Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-07


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The President Of the United States was present,
and seemed to take lively interest IN the exer-
cises., He also participated i'm the ceremony Of
graduation, and assisted I'm the distribution of
medals and premiums delivering to the gradual
ing students their diplomas and to the successful
students their tokens of honor.
The degree Of LII. ID. was conferred on Alex
ander Dimitry and Geo. w. Waterston, of Louisi-
ana, and Augustine Jose Morales, of New York.
The degree of A. NJ. was conferred on VIM. Y d.
Of La, John Brakeman, Of Ohio, and Daniel 6 .
Major, of Cal.
The degree Of A b. was conferred on Robert
Lovelace, Jas o Martin, and Peter ). Brand, Of
La, John T. Marshall, Jas. p. Meale, John B
Gardiner, and Francis y. Ward, of Md, Benz.
Sbeckel, Of ID. G Clement s. Lancaster Of Pa.
and Chas, Stone and James Tracy, students Of the
College of the Holy Cross, of Mass.
Thirty-six costly and neatly executed medals,
and some fifty costly premiums, were distributed;
also very large number Of accesserunts or hon
Orable mentions
After the close Of the literary and other exercises
in the hall the students repaired to the large
hall, and the faculty, and large number Of in
vted guests, to the refractory where an abundance
| OF substantials and delicacies, which had been
prepared for the occasion, awaited their shar.
pened aPpetites. The Rev. DIR. Early, presiden,
Of the college, presided, assisted by Dr. A Dimi-
Try, The Rev b A. Mcguire, former presden,
OF the college, was present, and the medical de-
Partment Of the college was represented by Drs
Noble Young, Antisel, Eliot, and Lieberman.
The number Of students i'm the medical depart
ment during the year was thirty four, and the
| number in the college proper three hundred and
dred and ffty-one
The following are the various societies attached
to the Institution, intended to facilitate the stu
dents in their literary pursuits: The Pbilodemic
Philonomosian, Philistorian, Dramatic, Phiihar
monte, and the Reading Room Association
The college contains a first class philosophica
| apparatus, museum of fine and tastefuily ar
ranged natural curiosities or specimens and ;
well conducted observatory. The library con
| tains over 2i,U valuable volumes. in almos
every known language. and the faculty compris,
some thirty gentlemen devoted to the various
| branches Of instruction taught in the establish
ment.
The examination of the Junior department of th,
| female public school, Miss NJ. J. Good teacher
came off yesterday afternoon. Mayor Addison
| the Rev. DIR. BOcock, the Rev. MIR. Tillinghast
| George W. Beall, president, John T. Bangs, see
rotary, and their associates of the Board of uard
| ians, A. Hyde and several other members of tn,
| Councils, and rather an unusually large number
Of the parents and friends of the pupils were pres
| ent. The school numbers some forty odd pupils
| and Is divided into three classes. fhe exercises
| consisted Of spelling. reading, the elementar,
branches Of geography. mental arithmetic, &c
| In each of these branches the examination wa,
very thorough, and the children very general,
| answered with degree of promptness and cor
| rectness not often observed among children Of
| their years. There were exhibited number o.
| specimens Of writing neatly and correctly exc
|
| much Older pupils; also. number of outlin
| maps executed by the children. They recited In
| very pleasing style number of verses, which
gave much satisfaction to all i'm attendance.
| Upon the whole the examination was hiphl,
satisfactory to the mayor, the guardians, the mem
bers Of the Councils and all in attendance-sucf
as to reflect the highest credit upon Miss Good tn,
teacher, and cause the parents Of the children {,
feel glad that she occupies the responsible post
AZ the close Of the examination exercises the chill
dren were briefly addressed by Rev. Mr.. FILLING
| hast, in his usual happy style
The whole Of the pupils of the other schools
numbering some $50 to 2O0-were present and
presented quite pleasing appearance
The address to the schools, at Forrest Hail. OF
the day OF the exhibition by the male departments
| and the distribution Of premiums, will he deiv
cred by Rev. DIR. BocOck, instead of District At
torney Ould, who has been prevented from doinc
| SO by his official engagements.