The Morning herald., 1878-12-25
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BIZ INvITATIoNfak Nina AgAes 0Sie We
tnesses Stns 81 closing exercises sof her
&C sooy, IN School Houss, No. 5, Tatpalf
eef, yesterday morning. To say that
W., were pleased, but feebly expresses the.
e' aattons we.experienssds on the interesting
O. :asion. ts5ts ,7s7a
fhe building IL new, and 10 well4adaptsd
the purposes for which It was erected !;
d the air Of neatness which pervadss the
ensire establish ment, speaks loudly In praise
o those who have control. tsX 5lg sarot
The frst thing which inprssssd us was
tlstfdiness Of the pupils and the. sxprss>
son of contentment and Happiness which
,leir .cheerfs,.s. countenances syincsd. The
y Ills Of the school rooR we're hung with
pFopriats notices, maps And picturss,
d the windoWs- were decorated with
f ,wers and vines, 90 that art and nature
W IRE Invoked ts sdd brightness, and to
8 ggest pleasing idess. Fsysr have We
ensered public school where the frat ins
p-assion was SO pleasing. That the teaehsr
Q joyed the sonfdsncs and Affection Of her
Ii lie charges. was epalpsbls 1t Arst sight,
a d It was early discovered that her dis
cipline, which was perfect, was the result
Of frmnsss tempered BY kindnsss, and that
harshness and severity did not enter into
her methods. 7@ 1r"' faa> II,
The exercises conlisted Of recitatisns and
vo al music. The elocutionary skill Of the
litle oles Of both sexes, excited our
as onishment. Not one in huAdrsd grown
pIsons fiat We hays heard read, can equal
th INTO Their efforts in this direction indi-
Gated not only carefal training, but remark
able percsptivef powers. Tbsir execution
was not simply mechanical aud perfume cry
bu4 was intelligent and perspicuous.
The singing by the school was very good,
DO as to voice and expression; but the
performance Of the quartetts, composed o.
Misses Lod9e, Hill, Worth and Blackburn
neither OF whom can bs over IL years o.
age, was truly marvellous. To fsse snd
hear four little girls, their voices swestly
Blending, render in excellent style charm
ing ballads, each part, bass, alto, soprano
and tenor distinctly heard, was o plessiBe
novelty, the impression of which will ne'
soon be forgotten. One element In tbt
cnrricalum OF this school which particu
la'iy strucksour attention and commanded
our appreciation, was the graceful and use
fu' calisthenic exercises, In which the chill
da.tn had been carefully drilled. Too littl,
attention is paid In our schools to thu
rHysfcsr culture of children. Whilst thsi
bs-lns are crammed and soverworked, thei
b. lies ire overlooked, especially the de-
VI ,opment Of the muscles of the breast ani
shoulders, and In consequence we 60,
81 runken, contracted chests, and dropping
oulders, With inevitable hurtful restrie-
ton upon the action Of the lungs, the fore
runner and breeder of pulmonary and diges
i've troubles - g. D5rsHr sgVr atgs4-
We are Informed that this exercise 10 no
universally. # generally, taught and prac
ilced in the public schools, and we bog per
mission to>urgs ito Introduction into all th,
schools The oldaadags, "ksns sana II
corpore san" "contaius volume Of wisdom
snd the interests of mind and body shoult
rover be divorced in the exercises Of tn
schools. 7a37qrS taom 7Ta .a pass =
That Miss, .oslsa iS'an sptSusisst in hsl
profession Is. quite apparsnt, and that iel
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ence and judgnent 10 equally coaspica
Gus. W. ''f 'F'4 =" u
After thesehool s1srcIsss, were concluded
" request OF ths-tsashsr Ar. Wn. y
Morrow, "a member of theiBoard of iEduex
ton, RsvgF.I B. Duval, auds Colonel Nae
veil, by Invitation sf Miss osls, each nsd'
\ 5SFt ,3oFrt addresses, giyrglw0rdsH eOsnssda.
TON and sencouragemept 10 scholsrs and
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