The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-08-18


UPPkR SCHOOL.
The exhibition Of Mr.. 4 Mrs. wrisht's
.chool. 1t tn. Methodist chapel, on the ere
ming Of the 10th, vas the best have ever
dreaded in the West. The audience,
completely filing the house, was evidences
enough that expectation vas on tip-soe:
and I think it Is NOT ~ exaggerssion to ssy
tia. .hs an,icipations Of all were more thar
realized. Th. exercises consisted Of read
ing. recitation, and music, and very large
number Of pupils took part in them, vary
ing in age from youths, and young ladies, Of
seventeen, down to chubby little four-y year.
olas. lost few Of the pieces BY being
late, but heard enough to convince me that
Mr.. L Mrs. Wright, in the culture OF their
pupils, aim more .. solid requirements than
superficial display. The s'lissIs wee ones''
showed az animation, and intelligence, in
their performances, highly creditabis to
themselves and their teachers; but some Of
the larger scholars, in reading and reciiing
choice extract. Of English literature, showed
that, not only had they and their Instructors
attended to the grases Of style and delivery,
but had drank in The spirit and inspiration
of the authors.
II mention the nam - Of few, dissin-
guishsd for the excellence Of their perform
ances, | would not have it understood
.ha, the others did not do we'll.
"The death Of Napoleon" by Mayhew
Butler, was finely spoken. "Inauencs Of
Education" by Mis-. Mary Blachly, was e1-
esIlen.. Charley Bump acquitted hi~ss!f
nobly in "Bru,u,' Defense" and "Elo-
quence," by Sheridan Street, was earnest,
manly, and eloquent; and it is no disparage.
men. to tn. Judge to say, that his son
"shed" can bea, him on the stage.
"Tired Of play" by Della Devol, was
we'll done. Spencer Smith, As "Rum's Ma
mac" thrilled the audience with horror,
and made drinking men trsmble in their
shoes. "Female exquisites," by Mrs.
Wright, and three of her young lady pupils,
was "tip-top," and ridicued the absurd af
fsctation Of boarding school Misses most
admirably.
"Chas. DeMoor's rcmorsc," from the
play Of "The Robbers,' which Murdoch,
and other grea, actors, pride themselves in
doing we'll, was read by Miss Parallee Rus
sell, 10 a manner which ladies' with ten times
( 81 - e. sh.t h.
had, need not be ashamed Of.
Not wi,hingto be invidious, but anxious
10 Indicate what believe to be a model,
that all our bows would do well to copy af-
ter, must pronounce "Anthony's Grafton
over the dead body of CGzar," by Frank
/ Stutsman, the browning recitation Of the
/ evening. The spirit, the Gre, the m ournful
pathos Of Anthony, rs he put a tongue into
each gaping wound Of Cnzar's, seemed to
: live AMI glow again in the youthful orator.
Nature has given Frank more than an ordi-
/ nary am count Of oratoricai talent, and if it is
properly developed he is bound to make his
mark.
Mss Sarah Adams is a star player, and
di.coursed excellent music Cd the melodcon,
with vocal Accomplishments by several Of
the young ladies Of the school.
/ Mr.. & Mrs. Wrish. have had a very large
number Of pupils under their charge during
| the term which has just closcd-as many,
! think, as 100 or 10. Mrs. Wright, on
several days, having 100 her department
{ and any one, who has ever attended a pub
/ lie school, knows the vexatiops and care.
Of the teacher, to say nothing Of the labor,
OF teaching 40 many yonng ideas to shoot
/ A hundred twigs to train into straight nnt
stately trees and each individual twig o
ths hundred requiring n treatment, fferen
from any other. the school teacher has a
least rs arduous and responsible duties t
perform as any man or woman, in anu o.
the varied callIngs Of life, and oil honor t.
that teacher who discharges those dut;e.
faithfully and we'll. And ono word in nd
vocncy Of school exhibitions. They can b,
gotten up like the one have just noticed
without interfering, materially, with th,
regular routine OF studies. They make tn,
scholars ambitious, and, no matter wha
carpins critics may say of rivalry, it i, I
fact that, generous emulation is one o
the strongest and noblest incentives to stu
dy and they serve as mile-ssones on thu
road Of intellectual Advancement, marking
the progres made, and encouraging the stu
dent to press on TO prouder achievements.
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