The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1866-07-07

w have seen what W. mw N have
heard whai we helfi Wuaii have not
only interested you, ba have made
you fee at least -fof ~. many yeafs
younger Your genial and ofiaI
qualities, your fno and porily ap
purance would have given additional
rest 10 The occasion besides, you
could then have given your readers
q correct aud appropriate description
~ The exercises " Che occasioh.
which We shall hil to do In our
bungling and imperfect style. Your
negligence Is ihptlonablc.
The whole Of yesterday was given
n The examination Of the respective
classes, except the time devoted to
the consumption Of the edibles, which
were not abundant Sufficient to sup
ply two such crowds as large as It
was) but most excellent. Every
thing to tempt the appetite Of the
cpicure was 10 be had, besides the
array Of beauty, the gallant and
polite attention Of the bcaux on hand
gave additional interest to the occa-
sion. Truly, we had that good
time" which has been coming" so
long.
We shall not attempt to give you
thorough and critical description of
the examination sufficient is il to
say that we never saw more thor
ough and satisfactory examination,
and each class showed the evident
fitness of the respective teachers for
their several positions. The senior
or highest class evinced decided i'm
provement; their reading was correct
and excellent, while the attainments
of the students in music showed that
they had been guided by no awkward
and inefficient hand. The wee ones,
under the special training of Mrs.
Gooch showed that their young ideas
had been taught or trained to shoot
in the right direction. Truly, the
community is fortunate in securing
the services Of such teacher as Mr..
Gooch, and his already fourishing
and prosperous school must, without
doubt, increase in numbers and pros
perity under his happy and appropri-
ate qualifications for the difficult and
responsible position he occupies.
The second session will commence
on the first of September next, when
we look to see him the recipient Of
increased patronage. ale cannot
command success, but he will do
more-he will deserve it."
Last night was the gala time. The
reading of the compositions Of the
senior class, the dialogues, the music,
and in short the entire exercises OF
the evening were highly entertaining
and interesting. All classes showed
an evident improvement, and every
thing passed of with perfect and
entire satisfaction. At the close Of
the exercises, DIR. A. |, Ellis, in a
chaste and elegant address, set forth
the Importance and advantages Of
female education. He was certainly
forcible and happy in his entire ad-
dress. When the Doctor had finished,
Colonel Ballentine was called for.
The Colonel is an exceedingly modest
gentleman. Brave and gallant
to fault on the battlefield, he
quailcd Tor a moment before the array
Of beauty which surrounded him.
Soon, however, he rallied, and in a
forcible, beautiful, ,,.chaste, elegant and
eloquent address, he held the vast au-
ditory spell-bound by his extraordi-
nary eloquence. We never heard
the Colonel before-had no idea that
that he was such speaker, aud must
confess our astonishment at finding
that we had so long nursed an orator
in our midst without being aware Of
the fact. His discourse was extern
poraneous, and doubtless unstudied,
and yet it was without question the
most appropriate and eloquent ad.
} dress to which we ever listened. Fol
twenty-five years we have witnessed
such scenes, listened to studied adj.
dresses for such occasions, and yet il
truth can say that, in all these Ion.
! years, we never heard anything equa
: 10 the discourse Of Colonel Ballen
! tine. This Is no falsome praise o
e an unworthy effort but deservin,
: though imperfect tribute to master
|, ", intellectual and eloquent produc
!, ! ton. We sincerely hope the Colone
will consent to have bis address pub
; lished.
e The exercises closed at late hour
e mutually to the satisfaction Of pa
u rents, guardians, pupils and specta
tors. We must not omit to mentio
e that Mr.. Gunier presented the ladis
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