Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-06-08

fierce animosities of the respective
partisans of Star and Crescent. The
judges were Judge Lurton, the Rev
Messrs. Sears and Fits, and some
ladies, we are not certain of all their
names. President Plummer invited
US to a seat on the judicial bench,
but we were too wise; we knew
that it was something like the Court
House question, and that any de
cision would have more antagonists
than advocates. AS was the case
last year, the calisthenic classes
were three, the Comet, Crescent al d
Star; the Comet class included the
youngest pupils, the Crescent the
most advanced, and the Star inter
mediate. The Comet Glass appeared
first. Our incompetency for the
iudgeship was demonstrated at
once; before they had crossed the
stage twice we were hopelessly in
love with two enchanting little
Titanias who led the two squads
into which the class was occasionally
/ divided, and we became from that
time an incompetent juror-what-
ever happened afterwards we should
have decided for neither Star nor
| Crescent, but have given the banner
to the little people. Next came the
Crescent company; the maturer
charms of the young ladies who
mustered in its ranks perhaps had
some influence on the judges, for
even as stern a Rhadamanthus as
Judge Lurton, with feelings rem
dered callous by long course of
equity pleadings and a heart case
hardened with innumerable de-
cisions in Chancery, could not have
been altogether inaccessible to such
influence; at any rate, though the
subsequent performance of the
Stars equalled, and as many thought,
surpassed that of the Crescents,
the ultimate decision was in favor
of the Crescent company. The par
tisans OF the Stars were now infuri-
ated; we were in serious alarm for
the safety of the committee, and
Judge LurtOn, evidently thinking
himself in danger, applied for an
escort from the Crescent company
to protect him home. We have not
heard of his assassination yet, but
consider his life hardly insurable;
it is about on a par with that of the
Emperor William, of Germany.
Seriously, the 1.-THE young forms,
elastic motions and healthy anima-
tions of the young ladies who par
ticipated in these exercises are a
visible testimony to the hygienic
value of calisthenic exercises, and
we are doing more than justice i'll
hailing Miss Scott as a public bene-
factress for the efforts she has 50
successfully made in evoking
strength, health and grace from the
persons of her lovely pupils.
THE READING.
The exercises above described |
were. interspersed with reading,
defamation and music, instru-
mental ond vocal, the reading being |
in competition for a gold medal
given by the Principal. These eX-
ercises were very numerous, and |
our space is already Overcrowded
will our readers therefore pardon us
if, instead Of an elaborate criticism
of each, we print our brief memoir
andums exactly as we pencilled |
them on the programme in the Hall.
The exercises to which an asterisk
is prefiXed were in competition for
the gold medal:
"To the Woods We'll Hasten"
(trio); Miss Carrie Bruce, Ada Par
IRISH, Marie Caldwell. Fine soprano
drag time little.
"The Minuett" (recitation); Miss
LOuISS DSduIIOll. SIIGCC SIIuLCI-
alton.
"*Hezekiah Bedott" (reading);
Miss Lulie Grady. Not quite so
clear, but very funny.
"Fanfare Militaire" (quartette);
Miss Fannie Hester, Jennie Anglen,
Sallie Brunty, Matte Muir. The
rythm splendidIy made out.
"*Darius Green and his Flying
Machine" reading); Miss Belle
Keesee. Humor well expressed
clear enunciatiOn.
"*Extracts from Shakespeare"
(reading); Miss Mamie Campbell.
Too much falling infection.
"*The MOneyless Man" (reading);
Miss Florence Couts. Delivered
with good emphasis.
"#Caudle Lecture (reading); Miss
Lulie Drane. Our choice for the
medal.
"*Charlie McChree" (reading); |
Miss Sallie Irwin. Very dramatic,
"#The Proud Miss Mcbride
(reading); Miss Lille Plummer.
Couldn't hear-tOO much noise.
1t will be seen that our own judg-
ment, recorded before that of the
committee was given, conceded
with theirs. Though had we been
on the committee we should have
hesitated between Miss Drane and
Miss Sallie Irwin, who infused
much dramatic expression into her
reading. We ought to say, in justice
to the best reader, Miss Lille Plum
mer, that her being inaudible was
not her fault but that of the audi
ence, who were ventilating their
feelings on the Star and Crescent
question too vOaferously for any
thing else to be heard.
Friday was appropriated to the
graduating exercises and concert,
which will be noticed in our next
weeks issue.