Year: 1860

blshop hughes distributed the premiums at
the Mount st. Vincent Academy Of the Vista
ton, near New York, on Tuesday last and at
the conclusion of the exercises addressed the
young ladies as follows:


My dear children and young ladies Il
nave witnessed many anniversaries in which
you received the testimonials of merit to which
you were entitled, but do not remember any
occasion which excelled the exercises of to-
day. But l will not enlarge upon this; there
are probably great many in this audience
better able TO appreciate the merits of your
performances than L am. We have the honor
OF having many distinguished persons present
with US tO-day-nOt strangers, but friends
Only one thing has troubled us during the ex-
ercises-yOur speeches has made us sad-but
this was to be expected from the nature Of the
occasion, when friends and schoolmates were
about to take leave of each other But the
chief thing that has troubled me is the dilem-
ma in which one of the speakers placed the
Sisters of Charity by quoting remark from
me. True it is that they have none to over
look them upon this hallOwed ground but an
gels, unless, indeed, our Jersey friends on the
other side of the river may look down upon
them. Laughter But the dilemma in which
they are placed is this if the term angel can
be applied to those good spirits that look down
on the Sisters from above, why cannot the
same term be applied to the young ladies see
before me- Here, then, are the Sisters be-
tween two sets of angels; the one overlooking
them from above, and the other looking up to
them for guidance and instruction. Laughter
Isn't that dangerous position to place the
Sisters in May not this double compliment
from earth and heaven make them vain Re
newed laughter, in which the Sisters heartily
joined.


- But to return although it is of the utmost
importance, young ladies' that you should
have good education, should be accom-
plished, cultivated, graceful and refined vet
there are other things that cannot be lost
sight of Before another year rolls around
propose to arrange with the Sisters for a new
branch of study in the Academy That branch
of study is what the French call the science Of
cuisine 1t is the science of keeping house
and that we all know commences with the
kitchen. Every young lady, / don't care if
she be a queens daughter, ought to under
stand that department of life Even though she
may not have to practice il, though she NAV be
able to hire her cook, yet she should under
stand it herself, for it may happen some day
that the cook will dismiss her. IGreat laugh
ter. What predicament she would be in
then Well, what was going to say was that
the Sisters should arrange it so that all the
girls over thirteen of age should be enabled to
spend a portion Of the time in the kitchen. and
become acquainted with cooking and house
keeping. Here will be a new bureau Of edu-
cation. Laughter. We shall then have the
theory and some practice too.


Another point and l will close At tho end
of another year, if living, and my purse is long
enough, l am going to give gold medal of
not less than so In value, TO the young lady
who will write the best essay, not exceeding
five pages in length, upon this great new SCI
ence have spoken Of. Laughter and ap-
DIausel