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VALLEY FEMALE INSTITUTE,

The aonasl sxsniasiioa 10 this Institute con-
neseed Tsesasy. June s3t, and eoatisusd tire,
days Daring the entire sIsnis.tiOa the room
sas allied. On Tsesd.y. els..e. vess sranis.d
IN Arhsnesie, Gs=ansr. sad 0soxrspsy. On
"Wednesday, classes 10 Arithns,ie, French. Alxe-
BRA, and Greek. The nasiesi s1aainstson on
"Wednesday night vas very satisfactory. GA
ThunesJ, classes -ers sssnissd IN Arilhassie,
PAiloseyay. Latin, asd Psy,iOiosy. All ID. els.-
se' did credit 10 ,hsnselves to their lastrueior,,
and 10 the Iss,issis.
Al the close Of the srsuinatioa txeaiy Of The
yoahs ladies Rad original eompo.iiie ns, which
wee pure In sentiment shs.se IN dietiOs, rich In
'heosbi and highly er,dit,b.s TO the talents Of III.
yooag writer's.
All present testified their sstire .aiisiae,iOo with
the examined and The sIamisers. Many CON p<ten,
judges say Il was the hes, and nos, thorouKh EXAM
ihation they ever sttsaded
The Rev. J. @. Norris, Of Bsltimors. delivered
the closing Address, At the xethodis, Chorvh. on
Ibsrsday evening" 10 large aadisnc. Of l.dir. ana
geniensa besides the uupsroas pupils Of the instl
tue present. This able divine, 10 . OreibI. man.
ner, presented the importance aea,ou TO msl..
Who, - mothers and trainers Of shildrea, exert
powerful ihnseoos cor good or evil over the youth
tse destiny Of = natiou-an importsn, truth. eu,,.
Tied TO more consideration than II receives He sl.o
gave, 10 plain add comprehensive unannsr, much
valuable advice to -yousg ladies', warning them
against The o'eIes and foies Of The world sad In
r0eung them - to The proper oo1rse 10 secure res
peet' esteem, love and hspplnesa His address was
In the highest degree app ropriate Interesting and
OF useful tendency, and was listened to with pro-
fOund attention By the very largo aud Intelligent
audience.
Amer some remarks By Mr.. York, one OF the prin-
ePals OF the Institute, In reference TO the progress,
and prospects OF the school The sxsrcises Of mi.
most interesting school EXAMINATION were elo,ed
with appropriate religious sIereses-,eAehsr. sehol
sn parents and friends, all no doubt highly rra,i
he'd at the suseesful aud pleasant termination
lAbors OF the session. We inVis alsentiou Z, IN.
following report Of the Rev N. J. b. Mono.x Of
The EIamihiBg Committee.
RePVrf 0fAs EIa4iAiar Conaitter
! aasn led by aPPointmsnt OF the Baltimore An
W nus CONFERENCE the recent Examination OF the
'aney Female Institute, in Winchester, Va.
This Institute, founded in 1854, is under the an
Pefinlendenes Of Msssrs. York and Ia Monte-
geniIemen Of great enterprise and tpe Ii,rr.,v
eua ineahon. Each successive year OF n. ,II..
aehSs Pas shown gradual improvement in It's
we're registered IS pupils In IS here w.r, IS
&c Do iasfe wee 81 pGpils. The pzosp-et T., ~
- mueh mere encouraging than the past
Inc elimination OF the 23J-25ih wa. .Iik.
efettaoie 10 Instructors and pupils Il was ron
Quoted throughout 90 a. TO devslope N. l0kr,t az
ihe era mined Ito evolve more clearly The novr
81 o. lhHlieei, BY unfolding what was known ana
understood, ihah the mere power OF memory, ia
lhe repetition Of what had been committed Tn,
rsoie process showed q close aItsuIion TO N.
frataIag # Eafad - Wv
The several cases eVineed a proficiency In
theif aiiaihWsns, and compre he asion Of III, sci
present -s ~ ~''
nigh, appear inVidious under such riteun.
tNhees 'o discriminate yet IL Is due TO the Mathe-
hiAieal department. TO say that IL was sustain.d
oT az ability seldom squalIsd.
TAe report on "depoTIment" showed n s,ri.t III
setveaee OF the Pufest morality by the pupiIs.
10 eonelusion, ! take great pleasure an I,son.
needing this school a. oGe Of the bSst have eve,
EaoSn, aud a. Alicg' ther worthy Of The couad,nee
and patronage OF the public.
NIB MORGAN.
p. s.-Rev. N. Wilson. my associate, "a NO,
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