New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-07
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
COMMENCEMENT OF RUTGERS FEMALE
INSTITUTE


Fer the sixteenth time the Rutgers Female Institute
celebrated its Annual Commencement yesterday after
noon. The exercises took place as usual in the
Rutgers-st. Church, to which the pupils walked in
procession from the Institute in Madison-st. at two
o'clock The young ladies were seated in the body Of
the church, the sides and galleries being already filed
with their lady friends. The pupils presented very
interesting appearance and being all neatly attlred in
white, their pretty, anxious faces quite prepos-
sessing.
AT the upper end Of the church platform had been
erected upon which was seated large nu nber of
gentlemen, many of them distinguished in the various
walks of life The Rev. DR.. FERRIS President of the
Institute presided on the occasion.
The exercises were opened with The Gneeting,
composed by one of the pupils which was sung by
the young ladies with much sweetness. Ii began:
O Lord TO thee we raise our song,
For thou hast led s safe along
Life's dim yl'ghted gay;
Accept in love the songs Of praise,
With grateful hearts 10 thee raise
Here, on this fsstal day
Tie president then led in prayer.
The Report of the Committee on Compositions Of
the Third Department read by the Rev. Mr.
Lucas. The prize-a gold meda-was awarded to
Miss Brotoehan, the author Of " Twilight"
The Report Oh Compositions of the Second Depart
mert was presented by the Rev. Mr.. JONES. The
gold medal was AWARDED to Miss Whipple for poem
entitled Man was Made to Mourn" The Committee
reported that the author of the poem Light and
" Life would have been awarded the prize only
that as che herself stated in Endorsement on the
manuscript She had been compelled TO absent
" herself from her studies so much during the past
year that she felt she had no right TO compete for the
" prize
AT tie desire of the committee the poem was read
and pro, ed worthy of their high encomums.
Tie exercises were varied by the pupils singing
pretty air to a song composed by of their number.
TIE words began
On The hill the sunlight Plsye,h.
Through the glade;
stesltbiy the streamlet gdeth,
Where the modest wldaower hidsth
In the shade.
Next came the report of the Committee on Compo-
sitions of the First Department, which was read by
tie Rev. Mr.. Holmes. A sOnghtly essay entltled
Exodus, or My Graduating Year was adiu1ged the
most mertorous and its author, Miss Josephine Hoxe,
bore away the gold medal of her department.
la French Miss MARY VASDERPOoL, being most
proficient, received the gold medal.
Mr. CADY read a report on the proficiency OF the
pupils in music from which 1t appeared that all OF
them have made commendsbe progress. His report
was ubstanated by the general cOrrec ness botn as
10 time and tune with which they sang little song en-
titled "Summer is Here Immediately after he had
finished reading
Miss CHARLOTTE HAYNES was awarded gold
medal for Ler geographical atainments aud in drawing
and painting Miss MALONE given gold medal
for fine head, in OIL and Miss FORD won a similar
prize for the best landscape. Miss MARY WANDER
POOL for superiority in mathematics, received another
gClo medal This terminated the Reports.
The distribution of awards of books and other prizes
was then mace by the Principal the Rev. ID. [. VAS
NORMAN.
The following young ladies were announced gradu-
ates and received their diplomas:
Margaret r. AdIiance, Mary = imlay,
Emly +. Bukley, Annie X MeLa1e,