The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1871-06-30

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i ila1nner Hall, On "wednesday eveaihe1l
last week, deecfs6 more extended no.
i tice than We had space Tor ID our 1ast Is;
sue. The house WAS CROWDED to vs. ut
most capacity, and, though the evening
4 was very warm, the large audience was
4 Interested and entertained for two hours
| and half without manifesting the least
symptom of weariness. All the pieces
were of a superior order, well selected,
and arranged in the most perfect and adj
mirable taste. Everything evidenced
the control of a thoroughly cultivated
mind. Indeed, thoroughness in every
4 thing undertaken, is the Characteristic
| for which Mrs. Mack 8 school has always
deserved the highest praise.
We wish that we had space to mention
the various songs, sung so we'll by the
| young ladies, and all the pieces SO welt
recited and performed by the school;
but we must content ourselves bv mem
tioning only two-the opening speech,
| and the Songs ofSeven.' The speech was
| delivered by Master Johnnie Thompson,
who is q very promising boy. He was
remarkably selfpossessed, and spoke
with perfect distinctness. He has the
! elements Of an orator in him. We
will be very much dissappointed IL that
speak in very high terms of the merits
Of the other boys, if we had space for de-
tails. We cannot refrain from saying a
word about the very excellent rendering
| of Jean Ingelow's "SoDgs of Seven," by
seven of the young ladies OF the school.
That beautiful poem received an addi-
| tional beauty in the charming way in
which its different parts were recited,
and in the very appropriate Illustrations
of the scenery gotten up by the school
for the occasion. We would like to
speak of the French conversations, and
other performances all of which were
excellent, but we must hasten on to
mention the names of those who receiv-
ed prizes and other marks of distinction.
Four young ladies, Misses Tucker,
Cabler, anthony and Philips, received
Testimonials of Approved Scholarship,
as the evidence and reward Oftheir hav-
ing completed a thorough course of
study. 1t is triumph for any young
lady to merit such Testimonials from
Mrs. Mack, whose own high proficiency
and thoroughness are SO well known.l
The prize awarded for Best Deportment'
was eqnally deserved by five of the
young ladies, namely: Misses Caldwell,
Tucker, j. Anthony, L. Anthony, and
Anna Belle Johnson Miss johnson
drew the prize. The prize for best schol-
arship was awarded to Miss E. Anthony,
that for best penmanship to Miss Ida
Jamison, and that for best penmanship
Miss Carrie Walker, The prize for the
best Herbarium, for which there were
seven candidates. was given to Miss
Anna Belle Johnson. The Committee
on Herbariums and Penmanship, re-
quested that Miss Kuhn's name should
be mentioned as meriting high distinc-
ton, she standing second in each.
The prize, to children under twelve
years, for the highest number Of marks
of credit, was equally deserved by four:
Bessie Hendley, Jennie Harris, stephen
Jordan and Harry Arnell, The latter
drew the prize. The prize for the best
care of school books was awarded to
Master Johnnie Thompson.
The examination in Latin, French,
Literature, Rhetoric, History, Botany,
more primary studies, was unexpectedly
given on account of the critical i'll
ness of DR. Mack. The young ladies had
essays, which, we are informed, were
undoubtedly their own productions, to
be read at the examination. 1t had
been the motto for both Teacher and
Pupils through the year, to make the
examination superior in excellence to
the exhibition, whatever that might
provo to be. For that reason it was az
ranged that the Exhibition should come
first a.
Miss Katie Philips is assistant teacher
with Mrs. Mack She is one of Mrs.
Mack's own pupils, and is eminently
qualified, in the high proficiency Of her
attainnients, and in the thorough
ness of her training, for the responsible
position she holds. 1t is sufficient to
say that she is worthy to be associated
with Mrs Mack in teaching; that is the
highest commentator as teacher that
any young lady can receive in a COM
munity where Mrs. Mack is so weil
known, and her own superior merits as
successful teacher so long and SO UNI
questionably established.