New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-03
PUBLIC MEETINGS.
RUTGERS FEMALE INSTITUTE.

RUTGERS FEMALE lNSIltClE.
The Eighteenth Annual Commencement Of the
Rutgers Female Institute was celebrated yesterday at
the church Of Henry and Rutgers street. which
was well filed with lady spectators.
After organ music, greeting song written by a
pupil and set to music by Mr. S. Lassr, the music
teacher of the institution, was sung by the school.
Prayer followed by the Rev. DIR. Keebs, the Pres
ident-
The report of the Committee on Compositions Of the
Third Department was then read by DR.. COrson. 1t
compared them the Spectator for purity Of style,
and stated that the literature of country would not
suffer should it depend on Rutgers Institute alone;
The prize composition on "Our joys and SORROWS
tte but well written was read in funereai tone by
The Hon FRANK TUTHILL read an interesting report
on the compositions of the Second Department and the
Rev. Dr. Lucas read prize poem. About hall OF this
poem was heard. 1t was pleasant, pretty thing and
would have sounded better if some of the words had
not been swallowed, and unfortunate adverb had
not been invariably tortured into naOw by the
Reverend reader.
CHANCELLOR FERRIS rea the report on the First
Department and OLIVER s. STRONG, esq, read the
prize composition, the work of Miss Lavlna Hubbel
entitled 'The Ministry of Pain 1t was beautiful
exposition of the Christian doctrine Of the sancy and
sancticaon of suffering, tuned to this keynote, that
Heaven and God are best seen through tears.
Greek Pclon and Osss however, sounded oddly
enough in it.
The COMMITTEE on Ffencn say tnat TOUR OF I'VE vi
the first class evnced such mastery" knowledge
Of the language that they could hardly discriminate
The second class they cannot speak 80 well Of some
of its members lost their sefcOnrol during the exam
nation. 1t suggested to us that this loss OF self.
control owing to blunder on the part OF one OF
the Committee.
The remainder of the reports not particularly
interesting. 1t requires considerable familiarity with
a school to take much interest in "the careful execu.
ton of No. G." or to appreciate the head Of No. i.
"No. 9s Boy with Flute" was very agreeable. The
prize was awarded to the "Head Of Sir Joshua
REYNOLDS" ON account Of its clearness.
Awards of premiums were announced and distrib-
uted. Fifteen diplomas were granted.
Gold medals were awarded for French to Miss
Hustled; Penmanshp, to Miss Roberts, Composition,
to Misses Brande, Scott and Hubbel; Mathematics, to
Miss Farnum. This last is considered the highest
honor Of the school. silver pitcher was presented
Van Norman, who, after six years pripcipalship OF
the Institute, now Ietres The exercises concluded
as usual .. . ..-
The most noticeable thing about the whole was the
subjoined song, by Miss Ida Crosby:
Spring rainbow shattered
Fell from the cloud,
And fragments lie scattered
In beauty abroad;
Smiling in sunny wreath
Now in our bowers
Sweet as an angels breath
We call them flowers.
Over the meadow,
Over tho hill,
In sun and in shadow,
They sprirg where they will
Poems for watchful eyes,
In letters seven;
Paintings from Paradise;
Pieces Of heaven.