New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-16
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
THE EXAMINATIONS AT COLUMBIA AND NORMAL


THE EXAMINATIONS AT COLUMBIA AND NORMAL COL
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NOTES.
The closing examinations of the students OF
Co,umba College are being made this week. There
"a scholarships OF 600 each to be awarded and these
have been vigorously contested by the members OF oil
the classes. The awards will not be made known until
the annual Commencement on June "a. The College
will give also felowships of $500 cach for three
years but very suguary, there have been competi
tors nd the students have taken interest in this
matter The examination for the Anthem Greek prize Of
$500 will take place to-day. In the School Of Mines the
przes are the Torrey prize OF $50 for the
and experimental examination IN qualitative analysis,
and apother for for the most thorough knowledge OF
the theory aud practice Of assayinR The reception OF
candidates for the new will take place Friday
and Saturday next both for the College and the School
Of Mines The tuition in TINS institution is absolutely
free TO those who unable to pay.
Col stebbins OF the Department OF Parks has ad-
dressed letter TO Prof Alfred g. Compton OF the Col
ege of the City OF New York, giving him permission to
engage in astronomical investigations by day and night
with party OF students on and about the great hill in
the Central Park at about One-hundredthst The per-
mission was asked for by Prof. Compton a few weeks
ago In order to enable him TO give the students Of the
POSTGRADUATE in engineering thorough drilling
in and practical experience with astronomical and
veying instruments. The party with instruments, will
visit the Park to-day or tomorrow.
The closing exercises OF Mile. Rostans Young Ladies'
School took place last evening at No. 81 West Fifty
secoud-st The programme consisted OF music. ad-
dresses COMPOSITIONS and dialogues by the pupils and
addresses by the Rev. DR.. Armitage and the Rev. D..
Anderson Miss Louisa Littaner and Miss Minnie Ieae
received their diplomas graduates. The following
ceived premiums: FIRST Department-Misses Florence
Ward, Belle Scrlbner Flora Kelley, Louise Gouetry,
Madeleine Criebe Clara DOdd Carrie Couon Georgna
Burt and Josephine Byron. Second Department.
Misses Ida Judsou Alice Lttauer Letle Kelley. Agnes
White Primary DepartiDent-Mss FANNIE Williams.
The exercises were Wtnesseu u! iase huuper vi the
For the past II years has Of the customs Of
Columbia College for the Junior class TO present To the
most popular member OF the class the GoOdwOOd Cup
as a token of their esteem Last evening large mum
of invited assembled at the College TO witness,
the presentation OF tue "GoSiWHou CUP Class OF 20.
OF the balcony the presentation address was then
made by Henry De Mile. Tnerecipent Chalmers Wood
replied and thanked his fellow students Tor their Kind
ness. Dancing then begun anu 1t continued until
late hour. -, a.. -,
Normal College for the term is 603 the number
rejected being Sc. The result oil tue examination OF the
graduates is generally good but some were much be
hind In arithmetic. In grammar and spelling the appli-
cants were very proficient. The oral examination In
Latin literature, German French. physics, and physi-
ology began yesterday and VIII he continued to-day.
The competitive examinations for medals and prizes
will take place tomorrow, Thursday, and Friday The
annual Commencement will take place on July 2.
Grammar School No. Al will have its Commencement
exercises at 10 a. to-day. RecitaOns Will be gwen
read and solos and choruses sung. and the
whole will be brought to close by the presentation OF
diplomas.
The chapel attached to the Packer Institute in Jorale-
mon-st Brooklyn, was hled last evening by an sudl
ence assembled hear the Rev. Henry Ward BeecheT
preach the baccaaureae sermon before tie Class oi
1874. There are Is Young ladies' III tine class AFTER
SINGING aud prayer. Mr. Beecher, taking his text from
Romans xvi 81 and 4h verses delivered discourse de-
voted principally TO proving that the young lady OF To-
day very mucn superior, by reason OF her superior
educational advantages, 10 her prototype OF ancient