The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-07-13
FElALE NORMAL COLLEGE.

First Annual Commencement Mt tho Academy
Of Music-Briiliant MISUNDERSTANDING
Of Degrees and Grand Literary Display.
Degrees Of temperature were nowhere last night.
CLASSY streams stole down the walls Of the Academy
at forty knots, and when the building was COM
pletey packed-for 1t was damned to the checXman
at the entrance-ttle rivers travelled at an ncred
BILE rate Of speed. Fans waved like the operation
Of "a tread mnl regular and continuous
But apart from the dlsagreeab!e surround.
ings Of the heat the FIRST annual commencement
Of the Female Normal College was brilliant sue
cess-a fact partly demonstrated at eight O'Clock and
fully proven at half-past eleven. Standing room
was at q premium throughout while the merits Of
the gra iuates, nlnety-sX IN number, were more or
less established ny their able eXponents. more
complete triumph could not have been achieved, and
though Tor summer evening the excellent SUBJECTS
on the programme might have been cOndenscd. the
merltorious exhibition was nevertheless marked
by great interest and appreciation on the
brs 81 aisa5sd ova l9s Ths s n
b1en attended with considerable success, and judg-
Ing rom the display last enng, the Iemale teachers
graduating thererom VIII lacS few OF the iniror-
tant qualifications necessary for their professional
career. The commencement was 9 .ceelingly gatl-
flying. Mr.. BERNARD SmyIh presided, and In his
Sg Ssts o hSsra s S ss Witt d HTSs
Cross Wood, n. Jarvis Jr. AMI others: MISC y
throughout were most satisfactory. Mr.. Hunter
delivered the opening adore s. and The programme
included te rollOwing:-Prayer Rev. DR.. j. Sander
son; ''Soilly Now the Light Of Day." chorus
(Weber); "Sautatory,n Miss Isabella 4. Holkins;
"Huntsman's Chorus;n essay, "Noves and Nove
ists,n Miss Joanna Mttchels; essay, "New York IN
The Year 20o0" Miss +. o. Edge; al Would That VI y
Lore daet in chorus; essay, "Friendsaip,' Miss
essay "Women As EucatoTs miss
po.S MISS A. +. 'plauveit; essay ,'''' .'rhe
Power OF Rdicule.n Mss l.. A. sacket;
clark the Curew's Solemn Sound,n chorus;
essay, "Worts,' Miss a. samuel; Address, Mayor
Hall. This was one of the Mayors bappest efforts,
and, conblniEg genuine Wit with solld instruction,
the learned gentleman vas greeted with unanimous
appreciation Almost every sentence teemed with
humor, and while the address was characterized by
much taste and eloquence the genial fourishes
winch now and Then marked Its delivery
made the audience entirely forget the con.
| comitant woes OF swelteriDg multitude.
| Following the layers address the essay,
1.-THE Power Of Defeat" by Miss G. +. Tower;
| "Oh, Come 10 Me-" solo and murmuring chorus;
"Valedlctory,' MISS f. q. Dey; song, "Echo," Miss
l A. NJ. Mullane; ''See the Conqnering Hero Comes.
Commissioner W OOl delivered brief though inter
| esting address, Ia the course OF which he gave
were subsequently awarded to the graduates by Mr
gwen Misses II. r ogden and J. W. McElhinney Tn,
appearance OF the building was Quiie animated dur
ing the proceedings, which, by the way, were rem
dercd not little attractive by the array Of the hand
| some and appropriately attired bellies. Altogethe
the commencement realized the brightest hopes o
those interested and was doubtless bat the lDaug1
| ration OF brilliant exhibitions yet TO come.