Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1879-05-17
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'MIDDLEwAY, w. Va,
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district, after session of eight months,
have been brought TO close. And it
was the intention. with the expectation
that there would be TO difficulty in OBJ
tanning a suitable place in which 10 hold
it, of the teachers, Miss Ida kearney of
the female, and Miss Ada Harp of the
male school, which they had planned
with great care, to have given joint
public exhibition, and, without consum
ing the hours allotted 10 their regular
studies, they had been diligent, regard
less Of time, labor or trouble, in prepar
ing their pupils for it. They had in
! CURED some expense in the purchase OF
books and pieces, and had been careful
in the selection Of them to exclude
every thing Of light and frivolous
character that would have shocked the
sensibilties of the most devout worship
or or offended the most refined Chris
tian, and which might have been re-
| hcarsed with the greatest propriety IN
any place of religious worship. But 1t
seems that their expectations were at
! tended with some uncertainty, and their
| plans frustrated by the vagaries and In
consi3tencies OF those who would strain
at a minnow and swallow a whale.
! They exnected to have held it in the
! Southern Methodist Church, and the
trustees Of chat building had given their
consent, but some Of the members de-
INJURED. They then made application
to the trustees IF the Union Church,
and with the same result, who were
willing to let them have it, but some Of
the members of the different denomina-
tons who worship there objected; some
had conscientious scrnples against per-
hitting the use Of it for any other than
religious purposes, and others of ex-
treme pietv from fear that it would be
dcsecratcd by ali exhibition of this kind,
while few, perhaps, were governed by
prejudice or acted from uufriendly feel
ines toward some of those who were
concerned And as Middlewav contains
no public hall, or other structure large
enough. suitable for such entertainments,
they were compelled TO abandon the in
teniiou. to the prieyous and veXatious
disanno,ntment of the pmils. rs well as
"a . vo,v l.raa upmher ri the citizens
,,.I', u,ro onyiors :, witness tLn ryhi.
I';,ior ond Who trest nc frivolous and
g;,.,,. U,o ,,ro.ov,, of ,Loso ,ersons
,,'ta / 80 Eva of ,ho;r rhprlh.
n &c, e. ,;,L n.y. ,hoy rorsiJcred Womb have
hson harmIcss oud innocent amuse-
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nave o''" P1ol''i! D.S'o ,. " -n,Ss
IL" hearhe! has no" 'ausHt tno S sal y;
S'''ool 1o"' .U.'ON "'',o "II:'o ;L
nov" % ,'.'e'o'G'; y u '' s,,aJ " ~ ,ha
i'y' ,e'I''I' i'''' L 30 hon anoMn;.d Sho
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,n,ran,-lI', ,,n,l WHO ,rnsrrns IN
',n &c.,. ,ii,ln. 49, ,.;o1a,o how ,.or
,,amis In, ,,;rL fr,,nrss nnirnd with
,mndrr,,ion sba has m,inrd the conf
Gnmno .,'d os,ncm e I'll those who h9ye
nj rbn different sessions composed her
school. and mutual attachment now
exists between teacher and pupil which
lime alone can obliterate
And what ! have said Of Miss Ida
kca,uey I can say OF Miss Ada Harp,
With tie exception that she has not
been SO long Engaged in teaching. This
! believe was npr first school, and when
SIZE took CHARGE of i. as it was entirely
comnosvdo OF males thele we're some who
had thrir doubts and nisgivincs about
her being able TO manage them; and
candor colnpcls me 10 admit that | was
one of those who partook Of those
doubts; nor was her Youthful appear
ance calculated to aiiay, but rather TO
strengthen them. y SNORT 'i'he, now,