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!Specisl Correspondence Of the Chicago TLbune.1 j
RocK RIVER SUMMARY,
Mt. MORRIS, Dg1e Co., ILL.,. Juno 28, 1851.
Yesterday was the close Of the academic
year Of this Institution, and the day Of its
annual exhibition. Fora score of years Rock
River Seminary has been the highest educa.
tional institution in ogle and the adjoining
counties, and Its anniversaries are occasions
Of unusual interest to many hundreds Of the
good people who have committed their sonh
and daughters to it's gentle care. The attend
auee this year was surprisingly large-no
1ess than twelve or fifteen hundred
AUD they listened with appreclat1Fe
interest. The number and character Of the
ttudents show that the institution fourishes,
epite Of the war, in WHICH this people take 30
earnest en- interest, and the currency troubles,
by wLich they have suffered.
Two hundred aud sixty-nine students have
attended within the past year, almost all Of
whcm were enrolled In the classical and sclen-
tifc departments
The examinations which occupied the early
part Of the week eVinced very creditablc de-
g1ec Of scholarship in all departments. The
| clasEes In Homer, Horace, and Trlgonometry
and Surveying were excellent. On Sunday,
| the 23rd, Professor Harlow, the Principal, de-
; lrered an able bacca1anreate address to the
| three graduating young ladies. Tn Tuesday
aud We lneEdey evenings, addresses were Dc:
[ livezcd before til. Literary societies By Prof
j. N. Martin, formerly Of this Institution, and
B. F. Sheets, Esq, Of Oregon. They were
| tboughtfu! and polished orations.
On Thursday came the Exhibition, which
was held in pretty grove IN tae CAMPUS,
The procession moved from the Seminary at
Zine o'clock, beaded BY the Mount Morris
Union Guards, q fine looking company Of citi-
zen eoldicry. During the forenoon, eleven
young ladies', to three Of whom we're awarded
diplomas as MistresEes OF Arts, read essays,
salutatory, ,Mis= Bell Marshall; Youthful Day
i Dreams, Mary Allen; 4 Littls While, Lixzte
w,,as..r: MemoE's Harp, Dehia Hszelto.
Rea aS and Ideal 1u.<;, ~ n: ]: F. Martin; Music
E. Augusta Anderson; Under the Na;s :;
Laura E. Gartrlght; Tht Unseen, L5zzas nzs;, :
onr oaIlqS C,antrs Try fH F1as' Mary E Hilis; r.
Mo1r;re Cuu.tt-Va1eGictoiy, II: E: N"srls;
Thtse essays, which we're carefully read
were writs>.n With taste and vlgaeit}, ant
81 mr. RI thsn, 6isp1ayed finish that cault
only be the wosl Of well cultivated minds
The last three ladie~' weIe @ graanstea. s snt,es,
II ths afternoon NV w: s:uDs sa'&7An''
Latin salutatory, u. +. .Atea.zoa; ! Lifs +;
Thomas Leake; Harmony Of \. 'ote' r. = IT,, u
Hammer; Asthetics, j. II. Piper; -! W. =,
Ycrr Part. Il. T. Scoyiie; Labor, j. 7, l. ing
The Student. s. j. Morris; A Plea for Secs
sion, l. n. Hicks; Patriotism, 8, Allen; u
,elol ment, &. e. ScoviAe; Resolution, e. G.
Snyder; Vsledictory, 0. F. Ma.teson.
They generally spoke With forciDle and clea1
delivery. The mabper was ec]fpossessed
Even In lie uttera1ce ct those fo7id senteac.
ts Of WAieh all students are SO inordinate.y
ford. Much elevated sentiment, and some
really original iheug1lts ws.s scattered
though theet pieces.
A 1e.uli.n was held In the evening, where
The retnlntd students Of former days, nov
scattered through the Ia d, a1d engaged In
the various avocstions Of active hfe, mu'
aga:n, rejoicing to bask In the light Of unfor:
gotten taces, and review the scenes Tint passed
in the ialcyor days Of student lie.
The Fail Term Ct thia Institution, which Il
now hou1 ishiuE under the most favorable aps
ricss, tegins on the eith Ct August next
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