The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-05-01
r. j. r. LENNON
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Sehola site Festivity


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peot. RI. p. Lrmmon, closed on To'sdss
.veniug Tho l9'h. int and 'hc great Exhioi' y
,;ac c,.:c,, has long been looked sorwsri 70
~ his pupils aud surrounding e"mm"r"s'
Win high anticipation. come ~ ~ n'e"
.,a rather al uncommon occurrence. al'x
,oc,,,i,ra were fully -eaizd Tive other
srhoo,s were invited - mee, them p, me
a p Church. IN COZ ncr'ion win shnm th's
form.d grind procession y ia person~'
,b., marched over toihe " T.. Church
Which ~ss furnished with On elegant stag
ling. niscl, decorated with cedar anc noFa'
w,es,bs. NJ receive them. After marching
.,o ,he hous and'accommoiatinc those t~o
schools with the front sra.s, which were re-
ssrvea tor them. ~ with h. rur'ls advanced
oo,o Ne sage where w introduced them v
me audience aud then ooened the exercises
WITH PRAYER. Af'-r music BY The f'iz' en-
Bard. Mlss g A. Elliott stepped forward an'
IN IN sloousnt manner delivered The Intro
'i,ha occasion. and SPOKEN viii m ar wh'cf
l,old Tie assembly il nnnis'akaoir words =
+. her due preparatory industry. Alter ~
" we're several Dialernes very entertaining
4 VOL selected, ve-v appropriate FOR "" ocra
u, @ion. and equally we'll performed. Som"
!, ,hem were snmewra' mirfhful and excite
hnfn In fhOS
we're lessons fought which were edifving
n,l who gave attention: in fact while 'hr
~ we've acting one known by the n ame OF 'Ni
n lnrs s hools,'' sore ~ ne Old persons We
-hronph, IL tears. r II blackwell and J
v II. Blalr each delivered nm orig'nsl adde's
n .hich deserves more thnn passing notice :
N But particalarznc some fear would re q
"A ing irinsrire u hers. However. must 50
,hst he Essays IN the subjects ~ Fat
~ Hone and Charity. ~ Misses J. Ppckhar
70 81. Pendock. and W. r. Jones. we're We
" composed and very well read Mr.. Tho
Turnr-. who delivered the Vsledctory snr
Nv manifested moro Than ordinary paeling
the separation seemed TO be very affsrtiT
10 most ~ them The performances m
(. have been more fascinating 20 me e. you'
,lman) than some others. from the fact that
Young ladies all dressed in white looked a
they were inhabi'an,s Of the upper coun,r
and that their stay here was transient, y
many avc,already remarked that !, surpa'
"a al Exhibitions Of the kind they ever "
messed. and must acqneirce In their not
and unpreindced decision for !. Undvu5iet
deserves all the eulogies that have been
slowed upon H. The audience consisted
about six hundred persons, men. women
children, about 500 OF whom were seat
others had 10 stand: th-y were however ricl
entertained even IN this position until n
Y one o'clock at which time they adjourned
m dispe rsed to their respective homes. Pare
we're we'll pleased and confirmed IN the %
~ ion that the session had not been spent 10
y, doence BY the Teacher o. his pipils. II
II" certainly have made p:cdigious strides up
~ steep and rugged hill Of science, preparat
~ 10 their middle life and old age. The css
~ reflected on Mr.. Lennon, as a teacher.
wv more than instructors ususlly receive.
ELIzADErH, March, 1861. OMEGA
ON
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