Maysville weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1864-1866, 1864-06-30
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The Annual Examination of the pupils of
the Msysville Institute was held in the
Court House, in this city, during four days
of last week. We attended the exercises
every day, aud cannot help expressing our
admiration of everything that occurred
Each day was the spacious building we'll
filled with the relatives and friends of the
pupils.
The examination of Prof SMITHS pupils
began on Monday, and for two days was as
searching and satisfactory as the most ardent
friend Of education could desire. The vari-
GUS classes in Mathematics, Classics, the
Sciences, &C., were in turn questioned, and
presented uudoubted evidence Of severe
study and thorough understanding of the
subjects under consideration. The various
Declarations. by the younger boys, added
no little 10 the interest OF the occasion. On
Tuesday night occurred the Anniversary
Exercises, consisting of Original Debate and
Oratious. To say that the exercises were
exceedingly interesting, would be but to re-
peat the opinion of the very large and in
telligeut audience that lent an attentive ear
to the eloquent young gentlemen.
On Wednesday morning Miss PARKE's
classes assembled for examination, and
throughout that day and the one following
they fully sustained the high reputation of
their School. The system of examination,
as pursued by the accomplished Principal.
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ton to all concerned. Not content with
questioning the young ladies herself, Miss
PARKE places books and topics in the hands
of some one of the audience, with the re-
quest that the questioning shall be impartial
aud thorough. The pupils, almost without
an exception, failed in no instance to elicit
the warmest praises of their friends. Each
day extracts from the Star, a piquant little
sheet edited by the young ladies of the In
stitute, were read, and ELECTED much APP
plause by their witticisms and local hits
An exceedingly agreeable feature in this
examination was the Music, under the
direction, respectively, of Mrs. MULLINS,
and Prof. ALBERT. These accomplished
Musicians and the pupils under their charge
contributed much to the enjoyment Of the
audience.
On Thursday night the Court House was
densely crowded to witness the Graduating
Exercises, and the performance of an His
torical CAntata. Three young ladies, Miss
ALICE FICKLIN, Miss AMANDA MINER, and
Miss JESSIE HOWE, received the honors of
the Institute; and showed, by their scholar
ship and department., that they we'll de-
served the nigh encomiums which were be-
slowed upon them. The Diplomas were
presented, with appropriate remarks, by
Judge COLLINS. The Cantata was present.
ed in style unsurpassed by anything of
similar nature ever before presented in this
city. The various CHI aracters were well re-
presented, being appropriately and chastely
dressed. The grouping around the bust of
the Father of his Country" presented one
of the most beautiful living pictures we ever
beheld. Raphael, with magic pencil. could
not produce upon canvas the rich, glowing
beauty of that charming scene.
Nothing occurred to mar the harmony of
the evening, and at late hour the audience
dispersed, we'll pleased with what they had
seen and heard. LINDEN.