Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-04-04
Communicated
Muscalonge-New School House
School Entertainment-A Pleas
ant Evening for AL

EDITOR HERALD The cnterpris-
people OF Muscaionge. finding their
school facilities were toi such as
would conveniently accommodate
the sons and daughters If The miners
OF that place, and to keep pace with
the spirit Of progression which char
acterizes the age. have erected q
larger aud more substantial building
for school purposes.
Before making this improvement,
there were about eighty pupils hud-
died together in one small room aud
under the care of one teacher. With
such load as this on one person,
and with all the petty annoyances
and patient trials to which teacher
is subjected under such circumslanc.
es, it could not be expected that much
advancement could be made by the
pupils. Accordingly, two depart
ments were provided for and the
building was finished in November
last. The services Of couple of eff
ficient teachers were secured to teach
the young ideas how to shoot-Mrs.
Lizzie Fortune of Be9town to take
charge of the higher department, and
Miss Ella Durand IL Lancaster as
Assistant. Notwithstanding the
difficulty of organizing, grading and
classifying under the peculiar cir
cumstances, they conducted the
school to the perfect satisfaction OF
the school board aud all concerned.
At the close Of the term March
22), an exhibition was given, the pro-
ceeds going towards buying appara-
tus for furnishing the school house.
There being lack of talent among
the scholars 10 get UP q really good
entertainment. persons who were not
connected with the schoo kindly
volunteered their aid whjen was
gladly accepted. The evening" en-
tertainment consisted Of music, tab
leaux, colloquies, charades, proverbs
&c, &c The singing, undor the SUI
pervision Of Miss Durand, was excel
lent. Among the colloquies YVES rep
4 y
Mrs. Emma LOOMS as "Columbia'
Beginning with the District of Co
lumbia, each State and Territory was
represented by scholar who came
bringing something emblematic oil
the State which he or she represent.
ed. The last representative was Mrs
Q. G. Hathaway, as Alaska, dressed
in furs and wearing snow shoes, sig.
nifying to Mother Columbia" her
determination to guard her gates
when hostile hordes pour down
through Behring's Straits. J. IL
Bushnell, as Uncle Sam, and Geo
Wheeler, as Brother Johnathan, lent
their presence to make il a pleasant
party and Joined 10 singing the clos
ing song, "Hail Columbia" "Mrs
Sniffles' Confession" was we'll render
ed, Mrs. Fortune acting the part o
that worthy-Mrs. Sniffles. "AIrt
fair in Love and War;" and "Wher
the Cats away the Mice will Play,
introducing variety Of characters
were we'll acted and loudly applaud
ed. A short farce entitled "Court
ship under Difficulties" create,
much mirth. But the one thing al
together laughable, was a pantomim,
The NilIer's Daughter, or tn,
Three Lovers" Mr.. and Mrs. w heel
er, Miss Ella Durand, and Messrs Gar
ner, Combes and Arthur assumed The
characters. and truly the play meritec
the applause by whiclit was followed
Attersthe Gle sing song, all went hom,
feeling: perfectly satisfied with tn,
| performance OBERLIN.
Mu sealonge, March %, ISL