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Correspondence Of the Chicago Ttihane.1 :.
~ 49,. >RocKroRD. H., July II, 1861.
The Rockford Female Seminary il situated
on ah5gh bluff, above and On tbs cast side Of
Rock River. 1t consists Of tno large brick
houses connected BY bridges, and is located in
the enter Of beautiful wooded lawn. Miss
LII, the principal, has been identified with it
from its commencement
At the opening of the exercises, We were
edited by Trustee, who with mountain Of
care On bis brow, yocifersted loudly to differ.
eut parta Of the audience to make room
A chant, prayer, and. chorus. opened the ex-
erciEce, and were followed BY N addreas Of
greeting By Miss Evaas, Of Be1vfdere- In the
c1oee Of this address happy allusion was made
to The fall Of Sumter aa tne Cause for blending
old age, tmidity and Womanhood into one
grand display Of patriotic bravery. Most
fouchipglY she s1luded TO the fall Of Ellsworth
and the death OF Douglas. She spoke most
feeliDgy Of late rtyi1al Of religion IN the
Seminary. Tho paper was deeply Interesting
The "sicilian Vespe1s we're produced with
s tsst s % tos Rss e as I'd
paper on Lights Of History drawing. her
Illustrations from great men who have lived,
commencing With Enoch and Abraham, and
ending with Lincoln and Scott. Miss Raisons,
Of Lacon, followed with 8 comparison Of our
country to a eea voyage. ~
from Ahheld, Mass Of the Normal Depart
mentread an essay on "Forces Of the Age"
as shown in our inventors, diseoyerer7, Nc.,
depicting the heroism Of the age as evolved
from these different brauches- The essay was
marked success, as were al a political
Mary S. Clark Of Elgin followed, delivered in
finn, clear voice, and with the stamp Of
genuine heroism. Her fine fAce was flushed
as she read, and we cou1d almost Imagine her
second Joan Of Arc, with hex insanity dis
placed by genuine enthusiasm. The "star
spaugled Banner " followed, sung most richly
to- Miss Parsons,. Of Laeon, on "Woven
Thrt ads" Threads Of character, she said,
were WOVEN through education the universe
is Gods college, and the earth Ia only q room
in it-each production Of the earth Is u book.
Trees, flowers, DC, are to be woven into the
Ntp OF character. Circumstances belong TO
earth, and are evruescent, but Influences be-
lt After sg a. a swee. song BY Miss Clark, there
were read e1trncts from the " Annual" pa
per sustained in the Seminary, aud Miss Mi
Her, @ Of Waukcsha, Wisconsin, member Of the
Middle claes, read paper on "Telegraphs. y
We do No see IS the Senior class SURPRISES the
one below it, If this young lady represents the
talent OF her class. Miss Miner is young lady
whose wit and talent, rs displayed By this pa-
per, is only equalled by her beauty. Miss
Mary D. May, Of Belyldere, read an essay on
Cromwcll's remark to his portrait painter,
Paint me as | an, wrinkles and all" her
theme being honesty and sincerity in every
circumBtance-a Witty, searching paper. Miss
Evans, from the same place, read paper On
"Veneratinn." She would make perfect pic
tuIe Of st. Cecilia as In her spotless dress she
stood there. Her theme was well adapted to
her appearance.
The chorus, "Mghty jehovah" was sung
with great effect. Then followed the two
master pieces Of the day, "a1agic Of Motive" "
BY Miss Mary o. Brown, Of Rockford, pietur~
ing the departure Of a volunteer for the var,
spoke the scene, probably picture Of the
leaving Of an only brother; and the other, a
spicy, cutting diIqaisition on Soul Biog1a.
ply" by Miss E. ". Ballard, ef Grand Rapids,
Michigan. The recollection Of these last two
papers will live fresh in our mind for long
timc-we hope, always.A "Decade Poem," BY
Miss A. 8. Goodrich, resident graduate, and
the Valedlctory, By Miss Annie B. Sewel'
closed the exercises.
We have been thus particular in noticing
| the exercises Of to-day because this Seminary
having just passed its tenth year, has proved
! to our State that there not only can be, but IL
/: in Illinois, Seminary which need not jail
!! very far below South Hadley, in Massachusetts
| The exercises Of today, In the c1earness sl
| thought manifested, show conclusige]y thai
| The work Of mental culture has not been
| superficial work with the young ladies whe
| have to-day been graduated We are proud 0
| this Seminary at Rockford, and feel confdeH
! that the Chicago men whom we saw present
| feel an tnn A.