Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-07-16

mayer anu lduy OF Olnclnnall, ana u.
Lemley, Philip Klopfer and son and
Henry Lesner Of Fort Wayne. Many
others from abroad were present, and all
seemed greatly pleased with the appear
ance Of the institution and with the ex-
ercises of the day, the pupils part
therein being in accordance with the
following programme:
Song-Morning Wanderings-School.
Salutatory Address-Bertha Brown.
Salutatory Address-G. Rosenbaum.
The Retort-H. Brown.
School Dialogue-Four Little Girls.
Song-Beautiful Isle of the Sea-
School. I
The Essence Peddler-A. Rice.
Whittling-H. Wurzburger.
Justice and Prisoner-Three Boys.
Der Bauernknabe-H. Spitz.
Song-Chorus from Bohemian Girl "
School
The Prisoners Defense-S. Bloom.
Der Saenger-Sarah Riegelman.
Absolom Bess--Kate Prince.
Song-Charity-School.
Orphans Hymn-Six Little Girls.
Lay From My Poultry Yard-Mat.
Rothchild.
Belshazzar-N. Cohen.
Eelkoenig-H. Hirschberg.
Song-Phantom Chorus from Som
nambula-School.
The Suspicious Frenchman - Dia-
logue-Blitz, Zaretzki.
I'll Be MANN. Hahn.
Max Stolprian-Jac. Strauss.
IL
Destruction of Senacherib-A. Sam
ulson.
Old Fickle-Dialogue-Harris and
Eppstein.
The Continental-Jos. Rothschild.
Independence-Alex. Ullman.
Song-Fling out the Starry Flag
School.
Calisthenic Exercises--Girls.
Song-Gewehr Beim Fuss.
Boys Drill.
Distribution of Prizes.
The calisthenic exercises by the girls
and boys drill" which appear in the
programme, were found impossible of
performance during the other exercises
in the forenoon, owing to the great
crowd in attendance, and were reserved
for the picnic by the pupils and friends
of the asylum at Forest City Gardens in
the afternoon.
After the other exercises we're finished
there was, in accordance with established
custom, an auction sale of pencil draw
ings and other articles made by the pu-
pills of the school during the eSear, and
the competition among those present
was spirited to obtain these notions as
of their visit to the asylum.
AS high as thirty dollars was paid for a
little pencil sketch which would scarcely
bring ten cents in any market in Christ
endom. The money derived from these
sales all goes toward defraying the ex-
penses Of the institution. The pencil
drawings alone brought two hundred and
forty-six dollars. Mr.. A. Z. Frankland
Of Memphis, who, by the way, was some
years ago live member of the great
newspaper fraternity, acted as auction
eer, and kept the competitors and spec
tators inilittle less than continuous
roar of laughter by his drollery and wit
ticism.
The number Of pupils in the asylum
IS one hundred and seventy-ninety-fo four
boys and seventy-six girls-and their
appearance betokens judicious and hu-
name treatment, as we'll as pains-taking !
md assiduous instruction. Their ages |
'ange mainly between four and fifteen,
md they are taught the common Eng
shsbranches, German, Hebrew, music
md singing Some OF the older pupils |
ire also given instruction in natural |
accompanied by expert |
nents, the institution already being SUP
1hed by considerable apparatus for
his purpose, to which additions
will soon be made. After the pupils
lave mastered the Fifth Read
II they are to some extent
tut into the city schools. In the
central High School there are already
wo, one in ID and one in @ grade, and
light boys are in B grade of the gram
mar school, and will soon take higher
ank. In addition, for the sake of pro-
noting discipline, the boys are instructed
n military drill and maneuvers, and the
.irls take lessons in calisthenics.
SO far as appearances, during brief
-isit, indicated, the superintendent,
eachers and officers ef the asylum ap-
reared to be the right persons in the
light places, and the entire institution
o be enjoying o high. degree of pros
,erity.