The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-03-29
CLOsIsG scaoOL RxERcIsEs.


alive to his or her high mission, the lite
rsry exercises attendant upon the closing
of the school year, are generally both
interesting and instructive to
the people Immediately con-
cerned. We ate glad to observe
that increased attention is being paid, in
the country schools, to drilling the pu-
pills in literary performances, and to the
display of their proficiency in this line,
in the shape OF public exhibitions. We
are also pleased that attentive friends in
SO many localities remember to send ac-:
counts of these pleasant gatherings to the
REGISTER for publication. 1t is with
genuine regret that We are compelled to
forego the publication Of greater part
of these tsvors. In the first place, were
we to print them all they would fill the
REGISTER from top to bottom
and side to side, thus excluding all our
news, miscellany and markets. In the
second place, these communications are
generally too long to be read by any
others than those Immediately interested,
II and that interested circle cannot in
the nature of our wide circulation amount
to one-fftieth part of our readers,-and,
as they contain programmes ofthe ex-
ercises, there is q ssmeness about them
that would become oppressively monoto-
nous to al. readers. We none the less,
however, appreciate .he kindness OF our
good friends in sending US the accounts
of these exhibitions.
By single mail just now opened We
have material of TINS kind for at least
three columns of the BEGIsTER. From
sub district No. 4. Webster district. Mar
shall county, friend sends us an account
o, the closing exercises Of Miss JANE
GoRBYs school, which she has success.
fully taught the last two winters. The
exercises were of a most interesting
character and well performed, the attend
sncc of the parents and neighbors quite
large, attesting the high estimation in
which Miss GoRBY is held as teacher
and the interest felt in the success OF the
school by the people of the community,
and the ladies prepared and spread q
sump.uous dinner for the assembled null
titude, which was discussed with deco
rum and appreciation.
Another friend, M. +. j., sends US
we'll written report OF the closing ex.
ercises of the Pennington Graded school,
Marion county. This school has been
successfully taught by Prof. L. Z. Nor
GAN, Principal, and Miss HATTIE T.
BURKE, Assistant. The forenoon OF the
day of closing was devoted 10 an exami-
nation of the pupils, which proved emi.
nently satisfactory to those present and
illustrated the thorough character OF the
teaching. The afternoon was devoted to
the delivery of orations decIamations, to
discussions, the reading of essays, and to
musical exercises. Quite number Of
pupils participated, and all acquitted
themselves with credit. At the
close of the literary exercises, al essay
was read By Miss BURKE on educational
matters, and the audience and school
were then addressed by DR.. d. NJ. Dun.
CAN. Rev. A. z. STURM and Prot. L. f..
MORGAN. The whole affair closed with a
handsome "treat" Of refreshments and
swee,meats TO the pupils. Our cor
respondent speaks IN high praise of Prot.
MoRoAN's success as well as of Miss
BURKE'S.
TIE last two terms Of the school at
Board Tree Tunnel, Marshall county,
have ssen taught by Prof. j. l. New
MAN, and our correspondent informs
us that the school has been prosperous
under his management, and that the
success gives fair encouragement to the
friends of education in that community.
The closing exercises were attended by
over ESQ people from Marshall, Wetze!
and Greene counties. The entertain.
ment was highly satisfactory, surprising
the snticipstions of all present. The
pupils were assisted by Prof. TAYLOR, OF
Wetzel, in their performances, who won
the spplause of ail-snd especially the
lsdies-tor the dramatic and musical
talent and cultivation displayed by him.
Prof. J. A CoNNELLY, D,. REGoR and
Prot. ADAMS of Pennsylvsnis, added
greatly to the interest of the occasion by
their reading, singing and acting. TAX
ing it all together, it was an occasion
long TO be remembered in the vicinity
of Board Tree.
Mr.. E. H. VINCE has just closed, with
a public exhibition, q successful term Of
school a. Turkey Run, Taylor county.
This was the first move of the kind in
this vicinity, snd ofcourse required more
patience, intelligence and labor to work
it up into q success. But that the sffair
was q very satisfactory success there
seems 70 be no doubt, from the fine pro-
grsmmes numbering thirty-two perform
snces, sent US. 1t would give US pleasure
to comply with the request to print the
programme in full with the names of all
the pupils taking part in the exercises,
did our space permit.
Thanking our correspondents for their
fsvors we send the friends of education