The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-06-22
NEW YORK HERALD SATURDAY, JUNE %, 1861
THE FERRIS FEMALE INSTITUTE,

Yesterday the third anniversary Of the Ferris Te
male Institute. The interesting proceedings ASSOCIATED
with the day held at the Madison avenue church,
corner o. Twenty ninth street. and witnessed bya
large assembsge OF ladies' friends Of the pupils At half
pact two O'Clock the Rev Dr. Ferris, Counshllor, and
II. Gardner, Principal together with members Of the
faculty met In the lecture Of the church Here the
pupils OF the different GLASSES also lied a dressed
In white with Of red white pue aa otherwise
tastefuy deckeo with flowers little .fssr al hour
named procession was formed, headed b, thu Counsel
following, which entered the church. then ceowasd to
excess After the pupils had taken the reserved
for them, the proceedings were opened WITH singing o
hymn.
Rev. Dr. Ferris then delivered prayer after which
the report OF the Committee the Compositions OF the
read Then folio we'd the report Of the Committee on the
Comparisons OF the Senior Department After
tn. 60 followed the "soDg the Fowsrs.he poetry by
pupi-n singing which all the pupls joined with beau
tul effect. Other reports then read-on Penman-
ship, on the French Examination, Needlework, on
Mathematical Examination, &c The pupils again joined
in singing aspiring, Beautiful Spring"
The distribution OF awards, the most interesting to
the spectators and no doubt the most Interesting also
hen proceeded with. Some Of the prizes valuable
but their int insc value at such moment was of little
pared with the they derived from having taeu
bcatowed 10 tho presence or parents aud friends Altar
remarks to the young lady G aduates 'Tne Parting
sorg Of the Graduates the poetry by pup1wes then
spDg BY the graduates end the proceedings closed with
b, and benedcti, by DR. Ferris The asssraoage
then broke up
ST. PETERS ACADEMY BARCLAY STREET.
The Pupils attendant at this school had their annual
exhibition on thursday in the large drawing OF the
establishment Over hundred chltreD dressed ia
white, took part In the programme, which consisted Of
singing, performance the piano, recitatons aud
dialogues, in English French Misses Reilly Vincent,
0Meara Ceballos Donney &c received prizes for pro
hciency In music ant sixteen young ladies', them
two Span sh tni'aS seoras, wero crowned for aa'!e
conduct and attention. Rev. Wn Quinn. the pastor,
then addressed the children and congratulated them Ga
the proficiency they had attained in all the mental
veil necessary branches OF education. The plat
form was occupied by Rev. Hessrs Quinn shalaaa1,
Madden CurTn Dog e Vernot add others int ested ia
the OF education The body of the hall filled
to with the parents and friends Of the children
ell apparently highly delighted with the exhibition
THE RUTGERS COLLEGE Observation-Disclosures
JOINING THE VOLUNTEERS.
HERALD
Nxw Brunswick, N j., June 20 1861
Your corr esponden. in his count O! the Commence
mept exercises of Rutgers College this city yesterday
did 10. mention the fact that several OF the graduates
left college but few weeks since to join the volunteers
now enoanred at Trenton ard allowed furlough
o. foryeight hours to here to attend the
cites and receive their diplomas which the faculty
promised them at leaving, without Flashing the full
7 would also mention that these young gentle
men are the sons Of wealthy parents aud entered the
ranks privates rather than jeopardzs the by
soliciting aid receiving appointments Of command before
they had learned fully the duties Of subordnles New
Jersey has establish tho fact her being not out Of
the Union, by sendcg men, according to Der pnpu
ation and raising more money according to her means,
than any Of her bigger sisters; and any further sldr Is
attempted TO be cast upon her, che ana little Rhodg
will form separate confedera ", and lick both North
and South into respect anc civity. II.
THE NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COMMENCEMENT COR
RECTI0N.
Owing to mistake in The manuscript list Of the de
grees conferred at the late Commencement of the New
York University, some gentlemen represented
receiving the degree Doctor Laws instead OF Doctor
of Medicine. The paragraph should have been as fol
lows
Doctors of MeiicinsRictard c. Carlisle South Carolina
John L. Portw0od, Virginia; Daniel F. Wcls New York;
Frederick Benot Canada East; George Geey, Glasgow,
Scotland