Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1864-06-30
Anniversary at the Ripley Female
College. a'na "


Poultney, Vt.)
The exercises consisted In the exam
ination of classes on sAlonday and du-
ring the forenoon of Tuesday. Literary
exercises on Monday evening Address
by Rev. Wentworth, of Troy, N. Y. on
Tuesday, at half past 2 o'clock, P. NJ,
and concert of vocal and instrumental
music on Tuesday evening, at the N. E.
Church.
Notwithstanding the short period Of
time the College had been in operation,
the many disadvantages attendant on
the first term, the fact that many Of the
young ladies did not enter till the last Of
the term, all the exercises were highly
interesting, and reflected great credit on
the students and upon the teachers who
must have labored with untiring zeal in
the exercising and developing of the
moral and intellectual faculties OF those
intrusted to their care, the better to fit
andprepare them for the faithful dis
charge of.the after duties Of life.
The examinations were not character
lied by the amount of ground the class
es had been over during the term, but
rather by the understanding they seem
to have had of each principle to which
their attention was directed by the ex-
amining committee. They seemed to
have had thorough knowledge of the
fundamental principles they had been
through Not only the answers were
given, but the reasons for such answers.
The literary exercises ON Monday eve
ming consisted of essays and recitations,
| interspersed with music. both vocal
and instrumental, and were listened to
by large and appreciative audience, all
of whom went away at a late hour well
pleased with the rare treat they had re-
ceived. Among the Essays of peculiar
note were Lies vertus," by Miss Mary
N. Bradley of Poultney; Lies Reyeries
du Grepuscule,n by Miss Marian H. Roe
| of Poultney; LIS changes dun an,
by Miss Camille Shelleok Of Greenwich,
N. Y; The G. Family, by Miss Eveline
Melville, of New York City; Through
Darkness to Light, by Miss Anna c.
Green of New York City; Sea Weeds, by
Miss Mary NJ Pomeroy of Williamsburg,
L. l.; Martyrdom of Genius, by Miss Ma
ry L. Eaton of Washington, ID. c., and
"On the Plains and Among the Noun
tains,n by Miss Emma Hopper of New
Providence, n. J. The last two men
toned were we'll written and well read
Each sentence was complete of ITSELF
They were interesting and profitable tc
all present and an honor to the young
ladies that composed and read them.
"The Mother and Poet" was well reci
ted by Miss Georgiana c. Phelps of Chat
ham Center, N. Y, And one of the bes
exercises of the evening was the recita
ton of Hagar in the Wilderness" by
Miss Agnes W. Ripley of Center Rut
land. The articulation and pronuncia
tion were good, and the rendering wa
easy and natural and the effect produces
! on the audience was such as | hav
never seen before in the recitation of tha
piece, though I have often heard it wei
| rendered e
The Colloquy in which were the char
/, acters, Tryphena, Hepsa Abigail, he
daughter and Aunt Phila, which laste
full half hour and kept the audienc
in an uproar of laughter most of tn
time showed the possession of goo
powers of imitation by those represent
ing the characters named.
The address of DR.. Wentworth, o
; Tuesday, reviewing the various change
l that had taken place in the natural SC
e entific and social world, during his al
sence of twenty years from the tow
was one OF the ablest and best write
addresses we have ever had the pleasul
Of listening to. To attempt to give til
reader of this any idea of the powt
of thought bestowed on the addres
would be useless.
/ The concert on Tuesday evening, tn
!. hastily gotten up, under the direction
y Prof. A. Davidson, was on the whole,
success. 1t consisted of Solos, Duet
e Trios, Choruses, &c. Among the man
+ that were worthy of mention was IL
:, piano solo "Last Hope" by Miss M. ]
y Eaton, quartette "The Pirates Serel
ade;" an Italian solo, "Luce di Ques
6 Anima," by Miss A. W. Ripley, and tt
r chorus, We stand beneath the Flag,
! some twenty voices. gi, s4
$ have thus given youa short repol
of the closing exercises of an Institute
of learning that Vermont has long neet
: ed, and has every reason to be proud 9
u The buildings have been repaired an
e furnished in the best of style. No pail
has been spared to make the surroun'
/ ings pleasant and attractive. The be
: of teachers are employed and all thins
= seem to move off pleasantly like we
l. regulated home circle. would say I
those Young ladies that have not vet d