Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1861-08-06
North western Female COLLEGE.
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This deservedly popular Institution has
/ sent us programme Of its last Annu
4 al Floral Concert Of the College Music
/ Glasses, in which several of our Juliet reps
resentatives took active part The Chicago
/ papers noticed these exercises in terms
most honorable, both to students and teach
ers. The Chicago Journal closes a very
/ interesting notice column long, thus:
"To all who can be present, such exer>
cises rs these will do more to implant the
conviction that thorough developement Of
mind Is affected in this institution than all
other testimonials that can BE produced. -
We left the Evanston church among the
green trees, as refreshed as if we had been
permitted t. live over again our most excit
ing school days, and convinced that West
ern parents do not need to send their
daughters to the Fast for an education Of
the highest grade"
The Annual Floral Concert on the even
ing preceding commencement Day, is also
very particularly and honorably applauded
The Chicago Post says:
Both to honor the young ladies whose
names appear and to show tho recherche
character of the prices, we would like To
give the whole programme, but space VIII
not allow. Tnere are few names, however,
that should not he passed without mention:
Misses Sarah +. Adams and Annie Casey
OF Juliet Clausina BarchsenIus Of Chica-
go Mary L. Hoes Of Ottawa, ard Georgi
ana Morse of Dixon, won richly deserved
praises at the Piano, and Misses Morse, S
+. Adams and Miss Ellsworth of Hastings,
MINI, were loudly applauded, and once
very properly encered in the vocal pieces
With naturally excellent voices they have
evidently enjoyed ardUous and careful
training"
Weagree with the Journal that while we
have an Institution like the n W. T. Col
lege firmly established in the suburbs of
our great Metropolis, yearly sending out
graduates that have taken a more thorough
literary training than any, except one of
all the Eastern schools whose catalogues we
have seen, even preteHGs to give, there is
no occasion for parents sending their
daughters East, for an education of the
highest grade. Better even for the name
of going to Boarding schools, which is
what most influences many parents keep
them near Chicago, where their triumphs
on Commencement Day, aad at other times
may be made known about home-uHless
parents discern that their daughters are
such dolts as will not be likely to reflect
any particular honor upon them at such
times We grant, however, that there was
a time when good schools were not TO be
enjoyed IN the West, and some very worthy
persons have not taken the trouble to as.
sure themselves that that time has passed
away. We hope before long they will be-
come so assured. The fashion in changing
rapidly, and few years will serve to rem
der an education in the great schools ris
ing around Chicago, the most popular one
young ladies can beast. Already, as the
catalogue before Us shows, Michigan, In
diana, Northern Ohio, Iowa, Wisconsin and
Minnesota begin to appreciate these schools
The country begins to concede throughout
the whole West, that Chicago is to be the
centre of all its most potent influences.