The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-07-08

| full study. i CHARLES q. G ooding ,dwelt
Reynolds 6eRvsfdda d oa1ogium upod
LeS that was heartily ppplauded. Viii.
liam II. Campbell, Jf., delivered
me mortal address full Of pathos and
sorfow, and yet hopeful Of the, future
and ovinced suoh oatoSin he@prepa-
rat iop p.apd taste ip delivery as, to re-
eeiye} contihped npplhGSe. Mortimer
.. D6htSlsrS Sthe6 rooted The fate Of
Virginia aud was the recipient of
boa autiiul bouquet. Robert Dunlovy
gav Q amusing advice to frcmcn, aud
Sur inter- Crawford enlarged upon Tho
eloquenoo Of aotionN Next followed
tho dialogue, "Stove Pipe Pete and
the Judge,", byt Masters Gcrig and
kion. This was / irresisibly droll
and brohght' down tho house. Paul
Brice, iG Il,ruoe's address, showed
MAJ arked ia,provemeut. Thomas NJ.
Jordua renderod, theY death struggle
between James Fitz james and
| Rhodcriok Dhd: SGnhbS Clarkson, Tho
smallest Toy III school, rccitrd the
reply to the Conquered Banner, aud
received as a need bouquet from
Miss !Iucy b. Robert j. Macko.
(lell spoke of the Sword of Lee,
George Lauderdale gave good rem.
ditiou Of tho address Of Spurtacus.
Eber Rabb was absent,s on account
of the weather. Jas. 3Shcdd poke
of Freedom and Progress, viii IAN
Moore recited the Maniac, Ildcrtown
b. wman of Orangeburg, spoke of the
MechRniCal DpoohF2 and! succeede cd
s31s m audoos %"h'"s
ia III es Elder brought down the hous.
with Hachariah Spiccr's dcfeucc Of
married men. He foroibly coutras
ted marriage will, celibocy, and
when he had brought tho bachelors
present to the point Of proposing, in-
formed them that he had ten daugh
ters and they could take their pick.
David Gaillurd rendered the address
Of RegdIusin a peculiarly forcible,
4 clear aud palgral manner, and show.
ed by Ills tones, his gestures and
his delivery that he fully npprccia-
ted the emotions rising in the breast
of that noble old Roman. Willie
Rion ienderod the address of Gov.
Porter to President Grant, demanding
Il republican form Of government for
South Carolina. lie was warmly ap.
plauded. Jeff. Gerig recited "iu
meruoriam" in feeling manner. lie
has many of tho natural gifts of an
orator ind should cultivate th,
talent. Henry 9. Davis Jr., dwelt OH
Peace as essential to Human I'm
provement. He acquitted himself
quite well.
After music, Mr.. Clarkson, the
Principal, announced the following
distinguished pupils George X.
Lauderdale, First in the English dc,
partmout, H. z. Davis Jr., First
among the pupils in whose curricu.
lum tue Classics are included David
D. Gaillard, second in this depart
ment, and W. II. Campbell third,
Tue other pupils stood in tho follow.
ing order to the 18th ID.
u. A. Rubb, NJ. .. Dantzler, Byers
Douglass l. W. Bowman, W. Q Rion,
L. NJ. Jordan, G. r.. Guoding.
TO Henry +. Boylston the first
prize was awarded for Composition
and to David D. Gaillard, the first
prize tor defamation. This is the
second time Master Gaillard has
borne off this honor, (which was no
eusy victory, as some Of his ctmpeti.
tors did remarkably we'll. Masters
Lauderdale and Davis also received
prizes for stands. 1t will be remcm
bered that these two young gentle,
men tied for the second place last
yeur. W. trust that their friendl,
emulation will continue tbrcueh
life.
Rev. c. i. Chichester presented
the prizes in handsome .ddrcss.
To the successful pupils he said ;
"My young friends, to me has been
awarded tho task Of presenting to
you premiums gained by your indus.
try. 1t is always pleasant to rec"g-
nise merit, but more especially
to see youth striving for true excel
lence. Let mo ndvise you not to
consider the goal as reached by your
present success. Pause not; there
are other prizes still awaiting if you
do but labor.
1t has been a difficult matter to
decide upon the respective merits Of
4 your compositions. TO you (Master
l3oyls tony who have received tho
] prize, let. me fay you have eviuoed
greatfcare and research, and if you
continue you may reach high distinc.
tiop in,the realm Of letters.
10 YOU Master Gaillard) to whom
has been given the prize for deelama.
tion let mo compliment you upon
your success. Your manner indicated
care, aud showed porsovering labor.
Continue to improve, yourself in
oratory. not ONLY to sneak with @, se.