Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-11-25


four ears OF a train were blown from the
track, down an embankment OF % feet,
near Boston Corners, n. Y, and that two
men were killed by the accident fnd sew
eral passengers Injured, some ~ them
severely
The EXERCISES AT THE Hon ANDl
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS YEsTERDAY.-The
public exercises Of the pupils Of the High
and Grammar Schools yesterday were OF
an exceedingly interesting character and
were Witnessed by several Of our most
prominent citizens. They consisted OF
declamations, compositions, select reading
and music.
The exercises of tho forenoon were OOn-
fined to the Grammar School room, where
declamations were made by Martin Nc
Mabon, Ledra Whitcomb, james Owen,
Herbert Vaughan, Lewis Walker. Ed
ward Walker and Fred. Davis; compost
tions were read by Agnes Bailey, Lizzie
rcscrl-y aud Charles Bowers, and seioo-
tions read from the stage by Laura Brown
aud Carrie Phillips. The speaking was
very good, while the compositions oyincod
thought aud care ia preparation; the
reading was excellent, indeed II could
hardly have been better, and was eredita-
BILE alike to the pupils and their compe-
tent teacher. Mis- 4. T.. Wright, the head
Of the gramI.a. school department, whose
name, by the way, wc Inadvertently skip
ped in our notice Il the teachers % these
schools yesterday. Mis- Wright i one Of
our most thoroughly educated and qusli-
fed teachers, tact which the high dis
cipline Of her school fully attos,s. II we
had more such teachers our schools would
excel even their present high standard d
education aud department. At the con-
clusion of these, the school spent an hour
OF more in practising Iausic aDder the
direction of Mr.. Mietzke. and their per-
formances were highly pleasing.
Tie exercises in :he afternoon were
conducted in the High School room, under
the direction OF Mr.. Dana, the Principal
They were declamations by VIM. Rowell
Clarence Perkins, Luman Aldrich, VIM
Angler, Willie Eddy, Merritt Thomas
and Willie Dorr essays by Della Meldon
Ina Russell, Emma Dake, Matte Weeks
Bessie Weeks and Lizzie Hancock; and 4
dialogue by twelve young Misses, viz
Flora Z. Bowers, Ida Stiles, Maggie
Richards, Ida Robbins, May Dunn, Adj
McKeogh, Ella Olmstead, Nellie Coppins
Nellie Meldon, Stella Nicholson, Julii
Holden and Hattie Billings. Every por
tion of the exercises was complete suc
cess In the declamations the youn,
masters evinced good knowledge Of ora
tory, and though their pieces were al
selected, they were nevertheless rendered
in manner which showed that mucl
care and study had been devoted to them
! and that the speakers thoroughly con
ceived the ideas of their authors. In mos
cases, the gestic culstions were good, bette
! than could have been expected from thos
0 inexperienced in speaking. Tho pee
spoken by Merritt Thomas was remarks
Q bly, we'll done, while Master Willie Eddy
recital of Eastmsn's poem Of "Uncle Jel
ry,r and Master Willie DORIS renderin
Q Of "Darius Green and the Flying M
I chine the latter decidedly humorou
were each wen received and loudly al
piauded at the close. The composition
! evinced thoughtful study on the part {
1 their authors, while the dialogue was
) pleasant interlude about midway in th
exercises.
! At the conolusion Of the speaking IN
reading Of compositions the school vi
. briefly addressed By Mr.. Dana, who mad
. short report - to H. status, from whic
. Il appears that the number Of scholars
|attsndance during the term was 96, all
3 whom continued their attendance uni
4 within two weehs Of its close, fact whis
3 eoss to show better average attendan'
It than on any previous term, though the
8 has been many terms in which mo-
y lsanss were earollsd on the books OF q
4 lschool- The school has lost ono wortl
'slpapil By dsath during the term. in q
J. pseson ef 1Giss Katie 1ChaAss.
q Ths numbsr Of scholars who have n
lhna stsent during The term b II,
1.ISu11oes:
81 A. WALKER, Nay Dana, Ellsn Hyn'
Alfiuls uiGhsesb, 1Ensy IaaB No
a tI1nk1on, Ds1la 1lsl1an, ~ -
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