The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-07-10
Rising Sun Items.

At the last meeting of the Building
& Loan Association money sold at e and
y per cent premium.
DR.. Robertson deposited some specimens
of Egyptian wheat heads at the drug store
that attracts much attention from farmers
for it's size and beauty. His specimens of
Diehl and Red Mediterranean are also very
good. His field of corn is said to be now
over mans head in height. The Doctor
is eligible for Granger.
On Friday, End inst, being the last day
of the Friends select school, the scholars
gave quite public exhibition of Rotations,
essays, orations, &C., to full house, and
acquitted themselves very creditably. This
school has proved a success, and was much
needed. A few days before the close,
teachers, patrons and scholars went on an
exclusion to the river, and had a good time.
The rain has at last come, and those who
depend on cisterns are jubilant. The
streams and pumps don't feel it yet, but
will in good time.
Our roads are said by roadsters to be in
better condition than they have been for
many years. Supervisors who were never
known to make good road under the old
system, are said now to be among the best.
So it must be in the system, not in men.
The recent rains have proved very trou-
blesome to harvesters. Wheat harvest is
very late; many have not commenced cut
ting yet; on the average it will be about
half crop in this part of county. Hay
will not prove so good.
Report of jefferson Sehool-Term Ending
June Both, 1875
The annual review of jefferson School
began Friday 25th, lasting three days.
The number of scholars on the register, SO;
average, 43. Martha Lakeland and Laura
Farra present every day.
Friday afternoon a spelling match came
off, consisting of the members Of the A B
c d division. Captains Thompson and
Farra, aged respectively seven years, en-
tered the field, supported by at least thirty
companions, each division contending for
the mastery. Pedagogues, Miss G. Gay
and L. Gillespie; Referees, S. Clifford, II.
Cameron and Miss Lakeland. Champion
speller of each division were-Blanche
Bowen, Laura Farra, Maud Thompson,
Ollie White and Mary E. Kirk.
Monday morning, June 2Sth, Geography
Glass F, averaging 10; Geography Glass E,
averaging 81; Geography Class D lowing
to a complete failure on the part of more
than half of the class, a creditable average
was not in the power of the teacher to
give), George Keilholtz, Mollie Clifford,
Ollie White, did we'll, averaging 80 be-
ing the highest; Grammar Glasses F and
E, averaging 81; history class F, averaging
%; arithmetic class F, averaging 10; do.
E and D, averaging 9; dictation class F,
averaging 81. Oral lessons, penmanship,
drawing and composition, in many in
stances, receiving 10; other times deserving
as low as 7. Department excellent.
Trustees visited the school officially twice
during the review. Thinking all study
and no play made study rather irksome, the
scholars concluded to wind up Wednesday
afternoon with a small social pic MIC
Swinging, croqueting, singing and other
innocent amusements were the order of the
day, until about Al o'clock, the young
ladies of the F division announcing that
supper and refreshments were ready
After complimenting the young ladies for
such sudden surprise, the teachers, friends
and scholars did ample justice to the table
which seemed to groan beneath all that
was inviting.
Thus endeth our first term with the
Jefferson scholars, and one that will be a
source Of qualification to the present teach
ers. MARTHA BIDDLE,
CLARA GAY.