The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-07-07
Annual Comm ence ment Of tue Rutgers Fec
male Institute.

lie sixteenth annual commencement OF the Rutgers
Female Institute took place yesterday In the Ru gsra
street Church. The appeared to be OF
than ordinary interest and have the ed
fee so crowded at any former conn cement. TIE
audience was composed almost entirely OF LADIES' with
slight sprinklng Of the sterner In point Of fashion
and beauty, We have rarely /. excesd The ladies'
appeared to the beat advantage they svdenty de-
teimined to look beautiful and It Ia sufficient to say
that they succeeded In thor lsudabis efforts
The exercises commenced with the singing OF the fol-
lowing appropriate gong by the pupils, who were a,.
companisd by the organ
0, Lord to thee We raise our song
For thou hast led safe along
Lies dim'y lighted way;
Accept In love the songs Of praise,
With grateful hearts to thee We raise.
Here on this festal day.
Our journey has been strewd with aowers,
Gathered from the immortal DO wers
or wisdom and OF truth:
No sorrows cloud has crossed our way,
But visions 1T by hopes glad ray
Have checred the path Of youth.
Then, CT tia bright, this joyous day,
De ours the part to raise a lay
" thankfu;ress and love,
y, God our.e uids In moments past
Then bear us safe above.
At the conclusion Of tais song PRAYER was offered By
port Of the comp,s t.ous OF the third
Department. Tho position which received tue prize
was then read BY the Rev. MY jones. tFrom tue post
tion In which the reporters were placed utterly
impossible for them 70 hear either the report or the
essay, and We are Obliged 10 om, both The report OF
the committee On the compositions OF the second de-
partment was read by Rev DR.. Kreps. II gave the
highest praise to the literary efforts of the young ladies'
gusgs Of the report, as the oompo.i..sas ware M
mtrous, and all were FREQ iron pso-y sermoa.
Mng and unprincipied levity. fns Rev Dr.
krebs read Of tire Dest tons entlei aThe
Light Of Life" poem which displayed than ordi.
nary talent, but which thinG might have osen re-
cited with more effect. The reverend gestemsn was
syioenty under the impression taAt II Sss nymu no
wat reading Why not allow the young ladies' the privi
poson an essay on the woes and m.sres OF t
race titled .sMan Made to Mourn vas read by
Rev Dr. Asa Smith The subie I Il gloomy ono at tho
ttntsd but few attractions yet was writtsn With
much force, and emneaty successful II presca ting
with all due respect for talent Of the fair
that she would do much better had she theme more
iu OF nope ana We suggest that she select sub
ton.
This essay was followed BY very pretty song, writ
ten BY one Of the pupils and sung the young ladies'
The music was composed By J. c. Cook. E.q for the
Tie report Of the COMMITTEES on Compositions Of the
Fist Department read BY Rev. Dr. krebs Who aiso
read the composition Exodus, or Ny Gfadus tng
Year" This was without exception the best presented,
and Although II did not efve anything like justice ct
the HANDS Of the reader IL was impossible to concsd
ts merits It vas written in an easy humorous style,
and mingled with vein o. ana wit that ELECTED
the frequent laughter Of the audience
. After this came the report on penn sushlp in which
Inc puPus VINO received psizes, we're male kncwu TO
the audience BY their numbar in thsir par.
ticular class. Al none Of the names we're men
toned, II was impossible for those present TO
ascertain Who the succsssuI compstitors Toe re-
ports OF the committee tho French examination,
music, and geographical exaun alton, read next
Tbs Fart OF the exercises elivened With the
fiSging Of song commencing Snmmer 10 here - by the
pupils Tia awards dis'ributse and as Is the Gus
tom With this Institution, nearly all the pupils received
premium. About m hour Ia this inte-
resting performance, after which the "Grsduatcs 5onx
and "fhe Parting Hymn" we're suas. Benedicton vas
then p,orouncsd ard tire audience dispersed The fol-
loving the names % TIE young LADIES' 20 whom
awarded gold medal Tor the best scholarship 10 this
different branches OF study
Fer ths test competition In the arst department gold
medal, TO Hiss Jost Ds Hosie tor the b.st n tho
cond department, geld peds to Mics whipple for TIE
ttst in ths third department. gold medal Miss Brsn
cielap.
FeI tie best spscisen in pcnmanahp, gold medal, to
Misn Margaret T. AotiAnce
Fer tbs highest proficiency In French gold modal to
Lila MtIy NanieTPcol.
Fer Tho st.sf lroecsncy In geography, gold medal,
10 lie Charlotte Hsyne.
For thu best painting, Miss Hilons and Miss Ford
the TO- ner for hsad Ia oil and the latter for land
sespe 10 eli
For mathematics, gold meal, to Mas Mary vsnder-
pool.