The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1859-04-14
UNION School Exu1p1TIoN. IT

UNION SCHOOL EXHIBITION. - The
School exhibition on Friday evening was fully
attended. In short, there was general turn out
Of men, women and children, from the village.
The egational Church Was crowded to excess,
and large number from the country who arrived
isss we're unable to gain sdmittance. We were
pleased with this manifestation of interest in the
success of our school efforts. Still, we could not
rspress the convection that many came with no
higher motives than the qualification Of witness
ing mere theatrical display. For, surely, the
progress Of the Students except in elocuton, can
not be ascertained at an exhibition; and we would
here respectfully suggest, that the public ecanaina
fion, rather than the exhibition, is the place to
learn the state and condition of the school, and the
advancement of the scholar. We cannot go into
any lengthy details of the proceedings at the exhi
ton In general terms, we would say, the stu
dents we're as successful as might have been ex-
pected. so far as action in concerned, but there
was q great failure. in not making themselves
heard, especially in the coloquies We could see
by the motion of the lips, &C., that something was
being said between the actors but what that some
thing might have been, was left mostly to conjec-
sure. And the calls of louder upon the speak
80 bring them out The consequence of this was,
impotence and disorder in that part of the audi
ence who were beyond the reach of hearing, which
rendered inaudible much that otherwise might
have been heard by those nearer the platform
In close connection with this, we beg leave re-
spectfully, to make few suggestions, which it may
Ia veil to bear in mind at some future exhibition
lat On the part of the Students that they be sure
In make themselves distinctly heard, by the mosi
distant person in the audience, and that they SCI
An example of quiet and good order among them
selves if they wish for order and quiet the part
of their auditors.
Id On the part of the audience, that parents
shoud not bring infants into the body of the house
they can neither be Quoted nor got out and that
children who cannot draw three breaths without
coughing should be doctored and left at home.
The Salutatory = BY Master Ii. Bowling, was
well delivered, but not well heard.
TIE old Bwon's last Request = By E. Day. was
more energetic in delivery. and was well received
The Neso Skates-By Masters H. F. and H. Bige
low. was handsomely done for boys of their age but
could be heard but by few.
Loehiers Warning-By Masters Gage and Dan
iels. would have been better heard had they 50
managed in addressing each other, as to have ad
dressed the audience at the same time. Speaking
with the back on the audience, or with the fact
partially averted "a fault observable to some ex
tent in every coIloquy spoken during the evening
might have been easily avoided by slight chang'
of position on the part of the speakers at eacl
change in the dialogue precauton which shoult
never be neglected. O. ts7 g. 81
Non = By Master H. Hills, was well delivered
and most of it heard. He had, beside, the meri
Of standing erect during his delivery. /. a.-ssi