The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-23

/ " a. hhObllOA EDClAIhB hAdbCn III
town last Friday night. The house WIS
well filled, but the entertainment
| was not as good as the first, because
| there was no music interspersed. The
HeIicOn Silver Band rendered some
splendid airs in front of the Hall as the
crowd was assembling. Prof. J. S.
Beocher acted as teacher, and Col. d. B.
Cooper and F. Ii. Smith, as Judges.
The singing Geography class, led by
Capt. III. p. Seavy, entertained the au-
dience for short time, when all parties
on the stage were organized into reg
ular old trapping class. This gave an
opportunity to ascertain who were the
best spoilers.
Maury VOORHEES, missed "nourish,"
and was trapped by Miss S. G. JnO.
Carr "Teceived" hearty applause be-
cause he did not spell receive" NJ.
Hodge was relieved" of his position for
not being able to relieve" himself of
the proper letters to form the word.
Jno. Carr put two ellis in ''ciyilian," and
Henry Cox spelled it with an S. Miss
Nettie Kuhn trapped four or five n the
word "bdellium." II. p. Seavy was
out of sorts and couldn't spell worth
"nickel." Miss S. G.. spelled "sure"
with an b. Geo. Miner spelled opens
ner," "pener." 10 Green spelled ''svl-
lOgism, +" "cyllOgism," and was trapped
by Carr. DIR. Smith spelled tyrannical in
correctly. JnO. Ashton and DR.. Smith
not being in humOr for a "frOlic" were
trapped by Master Albert ChappeI. |
Miss 1. j though a splendid musician,
missed ''clef." Miss J. A. missed "re-
PEELED" and Albert ChappelI lost his
place on "pur." Jno. Ashton spelled
'sighing," "sying." Several parties
missed "barege" and "mirage."
w. J. Whitthorne and T. III. Williams
were appointed captains.
w. J. Whitthornes' side:-Miss d.
Rowland, Miss S. Chappell, Miss Net
tic Kuhn, Miss Emma Pickens, Geo. c.
Miner, NJ. Hodge, 10 Green, JnO. Carr,
Maury VOORHEES,.
T. III. williams side:-Miss Ida JAM
isOn, Miss Julia Anderson, Miss Carrie
Warren, DIR. Smith, IL. p. Seavy, AL
bCtb ChdIi 1l6HIO IVA D. 1s 2AShbOhJ
Lee Bailey, Alex Park.
Lee Bailey, Albert Chappell and
NJ. Hodge, missed "tassel." Alex Park
left the stage with "leisuIe" Jno. Ash~
ton and 10 Green followed suit. II.
p. Seavy, gave up the ghost on
"bacchanalian.' DIR. Smith, w. j.
Whitthorne, Geo. Miner, Miss Row
land, Jno. Carr and Miss Julia Ander-
son, all lett the stage to tho tune of an
accordion" Miss s Chappell missed
Capillary" Miss Rowland found it
difficult to describe an ''arc, and retired.
T. III. Williams missed 'poniace," and
Miss Ida Jamison "solecism." Miss
Emma Pickens missed "germinal,"
and NJ. VOORHEES,, "aye." This left Miss
Carrie Warren, who graduated with dis
tinctiOn at the AthenRum, victor.
Maury VOORHEES, was presented with
primer and Miss Warren with copy OF
Moores poetical works, handsomely
hound. Capt. Jno. b. Bond then de-
livered her the prize, and said:
"Miss Warren, you have won a victory
this evening that gives you credit, for it
evinces a minute acquaintance with
the photography OF your native tongue.
Accuracy in everything is the finest test
of merit. In language like ours, be-
ing in great part derivative, its cOnstruc-
ton is hard to learn and much harder
TO retain in themind. This difficulty you
have mastered. And as a reward for
that advancement and a fit accompsni-
meut to your triumph, the Management
presents you this volume OF Poems, by
Thomas Moore, himself the child Of
genius and Erin'S sweetest singer, and
if YOU study this as carefully as you
have spelling. your sweetheart will
never complain that you are not atfec-
tionate, or fond of verses