Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1870-07-02
Examination sr Dsiias maize

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ia the DAYS % soar sweetest ShaksPsane
Fausys child i0E no dlnhi ia these line
he held ''The Mirror uP 10 Mature PEI
haps ihe aeaT approsoh Of Haealion viii
its anticipated pleasures, htiFhisRel ih
contrast bftHeen the hoy q the ltih cen
fury, a. seen on SiTaiiora green, AMI ih
hoy OF ihe lllh century, az seen On GA
hlsy streets. We are iReliHe,l 10 ihink
however, that the difference beisesn ih
seheol boy ia the time Of the great poe
aud ia our own, Il as wide as that between
the black letter textbooks 81 that age, an
the elegant manuals Of the present day
The exercises Of Professor llanRA's seho0
opsnel with primary classes In spelling
reading, grammar aud mental arithmetic
The pupils exhibited the result % faithful
lralnlng, showing the visitor al once, tina
thorough accuracy had been the slahdan
u the school.
The difficult combinations Of orih0gra
ply, the infections, accents, tones an'
pauses Of the voice, the structure Of sen
lenees' lhe ''ehehis OF 'he ''''h0o "' u"s,
bers ANA the outlines o. Eeost,i"y naI
evidently, been assiduously taught, Will
all did well, perhaps the advanced class IL
mental arithmetic showed the most mark-'
proficiency. On Monday also two olnsse
Of older pupils we're examinol-one II
geometry davies Lcgcnhre) aud one II
s,,r,I yeieure fWnVlanl'sl
moral - so'vnor ~! ~ . l.. - .,.,,.,
On TUESDAY the senl"r G'n's III soosru
ply feel'uu very e'vu''Hu,yi n g,so W"
classes ~ praelicaI ar''nhv''e' iho '1uu
ing was by more advanced P"Pus ma,
those oil tue Jay Previous anu N"s "c'
eSecu'eo.
or tho Latin classes ono IN we rehucr
seemed very thoroush-'n'l W '"sar
Commentaries feeitea re,I-'nosG III lh'
.Eneid OF lirgii anu tue oues OF ilor"cc
showed iheir "oill'y 10 cohs'rue, plIs" "n'
sean win commentators co'reo'uesS M
hcility' INC 'eeItatiVns III "en,al Pr
losophy (Urham anu ha'ural phloSoph,
(Parkers) were deserving OF praise
The examinations on "eunesuayi Oh wv
classes in the nrt OF composiuon lvunrs
enoos), ana OF Two III 'ay n'Bnv' hI'ta
meuc were wen sus'a'hsu. III tno e''"
ing, JUNIOR class III h'Beo." n""' "
excellent recitation INC senior o'aa' WY
were in qualratic equations were reIn'reu
to solve prooicn's invo''ins sO,.'", va
known quo'atites from orai en""o ,
tons, WINE -'hcy were ~ INV oon'u.
TWO classes IN analysis enV"eu .oH'u"
daOle iamiiiari'y WIN ,ne n's'o'y "n'
structure OF our Narleo ana 'o"Po''" ~"
sungc. =, =,
The examination was gsnerai' a., o. an'
pupils being required to Undergo us rests,
and even 4 casual observer mu9' heye peer
convincca thet RhOwieaSe h'u uGe' ~, ,a.
lartcd thoroughly, anu 'n"t morning nss
than comprehension OF cach orahCh Vi s''",
in all IT'S details, hau oeen uehai'eu
When the fact was considered tha' Il severe
epidemic had th'nneu inc Glasses, ,h.er
r"pnhg anu returuihe 'nol P.0S s'', .,,;,,
degree of excellence attained ny Tue p"p'h
seemed really very fenatkaole'
The grea,est general ih'eres. een .ea 81,
on the "ESin6ltiom Whicn coni'iitnveu w
Thursday lght. Inc spacious scn ~, '''V ,
was crowded withspecta'0rs wen dressed
ladies filling the seats ana uense mass u
humanity in brodd-c'oth or goods more
suitable to the season oese'g'h9 inc uooi
and windows. A raised ana carpeleo
platform extended entirely across 'h'
northern end of the room which wa'
screened from view by curtain 50 ar
ranged as TO be readily drawn ASIDE. inc
exhibition this evening consisted OF decla
nations, dialogues, essays and tableaux--
generally remarkably well executed. Those
spiced with humor attracted mos attention
from the audience. Of the deohmation'
the most successful were perhaps;
" Transfers Names, Sermon OF
the Harp" "Matrmony' and "Ihe worl'
owes me Living Among the dialogues
ISLANDER" "Thc Beauties of Gossip" "Si,
months and six years after Marriage,
we're very successful. OF the tablehu!
"The Oracle "Statue Bride" "Goddess Q
Liberty" Gain and Abel were much ad
mired.
On Friday night the Exhibition was con
tinued. The defamation "Bernardo de
Carpio," was well rendered. "Onr DEAD,
was rrcited with much grace, feeling an'
effect. National Glory" "Marmion ant
Douglas" and "Waterloo," were very wei
executed, as were the "Apostrophc I,
Light" and the Esprit of Aggression.
Among the best tableaux were "Pocahon
tas," "The Marriage" and "The Boquet.
Some very good dialogues were spoke
among them "Scene from Hamlet" 9Th
Lady Of the Lions 'tThe Lady of Lyons,
"Norval' and the "Murder of Duncan
from Macbeth. Perhaps the most laugha
BILE of all was "The Prosecuted Dutchman.
Among the best essays by the girls wer
nyoices of the School Room" "Motber
Home and Heaven" "Crape on the Door,
nNothing Great is Lightly Won," "Memo
nv cilds the Past-Hope brightens tn
Future, by the boys, "Night brings on
the Stars" and "Texian Life" Ora
tons. crcditable to the orators, were thel
delivsred. aNo Man Lives for Himself,
were the themes.
i t.Professor Hanna read list of those :
whom prizes were TO Dc oi ronm% ,h.;, in
stroetors and bT the hands of a young lad,
few appropriate remarks Presen'eu cay,