, 1876-06-26

stxrta! Lut,espondcace GJ rae tribune.
RoCKFoEn, ILL.,, jlne 1l.--fhe Soulinnty
Chapel WAS ii1lrtt ut iii early hour Tlursduy
morning, to llLar tic exercises Of the graduating
cnss. TEcso followed tho following pro.
gralnnc:
Chant. Prayer.
Walts-Son Wehcr- Misses uilccr, ncckmau,
1''Thc Crltc "-5csslc +. Hubbard, Cedar 1sap-
'..Wlcrcwltml shul We lc clothcds"-Ad4lo
L. Hrcwer. s,nhoy.
TX rcu for Ac,fioerily "-sa!omr Piersun. Solo.
..son;;s "f liz Ccr,tusc." clark.
International Eantasic-alsscs Oti4cur md Up.
tthnsta"--scl!le N. Lord, E1gln.,
a,is HH u satics 1usrty y'sA'HS f. ilSlss '
Class ',IS. ''''
soss-se!sc;e1aM!rsN H.; Ns9!!s 1!s.fuHs:
"AyS, fcsnpc-sII.s FL Efla II. ctocher. ''''''' ~
a., a Centennial rosn'-''r". A'ary Ea'ls l1Ardy,
March -sselnlsrt-M -MlHscs conklsu. nartlctt, Law
re,cc, md lrwett
with aledlctory-Florrnce i. Hyde. Topesa,
IAAs.
l'atltnE snng. Presentation of Diplomas. Prayer.
Mrb. 3alfunr a,rl Miss Crockcr, both of CHI
eagu, ad.!cd very Much to the vocal music Of t'o
OtGIhIOtlt Ht ttlaLEuklEAttt llllt1E Wt1 EAE-
cutc.t n very superior stylu. The young indies
acquitted themselves greatly to thu Batisfactton
nf their friends. The interest uf thu day ceti-
tred nroand tho Ccntcnnial pucm. This in it.
self WIS production Of dccilc.l merit, hut q
copy l,ad been prepared for presentation to tho
PRINCIPAL al'at was y rscl, grm Of art. Tho poem
lesvsles, III St..!.s AO lines, thu opening VI tbs
schuul, a1il It's growth. Al tsIs scliuol lls
t!eyrr ila'l ctaugu ot Principal. 1t is nude =
wlso olrncd tI.c lttlo private bchoo, near thirty
years ns", tllht llAs grnwn to bu the SEMINARY of
to-day. Mrs. MarteTr. rersy's a1ui atpears 1t,
4;t Vt npplo.hlosstnas, as well ~ IN tl!c tlcdl-
,ahteiul sketches IT birds, flowers, ani iull,i-
scapv, OH ny luany pages Ut tho tMty brsstol
buNrI IN which, thu poem Ia printed. hitss
Minnie linliotcr lI"s sevcss groups OF familiar
smith contributed u gsoulVo If vIulcts ny one Of
twu which she mnte'i. Mira Je'ln!u y. RllIscy,
uf BulvLierc. lEss fur Paintings Ut vines alld
llnwcrs; u,lnIg them u beautiful gruul' vi rub.
Ills a,,l,uays, to Illustrate tho line:
Anuwy rallhtta tlu,ll hlle,
Miss MyTa Il. Webster taA IL ltnt prairic-sccn0
~ vigIcltc ut tht hrsul Ut thu Joell, and ninv
others, Including full page of deer, a,ti trcc
ea4lu's nest is pnrt Of tue word-plcture.
Many vi the paintings arc fsuln sccnes III tho VI
ctnity, mud! d grcat amount u liard work llas
hcus. expcuded IL l.aktug tlc book = lifting
clustur III the mc1nury of tle wol,lun who lias
seen tic chnnges iron. tho lays Df wild astare
III tllu frultIsplecu to the Kartlcll.vtoluts, und
from thu stray lslian cn.uG to tho tactorY drY-
Ing WAtGr.i,uWer III to'AAy. .
The prcsrntatlon-copy was tie only copy
Ionlnli III TACT, unly suvcn copies were prileu.
bristol board w by M was used, with beaut.
ful special type; and appropriate spaces wrro
left for painting thu s'inslrattnns, amounting y
morc tlAn thirty. 1t ia richly mil titly bound,
anu altogether Il II great work Of art Tor pGt'.
vlnsial city, although sosuu Elerstault might
think hs ituuky Mo,tlltaIn studies would over
shMluW these pretty watcr-coogs. h1lss LII
Justly prizes the poci ud tts Illustrations very
highly. The sluncy.cost of tilo yuluno NUS u
full liuml,r.l tlullars. Tho 1uok was uil exttlon
| ut tho Alumni, Reunion Thursday night, md
attracted greut deal II attet!o1., u thu labor
upull 1t, n1d tho peculiar assocsat!uls about II,
IMPLY Justified.
At the Reunion, which was lasgety attended
ty fr..,als of the Institution, Thy announcement
WIS Nladc tllat thu csuluwltlcnt fur thy l'rclpas
| 'lal bcen secured, although not I'LL aetuh!'y
| collected.