New-York tribune., 1869-06-22
EDUCATIONAL.


VAssAR EGE-COMMENCEMENT WEEK.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, June 21.-The city is fast
filing up with the parents and friends of the students o
vassar College who intend being present at the Com
meneement exercises The following is the programme
Examination Of tA. Department Of Masic-sA m
Annual meeting ef the Board Of Trusees-lOh
Examination Of the Department of Calishenios-li;lSA m
ISdie% Hi T before s1s'isi he P7g,1Gs.n soc.y-spm
Bedns.day, Jans 5A
Allegro from "The Seasons arranged for the
Earth NAY Sa' s a., S'hu"'''
arranged for second i
Air "AddiO," from Aica2s
Novelette,. Op 2i .schUmann
Hans S0ns'''''''''''Mii' Miss Dcmarest
" r'f'Poia'' D' O0n'''' Miss Comstoek
Cborp The world lies hnshed sumbeT Ho
Sonata, list aud "a movements
TO- Duett from P,.shut.'
H. G0ndefahH '''''''''''' % Dc1on
Air with vsdure clad" from THE Creation
l3 TrO'ieme BAlade'' ; S..
Il CbansOn BOhemieuue TrGnshPon
10 D's'' V" ''Hs Mise. Dsmare and Rnshmore
Conoerstuek hs orchestral accompaniment arranged for
second Mise: McificE and ipc;
Chorus when the wind blows. R. Ritter
All the hacks In town have been engaged 70 convey
persons to the College and the soree tonight promises use
lege very busy packing their trunks that all sha be
in readiness Wednesday departure TO avoid delay
at the depot and steamboat landing agents arc at the
College authorized to sell tickets To part Of the United
states on boats OF ears ana ICr seSP9g ana rnced
tonight and tomorrow, and hotelkeepers arc alive 70
week has opened cbarmingiy and pleasant scenes
looked for at the College The noon boats today and the
noon trains landed fully 200 strangers The main ROAD
tO College covered
dust the disgusting particles OF which penetrate ones
clothes crate down ones @ PACK anu M ns UeS 5oe Int
President Raymond of the College, is in good health
and spirits and Baccalaureate sermon Of Sunday is
spoken of very highly During his charge TO ine gradu
Energetic Matthew vassar is everywhere and transaCts
the fatigung business OF Commencement Day with such
FPEy naUn Of the students Of riding school this after
not largely attended, but was nevertheless
very entertaining the young ladies' composing the class
showing muck grace and skill IN their management Of
the horses.
COLLEGE OF THE CITY OF NEwYoRK.
A gentleman in 1867 offered an annual prize to
College for the best translation from French
The students cortendDg for the prize elected by bal
lot from and by those the three higher classes who
have studied French in the College, two from each Glass;
and the six chosen the only competitors for tho
prize The translation mado after the Summer eIaml
nation, on day appointed by the President and within
gwen tme not exceeding three hours The passage is
selected Dy the PROFESSOR FRENCH most to
translation is judged by Its excellence both in inter.
preting the foreign text and in the uso OF
good ldiomatIo English, the former being
decided by tho Professor OF French, the
latter by the Professor OF English. These two pro
essors form iCommittee OF Award together with the
President TO whom they report according to scale OF
merit previously agreed upon and from an addition OF
such report the successful competitor determined
Yesterday the task IN question performed by the
following young gentlemen: Senior Class-W r. Geyer,
Charles j. Nehrbas. Junior Cass-M III. Cardozo, Chas
G. Hoxey Sophomore Class-A. II. Alker ID. Bontecon,
under the supervision OF the Rey John Barton ~ NJ
and the French Professor Jean Roemer. IL ID. Fromo
to ~ ives occupied In the translation, aud,
although, tho nams OF tho successful competitor
Will not be known till the September Commencement II
is stated that remarkable proficiency IN the French
language shown by all slX Of the contestants.
The examination for admission 10 the College COM
mences to-day there being $40 candidates The con-
dtons that the candle must reside In this city, DO
Ia years OF age have attended the common schools hero
months. and pass good examination In spelling read
ing writing English grammar, ARITHMETIC, algebra, geog
raphy history OF the United states and elementary book
keeping. The Kelly prize resulting from sum OF 1900
given 70 the College In sCs by Jas Kelly, ESQ, and
viii be contested at irving Han on the 35th Inst at f