Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-07-29


A few days ago We had the pleasure
ct being present IT an examination and
exhibition Of pirate school in the
family of Dr.. KAr<s, consisting of his
own children and the son al neighbor.
Mr.. Maddox. The examinsti con-
duc4ed bys their teacher, Mr.. w. Burns.
and two or three other gentlemen. was
very thorough and the answers given
prompt and intelligent.
We were particularly pleased with
the examination in Latin. 1t Is not often
pupils so young are found so proficient.
The questions were taken promiscu-
ousiy from all parts OF the Grammar
and answered promptly andunderstand-
ingly. In TRANSMITTING and parsing they
were equally ready; theys certainly re-
hected great credit on their youthful
teachcr, who must have taken great
pains with them. for it requires no COM
mon diligence on the part of both in
structor and pupils 70 advance young
children 30 rapidly. The examination
lasted from eight o'clock in the morn
ing unuf pupils in some of
the most important studies NOS misss..-
a question and doing well in all The
whole company then sat down to a
bountiful and elegant dinner, provided
by the hospitaLle Doctor and his kind
and genial wife, who appear to know
perfectly how to do such things.
After doing full justice to the many
good things from land and water pre-
pared, for us, discussing the deli
cious ice-cream so grateful on hot
July day, and allowing our youthful or
ators little time for recreation, We
were invited to an entertainment in de-
clamation and dialogues with which we
were highly delighted. We were par.
ticularly pleased with the efforts Of lit
tie seven year old Johnny; he was SO
very much in earnest aud his gestures
were So graceful and natural.
The pieces were all rendered in a
graceful and correct manner, without
too much action, but Just enough to
point the meaning. The parents and
teacher had reason to feel proud of their
children and pupils, and no one could
fail to be pleased with the performan-
ces, both of the morning and evening
We do not know when we have been
better entertained or spent a more
pleasant day. After the speaking BY
the young gentlemen was over, we
were favored with two brief and appro-
pirate addresses by Mr.. s. Fl. and Mr..
0. H., in which the youthful aspirants
were urged and encouraged to go for
ward on the arduous way SO suspicious.
ly commenced.
The young performers in this little
drama were then dismissed to theirhol-
iday amusements, with, / am sure, the
most hearty and sincere good wishes of
all those to whose pleasure they had so
largely contributed; and for ourselves
We truly wished that their future lives
might be as bright and successful as
this day had been.
The Doctor and Mrs. Reeves, with the
kindly hospitality that reminded us OF
former times, insisted ON all the CON-
pany staying to tea, which most of them
did, and spent the remainder of the
evening in the enjoyment Of music and
conversation, aud the Younger part in
the lighter amusement of Irritation,
which not few seemed to enter into
with great zest, and altogether every
thing passed off so tremendously that
when the brilliant moon lighted the Wis.,
itors to their homes there was but one
voice as to the pleasure of the day.