The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1859-03-12
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Tue ANSuAL COMMENCEMENT OF the Medical Department
of Georgetown College took place ON Thursday evening
last at the Smithsonian Institution. The lecture. room
was crowded with an intelligent auditory. The exercises
throughout were OF a highly interesting character. and
the address Of DIR. Early, so full was it Of fitting advice
and incentives to ambition, will long be remembered by
the graduating class. Messrs. Reuben Cleary. L. c.;
Lucins Smith, Ohio; Jos. 4. Howard, d. c.; Geo w.
Hill, Ohio; +. G. Christie, N, Y; J. Wells Herbert,
Md; Dent Burroughs, Nd; f.. Lyon Corbin, n. y; and
Augustus Sparks, Iowa, separately received the degree Of
Doctor of Medicine, and the Animation Of the assem-
blase, which was not the less acceptable when bestowed
In the shape of a bouquet. These young gentlemen ale
now qualified to take their appropriate places in the
walks of life, after the closing OF their successful career as
students, and we hope they will not, in their first few
hours of gratiiied pride, forget that there is a higher oh
jeot in life than the practice Of their profession the good
Of their hllow-me We urge upon them the import
anoe Of treasiring M Tor future use the maNims laid
down by DIR. Antiscll ia the closing address.
WAsinSGroS Arr ASoci ,IoS.-lllc gallery was we'll
filled last night on the OCCASION Of u lecture by Rev. q.
w. Samson, of the y Street Baptist Church. He took
up the subject Of art rs an clement of instruction in our
schools and colleges. Just rs q statue viewed from dif
ferent points uniolds its varied beauties, 50 art. as consid.
cred by the moralist, the historian, the philosopher, aud
the antiquarian presents new and distinct merits. He was
to consider its influence in the hands of the educator.
He then compared the relative zeal oil the ancients and
moderns in ths cultivation OF art, entered into an elabo.
rate review OF the ideas and customs Of the Greeks and
Romans concerning it, and concluded by advocating the
introduction Of The study Of the elementary plineipl.s
vi art into the system Of common school training
throughout the country. The present exhibition will
close 20 day, and those who have not yet visited it,
should avail themselves Of this, the last opportunity TO
do so,
BESIDES Mrs. Winter, there were several other Wash,
instonians sufferers by the explosion of the steamer
Princess. A letter received by Mr.. Wallace sta es that
Mr.. Scott and his two daughters, and Mrs. /. Y. Reeves
and her daughter were also passengers on that i'll fattd
vessel. Fortunately, none of them were dangerously in
jued. Mr.. Soott seems TO be the most severely wound
cd and il IS said to be impossible TO tell when he can DO
moved.
MARYLAND ANNUAL CosPEREscE This conference Of
the Methodist Protestant church is holding its sessions in
Georgetown. The proceedings are very interesting and
harmonious. i. is expected that they will close their la
bors to-day.
THE FISHING SEASON is about TO commence In earnest.
Extensive preparations are being made at Alexandria
and The Alexandria Gazette states that the usual number
o. large seines will be hanlcd, and more than that number
OF . gill meta.
THE ForRTH LECruRE of tho course before the Catholic
Institute of Baltimore was delivered by Professor A
ninitry, Of this city. His subject was - The Earth and
it, Fitness ir the Destiny and Progress of Man = which
lie treated with the dignity and profound research which
is Importance dem lnds.
THE LAST DAY-Leutze's Picture Paradise and
Il me Peri Qion Moorcs inna Roosh) will be on free exhibition
on saturday, March 18Th, for tue last tine, at Philips,
Fine Art Gallery, s32 Pa avenue,
Mar 10 b.tNnen uh end 18th sta