The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1872-04-04
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PARADISE VALLEY, April l, 1872.

PARADISE VALLEY, April !, 1877.
MR EDifoR-According to previous an
nouncement ard by request, Mr. AZ Fowler
Eckert's School gave another entertainment on
Saturday night, the Both ult, in the Pafadlse
Valley School IIcnse. Long before the time
for opening the exercises, the house was COM
pIetcly filed so that it wss impossible to geti
or ont. Those who came late failed 90 gain
admittance at all. At half past severl o'clock
Mr. Ecllert, the Principal of the school, made
his appearance upon the stage and addressed
the audiance, on the nature of Education, his
remarks were to the point, and 1-think those
who listened to him viii not forget very soon,
the CLOSING part of that Address, when he re-
fcred to a young lady, who on the day that she
was to graduate and leave School, gathered her
school books all together and then making n
bonfire ofthem all, sat watching the flames as
they (wrcathed) and the smoke as it curled,
until they were entirely consumed, then as if
she had performed feat equal to that of Cor
tez, when he burned his ships, she elapsed her
hands together in glee, exclaiIning, now have
finished my education. Poor silly child, she
little kney how this rude world was waiting to
educate her, by and by in its tolls, Its strifcs
and its mysteries, in word he said, true educa-
ton begins with our birth and concludes only
with our existence, and they will be found the
happicst as well as the wiscst, who regard all
lifes joys and sorrows so many lessons given
to US by the great disposer of our destiny, thus
il to n trIIly
wise experience and syme;rical character and
forming within us the germs of higher life.
The school then appeared upon the stage and
sang The Ever Green Mountains of Life then
followed a dialogue between Mr.. f. l.. Nau-
man and Mr. A. Newhart which was greatly ap-
plauded. A few more pieces and then song
was sang, by Miss Ella b. Baumon, the closing
part Of it was as follows:
If | could live year or two,
And God would grant me grace,
would buy me bottle of dcceitful water
To wash young mems false face, &c.
Then there were number of Dialogues spoken
singing, &c. Afterwards John 4. Transue
one of the School Directors delivered an ad
dress, comparing the old world TO the new
which was listened to with great attention
The Dialogues spoken were good. will nsme {
few of them: alexander and the Robber,
Evening Conversation" Lawyer and Client,
Lost Thimblc," "Verner Albert" and 'Tell,
the Multiplication Table by The whole schoo
which was excellent; "why can't have q beau,
by Misses Lizzie Wagner, Rachel Wilson
Mary Frantz and Mary Kintz, were laughable
and received the applause Of all, both old an(
young. Also the Dutch Song, by Chas. Koerncr
''The Soldiers Family was good representa-
tion ofa Soldiers life. The characters employed
in this were Mr.. Eckert thcteacher as a private
in Pennsylvania Regiment, Miss Lizzie
| Wagner, as his wife, Mr.. Arthur Newhart an(
Miss Ella B. Nauman, as their son and daugh
ter In the fourth scene of the play, Mr.. Eek
ert, was seen in full uniform, in his tent read
ing, when entered four of his comrades, Messrs
Augustus Smith, F. l.. Nauman, John Wagner
and Eugene Smith, singing to the tune of
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are
marching"
Read, read, read, you re always reading,
Throw down your books and come along,
For at cards we re needing you,
And we We got jolly crew.
Of hot punch in Wilson's tent, so com,
along, &c.
At the close of this piece the teacher an
nounccd the names of all who had taken par
in the Exhibition and for the encourage
ment of others, will give their names, a.
they were handed to me: