Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1855-12-26
COM NJ u NJ At I O ri s.
Correspondence Of the Advertiser.


Mr.. EprroE: ] had The pleasure of attending, last
week IAN exhibition Of the pupils of Miss r. !. EaEs
school. at IIammondyille--caed after our friends II"
the Martin Town ruad-and by Your leave will offer
! brief account 0fi
During the past summer. the scholars had been sun
iectcd to n searching examination OH the various Stud.
les of the preceding lcrn and passed The oFdcsl Will
much credit to themselves and with great honor to
their insrucress. On the present occasion 1t Mas
determined give To The patrons and III II lrei''s all
exhibition, as calculated 10 Illustrate III an interest
is manner. the progress and accomplishments ol 'le
pupils This was judicious. The many would greatly
prefer i, TO the dryer task oi listening 10 mathenatIca
demonstrations and old stories Of history, &c, IN re-
pea,ed times in the same year. Besides the novelty
there was too Il frrr field afforded for lie display Of
any peculiar larnt for defamation. oompusiriun for
serivms o. comic representation, &c., &c. While tlle
Teachers notes Gf rcciiations and department would
su,iv .c parents, of Ilc Improvement OF the children
weekly noathIy, or by the term. and thus supply the
place of another examination.
|! The .chuol.liulSe, Of Two ruons, is pcrched IN
handsome clnncnce, overlooking the highway anu
commanding view Of varied and picturesque scenery
beyond the Savannah river; with circumJaceiit
grove for the p.ripalelic n STUDENT and i'll the ricln
i,y gushing spring Of cool and limpld walrs. The
loom for the performances asneaty tinsled-a stage
fitted up furnished with piano, and its papered walls
partially covered with very pretty gilt frames cc!os-
ing samples of necde.w ork including embroidery, &c,
drawings and painliugSn water colos and lnonochro'
ma,c--:.lI done, and quite we'll done, by the young
lulies-,le senior scholars. The school consisted
mainly Of females, of whom some are nearly grown
The forenoon was devoted principally to the juvenile
department although music tvOcul and insirnmcntaD
w;,s introduced to vary The scene. The performances
comprised rccila,ons Of puetry and prose, reading o.
compositions and speaking Dialogues by the younger
asses; and just TO keep them in snbef countenance,
wilh also sprinkling OF laddies. Several oi The
Dialogues were written by lhe Teacher, and were
ada pied to The age and advancement Of the nerlo-
cuturs cannol enter into many particulars. In gen
erai the characters were well mainained-le memory
not at fault and the emphasis correct The compost.
! ions of the Birds" and "Chrslmas" " were very
credtabe 10 the little girls who'prcsenled them-and
Hard Times contained some sharp poinN. The
! recitation of Violcl was highly inleresting-lle
swec, little speakers being only about and years
old respectively thoroughly taught in their parts,
and while having confidence enough TO observe accu'
/ racy yet disclosing bushing nodesiy. that gave
charm 10 words and manner and won oil hearts.
| Andiournng now 10 :, sumpluous entertainment, ]
returned al y o'clock r. m. 10 witness tile manner IN
which the seniors with Two exceptions eNclti'
sively Young ladies' would acquit themselves had
made lIe acquaintance Of several Of them, and felt
velier interest The music (sOngs and airs) was con-
luued rs before a, intervals but not an nterlude
so much as part oflhe regular programme. One young
lady spoke salutatury IN French, and another one IN
: EurIsh ut the close Of the exercises; others gave
yalrdctorirs in The same languages. All were grace
: fully dcc!amrd. My ear was not familiar enough
with French to offer an opinion fully Of the merits "i
the compositions pronunciation, however, appear
cd 10 he correct. The compositions OF :" My native
Land !" "Onr Ancestors The age in which we
live" and Education especially clever The
first stirred the blood of the native South Caronans
and the last incucated wholesome doctrines and gem
.r,us sentiments 4 II were rccited with appropriate
GESTURE and in,onalion and were cminenly credilabe
to The Young ladies' The dalngnes were of higher
Grad. Than h Use in the morning, and some were orig
iual In one of them the teacher directs deserved
sn,ire Al New York paror chtclla, which wonll apply
YER; properly 10 other cities and other parlors "heh
the srenkers shall visit the ST. Nicholas, they will re-
member this descriptive sketch; and while narrowly
observing others will guard against rerY frivolous con-
yersatior. and rery affected mnnncrs
Night brought tho exercises tua close The spccla-
,,,, dcp, r,.J both entertained unl instructed; an