Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-06-30

ANIMAL COMMENCEMENT or THE FKMALI
SEMINARY OF MRS. KINGsroRp. second
annual commencement Of this highly popular in
stitution OF learning, which is located at No al:
street, north, took place last evening at the
Smithsonian Institution. There was a large and
highly Intelligent audience present, by the ma
JoTfty OF whom the most critical attention wa,
paid to the exercises. We are sorry to add, how
ever, that some young persons were not appar.
entity very deeply interested themselves, and b,
runhing In and out Of the building, disturbed
DINERS, and ut one time interfered seriously with
tne comfort OF the scholars, who were engaged
in reading their ESSAYS
The stand was tastefully decorated with dense
forest OF foliage, in the height Of its summer
geous-hued flowers and ornamented here and
lhere with spangles of tnselry and ties Of ribbon
Inc costumes in which the scholars were attired
were IN keeping with these decorations, and were
al once rlch. picturesque and becoming. The
brilliancy OF the scene was greatly enhaSced by
the happy smiles which iilumed the countena m es
OF the scholars, and by the food OF mellow
llS guy mar shed It's radiance upon bushes. flowers
SCHOLARS ana teachers, infusing everywhere a
SCREENING influence on the splendid display. The
weather was also aus picio,is as the atmosphere
was cooled by gentle breezes, and had to great
extent lost that suffocating tendency with whicb
we have been oppressed for several days past
Inc exercises commenced with the perform
ance OF that beautiful petite opera, the ttFiower
queen, +" which has Of late become very POPULAR
with our schools generally and is a most attrac-
tive and appropriate feature for an occasion like
this As there were programmes distributed
oy which we could be- guided in a criticism OF
me various parts and inform the reader by whom
they We're rendered, we are compelled to speak
OF this portion OF the exhibition only in general
terms The singing was very good, though sew
efal SOLOS Were sung in tones low not to be
appreciated by more than half the audience
throughout the entire piece the choruses were
excellent; and, indeed, all the performance
showed that the partici pants were we'll AGO uan mt
20 Win the vocal science, and competent to exc
cute difficult parts skillfuIly, and we attribute
the above noted fault if it be one to natural dif-
hdence, which arose from being surrounded with
unusual circumstances
oh The conclusion Of the opera or oratorio las
sou.e prefer to call it, dialogues were recttd in
the English and French language, in which all
the members Of the rad uatinu class participated
ihese We're rendered faultiessly. though ha' div
loud enough and the pronunciation accent
ana gestures prove the SCHOLARS to be proficient
IN poth the languages. Original ESSAYS were next
read on the following subjects: " On Auction
SAes, 10y little girl whom we are sure must
DE ac kn0wledged to be a most excellent reader;
Life and CHARACTER OF Martin Luther" {" Going
home !" Two Graves on the Island of );
heleni-NaPoleon aud Mis-. Jndson'e;" d" A
reep through Times py-GlaSs-ValedictoIy -
we Were sorry not 10 br able to get the names of
the authors ard readers of these ESSAYS They
Were ell fl"h in thouy ht, and written in an ac-
cu'atr aud tucnt style. Several other essays
oH account OF The late hour
steV Dr. Bacon, formerly President of Column
Did Oolir2e, was called upon he stand and at the
request OF Mrs. kingsfnId, distributed the pre-
m man consisting Of handsomely bound books
me Ioilow,ng are the scholars w no received pre-
n M Miss Slmms, Emma Page, Mary Long
florence Clark, Matty Willard, Eliza ~ alkeI
Juiia Lewis, Fanny Fossett, Miss Gwym Flora
KHDae[i Mary Fowler, Miss Fowler, Molly
Louisa Craig. Dr. B then rendered the VAIN
est APPRECIATION OF the accomplished principal
aad teachers to the graduates; and after a PRAYER,
dismissed the audience
MS school is under the management of Mrs
n,hSsIord. principal; assisted by the accom-
pushed Mrs. Cecilia Young, instructress in
vocal music; NJ. Alcxandre, professor OF French ,
ana MI Sherman, who gives lessons on the
piano.
COLUMBIAN COLLEGE, The Annual Com
''tenceihen' o. Tbs !oaG eslsbIiAled AID renowm-
ed college commenced al eleven O'Clock, to day
III the r. street Baptist Church, and, rotwith-
Standing the exceedingly warm weather the
spacious room was well filled with an Intelligent
ana fashionable audience. The exercises bepau
WIN On eloquent prayer Nv the rev MIR Hume
OF Portsmouth, Virginia; after which orations
Were TO be delivered by the graduating students
Act act in the Living Present. by Chas. VIM
f,anzoni, Washington, d. G..
me student, BY Jos. DaFden Barnes, Hartford
county, N. G..
Moderation In Government, by Benz Watkins
carpenter, Fayette county, Tenn
me Material and tue Spiritual, by Ashbel
fiordus steele, Washingt,n, ID. c.
The influence of Poetry ana gong, by Henry
Clay UppeTman, Washington, ID. c.
American Eloqnence, by Isaac La Rue John
son, Columbia, y
The Relation of Education to Government, by
Edgar Williamson Tucker, Morehouse parish,
La.
MoGern achievements in Science, by Thos.
Danlei Jtn ess, Charlotte county, Va.
American Excitability, by Thomas Frederick
Hampton, Washington. D. C.
me Lesson of the Flowers, poem, by James
dnatun Holmes, Preston county, Va
The Dignity of Labor, by Thomas Benton
shepherd, Clarke county, Va
The Philosophy of History, by Edwin John
Gull, Washington. ID. c.
After the orations the " Davis Gold Medals
Were TO be awarded by the Rev. Dr. Bnney, the
PRESIDENT OF the Faculty; who is also to confer
the degrees, and subsequently close tie cereno-
MES with benedictijn, and dismiss the audi
eGcP.
The following a,e the candidates for the degree
9i Bachelor OF Philosophy: CLas VIM Franzoni
=. q Th0s. Frederick Hampton, d. G James
i-andrum Hoimes,Va Thos Daniel jeff exs. Va
me candidates for the degree Of Bachelor of
Arts are as follows JOS Dafden Barnes n G :.
BENZ Watkins Carpenter, Tenn: Edwin John
Gull, ID CT Isaac Larue Johnson, n J; Thomas
benton SHEPPARD, Va Ashhel Floridns Steele
e. ~ = Easaf Williamson Tucker, La Henry
he Faculty Of thu College is composed of the
following gentlemen:
Rev DR.. 6. Binney, President; A J Hunt
in2ton, Professor Of Ancient Languages; w r.
Jiilson, Professor of Bellies LettTes; Or. William
kuggles, Professor OF Mechanics and Astrono-
my; T. r Fristoe, Professor OF Mathematics; N .
8 Lincoln, Professor Of Natural Sciences; :. j
Wilson, Tutor of Gre. X and Latin
During our stay the ceremonies were progress
ing IN a ,Hanner AishIy credItable to the orators
and the Institution.
BOLD BuRGLARs.-Last night, two men went
to the variety store Of Mr.. VIM. Burdine near
the Anacostia toll gate, after he had closed aud
killed his dog. Shortly after he was aroused by
The falling OF something in his store. He ran
out with gun, and seeing the two will aims lcav-
In" his store, he fred. and Things he wounded
one OF them They returned his fire ard ran
The fall that aroused him was his door, which
the burglars had cut out OF the frame and caused
II to fall In the store. The thieves had no time
to Tansack thu store, and probably they carried
nothing away; but Mr. Bnrdinc fer Il the police
reward Of SO for tile conviction of both or
either Of the burglars
MYsTERiOUs DRATH.-rhis morning, the oiH-
GERS OF the Seventh Ward were notited Than Am