New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-06-23
COLLEGE COMMENCEMENTs.
Twenty.sixth Annual Commencement Of
Rutgers Fem8Ie Institute.

Twcntv.sixth Annual Commencement Of
Rutgers FemsIe Institute.
ADDRESS By PROFESSOR BARNARp-EXERCIsEs,
&c, &c.
The Twentv.sixth Annual Commencement of
Rutgers Female Institute held Yesterday afternoon
at the Broadway Tabernacle The exercises were most
interesting The aises and galleries OF this ne church
were crowded with large number Of invited guests
chiefly fasaionsbly dressed ladies' the relatives and
friends Of the young ladies, who have with so much
credit acquitted themselves in their several departments
at this the close OF the academic year. Inc dstlDl
ton Of testimonials of merit and scholarship was an m
terestng ieat.c in the programme The names OF the
successful young ladies called out each 'h turn
coming forward and, with modest bushes, receiving
the priced documents, The well merlted reward OF
patient stndy Mr. II. ~ Pierce the president Of the
Institute, presided. p;,u.
of Columbia College; Dr. Owen. Vice President OF the
Free Academy the Rev. Mr.. Striker $. H. 1yne, esq
the Rev, Mr.. Crane. Dr. West the Rev; =. Aooo'''
The exercises commenced with the singing OF An In
troductory hymn and prayer after which the senior
compositions, on the following themes, were read by
! the Rev. Mir. Striker and the Rev. Mr. Abbott: J..
| 1.-THE Achievements Of Time The Silence Of Ma
ture" "Let there be Light 1.-THE Decline Of Poetry
| all of which erediiable productions
| In Maaoriam was then sung, the entire audience
rising The words were composed for the occasion and
speak for themselves The last verse is rs follows;
Z" The r. fpd hills shall chronic - BIS name,
The Christian w6r6 snai, -r..sd h: deafness iswsi
Immortal live. The Martyr Pre.iden,n
Other compositions were then read when reports
Of the committees tho compositions OF The Cole
aud Academic Departments were read. also the report
Of the committee the French examination. pen.
manship. needewor drawing and painting. &c. The
various compositions were, so The reports said heaiy
credable and bear strong confirmation 80 the nde,it
Of and the moral training of the pupils
"Our Years Work is Done" was then sung when
several other reports were read and the distributions oi
Awards Of Merit took piace Tie following are the
names Of the succersfnl pupils:
WosoRs ron { oxposirios OF The AoADKxo DEPART
sRSrFirt honor in ile second Division u Haze s.eond
First Division Clara h. Sullivan; Second bouor IN the First
Division f. Is. Calder; Third honor in the frt Division a.
y Atwood; Fourth honor in the fn't DNion A. r.
HoNoRs poR COMPOSITION oy JrsioR DFPAETxssl;-
F,, honor j. u. Torrencei Second honor, b L. smith
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;,nyoRs roa CoxpoIrroS OF SECOND Mrpnts Crss' = :;
"a, ienor C. NJ Mead; Second honor, A. syesi Third
IosoRs ,oR tOxrosrros op Frnsr MIDDLE CLiss-fr''
honor A NJ I;rrui md H. q. Boshweh
IrpoHr OF PEssAssnP--tIRsr PRtPApAToRf-Or'Aiet
n,r,eveei b. Asen; best PeuInan'hip J. MedAy neAies'
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.RiSiso First honor l.. Jnd.on Second L. A. Hewitt
TnrSca DrPlarsysr.-First honor Mary R. Geeri
second T. Field
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TuF ADDRESS TO TIE GRADUATES
Or. Barnard, President of ST. Columbia's College,
then delivered all address 10 the graduates We give
a few extracts ron II.
" Rnt Won NAV ak what We are TO do under
graduates 10 promote the welfare Of the human race II
is all very well that should wish The world to be
both better aud happieI but now is u III our po"er 20
make II so Has not the very organization OF our social
system been cut of from every prominent position OF
usefulness every field of active labor. every avenue 10
pouer ard place Aro We moi declared from political
Of our rulers, refused admission 10 me
councils in which all measures OF puoic pohcy ere
diyid cd and all laws enacted uDdPr whicb we are All
compeilcd 10 liver Are not the learned PROFESSIONS
died against usY u not the educational heln IN hll us
b,rh,r walk monopoized by menf Are we even per-
mit,ed unchalcnged 10 enter, no matter how ;eiy
M arena Of cODI1crcc Ia engage IN the Ordinary hahi-
rafts by which the daily material wants Of the world
are snppieds OF there Is bat ons answer 70 oo
given 10 questions like these. And the seeulDs OF
real Injustice 10 women which the answer must luWs
las been the theme Of much eloquent remonsrancc on
the psr Of modern political and social rcformers. IL
cannot be denied that the philosophers ard philanthro
pists have made much Of rCaoUn Oh thcu sou.
Az any rate if there il any sense ia tie clanioi
which we hear ali round now loudly demanding the
instantaneous cnfranchi ement Of al ignorant race,
delarred by protraoted bondage, and hardly yet con
sc.ous Of their new acquired freedom do not see
how We can nationally approve system when dcpriVes
the better portion Of our own superior race 0i every
poltical night. and when 1 say better portion,
mean precisely what say. In moral point OF view,
there can be Doubt that the women Of every civilized
land ere greatly superior 20 the mem and In point oil
intell gcnce, they certainly rot INFERIOR Aud Do
Ieying as do that the results Of our public elections
by no means invariably express the sense Of the
INTEL gent portions OF voting population have no
doubt whatever that IL while are debating of giving
the ballot to freedmen should Professionally put j,
into the hands of our women, should see at once III
our halls Of our legislatures, greater wisdom, greater
purity less Of sesbness and OF yoliesi regard
Tor tie peoples interest than IL has been good
fortune vet 10 witnoss Upon this point, however,
wish moi 10 be ME understood do not present myself
here as tbs champion of what popolarIy called
:. Womens rights whether IN tho political or social
arena and simply assert that II would be din
cult 10 show that these assumed nights are not
truly rights according 20 any system oil ecs ana that
If N depended alone 10 yield or 10 wIihoid lheA
should hesitate long before prohibited Their exercise
There are things doubtless which are rights wiiholl
being xpedient Possibly this may be among the mum
Der. While cannot question that IN the point OF view
have indieGted there would be something gained ny
the proposed reform W thc cOrse ol good II IN not
quite clear 10 that something might not also be LOST
10 IL by mPafins in the yeosip Dsd the idea OF thaf
unohtfusiye delicacy with which our imbgnHtios de-
licit 20 clothc female character"
- The Graduates fareW ell the words OF which were