Mexico weekly ledger., 1880-12-30
school,. EXHIBITIONS.
The Exercises Good and the Audience
Larse-Much Credit Due All Con-
cerned With the En-
tertaiufnent.

Larse-Much Credit Due All Con-
cerned With the En-
tertaiuinent.
AS q general thing Il young reo-
pie and their pleasures constitute the
chief feature in q merry Christmas.
Tie entertainment given by the In
ion Literary Society Of the Mexico
High School a. the opera House,
last Thursday night. WAS n grand
in every sense OF the word;
each member showed that the motto
of the society. Puimam qni MerHt
Ferdt, is appreciated for Just what it
means-he bears the palm who de
serves it-or words to that effect.
The entertainment was appropriately
opened with q very impressive prayer
hv Rev. L. J. Wheat. which was fol-
lowed with a song. angels Wei
come Home,T by about forty girls
and BOYS the puslcal feature Of the
entertainment Was noticeabIy good !;
Prof. Treloar. wihp teaches music one
day in the week 1t the public sghool,
had control Of tins part OF the enter
tainment. The Prof. is one of the
best teachers in the State he has
even q larger reputation than State
wide. He devotes nearly an hour
every week 20 each room / tie
school. and even the smallest of tie
children learn TO read music almost
as soon as they learn then "A Il.
C's." This is rs it should be: every
one should know something of music.
| the earlier the better. We we're glad
to see that the pupils OF the pub
lie school are improving this advan-
tage. which by no means, is afforded
in the public schools throughout the
State.
'.Spartacus to tliG Roman Giadia-
tore by J. II. Bryan. was declaimed
most ex~cellently. W. have heard
this difficult piece attempted at least
q hundred times but never better
than by our young friend Bryan, who
promises to become q fine derlnimer
The Vulture Of the Alps,' was
very nicely locitcd by Miss Alta viii
cox IN a clear and pleasant voice.
The song, "Welcoinc Footsteps at
the Gate" by the society was exc
cu,ed even better than tue opening
piece. Their entering and leaving
the stage in double file was a gooc
arrangement.
"A Fruitful DISCOURSE a conf,
piece. was finely delivered BY Chas
Q. Harding. Charlie is very young
but acquitted himself in fine style
Miss Josie Hamilton then favore,
the audience with q splendid essay OIL
Words 1t was well written, an,
delivered so 1t could he heard in CIV
cry part of the hall.
The song. Farmer JOHN wa
then enj ,yed by the audience.
A debate was then INDUCED in b
four of the young men; the dehat
was anything but dull and tedious, q
is generally the case. The qurstio
was, Resolved, THAT an Educator
I'll Qualification for Suffrage Shout
be Requi:ed." Affirmative, Charlie
f. Wheat and F. r lessee. Neg:
q tive, A. +. Vineyard and J. T. RI
gan. Judges Of debate, Geo. Rot
ertson, o. Hit and Judge Forrist
Chas. +. Wheat opened the dehat
with q carefully prepared argumen
which WAS delivered in - cool al
collected banner A. f. Winega,
followed in hehalf of the negativ
He showed clearly that be uuderstoe
the question and had given it mus
careful thought. F. r lessee tn,
took up the Question for the affirm
tive. He made q neat little spee'
which was well received. j. I. II
+. gan closed the debate with Il ne
little talk for the negative. |. W
one Of the best little off hand speech
We ever heard from a boy of hls az
Judge Forrist, in behalf of the COZ
mittee. came forward, and in a f
very appropriate and timely remsr
stated that two of the committee h
decided in favor nf the negative o.
one in favor of Tue affirmative.
After q song, 1.-The Picnic He
ry Woodward recited The Yak
in Love" During the recitation
was no trouble to think Henry a Y,
liable Nut-meg Yankee and really
! love. His ,endition was uceiy
I with much favor by tie audience.
The most difficult part OF the
tertainment fell to the lot of Fra
H Al l. NJ,