The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-09-19

placeu under Tie care Of their new Princi
pei, Rev. Dr.. Stone, who has purchased
the buildings formerly occupied by IN,
Episcopal Seminary, which hiss been, re-
moved TO Mansfield, undsr The superin
tendeDee Of the former Prinei7al, Rev
Mr.. Doolittle. i5s @g Z
In the evening we attended the "sn
uual COucefts given By The GIes class o
GRANVILLE Female College. under the di
Tection Of Prof. 8. B. Hamlin. truI,
grand and splendid affair.
Itwas held 10 the Town Hsll. whiel
long before the hour appointed bss
arrived was crammsd to ils utmost capaci
ity: and hundreds went sway, unable 1,
gain an entrance. 1t was beauiifuIlJ
lighted. and the imposing scene pr4sentst
when the curtain Wss Withdrawn, will 10
sooD be foIgottOn. " a go
Two flags Of our beloved Union, viii
their broad stripes and stars unfnrled
were suspended oross.wise against th.
wall. forming back. gound. back Of which
in all tbsir youthful bloom and loyslipes.
were arranged the young ladies'. dressed
in the emblem Of purity, with garlands
Of evergreen and flowers interviewer
each decorated with beautiful sash d
red, white and blue, apparently fastened
upon the shoulder BY three large giided
stars. .. -..
-Four Pianos ornamented with rich va
ses Of flowers. were placed upon the plat.
form in front, whore major keys. touched
by their fairy-like fingers. sent forth swssI
thrilling sounds. that accompanied with
their united voice, held the audience as il
were, spell bound, for hours. Several oil
the pieces were loudly encored. and beau
quets and wreaths Of flowers sbowered
in their midst, gave tokens Of the delight
and enthusiasm with which they were
joyfuliy greeted. Some very difficult
twenty -four hand pieces we're finely per-
formed; and pleasing variety of others,
displaying great artistic skill, and brill.
liant attainment. All passed of happily,
and closed with the loudly called for and
amusing cong Of the "Unfor,unate Man, u
sung, and accompanied on the piano by
Prof. s. B. Hamliu, a gentlsmsn Of pol
ished manners, and possessed Of rare mu'
sical talent. s,o. l-r q.
We also attended the commencement
exercises Of the graduates Of 0ennisou
College, also held in The Baptist Church;
where in the presence of a crowded as.
sembly. ten young men Of fine appearance.
delivered their orations all well written.
well committed and admirably spoken. e.
Letting unbounded applause; with occa.
sioual music from the band in,erspersed,
giving life and animation TO the scene,
when they received their diplomas, with
brief address by the President.
At an early hour in the afternoon th'
ladies of the Female College assembled il
the chapel. high. airy hall, hung arounc
with beautiful specimens of their skill. il
pencil, crayon and oil, many Of them rich
ly framed in gilt, others with tastefully
arranged nut shell work. Of their owr
haudi.work, all presenting 9 collection o.
most exquisite design, aud neatnsss OF ex'
ecution seldom squaled. s,.
Their compositions were beautifully
written, all good; some Of superior merit,
expressing nobleness Of thought, purity
of sentiment. aud strength and cultivation
Of mind, that won from all the admiration
and honor justly merited. AZ the close
all adjourned to the Baptist Church, where
an address BY the Rev. DR.. PlummeT, Of
Allegany College, was listened to for more
than an hour. with manifested admiration
and intense interest. 1t was purely orig
insl, and as he designed it, was a plain
common sense talk, calculated to make an
impression upon the mind that would not
soon pass away, or be forgotten, and tho
the afternoon was excessively warm the
house crowded to ovsraowing, yet Lone
seemed weary. Al its close the graduates
eleven in number, arranged themselves in
front Of the speakers stand and after a
few pertinent remarks from the Principal,
Mr.. VIM. P. Kern, received ther Diplo-
mas, and then united with the school 10
singing TO appropriate words. "0id Hun.
dred.' when with the soul stirring notes
ofthe "Star Spangled Banner" from the
band. the audience retired, highly graft
fed and delighted with the rich. intellect
ual feast, so happily enjoyed.
And nov before closiugthis hastily writ
ten sketch I cannot refrain from saying
that take pleasure in recommending thii
beautifully located Institution. as worthy
the patronage of all who have daughters
to educate, for it's highly competent and
gsntlemauly principal,who seemingly re-
CARDS all placed beneath his care with Z
Fathers kind aud affeOtionate solicitudt
and interest; for the wholesome disci
pline order and system so manifest iu sl
it's arrangement, the high. moral tone aud
religious influence tina. pervades every de-
partment; and We sincerely hope that it
halls will be again filed. as they hav'
been in years past; and that it will still
continue TO rescue the liberal patronage
its untiriDg effects SO justly merits.
Lancaster, Sept. 1861. 4l.
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