The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1881-12-24
COMO.
Closing Exercises OF Mrs. Heath's
School.

Editor Star;
Last night Mrs. Heath closed the
exercises Of her school for Christ.
mas with n public exhibition. Her
scholars acquitted themselves with
80 much credit and oIdt, | cannot
refrain from giving to tho public
through the STAR, a synopsis Of
her programme.
After tho salutatory by Master
Richard Hayden, the entertain
mcnt Of tho evening commenced
about half past seven, with cal
isthenic exercises by the
whole school, numbering some
thirty odd scholars, some OF whom
were quite grown young ladies and
gentlemen. This calisthcnic class
has been taught almost exclusively
by Miss Katie Green, and march
ing, mancuvcring sundry and va
rious calisthcnic figures in which
the class was exercised, cvilencsl
hcability of this young lady, while
they pleased the audience and de-
lighted the parents Of the chill.
drcn.
Then came the play Of "Grand-
mothers Birthday" by tho little
children who decorated grand.ma's
old armchair and crowned her
queen Of the evening. In the last
scene of which, little Ollie Slcdgc
repeated n child's evening prayer,
and fell swcctly asleep with his
head resting on grand-ma's lap.
This brought the house down.
Then a soliloquy between two
sisters was beautifully rendered by
Misses Lido Caruthors and May
Yarbrough.
After which came rehcarsals;
in which connection, honorable
mention is due Master Phil Pointer,
for his oratorical conception, and
delivery Of Mark Anthony's ora
ton, followed by Incz Slcdgc, in Il
recitation Of n piece entitled "Thc
Maniac" When the curtain rose,
she was seen rs in chains in a dark
and lonely dungeon, with II stern
and ~inilcxiblc jailor by her side,
who slowly Withdrew, sldmming
the heavy doors Of the cell on her
when she, bound in chains, com
mcnccd the walls of the maniac,
swearing she was not mad, she was
not madl 1t was so well acted that
many checks in the audience were
moistcncd with tears in sympathy
for the poor maniac.
Then came tho anus.
ing piece, "rca and Turn Out
sung and acted 10y Miss Helen
Heath and Master Tommio lIun-
ter. Had Tommic been u profess
sional stage actor, he could MT
have acted his pirt bcttcr, and
Miss Helen was not fur behind him
when she put him of the stage ION
the tip Of her forciingcr."
Mrs. Heath hero appeared in
front Of the curtain, and very
gratefully thanked the Mcssrs,
Sledgc publicly, for the la,o addi-
.ions Ia the school building and
other facilities for largely incrcas-
tho IN notation
of The school, aud at the same time
announced, that the entertainment
of the evening would close with the
new play, OF "Kriskringlc" lately
published In this play, which
was pleasing and amusing to the
grown people us well as the child
rem of tho audience, Miss Matte Ca
ry, &c CORTLAND; Misses Annie and
Bette Pointer, Katie Slcdge, and
Minnie Y~arbrough, Of Como; Mis-
scs Fannie Caruthcrs and Lula
Wilton, Of Longtown and siisscs
Mary and Roealec Myers, Of Como,
distinguished thcmsclvcs-in fact,
all the children Of the school ac-
quilted themselves with ~ much
credit, | have found difficulty in
making any distinctions. All evil
dcneing great care and attention
TO their teachers.
A fmgsD or EDreAriox.
Como Miss, De. 18th, Isl.