The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1879-06-05
CAV TIMES Al BEAH&E
6 ag -.
'Esse School Exhibition. H'icaic
and Performance. Way 25d.

and performance there May the Z3d,
we take the following from the Co-
piahan:
Progress Hook and ladder Company
of Beauragard long having felt the want
OF a suit able Hall wherein TO keep the
Truck aud Fire apparatus, solicited the
''Thespian Society" of this place to
give an entertainment in the evening
for the purpose of raising funds TO com
plete the building: Prof. Girault OF
the Beauregarl Institute with magnae
nimity of public spirit (Which by the
way constitutes the great element OF
the ColoneO besides, wishing to we
with the Thesp;,us and Firemen in dis
play, q1ietly informed his pupils to
have prepared Mt home such edIbles as
thew desired to bring, and mite with
the societies and have a grand picnic
and day OF pleasure.
The grounds selected for the occasion
were situated in a deep hollow through
which coursed n beautiful stream OF
crystal water, aud the hugo oaks spread
their branches ont aud tapping each
othAr nude q dense shade. where
'oldso''rot could penetrate;a large pla'-
form was erected and about nine o clock
the ceremonies of the day were opened
with pravei by the Rev. Grenvllle
Story OF the Presbyterian church; Prof.
Girault then followed with an exceed
ingly interesting examination of the
junior classes nspeliing, some fifty of
the little folks with honor to themselves
their teachers and parents, manfnlly
battled with orthography that would
pnzzled heads OF maturer years, the pu~
pills one bv one wonld gradually give
way before tie mighty big words OF
Webster until at last the ranks bad
been reduced to one. little Miss Flowed
Weathersby (aged 10 years. thu daught>
er of JAS Weathersby, Esq, after sever
al severe tests OF words OF a technical
character. she succumbed amid rounds
of applause from the audience, Speech
es, Catalogues, essays, etc, then follows
ed by pupils Of the advanced classes.
and Prof. Girault in an essay on the
subject of Teaching BY The Topic" a
subject which Sh0nld command the at
tentibn of onr County Superintendent
as it causes the student to advance his
owa ideas aud leads him to inquire into
subjects his mind would otherwise re-
fuse. This plan of teaching is of Prof.
Girault's origin aud has proven very
successful in developing the mind as
we'll as instructing the pupils in pen
manship the Colonel closed the school
performance in an eloquent address.
and yielded the floor 10 Il Distinguish
al IDurNrD,Nn Tn]rn T. N RrIInUaIi
Who ;n fan Shorf and we'll tims1 re-
roarts on tbo scbaoI and its -nrosnerons
annJitinn -onn~nnnad that d;nner was
waaan ana p.amranar1 lila" evarrbo1v
vac ;ny,tod IN eat ar everybody elses
tnLIo
ny ,oa.,,4 t~orornho1ro hal
oldn4r ~ nra,,;s;ons anonab rora
p'Lnn nr2n;na ~ bara faI
t s,se,i 't ml 5. ,,,% 800
:: 80 ~ atartoi,,,o, ot
2p[""ons ~ H. r,rn
T4naan IN "a L,a3 ,~ahin of Co1 Sam
p,c oar,'t tna 1I hr,na NM roro .gsrtIa
n,oolii; r"1 n D,1; - en- so.oI gh;oh
1Fli3i'"Ir ~ :. ~" an5 a,nr,.,,
W. I".s ~ omIadpon az oftnr whiah
r,bnnan;4v 70 wnma, vos
,Ldrnn - 4hannt cnti,lo1 tbo "RroarL
~ U.s. a' " M M nriao;,al oborontors
9 u. '.pnnt,oahb y Iobn
d .P,,1, n1.n Iris. T., q varo on
,,,Ir a,st";maJ ILL Tho ont;,o If tha
char,ing mi lovajv Miss \ ", elici
ted the admiration OF all. MIR, tulIa-
wards deserves great credit for his va
attempts, notwithstanding his venera-
Bile years, 70 impress some Of his clos
quanca r00u his audience, being
thwartcl therein by the persistent at
tention9 of Honor Mailoy bnt what
he did say however, ~conTaiaei the au~
djanca with laughter.
"Breach Of Plom:se' was we'll receiv-
~, hut seemingly was brought tn an
abrupt termination, by soma occurrence.
''Hbe SIpid Servant was TIM N
nonaced "figot,'' MIR ". 0. f aud
'Braahalf' the Stupid ser7a t, Mr.. Il.
II. P. was alm'ral!e, both acting their
parts we'll. We hH7e ~ Doubt that
some OF the lidie5 present. svmplthiz
cd with Mr.. tIget in his efforts to
learn theseryR0t, and his trials incident
thereto, bit ~ spite OF everything ne
Inbrnal oil
Tha fs"o, a,titro1 "Tba tro pc1ts .
~ an,o,,osi oetsr wrs;o Nv
/" n hon1 qiho f,wa,e ~ n!
.n1 tsC,i R,vnas 49, - ia
~ Tbo t,yo npoIt~ h,othorg ..rom >
~ orIaoro Daniaj anj ,Iorr
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