The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-05-14

FORREST HILL, HIxD> Co. Mss,
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EDS CLAKIoR :-UEnaI'y school ex6mina-
tloas arr a bore 10 all except those directly
interssted.-R But as this i a season for tie
feast of reason and dow of SOUP USUALLY
attendant upon the closing exercises Of The
Schools, and a. you have kindly given place
In YouT columns % many Interesting se-
counts Of brilliant occasions At Il distance,
Ne propose To giveyoa short article on the
e2 animation of one OF the hgurisbing
schools OF eur owu county
Allow me just here, IT, say We are very
dereict IN our dury, agy way, in hot COM
IN rndii z The excellenees, Dotlitg the progress
AID setting oUI he advantages offered the
young. in educational exercises at bonle.--
Were your corres pundent- half So eager 10
tell the reading public Of tne Talents aud at
tainments OF the educators xbo preside With
success over our institutions al ,ine, re-
hecting eredit apon their high calling. Ihrt
would doubtless enlist The sym patHy and
Tie interest 81 tile laeopie and crate con-
fidefce which Quit buiIi up and su>taIn in
q Tar more fiourisaing condiip our own
schools. Besides cur young men aRd
young ladies being kept longer in our
schools they could be better prepared FIR
TIE duties Of lie, or even for the higher
classes Of colleges ard their parents saved
the enormous expense Of sending them 50
many years abroad 70 finish The college
curriculum.
the occasion OF which propose 70
speak was tRe exat0ination at Forrest HILL
The exercises e Htinued Until about II
O'clock, being happily divers fed win reei-
tatiOns OF un que poetic.d gems by the lite
girls and boys, some OF them wee, tiny
small creatures at tudt. Suffice it 10 say
the examination vas a perfect success, r.
hectiug much credit upon the school and is
accomplished teacher Miss Come IA Lusk ei
jackson.
Succ chool a this ref cts honor ldpon
the comm entity about Forrest Hin. aud
would this Kinds county could boast more
of this character. IL deserves the s. mpa-
thies and tue patronage Of the citizens - itii-
ia It's reach.
After dinner AMI such dinner as the
Forrest Hill folks know now 70 get up, was /
devoted 70 eecEtu a.jons and com positions,
Iatei spersei with singing.
S,ys ecI, Spring, Silas Ca'ciiings. Speech, /
The Modern Belle, Robert Hais0n. Essay, /
opriIg, Emma Jones. Speech. Temperance, |
B anchamp Dixon. Speech, CO aud Learn /
4 Trade, Katie Je1es. Fay, school, Rosa
Bell Holmes Speech, knowledge, Willie I
Calching-. Dial CUE, TIE Il tie Philoso- [
pher- 4 3, Holm. - and Katie Jehes =
speech, A Dailsr or Two, Cicero Jones |
speech, I'D Cares Tor Ali. Emma Dixon. I
Essay. History OF An Old Shoe, Annie /
Ctichings ) ny, Home, With A accompa- /
nj ent. Rosa Bell Holmes. Dialogue, 1 he I
Auditors SpeIier, Joseph Hiu-on aud b. /
Metfaain speech. The Essence Box, Ci4r /
-nce Eikins. Essay. The Bible, Ljdda V i
Holmes. Dialogue, TIE ModeI school =
speech, Necessity tor Resistance. Albert /
Jones. Essay, A school Girls Ltf-, M"ilie /
Jones. Dialogue. The Gossip. Speech. /
Of Independence, Stewart /
Green. Essay, TIE b auties OF Natur-, t
Minnie L. Holmes. Dialogue, The Quack. /
5peech. Close OF School. Slias Caichings.
Priz-s were awarded 10 many az the /
scholars, who acquitted theHs ives with /
a or Fss ! Loo .4.ttf
4 good school Is one of the creates bless
ngs any community can e. y. The cit-
Gems near Forrest Hill nave cause Tor CON
-tant seii-gratiIiration ia this we'll conducted
school. and It's efficient teacher, Miss Cofns-
liza Lusk
VISITOR.