Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1877-06-23
Macon Female Seminary.

WAGON fenlalG seminary
AS announced in your last issuc
the examination of the Macon Fe.
male Seminary began on Tuesday
morning andANstea for two days
The patrons Of the school and many
others interested in the cause ofed-
u%catlon, anticipating the rich treat
in store for them, crowded the~hail
from the hour of tho commence.
mcnt.
The great reputation of Mr.. and
Mrs. Buck, as trainers and teachers,
would, of itself, be Il guaranty OF
success, and nothing that wo could
say would add to their we'll earned
Iaurels. Although labOring under
great disadvantages, having begun
the session only in January last,
and With pupils o! little Or no pre-
training, the result was aston.
fishing. 1t seems to have been their
aim to educate, IN the real sense Of
the term, to tpain and drill the
mind, rather than, by superficial &C,
Tuirehrcnls, to makes display
All, even to the smallest pupil, un
derstood perfectly the studies they
had gone over; nothing was left
obscure or unexplained. Tho small
est class in mathematics gave abun
dant proof Of the thorough manner
in which thoy had been taught; ad-
ding, without a mistake, with won.
derful readiness The whole school,
without hesitation, added columns OF
more than forty figures, with such
rapidity that few, if any, Of the
visitors could keep IL? with them
they had but to look at the figures
and name the result. We mention
particularly the lowest class be-
cause, from the size and age of the
pupils, the results were really as
tonishing; but there was not u sin
gle exception to the rule. In the
classes Of reading, spelling, histo.
~, higher mathematics and philos-
ophy, the same ready familiarity
with their studies attest the ,eno;.-
gy and success Of the teachers, and
the apt and willing minds Of the
pupils.
The examination, itself more
than interesting, was intcrspersed
with readings and rccitatiops by
the pupils, in which they were as.
tonishingIy perfect. Such was es-
pccially the ease with the correct
readings, in which not u single err
rOr Of pronunciation, or wrong in
tonation, could be detected. We
hesitate to mention the names of
any OF the pupils, for fear we should
do injustice to the others ; suffice ii
to say, that all are deserving of the
praise bestowed on them, and far be
it from us to single out one or more
rs moro worthy than the rest. In
the language of the newspaper re-
porters, " where al! were so profci-
ent it would DC mviduous to paltic-
ularizc."
The commencement exercises OF
the school closed on Thursday eve
ming with u grand concert and ex-
bibitiOn at the Courthouse. I'm
der the direction Of the teachers,
and with the assistance of the ac-
compiished musicians of the String
Band, il was eminentIy q success.
The house was crowded from "pit
to gallery" with an expectant III
dicnce, and when the performance
began, the pleasure of anticipation
gave place to that of approciativc
enjoyment. The pupils Of the
school showed that they could lay
aside the severe machinery Of math-
ematics and philosophy, and devote
themselves to the finer arts Of mu.
sic and poetry. With a tastefuIly
ornamcnted stage, and well IT.
ranged programme, they proved
themselves true disciples OF Thes.
pis. 1t would require . too much
space to mention each,piece, or each
one OF the players-all were gems,
but in the brilliant cluster VIC can
not refrain from noticing, in Il spe.
cial manner, the exquisite rendor-
ing of the ANGELS Of Bucna Wis
Ia" by Miss L. Cotton, We ven,
tnrc to say it could not be surpassed
among amateur performers. The
tableaux we're arranged with deli
cate tastO and showed great COM
mand OF features and OF the art OF
posing. Everything was conduct.
cd in the best order, and tho COM
plImonts Of the community are due
to tho teachers and pupils OF tho
Macon Female Seminary, for one
of tho choicest entertainments Of
the season. We know both deserve
the relaxation they will have du-
ring the next four weeks, and we
wish them all a pleasant vacation.
H.,
Fair compromise often settles