The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-27
CLOSING Exercises Of St. James Han.
BOLIVIAN, JuEE p, 1873.

I Tor the nrst two days IN public examina-
ton Of the classes, and for the third day
recitation and music by the pupils of St.
james Hall, the Parochial school of the
Episcopal church at this place, WIS held
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June
18th, 10Th and 10Th respectively, in the
Main Hall of the beautiful school building
in Bolivar, Tenn, in the presence of quite a
respectable crowd, consisting mostly of the
patrons of the school for the examination
days and quite large crowd on last day,
Thursday, both inst.
Rev. w. C. Gray, rector Of St. james
church, and principal Of ST. James Hall,
conducted the examination with the assist
ance Of his estimable wife who is his chief
assistant and teacher of the higher branches
Of English. Miss Bryant has control
of the primary department, calisthenics and
the kindergarten, and Miss Hoke is music
teacher and teacher of French and the other
modern languages. Miss Emma Gray, the
matron, was present, and no doubt the fact
of her being on hand contributed in no
small amount to the good order which was
had on those exciting days. The young
ladies displayed unusual promptness in
their answers to the rigid and thorough
questions put to them. The whole ground
in each particular study was thoroughly
covered by the questions on which the
pupils were examined and the answers we're
as correct as the patrons and friends OF the
school could wish
Although our space is necessarily limited
in description like this, yet We cannot but
help noticing the manner in which the
classes in French, Rhetoric and Latin stood
their searching examination. These three
classes were composed of the large young
ladies of the school The Latin classes
were examined BY Mr.. Gray, who has con-
troll Of that branch. He first took them
through the first two Odes of Horace, and
made each translate page or more from
different parts of these two difficult Latin
compositions Then the class was made to
translate selected parts of EiSallust's Jugur-
thine war" All of this, together with the
parsing and grammar questioning, was gone
through by the senior Latin class without a
break or a miss. Both the junior and inter
mediate classes of this difficult language
were subjected to the same kind of an ex-
animation and acquitted themselves so as 10
merit praise from all present Mr. Gray,
particularly, displayed his qualities as an
educator in the examination of these classes,
and all were proud of him and his school.
Miss HOke examined at length and
quite searchingly the class in French on
Wednesday, and we have never heard a
class pronounce and translate this beautiful
and especially necessary language to young
ladies, so well. This examination was gone
through with in such handsome manner
As 10 make all see AT once the thorough way
in which they had been taught
The Rhetoric class, under Miss Bryant,
showed great familiarity in this useful
English branch.
But the programme for the third and last
day, consisting of music and Rotations.
which was participated in by nearly, if not
quite, all OF the young ladies, was most re-
Plete with interest to the very large au-
dience present All the young ladies in the
delivery and diction OF their recitation= &C
quilted themselves quite well, but especially
the following were noticeable for the beau
tiful and happy manner in which they were
gone through with, viz: "Plato and Cupid, -
by Miss Irene Williams; High Tide on
the Coast of Lincolnshire" by Miss
frankie Smith; "Anthony's Farewell" by
Miss Katie Harrison, of Jackson, Tenn,
vas feelingly aud beautifully delivered; so
also was the Response of Cleopatra,'' by
Miss Revie Parrish, full of pathos and i'm
/ pressingly rendered; "Absalom," by Miss
Fattie Davis, of Arkansas The Bridge of
Sighs," by Miss Minnie Nicely; ~The Curfew
must not ring Tonight" by Miss Susie
Smith, were all finely spoken. Miss Hattie
Paul, one OF our own Bolivar girls" rem
dered the "Causc of Regulus" so dramatic
ally and finely as to elicit unanimous
praise.
The musical selections were under the d.
rection of Miss Sallie Hoke, the music
teacher at the Hall and were interspersed
between the reeitations by the pupils so as
to destroy the sameness and render the
whole entertaining. Among the finest, all
being particularly so, we remember now the
Hungarian Waltz" a duet, by Misses
Mary Bills and Mary Tate; Medley March, y
by Miss Nellie Walker-three Young ladies
who play noticeably well for twelve years
OF age; "Storm March," Miss Pattie Davis;
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Miss Katie Bills: Chime Own" and 'W'hat
are the Wild Waves Saying Miss Irene
Williams ia Baladine," a duet, Misses
Irene Williams and Lizzie Coleman, were
each rendered quite prettily; "German',
Grand Triumphal March" and "Oberon, ,
By Miss Lizzie Coleman, showed fine execu.
ton and talent, as we'll as proper eultiva-
ton. Mss Hoke rendered upon the piano
"Les Bellies dc New York" and alone
Sweet Home" in such a manner "a to show
to the audience her capacity as teacher II
this all-important art.
The Calisthenic exercises were one of tht
interesting features of the St James Hal
public exercises OF last week They beiRg
new to most persons present, bore peculiar
interest, and the smaller members of til,
school showed By their flushed countenance-
the necessity of such healthful exercise.
A word to the personnel and situation
of the school and will close st. Jane
: Hall Is situated on high eminence, almos
3 Immediately south III the court house. il
Bolivar. Tenn. The situation being pecu
lisriy healthy and appropriate for tn
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