Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-11-21
A wholesome Gaming,
IN GENEVA.

The log-seminary Of our old friend, P. r
SPENCER, has been for some time crowded with
students from different and distant PORTIONS o.
our country, generally preparing for teaching
The Art which is the record Of the past
the regulator Of tae future the soul of com.
merce, and the messenger of thought
His log seminary, for some cause or no cause,
is familiarly yclept. Jericho.
On Saturday, the oath ultimo, while the class
were bending to their task, and Mr.. SPENCER
busy, at his table preparing copies, after the
afternoon lecture--to him, the coming event
having thrown 20 shadows beforc-Prof GEO
ELLIOTT, graduate of Allegheny College, Pa,
aud now Principal of the grammar school
in Sidney, Shelby county, Ohio, arose and
addressed him in substance as follows:
I" Mr.. SPENcER-I address you in behalf Of
your pupils now clustered around you, receiv-
ing instruction 10 the +" art Of arts This class
is about disbanding, and we desire to express
to you our gratitude. and return our heartfelt
thanks for your zeal. kindness, and trauformins
guidance. Beloved Teacher, we will not for.
get your precepts;
But when far away, if dauuted with fear,
Our thoughts will return to the place VIC hold
dear,
And voice will come back, all mellow aud
clear:
Don't give up the ship!' persevere, persevsrc,
Jericho!
Thy name is honored far and wide,
Centre of Chirographic Light.
Long may thy crumbog walls abide,
Revered by all who think and write.
TO those who have studied the law of form
which you have prescribed for the Spencerian
and the beautiful curves and shades you have
thrown before US, pilgrimage to Jericho will
be as precious as to the shrine of some wor.
shipped saint.
The Spencerian is fresh from the hand of
nature aud is, therefore, original Iu its mean.
ing but graceful projection, the eye of taste
detects the mode work of natures symne
tries.
DemOsthenes, on the shores of ancient
Greece, studied and mastered that eloquence
which afterwards entranced the admiring
world. What Demosthenes perfected for the
ear, on the shores Of Greece, you have per-
fected, for the eyes on the shores of Erie
His triumph WIS cUmplete--and so is yours
tls elCquence became the model eloquence to
the ear-yours is become the model eloquence
through the eyes He who would enchain the
ear, mast speak like Demostheues. lie who
woald entrance the eye, must write like the
honored Author of the Spencerian.
81 need not ssy more, dear Teacher; but
with hearts oyel aowing with gratitude for your
laithiulness and kindness, your students desire
TO place 10 your hand some memeu,o, which
shall remind yon Of our affectioaate esteem; /
have, therefore, the honor to present you with
this cane: and
As strong emotions Gil our bqsoms,
Feeling that We 5000 must part,
Mingled thoughts Of grief anrl gladness,
Slowly waken in our heart.
Let the class Of Sixty.Three,
Ever in thy memory bel"
The cane is u splendid one, of firm hickory,
richly polished, with massive silver head, beau.
tiIuily chased, and is embellished with suitable
engraving.
Mr.. SPENCER, in accepting the proffered
memento, replied with much feeling, reviewing
at some length the progress Of the Art during
the last fifty years. We regret that we have
not been able TO procure a copy Of his response,
which was received with the deepest interest
by the class Of October, 1853,
Even Senator SUMNER might envy Gaming
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