Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-12-24

| the custom with tncul br 6sefai terms
past, the Presidents OF the two Colleges
combined the boys and girls, the young
ladies and young men in QUE grand fair,
which was given Friday evening at 7
o'clock in the chapel hall Of Homer Male
College
To enter the hall on that occasion, il
you we're not pupil of either school, it
! took fits cents simply, and when once in
you had plenty Of opportunities to buy
school money" from the many sweet lit
tie girls who had ssse mbled in great glee
Of merriment around the gigantic rack
which was then groaning under the heavy
weight OF the ponderoris loads of delicate
confrctionarics and thousands of useful,
ornamental trinkets. To march around
the tittering, rsttliug. tattling crowd, it
the confounding Of the tongues and Ian
gunges had been half 50 bad, that the
masous of Babel would have been excused
and blamclcss had they taken the name of
the Lord in vain. Aud again, to allow
our feelings to follow the merry yontlrs III
the glow Of their enjoyment, II made us
almost Wish that we were at school again,
instead Of bearing the cares and RESPONSE
bIltcs Of n more inaturrd life.
by 2 o'clock many articles had been
sold 10 the Industrious aud meritor0us
pupils for high prices in school money
and by shrcwd and pert calculation Of
the leading clerks they discovered that
prices already fixed, would not consume
all of the money fssued-hence, goods be-
gan to rise. aud in fact was being offered
to the last and highest bidder. Then
excitement ran high and money was freely
used. Oranges brought from two 10 six
bits each; cocoLnuts from one Ia two dol
lars each, and other things IN proportion.
When these had all been disposed OF. the
students, teachers aud all Of the visitors
mingled in "A social promenade. And this
was the part of the entertainment that
seemed more rrplrtr with real joy 10 the
larger and older pupils of both sexes, for
with this class a language was spoken |.
which was readily understood, and being /,
understood was, on the hearts Of many |
students, aud some who were not students. !
deeply impressed 10y the magic wand of .
that daring, mischievous little wretch. /
Cupid.
The whole speaks Of the wonderful sue.
cess Of our colleges No town in North |
Louisiana can truthfully boast of better
conducted schools, of mGrr worthy Prrsi.
dents aud efficient professors in every de-.
partment than ours.
Homer Masonic Female Institute with
T. 5. Sigh, A. NJ, rs president, is prosper,
ing in every department, and only warts
the undivided support of North Louisiana
aud lasting
Roht A. Smith, A. NJ, occupies the chair
at the Homer Male College, and displays
his wonderful genius IA disciplnarian,
aud IL showing 10y the Developed minds of
the young men submitted to his charge
his unsurpassed powers IA an educator.
Onrs is a town noted for its extreme
hcal'y locality, aud parents need not hest.
tate To send their sons and daughters in
Dur midst. Here they will have all the
advantages Of high, hilly country, aud
breathe the evaporation only arising from
the pure soils of red lands Our morals.
too, are no less unexccptonal than our
locality is healthy. In our colleges every
'ffurt will bc extended in the future ~ III
yriopmcnts.