New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-08
BROOKLYN IIE1NS.

BAOOh II ~ Il EAH'o'
BRooKIrsHIGHTs SEMIsARY.-The anniversary
services of this Institution briefly noticed IN our
Mondays paper. We now add some particulars wnica
will be OF public interest es indicative OF the adYArc'g
cause Of female ecuost on 10 this coury ana we take
the occasion to make some reflections applicable to
other Institutions as well to this popular Academy
The report, up,n scholarship BY tho Committees Of
ths Board Of Visitors who had attt nded upon the e1
suinstions are perhaps not altogether to be relied
MOD as is too much the custom ID such reports to
praise with but little discrimination.
There might be great advantage in really impartial
review Of the proficiency Of csss with proper sug
gestous in respect to the mode of instruction or the
comparative stt nton due to the different subjects OF
study But whoever has listened often TO the reports
auDuaIy read in our Female Seminaries such occa.
sioss would probably be of opinion that the greater
palt of them might well be omitted, and certainly
that the publication Of them as is tue prscce OF some
Institutions, is altogether puerle.
The rsuRe Of studies, however, which was referred
10 in the reports read at this anniversary may give US
some idea Of the grade Of female education as here
pursued
literary courae extending through the whole series
OF the great Eogsh authors, as exhibited in Cham
Jerss selections and the study Of history with Guzots
great work on modern civilization as one OF the text
books, which constitute department under the
charge of Miss Hail. must, if thoroughly taught, i'm
part sound ard beahfu tone to the mind and 80 far
az could be judged from the Theses of the young ades
which were read this part Of the course has been
faithfully attended To-.
In Mathematics and Natural Science, taught by
Prof Gray the course appears to be of high order,
and it was mentioned in report which was more dis
crinatve than usual that rigid examination, con-
tnued fo4 five hours consecutively, had fully proved
the converssnce of the pupils with every part of the
subjects taught.
Mental al d Moral Science, Logic and Buffers Aualo
gy ia which the Rev. DR.. Spear gives Instruction.,
would formerly have been thought TO lie quite outside
of the proper lm of female education. The report
on these branehos was rot very circumstantia, but
there was good evidence, in the writings of the young
ladies, Of familiarity with moral and theological truth,
and modes Of reasoning.
Logic, in our opinion, might as well be thrown OUT
of the schools. 1t is difficult indeed TO imagine
wbv i.rron which was repudisted by Bacon and
Locke should st be retained for the torture and per-
version Of the youthful mind.
When looking at such oass of young ladies, all of
them between the ages of 10 and ~, it is pleasing to
think that their youthful minds can be so imbued with
sbsruse science and especially the psychological, as
TO bear favorable co npeson with the average OF the
youtg men in the senior class of most of our colleges
OF the compositions read (which were six In all
most Of them had the unusual merit Of being free from
the eaeotatiou Of sentiment without sense The
Searches After Truth, by Miss Goodell, was good
speomen Of sound natural thought and expression.
"The Meeting of tue Centuries, by Mics C. A. Dana,
was fine artistic grouping Of historical events under
a persolfostiOn Of the different centuries-the con-
cepticn Of the subject mad indeed poetica beauty,
and il was filled up with uncommon afluence OF Hue
trasion and delicate and discriminating taste. The
poem Of Miss NJ. ii. Chitterden, on the Poetry OF
Life, displayed in many passages fertility thought
and rty III ncs beauty of expression which certainly
reflected much credit upon the writer.
We ought not 10 omit mention of the original odes
which were sung, the productions OF Mics Chtenden
and Of Mics Anna 0cott, one of which, by the young
lady last named, was especially worthy of praise
Ana We would also remark as to the compositions
not read that IT, Dr. Farley said, some oil them had
perhaps more merit than several ct those when were
read then ipiultice was done by emitting them. Ine
selection of The pieces should not be for the mere enter
tsnment of the audience but reference should be had
to heiI real merit and the natural ambition which The
Young suihoresses have for the honorary distinction
which they have justly earned.
FIprMAx's esterdsy aftnernoon Rober.
r. Smith, member of Engine Go. No. l3, was buried
with Firemans honors from his late residence. The
members Of his own company and delegates from other
companies attending the funeral. The flags on the
engine houses were raised a. half mast, and durrg the
passage Of the procession the 6te bells were to Cd
DEAru or An EN-ALDEKsAN.-Absolom Rop,r,
formerly an alderman Of the city OF william'bursh,
died on Tueeday afternoon at his residence in North
Second street, between Fifh ard Sixth. His desth
was caused by an affection Of the heart under which
be hsd been abOripg for some time.
T,t TuIly-Peier MEG 1vern was arrested yester-
~ nv th po the Precinct having robbed the Il
of bsker in FsEs He he'd foI exanins