Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1873-12-23

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Gus branches taught there, COM
mencing in some of the lower
rooms on Monday. These examin-
atoms closed Friday afternoon at
three o'clock. During the whole of
the time the examinations were 60
ing on, more or less of the parents
of the pupils and friends of the
school were in attendance, and we
find an almost universal satisfac-
ton expressed among those there
in attendance, Without very gen.
eral notice and invitation being
given, quite large crowd congre-
gated in the High School room on
Friday afternoon, to hear the rotor
ical exercises that were to close
this term of school. The school
room was nicely decorated with ev-
ergreens for the occasion. On the
wall over the teachers desk was
inscribed with evergreen letters
"We strive to be Punctual, Good,
Perfect" On the opposite wall was
sect Understanding, Get Wisdom"
Over one door was Excelsior" and
over the other "Persevere," while
across the ceiling from corner to
corner hung heavy wreaths of ever
greens. .'<'+t
At three o'clock the rectorial ex-
ercises commenced and the follow
ing is the programme ~
/. Music,-Excelsior, U-pi-de.
2. Recitation, w elcome, Mary
, Pickering. at 9. BONA
3 Essay--The Ostrich, --Ellenor
Hunt. u-s 'tH ..l
4. Declamation-The Bachelor,
Josiah Rutledge. .i, p
5. Essay,---Lapland, MARY Hall.
6. Duett,---Evening Song of the
, Virgin, Misses Kelley a. Brown.
7. Medley. 40 t.I sF %
8. Soliloquy,--Flora Richardson.
9. Essay,---Mary Akley.
10. Duett---Billy Grimes ....a
i IL. Essay,---Thoughts of the
], Passing Year,-Eva Vanhorn. 10
: II. Music,--There's a Sigh in
# the heart. 5s'- IS
st ID. Dialogue.
E. ID. Recitation, The lost Heir
$. Della Kelley. I
j. Is. Dialogue. ''-'...." b.
g. 16. Class History,---Nora Miller
l. II. Dialogue.
10. Music, ---Convent Bells.
. The whole formed an entertain
:, ment that was well worth listenin,
! to. There were some parts Of j
:. which were deserving of nue.
a praise. Among these might b
- noticed the Class History, by Mis-
= Nora Miller, which, on account {
:: its original and personal character
80 was doubly interesting. 1t ws
- written in fine style and full of hal
;. ply hits and quotations. Also I'll
" recitation by Miss Della Kelley, sh
representing, well, the character c
the excited Irish mother, who wa
mourning and scolding over tn
At loss of her BARN, and he who wa
i. to be heir to all the truck an
to trumpery Of her hord. Also tn
it soliloquy of Flora Richardson, VIII
m so happily and naturally repre-
n. sented the many misfortunes AM
rs annoyances which every little Mis-
ID thinks she has to bear. The essa.
i. of Miss Eva Vanhorn, was one tina
is showed considerable thought ant
" ability. The language used in j
a being well selected and appropriate
A. The dialogues were all well acted
4 and the selections were of such
k character that the audience coult
t. listen and be interested, withou
feeling at all tired. Some of thu
speakers and readers did not speak
u loud enough to be heard all owe,
u the room, and thus the real merit
: that they were deserving of was
n not as apparent to the audience
y The music was furnished by the
o School Glee Club, with Prof. Johns
u at the organ. And scarcely had
the last notes of the "Convent
t Bells" ceased to vibrate through
!. the room, when Miss Freddie God
frey came into the room, bearing
o in her hands q large chrome, and
> with few appropriate words pre-
a sented it to Prof. Dewey, who, in
a his turn, exhibited great signs OF
0 surprise, accepted the beautiful
present of his school friends, and
thanked them earnestly for it, wish
3 ing them a Merry Christmas and