Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-06-19
The Examination Of Professor
JOHN HANNA's SCHOOL.

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TIE exercises OF this excellent School
closed this week under favorable auspices
The attendance was large and highly re-
spectacle, and the interest manifested in
the examination of pupils very crcditaLlc
to the intelligence of tho community.
Tho ability of Prof. John Hanna and
the success Of his school are liked facts,
and ,hc large ra,wnsgc he has received is
evidence of the high appreciation in which
he is held as teacher of the Classics and
English Literature. lilo has proved him
self worthy Of this high esteem, which is
eminently shared by his accomplished as
sistant Miss Mary II. Scott, who is beloved
for her personal qualities us well MS ap-
preciatcd for her high literary attachments.
The Examination just ended hns estab-
lisl,cd them both as frstclnss teachers.
Tho classes in Reading, Arithmetic,
Grammar, Geography, Mental and Moral
Philosophy aud Latin evidenced their own
capacities and reflected lustre upon their
able, patient and assiduous tutors.
The little fellows in the primary classes
gave evidence of high discipline and close
application. The larger boys and young
gentlemen, in Latin and the higher Eng
lish bra inches, manifested great proficiency
in their studies and keen appreciation OF
the merits of scholarship. Where oil &C.
quilted themselves we'll, we cannot make
distinctions; for really il is truly crafty
ing to SEQ so many cultivated and intclli-
gent young ladies and gentlemen growing
up in our midst And il is equally graft
flying 70 know that so accomplished teach.
crs are permanently located in Dallas and
will for years to come give us the benefit
Of their skill and learning.
The Exhibition on Thursday and Friday
nights was brilliant affair, in which the
musical attaiuments Of Miss Ellen S. Smith
we're exhibited in the highest degree by
the beauty and accuracy Of the perform
ances Of her pupils. Many beautiful pie
ccs, happily solicited from the best masters,
we're artistically rendered. Too much
praise cannot be bestowed upon the fair
teacher and her lovely scholars for their
charming rendition of difficult pieces from
the best operas and old maestros.
Beside the witching vocal and insiru-
mental music of Miss Smith and class, as
sisted by Miss Maggie Shepherd, the Exhi-
bition consisted of declarations, original
speeches, dialogues, iablcaux and the deep
ly affecting melodrnma Of "Faiher, Come
Home, and was enjoyed by an audience Of
the very elite Of our society which filled
the house TO its utmost capaciiy--indeed,
a great many went to the doors who could
not possibly obtain seats, aud so interest
Jag vas the entertainment that many re-
NAMED outside throughout the exercises
for what they might see and hear through
the open windows. Such interest in such
an affair is convincing that this is com
muui,y Of refined taste, whose instincts
are on the side Of intelligence, learning
and refinement. Long live eollcssl John
Hanna and his lovely Assistant 10 give
annual exhibitions like that just passed
auay, but which will be re-enscted in the
memories Of many long after the hands
that reuned these lines shall have lost
,hcir cunning and nouldered into dust