, 1869-06-25
EDUCATIONAL.
Closing. Exercises at the Evanston
. Female College.
Commencement E1ereittl at th. State
ksrmal University.
Entertainment by Prof. Dyhren.
furtl's Graduates.
Commencement 1neemtnts,
EVANSTON FEMALE COLLEGE.

EVANSTON FEMALE COLLEGE,
I 1eateruny Afternoon the Various examinations
and other general exercises Of the ewe,t1n com
menoement OF the Northwestern Female College
q tEFanhton, come 70 = regrrtted end. During
the earlier part OF the week they had formed the
scnsaton Of The pretty Little village and either In
the college isseH or tho Methodist Church a few
blocks from the depot, the g1rIa and ustrpns,
and those who We1c uot enzrozsed by city cares,
had assembled for she purpose Of Listening to a
Nations III showing great aptitude In learning On
one Ade, and u teaching on me otner.
MI ri 70 M
81 md Latin Cicero de Oniclts} showed thst tbey
lying 70 the head Il tic INSTITUTION sace bss s ns
established and l. endeAyor1nR 10 cary Onward a
course ~ 81 stud! equ!rasnt 70 ihai 4 he unve
the best n2n Of Professor Jonea' success
On Wednesday evening the MUSICAL sotree and
odlst Church. sud was exceedingly wen attended
ao2s nea son;fn, ssn tfs not "a
Sut & mem 1ere Il DECIDED mea ~
u a 'ss seosad a' 70 ~ Hsnf s a Z,
Yesterday afternoon the contest for the Junior
sshly dsseratsd foI r. oesasoa Nd iesioans ~ q
CSlkteGAA LII Viii DolqQHt4 ana baskets Of
lowers IN ali available points on the platform.
The honse WAS nllcd TO la utmost capaclty. wniie
thc streets wc1e perfectly empty. The rain had
laid the dpN and there VIA none OF the E1r]frf
ness OF preceding JnIit1 TO disturb The peace Of
1no O. The gtIl graduates, who we're dressed In
tnetuecesSa1J white and blue, and looked chaIzn.
tmneg Interesting as women always do, On the
taIee eyenuoi Days Of existence, when they
ElaanAte, 6ntn they inaEy. and when they appear
In Go1f1, suelng for divorce.
ne performances commenced with an overture
tiom re MaY'c F1nte and then. after the prayer,
cane Tue IN Gamma Dfltx March, composed by
t1olessof MnJo- Easay8 were then read By Mis- |
Ann'e 11;aa Msscy. q Ev4nston, on "Endeayor" hy
BY HISS Ella E BadEer, OF Amboy, on the q Minis. ]
~ OF Suffering and by Miss Josie Gibbe, Of EY-
anston. on "Unconscious 1nnUcDcer Miss I'm |
nle T. stout, or Byron, read an essay called "Itfe
u Mystic Ring, and also delivered the VaIedlc-
tof5 address, which. lRe all the essaJA gave eri.
denee Of much Thought and study. Mr. 1giehalr,
Fannie Nightingale, The wife Of the Professor, q
solo from Robert, both with great enecr and BRIL-
'ancy Of execution
The DaccalAureate remaxks were made and the
degrees conferred By President Jones' after which |
The prizes were awarded BIZ Professor 4. r. Might
1gale. the Assistant P1ea!dert The exercises
we're then closed With benedlct3on. In the even 1
or, which waH numefuuAiy attended.
The college, which Ia gaining ground aad Is be-
ginning to meet the most 6anguine hope6 OF those |
rho are at lis bead, Will reopen on the 9th or Sep.
enbtr And again enter on It's career OF useful |
0eE9. here art now connected With It seven fe- !
nMe teachers and nye male profcasors who are
constantly engaged, while three others lecture on |
pecial subjects; and the instruction gtrcu there |
, fully On par with that to be obtained ut the
University. |