Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-06-30
COMMENCEMENT OF THE ALEXANDRIA FE-

MALE SEMINARY.-On Tuesday evening, th
2sth instant, the closing exercises of this in
stitutlon took place at the Assembly Rooms
before select audience of invited guests. Th
arrangement of the programme was we'll ad
apted to relieve the tedium usually atendan
upon such occasions, the hopors and di pioma
beiCg conferred during the interim between
the First aud Second parts of the musical ex
ercises.
Before the music began MIR. Legare r,quest
ed the lndulgent attention OF the audience, al
| most of the pupils were mere beginners anC
might be sconc :rttd by any nus'' TT" re
! quest was complied with to M extent seldom
experieuced and Dothing occurred throughou
The evening to Interrupt the harmony
| The Instrumental pieces We're iulersperscd
with songs aud choruses, aud no UNNECESSARY
| tune was lost between them.
1t Was the subject of general remark, that
the Instrumental pieces were executed with
great precision and expression, while the char
acter OF the music Was OF much higher stand
ard than We usually hear from suoh young
musicians. The young ladies did credit to their
instructor Prot. Hair, by their accurate time
aud careful expression.
The vocal Duets, solos and choruses We're Il
most attractive feature Of the entertainment,
aud were received with marked favor by the
audience. We would meDtio" a,uoDg the solos
as particularly beautiful, "i'l bo no submIs-
slve wife, "rapping at the garden gate,
''SWeetheart,' and Katie Letter, the last
by little scholar about 10 years DID, Yet rcu-
dered with all the x: .ce OF a We'll trained artist,
aud without the 10 ia aE1ctation.
Before delivering the honors aud diplomas,
Mr.. Lsgare explained in few words the plan
Of study pursued in the Institution, saying that
the system OF the Virginia University " as far
the best adopted 10 {! = country, lad that he
had made his own cJu.y.n to that as near as
possible. a certain ,aoClrd OF scholarship
was fixed, to which all could alta: by dill snco
aud the performance of duty. Those who ac
complished this task received public rccorn.
ton of the fact by means Of Certificates Of Dis
tinctlon conferred at the comm .bte,"ent Those
VINO failed 10 do their duty were nus separa
ted from he rest by a diss .-ceeabic diScrimina
ton, and to tAem thet 5oIe Great incentive
was given to worn properly. Certificates OF
Proficiency, he stated, were p..en to all, a
the higher classes, who had Lnlsu~l in a sat.
isfnctOry msuner aUy particular branch in IT,
different De art neDts or Schools, thus & wing
credit to ,he scholar for VIA lid Leen aecol2 ,.
lished. When the scholar had finished all the
branches OF study in any school, she would re
ceive Diploma as Graduate in that Depart |
rnent. Those he stated were he only G,st, nc
lions made, and as all could b. proper appllca-
ton attain them, there existed no feeLa,s I'll
rivalry or emulation, with all their al :enIa ut |
evils. Among the pupils pure ADD iosolu e |
standard OF excellence was encouraged, and not |
u relative excellence, Ur superiority over others.
He had found that an appeal to the sense Of
luty on the part OF the scholars, together with
the taste created for the acqu, iltlon OF know
edge, and the appreciation Of her parents and
eachers was sufficient incentive for the pupil,
md he added that the efforts Of the young
aides gu the examination had received the
highest compliments from those who were
resent.
The Principal then proceeded to distribute
he Certificates AID Diplomas for the session
ust finished. Certificates of !lstine,'on were
sceived by about ~ pupils, and Cert.nJates OF
Proficiency in different branches by % or m6rc
eleven young ladies' received Diplomas in dill
erent schools; n lat OF thor nam 20 ia nnnena,n
Glow
Mr.. Legara then took leave Of the scholars
q q short address, in which he impressed "r""
hem the importance OF Improving i. yonti tiin
given or the development ct all
heir mowers, aLa vstnel thcn against the
;atal effects PRODUCED by iae latitude gwen to
,oung ladies' 10 MS sse by 4 sncety, "AiGh
oIerates ideas OF "ts oman's Xii hts. lie
nroceeded 10 show that to make woman eIual
p;th man. was to G.ovlI lie her from hG' high
and noble mission of drawing man up to her
more snirtual sphere, and in Tee linz terms he
nesoupht them 10 cherish and cultivate maiden
10 modesty in all their actions and fcehnas' al
he surest road TO the esteem OF mankind
The following arc the GraduatHs iHr the
Session 1869 10: ,..
Graduatcs- Eoglish LanvuaEc ard LntGrA~
turc, Miss Minnie q. Hooft: Alexandria, va
Mathematics Miss Kate II. kilpstein' ian
auier county, Va. :. A.,
andra, Va. !,
Miss Josephine Miller, kappa'anno'S' va
Virginia. ,., Lr1
Miss Lucy ". Mitchell, Port Tobacco; Ald'
Miss Annie NJ. Roberts, Alcyand a, Va.
Miss Gabrielle Van DeVautcr, LeeshL.!.
Virginia -. ,,:.r
Mental and Moral Science, Miss MI"n'4 y
Ho, f, Alexandra. Va. :.
Miss Emma s. stewart, Altzandna, Va.
Miss Katie 4. Chier, Aicxaodrla "a. =,
History and & geography, Miss Minnie v.
Huoff, Alexandra. Virginia:
Latin, Miss MaNic L. Madeira, Petersburg
\ irginia. !, :, u,,,
French, MISS Matte j.. Madle'a' P':''s-
burg. Va.
Local BREvI7 les. Tie Sunday School u
,be M f., Church, 10Th, viii INA he Il 'noo''
light excursion to MARSHALL Hall aud INDIA"
Head on the NIGHT of Thursday. the TN rroS'
mo The steamer City u Al, xandIla has Ter"
r., ,ho ,cr. m >rr uGtlCb IA