The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1852-07-03
The Exhibition.

The Exhibition.
The following communication was handed in
for publication in due season, but was unfortu.
nately delayed, Cor the want of room. We now
insert 1t at the request Of number Of individu.
ais who feel drsiruns Of paying this slight tribute
to Mrs Gorton, to whom they feel indebted for
the care and pains she bestowed upon the educa.
,ion Of their children during the continuance Of
her school:
Mrs. Gorton's Exhibition came or at the Hall
Of Science, Ottawa, On Tuesday Evening MAY
?5th, IN a style that gave general satisfaction
aud cicited the admiration # all present. II
was indeed truly rich--cXcccdlng ~ taste, order
precision, elucuton, and striking effect any thing
"f the kind that has ever been produced IN Otta
wa aud for the benefit Of those whom business
ar distance prevented from witnessing it, we pun.
pose giving them short sketch Of the proceed
lngs
The Hall was beautifully decorated with ev
crgrecn~, and the rU,,rum was entirely hid frum
view before commencing by white curtain in
front of it, trimmed with green extending quite
across the room. The audienc-' had assembled.
and the hour for commencement had arrived, but
all was silence, and you looked HqurIngly around
~ though you wuuld ask where all the pupils
were, when suddenly, unannounced and without
moments warning, the curtain parted IN the
centre, and was hastily swept back on either
side, revealing group Of happy beings, dressed
in snowy white, and 50 disposed a. To- f rm per.
feet gallery Of bright faces, rising one above the
other IN ~ pyramidal form; and u-tanlaucou.ly
with the moving OF the curtain, strain of vocal
H II FIR tIn tfE
up aud sung their school Room Song" IN a stylc
that did credit to them aud their teacher The
effect must only be uHagu,,d by thu-e who have
mndS to apprcclate--It startled urpri,ed-
tmiled SO ,uddcn--so uueSpccttd-so mpos-
Iugl
Next come the single pieces sp"ken by The
anal scholars; after which Il he Lrceisior' was
read. Ih' was the Composition Paper the
cover Of which Wa beautifully p,lntcd-Mr- Ga.
own execution The composition was excellent.
We ,uhluln the Puff" OF Which Mrs G. was hind
enough To furnish a copy. IhI. piece was witt
ten by one of her mrduu aged pupils, AID it,
PujnicIucss, locality, and blunt iucon,roverlible
truths, makes it too good to be lost. Hare 1t Is
purf To OTTAWA.
Ottawa is beautifully located on the banks Of
the Illinois and FOX rycrs and Is said to be the
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