The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-06-20

y thsss devoid sf the rsquisiss qualacstions Of
.sAess VIA csass = ~ p1slas Ssssns fssss assmai
sshost thea, which barrier 70 the sdmisdon Of
tssshs.. i.s. eur schools .nd wnisA assp y
whole syssn rhsa hat 81 the tsshes tAsrs 4 posi-
tioa nsss hoaerabs more rsspoasbls He wsriag upoa
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work sho1d BE- well and faithfully performed. No mas
upoo :. tt Tat postoS Or the
structure which Is to NEST the public case, may be
strong mechanics can make Jet that upoa which
MASSIVE the superstucture the moro sure its ruin,
ct time when ne are mot aware that building viii
fall and great will be tbs fall thereof Tho patriotic
statesman, who eors for his countrys welfare In his
to control her and regulate her des
tiny, w, ha,s but sope..ss task to psrtsra Il the
ed They true bensfastors Of the human family who
- - "-"fesSon Of teacher 70 the pinnacle
upon which il ougbt 10 rest-and who plass Sns,a..
the determined opponents Of those .hc woad ensel
INTO zoe rsn.s our for the post That
nome Sxcept well qualified for the positaon, susa
he admitted teachers, the desire OF me Tat
ssby has ss0I an: :.ss s.' 70 enable any %.
receive hoenfe 10 teach and at the same ume as.,.
to estabiish daily normal school auxiliary to
pairing for TIE pfofsasion those anxious to bsoons
teachsu Thus, while the one hand the door 70
I0COmUeye0ny,
these who desrs to at themselves for the work Our
schools constantly Improving character,
sad adyanons Il pu o favor Tue wara others While
tuition cannot but feel suaab,e ambion, that In ma
nagement discipline and instruction, the schools under
wsuH be unsortsnsts, indsed il At this time, when
Datcnhl prosperity 10 och depents upon the u-
q sn s
sducstioa When deAisn.ng and ambitious dema-
gosuss seeking to plunge into foreign strife or to
10 aIa 20 NJ ID NAf~d
'. e rely spea, :. defence, sur. and .ss.di.:.,
Again and again that found adequate TO our
protection In the time Of peril hear occasionally .
ons unnecessary burden Of tax atoa-but this
plant comes, think from those who do not well under
stand the subject would that thsy vho .: they pass
fog the erection Of which they have been taxed would
eatsr the building and SEQ the jewel that the casket
with the door Of the primary department of Of
largest ctools-in that thsre assembled
about 1000 chLiren when that door il open, do you
expect to hear discordant murmur, 10 witness q
sceno OF unut,erahle confusioaS Hark you can hear
the very door creek gently 1t turns upon Its aingss
and you in the presence of children, perhaps
than you had, up to this Time ever seen together
in your life. So silent SO apparently breathess Is
.as as you aot h. Gooa
body, you perceive that every eye attentvey fxei
upon the teacher and that the controls that
vast ssssmblass with glance. Not such glance as
cast from thu eyes Of Some master ready to tear and
to destroy, but glance ready aesonately to reproys
notion hardly percsptisls tho teacher raises her
fpger-tn moment. and with precisicn that would
DO hone, to Veteran Ss corps with ono impulse s,sry
order given viii Sou bear them sing Oh the music
who uttered the wise saying let me mako nations
songs and you may nase it's laws, The would confess
e.
And could take you through that building the Asd Of
labor Of these pupils Of our Normal schools and you
are obedience To law respect FOR constituted autho
rity, and moral ana religious accountability. And
only anchor which can sssp our ship Of Stat. from
drifting to cestructon before the wild gale OF popular
passion !. nes.a eDs,sh 1 ha~snans Chris
When Mr. Nei on's address was ended Miss Marie U. n
Van Zanot ana Miss L. vistora Walsh, two beautiful
q CONE where the violets Blow, Ia style pure and
with voices faultiess to elicit universal bursAof
retired to their seats amidst shower Of bouquets VIII
liz m J. KennsId then delivered Grafton sPure
PstIioim Necessarily Allied to Sound Edacaton" he
treated the subject In clear manner, but II his enun
citation Of the different sentences bad been distinct
bis icess would have been much better understood
Bort," in tone 80 iseliag and sentimental thar il
looked as she really felt how fra must % tho bark
Mr. scott read an exoslleas oonposton BY Miss +. l.
A. Clutch, on the subject Of :. Female Edacston,"
sSs w
fine effect MT. George ". Harrison pronounced an
ssstoo 90 The Press" Which S was well o0nSs.vsd IS
countres but delivered voice too weak for such
subject, and with too much of the " start thea.
ssrg the duet, Moonlight Music . With good taste
and fine effect "Novel Reading" com position OF
ss. On Ss
indulgence In doses Of literature chorus
by tie graduates followed BY the Grafton Of Mr.
ylvestex G. Peneld improvement Of the Physical
Powers, j" which was very credi table effort
Miss s. Victoria Walsh then assembled the platform,
with pathos, feeling and melody worthy Of the great
poet who composed il. and worthy execution Of even
il refers When she duded rounds Of applause
given, and elegant bouquets we're thro to the
Of oratons, songs choruses, aud duets, after which
the diplomas were presented to each graduate. In
some Of the oraticns strong Know Nothing sentiment
could he observed which was well received.
NAMEs OF THE GRADUATES.
y. Nae N9 w. oc-aoSO rsnr%anH Gsorse s "
vsster G. Peafeld, George W Stewart.
Female Normal School.-Csroline b: Appleton, jose
phins Bailey, LOuiaa Barton, Mary Clark, Eleanor n
lotte +. Glover Frances T. A. Clutch, Phsbe A Hope,
Eliza A. Harmon, Mary Bouseworth Nancy e. Hsyt,
Maefarisne Mary j. Mead, Helen G. Morgan. Margaret
sed. a sarah s1ss oa' as
Stafford, Emma NJ Sweeney, Esther Z. Thompson.
The recipients Of ths diplomas chaunted farewell
song. valedictory was given BY Miss Laura Lsai,
and Mr. Charles Tracy pronounced farewell address.
When he concluded, the fslo wing hymn was chanted:
Softly now the light of day
Fades upon my sight away;
Free from care from labor free,
ls Lord, would commune with thee.
Thou, whose all pervading eye
Naught escapes without, within,
Pardon each infrmity,
Open fault and secret sim
Soon, for me, the light Of day
Shall for ever pass away;
Then, from sin and sorrow Free
Take me, Lord, to dwell with thes.
After which the large assemblage separated.
Personal Intelligence.