The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1861-03-21


your many valuable contributors, who
used to acquaint tho readers Of the
News with School Exhibitions, &C.
through the columns Of your interest
ing and valuable papor2 Last Spring
we we're weekly entertained by reading
interesting accounts Of the close Of |
Schools, aud the grand Exhibitions at
tending them NoW we hear.but little
about Schools, save those in our own
neighborhood. Why as 70 so? Are
there no Schools2 Or if there are any,
is there nothing worth recording about
them2 Does nothing transpiro during
the term, or even at the close, that
would benefit, interest and entertain
tho public2
All! L greatly fear that your con
tributors are going to leave these inter
esting subjects, and write exclusively
about themselves; for one writes about
|"Uucle Ben" another about AUNT
Siss, while "a Farmers Wife," "a
Farmers Daughter" and "FlOra" are
popular themes; also "Paps I'd Son"
is occasionally spoken Of Can they
t,inb Of nougM else to ,orite? Have all
other subjects become exhausted, or is
it more pleasant to write about persons
than things? We can only say that zoe
think this last subject in a pretty fair
way to become exhausted too, aud we do
wish your worthy correspondents would
furnish us something ne,0. Shall we
appeal in vain?
If no ono else will furnish anything
about Schools, we will tell of one we
attended on the I'd inst, near Selma,
Ill.,, and Of the Examination and Ezhi-
bition we will also speak.
You we'll know what q beautiful day
it was. The morning dawned with un-
usual splendor. King Sol arose in
cloudlcss majesty, and glOriOusly as
cended high in Heaven, causing our
lovely earth to smile with cheerfulness
and delight, rendering, ng,everything pleas
ant around US. We did not attend the
exercises of the morning, but as soon as
we had dined VIC wended our way to-
ward the School House. 1t was a neat,
white building, situated near the road
side, commanding a full view of the
prairie, which lay stretched out on
either side, dotted here and there with
neat-looking farm-houses, all bespoak
ing Industry, contort and ease. As the
S,hool was but a short distance from
onr friends, we soon arrived at the
hall of learning, known as college
Corner" where we were kindly and
warmly welcomed, and conducted to
s,ats with marks of true politoness.
The Teacher was a beautiful lady,-
Her counteuonce, boaming with super
Tor intellect, was partially shaded by a
wealth of flowing curls, whi,h lent a
grace to her every movement, that
might properly be termed attributes Of
Fairies.
There were classes examined in
Arithmetic, Geography, Algebra, &C.
omotry and French, and we think we
never saw students pass better exam
ination, or acquit themselves more hon
orably, in many Of the noted Colleges
with which our country abounds, than
they did in that District School
In the evening we attended the Ex-
hibition Of Literary exercises, which
were commenced by all the scholars
singing the 23d Psalm, which was con-
sidered very appropriate for the occa.
sion. As soon as the singing was end,
ed there stepped upon the stage a fair
young girl, who had scarcely seen her
fifteenth simmer, and who spoke with
all tho oloquonoo and animation Of O
learned orator, who had prncticcd speak
ing for a score Of years. The subject
of her oration was: "Our life is wei
of mingled yarn; good and III tOgeth
err" and seldom have We heard any
thing that pleased US more. We ad
mircd the style, the language, and the
manner Of delivery, and cannot doub
but that that young girl is endowed
with more than ordinary pOwers-mor,
than ordinary talents. Oh, may rh,
remember that "where much is giver
much will bo requred"I
The exercises we're all good, but w
\ will only speak Of two others-the FRS
being the Scholars Aim" which wal
very beautifully expressed, and clothed
d with truth and loneliness. The schol
e ur's aim was so vividly portrayed tina
we could almost see him ascending
Learning's lofty height His ambihoul
hopes and laudabla aspirations wsr,
Q painted in such glowing oolOrs that W,
! could almost feel bis delight when h,
raoligad tho ain, tpbiob he LoI haor o.,