The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1875-11-25
The Examination.

ocnooL LOOK Face on trlday, lSLh
instant, which closed the scholastic
year of 1876. The public attendance.
on the occasion was small, owing,
doubtless to tho incIemency of the
weather, and MOTTO a want of ,interest
on the part of patrons or..tho public
generally. The proficiency of the
several Glasses was fully equal, if not
superior to that of former occasions
ovinCing q Saoroaghnese in prepara~
tion on the part of the student and q
carefulness in "drilling" on that of
the Principal.
The scholars, as shown in this OK
animation, although, it was nocessa~
rily short, did themselves great credit.
And wo must say in this connection
to every body, who desires their sons
and daughters wolI educated, that we
know of no school in our country,
either as preparatory school, or one
in which students can acquire good
sound business education, that offers
greater advantages than this.
The Principal is teacher Of long
and varied experience in his profess
sion, and, if teachers, like those in
other professions, are to be "known
by their FRUITS" he unquestioDably
will have to be favorably judged; for
this school now sends forth two young
mon to college, who are prepared to
enter the junior class.
We could but remark tho high
character of the school. TO 500 young
mon and girls in their 't6ens translat-
ing English sentences with perfect
case into Latin or Greek on the black
board correctly, is teattife rarely
seen in our preparatory schools. A
class of girls and boys, examined in
Caesar, acquitted themselves hand
somely.
Owing to the late hour of COM
mencing the examination, and the
large number of select and original
speeches, and compositions, ,,there was
not sufficient time allowed to examine
more than n third Of tho classes Of the
school. Tho examination, therefore
closed at IL o'clock, and after a recess
ILL 2 o'clock, tho audience .feassom-
blcd to listen to the declamations.-
Most Of tho boys, in our Judgment, in
this exercise, rs we'll ias in the oxqm-
ination, acquitted themselves. hand
somcly. Where all did so we'll, it is
perhaps, invidious to mako any dis.
, tinction, yet VIC will venture to'merf-'
tion one, Mr.. Clark Wolborn, con
things in general" whose delivery
was so in keeping with the tone and
character Of his subject that lie excit-
cd the extreme rsibilitios of all pres
ent. In fact, all seemed delighted
| with his effort.
Next followed the original oompo-
sitons. The first read was that cf
Miss Lucy Hagood, this, from one so
young, is highly creditable indoed.-
That of Miss Laura Ellis, on "Pa-
tienco;" Miss Betty Hester, on Gina
gination;" Miss Vesta MauIdin, on
t"Conscienoe;' Miss Addie Hollings>
worth, "Hope," and MISS Josephine
Boggs, on "Friendship,"', were all
beautifully and elegantly. written,
embodying an amount of thought and
an elegance of expression rarely seen
in girls in their teens. If one of these
| compositions wcro more beautiful
than an other, it must be given, with
some hesitation hover to Friendship.
Noxt followed tho original spooch-
cs. Although thero were five of
theso, yet only three were delivered.
James E. Hagood, Jr., on "Intempe>
rance;'' Mr. M. N. Mitchell, ON "Char~
acteT" and Julius e. Boggs, on "Gov-
ernment." These speeches were all
we'll received and does great credit to
each. Tho ono on Government was
indeed fine production and of great
merit, both in respect to the illustra-
tions and complete analysis of the
subject.
New York, Nov. 20.-Ch9rles b.
OrVis and Dexter A. Reed, two deal
ers in hard woods, occupying rooms
in the same building, So Centre street,
have absconded, leaving debts behind
aggrogating from $4,000 to 800, 1000.
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