The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1866-06-28
ACADEMY EXHIBITION AT PLEAS
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nual Exhibition Of Fairfield Union A.
cademy, an institution located at the
pleasant little village Of Pleasantvillc,
pinthis county. The exercises took
place in a beautiful grove occupying
grounds adjacent to the Academy,
where a spacious platform had been
erected and tustefully decorated for the
occasion, and seats prepared for the
accommodation of a largo audience
These, however, proved insufficient for
seating the entire crowd assembled;
large narnbers Of whom patiently and
withno apparent fatigue maintained
stnnding positions during tho whole
softhe exercises, which occupied seve.
raj ours-while many remained seat
ed in the vehicles in which they came
upon the ground, disposed around the
outskirts OF the assemblage. The
country for miles round poured out its
inhabitants to swell the concourse and
quite a large number were in attend
ance from the city of Lancaster. The
day was exceedingly favorable for an
out doors demonstration Of the kind.
"A calmness of atmosphere and cloudi'
mess of sky prevailing during the
greater part Of the proceedings that
erabled the entire audience to hear
without difficulty all that was spoken.
Amore attentive, interested and high
ly, ,gratifed audience is seldom seen on
any occasion.
The following ramed pupils Of the
institution participated in tho exerci-
ses:
& Messns. VIA: Gntilius, o, A.. Ash
brook, and S. W. Hitc, ofPleasantville;
r.. ". Allen and II. G. Kellerman, Of
Cedar Hill; II. G. Myers, J. P. Lynn,
MS. Stuter, s. B. Yost, and D. s. Bow
man, of Thornville; J.F. Kemper, OF
Dumoptyille -T.tJ. Barr and 7. N
ChIisty, of Amanda; M. b. WolS, of
5Clearport; J. F. Kneppcr, and J. S.
Splitter, of Pickerington; J. X. Blink
2ey, OF Somerset j. W. Bretz and j.
m. Bretz, OF Rushville; b. w. Click
and G. NJ. Miller, Of Millersport; j. D.,
Williamson, of Grcencastle; G. NJ,
I Brandon, of New Salem; j. w. Artz,
: !. A. Jackson, and J. B. Evcrsole, of
North Berne; Il. E. PEBBLES, of ST.
Louis, Mo; IT. Huber, and 7. j Dun
can Of Lancaster, o.; and Misses Mol
lie Martindale, and Cilicia Dove, of
Carroll; Kate German, of Hawkcye ;
Allie Williamson, Of Grecncastlc; Dora
Kellerman, of Cedar Hill; Virgo Hen
derson, ofThornvillc; and Binnie Ash
brook and Annie Ashbrook, of Pleas
4, aptsillc.
y The exercises consisted Of dcclama-
nations, by majority OF the male
pupils named---original essays by all
Z Che female pupils-original orations
by J. A. Jackson ~ B. Eversole, G.
m. Miller, and S. W. Hite, and a
'Valedictory Address by T. j. Duncan.
The pieces for defamation were inter-
esting in subject, and Of more than av-
erage excellence in delivery, if we OK
cept one, which, being in the German
language, we confess our inability to
criticise, farther than to say it was wcll
delivered. The essays by the young
ladies we're all creditablc pieces Of
compostion-somc of them possessing
q higher than ordinary degree oflite-
rary excellence, and Displaying unu-
sual talent in the young writer's
The original oratlons, including the
valedictory address, by the young gen
tlcmen named, would lose nothing by
comparison with those usually heard
on similar occasions in the history Of
far moro celebrated and pretcntious
institutions oflearning, either in mat
ter, style OF composition or manner
OF delivery. Where all did SO well, il
,is,not worth, whilo 10 specify the pro
ductions WHICH struck us as being o.
special merit, as all hearers doubtless
formed opinions for themselves on that
point. =
Our expectations were more than
surpassed, as to the management Of the
whole affair, rejecting as it did, SC
much credit on the ability and skill Of
tie gentlemanly Principal, Mr.. FLEM
ING, as an Instructor, and on the favor
ablsqualAies Of the intellectual soil he
has been cuhivating, in the minds O
the young ladies and gentlemen com
posing the pupils of the Academy.
The Institution ITSELF too, far sur
passedlour expectations, in its extent
and the facilities afforded by it, Iii
process of being greatly increased) fol
the requirement Of d good, practical cd
ucation Y comprises two large bricl
buildings, ,sohea devoted to the uses O
the Academy proper, the other design
Cd for . boarding house for pupils, ant