Buchanan County bulletin and guardian. (Independence, Iowa) 1866-1869, 1867-12-20

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Letter From Debit.
DELHI, Iowa. DEC. 10. 1867.
EDITOR BuLLEriS:-You have not heard
much from me lately for good and sufficient
reasons.
OF course l shall not bring reproach up
on my place Of residence by saying that this
town is dull, and nothing going on to record
-" only this, and nothing more" that there
has no: seemed to be, at any one time,
events ;ranspiring Of such special and pecni.
liar interest as to require the notice Of q
correspondent-shat is. it never seemed so
to me perhaps if any one fresh from your
city, or any Of the other provincial towns,
had visited our metropolis, he might have
made mp an interesting letter from items
which escape the attention Of a permanent
resident. But the inhabitants Of even our
most string centres Of trade, fashion, and
literature, long for variety and impelled by
a similar desire your correspondent finds
his way to Hopkinson. a few days since, on
the occasion of the closing exercises Of the
fall term Of the Lenox Collegiate Institute
and felt amply repaid for his trouble. l
vas only present during the evening exer-
cises, which consisted of essays. o~rations.
and music Of the latter i; is enough to say
that it was executed with genuine tact and
effect. Remembering the effected characs-
er Of much Of our seminary music, i. was o
pleasure to hear pieces plainly ar,iculated,
and sung with simplicity as well as with
skill.
I cannot now recall the nc and sub
iects Of all the essayists but l particularly
noticed those Of MSS Smith of Delhi, Miss
Kart of Sand Spring, and Miss Wilson Of
Hopkinton.
The former had a we'll written essay on
Education but did not do it full justice IN
~reading-did not retain her selfpossession
fully-a fault she will doubtless recover.
Miss karst's essay was humorous-redlly
humorous, and was well received by the au-
dience-as was that of Miss Wilson on
Physiology, wAch was practical and sensi-
bic, sell prepared and read, and appreciated
by the audience.
The ~orations hat attracted especial At
tention were those Of Mr.. R. a. Kirk Of
Hopkinton, and of Mr.. Fred H. Clark Of
your own county. The former was upon
"The Necessity for Moral Reform in Polls
tics" and treated that most important with
more candor and effect than might have
been expected ola student the latter treat
ed Of Labor and knowledge ;"showed much
practical thought, and gave sensible reasons
why constant effort and trial is necessary,
either to acquire knowledge, or to use..it right
after it is obtained.
l noticed with pleasure the manner Of
both these speakers it was plain, earnest.
and impressive; very little of the made up
manner which otter clings TO students. Both
the speeches in both matter ard manner,
were a credit to the intelligence, as well as
to the scholarship OF the speakers.
In oil the exercises there seemed to be a
vigor and simplicity Of manner which indi>
Gated that the really useful and beautiful
had been developed and from all that
could learn this trsi. is characteristic Of the
school.
The methods Of instrue.ion and the man.
agement Of the school seem through judi
cious. and practical, and for the hes. inter,
est ofs.she pupils,--no mere surface culture
for q fine show at the close Of the school
year.
All acquainted with the present teachers,
agree in stating that they ore careful, palms.
taking teachers As well as thoroughly quail
fed ones; and that q student can fail, UNI
der their care, to make thorough progress,
only BY his own wilfal neglect.
The pay Of the teachers Of this school is
very Inadequate, bat efforts are now being
made to procure funds for safhcien. endow
ment to give them q decent salary, and to
tulAIRc LAC sCuDOi UuiiLlbks. ~ As 70 Dc
hoped that the effort will be successful.
During the past year, the President, Rev.
Mr.. Hodge, said to be one of the best lin
gusts in his profession, and certainly a
pleasant, accomplished gentleman, has been
able to spent but part Of his time teaching,
being also pastor Of a church at Hopkin.on.
One good result Of an addition al income will
be to secure his whole time to the school.
Prof.. Calvin has also been absent a por>
ton Of the time, raising funds BY means Of
lee:uring, % buy scientific apparatus for the
use Of tho sehool-thas now in use being the
property of shat industrious and enterprise
ing teacher.
This has devolyed . large share Of the
duty of teaching upon the ~preceptress, Miss
George-but if the warm praise and affect.
ion Of every pupil be any test, the labor
could not have fallen into better hands.
Probab " she was not beloved any more
earue silly ard faithfully than the other teach
crs, Or than Miss Delevan her assistant, or
Mr.. Flude, the Professor Of Music but her
more constant association with the pupils,
and her warm interest in their welfare, with
. certain magnetism Of ehara cier which can
always be appreciated, but no. always des>
cribed, have given her a very high place in
the regards Of every student.
think, Mr.. Editor that we often do not
fully appreciate the usefulness of some of
our teachers, who, after spending mich
time and money in qualifying themselves sor
the work, are devo.ins the best space Of
thsir lives to labor in schools Of this eli :
s-ser frg t-e.a pitts.ce, when their ~