Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-10
Anniversary Of the Young Ladies' Literary
Society Of OberlIn College.

EDTToRs LEADER The second of the ami
versaries took place this afternoon, Wednes
day, August Sth. The following was tn,
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
Musie-Instrumental. By the Orchestra.
PrdyT-By Professor Morgan.
Nasic-Hail, Smiling Morn A double quar-
tette.
Essay-HOuses, Mary Lydia ROssiter, of Ober
EsslynA = Furnace forthe Gold. Lucy E Spar
Music-"Ah Che Ia MOrta, Solo. Miss L.
Pease.
Paper-The Universal Investigator. Vol. "
Editor, Augusta Hale, Turner, Maine.
Essay-Our Poor Humanity. Marcia C West
Silver Creek, n. Y.
Ausic-Instrumental. By the Orchestra.
FSdy-" RI Agnes Jeffrey. Savannah
-DrgT, LInuOn, TI1InO1s-- 49,
Mlsic-The Swiss Girl. A double quartette
Pdper-The Universal Investigator Associate
Editor, Sarah c. Adams, Columbia.
Essay-Prophetie Symbols. 1. o. HungerfOrd,
Union City, Michigan.
Misic-A double quartette,
Benaliaion-By Professor Morgan.
"our Poor Humanity" by Miss West,
was very Interesting essay. "AIore weighty
or sadder words never fell from human lips -
Personifying " Poor Humanity" she said he
was on earth when the first pair were in the
Garden of Eden, and had been present in all
lands and with all races since. His mission
is twofold-bearing all the untold vanity
and degrees of sorrow, and knowing the
small allotted measure of joy. Go to all
places, visit the lord in his palace and the
pale-faced sufferer in the hovel, see and
know them all with their immediate degrees
of comfort and suffering before you claim
acquaintance with Our Poor Humanity" +"
The essay was very we'll read.
Miss Jeffrey defended the claims of {" r.
in a racy and interesting manner. Most
people, said she, gave this poor letter its due
but in our country it has been mangled and
distorted till there is nothing left. We
charge much of this treatment upon the
fashionable bOarding-schOOls. We hear
them speak of the last " Hawpaw," the
&" Mawning Papaw," &c. There can be no
possible reason why it should not be pro-
nOunced as plainly as the restof its compan-
ions. Our RI might be proud letter il
it were not compelled, in these days, to dc
the menial service of standing at the foot oi
such words as " Datar," " Alphar,' Amer
icar," &c.
The poem by Miss Drew opened very
finely, but we thought the latter part did moi
compare with the first in merit; the tale
however, was very well told. 1t was of s
slave mother, who was represented as strug.
Cling to decide whether she would plunge
the fatal knife into her infants heart or allow
it to be sold away from her, ending with the
death of the infant by the mothers hand
and the insanity and death Of the mother
The Paper" contained some rather lracy
articles, among which g Bakers and Bsk,
ing' and " The Smoker were the best.
prophetic Symbols" by Miss Hunger.
ford, was a candid and interesting essay
treating the subject quite fairly. Itwas very
vel read. } IJlJ8 al a#'t
The music on the occasion was excellent
better, on the whole, than at the exercises o
the Lyeeum last Friday.
We were not present at the commence
ment Of the exercises, but have noticed tn,
most meritOriOus of those which we heard
We thinkthis anniversary was not as good al
the one last year. ..-. q. r-
The Senior exhibition takes place mex
Tuesday, August 14th. The examination
commence on Monday, August 18th.
Yours, EPOPTEs.