Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-14
The School. Exhibition Nv

have had sort of Carnival the past
days Mrs. Plat who gresi9es. over
the third department.. Of our public
school, wishing to do good thing for
the school interests in the purchase of
an organ for her department., proposed
some weeks ago an exhibition at the
close of the. term, in which the pupils
of the several departments should as
sist. The school formally closed On
Friday of last week, and the first e1-
hibition vas given at Writer'S Hall on
that evening to fair audience which
would have been too large for. the hall
had the weather been propitious bat
it was a food of waters, above and
beneath. The exhibition was repeated
Saturday and Monday evenings to fair
audiences, and with medium financial
success. The hall was generously loan
ed by DR.. Witter as We understand, and
desire manifested on the part of our
citizens who were ready to take part in
the exercises, IN order to make the en-
tertainments a success. Financially
the. scheme has been a fair success j;
the net proceeds reaching the sum of
GO M
The pupils, each and all did well in
the rendition of their parts, All had
their lines very thoroughly committed
and the acting for ''little folk was
very good indeed Tho tableaux were
very fine, and the music, especially by
Master Zenier upon the organ, excel
lent. I'VE cannot particularize, but we
will allude to the defamation by Mas
ter David Worthington entitled 1.-THE
March of Miles Standish'' by Long
fellow This defamation we think
the gem of the whole three evening S
entertainments. The speakers tone,
infections, gestures, all, would have
done credit one of mature years.
Now that we have spoken of the
entertainment as a whole, and have
said nothing disparaging, we wish to
speak as q critic-as one who, with all
our people has the Interests of the
school at heart. A question arises.
Considering the large amount of writ
ten matter committed, and most thor
oughly. too, has there not been a vital
mental force expended which it W ere
better to have expended upon the le-
gltimate duties Of school hours. The
preparation may have been made wholly
out side IF school hours, but there has
been the excitement incident thereto
which has drawn away from study for q
full month. We know whereof we
write, for the fact has come under our
immediate observation. in our home.
Again, another question arises, Ours
| is a High School. The supposition is
that its closing exercises will be of a
character that will edify--that viii
exhalt, that will reach out and away
from that which tends to depress, low
er and degrade. Is ''The Little
Fraud" with clog dance .accomRani-
ment, and the utterance of such words
as "Little Fraud Chaws Tobacker,;','
etc, what we should expect as an out
growth of High, School culture We
will ask no further questions neither
will we answer those we have asked.
We will only say that every pupil at the
close Of each term of school such
as we are supporting ought to come
out into the world with a grander idea
of what the world requires of him.
The rough edges should be worn of
and the surface polished, and there is
enough to present to 90 audience that
is beautiful and elevating without
reaching down into the filth of degra-
ded, upcultured life to drag tip for ex-
hibitioD the low and Improbable.
We make these structures with nc
desire to reflect upon the estimable
lady who has labored so diligently in
good cause, but that word of eau
ton may be profitable. Mrs. Plat is
entitled to praise for her untiring zeal
in, the cause which she has espoused so
earnestly, and we are sure she has the
thanks of the whole district for her
endeavors.
Mr.. Stewart rendered valuable as.
sistance to Mrs. Platt in making the
entertainment, of the three evenings a
success.
Accident of the Central Road.
The eastern bound passenger train