The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-06-25
School Exhibition.

Right business can be made.
School Exhibition.
ES- The close Of the summer term Of
the select school Of Mrs. WooDRUFF and
Miss HoMANs, gave occasion, on Friday
Evening last, for very pleasing exhibl-
ton OF the musical and rhetorical capac
tiles of the school The audience. ow-
ing 10 the limited capacities Of the school
room, was limited almost exclusively to
the parents and relatives of the pupils.
but comprised an intelligent and critical
assembIage. The school room was dec
Grated with flags and flowers. and the
scholars adorned with such a profusion
OF flowers as to give the idea of floral
festival. And what pretter combination
The grace, artlessness, innocence, beau
~ OF children, and the freshness, purify.
brightness of flowers (? The exercises
must have been gratifying to both pa
rents and teachers, for in every respect
the scholars acquitted themselves well
In the rhetorical exercises. even to the
smallest child, there was q naturalpess of
emphasis and information. 4 distinctness
ana correctness OF enunciation and nro-
ANNEXATION, that marked a gratifying de-
gree OF Intelligence, and proved The en-
IRE competence and the Industry of the
teachers. This school has been great
oeheht TO our village, and deserves the
hearty encouragement OF the comnuni-
". lhe teachers are able and self deny
ing, and IN careful attention to The minds
DO not forget 10 exert a saIu,ary influence
upon the character, Of the scholars. There
Is an excellence Of department. an eleva
ton OF tone. exhibited by The scholars,
That marks careful attention to the i'm.
lortant matter Of moral training.
Inc musical recilations, which opened
the exercises, We did not hear. but the
subsequent singing by the class was-ex
ceedInsIy we'll Music occupied a largea
share o. the programme, aud in matter
and manner showed the impress Of the
superior taste Of Mrs. WooDRuFF. The
opening dialogue, entitled . Curiosity"
by four litle boys, Masters Older. Reed
Wilcox end Putnam, was one of the best
things OF the kinds we ever heard, The
entire tone aud manner of the little fell
lows was rs natural and as correct rs
possible. The same IS equally true of
the Misses Kingsley and Nc Culloueh.
and Masters Warne, Snow and Tabor. in
the dialogue of Young America"
They could scarcely have been better.
\ declamatory piece, entitled :. YOUNG
America on Progress" by Master Snow,
was timely delivered . Babes in the
Woods a recitation by little girl
with chorus by the class, was very pleas.
lngly done. Tie valedictory for the pri-
mary class was nicely given by Willie
Boggs.
The Song of the Fairies was very
beautiful selection, and was happily sung
by Misses Sturdevant, Brooks and Nc.
Cfeary a recitation, by Master Geo
Narne, like all similar efforts Of that lad. T
could not be surpassed by one of his ape
. Composition" dialogue. by Jennie
Lee, Minnie Older, Addie Wilcox, and
Edith Woodruff. was FIRST rate, both in
matter and manner. An original compo-
silion, subject Florence NIGurIxGALE.
was read by Miss LOUISA BRYANr. The
literary merits of the production, consid-
erng the necessary biographical charac-
ter OF the sketch, were, in our opinion.
OF quite superior order. The dry de-
tails OF biography were SO interviewer
with reflections upon character as TO
sustain the interest fully. The language
was choice, and the reading. despite an
evident embarrassment, very correct A
dechmatory piece, by Addie Wilcox, was
Wen done. = The Growing of Florence
Nightingale. by the nine muses., repre-
scented by Misses Bryant. Brooks. Curtis.
Sauerbler, kinsley. Sturdevant, Wilson.
Tabor and hinsley, was fine piece-a
beautiful tribute TO a noble woman. The
dialogue was we'll sustained, and the mu.
sic appropriately rendered. "Indepen
dence Bell" declamatory piece by
stephen Tabor. was very fine eiIort.
A." The Country Aunt's Visit" dialogue
by Sarah Sturdevant. Kate Wilson. Alice
Tabor. and Hattie Brooks, was probably
The best thing Of the evening. rendered
80 by the admirable acting of Miss
Brooks, whose rendering of the part Of
the country aunt was excellent. Weney.
or saw better makeup. The dress was
IN perfect heeping,the tone Of voice. ana
the manner perfectly natural Nothing
was at all oversuained, but there was
such an entire ease and naluralness. as
70 make the performance. considering
the youth Of The actress surprising
one \ well conceived orig NAL yaedic
tory, nicely given, by Miss Carrie Cur
us, concluded the exercises.
The fall term Of the school viii omen
On the i,st Monday in September. In
The meantime, the teachers viii seek 4 re
taxation much needed