The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1862-04-03


Primary 60
Average per cent for whole
School 20
The above report is confined to the
first three months ofthe school. Owing
principally to the prevalence of the
measles in town, the fourth month
whould show = less attendance.
....High water, is the rage these
days. A great part Of the river bottom
is completely covered with it; in some
places it extends a mile from the river.
The railroad bed is reported entirely
under water at a great many places,
md considerably washed and injured
where il > be seen. At the station.
the water is two and a half feet decp.
d those who visit it are obliged TO take
= boat, at the highway near tho bluff.
It is also reported that part Of the river
bridge at Indiantown is washed away.
We sincerely hope this report will not
prove true. Some Of our citizens turned
out last Monday to save the river bridge
Opposite town, by floating off the drift
wood that had lodged above It.
This is certainly a very high frcshet,
considering that we had no rains to
assist in making it.
For the past few DAVIS there has
been on exhibition at the Post Ofic a
piece ola ball or rather shell which had
been sho. from a rifed cannon also the
lead band which once surrounded its
base, badly twisted and torn, also a
grape shot. a sword scabbard, a "a
poand ball, and a giant bowie knife
with a blade about II inches long and
: broad; the instrument being familiar
" called by the southern Chivalry, an
arkansas tooth-pick." These were
sent home by Mr.. +. w. Crosby. At
the same place AMI the Treasurcr's
office, were exhibited a 3 pound ball
and a 80 pound ball sent home by Capt.
Stoddard. These were all picked up
nv the gentlemen near New Madrid
The balls had been used, and the scab-
bard and knife lost by the rebels.
They are very fine trophies, and should
the present owners safely return, they
will serve rs strong mementoes Of the
scenes Of other days, in which the
cause Of tho Union "tried mems souls.'
-. The exhibition Of the High
School department of the Union School,
given last Friday evening, passed off
very fine style. We had intended giving
. small mirror Of each speaker, and
reader, showing their faults and errors,
AZ we'll as their ability with which they
performed their several parts, but owing
TO the number Of the performers, and
the crowded state Of our columns the
present week, we are unable to do SO.
There was one fault, very common III
school exhibitions, Of which nearly every
speaker was guilty, and that was, that
American character istic, "Iurry, Hurry
Hurry. There are but few pieces that
require this style of delivery, and in all
others it should be carefully avoided.
The reading Of essays, was tolerablo
good the composition however was
generally much better than the reading.
A fcw hesitatcd and reread, while a
number read with too low q tone and
too small 4 volume of voice; others
done quite we'll in every particular.
These were the principal faults, which
we mention with no spirit of fault
finding, for they were not as grave as
we have frequently seen them, but for
the purpose Of pointing them out to the
guilty 50 that they may avoid them in
the future. "
In the main the enunciations were
quite good, the modulations Of the voice
very good and appropriate, and for a
District School, and the great number Of
pieces spoken, we must say the pieces
were well committed, there being no
prompting, but a few hesitations, and
but . single failure. The pieces we're
well selected, and arranged, the pro-
CRANE was admirably carried out with
out any unnecessary noise or confusion
on the part Of the school, and every
thing passed ofvery satisfactorily. The
singing contributed, wat tolerably good,
and considering the short time in which
the singers prepared themselves, it was
very good.
Thus passed off the exhibition much
to the satisfaction Of all who witnessed
it, and to the credit Of MI. Dillman,:.the
teacher.