New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-21
LOCAL COLLEGES.
THE NoRMAL SCHOOL.

The series OF competitive EXAMINATIONS OF
ths scholars OF tho NeN-YoIk Normal C0.-s,, fOr va
rtons przcs and medals began yesterday morning IN
tho College building at Lliayetty-plICe and FOdFtAst
Tie opening contest was for the barron prize" for
Oratory CONSISTING o. SO in gold, for ~cn ten young
ladies' entered IN competition. TIE programme Of sub
.ects ana speakers az follows:
"G1ne with n HaudsOflcr Man" Mss Cirra Nina
Crane "Itc Polish Boy, Miss Anna IT, icGdIt 'lhs
DUycr," Miss Helen a siclni "EdSehe Al4h's Dream,
Mis- Helen VI. Obewdorfer; "Alter t1c Katie Miss
Eageni-J Bovine The Roman solder, Mss LINE IS,
frym Henry w. Miss Minnie FeTo; Young Ltci1
var Nss Grace q. O.yIndOg.cri "I1e I-ce Against
"a Pane" Ai.s Mamie q. H.! os.
The Judges were me Hon. Charles O'C1nor, the Hon.
Hooper Van Worst, and Prof d. b. Scott Their dccI-
sion VIII be announced next Monday. 4. noon the com
Dei ion Tor the kelly medals" given for the hest
methods Of teaching began the training school OF tine
College az No. II ST. Nirksplaoe. s. young ladies'
Miss Mary T.. Wright, Miss Cara Y. ECOle, Miss Alice
Genstadt Miss Carrie L. Moore, and Hiss Urlavile A.
Gilbert contested This prze. GLASS OF young boys aud
girls Was given, In turn these ladies, and each in
struoted them according 70 hcr own m5tlod 10 some
primary branch, 10 arithmetic. geography spelling, &C.
The inaees were E. D. l. Switzerland - a. Calkins, and
Hiss susan Wright Their decision viii be rendered
next Monday. when tie competitors f,r tie "AlumuP
gold medals" FOR physics, and the "O,tendCrior sold
All silver medals" for German, val take place
ST. LOUIS COLLEGE.
The annual closing exercises Of the st.
College, Forty seconded, were brid AZ the col
lere building yesterday afternoon. The programme
comprised an opening address to the students by The
President Father Ronay, ia French; sslutatOIy En-
gl.h Grafton by ward DutOu, and the award Oi PEE
uiums which consisted OF gold. silver, ana bronze
medals and books Charles MORGAN of the superior
received gold medal Of honor lTuW tlC President. e
having the highest average DO French, German H.
h-ous Instruction, and History. The premium for
~ Identities and the Sciences WIS awarded To Waiter
JIi-rth OF the SuUeror COurae. Silver medals for
Ie.8rty were awarded 10 CnITC- dc bnuFe. Montague
trIa Pa 10 90
L .aa 10 rendered bY The Duyi9 d" to the most de-
GER u." yts Received uy August NoHIr.lt. Charles
AI,oin WING tne Ct, aest humber OF Ptonilns
during tine year. WAS also presented Win medal The
uIdre-h.
PACEEE COLLEGIATE INsTlTUTT, BROOKLYN.
= .ckcr Institute bears about the same reia-
II s founded ana richly endowed q years ago Tor the
purpose of giving young ladies the collegiate "a
yeu.sge that young men then enjoyed. rs isr.o pat
-pgag.rhe soV. classes o. ts year embrace 762 stu
d,ut+-iurnislts ample evidence OF us success a. q
mssns OF culture for women. The library, the OBJ
seryatory, and TIE apparatus for experiments
IN natural plIos phy and chemistry, prove that the
erugtee1 have ayartd themselves OF an Of the educa
ioual improvements OF the day. The chapel Of this
Attutlon W., tasteiully decorated with flowers and
filed WITH large and appreCatyo audience, last even
Ing in honor 81 its twC8'y-.CyCnth Commencement.
a. r. Barnes nc Rev. Dr Cuyier, the Rev. Dr. Inchs,
Dr. Ben, WI. Richardson, A. Crittenden, President OF
Packer; A. A. Low 4. p. Morgan. S. b. Chittenden, and
others OF the Board % Trustees, on the platform
The names Of the graduates are rs follows;