The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-25

cation was due partly to the invention
Kosler Was observed outside of a
Prussian city. apparently in deep
thought. He went on till he came to
a forest where he commenced cutting
letters in pieces of bark. When he
went home he cut a number of letters
on blocks, laid them In order, spread
On ink, pressed on a piece of paper,
ard holding it up, was surprised to
see that the letters had been i'm
pressed on the paper. So far as we
know this was the first printing ever
done.
In 1441 Gutenberg, of Germany.
invented some types, and was eight
years in printing a copy of the Bible.
He sold out to Faust, who went to
Paris and printed a number of BIZ
bles. The people were so astonished
that the man was supposed to have a
devil.
Since that time, Of the making of
many books there has been no end.
Still, Ben. Franklin had no arithme-
tic, and grgmmars were little known
in the beginning Of the present GEN.
fury.
Another thing that promoted the
cause of education, was the great re-
formation in the sixteenth century.
Al that time the world was under the
control of the Roman Catholics, who
kept the people in ignorance. MI.
Rankin expressed it as his opinion
that we were entering upon a new era
in educational matters. He spoke for
perhaps half an hour to an attentive
crowd.
About this time -four o'clock the
barbecue was placed on the table, and
the students marched in double file
down to it. Afterwards, the rest of
the company ate until they were sat
isfed. Perfect order was preserved
for awhile, but unfortunately, this at
last was impossible. It was very
pleasant eating in the woods, near a
spring.
During all this time arrangements
were being made for the prominent
feature of the occasion, viz: the exhi-
bition. The stage was well lighted
and handsomely curtained. At dark,
the people (250 or 300 in number) be-
ing seated, the performances began.
Besides the usual speeches of the chill
dren, a paper entitled We must Ed
%ucate," was read by Lieut.. r. N.
Woo6side. Fourteen girls, dressed
in white, appeared on the stage a mum
Der of times, singing such songs as
Round the Throne of God in
Heaven" &c. There was a charade
Z party, and several dialogues. The
last performances solid piece OF
fun-caused SO much noise, that il
was with difficulty Mr.. D. A. Elder
was heard while he thanked the au-
dience for their marked attention
and dismissed them to their homes.
Thus closed one of the best en-
tertainments of the kind ever
had here. Before | close, | must
state that similar exhibitions took
I place in Marion, not long since. The
one at Marion Academy occupying
the most of two nights, July 18th and
9th. Professor John l.. Code, prin-
cipal of the letter, expects the SER
vices of Rev. Mr.. Rankin during the
next term, which begins in Septem-
Der, and lasting eleven months. The
Marion School Association propose
to hold an exhibition on August 9Th,
to raise money to buy a bell for the
Academy.
A gentleman from Webster County
proposes to rebuild the Court House
for $7.400. The original cost was up
wards of $4,000, and since it has
been burned one of the contractors
has sued the county for $1,000 for ex-
ira work done on the house.
The crop of small grain. which is
enormous, has been harvested. Corn
looks we'll and grows finely. We may
expect a large crop of this also. Some
of the farmers complained that the
corn did not stand" but / think
what there was stood well enough.
II. A. CONNELL.