, 1863-07-03
COMMENCEMENT At DEARBORN
SEMINARY.
1NTEREsTING..HIST0RIGAL REM
INISCEMCES.
Names Of tie Graduates Programme, Etc.

Ch!caso may wellbe proud of her schools and in.
stitntions Of learning. Among the Oldest Of these
is Dearborn Seminary, whose anniversary and
commencement exercises eliminated at tae Sem
mary buildings, on Wabash avenue, yesterday
afternoon.
Seven ycara ago the present building was nu-
iehcd, and fret occupied for educational purposes
urteaders have often seen the structure to which
VIC refer, and 1t is unnecessary INFINITELY to de
scribe its size, cost and architectural appearance
It is sufficient that itabunlanty answers the pur-
pose for which it was intended
The school was originally started as a stock en-
tcrpriFc. and many Of our oldest and most infuen,
tin1 citizens owned shares therein. The hrst year
WAS fai!n1c IN III educational and financial point
Of vleT- At the beginning Of the sccoud wear
Rev. Il. Grover, A. IL, the present Principal took
charge Of the institution, and has success fully con
dhctcd II until the present. Two or three wears
ago, tho original corporation ceased to exercise its
functions, md the ecliool PASSED altogether into
toe ltaHsls Of the Principal;
Mr. Grover has been able until now to secure q
lasc Of the property from year to ycar oulY. Such
arraps mems have lately been made, which viii
enable him to secuIe lease for five years. and The.
ftal Of tho property thus rendering the institu-
ton mozc worthy Of the good opinion Of its pa
ttpns.
The average number Of students during the mast
catalogue number during the last year reaclles 1a7
divided as follows: Collegiate Department, a.:
Intermediate. ~; Primary, II.
The graduating Glars numbers II, and consists
Of the 1o!!oxl9E I'll, "a yonns m; ladies':
Elizabeth =. Church, Chicago.
ii. Jennie Gud.c]l, Chicago.
Emma 7. uaInes, Chicagn.
A1abella q. Ho.c, Chicago.
F1anc.s E. JoIcs. Chicago.
Helen McQEccn. Chicago.
Garrjet h. Mason, Chicago.
Martin E. Shnrp, Chicago.
Maya. Taleott, Ai.ago.
Mary E. Tcu BrIeke, Ftrycnnes, vt,
In 1853, the graduates numbered four; In 1860
four; in ISL. Two: III 1:G SIX, and in 1;3, clcr.
cn; IN al twcnty-asS Graduates sincc the opeuins
q ahe institution Ihe.s are thEcs epartments
4egiaie. The hret and second are intend"l to be
preparatory 70 the third. In them arc tlusat I'LL
'hc common English bsanchcs. and the rsldtsnents
oi the Latin, German nnd French languages. The
Collegiate pattsnent Il designed for Young ladies
OF fourteen ysars of age a,su upward, who hare
passed th!eugh The Prtpafa.o5y departments. or
Aswc havt sai1, tie anniversary exercises wcro
he'd yesterday afternoon ut thrce o'clock At that
hour ths Hall OF the Collegiate Department, a!lei
ard iLe youns ,aaltes tres-ed In white. ami decor
n!cd with Soscs and Eowcrs, marched into The
zoc1n I'd took The stations assigned them
on the right and 1rtt OF the stasc.
Tic exercises were opened with singing By the
young Iadies. under the leadership OF Professor
William Lpdden, III which thu scholars acquitted
themselves most crcditatly. Prayer by Kcy- Mr.
Trowlridgc followed, and after this, reading Of
compositions by tho graduating class.
The following. fs the list:
t'The Golden Touch''-1I.es Martha E Sharp
Without Hastc Without Rcst"-Arabella 3.
Uo.e.
@tsovcrcien,y of Fashion Helen Mcqueen.
Let there bc ci::'t'--Lihhic ". Church.
st9iode.u Delusions''-M. Jernie Gudscu.
''Poe,s aid rostry"-Hattie II. Mazon
t'lhi!osophy Of Awkwasduess' ss''-Mary S. Ten
Brooke.
t.Eraye WoMcnf-E:ma +. uaincs.
4sMaIs Rubtum'-F Lizzic Jones.
'.thilliBh Eeliefs''-Nary \ Taleott.
We had intended to c1iticisc to some extent
both tic :nanncr and matter OF some Of thcsc COM
ros;tone, but their genera excellence and the i'm.
possibility Of doing 90 without making compari-
sors " h;cl. come might consider invidions has IL
duccd us TO abandon the idea, and content our
eclvcs with giving the Programme, pure and
simple.
after the reading came the presentation Of d.
plomaB to the graduating class ceremony grace
inily pefiol med by the Principal.
Rev. c; D. Thomas delivered hrlcf and appro-
prlatc address, after which the Bcnediction was
pronounced and the exercises cIpscl