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The Closing Exercises at Nawtow,
Academy, June 23d, 1877.


II was our good fortune to be pres,
at the exercises which terminated
summer term, and also the acade,
year, OF Newlown Academy, on Salur
last AT the opening, the principal
ted to the audience that he did MT
lieve in training school on cert
part for the purpose of making a fine
hibit Of aiiainments and scholarship o
set occasion, and that the exercises Il
examinations which followed would
only fair, average specimens of the da
reciiations of the scholars.
The first in order was an exercise
spelling, which was listened to with ind
rest, not unmingled with some excif
ment, as one after another failed id
took his seat. At length the few sury
vors went d wn on rather unusual, b.
not especially difficult word and as II
champion, at last defeated sat down, vi
noticed some rather = quizzical" glance
exchanged. Next came The English Ian
guage exercise, and most fully d, til
scholars show not alone their excellentI
thorough, and careful training in lid
grammar of their own language,
bnt also the fruits of their individual dill.
igence and careful thought The more
difficult sentences given lhem were al,
most instantly Analysed, parsed. and
handled with wonderful eXaclneSs and
accuracy. The principal has spent much
time and thought TO introduce yalua
bic, and entirely original method OF in
struction in English grammar into the
school, and has been richly repaid Tor
his trouble IN the rapid, concise recita-
tons of his pupils.
After this exercise came declamations
and compositions. In This department
the efforts of the graduating, or collegi-
ale class, were missed by all present, buy
the time Of this class had been SO fully
occupied in preparation for the coming
examination AZ Yale that they were kind
ly excused by the princil al from taking
part. These young men have our very
best wishes Tor success in study and in
life. The class is small in mparison
with the graduating classes OF many
larger academles ami institutions Of
learning, II is tue, but if The members of
it SO out With principles firnlly nxed,
and with the determiltGttjoi1 10 succeed,
the Old Academy Shall never have cause
to feel ashamed ot her sons.
Alter The literary exercises came the
reading OF the Standing maintained by
the various members Ut The school during
the term.
The following is the report, as OBJ
tanned from the principal, of The stand
Ing sustained by the scholars i'll the diff
terent departments:
Co8eytote Department qst grade) g. Geo
M. Judd; FredcIlck Marble; Chas. Il
Norlhrop; Wilson Ii. Pierce; VIM. Ii
Sanford.
Aeoaemic Department DIST and Cd
grages) Frank !. Gillette; Miss Ida J.
Gillette; Miss Clara Norlhrop; Hiss
Mary H. Sherman; FREDERICK Ferrlll.
As a number OF the Primary Depart.
meEt We're absent and had be, so toy
some time past, ON account OF sickness,
no grades were mentioned in that de.
partment. Alter singing the audience
were dismissed Thus pleasantly ended
the acacemlc year. The Academy has
never been under such excellent manage.
ment as at the present time. The princi.
pal, Rev. J. Z. lioyt, is alphabetically The
right man in the right place and by lis
ealnest, untlinchmg talIhtuluess, as well
as 10y his high ability as all instructor
richly deserves the success he has
achieved. MARION.