South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1875-12-17

Exhibition ota.e Opera House Las. N.gh,
-La1yc Cro,cd ard faerestisg Eaier.
tdisMeni
The Opera Hose was packed to its
doors. both above and below, LAST night,
onthe occasion ottLe exhibition by stu.
dents trom thefe,nncv Institution Cor the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind under the superin.
tenicnce Of Maj. J. c. Goyel,. The stu.
dents & their teacher were seated on the
sage. & were equipped Cor their exercises
wish q variety of musical instruments.
books with raised print, charts. etc.
The teachers present besides Major Co
veil were II. II. Johnson. who IS him
self blind OF blind depart ment, Y. c..
Ferguson aud Miss l.. NJ. Kern. or deaf
mite department, AMI Mrs. Wilson tea.
cher OF music.
The programme presented was quite
lengthy, an! WAS cut short 70 somo ex.
tent from want OF time. The FIRST fea.
ture OF Tie exercises was chorus Of
blind. who sang the piece begiuniog
The Earth is the Lords" Following
this was q recitation octhe Lords PRAY.
CT in sign language by Susie Fox; then
voca, duet by the blind, IF my Wish.
e" etc; blackboard exercises by mutes
first AMI second classes. represented by
Harry Marh, Ella Show. Sallie Osborne.
and NJ. j. Stickley; Signal March, in
st,umentsl. 10y the blind blackboard
exercises, by Sam Eek and Miss Orr,
deaf Mutes; Mardigras Qusdrillo, in.
strumental, by blind trio blackboard
exercises. by Misses Fox and Pickens
song. Not for joe" by the Governor
~. w. Pultz.) who sang .'Uncle joe" in
response 20 81 hearty encore; an exsr-
else by Geo. Taylor, OF Preston, and A.
y. Carroll, or Morgsntown, both deaf
mntos. who respectively wrote an nd.
dress dedicated to Gov. Jacob, and drew
4 map OF West Virginia by counties,
both OF which showed them TO be well
posted in composition and geography !;
solo, by Hattie Lucas, blind orchestra
performance Of First Love Waltz" by
the blind; reading on raised type. by
Misses Davidson ard Lucas, who also
rccited history of England instrumen.
tai duet. Ray OF Sunshine" by the
blind: arithmetical exercises by Misses
Davidson and Lucas solo, '.Dismssion"
By "the Governor" who was encored
and Sang when I Lived Single -
''Gipey Sckottische," instrumental, by
blind orchestra; a.gebraic exercises by
Mas;ers Oycriield and Sal!ay; orchestra.
Rochester Schottische = Mimicry by
Master Hal pin, deaf mute, and the "Go.
yerno!,' blind; recitation by signs, 81
want to bc m Angel" by Sallie Os-
bone; closing chorus, 80 come Let us
Sing"
The most interesting and touching c.
vent Of the evening was the recitation.
u want to be an Angel by little Salie
Osborne "a dsughtcr of Mr.. Amos Os.
borne, oi The Seventh ward this city.0-
ne Governors" singing WAS immense
~ energetic and amusing. His voice is
rough and badly trained, but what he
wanted in culture lie made mp in good
nature, and his large numbered listen.
crs were sorry to part with him even ar.
ter his fourth song. The exercises in
sisebrS. by Masters Oyerfield and Sal
lay, showed both students to possess a
remarkable faculty for RENE mbering fig.
ures. They solved problem requiring
four equations, and m immense amount
OF talking TO explain them, which nobo.
dy understood. They attempted a great.
or task than the brightest intellect could
master without The use offigures, or pre-
yious stutiipg for the occasion. The
history exercises By Misses Davidson
amt Lucas were promptly rendered, but
their reading WAS under the average for
fair blind scholars. Master Iialpin's
mimicry in signs brought down the house.
lie took OFF, various persons and things
with snggcstivencsS ycty amusing to
observe. Among the persons mimiced
were DIR. Geo. Baird. one OF the Rom
ney Institution directors The little
mute also initiated rooster as near rs
his sign language would permit. An in.
tcre@ting and curious exercise Was
conversation 10y deaf mute, and blind
boy. They seemed 10 exchange ideas
i,nently by aigns, the blind student us.
ing his sense Of feeling in the place OF
sight To determine the signs ofthe mute.
The blind Governor, WHO'S said to have
been an old brakssman, initiated railroad
signals b perfection. Taken rs
whole the exhibition was quite interest.
in9. II was witnessed by majority OF
the State officers ani member, Of the
Legislature Wheeling Stand. Dec.10.