The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-07-27
Exhibition of the carswell Institute.

o very pleasant and healthy portion OF our
County; and we would venture to say that
more desirable place could not be found in
the County for the location of such an insti-
tuition as this.
The Carswell Institute was opened on the
14th of February last, by the Rev. E. R,
Carswcll, jr., the principal, and the success
it has attained even in the short time of the
one session that it has been in operation,
should be very gratifying and encouraging
to the principal, who has certainly excrted
most praiseworthy efforts towards the ad-
vancement of its interests. Mr.. Carswell is
gentleman who is endowed with great
energy and perseverance, and on account OF
his superior moral and intellectual qualif-
cations, is peculiarly fitted for the response
BILE position of being at the head of an in
stitution of learning. The system practiced
by him for the management and instruction
Of his pupils seems to have acted most sue
cessfllly in their progress and improvement.
We were informed by him that he succeeds
in controlling his pupils and enforcing per-
feet discipline without the necessity of using
any harsh means whatever, and the pupils
have progressed in their studies very rapid
ly.
The pupils in the two college classes, first
and second term Junior, stood written
examinations in their various studies at the
end of the session, closing Tuesday 18th,
only leaving them from Tuesday to the fol-
lowing Monday to prepare for their Exhibi-
ton exercises, which, however, consisted
of no originalities by the students. The
principal stated in his salutatory address
that the students would offer nothing of
their own production. The smaller boys
and girls of the school were the principal
participants in the first part of the Exhibi-
ton, including principally the morning e1-
| ercises, which consisted in debates ,and
speeches by little boys, and other exercises
by little girls, the pupils more advanced in
age appearing more conspicuous in the sec
ond part, or afternoon exercises, when the
young men entertained the audience with
some very fine efforts in elocution. deliver
ing well-selected extracts, and the young
ladies read selections they had made, some
of which were very amusing and witty, all
of them reading in clear and distinct voices
so as to be heard by the audience.
The morning exercises were opened by the
singing of that beautiful hymn, "Hold the
Fort" by a few young ladies and gentlemen,
universal chorus by large portion of the
school, after which Rev. w. E. Walters
offered an earnest and eloquent prayer.
Rev. E. R. Carswell then delivered the salu-
tation in a brief but most eloquent and ap-
propriate address, when the regular exercises
of the students begun as follows:
Debate-"which shall be chunked, the Pig or
| the Crack ?"-Aff, John Tate and Alex. Caldwell
Neg. Newton Driver and John Strickland.
Extraots-"I believe I'll tell by jesse Parker.
.'You're sitting on my hat" Rosa McPhail. "a
Debate-"Which more deserves to be killed, old
bachelors or old maids ?'-Af, Martin Driver and
Capus McPhail; Neg, Willie Milford and John
Gray. San old mans opinion of the debate" by
Tableau-asi1 months and six years after mar
as;:HEbs vi cEisfaiP. daughter. BY Nora
Lille Milford 1.-THE confession" Walters Dean.
"a bad predicament," John Findley. "The world," /"
Willie Mcphsil. Speech obituary" Willie Dean.
sfs psalm Of LIE Carrie Gray Mis. caudle's Lee:
tuIe," Alice Find1Iey. "Regly to Sir Walgole," "
| 'sparticus to his fellow-G -Gladiators," Lawrence
Dean 1.-THE Growing Glory Of the United States, y
| Jim Jackson. "Impulsivc Oration," Gus Price.
"Rotundlty and motion Of the World" Claudius
| Dean. "Napoleon's address to his soldiers" Law
renee Tate.
Interesting addresses were then delivered
by Revs. w. E. Walters and E. R. Carswell,
jr., and Col. E. NJ. Rucker, with the elo-
quence for which each Of these gentlemen
are noted. None of these, however, were
of any length, as they were extempore and
not specially prepared for the occasion.
An intermission of about two hours being
given, the exercises were resumed about two
o'clock in the afternoon, as follows:
Estraets-"De Milk in de cocoanut," sammie
Wakefield. "The Baltic of Waterloo" Weldon
Adams. "a Thanksgiving Sermon. Newton Ban
"Advice to ladies'" Miss Ida Rice. 1.-THE road to a
| Woman's heart" Miss Rosa Harkness. Bernardo
delCarpio," Jesse Moorhead "Cataline's Defiance"
Sns on
| Bingen on the Rhine Miss Emma Wakefield.
Aralking Latin" Miss Rosa Milford. "a Dream" ,"
Miss Annie McPhail. "Mazin Ann" Miss Annie
Speech Of Robert Emmet" " Joel Gassavay "spar-
| "Regulus," Marshall Cam. adams Speech on
Declaration" Thomas Wakefield. "Excellency Of
lectural and Physical Beauty" George Tate.
At the conclusion. of the afternoon exer-
cises, the following prizes were awarded for
excellence in latin grammar studies: First
prize awarded to Miss Annie McPhail, Sec
ond to Miss Emma Wakefield, and third was
shared by Misses Rosa and Mamie Hark-
ness. The awarding of the prizes was &C
companied by a short, feeling address by the
principal, when the Rev. Mike MCGEE pro-
nounced the benediction, and the Exhibition
came to an end. 1t is certainly not want
of our own appreciation that makes us dis
card the opportunity of commenting upon
the manner in which some of these young
ladies and gentlemen acquitted themselves
indeed, we think they should each one be
complimented upon their success, consider
ing that they are nearly all unfamiliar with
the stage, this being their first appearance
before public audience. The debates on
the "Pig and Crack" question and "Old
Bachelors and old Maids" were very anus
ing. indeed. The debatants were very small
boys, and seemed to be perfectly at home on
the stage, creating great deal of amuse-
ment among the audience. The piece read
by Miss Annie Long, "Mazin Ann" was
also source of considerable mirth, being a
composition of wit ard fun. and read well
by Miss Annie.
The young people had also prepared an
entertainment for the benefit of the audi
ence in the evening, consisting of some very
amusing plays, tableaux, songs, &C., and
before the hour for commencing had arrived,
the hall was crowded literally to overflow