, 1862-07-03
ANNIVERSARY EXERCISES OF
DEARBORN SEMINARY.
CompoE1tlDng of the pupl1s--AEvard-
ing Of D1plomas@The ANIMAL ADJ
Dress etcss ETC.

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Compositions OF the pupi1s--Award-
dress, etc.s etc.
The principal hall Of Dearborn Seminary
WIS filed to repletion, and the entrance and
stairs we're crowded, by those who gathered
to witness the closing exercises Of the school
year yesterday. The wallis Of the room were
hung with drawings, and the ceiling was fes-
TONED with evergreens. The desk of the
Principal Tas ornamented with rich boquets.
The numerous pupils, arrayed in dresses ap~
pEopriate to the occasion, presented most
pleasing sight.
The exercises upon the present occasion
were opened with prayer by the Rev. DR..
Woodbridge Of Massachusetts, under whose
pastoral care two generations have pruated
and passed away, but who yet rejoices in the
matured fitness Of 3 ripe old age.
The reading Of compositions by the MEM
bers Of the graduating class, followed, inter
spessed with singing BY the school, the pieces
selected being mostly operatic choruses. The
subjects chosen were as follows:
national AND Patriotic EalBLEMs, by
Miss Julia a. Patterson. Symbols in all ages
have been sources of power. From them have
1owedthought, impulses, and action. The
| with the glowing life Of au idea! The broken
shaft, the bursting. bud, the unstrung Tyre, the
| inverted torch, familiar emblens at graves,
| how they fill The heart with emotion! The
wrcaths Of ivy and laurel, symbols Of victory,
| how have they been striTen fort
Heraldic symbols, implying station aud posi-
tion, and place among men, are the pride Of
their posEeseors, the object Of lifelong strug--
! giles A national lag, how il stirs the loyal
devotion. Our glorious Stars and Stripes, the
tc eli! Liberty to all! Where it waves, an
| idea is flung to the air; an idea giving power.
Proverbs; by Miss Mary A. McConneN.-
Proverbs taye their origin IN the keen intui-
items Of the popular mind: They form q
storehouse Of ~isdou-a code Of ethics. The
| wing for striking novelty, and proverbs meet
this want by clothing old truths in g startling
| and novel form. That which emanates from
the people and is accepted BY them. will have
feeling. Nothing, therefore, SO rounds ~ ar
gument as the appeal to an old, time-honored
proyerb. "a bird in the hand is worth two in
fhe busb,'' has killed many q springlng specu-
lation- Full Of keen humor and biting wit,
they do not spare fools. Pedagogic preten-
knows Latin, is . great fool" Many Of them
are rhymed and stick, perforce, in the mem
ory. The Eastern proverbs abound in i'm
agery, Illustrating The principle as poet
would, Solomon's Proverbs are treasure
house of practical wisdom, and have eXer-
cIsed most wonderful influence.
TIE HEROES OF To-Day, by Miss Mary G.
Shipman.-There is q tendency to look upon
the psst as the age Of chiTalry, and to regard
the present as practical age: In some re-
confined to the times, exercising the special
Influences which called them forth. But though
the mode of manifestation may not be the
SAINT, the qualities underlying them are still the
same, and are now Us vigorous as ever.
Courage, sacrifice, selfabnegatio1, are
out clearly, are acknowledged. DR.. Kane,
standing On tie frozen Arctic shores, the
praying Havelock, Garibaldi, Florence Night
ipgale, are Of our Gay. The love Of glory yield
prolific OF heroes, not only On the field Of
war, but in the secret recesses Of domestic
life. Selfde1ia1 and suppressed tears have
exalted humble woman into glorious heroes.
Their voice has not been heard in the din Of
battle, but their patriotism has been the
greater because unnoticed. They belong to
the great throbg Of naneless heroes, whose
light of life has departed in q moment, and
who finger on in sorroWtul darkness. It is
hal, der to wait than to die. All around US
thTong the heroes Of the present; not yet
tmbalmed in history; no silent, shadowy
memories of the past, but living, acting
| HoR1cE AsD HIS FRIENDS, by Miss Alice
T. Hubbard.-1t is seldom that nc glre per
Eoral identity to those who dourished long
ago. It is difficult in reading the works o1
old authors to think Of them us having been
.eating, sleeping, drinking, breathing beings,
actlrg from human nature as We ourselves dc
to-day. But there are some among them whe
do seem to be per=onal friends, and whom We
! can picture before our minds with liking
| aid with love. Such an one is Horace. Wheth
CT because he mainly confined himself to the
; writing Of t1ov::ng, mps1cal, popular songs, o.
,, fnll of that pleasant wickedness which make:
the whole world Kin, from whatever cause,
his character stands out before us Of to day in
clear and pleasing lines. We can sec Horace
engng ang3n 9s tsRTatd s1a ta5ns9g hf hi5
! friends. Reared in the midst of nature
3 Rome contributed to- his education her store:
t Of art. Poverty compelled him to writt
: verses love Of adventure led him to sol
, dier's life; and his talents secured him the es
= teen and patronage of Augustus. The SABINE
1 farm, given by that Prince, is the longed fol
!. | object Of the end Of busy life. His poem
4 abound with feeling descriptions Of natura
: scenery, and genial kindness OF humbl
!, birth, he avoMed it as source Of pride. Q
b known integrity and honor, he lived for en-
l. joyment, always happy in the atmosphere o
r contentment his sunny temper threw aroun'
is him. -..
LITERATURE OF REFoRsl-By Miss Julia 4
oleott.-The spirit Of the age differs from tha
!. Of those which have preceded it, and In author
the same difference of spirit. Their attentio
has become directed to the wants OF society
J and the amelioration Of the condition Of th
lower classes. Authors have sympathy Wit
the suherings Of the common people. Burn
asserted their dignity, Hood poured forth i
sobbipg strains tie still, sud vail {
humanity. Dickens and Kings1eE expose hun
bug, cant, and are unsparing Of abuse!
: The sufteriDgs Of orerworked children mex
cr before found such voice as in Mrs. Brown
ing's Cry Of the Children. They lost an ab]
L. friend when she received her summons on th
fair Italian land, where she row lies sleep!n
that last "sleep" which "He giveth his b
We're is too well known to need but its mel
:. :. tion. Longfellow has written for the lresil
- ~ and the domestic hearth, striving to bod
d forth that which might lay its
le Fingers on the lips Of care,
q. That theJ complain no more
le tences Of the day, and Lowell's bitter satir
the Bjgelow Papers, is directed at politic
,. shame. The spirit Of our literature is tt
a. spirit of reform, and is directed at social ar
Is political evils. He who reads Alright will fit
d it imbucd with this element.
st Diplomas were then presented to the meD
z bers Of the graduating class by the Principe
~ Rev. 7. II. Grover, after which an addre
ct was delivered b. Rev. z. NJ. Humphrey, upe
p the clements Of true personal character, vii
T. suggestions for the means Of Its formation.
r The address was happily conceived, and Vt
i most appropriate to the occasion. The sin
IS ing Of the Lords Prayer terminated the exc
r. cises, after which friends gathered around
b congratulate scholars and teachers upon ths
le mutual efforts in rendering the present an1
VI " Tersary success.
10 Fourth of July Excursion to Rn
i cocks Grove.
- We Won1d cali the attention of our citize
It. to the excursion and basket pic mic at Be
sn cocks Grove, on the approaching Fourth
~ July. By referring to the advertisement
La- another column, 1t Will be seen that an TT
he sual number Of attractions arc centcred in tt
ne excursion. 4 band Of music accompanies
81 party to Babcoek's Grove, where floor u
Or be laid for the accommodation Of those II
'ss | desire to dance. In the afternoon the exca
r. sfonists viii return to Cottage Ell, for
ar hour or two Of pleasure, in the grounds
IN Messrs. 7. B. Bryan, Healey {the artist) G;
ho and Hager.
he 4 table will be set IN the Grove with refre!
ad ments for those who prefer to buy, ratf
nc than to carry their dinners, and there will
Is hot tea and coffee, ice cream, 1emouat
1t. oranges and other fruits, for sale on t
go go grounds. Donations Of provisions for the Fl
1y n1shing Of this table, cold meats, biscuit, cal