Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-07-03
For the Register.
The Excursion.

On Tuesday of last week, the STU
dents and Professors of Shepherd Col
lege, together with few invited friends
made their annual excursion, aud held
pleasant basket picnic on the river
bank few miles above this town. Mr.
David Billmyer again deserves thanks
for his boat by which the excursionists
were carried to the place of the picnic.
The ride up the canal was pleasant and
beautiful, having the charm OF novelty
for many who do not avail themselves
OF their neaIness to become better &C
quainted with the fine scenery along
this river. Between the winding canal
the high cliffs covered with forests and
every kind of interesting foliage, and
the smooth river there are many beau
,iful pictures of which the Hudson river
people would be very proud, and loud
in extravagant description. The place
where the picnic halted for the day was
a beautiful sxard between the canal and
river. 1t was covered with grass and
shaded by elms, oaks and 81 camores
A cool pleasant wind came up the river
valley making fans unnecessary. Part
of the excursionists scattered themselves
in punches among the clumps OF trees,
while others INDUCED in games which
from the first acquaintance in childhood
seem to antedate the classic games of
Greece. They were all the more pleas
ant from their age and old associations.
MONDAY brought dinner, and as camp
fire had supplied generous boiler of
coffee, none of the luxurles were absent.
The day was passing as pleasantly as
could have been hoped, when a storm
came upon the scene, and it was thought
best TO get near home. The Professors
had strolled away some distance, and
had gone to sleep under tree by the
river shore. They were awakened from
their mapping and the whole party en-
barked tor home. For the first hour
the ride down the canal under the cano-
DIV of cloud was delicious, but the rain
cane in 10 mar this pleasure driving the
greater part to the hold of the boat
which was dry but warnl. AT the mo-
ment we reached the Bridgeport lock
the rain ceased of course, its opportuni-
ty of annoyance being at an end.
In schools we are glad to see that
the matter of department is made one
of the main parts of education and is
duly noted along in classification with
studies 1t is u q uestion whether the
boarding school does not benefit its
patrons rather by the polish and urban
ity it should teach, than by many OF the
floral studies that figure so largely in
advertisements. The removal Of ruStici-
tv, rudeness, or rompishness is surely a
great part ofan education. Now schools
or collections of young persons can be
jadged in regard to their department,
far better in the unreined pleasure
ground than in the close Strengthened
examination. And upon this point We
wish to award special commentator to
the students Of Shepherd College aud
TO the Professors from whose gentle
manliness such teaching and example
naturally proceed. Throughout the day
these young folks moved about among
each other with all the ease and grace
of the polished fashionable Of the ball
room. The small boys did not set up
a stone persecution of the birds nor did
they make the hilarity Of their games
intrude upon those not participating
In all the movements OF the party there
was the reserve and quiet Of true gen
tlemanliness very pleasing to observe:
Shepherd College may well eproud OF
it's teachers both for their excellence in
intellectual training and their tact in
governing, guiding or REFRESHING the
natural wildness Of youth. The lnstltu-
ton has high standard excellence OF
training both IN mind and manners;