Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-08-31
Waco University.

, Waco University at the recent clos,
Of i,s session
a, Tho exercises began Monday the
. 18th of Juno, and continued iour
days. Monday was devoted TO the
t little boys and girls, and prcparato,
, ry classes The little ones showed;
= without Il doubt, they had made rap.
, id strides along the "ruegcd path,
way of knowledge We never saw
: greater promptncss and accuracy
displayed in answering the knotly
= questions of English Grammar Ar,
; ithmctic, Geography &c. The little
follows had happy smiles upon their
bright countcnanccs, no examination
fear there; they had made good use
of thcirgolden moments. That night
(Monday) the exhibition Of the Pre-
paratory Department was given
Forty little spoke-not a single
"flash in the pan" The largo aud
iencc were delighted Faith ers
and mothers smiled, us only fathers
and mothers can, when their little
sons do well; they felt their hopes
were not dead-that bottcr days
might be ahead yea, ahedd.
On Tuesday, the examination of
the more advanced classes commence
ed, and proceeded with increasing
interest. The young ladies and gen
tlemen showed great proficiency in
their. studies; Algebra, Geometry,
Latin, and Greek, all went through
the winnowing fan Of criticism-no
chaff-all wheat. Everything was
disposed Of with perfect case and
satisfaction, especially to the long
faced Solomons, with spoctacles on
their noses, who usually occupy easy
chairs near the rostrum, ready to
pounce upon the poor student and
tear away his cloak. should he wear
one,>> The night was devoted to a
part of Junior exhibition, which,
owing to the number of speakers,
occupied two nights-Tuesday and
Wednesday. Tho boys spoke their
pieces well, and many ofthom prom
iso well to become eloquent orators.
AS the exercises progressed, rich
desert was brought forward in that
excellent dialogue, "The Village
School Master" which was well act
ed, and gained much applause.
On Wednesday the most advanc-
ed classes were examined. We wish
we had space to mention each class
separately, all did so well somo few
classes we must mention. The class
in Trigonometry deserves mu b
praise for the proficiency displayed
in their examination they were ex-
amined mong the promiscuous eX-
amples Of Robinsons Plane Trigo-
nometry; all conversant with the
science and author, know that is a
strong place for students, bnt they
performed everything required Of
them with case and alacrity. The
class in Surveying and Navigation
did equally as well. Prof. Fosters
class proved that he was an able
teacher. The classes in Latin and
Greek could moth beaten anywhere,
particularly the class in Alcestes.--
The ease, readiness and precision
with which it changed long, difficult
English sentences into Greek, pure
Attic Greek, were admirable. Prof.
Halbort may be proud of his classes;
they will compare favorably with
the classes of any College in the
South. The class in English lite
rature and Moral Science was splen-
did such critical acumcn in dispos-
ing of the sentences Of our best
English authors, could not be sur
passed by older hoads. Beauty, wit
and intellect of high order formed
a harmonious trio in that class. The
class in Botany, composed altogcth-
CT of young ladies. grouped so as to
form boquet, more beautiful than
the flowers which they had studied,
manifested a perfect familiarity with
that delightful science. Calix and
corolla, stamen and pistil, exogen
and endogen, and the whole cata-
loguc of Botanic tcchnicalities, from
the spongioles of the roots, to the
stomata on the leaves, from the germ
to the ripe fruit, were thoroughly
understood and explained. They
proved their knowledge TO be genu-
inc, by analyzing number of flow
ers, taken from tho full basket of
wild flowers which had been gath
cred promiscuously on the prairies.
The exercises of this day were high
ly entertaining. AT night the Jun
ior exhibition was continued; eve
rything worked well; the attention
Of tho audience was profound, q
sure index of satisfaction, but the
best dish had been preserved for the
last, in the shape of an exciting di-
alogue, yclepted "Bob Smith court
ing the widow Gigglegaddy;" the
crowd laughed till the tears stood in
their eyes. We learned that il was
original-gottcn upfor the occasion.
We hope the author will allow it TO
be published in some of our School
Sneakers. The music was delight
full, the performers understood well
how to charm their listeners, like
Orpheus of old.
On Thursday morning a few
classes were examined At 0o'clock
A. ", NJ d. Herring, Esq of Waco
delivered, in his pleasing style. an
address in behalf Of Waco Uni
versity. which was rcTlcto with good
practical sense and WISDOM he ably
advocated the union ofthe Male and
Female schools. IIo was followed
bv c. A. Jennings, Esq, Of Waco.
the orator elected to deliver an ad-
dress before The Esisophian and Phi
IOmathesian Societies Of Waco Uni
versity; lie execuied his task well
and faithfully; his Grafton was pow
crful, manirestin- great research in
/ it, composition, and great eioquencc