Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-07-18
CITY AND COUNTY.

! ladies in the afternoon, and the public ami
| versary exercises at the Old South Church IN
the evening. The chapel of the institution
was greatly crowded during the afternoon with
friends and guests, and the exercises, in the
order of the following programme, were OF a
highly entertaining and satisfactory character
Anniversary Hymn, "Another year has cycled
round. "-1Tusical Album. All the young ladies.
Latin Recitation Salutatory. Mary A DAVIS
Recitation, Memories of School Days. S'cet
! Charlotte A. Smith.
Essay, Labor and Hope necessary to Success =
Recitation, "By thy thoughts shalt thou be
Judged Mrs. l. II. SgoHrney. IL. Elizabeth
| Morgan.
Music "Galopp Militaire." Laura E Cooke.
German Recitation, "Der Mensch "-AtoyS ScTe'0eT-
Jeanne NJ. Brigham.
Recitation, b" Gods Gardener. u MASSACHUSETTS
Teacher. Martha b. Snow.
Essay, acquired Knowledge Charlotte Coles
Recitation WESTMINSTER Abbey."-1hos Miller.
Song, iConsider the Liies."-lGataerO 6:2S, 20.
| Emma Spaulding.
French Recitation la Langue Franchise y
Mons. 4. De Veneze. Jennie s. Mahan
Essay, at is better to be than to seem' d. 0eh-
ME Vining.
Recitation, Washington Cooke. 8 LIZ
| zie Forbush
Essay Accomplishments and Solid Branches
| compared. "-Francelia Smith,
| Recitation, "Pctures OF Women.'-ABS Emma
Wood Smith Lotie Z. Porter.
Essay, women and Politics" Elizabeth n
Recitation, "sonnets on the Lord Prayer."-
Judge Conrad Susie l.. Morgan and Jennie A
Peck.
The original essays showed many marks of
purity and independence of thought, and ielic-
ity of expression, worthy of much praise.
The rectations, less spirited than strict
justice would have demanded, were very
clear and accurate in enuuciation, and won
many expressions of approval from those who
were present. Mr.. Werden Reynolds, the
worthy president of the institution, returned
his thanks to those friends who had manifest
ed their interest in its welfare and prosperity
by their attendance during the exercises of the
two days, and the services closed with the
singing of the parting song,
"Hope, sweet singer of the skies,
AS our farewell murmurs rise, &C.
by all the young ladies, and with the benedic-
ton pronounced by Rev. Mr.. Wayland.
The Old South church was well filed at an
early hour,-both the body of the house and
the galleries Prayer was offered by Rev.
Horace James, followed with singing by the
Mendelssohn choral club Rev. Thomas M.
Clark, d. D., of Providence, then delivered
the annual address. He proposed to speak,
as suggested by the occasion itself, upon the
general subject of female education, limiting
himself to some of the conditions of the most
useful and symmetrical culture. Abiding
first to physical culture as an important ele-
ment of education, he remarked that whatever
the intellect gained at the expense of the body
was gained at too great cost. He could not
applaud, as the best, any system of exercise
by arbitrary rules, common to all, but honored
that bold, voluntary, spontaneous recreation
which gave vigor to the body, and freedom
and elasticity to the mind. Americans, fore
most in many things were fearfully behind.
hand in this art OF living.
He ;hen spoke of the subject of accomplish
ments, and of the trifes sometimes regarded
accomplishments. The accomplished woman
was one superadded to woman of solid
attainments. She has that culture Of taste
and those indeinable graces which impart a
charm to society, and which enable her to feel
AT east Will llle uODGSIJ anu bldhS liG
humblest feel at ease with her. There was
now no material difference in the education of
the sexes. Girls were accustomed to grapple |
with the tough knots of mathematical science,
and tear them in pieces as easily, or to dig
round a Greek root as patiently and trans
plant it to the soil of their own language,
as the students in our colleges, and with much
better grace 1t was thought by some that
the tendency of our times was to over,educa-
ton. The great defect, however, was that
our youth were not well grounded in the rudi
ments of knowledge. We lack order and
system. What is learned to-day crowds out
what was learned yesterday; the new knowl
edge finds room by expelling the old. The
speaker spoke at length on this topic, suggest
ing tine true and proper remedies.
The bearing OF education on the formation
of character was next referred to in truthful
and eloquent manner. Character was the
fruit of endurance and trial, as the diamond
was not distinguished from the rock till it
came from the lapidary's wheel. There was
nothing more beautiful than the maturity of
womanhood whore the elastic fibre was hard
ened into the substance of an honorable and
useful life. The province of woman was to
influence the world through her influence over
men. The woman's instinct was wiser than
the mans reason. In the tine of unbelief her
faith sustains the ark of God 1t was high
and holy mission which was given to her, and
sha ShOuld not fpiI IN understand II or 10 moo
the opportunities given her to fulfil it. He
closed with the earnest hope that those for
whom he had spoken might so live that when
the summons came to depart hence, it might
fall upon their ears as a benediction. The adj
dress occupied about an hour in the delivery,
and was received with marked and attentive
interest to the close. .
The anniversary poem was read by DR..
Pliny Earle of Leicester 1t was rhymed
and entertaining sketch of some imaginary
episodes in the primitive history of their in
sttution, and gave fecious and worthy trib-
ute to the triumphs of womanhood, quoting
Miss Mitchell, the astronomer, Miss Dix, the
philanthropist and other noble women, as
worthy examples of their class. The choir
again sung, and the benediction was pro.
nounced by the pastor of the church, with
which the interesting exercises were brought
to close.
The institute will commence its next col
legiate year under fair and hopeful auspices.
| Under its present organization it exhibits Il de-
gree of refinement and maturity of culture
which was pronounced very satisfactory to its
friends and patrons, and will not fail to com