The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-06-29

cabinets where minerals of all ages sorts. and
conditions are arranged 'peri0dically;r through
the music rooms where thirty-one pianos from
all celebrated manufactures are in readiness
and tune;" through the laundry the dining
halls, the study rooms, the wretchedly furnished
Presidents room where made pictures on the
blackboard, and finally, down into the clerks
office, where met the Treasurer, who did not
present me, as had heard was his custom with
all strangers, with check for $500, bearing at
the bottom his graceful signature and ancient
The Faculty consists of a President. ten Pro.
tessors, and twenty-one Instructors. DR.. John
II. Raymond, the President, is a native OF Brook
lyn, ana graduate OF Union College. He was
Tor many years professor at Madison Univer.
sity, subsequently at Rochester University, and
TOR some ten years prior to his coming here,
President of the Polytechnic in Brooklyn. He
is ably assisted by Mss Hannah w. Lyman,
formerly in charge of an institution at Montreal,
and corps OF professors as able as they are eX-
perlenced. Prominent among them are William
l. Knapp, A NJ, Professor of Ancient and
Modern Languages; Charles S. Fariar, A. NJ,
Professor of Mathematics Natural Philosophy,
and Chemistry; Sanborn. Tenney, A. NJ, Pro.
fessor of Natural History, including Geology and
Geography Maria Mitchell, Professor of Astro.
Domy and Director of the Observatory; AliIa G.
Avery, NJ d., Professor of Physiology and
Hygiene, and Resident Physician; Henry b.
Buckham, A. NJ, Professor Of Rhetoric, Bellies.
Lettres, and the English Language; Edward
Mlebe, Professor of Vocal and Instrumental
NUS henIy van lngen, Professor OF Painting
and Drawing. The new Gymnastic Department
with superbly arranged gymnasium is under
the charge OF Miss Powell, sister TO our yerv
radical bot Jolly friend who edits the A7R-Std-
UYy Standard.
End the names of 3G2 girls-I beg pardon,
young women-ot America on the catalogue
which clearly indicates the popularity of the
institution. But candor Compels me TO state
that II noise and confusion were to be the telers
! should Judge there we're ten times that number
here this morning. The term is closed, and one
and all are bomeward bound There are so
many things to be packed, so many dear friends
to be kissed, so many autographs to be written,
so many little trinkets exchanged, so much to
say, and so little time to say 1t in, that what
with The running 10 and fro of men and SER
wants, the busy busting of the young ladies, the
excitement among the Coachmen and express
men, and the constant, never-ending iabber
iabOer, IT'S only wonder that they have been
able to get away at ALL
Load after load is driven off, but the stream of
briehteyed beauties and heavily packed trunks
seems never ending. Dr. Raymond is good
natured soul; he has written his back-handed
autograph some three hundred times to-day at
the urgent request of the three hundred girls
who wouldn't take tired out" ior an answer
As Tor Miss Lyman, she was more shrewd, and
wouldn't write one.
l haven't omitted to notice other things since
1 came up. Among other CuriOslties are the
young men OF some college in the city; they all
wear straw bats turned up, with narrow black
ribbon, so that one would naturally suppose
them in mourning for a very small baby. The
few hacks here are notable for their leakage
and their drivers for their high rate of fare.
1t was curious to know exactly what portions
OF the country most librally patronlzed this in
stitution, and the following summary was
kindly furnished me:-From the State of New
York, ia; other Middle States, AZ: New Eng.
land, SO; Western States, 55 Southern States,
6; District of Columbia, a; Canada, 7; Hawaii,
!. Total 353-NeoO York fines.