New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-08
EDUCATION.
COMMENCEMENT AT OBERLIN.

| COMMENCEMENT AT OBERLIN.
| THIRTY GRADUATES FROM THE LADIES' DEPARTMENT
| SATISFACTORY RESULTS or THE SYSTEM OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EXERCISES.
tPRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TRIBUsEl
OBERLN COLLEGE, o., Aug. 5.-Thirty young
ladies graduated from the ladies' Department oil this
institution to-day. The experiment OF educating young
men and young together in the higher depart
mens Of intellectual pursuit has been more thoroughly
tried in Obern College than any other institution OF
learning either Of the past present For forty years
Young have recited IN the same classes WIN
young men, and in the manner, through the fuii
curriculum OF a college Ninetyhve have COM
pleted this with The Ladies' Course,
from which 30 to-day graduated, includes all the studies
OF the College except Greek and Latin the ladies
pursuing Latin only through Cicero, Sallust, and Virgil
and in place OF Greek taking French and some other
studies. In Mathematics and Natural Sciences, in
Mental and Moral Philosophy, &C., the course is the
and the ladies and gentlemen recite together The
experience OF SO classes aggregatng $50 ladies and 900
gentlemen, puts beyond question the praccability OF
educating the together under the influences that
surrounded students here. The influence OF this
coeducatiOn is stimulating and modifying II stimulates
to study. and makes the feel at home In each
others society while engaged In the faithful discharge
OF the earnest duties of life. Certainly four years OF
earnest labor and daily association in that labor must
tend toward rational knowledge OF each other, and
preparation for the practical duties of e That 1T does
was clearly shown by the character of the exercises this
afternoon The essays OF the young ladies were pacti
cal, sensible and short. The length was five
minutes each, with attempts at fine writing, except
to express sensible thoughts in terse, telling, and
sensible way. One OF the graduates colored which
MENTION not to make distinction but TO show that
here distinction is made. She appeared, as the
Others in the alphabetical order Of her name, and
one seemed TO give the immense audience greater
pleasure
After the presentation of the diplomas, the Hon. John
Sherman, who in the audience was called to the
platform. He spoke of the struggles OF Oberln College
in it's earlier days. he remembered them when boy
aud of the encouragement afforded by its
The quiet and good order Of the audience the presence
Of all the ladies connected with the institution dressed
in white and filling the rising circular seats behind and
both sides OF the platform and the chaste vocal music
make the Ladies' Commencement at Oberln an attrac
tive The following is the order OF exercises:
American Manners" Florence Backus, KeoEuk.
Iowa; "Superstitions," Ella V. Billings Randolph,
n. Y; But what went ye out for TO see 2, Frances f.
Bosworth Oberln; William Tell" Sarah NJ Bosworth
Oberln; "Pere Hyacnthe." Mary Burnham, Monroe
Pennington. H.; The Power Of the sunbeam" Minnie
l.. Cheesman, Oberln; Who shall VIM Kate s. ellis
bee Oberlin; Concerning scapegoats," Alice G. Conk
ling, Oberlin The Kings English, Sarah " Edwards.
Canfeld The Queens English" Metehll II. Hunting
Alice G. Farchild Oberlin; THE Great Need" Sarah
8; Ferguson, West Springfield Penn; Fossil Lives
Piedmont" Laura Gregg, Hhllsdae, KY I" Plea for
stupid People" Mary f. Henry, Oberlln; The Holy
Grail" Ella c. HOlbroOk. Madison; " The Acropois"
Emma A. Hobrook, Madison; " The Tempest sted,"
Mary J.. Kelley, Burr Oak; -" Holidays" Margaret
Kirkbride, Amherst Evils of the Press" Sarah &.
Williams Lafayette "rhe Benefits OF the Press" Alice
C. Loughridge, Grlnnell. Iowa; Our Fireside Poets
Matte L. Morrison, oberlin; - The Law OF Sacrifice"
Minnie j. NettetOn, OberIn; Compensation" Martha
J. Eoragon. Mantua; The Age OF Mammon," NJ.
Minerva Reed Austnburg; Child Literature" Mary
SNYDER, Oberlln; An things Earthly have an End'
Ella A. Warren, Granville, ILL., AT the Door, Lucy c.
Ieend, ClaridOn, ..