The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-01
STREET SCHOOL.
Examination Day ia Miss Thompson =
Room.
Readings, Resolutions, Dialogues, Is
says, Songs, etc.
Tuesday night

Tuesday night,
DEAR BULLETIN
attended school yesterday for the Grst
timo since ! came out of short dresses;
attended aaa visitor aud enjoyed it very
much. Went in tho afternoon --spent
half an hour among the little folks in
Miss Annie Phillis' room, almiring her
manner Of teaching, tho pleasant way ia
which she managed her Iillipuiian army
and the keen delight which each member
Of tho band took IN their pirl Of tho du-
ties and plonsuros OF learning the nrst
principles Of good education. From
her department / was led by n gentle
manly coloreI usher TO tho rooms where
the moro advanced classca were marching
on higher and higher up the Hill ofknowl-
edge, under tho Leadership OF Miss Thornp.
son and Miss Mckee. Here the exercises
were varied, and ! sponL an hour and
s-hali very pleasantly, 20 pleasantly that
| heard with regret tho announcement
"achool 10 out, or words to that effect. 4
large company Of visitors, parents and
friends Of the young gentlemen and laii s
were present, but / saw no ono that
though! represented THE BULLErrv,
therefore, with yonr permission, / will
notice few OF tho prominent and most
intorel;ing parts Of tho afternoons pro-
grsmmo. When | entered the room tho
"a and "B' classes wore on the n1or
reading, par. Of tho time in concert aud
at other tincs, reading as their names
were called, from any lesson at which the
readers book CHANGED to open. This was
good idea and gave the listener an OPP
portunity Of Judging fairly tho standing
Of tho pupil in tina. leas. appreciated and
yet most important branch of good ed.
ucaticn. This was followed by reading by
tho young ladies, "Rock Me 90 Sleep
Mothor, Rock Sic to Sleep This beau.
tiful poem was read With much expres-
sion and fno feeling by each one and
lost nothing Of its beauty in any case.
The reading by Miss Fannie Barclay,
May Harmun, Cora Slratton, Hattie Nc
Kee, as well as others whose names did
not learn, deserved special notice Misc
Barclay read ono sLanza commencing
Fired Of the hollow. the base.
The untrue.
Mother Oh mother, my heart
Calls for you"
IL u manner that touched the right chord
AMI was particularly pleasing to me,--but
| mus. hurry on. wan: to
mention and compliment the singing By
the boys, "Ossian's Serenade" The rcci.a
ton in concer. by three twelve. yesr-old
boys when Freedom from her Mountain
Hight, etc." and in fact would like to
mention each oc tho actors as they each
and every one deserved, but to do so
would be compelled 90 write "to DO con-
tinued' at tho end of this chapter, and /
don't wan! to do that, 60 ] will be content
10 say that each part was done in
manner that reflected groa. credit on the
school, tho teachers and the pupils.
cant close without saying word in
praise OF the scene from ALi.s Alcotts
"Littlc Women and one from, | believe,
Widow Badot, the D'rcas society, or
somcthing Of that kiud. Artemus Ward
used to say one sewing society was equal
to five daily papers for scandal aud nows,
but no was man and could not be lust.
still II they were as this scene represented
them he would have good ground for his
opinion. The principal character "Mrs.
Green, was represented 10y Miss Lille
Ford, N cap, white uaoi, handkerchief
aid spectacles, ami WAS really the best
piece of character acting that | wit
messed to-day. The young miss displayed
great deal Of talent and a full apprn,is-
ton If the character she represented.
My letter i,sIrotching on, too long. will
stop in momaut-iust "a soon AS mention
the defamation oil forget his name
am sorry to say, also tho title to his reci-
ration, hut it was the battle in who
Arnold. w inhlerioi, II Swi.s, broke the
Austrian ranks by plungins as many
Of thor spears in his body. as hs could
grasp in his outstroschcd arma, Tho dec
lamation wG5 we'll renlorc by tho little
gentlemen, the gestures were good and
appropriate, and his manner OF speaking
the closing lines
"Ilc bowed among them Ike tree,
Thus dsath made way for Liberty,
could not have been improved upon.
Now I ,riu closo Yours Truly,