Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-16
Letter from Fauquier 60.

Correspondence of the Alexandria Gazette. |
ORLEAN, March Is. The late closing exer'
discs of the weston" school passed off very
agreeably. At an early hour the school house
was filled to its utmost capacity by 40 anxious,
expectant crowd of parents and patrons OF the
school. The house was very handsomely deco
rated, aud the scholars were all arranged 10
systematic order, the girls occupying seats on
the rear of the stage and the boys occupied
seats to the efsof the front. The girls were
all dressed very tastc!uIy, a go2dly number of
them wearing wreatns OF artificial flowers
around their heads, and with their bright and
happy faces reminded US Of some Of the scenes
that We have had the pleasure Of witnessing
NJ. The following is the evening programme:
Examination 10 spelling Senior Glass; Geogra
ply, Senior; Grammar, Senior; Mathematics,
promiscuous exercises 10 Junior Glasses; Read
ing Glass, Senior. Never in our lives have We
heard scholars answer more correctly and
promptly. All acquitted themselves with a
great deal Of credit to both scholars and teach.
ers. Next came the dialogues and speeches ::
Little boys wishes, dialogue by several little
boys; Composition, by Willie Payne; Tempe
rance Alphabet" by 26 boys; an Address by
Harvey Payne; dialrgus % YAukceism, Luther
Payne and Charlie j cffries; Address by Jaqua-
lin Rector; The Stolen Book dialogue, by the
two Misses Creels and others; Composition, by
Ida Payne; dialogue on Exaggeratiou, by three
boys; Recitation of Poetry, by Willie Hudson;
"Gentleman and Irish Servant" dialogue by
Luther Payne and L)reDzo Uutterback; Adj
dress, by Cornelius Payne; Address, by Asbery
Payne; dialogue by several girls; Temperance
Lecture, by Charlie Payoe; Who killed Sam
Roper" by several boys; ''ou Personating Old
Women by Annie Jetfries and Willie Payne;
kind Words Composition, by WeIby Red
man; How to tell bad uews by Waldron Payne
and Welby Kedman; Address, by Eddie Law
Ter; Marrying Poetess, by Lorenz1 Utterback,
Ida Payne and others; ChldreDs Wishes, by
FIVE girls; Cured dialogue by Lorenzo Utter
back Matte Lawler, Waldroo Payne and
Welby Redman Good bye John was then
sung by Charlie Ashby in such comic style
that he brought down the house. The aver
age attendance at this school Is $50 schol-
ars being present on Friday-the largest school
10 this district. 1t is taught by Mrs. Lucra-
tia Payne, who is beyond question the best
female teacher 10 the district The scholars
of this school passed better examination than
any other school we have had the pleasure Of
attending. We with the teacher and scholars
tender our thanks to Mr.. A. f. CreeI and sis
ters for the music on that occasion. At the
closing of the exercises the knicknacks we're
distributed among the scholars of the school
by their teacher, and when We saw them en.
joying the candies, raisiDs oranges, &c, We
could but exclaim oh that we're again
school boy, SO that | might enjoy some OF the
sweets of life. We regret to say that this
school is not one of the trustees pets, therefore
il will have to close, although very heavy com.
plants have been made to the trustee BY the
patrons of the school. The trustees held
meeting at the Orleau school short time ago
and concluded to run five Of the schools one
mouth longer and close the rest of them. We
do not think they have aDy law for such pro-
ceediug They will have to run all or none.
GRATIS.