Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-03-31
PUBLIC SCHOOL EXERCISES
Those in Prof. Van Wagenen's De-
partment last frTday-Thc Pro-
graaime.

and very Interesting
Among THOSE taking part III ths
performances are some who showed
indications OF excellent talents. The
exhibitio = consisted of recitations,
declamatiOns, reading and songs
The Advance, the school newspap per,
edited by Horatio Angel and Miss
Josie Quinn, was read, forming
prominent feature of the entertain
ment, and at times creating much
amusement affiorgst the audience,
by funny story or'sonHe happy lo.-
cal hit. Singing formed AN import.
ant part Of the programme. Sone'
very beautiful songs were beautiful
ly sung, by choir composed entire.
ly of the scholars. The song Fairy
Moonlight. was especially worthy
of notice. A eommendable feature
of the singing was The absence Of the
affected style of professional singers
who appear to endeavor to render
impossible, the hearing distinctly of
any of theiF words. Listening to the
singing of the school band,- ons was.
+ able to understand what was being
suDg without ali effort, and at the
same time the melody was as music.
oil nj
that of most professional singers.
Some of the Rotations by young la.
dies We're delivered vay smoothly
aud with excellent effect. The de-
CARNATIONS by the boys were, as a
rule, very good, but the inexperience
| of the young gentlemen showed it.
self more plainly than did that of
the girls. Altoget her it was most
enjoyable time, and should have
| been better attended by parents.
Had there been charge for admis-
sion, 1t is highly probable that the
school! Horse would have been filed.
There Will be another exhibition
in few weeks, OF wlich due notice
will be given, and those who were
! mistaken enough not to attend will
have another chance. The next one
will undoubtedly be crowded. Moth
ing, surely, should benaore interest
~
their children are making, and
if the children lcrpw theif eld-
ers are Watching them. they will be
moved to make greater efforts.
Dnring the whole time the best or
der was maintained. each one of the
pupHs seeming to feet as much in.
terest In the credit OF the school as
the teachers Themselves. The fol-
lowing is the programme as given:
Song, Music on the Waves; Reel
tation, Elegy on Madam Bliss, Katy
Powning; defamation, Old Bill
SmitherS, Christy Wogan; recita.
ton, In DreaInland, Caroline Sabin;
defamation. The Fisher Maid, vii.
Tie Stock; recitation, The Bone of
Contention, Gasta Heise; reading,
The Effectionate Letter, VIM. You
rem song, Footsteps on the Stair;
! Advance, read by Horatio Angel;
song, Fairy Moonlight; defamation,
The Dime Novel Victim, David Wo-
gam; recitation, Bernardo del Cor
pic, Jessie Todman; defamation,
The Strike in Alta, Ben Wilson; re-
citation, Mothers Fool, Annie Ca
hill; reading, Evils OF 1ntemperance,
Annie Henry; song, Mount Vernon
Bells; Advance, read by Josie Quinn;
song, hope DoIf4 Intrude; reef.
tation, How She liked the Play;
defamation, The Hypochondiiac,
Geo. Hill; recitation, The Lake OF
the Dismal Swamp, Annie Quinn;
defamation, The Last Charge, Peter
Gross; defamation, Tackled the
Wrong Tom Cat, John Quinn; read
ing, How Mother Did 1t, Emma
Geyer; song, Babies on the Bloch;
Advance, read by II. AngellI song,
Gypsy Countess; defamation, Tie
Sculptor Boy, Willie Allen; decla.
nation, A Boy Wanted, BERTHE AL
len; recitation, Treasures of the Deep,
Fanny Mullard; recitation, That
Line Fence, Eugene Geyer; decla-
nation, The Dutchman's Speech,
VIM. Youren; reading, The Patter
of the Shingle, Geo. Phillips; song
Somebody's Waiting; Advance, read
by Josie Quinn; song, Zulu Gong.
The LIST or April.
The readers of the TINES are
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