The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-07-04
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES.


all who have been confined to their studies
has arrived, The SUMMER VACATION. This
is very desirable indeed to every scholar and
eacher. We hope it will be pleasant rest.
To some it may not be as enjoyable as to 9TH
ers, from the fact that they have not given
themselves conscientiously to their studies
during the term now closed. Let such en-
gage in a review of the past, and ascertain
ing where they have failed, resolve to make
special efforts for success in that particular
in the future
The exercises at the North Ward School,
on Thursday afternoon, were the first in the
series SO that about two o'clock we went
over to the school house, and found that
two or three numbers OF the programme had
been disposed Of When we arrived, the
room was crowded with scholars and visit
ors. and every one seemed to be Interested
in the entertainment. The best thing we
could do in the line Of q seat, was to be
crowded against one of the large black.
boards, which, owing to excitement, brought
on by the occasion, had not been cleaned
problem in chalk looked us in the face for
efforts to keep cool, we quietly made away
with those fgnres, by using our broadcloth
coat. OF this, however, we do not complain;
we would rather have left the coat for
buster, than to have found no visitors there.
But the programme went on, and it was
that which the people went to see, and
about which our readers prefer to hear. We
, have not sufficient space 20 notice the effort
of every scholar. There are some however,
! who have claim upon our attention, be-
cause they did so much better than we had
expected. Miss Katie Gonnermann, who is
as ambitious in the middle of the term as
she is at it's close, sustained prominent
= character in ''The Knitting Party" with
d great credit to herself, and elected the ap-
t plause of her school fellows and friends; and
e all those present were her friends after she
u had spoken a dozen words. The whole
school Joined in singing "Father, dear Faith
er, keep us pure in heart" which they
seemed to enjoy Master Dickey Howe re-
Y cited Dame McKetchum in q style that
t was manly and quite enjoyable. Maggie
Comisky Cob, Maggie; well, our readers
should have been there to see Miss Maggie
r go through comical part in the dialogue Of
: "Gossip.' She kept the people in q con
slant buzz of laughter. She has good
> voice, was well acquainted with her part
and made but d few breaks in her delivery
which was good throughout. Before We
; could recover ourselves to receive the next
piece, which we supposed would be of the
pathetic nature, halt dozen boys came up
on the platform, and started mp Johnny
Smoker" Charlie Eichler one Of tbe
youngest scholars in tae school, appeared to
advantage in this chorus, ana by his dis
tinct articulation and admirable indiffer
ence, won the esteem Of all. A novel aut
important feature in the programme was
the gymnastic exercises by eight young la
dies. Miss Scribner, the Principal of the
> school, has drilled her scholars into beauti
+ full precision Of movement in these exer-
cises, which call into action, as near as we
: could judge, every muscle OF the body. Mas
ter Matte Becker as the Embryo Schoolmas
ter did well, though with All his noise and
severe rebukes, he could not govern The
scholars. The closing address was read by
Miss Anna Hansen, who promised in behalf
> of the school, to attend more closely to the
studies when the next term commenced
We could not help giving good deal O
confidence to Miss Auna's promise, Tor she
and all the rest seemed SO truly devoted tC
: study in the present.
Early on Thursday morning four scholars
Masters Charley Lowe and Charley Eichler,
> and the Misses Emma and Katie Conner
mann, arose and gathered % large quantit,
:, Of evergreens and flowers, and went 70 The
school house, which they trimmed up in s
very tasty manner. When the teachers anG
scholars arrived at school they were agree
ably surprised, for these four had thought il
! well to keep their plans to themselves.
d There are now about 125 scholars in the
e North Ward School, and with Miss Sarah
> Scrlbner as Principal, who is deservedly pop.
ular with scholars and parents, and whose
= sconnection with the school has been attend
a ed with marked success, and with the lower
departments ably presided over ~ Miss Lucy
Wescott and Miss Mary George, the ed0ca.
IS tional interests of the North Ward are really
If encouraging
/; The next day, Friday, we attended the ex.
II ercises at the High School The programme
C was arranged as follows
e John Gallaghan, Robert Emmett.
j Miss Smell, Essay
|, Miss PienkOwsky, ESSAY
e E. Cole, Defamation
IS Miss NicOI Recitation