Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1852-02-02
Dread Institute.

The young ladies of this seminary, were publicly
examined in their studies on Thursday, January 20.
Among those present Rev. DIR. Hill, Rev. DIR.
Smalley Rev. MIR. Sweetzer, Rev. E. E. Hale, Rev.
MIR. Swain, and Thomas Chase. Esq, of Harvard
University.
The examination was conducted by Eli Thayer,
ESQ., the active and able proprietor and principal of
this excellent seminary; by Professor Misner, the
accomplished classical and French teacher, and by
the ladies who ably superntend the departments of
bellies lettres and natural philosophy.
The examination took place in the South tower of
the romantic and imposing edifce occupied by the
Institute. The room was handsomely decorated for
the occasion, the walls being hung with several
beautifully executed drawings by the pupils, and
ornamented with the motto, inevergreen-"O readum
Amor, est doctrina."
The young ladies were examined on the principles
aud analysis of English Composition, in the French
and Latin languages, in those departments of maIhe-
MATES designated as plane and solid geometry and
trigonometry, and also in metaurgy.
With all these departments of education, the
young ladies manifested profound aud critical
ne eHeICiSeS anu tllt iiOut ol SoH-
Quoting them, showed very lorcby that the pupils in
this excellent seminary what teachers technically
describe swell grounded
In the French and Latin department, the exercises
were wholly conducted in those languages; the pro-
fessor proposing all his questions and the pupils
answering in the same tongue.
The written exercises in Latin, by Miss Warner,
M;ss ,yara hia creditabIa tn
proficiency in this department of the cIassics and
those in French, by Miss Thurber, Miss Rice, and
Miss Warner, were written with much force and
elegance of diction.
The essays, in English read by Miss Warner,
were written with great power of imagination, and
vigor Of expression, and may fifty be characterized
as the emanations of strong and welI-cutivated in
telect.
We do not believe that there could be found, any
where an institution so admirably combining all the
pre- requisites of model educational institution for
young ladies' as the Dread. The romantic. embat-
tied castle, fcrciby reminding the traveller of the
towers and front corridors Of the ancient palace of
Hollywood, in which Mary, Queen of Scots, resided,
stands upou the summit of commanding eminence,
which are most admirably adapted for exercise, and
favorable to the development of the largest
of health. The walls Of the Institute, which are of
solid and massive masonry, impervious to the
extremes of Summers heat and Winters cold; and
wel-cacuaed to pr eserve those resident within
them from the effect of sudden transitions of temper
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The teachers are eminently qualified, by their
scholarly attachments and suavity of manners, for the
onerous and honorable duties of experimenting the
education and forming the manners of ladies'; and
this faet.vas fully established by the examination Of
Rev. DR.. Hill, Rev. Mr.. Sweetser, Rev. DIR.
Smaley, and Rev. E, E. Hale, severalIy made some
marks on the examination, and expressed them.
selves not only satisfied, but highly pleased with the
exhibition of scholarly attanments and elegant &C.
complishments which they had witnessed. We are
certain that they expressed the opinions Of every
lady and gentleman present that interesting occa-
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