The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-23

Csmnsprsms.t or sD- Nsrmss seh~o's.
nNYrsE As-ksB,S6s Ar rBs ACADEMY or MUSIC
PnEssNrAD0H OF p,PLoMAs-NAMss OF raH
esALUsrhs-sDDBEsss By JANIS T. sSADY, ESQ,
Mn VAN DYKE, hON p s. kASDALL, SC.
The spnuSl Con men cemeat o. ,ls No nal Schools nj
this ety under the sup-,vson OF the Board o. E,nca
ton GENE sf ss. evening In the Academy Of Music
Long before the hour fixed for hs oeSog etno exsrces
every available seat Of The magnificent and spacious
edincs vas ooeoped ~nich, with the scene which sne
stage pref led when The curtAio rose @sdo up Brilliant
spectacle lie young lsoies were dressed in white
suggestive OF the purity when their counsssances nd
Gated The conscious pride whh swellod their Doacnas
the srva Of the suspicious hour shch 70 reward
them for years OF ncessao. Intellectual labor, also
clearly visible sooD alter the rising OF The curtain the
Beard Of Question together with large number
friends feducaon marched 10 procession and 1908 seats
IN troIt Of the graduates Among the glLteusp the
platform eosssrved Peter Cooper, ESq Mayor Have
meyer, Professor Webster, s. g. Randall, Mr.. Bass, Prn
cla Of School 49, BsoS kSn, and other ling citizen
from scJsCspt cites m Esger Esq President Of the
tonni'a'e 90 Normal Schools pres'dsd the exercise.
commenced by the performance Of overture oy
Nc,ls band; ~tich the Rev. Mr. Hague rsaa ths
mir eteen!h Rsm Toe follow hog s The
ORDRR OF EXERCISES.
Reading ot the Scriptures
Antreu.-'' rbe Lord IL mercifui |"
Compositon-"Th Meeting Of spring and Winter " julia
A. Lnd'um.
Ctorue--"sisr Of Evebipgn
Ois,ou-"roe Corridor OF Time" John e. Knaebel
Chorus .spt,eut teIls.o
Poem--"Tbs ord Oak Creep Julis Norris.
fboYps-"Tbe Water Lites."
Ccmposis,on--'A Voice from the Sidewalk" Catherine
" Write
Adcress, by james T. Brady, Esq.
Presentation Of diplomas In behalf Of the Executive
Committee on Normal schools, by wm B. Eager, Jr.,
lbaIpsp
ADDRESS to sradu.tes, by S. s. Randall, City supsrn-
kpdeDt
Aoorers 10 the schools, ny Rev Vim Hague.
Fsrrpg song, by eradusIes Response, by school,
vaedictory-- thomas Moore.
pc1ooPy- "Pshe God from whom all blessings flow"
The chorus, "Distapt Bells" was effectively rendered
by be yGuIg ladies, indeed oil pieces, aod
he ss,s TSsn r psss
by Niss Annie Thompson, ana "Sunoeems," by Mss
julia Norrm They worthy productions, and evinced
typ,op which he audience seemed coincide BY
atthteb whicb ~ss paid &c ter recital
~, "A Voice from ,ne Sidewalk" by Mas o.sherius "
Mr. Thomas + Bsyrson, principal 0f The Greenwich ave
school sbe Sidewalk said that III mortal enemies
were tie gss spd wafer pipes. and ruoesroed Itself to
ksyor rsnspp ~nom perceive from ,he No sspApers
that occasionally fell IL path, 1nsttat.Dg
| rious reo,nr-"A sutievrg Sidewalk.
sPKLCH JAMES r. BRADY, ESQ
The Trest.pt then Introduced Mr. JAMES T. BRADY, who
wss received With kud applause. He kaid that ~ that
b,s hrtt the stage OF the Academy
might rot be holly foregn from the practices which pre-
vAed there be should open the few which he
might make by an apology be regretted exceedingly
| that The moment xnep he hoporsd by an nvi
iaon Appear there that night ha0 been entirely ont
u BIS power 10 MIKE that species Of Preparation for an
oerss,cn IKE that aud epnently due ~ the bri aa
| kssenbispe which crowded tbs, magnificent temple OF
tie arts mem pit to dome. He then dwen briefly, but
eqUenty on the progress oeducai,op. speaking or the
failure OF the ielse,sphic expedition, he saia-Iadles
| ayd gentlemen, vuoin . toy days OF this moment
| 40 were hfor med Of . crcums,Auce upiowSsd in
| IT'S character, ~tcb filled With despondepcy the
hearts Of any b. IeuI y sfecsive We knos
-hh ~ba' Intense Anxety tn> whole civilized world be-
held Tie ccbsprod spectacle Of four greet sbutDes moving
upop The an, engaged 10 the Gresl enorG
cord Of Intellectual communicative petveen paons-
under the providence o. God, uutt, by the oiued
| power Of two great pNtops will ~ length achieve the
splendid triumph lsyug deep amongst the oaverps, IN
the valleys and upon tre mountains Of tho ola deep,
highway Tor tnousnt ali the great nations OF the
| vorld. (Applausel What (coctmued Mr. erady) was
thsi pnotutsirg r5on the deeo-shs 10 interest
comparison vi spectacle that have presented
osf1tns nov2 What ~ab iLeee beings edocat-d under
The bsngo influence of sres' pnoc SORT, 10 dfuse To-
ehssbc- tnsy present .hoir
| ~ps, the EFFORT 20 establish q tslesrapnc cou,
uurescn ee.-s.n Ssss' sr,s~in and the Uoeo State
Sous Academy 70 psS sh BODY Of .s.cssr. 70 ss
'spo teesrsybr ,csop bssueep iutsilscs snc
teec 10 tIteDd through the geDeratoos OF the future
this 10 great Triumph, ssd Mr. spe u the tru npa.
IN which Cur country may, should, aud must rejoice
ssetnsp, the robsst ,nrt ~ TIE forum, the creates
sohsyenens Intellectual sretcs spsr, frcm the duties
ara The Efforts OF lssrnrg s,oos what they IN
THE rtprbc 10 romysrisor wth toe Absoine psce~sry
| npsng fsr era vide tbs blessings of that sducsiou
vrhtu, AZ IN cur posstsd form OF government would
prove to Re hollow hearted uocksry but raised upon
.teh, The rse rnnsd s~tes of WI indeed crm
rard ~ Will then deserve, the admiration OF all ria
hearted men ON the universe OF god Mr.. Brady cl,sed
| ~ saying thai there institution 10 America
| vbch could exniot . more On rune and beautiful
| spectacle than na, which greeted him wherever
be TUNED bis eye He doubted whether era us'es
tpy mstiutou better deserved than those who a,ocssd
there that evening" our hes-iei aspirations,
prayers hat nov, uu ,betr usefp closed
they might be bessso With every SPECIES Of prosperity
when atsoded Intellect, virtue merit and usefuness
Mr.. bsoy resrDed bs sra. snid loud srpsnse.
He President ssiso ttst tn sraduafes no n
csive their diplomas teec;ed from thres normal
schools they xsre awarded By tecssrc Bszslsns, ESQ
fripcipsl OF the school A each yoaog sdy
calico che p.ssnted bsspe' and received her dipoms
sde polite hov and retired. This part or the erer
cises vss rensneo bshy ny the juveniles, who wore
nucb amuteo BY the ffiencs u the fair In the
audierce, VINO shDver,d bougueU The sAge. Ous
meek CID gentleman On ue y sicrm was saegsrsc by .
nors'er bouquet. hrs BIN straight ID the face, The
uric gtspcs In tho orchestra cspsxed uhiie
Uranium of member Of the rrcss saerent vo,couy
The shocb wbicn The following the
| CT the grsdusiee:--
rsuALs NORMAL SCHOOL.
snsp Sbern. May Ru.esison, helen OAKLEY.
van B.issr s snls H. %sn snsy s:e
hsry bnrsyes rrsresss Hayes, Annie a. Rogers,
% Brussns ssusen h.roas Hss.ad, Corneiis Ro.cs
ps:hsr Brcssil snsar sor-op Man. I. asman
Emma =. Berger, kwnaC sessh, strab..h Riley,
sls.r,ins Cooley, May Jcfrson snnis A. Robertsop
tl.sss,s crosss, nr,. y SnSp srsses,h s.eel.
Mhar Carpenter, Aori- y Lock wood, kizh seaman,
su,sn o,os.r,y, Hsrr,es : IusSr sm%1 P. ssrdford.
Beers Ccppeiiy. Juiis A. Luc lsm. Gertrude smsnn,
Isre terter, ssrSh Lshe, Lou,ss ID s.rsor,
tmirs Darby. Jessie Mrssrreor. R-serra Slater
i%b 1 sss.as. Ssfy secisie. ssrs.rs, 4 scoaela
Caroline a. Esiefy. Margaret ssgton. frsncts Smith,
smIy ). is,sr Ecsssns su,s sl,sssh v " John
Isntie a. FL ming, tnSst sos. Jvlis 81 John,
Cab. n tr1sissou, s.pyy xcrsn Mary q r.,s'
s.,i.ts rsroe', IRE a,c, Mor-n nIesncr = rsylor.