The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-06-07
ALVoNDs :
.Iv?lls.
i interesting Closing Fxer-
' n, cises Of the Public
to Schools.
C. Compliment to Miss Rogers
il, Of the Eleventh Street
School.
Presentation Of Bracelets
ed and Neck-Chain.
il Anniversary" at the High
Or School Building.
, the Essays, orations ani
il Speeches.
Anniversary" at the High
School Building.
Essays, orations
Speeches.
and

Az KLEyENrH' STREET SCHOOL isoUsE
Mrs. y. +. Wheeler and Mrs. .Jno. q
II. Roger Mn 81 tbs d T Pr,Sary. ~ are
all the parents of the pupils Of thst lsdy's
school--on Thursday last ooll"':tod
fund Of about sixty dollars with which
they purchased pair of beautiful brace
lets and n Ane neck-chain TO b, presented
10 Miss Rogers on tho last day Of school.
They quietly circulated the news smong
the parents of the children Of the school,
and lot it be known that the presenta-
ton would be made on Friday morning
The consequence was, ss soon NJ tho
school had been opened, visitors began TO
call at the school house, and soon the
room was crowded. Miss Rogers, ignor-
ant OF the intention of her friends, was
surprised, and very industriously attempt
cd to interest the callers by inducing her
little ioiks TO ba as interesting rs they
could be. Al about 10 o'clock, Mrs Lin
ton told the teacher ii Was the wish of tho
visitors Mr.. Oberly should sddress the
pupils, when the following ensued:
Miss Rogers, addressing children yorl
will be attentive; Mr.. oberly Is about to
sIe,k to you.
Mr., Obsrly. You arc mistaken, Miss
Rogers; i, is to you, not to the children,
am about to speak.
Miss Rogers Indeed? Then uisun-
| derstood.
Mr.. Obsrly.--I am about to make a
present to you, and hope you will he
less embarrassed while | am doing 50
than know l shall be.
| Miss Rogers. j nm astonishedt
Mr.. Ooerly We knew you would be-
In making this present to you We intend
ed that you should bs surprised. ] be
lievs the best thing ! can do is to shov
you what we intend to give you.
Mr.. Oborly then opened n csskot ht
held in his hand, and hsld up before Mia
Rogers and tho school, pa. OF golden
bracelets and u chain.
Having dono so, Mr.. Oberly, who has
not often been suspected of bs-hfulnn.s, IN
An en- barrassed msnner---not assumed for
the occasion-went on:
We are pleased to observe that YOU are
| pleased with ~ well as astonishcd BY this
| gift. II may crafty you to learn that each
of the Iarents of your pupils, without one
| single exception, contributed to the fund
| with which these bracelets and this chain
were bought. Not one of them hcsitated 10
| make contributions when informed the mon
| ay xuS 4 N hp a an In flp Iitrn nj
| ing something to be presented 10 YOU a. a
mark of appreciation Of your ability as a
| teac0er, ana n token Of the high esteem in
which you are held in this community.
| That you should he pleased il not strange
| From the earliest periods women have worn
! aud admired sucn ornaments. Rev. Mr..
| Thayer, who is present, will tel You in
| proof of tbs, that the servant 81 Abraham.
| in search after a wife for Isaac, presented
| bracelets Ia Rebeksh at the we'll
| In many of the ancient countries, orna-
| nents of this Kind were Il badge of rank,
| indicating the position the wearer held In
| society. This TACT may sometimes be- tor
| gotten by YOU: but we ask you to not tor
get. even for moment, that we wish this
present to be badge OF your right TO a
| place among the nobility OF humanity, the
| dOcr. of good, VIII" scatter the seeds that
| will grow into fragrant aud beautiiylng
| flowers, rich grain and pleasant fruits. 10 DO
gathered in the golden year, the dawn Of
| WHICH Hbl W.. stTlHNful ittl. DtGlln
| Ia iings the eastern skies.
| In the oldon time, too, amIlCts We worn
| in golden bracelet and chain, suppo ,ed to
possess miraculous powers. You will need
! no such anulets. You are already the p.S-
SCISSOR of that which L. more powerful than
| amulet ever was, even in the time when
Imagination made 1t powerful. You pos
| sess brain force, the amulet OF modern
| civilization, with which the teachers of the
land pour into the empty well of the youth
! fll mind floods of learning and drive away
from society The lowering clouds OF L.
norance.
| Take these bracelets to hind YOUR wrists
| aud this golden chain 10 hang upon your
neck and with them our hea tfelt wishes
for your prosperity. We aro sure you will
| cherish our gift. The circumstances under
which you received IL will not permit you,
even il IL were valuecsS, to forget It:
but YOU will forget II sooner than these
children will forget the many lessons you
have taught them OF morality
goodness aud religon--lessOns which will
shine brighter in their characters than
brightest bracelet on arms OF f;Iirest lady
lessons which will bind them 10 you through
all life and be golden chain Of grateful re.
membrane.
"Mnmna," ,aid one of YOUR little pupils
my little daughter Ruth. II think there are
~ m any beautiful things in the bible Mi,
Rogers has been t. lching rs verses. Think
this one is So nice: Though | 20 dIwn
into the valley Of the shadow of death
shall fear no evil for Thy rod and thy stat
. they ,rall comfort me- When | get tha
far thy rod and thy stan they shall cOmior
me- | always stop ana think that is ~
a beautiful. And there IL another verse juS
as pretty H. that: lie mHkcth me To ii,
: down in green pastures he lcadeth me he
side the stll waters I'u't that pretty ?
=. isn't that beau,inl =
Ills pretty--iti is beautiful; and We wh'
Give to 'you this gin, hope that He who Ia
made H. al will maze YOU to lie down IN tn
: green pa tures, and lead you beside tn
! still waters Of earthly happiness ard pros
4. petty and we know that II this hope shoul'
mol be realized and dark clouds should cas
i their shadows upon you, you who hay,
acted 80 well your good part in this worlC
may with confidence fear no evil, eysl
u though YOU walk through the valley of tn,
IL shadow OF tribuaiion, for His rod and Iii
, stan they win surely comfort you.
Mas Rogers, VINO was .asen thorough,
by surprise, and OF course was "unpre
n pared with speech, replied in substance
n m follows;
am cert ,inly very much surprised nj III,
reception Of this beautiful gift, feel tina
4 IL Is a mark of appreciation OF my lahors q
which fear l am unworthy. ! am deepll
u grateful TO the pare nis Of my pupils for thei
kiadncs- aud thOughtfulncss and shall cher