Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-06-02
SCHOOL EXHIBITION
a VAST ersva At the 0psFa Asasa last
Night.
The lntslsct Of Elss Hlsbss's sohasl
Displayed to Advaatass.
DIstrIhutIou Of Prizes BY the aayar.

The largest crowd that was seen in any
public place in this city since the re-
hearsal Of the children for the Sunday
school celebration, was gathered 81 the
GrsenlaW Opera House last night, to wit
meas the exercises Of Miss Higbes's public
high school. About fourteen hundred peo-
pie were in the building by the TINS the
curtain rose OF
AsCENE OF BEAUTY,
such az never graced that stage before.
The curtain rose some time after eight.
The whole school, some forty or City
young ladies' were at the fOot-lighrs,
hardly q a so cold IS not to be moved
By the beautiful scene that was presented
by this bouquet of living beauty. The first
exercise Of the evening was 2 song
in chorus, "Ihis Happy Day"
which was beautifully sung by the young
ladies.
The salutation, a paper on The Art Of
Pleasing" was read by Miss Laura FIack.
In this little piece Miss Laura made some
sensible remarks which the morOse would
perhaps profit by needing. The worst Of
It is, that most Of the attempts made to
please people in this world, arise from pure
s%eIhshnsas. Very few think of pleasing
those who stand most in need Of 1t. The
resder could have done more justice to
her very elegant composition If she were
of less delicate and sensitive temp6ra-
ment. This d~elicacy was eYinCed a few
times IN a slight tremOr Of voice and One
or two little hesisations bat her heroism
was evinced in the manne in which she
struggled against and Overoams her emo
tons. She was rewarded by vOtary bou-
quets, which she received with a grstihed
smile.
Then came another chorus Winter
Night" by the school, It was remarkable
what soft, pure tones we're noticed In that
chorus Of sweet voices. The volume of
music rolled up and out over the vast
hall as If there were but one voice.
MISS HALEY.
This young lady looks well. She read
her essay rather quantity. It was entitled
He buiIded better han he knew" The
idea Ofthis splendid essay was that, owing
70 some mysterious arrangement of Prov
ideuce, people and whole nations are
made to build better than they intend.
The muscular meu OF the B~abylOnish pile
we're made to build up a number Of Ian
gusges, owing to the laryux, harassing
'holleriDg'' that they did, which little cir
cumstsncs again compelled them TO 20 of
IN squads campaigning over the earth,
and thus lay the foundations of several
empires, and theOriginatOrs of g few fierce
conflicts. IN those conflicts there is no
telling how many shOddy fortunes were
butt up by contractors for leather, shields
and hnt-hssdgd spears. The essay dis
played some thinking, not to be found in
the common reading Of young ladies.
Miss Patton, who had come forward with
Ida and supported hsr on the right during
the reading Of her essay, had a piece Of
her own which she read also. 1t was en-
titled Necessity Of paying attention TO
things as wei as books" Miss Patton
has the advantage Of a remarkably pretty
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reads well. These valuable qualifications
at once enabled her to capture the hearts
of the audience and secured her a rspt
attention, so that there was no point she
made which did not receive a cOnsidera-
ton worthy Of it. Attention to things is,
unfortunately, the prevailing sin, and
not attention 20 books. The essay was
z nTss fa'S thlng t1f tne close study o.
teschers, They viii ind many useful
suggestions In 1t.
More chorus, In my swift. boat" The
same remarks which We made at the
opening of this article viii apply here.
The singing was equally good throughout.
MISS ELLA M'MAHoN.
Our learned reporter was conquered by
this young lady. He hsd prepared to pass
her over with a few lines, thinking that
the essay which she came forward TO de-
liver, would be a gillish talk, about dress
and things of that sort, but before she
finished, aye, in the middle Of the essay.
when she said that every unsuccessful
struggle for liberty is characterized as a
rebellion, he changed his opinion. He re-
marked to the end Of his new pencil.
''there is some thought here or else sound
reading, which is the next best thing, and
We nus notice Ella" The pencil gave an
approving nod Of consent. Miss Ella, in
the first, place is evidently a girl OF much
nrr1Hn~a Eha hoe q IN -N-uDrrFnn-- -m-,-
face, q soft, winning voice, finely modu-
lated. Her e~lOcution is, without being
remarkable, very nearly perfect for the
purposes OF quiet, phiiOsOphiC reading.
Her essay was an effort OF thought as well
as reading; and in following her one
insensibly fOrgets the style, ceases to
c~riticiss the manner Of her charming
words and constructing sentences and
becomes absorbed IN the thoughts to which
the fair a rave UJtsrance. Miss
Elias essay would do honor to some Of
our monthlies.
The "Bsrcarslli,'' from Won Weber's
"OberOn," was so beautifully, so sWestly
sung, that the audience wanted an encore,
which, however, could not be given.
MISS MARTHA KUEKLE
is one Of the stars Of the school. Our
learned man expected something deeD
and dry from her, on account Of his
knowledge Of her mathematical acquire
ments, but he was mistaksn-her essay
was not Of b dry sort, not a piece Of
dOgmRtiC writing, but rather g beautiful
train Of reasoning, in a style Of simple
elegance that Addison, if ne were living,
would not have failed TO study. Her
subject was Things that are always
lovely" 1t was decidedly the prettiest
discourse Of the evening, Rnd was WOr-
thily applauded.
nL.- - -
DR.. Maury, the President Of the Board Of
Education, presented diplomas TO the
following young ladies', who finished
their education under Miss Higbee:
Miss Mary Kunkle, Miss Martha Kun
kla, Ida Haley, Ella McMahRn, Laura
Flsek, and Miss MOIlis Patton. What DR..
Maury said was not caught by the stten-
tive ear Of our reporter.
SUPERINTENDENT LEATH
made q short address to the pupils, now
bachelors Of arts. He said that the parch-
nsnt which they held in their hands had
converted tbem-don't be alarmed, young
ladies-iuto +" Bachelors Of Art" He made
some fscetfOus remarks upon the seeming
anomaly, and then went on to give some
sound advice to the young ladies on the
Importance Of c~ultiysting the home
industries. He iustanced the case
Of an English queen who kept q
diary Of how she spent the dsy,
Of her girlhOod. He read the record Of
one day. She rose at four and continued
to do things during the day, such things
as our superb young ladies Of this fash
iOnabl5 day would consider eminently
mental, including the feeding of the hogs
and poultry. He said that ''Weave,"
"WCOf' and "wifs," bad the same root in
the Anglo Saxon, indicating plainly
enough that it was considered the duty
Of a wife to provide clothing for her
family; in illustration Of this position, he
showed that the word 'spinster," 8 term
for maids In the Anglo Saxon, was de-
rived from the common occupation Of un-
married females, in the days Of Hauld
lang syue," which was that Of spinning,
Here he gave some classical account Of
how the gods and goddesses Of ancient
times regarded the various industries.
None Of them were idlsrs- He then spoke
to them strongly on the importance
OF taxing care Of time told
them Of The evil Of using it in q frivolous
manner. He told them to cultivate their
minds, but also TO cultivate such home
virtues as cooking Tcbeersl, and not to
disdsin an occasional drill with the broom
handle, but TO Ee sure and not use that
weapon for any but legitimate purposes.
He then spoke to thsm upon that most
important feature in t.18 lives Of women,
the cultivation Of the heart. He
paid q high tributs to woman in
general IN consequence Of the benign
influence she exerts on the rude and
cruel nature Of men. T. said he, the world
was left to the exclusive control Of man. 80
vindietfve, cruel and bloody Is he in his ma
that b earth would be delHged in
blood, and the human rscs would soon
cease TO exist
PRIZE DRAWING.
The prize drawing, which had been ar
ranged tor, then took place, under the
auspices Of the Mayor.
The Mayors prize, q gold medal, was
drawn for BY the following eight. whose