The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-28

,,,~9cnNsRY FEMALE CoILEGs COMMENCEMENT
,rrEfss BY PROFESSOR A. T. BLEpsoE~-
comfy CouRT--TBE CROPS
Correspondence of The Richmond Dtspatch.l
CHRIsrIANsBuRG. June Is, 1873.
our town has been alive this week with
MANY visitors from various parts--some to
,trcnd upon the County Court, and many
more 10 witness the commencement eXer-
,I>cs of Montgomery Female College. The
announcement exercises have been more In.
,rr,sling than usual, their order being as
tn'lnws; On Monday night, June 23d, the
anniversary celebration OF the two literary
societies (tht CHonean and Hywtiau) The
r>cr,'l>es of this occasion consisted Of ESSAYS
In'jtations in prose and verse, Instrumental
and vocal music, and the discussion by two
81 the young ladies Of the question, !" Is
roNrl-rTading conducive TO intellectual and
mcra, rulture?'
IN Tuesday evening we had rectatiOns
ma music, and au address from the Rev! A
I. Blcd>oc. LII. D., editor of the Southern
H,7cr. Baltimore. The address was the
feature OF the occasion. The learned Doctor
vfh hat appropriateness your readers may
.-,Isc for themselves. selected "Darwinism' -
ar hi> subject. He denounced the unhappy
..4,a,Sc man, together with his co-scientists
Iluxiev and Typdall, in unmeasured terms
for their numerous vagarieS In science and
fh,ir ignorance Of true philosophy. The
Doctor read his address closely and labori.
pu,lv. Ills manner n speaker was unim-
rrc>>i>r. hi> voice badly managed, and his
,ruprlation frequently SO indistinct that
much of what he said was lost to the larger
lag1 of his audience. This was most unfor-
innate, ~ the address was one Of great ex.
,rll,nrc both in lis matter and spirit.
"Wednesday evening was commencement
lqo,pr. Original essays were read by three
iri the Young lady graduates, which were
listened to with interest, and received from
the a,ldirnrc wei-merited commentator.
The Racralauleate address was then de.
gyrrcd bv Mr.. G.. w. Button. of the Lynch
hnrs rirna,an. Mr.. Button advocated Il
bl.h oId,.r OF education for woman in very
yl!a>tc and wel!-written address. He repu-
diaird ANY utilization with the advocates OF
..wU!nan's rights" She should vote only
by proxy, through her home influence on
husband and son. Her field was thus the
world. her power enough for her ambition
lchind the throne, but greater than the
munarch'S.
Nj. Buttons address abounded in happy
illustrations drawn from history and pre-
-,ntcd in the lives of such women as Cor
nrlA, mother OF the Gracchi; Elizabeth Fry,
iEannah Moore, and many others. H;s
,oun>el, 10 the young ladies We're good. and
The address rs a whole pleasing and interest
iu-. II does not appear that in his protest
t-ainst the rU>trum Ind the polls as IN OBJ
'r.i OF ambition for our mothers and daugh-
tI> that he Intended TO make covert crit.
,!,m on the present mode Of bringing young
Ndir> upon The stage to read essays and re-
1T" dcclamations before crowded houses
but if he did. many who desired to see such
display dscountenanced in our schools
>;lnlrihizcd cordially with him.
III" County Court has been engaged on
>rNrral criminal cases Of small moment this
week. Lewis Cox (colored). sentenced to the
l,rulIontiary for five Years not long since.
wa~ sent back recently and received Il new
,rll this week. which resulted in his being
rcmandcd TO the pcniteutiary for term OF
Tire years.
The farmers are complaining of bad crops
and bad weather. The wheat crop is q
: :sSs IN this county. Corn is late, but
well. Oats are looking unusually
d S9eA it is heading time, and without
4 Saa jill be cut short. The grass-croI
f3Y%1 hay harvest has already begun
places. All this OH the authority o
sz# " the farmers. We need rain very
1t is very dry. MONTGOMERY.