The daily gazette., 1875-07-03
Letter from Tel Il. Scope.


TRIP OVER THE ALLEGHANIEs-CoM-
MENcEMENT WEEK AT THn LEwIsBURG
UNIvERsTTY--DELAwA AND MARY
LAND LADIES PARTICIPATING CREDTrA-
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Correspondence of the GAZETTE. ss;
;, 5--5.5S,- ~ LEwIsBuRo, Pa, July /, 1875.
Leaving Cresson, a place Of GUNNER
resort ON the Allegheny mountains, the
| highest point in the State of Pennyslva-
mia, we wended our way down its steep
sides over the famous Horse Shoe Bend
through Altoona, Tyrone, Lock Haven,
and Williamsport, and Tuesday morning
found us safely landed in Lewisburg, a
place of 1000 souls, pleasantly situated
on the Susquehanna river thirty-two
miles from Williamsport and .sixty:two
from Harrisburg. This is an old, aristo-
cratic and wealthy place. surrounded by
| an excellent farming and grazing coun-
| try. The point of interest here this
| week is the commencement at the Lew
| isburg University.
The University is composed of several
schools-a regular collegiate, gradual
ing school for young ladies and prepa-
| ratory school, the first two Of which held
their commencoments this week. The
| collegiate school takes a very good stand
dsulOli8 COll6ktS, anu bildt lOI yOuuk AA-
dies ranks among the first schools of the
land.
Each school has its separate faculty
and corps of teachers and buildings, yet
| are in the University proper.
Friends and relatives come from far
and near to see the happy students and
graduates.
Rev. M. Heath, President of Wyoming
Seminary, at Wyoming, Del, was pre-
| sent to see his daughter and Miss Lin
dale graduate. We also noticed Miss
Piper, from the same place.
The commencement of the young ia
noon. There was in attendance first
class band of music from the city, which
made the exercises Of the week varied
| and attractive.
The exercises being duly opened by
prayer, the President Of the University
introduced the first essayist, Miss Julia
| Carter, of Henderson, Md, Pictures VIC
Have Painted" after her followed Mis-
Kate E. Seward, Chester, Pa, "Husks;"
Sallie Aurand, Lewisburg, "Graven In
ages;" Lizzie S. Warden, Philadelphia,
Bud, Blossom and Fruit" Emma NJ.
Scott, Philadelphia, PRO Tenn Enma
b. Eeg, Pottsgrove, Expectation Of G
Grsduate;" Anna M. Iindale, Wyoming.
Del, "The living Dead" Anna Heath,
| Wyoming, Del, "The Religion Of the
Beautiful )" Keta Reppert, SmithIeld.
t"Death Necessary to Life Fannie l.
McGalliard Bridgeton, Nd, Thoughts
Made Visible" Flora G. Kramer, Lewis
burg. Influences; Mary Tnstin, Of
Bloomsburg, "Noicea;" Lizzie b. Noris,
Moutandon. "Archorcd, Adrift and on
Shore" Ella Il. avaring,- Dauville.
I"Shirks;" )" I4alin Kennedy, Mount joys.
The Prince of tho Daton;' Laura Ct
Brass, Williamsport, I viii il yotI WIZ
Mary f. DuShnne, Connellsvillo. mo
lasses Catches Flies Better Than Vine
gar;" Carrie A. Kenyon, Blakcly, Back
bone;" Emma NJ. Scott. Philadelphia.
Valedictory addresses.
The President then addressed he gra.
duating class and presented each with a
diploma of the institution aud hand
some gold medal.
| Our Delaware ladies, Misses Garter,
Heath and Lindale read as fine essays,
and in as self-possessed and model style
as any present: They, as well as all the
others, were dressed in white and looked
as pretty if not prettieY than any one on
the stage, for you know that the Della
ware and Maryland ladies are hard to
beat. We were quite proud Of our Del
aware ladies, and with much pleasure
did we hear fattering remarks made
with reference to them, their essays ana
standing in the school The essays o.
all tho ladies evinced mental dlsclpllne'
a mastery of the language and cultlvaf
ed style. Misses Heath and Iindaie
having spent some six years at the Wyo-
ming Seminary, Wyoming. Del, gradu
ated here in one year, and Miss Carter
having spent three years at oakland In
stitute, Norristown, Pa, also graduated
in one year.
On Tuesday evening 4 witty poem and
an excellent Grafton were delivered be-
fore the school.
ed to the young men:
80 what tale your grove could tell
What tales you've told within 1t;
| Where honeyed dews on two lips fell;
| o. what blessed minutel
Then tell us all about 1t, boys
| Those evenings sweet and mooney;
twill bring to us remembered joys
When we were Just as spooney.
Come don't be bashful, tell II all;
Before her you were aeenng,
| And held her hand so soft ana small
And looked up so app allng
what! No? Then must turn and ash
, Those other ones who know IT.
Il All. yes; / see; Pm saved the task;
Those kindling bushes show It.
Nan ,,objs solulni IT'S curious, no doubt.
That the senior girls so clearly your mean
Nat far ,pon onrssies, Tres Oh, there's truth in that
| tone. =, =, =. -, ,
: And. boys. don't allow them to 'go it alone.
II But to moro serious matters; No, ne; Tor IN
,I life 49,. ...,.,,,
There is nothing more serious than getting
, E%cepting 1t might be, as they find OF course,
Who 20 TO Chicago to seek for divorce.
What billing and cooing to slip on the moose
| WHAT lawing and lighting TO get it unloose
4 A honeymoon short and an agony long :,
Is the price II you go matrimonlally wrong"
| Non nobis soluns was the ladies' class
motto; and very appropriate one, tco.
On Wednesday morning, the Senior
class of the college, TWENTY-FIVE in mum