The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-15
CoLLEeE COMMANDMENTS
Pm, Iser cci,eriats Institute.


At the Church OF the Pilgrims, Brooklyn. last even
ing there was gathering OF men, women and cnii-
dren not only alinQ the interior or the building. bus
also the steps IN front and the sides, aud after
these hid teen crowded there were hundreds OF
imi'es forced TO turn from the doors because nos
even standing room could be had The
occasion was the twe.ty-nfth commencemcnE
eAefcses or the Packer Colc yiate institute,
INC iaVorite academy for femllc3 among the re-
spccsabllity, wealth and fashion OF Brooklyn. ina
NUMBER OF pupils at this institute OF learning 10
49, and of the whole number abou, 900 were
present last evening. owiag 10 the fa,uec to have
ushers IN the church. and the breaking of the string
by which it had been hDpei To keep the an xious
audience IRON The space designed for the exhot-
ton, there was some confusion, alI the space de-
sl2ned Tor the young aides was tnickly spOtte1
with Hhite and bald paled gentlemen
commencing with volnntar, Oh the organ by
Mrs. Christopher rnc exercises consise OF s,ngDx
anu ne recitation or compositions ny the pnpls OF
The graduating class, all or which were duly APP
piauued, and MI, 10 an extent eguai u any SUCH
OCCASION deserving the praiie they received.
wnen the exhibirlon programme mad been Com
cu led Mr.. A. a. Low, president Of the INSTITUTION,
presented diplomas 10 tne deserving oil
THE GRADUATING CbAs5,
as follows:--Aiiss "a. Josephine itEinson, MISS
liohe tinc w. Brown Miss ANNA j. Bradley, Miss
sarah VI. Cannescr, Mss Emma +. C,ok MISS
Ei1anetn t. Edwards, ais 'ulia NJ. FISH, Miss
Eiia l.. Foot MISC COrneltt " GIIermelsser. MISS
frances hIssel Han MISS Alice \. Hubbeii, Miss
Helen D. hedge Mss Frances =. Jennings, Miss
Russell Ny, Miss Eeh L. Newton. MISS Emma
Louise Richards. Miss cha NJ. Sliti, Miss Kate u.
sturles MISS MARY Esther SiUcum, MISS Agnes
shepard, Miss Fally snith. Mise Caronne Il. Sea-
bury M.s3 Alice &. Van Tuyi, Miss FiOrcHce r..
Win-Iow Miss Alice Il. Williams, aliss Jeanne u.
Wickes, MISS Caroline NJ Worth, MISS EJtn X.
wilson, MISS Joiian,iah W. NedmanD.
the itnc 0i Grttu t,es, notwi nslanilng the crowd
upon lhe.r space, presenied very line appearance
AM the closing
ADDRESS or THE PRESIDENT
was listened to WIN marked interest, not only ~
the pupils, but by the vast audience. speaking 10
the CLASS OF 1884, lie re erred 10 the uniform cOurte
Sizes which Md marx Il the similar OCCASIONS OF
FORMER years, and besides referring genesaly to the
topics common To the occasion he, having rece1 ~
made yis.t 10 Virginia, spoke OF an clh oi.iOn
he had witnessed AZ Washington College AMI
tic Military Acadcsny 1T Lexington. lie
hOticcl wan commentator tac fee Ing inere shown
Tor the memories Of Generals Lee aud JacXsol:
spoke OF their woltnincs, 80 men, ana called upon
his hearers To operlte from their minds every
imaginary line thai separates state from STATE; fo5-
Ter charity and IofliyeaesS, anh ice' TOWARDS tno
various peoples VI the cnirc cuuatry as OF tho most
favored. VAIN nlnk 10 I'LL ANA to God FOR His care
OF the institutions, n clos MS address. ana ina
audience shorty aite, eleven 4. M.. slowly retired
IRON Inc chu,ch.