Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1870-06-23
Union school-cIosing Exercises

sH1RE's Hail." on Friday evening
last, before q very crowded audience.
They consisted of orations and es-
saws. intersperced with some choice
of vocal music, all of which
exhibited an amount of talent,
thought and study for which we
were quite unprepared, and which
reflects great credit, not only on the
young ladies and gentlemen who
took part in them, but on the learn
ed gentleman through. whose zeal
and untiring assiduity they were
brought to SO happy termination,
as well as to the care and attention
of his fair and talented assistants in
the several branches ofstudy taught
in the school. The Board of Educa-
tion may be- justly proud OF their
Professor, and the parents OF those
children whose advantage it has
been to receive instruction and
training, from SO judicious source,
need not experience any anxiety for
the further developement of the
budding inteleets which have been
nurtured in a soil, rich with all the
elements of science and of the arts,
and combining all the deep erudi-
lion of thessancient, with the sound,
practically useful requirements of a
modern education. On first glanc-
ing over the programme, we confess,
we were of, opinion that the sub
ects chosen were rather obstruse
for youthful intelects, and would
prove too much for the aspirants
after philosophie distinction. When
we read Of "Man's duality, - ''The
yarb of thought" "Man's capacity
and true elevation" as texts for the
essays to be read by young Misses,
We should, had we not had some
in the judgment of Pro-
essor CALDWELL, have abstained
rom being present at, what would
AVE been under less able manage
nent, a ridiculous exhibition of
1snity and ignorance; but we are
proud snd happy to say we were
most agl eeably astonished and dis
"Man's duality" by
Miss ADA LANNING, was ably and
,learly rendered, and evinced the
of talents of a very high
rider and, an unusual amount of
metaphysical research. While the
Gard of thought" and "Man's ca
'acity and true elevation" as treat
d by Miss M. MoLLoHAN and Miss
L. GILMAN respectively, would have
'een creditable to many one grown
,rey in the science oflitrature. The
'ther essays, ECHOES" "Little by
ittle,'' "Pearls and pebbles" Epic
ures of memory" and Edwards
were each clearly enuncia-
ed and gracefully composed.
Amongst the orations, "The sun
'eam," by JOSEPH RATHBURN, ap-
'eared to us worthy of the foremost
'ank, as much on account of the
'outh of the orator himself, as of his
graceful delivery and department;
out this remark must not be sup
posed a detraction from the merits
# unseen battle fields" by J. F.
Jams, "Past and present" by T. ].
Mitchell, "The worlds motive pow
r." by G. W. GILMAN, or mature"
~ V. NJ. NEWTON. The last two men
ioned were good pieces of compost
ion, well digested and emphaticalIy
poken, and in the two former "the
.ction was suited to the word and
he word to the action, in a manner
o just and proper as would, no
oubt, have called forth commenda-
ion from the fastidious young Ham
ct himself.
The principal vocalistsI were our
Id young friends and favorites, Miss
IALLIA VANCE, Miss MINNIE STEW
.RT, and Miss VANDEN, each and
very one of whose sweet voices
would "haye coaxed the birds off the
PUSHES"
The diplomas having been award
q, and after some remarks from
dr W. H. FULLER, and an elo-
Iuent address from Professor CALD-
VEIL, showinglthe very satisfactory
esults of his last years tuition
and instructive evenings
,njoyment was brought to close by
he chorus of "Good Night, sung by
he entire class, and accompanied
m theorgan by our talented young
ownsman, FRED HENKING. When
'enediction having been pronounced
y Rev. Mr.. DAVIS, the numerous as
emblage separated. 81
BS HEARTH & HONE for this week
dated June 25th) contains the first of
series of sketches entitled Jethro