The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-29
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and so favorably received that at the
request of the citizens it was repeated
on Thursday night.
The Cantata of the Flower Queen,
or the Coronation of the Rose, was
given at the Opera Hall, Indianapo-
lis. on Friday night last. by sixty
girls, pupils Of the Public Schools.
| The educational institutions of the
country are just passing through their
annual public exercises. We have
already given an account of the Com
mencement exercises of Hanover Col
lege. The address of Rev. @. 3. II.
MARTIN. of this city, IS very highly
spoken of by a correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette. We publish this
morning a letter from Charlottesville,
giving an account of the Commence.
ment at Wabash College.
We bad expected to be supplied
with a special report of the interest
ing exercises at Asbury University of
Greencastle, but are disappointed.
Commencement day was last Thurs
day. The number of the graduating
class was twenty-six, and their per-
formances are highly spoken Of Col.
r W. THOMPSON, of Terre Haute. ad-
dressed the Literary Society, and Hon.
JOHN S. HARRINGTON. of Indianapo-
lis, delivered the address and Rev. E.
E. EDWARDS, of St. Louis, read the
poem before the Society of the
Alumni. The Board of Trustees
failed to fill the vacant Professorship.
Rev GILBERT HAVEN, editor Of lion
Herald, Boston, and Rev. B. F.
COCKER, of Detroit Conference, re-
ceived the title of d D.
The Commencement exercises of
the State University at Bloomington
will be held this week. Bishop
SIMPSON was expected to address the
Literary Societies Saturday night.
Gov. BAKER will address the Faeul-
ty, Trustees, and students tomorrow
night, the Alumni meeting and ad-
dress will be held on Wednesday, and
the Commencement exercises on
Thursday.
At the Commencement exercises of /
the Western Female Seminary at Ok
ford, Ohio, last week, the students
presented Rev. J. p E. KUMLER,
pastor elect of the Walnut Street
Presbyterian Church, of this city, as
a parting gift, a beautiful painting
He has been preacher to the Semin-
airy FOR several years past, and was
greatly beloved by all its inmates.
The graduating class of the Ohio
Wesleyan University, at Delaware,
numbers forty-fve, the largest that /
ever won parchment from that four
ishing institution.
Commencement at Antioch College, |
Yellow Springs, Ohio, was held last
week. In the graduating class there
were three young ladies who took /
part in the public exercises. This in /
stitution is under the control of the
Unitarian denomination Of the West.
Rev JAMES K. HosMER. formerly /
stationed in this city, Is a member of
the Faculty. a correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Chronicle says
The average number &c students
present during the term Just closed.
has been about 240, Of whom there
have been fair proportion Of ladies',
with a small sprinkling Of the visible
admixture, though not enough to
hurt anybody, unless 1t might be here
and there a lean soul, suffering tor
ture from fear Of comparison With
g the inferior race.
Professor Hoss, Superintendent: Of
Public Instruction for Indiana, an
nounces that an examination Of ap-
plicants for State teachers certi6-
Gates will be held n the Office Of Pub
lie instruction, on the 10Th and 18th
of July. And also that q meeting Of
Superintendent Of Public Schools in 1
cities and towns will be held in Shell
byville. Shelby County, July 30th.
opening IL Q O'clock :. NJ
INDIANA STATE NoRKAL INsTI. .
fourth series Of institutes
will be held as follows: No. l, at
beginning July 20th: Nc. 2,
at Shelbyville. beginning July 18th
No. 3. at Peru, beginning August Sd; 81
and No. 4. at Muncie, beginning Au-
gust 10th. Each institute Will con