The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-25
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| AhS s"h~WB eVHlounlcetiOn, dloCfip-
tive Of the High School exercises on Fri.
day, w sat 10 the BrLLxrrx yesterday
Az Il enters more iato detail than W
had done, we very chesrfally publish 1.
CAIso, Ills, January %, 1874.
EpiroA BvLtsrfs--IAet evening I vss
ono u the Interested spectators OF Ne OF.
erstss vfths ciass in Ap,eriosu nis.ory
held Al the High School building. The
class h under che, instruction of Misc
Stocking, assistant in the High School.
The eIsrcisss of the evening were con.
Quoted b. xr. Alvesd, asd reflected eredi,
alike upon hss, Miss Stocking and the
| olass. \ e"N
The "AnssioAn' Asdisy," played by
Nj" Lula Pace upon the piano, intro.
dnctory 10 the evening, entertainment,
was Appropriate and very veil sxscutsd.
All she members Of the class, each one
psrsonsting . state Of the Union, and
Wsasiag he eoiors Of the nation, appeared
before the audience, keeping step to .
msrcb, and began the exercises BY sins.
ing my Native Land" This Was followed
By the class repeating In concert
the piiscipsi svshts in the his.
tory Of the country from the date Of IL
discovery down 10 the present time, and
singing the song "Ring The bell, watch.
man, After which they retired. Master
While Wilcox then reed. In very pleas.
ing manner, . wsll-writtsn essay on
'Tsianssh He did Got settle the vexsd
question In regard to the death Of that
noted chief but from his handling Of bis
subjset showed very good knowledge of
IT,
The eIsrcisss we're here varied >by q
very well executed piece OF music Oh the
piano forte By Miss Alvord.
These young ladies' nov appeared, rep
rsssntiog the Goddess Of History, the Past
and The Present. I regret that Am mac.
qosisssA With the names Of thess Young
eiris - the excellent style IN which they
rsndsred colloquiAnl exercise, make
them deserving Of SPECIAL mention.
"Coiambns before Queen IsSballs," in |
which Mater George Hendricks person.
SIZED Columbus and Mia Sarah Lane,
Queen isaeeila and Don German was
very hondsomsly done. following this.
was shs Historical 0ans," played BY
eight blooming Aisses. ..----
The game consisted in sAkint his.or. |
zeal questions, . wrong answer
compelling the enc who gave IL 10 pay .
forfeit either BY reading poem or sing.
ing song. Xhs Lizzie Ent's forfeit was
the reading Of ths poem, "The Battle Of
Bunker HILL" which WAS certainly one of
the bat things Of the evening. r.Thrss
days IN the lie Of Columbia by Misc
Katie Alvotd, wAs read in : beautiful
manner, and The song of thousand
year,, by Mise Luslls Fraser Was 81.
essdingly we'll dons.
At lie conclusion, Mr.. Aivord Announced
that the class were ready TO answer any
questions. They were accordingly we'll |
catsch'ssd and answered readily and cor.
rsctly.
The exercise closed With REPRESENTA-
ton Of thrss scenes iI American. history
the arst prior to the revolution, the second
during the revolution and the last After
the revolution. The declarations and
dialogues ofthsse were very ane, and III
felt at liberty to occupy SO much space, I |
would give them more than a passing no.
tice. g....
The music upon the piano fofts BY Miss
Alvord contributed materially to the
pleasure Of the audience. INST.