reuben r. Owens, King George county,
s. Popularity Oration.--By William Y Tit
comb, Boston, Mass.
8. The Victory of Hermann Oration.-By Geo.
G, Whitfield, Kinds county, Miss.
TO- Modern Eloqucnce-Oration.-By Ulysses S.
Wiley, Marion county, Va.
MUSIC
The fret degree in the arts and sciences was
then conferred upon the above named gentlemen
by President Bacon, and on Peyton X. Randolph,
of the graduating class, and
The second degree, honorary, in course, upon
w. G. H. Carleton, OF Georgia; Jonathan Tilson,
of Vermont; Richard II. Woodward, of Virginia
and David ]. Yerkes, of Pennsylvania alumni of
the institution; and upon Samuel J. Kerr, of Mary
land; the Rev. Alfred Holmead, of Washington
city; and franklin Haven, esq, of Massachusetts.
.lols
pronounced by President Bacon.
EXAMINATIONS III THE PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The
following named schools were examined yester-
day, namely
First district, primary No. 3, Miss Sarah wag-
gaman, teacher; Miss M. G. Wells, assistant. The
school is held in the room over the Washington
Library, in Eleventh street.
Male primary, same district, MIR. A. Lindsey,
teacher. The school-room is on the corner of
and Fourteenth streets.
Third district, primary No. 3, Mrs. Martin,
teacher. Boys and girls are here taught. The
schoo-room is located Eleventh street east,
near the Navy Yard and, like the two first
named, is too small, and otherwise unsuited for
the purpose.
Primary No. 4, same district, Miss Moss, teach
er. The scholars are comfortably accommodated
in the Odd Fellows Hall, Navy Yard.
These schools contain upwards Of three hundred
and fifty scholars, whose progress in learning is,
in general, satisfactory
From what we learn, there seems to be an
increasing interest in the public school system,
which, trust, will lead to further improvement.
MR. TILLISoHAsr's LEoTURE.-The anniversary
of the Philophrenian Society OF the Columbian Col
lege was celebrated in the street Baptist Church
on Tuesday evening. The orator for the occasion
was the Rev. N. p. Tiinghast, of Georgetown.
This gentleman was listened to with pleasure and
instruction as he eloquently contributed what he
himself denominated "fcw drops of pure water
from the well of truth Tho subject selected was
Material Nature the Habitation of the Human
Soul, the tendencies of which to infinite progression
we're beautifully illustrated. In correspondence TO
the infntude of wisdom were the objects around.
Man being "the servant and interpreter of nature"
it was impossible TO set limit to investigation,
and TO the conquests to be won on the field of hu-
man nature The means Of further discoveries are