The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-10-26
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! CO-"h EN = hME EN OF The w ES SIERN RE
MALE HIGH SCHOOL.
The eighth annual commencement of the West
ern Female High School took place last night at
the Front Street Theatre.
The exercises commenced al ~ O'Clock. but long
before that time the theatre was crowded in every
part, the great majority of the auditors being
ladies' The stage, appropriately decorated, was oc-
cupied principally by the young ladies of the school,
all with but few exceptions, dressed in white His
Honor the Mayor, the Mayor elect, members of the
late City Council, and members of the City Council
elect, the Board of School Commissioners, and in
vited guests also occupied the stage in front of the
private boxes.
Professor c. Volandt, with his celebrated band
OF performers, discoursed most eloquent music du-
ring the intervals between the several parts of the
programme.
The exercises were commenced at ~ o'clock. bv
the delivery of an impressive PRAYER by the Rev
John N. McJilton. Then followed the chanting
OF beautiful ode, by the scholars under direction
resumed as follows:
"Salutatory," Miss Albina S. Osburn; "Au,umn.
like Ambition, gilds it withers," read by Miss
Mary Mary Hook; "Foreign Influence" Miss Annie Col
and the Poet" read by Miss Annie Craig; "a. ID.
2OOO,, Miss Jane Rice; "American Literature
Miss NJ. Bump; Vocal Music, "Marseillaise HYMN
",,Money, its History, Value and Power" read bv
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Miss Mary Houston; Vocal Music, GAN by the
Shady Greenwood Tree" Honorary Address, "Take
Care of the Minutes read by Miss Lizzie johnson;
Music, Band; ''ract and Talent" read by Miss
Hugg; "Nothing to Say" Miss Belle Emich Vocal
Music, "Come to the Old Oak Tree;' "a Talk
about Home" Miss Mary Anna Osburn; "What |
nave seen through my Eye-glass," Miss Denie Hall;
Music, Band; 'TValedictory," Miss Florence Reese;
Vocal Music, "Zephyr of Nightfall."
The musical performances by the young ladies
were remarkably well done and evinced much tai
ent and ability.
AT the close of the above exercises D. A. Hol-
Icngshead Esq, Principal of the School, then con-
!erred, alter few appropriate predatory remarks,
the diplomas upon the graduating class, of which
he following is list, with the title of the ESSAYS
| r. Maggie H. Arthur, "Take Care ofthe Minutes"
| nonorarv ADDRESS; Laura Boone, "Thomas Hood"
nIHa nn borland, "a Plea for the World;" Louisa
Ball. "Criticism;" Mary Bump, "American Iitera-
tqre;' Mary Browning, "Delights of Hearth and
| Homes" Mary Briarly, "Sir Walter Scott" Mary
BSea6an, "Sympathy;" Mary Brady, "AirCas-
oieS uiiJ, SGphy Curtin; Autumn, like ambition,
Beauty Of Nature;'' Annie Colbert "Foreign In.
tiuence;" Emma Cook "Pasime;" Annie Craig,
Fashions and Follies of the Day. Martha Gallo
way, "The English Language" Emma Delacour
mGallileo;" Belle Emich, "Nothing to Say,'' Emma
Franklin, "The Patriot and the Poet;" Emma Gil
pert, Excessive Cultivation of the Imagination;"
Maggie Grady, "Reverence;" Ruth Hasup, "Sub-
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shore;" Maria Henrik, ''Ocean Travel;" Mary
Hook, "Wisdom of the Age" Denie Hall, "What
/ saw through my Eye-glass;" Mary Houston,
mflslt to the the Great Eastern" Louisa Hugg az am
Thinking; Mary Holmes, ,''Tbe Empress Josephine"
Clara Horn, 'Change;' Annie HURT, "Language
of Birds" Lizzie johnson, "Al have Opinions:"
Leanna Isaacs, "John Milton;" Annie Krause,
Learn to Labor and to Watt" Kate Keyser, "Tact
and Iaent; Maria Leonard, "American Scenery;"
Maggie Moore, "Intellectua Attainments;" Lizzie
Mccormick, "Avod Extremes" *Albina S. Os-
burn, "Salutatory;" MARY Anna Osborn, ga Talk
About y Home;" agnes Quinlan, "Money, its His
tory, Value and Power;" Jane Rice, ga D. 2OOO;"
Florence Reese "Valedctory," prepared and read
by request of Miss Quinlan, to whom the honor was
due; Margaret SOuthgate "The Outer and Inner
Life" Marietta SwindelI, "Names Unknown to
Fame Clara Somers, "Swiftly our Pleasures
Glide Away;" Margaret Thumlert, "Vanities of
the World" Mary Unduch, ''--;" Mollie
waite, .ISutfer Little Children to Come unto Me-
Sophy Webster, "Nature and Art" Maggie Wat
kins, ''The Telegraph;" Emma Warfeld "Judr
ment"
#Honors.
j. Mason Campbell Esq, then presented the Pea.
body Medals of the First Grade to the following
graduates: Misses Margaret II. Arthur, Abina S.
osourn, Emma Franklin, Agnes Quinlan, Mary
Anna 0sburn.
The Peabody Medals of the Second Grade were
presented as follows: Misses Emma Delacour, Belle
Lmlch, eliza Borland, Denie Hall, Annie Hopkins
Ruth haslup, Laura Boone, Jane Rice, Annie
krause Emma Gilbert.
The President of the Maryland Institute then
presented to the young ladies named above and the
following named, complimentary tickets to the
course of lectures to be delivered the ensuing win
ter at the Hall Of the Institute: Misses Margaret
S,outhgate, Florence Reese, Marietta Swndell,
Mary Unduch, Mary Houston, Molle Waite, Maria
Henrik, Louisa Hugg, Lizzie Johnson, Mary Hook
The School was then addressed by the Rev. N
a. Chamberlain, when, after singing the Parting
Ode, written by Miss Denie Hall, the Benedcton
was pronounced by the Rev. Mr. McJilton, and the
audience dispersed