Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1871-03-23
Number II.
The High School Exhibition.

Ino High SCHOOi EAliDltiOH'
The High School Exhibition adycr-
tiscd in our paper last week, came off &C.
cordingly. The scholars covered them
selves all over with glory, The evening
was beautiful and the Hall was crowded,
and many went away, not being able to
gain admittance. We were glad to see
this. The lawyer gave up his brief, the
merchant his yard stick and other meas
ures, the printer his case, and the editor
his scrawls' to attend the show, We
were glad of this also we should amuse
ourselves more. "a few Summer days
aud few winters nights, and the life of
man is at an end We arc DEPRESSING
from our subject. The programme
opened with a prologue by the teacher,
Mr.. Ballard, written after the style Of
LongfeIIow's Hiawatha, which was well
received. The first play of the evening
was "Cinderila." The boys and girls
were in their glory, and the play, al,
though heavy, was well executed, and
gave general satisfaction. The next
was the "Yaukec Marksmap,' a dia-
loguc. Yankee, Willie Swan. Lord
Percy, with his regiment firing at
mark. The Yankee hit the mark every
time, and received guinea. He made
genuine yankee and created much
merrimcnt every Wednesday, a
paper edited by the scholars, was read
by Misses Clara Walker and Mary
Whitney. and reflected much credit on
their newspaper talent. The Grafton by
"Hezekiah Stubbins,' Willie Fairbanks.
started the risbles of the audience.
"The Last Loaf,' Drama in two parts
was we'll received and conveyed q moral
A defamation, ''Bernardo del Carpio,
a Spanish poem of great power, by
Charles Williams was listened to with
marked attention.
This closed Monday evenings enter
tainment when the teacher gave notice
that the boys and girls had prepared so
much matter that it was impossible to
deliver it within a reasonable time, and
that the performance wonld be repeated
with change of programme, next eve
ming. The evening came, and with it
stormy weather and muddy streets. To
the surprise of all, the Hall was crowd.
ed. The programme opened with po-
EN- entitled "Burns Of Gettysburg" by
Bret Harte, delivered by Dayton Nc
Colon, and is highly spoken of by our
reporter. The acting ch0rade "Two-
thirds, one-third, three-thirds," is an ex-
celleut play, aud was we'll handled by
the boys and girls. "The Rehearsal"
q dialogue, was good "Thirty Min
utes for Refreshments was the hes,
play on the programme. The speech
by Glen. johnson, Ga cullud pussou),
on National Affairs, by John Marble,
"corked up" was capital; the light on
affairs was not very great, but the conf
cality was apparent Every Wednes-
day" was continued like Ledger story,
and likewise, was eagerly sought for,
and it showed originality. The " Last
Loaf was repeated with good success,
An Epilogue, by the teacher, recited by
Miss Clara Walker, closed the perfor-
nance, and all were pleased.
The acting was very fine, much Of it
equal, if not superior, to what is called
capital in the cities. We would like to
particularize, but time and space forbid
In "Thirty Minutes" &c, John bowl
ing, a " lone bachelor" Master Frank
Hatch and his colored servant Clar-
ence Fits, done things up" brown
1--WE understand from the teacher, that
the school will realize 500 over expcn-
ses, which is to be expended in the pur-
chrsc of apparatus for the school.
We are requested to add that the pu-
pills of the High School feel under spec
ial obligations to Masters Hatch and
Willie Richmond of the Grammar
School for their generous assistance :;
also, to w. II. II. Moore for services as
promptcr, as we'll as for valuable crit
cisms and suggestions.
The Woodstock Cornet Band dis
coursed sweet music on the occasion,
and it was conceded by all that the boys
done their level best, aud when they do
that, they have no superiors outside the
cities.
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