Daily Republican., 1881-06-29
FOURTH EDITION.
ELOCUTlON,
Exercises OF the NewpOrI
Glass OF OratOry and EIOcutiOn.

The elocution and oratory class OF
Newport, taught by Professor s. I. Ford
of this city, closed the first quarters les
sons last night at the residence of Mr.
Cranston on the pike between Newport
and Stanton. There was quite large
number of visitors present and the eXer-
cises partook more of the character OF
an entertainment than the study of a
lesson in elocution and oratory.
The class has been organized between
three and four months and contains
the leading citizens of Newport some OF
them bordering on the ripe and middle
age of life. Professor Ford has had
great success in teaching the class and
at the end of the quarters lesson, the
members are all so well satisfied with the
progress they have made under him
that they have agreed to start on a
second quarter commencing the first of
September. Professor Ford last night
very highly complimented the class on
the rapid progress they had made and
the proficiency they had attained. Last
evening the teacher became an auditor
and had the pleasure of listening to his
class while they read the following Sc
lections;
"Our Folks" Rev. Daniel Green ::
"Hunting Mouse, j. Laurence Booth;
" ParhasiuS and tn Captive" Miss
Lizzie Lyman Charge of the Light
Brigade, j. w. II. Watson; "Whi>-
Ting in Heaven, DR.. j. p. Lukens !;
" widow Bedott to Elder Snitties,
Mrs. j. A. CranSton "Maud Muller,
in, NrI
Annie Cranston Night on the farm,
John A Cranston ''The Old Lady and
Potatoes, Miss Marcena Lyman; Ar
tenas Wards London Lecture" Mrs.
j. w. H. Watson "Tell, on his native
hills. Miss Ella Garrett "The Empty
Nest Miss Laura Morrel )" You put
no Flower, on my Papa's Grave" Miss
Emma Booth "A Tart Retort, Miss
Cornelia Booth. and "Only one Pair of
Stockings to Mend," Mrs. Mary Green.
The selections were finely rendered
and where all done so well il would he
out of place to make any invidious dis
tinction. Suffice it to say that New
port and vicinity can, turn out more
good readers We will venture to say
than any other town of the same or
double the population in the State. The
last part of the programme was one in
which all present Joined in an exhibition
partaking of the character of calisthen-
les, but only the mouth and one arm at
the elbow We're particularly exercised. |
The white and chocolate .col0red flakes
of ice cream disappeared from the well
spread table like SnowtlakeS before a
warm mornings sun and cakes and ba-
nanas as rapidly vanished. Humor
and reason ruled the hour and after
all had abundantly refreshed the inner
man they retired to the parlOr where
Professor Ford favored the company
with the singing of several plantation |
melodies the audience helping along
in the chorus. We had almosl forgot
ten to state that the programme Q: the
evening was interspersed with music, /
some of the scholars being as good AZ |
music as at reading. The comet Shone
brightly after II o'clock and under its
light and the tittul flashes OF heat light
ming the company started for their
homes expecting to meet again in Sep
tenn Der and resume their lessons III ora
tory and elocution.
Prot. Ford left today for stockton,
Nd, where he will reau Tonight. He
will then spend few days at Berlin,
ocean City, Cristield and Paramount
lndat the end of his two months vaca-
ion he expects TO have several classes
n elOCution to teach.