New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-07-07
ST. JOsEPH's URsULINE ACADEMY.

The St. JOscph's Ursuline Academy, for young
ladies' at East Morrisana, held its annual Commence
ment yesterday The chapel was draped with 1ags Tor
the OCCASION and crowded by large audience com
posed mostly ladies' On each side of the stage the
girls sat on raised seats facing the audience their white,
uniform dresses and fresh young faces making singular
effect The nuns in their black and white linen,
fitting hther and thither to aid and direct their pupils
heightened the popularity Of the scene. long pro
ranme of music defamation very satisfactorily
performed the music bearing witness TO superior suc.
lion bv the teach and great diligence on the part OF
te M ap Excellence rarely found in such young per-
formers The following was the programme: o,.,.
LEspor "a VeSolo and Chorus MISS s
aaePss'eI o aeI Pcse mCe,n A. sacl H. Doughefty A.
or X. Williams L. Burhans. NJ, p Gil
Pussy biT,nl Do
Misses L Olivier, X Russell ,.,.-
Ie Mise: flgan B. Atkinson Scuiy, NJ Kennedy
PmLlPos Borlise
Mis-. r. Peasc, s.l
The Poet 'I Ms,es Olivier Grey NJ Williams Jones'
The Nav Misses K Pease, MeGogin
Beneath The D0''l Muse. l. Olivier K
I'n'odl'0 Misses NJ Williams K Jones K Russell
LANCE ct Fnngan, Miss Jo9e;
cAHaS00 ld s oIS'r Misses Olivier Danso
Love at ' &se l. Olivier Grey Russell NJ Richmond
O''"' Mis-, l. Olivier o,ri.,
Ur'nD' Convent Bells Mise: L. oliver Grey O-,'
Martha Ms: l. olivier r. Grey Williams r. Psse
Do-Da'' Mise. T. Fngan, E. Scuy.
Quis AsceOde-SOlO and Sl2a, NJ. ,ie,
"The witch Of ROsenburg," drama III Ihree 9cts was
also performed by young ladies' The dPtomo eN
limited on tine stage by all the yOunkert gH, was
srnrsng and they succeeded In arrostng the attention
oftheir audience and in keeping them heartily hefested
in thc Iite drama til the rather transparent plot was
entirely unfolded The smootness with which the piece
went off reelected credit on Inc sSage ed ON ~ The Wpop
fme and the chorus OF village children invariably came
altogether at exactly the right point. ..,...a
cod medal They were Misses X. Russell VI. Williams,
M Msrphy X. Jones, l.. Burhans, b. herce H. Grey,
NJ Richmond and NJ Delgado ,.--,.n.-
The aledicory was Gy MIS-
iitrare nv the absence OF any attempts al bghhOwn
Imagery or brilliant tours of Imagination by ne eOOd
sense and clear thought contained in it, andby the simple
elegance with which IL expressed. The woman ques
ton Of the day not left unnOtced, Hthert, hno
said we have as it were, fingered on the pathway,
cIjn0 flower here there pausiDg TO listen to the sing
mo 81 bird: and if sometimes the flower had thorn or
The bird few away when we approached the sung wac
trated our attention, and the passing pam Ms e9ne.
To-day we enter upon the sternor realities OF me. IL
for M now TO prove that honor the high purpose for
which we attended this academy, that we nave eu %
our minds in such way as to NJ us for belng gOou
Christians apd for ng those positions a anS % nus
stations Of life to which Divine nay v us
Nv this is not meant thatal OF any shall become M
as orators warriors, or statesmen IKE washington o.
Franklin for SUCH rs NOT woman itb bis stryg right
arm 10 carve for himself path OF bon0r;Ft a Ui
to soothe and encourage tst az every station of
society speak not OF distinguishes women "ho naSe
with their logic, OF
eOqcnce but OF woman IN the RELATION VI hone and
daughter mother She IL the center OF eNeiy
her influence rests upon every member OF her
IT, or ts,e weary come for consolation, the wandering
tr ouHs ne successfu for appreciation ana from her
Inns vanth fmblbes1ts first lessons OF pety' ~, ,,.
ffer the yaedictOFian had concluded the pIei
& dist ribnted Miss Haeie Jones, the student genius
of The INSTITUTION took first premiums IN Two IonTh
anCIoCcs-French and GeTman-and also hrht pIo.hir
@ - inetru,uental music Miss Katie kiercc TOOK INC
first premium for Italian, Miss Agnes Hadh ,i iSr
aio,ilh MIS- Mary Leylus for matheWnlcS hlfa -
I, tr main sewing biis.as MARY EcAmond g. NA,n,
@ r. Cry for ornamental nocaIe work nnh alias h"t4e
Russell iQr vocal Inurl"