Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-04-02
The High School Exhibition.

We had the pleasure, on Tuesday night
last, Of attending the Exhibition OF the
High School in this plncej and not very
often have we got an equal amount OF en-
tertainment for our quarter and this
seemed to be the general sentiment OF the
large audience that completely filled both
the High and Grammar school rooms
We have attended goodly number OF ex-
hibitions in the same place, none Of which,
certainly, surpassed this one; and with our
feelings OF recent pleasure still lingering,
we are disposed to give the palm Of excel
lence to thi. last one. The pieces were
we'll selected, being Of higher order than
commonly make up the programme OF an
ordinary school exhibitions and were OF
such wide range as to variety, that all
tastes could be suited. Each one had point
and pith, and a marked character Of its
own.
The first piece was beautiful allegory,
performed by large number OF young
Misses, and representing the choice OF a
youthful pilgrim, between life OF pleasure
and foolish vantIes on the one hand, and
that of wisd om and 'odness on the other.
II was grave in its character, but made very
entertaining, by the excellent manner in
which the various parts were recited.
Gossip" was a striking illustration Of
that valuable fine art, by which the sim
plest events in the mout hs of busy bodies
and news M ngers grow into mountains of
scandal, and descend in destroying ava
lanchcs upon the poor unconscious victims.
II was performed in spirited manner, by
n mum Der of young gentlemen and ladies.
In the Gentlemen If the jury" twelve
boys gave us an amusing specimen OF an
American Jury, showing the process by
at. The boys deserve great credit for sus
tanning their parts so well. After seeing
the inside OF this sample jury room one
could appreciate the saying attributed to
Ohio's greatest jurist TItos. EWING, that
"The Almighty forek7.ous everything but
the virdict Of Petit Jury"
In Cinderella" we had life and reality
given TO that old fairy tale, that has at some
time in our youth charmed us all. The
pretty Cinderella, the young prince with his
gay apparel and waving plumes seemed tc
have Just stepped bodily out of some fasci
mating picture, such as usually accompanies
the story itself.
Hiawatha's Wooing," gave one of LONG
FELLOWS most delightful Indian scenes
(dramatised for the occasion.) And we foe
very much indebted to our Superintendent
for adapting il to the stage and t. the
young people WIN rendered the different
characters 8 spiritedly, and in such a life.
like manner. The costumes were gorge III
and gotten up with infinite painstaking
They gave us n genuine COOPER Indian--th,
true poetic deniZen t the American forest
ovid w Bed It's C.urtship" was a ricl
5 treat Of humcr, and OF itself well worth Our
, quarter. This piece OF inimitable humo
has been read and laughed over by thu
American public for quarter of century
: but we have never seen it on the stage
The widow and the Elder Sniffles were acteC
o the life, and we cannot imagine ho7
they coIll have been impio ;cd by sta
actors.
| We were pleased 10 see several o. tn,
former graduates taking part in the ex
hibition. 1t indicated their continued
e interest in the school and in their o.C
\ schoolmates that they were willing t
r contribute so largely to thee vening's en-
tertainment and was altogether very pleas
ing feature uf the occasioa.
a There are these who doubt the value o
such exhibitions TO our young people, ns
part of their education, and are disposed I,
regard them rather us Interruptions of thei
s regular studies, that do not compensate fo
e the time and trouble. But we are Of
r different opinion. Preparation for such al
!, exhibition, if conducted by a competcn
person, is equivalent t, two or three weeks
drill in educati II. They must be sevcrel,
trained, in enunciati, IL, i'll infiecti MS Z,
e v, ice, in emphasis and eXpressi n-mcmo
4 ry is exercised in c mmitIng, tn rugby
their several parts, and imaginati n severe
. ly taxed t. put themselves in the places
those VIII IN they pcrs nate, t. enable then
t. feel rs they felt and act as they acted
! And their manners have an opportunity t.
be greatly impr we'd and ease and grace &C
quired in the various situations they ar
called upon to fill. And all these thing
$ are accomplished the more successfully
: because they are under the stimulus OF
= present object to be accomplished whicl
excites all the ambition they are capable oi
We were glad to know that pecuniarW
D the exhibition was a success-the receipts
e bring nearly $50, and, less the expenses
: leaving clear fund of something over S35
The object OF this fund, as we learn from
the Superintendent, is to defray, in
5 part, the expenses OF graduation each
year, the supply OF singing books in thu
school, and other small incidentals sucl
, as the school would not feel like applying tC
the Board of Education to furnish