The New York herald., 1873-06-20
RUTGERS FEMALE COLLEGE.

Annual Commencement at tho Church
OF tho Disciples Ycsterday-A Brilliant
Assemblage Enjoy Rare intellectual
Feast. M le esat s.e ,Ne@4aaf
The annual Commencement OF Rutgers Female
College took place in the Church OF the Disciples,
Forty-ffth street, corner OF Madison avenue, yes
terday The church was not filled, but the audi
ence was large and intellectual. The major part OF
those present were ladies. who accorded every
thing praisew0rthy its due need Of applause On
entering the church the sight was beautiful. The
sun shining through the stained glass windows
threw delicate prismatic tints on the audience
whose many-colored ribbons together with the
thousand bouquets upon the stage, gave the idea
OF q sea OF broken rainb0ws. The nora tributes to
the graduating class were magnificent The front Of
the stage was piled with MOWERS, and when the
young ladies assembled the platform they were en-
sconced behind fairy fort. The programme OF the
exercises was not at all well arranged, but not
withstanding this difficulty the young ladies de-
serve all credit for the brilliant manner In which
they acquitted themselves, rejecting honor upon
themselves and adding lustre to the name of their
Alma Mater. 4 t
The elocutionary part OF the programme was
perfection. 1t displayed In Miss Minnie H. Tall
man delicacy Of thought and gentle persuasion; in
Miss Mamie oakley research and apodictical elo-
quence and In Miss Pauline Seeligman strength OF
thought and vigor OF gesticulaton truly masculine
The wasted Livess Of Miss Tallman had, what
Johnson calls an JUNCTION, In it, which fully ap
preciated by the audience. 1t contained advice
which, II practised would not fail to make the life
Of the lowliest happy. The young lady holds that
happiness does not consist IN fame or fortune, but
in the religious performance OF the thousand and
one little duties of life which are never made pub
lic The happiness Of the nome circle and the love
and respect OF ones children are more to be
coveted than the applause OF Senates." Men
waste their energies In futile chase after empty
bubbles OF lame, which are no sooner grasped than
they vanish The only true and lasting joys on
earth are those experienced by clear consciences
from the performances Of every duty towards God
Miss Mamie oakleys sociological Method in
Historical Research was not only well written, but
ably delivered. She spoke OF the grand arcana
which geology had illumned with Its light ana
passed q glowing tribute to its votaries for their
laDors in furnishing many Of the missing links In
the genesis OF man and in inscrbing many OF the
blank pages OF history Miss Seeligman's "Disin-
essay, but was differently treated and rendered.
Miss Lula V. Wakefed's Couture as an Element
OF SUGGEST was the literary bouquet OF the day-a
fine thought clothed in all the gossamer gaud OF
The other literary features of the day were
the "Oratio Salutatofia." Miss Helen Kingsley;
en- Amerique,r Miss Able l. sturges, and ''The
Progress OF the Spirit OF Art" by Miss Amanda
M. Smith; all of which were excellent, but
cannot be noticed at length owing TO lack OF space
After the Farewell Song" Baccalaureate degrees
were conferred on the following Misses:-
THE GRADUATES.
Mary Oakley, Pauline Seeligman, Amanda Nc
PhaM Smith, Abbie Lyon Sturges, Minnie Howe
Tallman, Lula virginia Wakefield.
This ceremony being concluded, the floral gifts
were distributed, and as the young ladies' ad-
vanced to receive their well-earned prizes they
were greeted with loud applause Doxoogy pre-
monies that released 200 young ladies' from the
thraldom OF books for two months.