Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-06-25
COMsUNlCATION.'
THONPsoNTOwN, June q

ihCNfsONIOWN, June II, 1000
Editor ,Scntiaei: The Juniata County
Normal School al this place closed its
first quarter for this summer yesterday.
| Prof. David Harman, assisted by his
| sister, hiiss Lizzie Harman, and his pu-
pills, gave a public entertainment last
night, in the Lutheran church. which was
decided success. Although the wea-
Tier was very warm, roads very dusty.
and admttance 25 cents, yet the church
was well filled by an appreciative audi
rnce, which netted the school about S35.,
which is to be expended in repairing. i'm
proving and beautifying the public school
rooms of Thompsontown, in which the
school has been permitted to hold its
sessions.
The exercises consisted, as usual. Of
Original Orations, Declarations, Essays.
Dialogues ard Tableaus. all of which
were new and spicy. Several Of the
performers exhibited really superior tai
ents in their respective duties aud char
acters.
Mr.. d. Lantz, in the three act comedy
entitled The Dutchman's Ghost" GER
iainly performed his part of the Dutch
man with great success, as the roars of
applause indicated, which greeted him
neallv every time he spoke. His origi-
nal oration-suhject. " The Sciences
delivered during the entertainment. was
credit to him, both for composition and
delivery.
Mr.. Kreider, whose home is about
three miles north Of Miffln, in the first
comedy of making love to three sistert
with view of marrying the wealthiest,
acted like a real actor. He was perfect
lily cool, natural and ready, and was
greeted with much applause during the
dialogue. He had also the honor of de
livering the valedictory. in which he &C
Quilted himself as creditably as one long
accustomed to public speaking
Master Edgar c. Snyder exhibited the
wisdom of an experienced head in his
part of the evenings performances. His
make up was quite theatrical and cute,
and his fatherly dictations to his way
ward daughters and their modish precep-
tress took well.
Miss Clara V. Dougherty's lecture on
"Woman's Rights" was treat which no
literary mind would have been willing to
miss. Miss DIS literary prospects are
very promising.
Another very pleasing performer was
Miss Sallie Haldeman, Of White Hall
She seemed perfectly at home in her nu
merous characters. and, with very plea
SAINT and womanly voice and manner
without single failure, added greatly te
the entertainment of the evening.
Many others might be mentioned who
deserve praise, but time and space viii
not permit. l believe with but one ex
certion, that of deficient memory OF
the part of one performer, all are worthy
of much praise-both teachers and pupils
for the successful effort the entertain
ment was.
The exercises of the evening were de
liehtfully interspersed with music. botf
vocal and instrumental, under the super
vision of Mics Annie Wise. of Mifiin
town, assisted by several young iadie
also from there, and W. W. Fuller, o
Thompsontown Station. p. R. r., will
his violin. Very good order prevailed
all the time, and the audience manifested
. the greatest interest in every subject
: the evening.
3 Mr. Harman and sister have been yer.
t successful as teachers during the quartz
: which has just closed. and are we'll like
BY the community. They had numbe
0 of pupils from . distance and expec
: many more after harvest.
+ TYRrEUs.
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