, 1876-07-02
KENOSIIA..


'KESosuA, July 1.-For several years past this
institution Of learning has been steadily grow
ing in popular favor, until now it ranks Us one
Of the very best scminarics for girls aud young
ladies in the West No more delightful place
can be imagined than Kcmpcr Hall, with its large
park adorned with beautiful shrubbery, winding
walks, aud wealth Of floral treasures in which to
"cli1nb the rugged hill Of science" The very
air brcathes of study and meditation, and the
result Of these outer surroundings, aud the ef-
forts Of its efficient corps of teachers, duly
observed in the Commencement exercises of last
Tuesday. Five young ladies graduated
with the highest honors Of this school,
giying tue public on that occasion
an iukling of the amount of knowledge stored
away by them during four years Of study within
the halls OF their Alma Mater. The essays read
were all gocd, those in German and French
being noticcably praiscworthy. The valclic-
tory, delivered by Miss Large, OF Big Rapids,
Mich, was creditable effort, md much ad-
uircd by those present for its natural tone and
originality. The instrumental and vocal sclec-
tioIs were fine, and some Of them charlningly
rendered The graduating class MI received
gold medals as awards u honor, one member OF
the class, Miss Large, receiving two OF these
medals The walls of st. Peters Chapel, IN
were DECORATED with specimens Of
dbe"'nS fhe n1pils anu Of a' ken,paf Hal. Some Of
these were remarkably fine, sabrina Qrom 4
cast, Gala lily from nature, and the Christ.
mas Carol Singer,' Being, perhaps, Us worthy OF
mention as any
Bishop Welles addressed the graduating class
in few we'll -ti1.:cd remarks, the diplomas Wcrc
conferred, the bcncdiction pronounced, and the
tloy so lo1,g looked forward to Us the goal Of Ill
Il rn+f %rut 1n1
Mater lenceforth must be to them only loved
and cherished memory; perhaps, as liIe's duties
and realities crowd upon them, the brightest
and most enduring of all the ray-marks OF their
existence. Tic Young ladies' who graduated
were: Miss Mary O. Broekwny, Ripon, Wis.,;
Mics ANY r. Gillctt, EIkEart, ILL.,. AllsB Alary
r. Guutlry, Mineral Point, Wis; Miss Mary b.
Wilson, Chicago, nla-,
i ROLL or: PAPERS.
seemingly obliyious Of I'LL outward things, her
ro1u,tcfuIlce wearing ucditatiye look that was
indicative of deep thought Robcd i'll fashions
latest caprice she WIS the cyntsurc OF all eyes us
she moved gracefully and with dgnited 'nicn
ankind who were out for an airing. Some luck
less urcbiu endowed with u lively sense of the
ridiculous shouted "fIa! Hu!' in stentoriau
tones, and disappeared round corner con-
yulscd with laughter. Tie ladies exchanged Il
meaning smile with each other us they pusscd
tl1is dcyotcc of fashion, schoolgirls Uttered and
chnkrd striving to maintain y decent show Of
decoruiu; even the gentlemen could not rcpress
a smile, while the Indy, the innocent cause
Of all this merrimcnt, passed on Totally
unconscious that she was the object Of 60 much
a,uuscmcnt. Her mental equilibrium received
shock, however, when lady, more Kind OF
heart than the others, politely Informed her she
lad made 4 mistake in her toilct,-that she had
adjusted TINT article OF lady's apparel known
rs 1.bustlc'' on the outside of her fashionably
,,o,3 c,,i+ ;,,e+a,1 1f rnnrraliDr it bencatfl the