The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1874-06-24
MASONIC FEMALE ACADEMY.


Last week witnessed the finale of
the exercises of the Masonic Female
Academy. The public examination
of the classes began on Monday, and
continued until Wednesday after
noon. The members Of the various
classes from the abecedarians to the
higher Mathematics, Latin, &C., &C
quilted themselves with credit, sus-
tanning the hitherto enviable repu-
tation of the school, and satisfying
their relations and friends that they
had not been idle during the last ten
months.
COMPOSITIONS BY THE LITTLE GIRLS.
Wednesday evening found the
Methodist Church literally packed
with the youth and beauty Of the
town, with gray hairs sufficient to
give weight and dignity to the APP
pearance of the audience. They had
assembled to hear the little girls
read their compositions. The chill
dren deported themselves in man
ner that would have been creditable
to girls with heavier heads and larg
er clothes. Their compositions were
childlike and simple, and, therefore,
pleasing in a high degree. We were
particularly struck with the compo
sition on bugs The little reader
said there were a great many bugs:
the potato bug, lightning bug and
the bed bug; then there was the
"big bug" and last there was the
hunbug, which after all was no bag
at all.
THE MUSIC.
These exercises were interspersed
with music, instrumental and vocal,
by Professor Dillworth's class. The
majority of the class were mere be-
ginners, but their music showed won
derful progress. Some of the pieces
were beautiful and touching. We
would be recreant to our trust, did
we not make particular mention of
the song, ''The world is full of beau
ty," as rendered by Miss Annie
Carmichael, accompanied by the
guitar and supported by Professor
Dillworth. AS her voice would rise
in swelling accents as clear as a
flute note, the vast audience was
held in -breathless silence. AS she
came over the chorus, The world
is full of beauty when the heart is
full. is full of love-" we thought the
world qUds full of beauty, and that
she helped to make it so; and no
doubt more than one young man
thought his heart acaS f1l, acaS full of
love. 1.-The Evening song of the
Virgin" her second piece, was rem
dercd in the same happy style.
CONTEST FOR THE GOLD MEDAL.
At 9 o'clock Thursday morning
the church was again filled with a re-
spectacle and appreciative auditory.
There were twenty contestants for
the gold medal. The young ladies
were dressed in becoming style and
looked bewitchingly sweet. They
displayed good taste in the selection
of subjects. Their essays were we'll
written; their pronunciation good,
and their reading, though not the
best, was as good as is usually found
in our schools and academies. Com
parsons are odious > but we will
certainly do no one an injustice by
making special mention of Paddle
your own Canoe" by Miss Addie
Boring. 1t showed original thought,
and the lesson inculcated was excel
lent. Hope, Faith and Christ, "
was a mastery effort by Miss Mary
G. DUNCAN. Her reading was per-
haps the best on the stage. In Pass
ing Away" by Miss Mollie Morris,
extensive reading and research were
manifested. She exhibited more
composure than any of her Compel
itors. Miss Sallie Carter, in her
lis he rich? Is he handsome?' dis
played her individuality. The get-up
of her essay was splendid her read
ing was full of womanly eloquence.
8 Man cannot learn all things" by
Miss Jnlia Manard, showed that aoO-
man can learn a great many things,
even while a school girl. 1t was full
of learning. Miss Belle Carriger's
Nevermore" was charming. 1t was
we'll conceived and beautifully ex-
pressed. We would love to mention
others-they all did so well-but
must be excused for want of space.
The music between the reading of
the essays was good. We mention
as pleasing us &" IL Trovatore" PROF.
Dillworth and Miss Sallie Nelson;
''Sea Bird''-song and chorus--by
Misses Mollie Morris and Jessie
Brown, Prof. Dillworth and MIR. w.
NJ. Smith; Gaily Launch''-cho-
rus and Love Chase Gallop," by
Misses Jessie and Lille Brown.
THE CLOSING SCENE.
Thursday evening Rev. DR.. j. F.
B. Mays, of Knoxville, delivered the
annual literary address i'll his char
acteristic and impressive manner.
His subject was Little Things"
BY apt and powerful illustrations he
showed that great things result from
little things. Sometime he was per-
sua~ive and really eloquent. His adj
dress was well received.
Next came the awarding of the
medal. 1t was with difficulty the
determined who should
have it. In their judgement Miss
Belle Carriger was decidedly the
contestant.
So end our schools for the season.
Prof. Summers and his accomplished
and efficient assistant, Miss Eva
Cooley, have labored hard, and their
patrons are ready to say, well
done This is an excellent school,
and, with such teachers, and with
Prof. Dillworth at the head of the
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