The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1853-06-30
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

nation of our public schools was concluded i
on Friday last. Well may our city be proud Q
of her popular education. The teachers a
have indeed proved themselves worthy of G
their important trusts. On this occasion .
the North school house, where the closing
exercises were held. was packed close with
a crowd Of spectators. All THAT was a sight
worth looking upon-that beautiful array Of
lovely ladies who, with the exception of tho
seats reserved for the students, filed a large
portion of the building, and only showing
the brighter from contrast with the dense
mass Of the other sex who surrounded them
in every portion of the room.
1t is not necessary or proper to make
mention Of the merits Of the different stu
dents, nor to make an analysis of the diff
ferent compositions and dialogues. After a
course of arduous study, they have acquitted
themselves with honor TO their teachers-
and VIC doubt not they will be heard OF in
the future as leading lives of usefulness and
distinction. Each Of them has a voice OF
praise for tho course Of instruction pursued
at our Union Schools.
The announcement of a French dialogue,
spread over all faces, old and young, a broad
smile of surprise and pleasure, while the
colloquy, by one of the graduating scholars,
exhibited the qualities necessary to constl-
tute a true lady. The "School Girls Jour
nal" edited by Chilly of the Valley" was
appropriate rich and racy. Every one seems
to concur that the editorials were Of unusual
excellence, whilst some gave evidence oil ma
turity of mind rarely to be found except with
mature years.
, We were delighted to see a large number
, of strangers and friends from the country in
attendance during the performances on Fri
day; they show to us that our system OF COM
mon schools is attracting the attention and
! interest of those at a distance, and thatthere
! is 10 danger of their decline SO long as they
are conducted as they are at present.
Miss Wilcox and Miss Hale, the ladies
who superintend the female department,
came amongst us with high regulations as
: ladies' OF liability, and we are free to say that
Il their regulations have been more than sus-
tanned.
We shall not attempt an eulogy on the
u course of Professor Williams, who Superln-
. tends the whole school, for We know that
y we would not be able to do him justice, and
: because We know that the public have had
| ample opportunities ofjudging of his merits
> themselves. His remarks at the conclusion
n of the exercises were we'll timed, and we
o trust parents will see the propriety ofsend-
ing their children regularly to the school
room. .gta
a Tho intervals between the exercises were
t happily filled with delightful music, both in
: strumcntaI and vocal.
"Uncle Sans Farm
brought down the house, aud was just the
! thing for II bevy of beautiful yankee girls"
to show of their best looks. The last four
. lines OF the fifth verse which reada.
'.And this thpy fast arc learning, 90
Uncle Sam Is not q fool,
G For tho people do the voting,
n And the children go 10 school"
+ was sung with great gusto and well roceived
h by the audience.
If the education of the i~ncipient voters oil
the commonwealth be an important consid-
Grafton, seeing that public sentiment is in
fact the governing influence, it will be read
g llv admitted that the better the education,
the more satisfactory the result. Besides,
v the ordinary scholastic discipline, there are
also Incentives that might be held forth as
inducements to industry and perseverance,
that ought not to be overlooked, md under
~ rated; not the least important OF which, Is
t. the comforting diplomas, with such ceremo'
% mails, as to invest it with dignity and re-
l. spcctability. why should not n student whC
T. comes up to a proper standard Of scholar
rs ship, in the public high schools, have some
Or tangible evidence of the fact, from his pre-
20 ccptors, as well as the pupils of other schools
nj many of which are not near us thorough il
n their teaching us they are in tho Union
- Schools of Lancasterl
J. Upwards of 100 scholars derive daily dd
- vantages from our system of Union Schools
and the trustees lose no time and spare N
10 pains in reviewing the examination Of eacl
OF room.