Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-17
School Reception.

School Reception. Interesting Exercises fn the Orchard
 Street Primary-Others to Follow.
 The first reception was held in the Orchard street primary school yesterday afternoon in room No. 1, Miss C. M. Galpin teacher. It was attended by number of parents and friends of the scholars and in addition there were present Superintendent Dutton of the Board of Education, Principal Camp of the Dwight district, which includes the Orchard street school, and Principal French of the Skinner school.
 The following programme was observed in the exercises:
 Recitation Mary Tucker
 Song Raise Your Hands,"
 Sixth Class reading
 Recitation NOne Thing at Time"
 Fourth Glass reading,
 Recitation, Mary Baldwin.
 Music.
 Recess.
 Notices School
 Second Class reading.
 Recitation, Harry Brown.
 Song, What the Lambkin Said.
 Geography and Square.
 First Glass numbers.
 Recitation, School, s'The Snow" Recitation Edna Ashdown.
 Song, ''Ron Your Bands''
 Recitation, May Malley.
 Recitation, School, "Dicky Bird.''
 The scholars in Miss Galpin's room are among the youngest admitted to the public schools, being from six to eight years of age. They are divided into four classes and are advanced as they show their proficiency. The teacher seemed to have complete com mand of her scholars, and it was surprising to one whose early education was received in a country school house to witness the rapid advance in the methods of education. There is no more of the t'alphabet'' teaching to young children, but instead they are first taught by objects or pictures which they very readily comprehend. Then the black board is brought into acquisition and the lit tie ones learn rapidly words and sentences which the teacher writes upon the board. It was really wonderful to see how readily they would read sentences and pick out words that had been written by the teacher. In music they seemed to be equally proficient. They named the notes promptly on the scale as they were marked by the teacher and then sang them with equal correctness. This new building is 8 model one. The light does not strike direct ly in the eyes of the children and the venti- lation is on the most approved plan. The parents of the children can but feel that the Board of Education are doing all in their power to furnish the best facilities for edu- cation that are obtainable.
 To-day from to 3:45 p. m. 8 reception will be given in room A. Dwight school, Miss Nellie J. Riggs teacher.
 An Exciting Runaway.
 As Mir. Isaac Anderson, of the New Haven steam saw mill, was riding to his office from the convention at Calvary Baptist church yes terday forenoon, his horse became uncon- trollable and dashed along at high rate of speed, and after nearly turning over the car riage once or twice reached the Chapel street bridge, the draw of which was open. Just before reaching the draw, however, the car riage struck lamp post, which sent the car riage across the street and MT. Anderson was team precipitated through the draw opening into the river, but plucky driver of one of Munson's pie wagons seized the bridle of the 1 runaway and stopped it withia few feet of the chasm. MT. Anderson, though badly shaken up, had no bones broken. A Pastors Pleasant surprise. l Yesterday was the sixteenth anniversary of the marriage of Rev. H. s. Kelsey and wife of the College street Congregational church and it was taken es the occasion for another graceful and generous tribute to the pastor, who was taken completely by surprise As he sat down to his tea last evening he beheld 1 0 note and roll by his plate. Taking up l the suspicious looking roll, the contents of which were concealed from view, he found it weighty and sought to read the problem by 1 means of the note, which he found to be 8 1 tender from long list of ladies and gentle men of the College street church, whose l names were signed, of the accompanying roll as slight manifestation of their esteem and regard and their regret at the separation soon to take place in the departure of their ho ciy tQTo 0I lar gold pieces and more happy and com pIete surprise 1t would be difficult to imagine. Voting at the Grand Army Fair.
 At the Grand Army fair in Peok's Grand Opera House the voting on the various arti- cles at the close last evening stood as fol- lows: Past Masters Jewel: Charles Buck ineham 13, I. O. Rowland 9, Fred. Waldron l, James Bishop 8. Past Grand's Jewell Loren Stannard 9, J. B. Lewis 14, J. H. Taylor z, Peter Terhune 10, J. Forbes 8, W. A. Lincoln '. Past Chancellor: A. Spencer 2, M. H. Amesbury 3, William E. Gould 15. Edward Wines 8. Military sword: Lieutenant Wellman 10, Captain Morse 4, Lieutenant Lang 8, Captain Arnold 6. Gold headed cane: c. B. Harris IT, c. W. Park 2, T. s. Samson 8, M. H. Houghton 4. Military urn: Grays l, Blues 13, Light Guard 4, Foot Guard z, Wilkins Guard 4. Civic urn: Ram bier Bicycle club II, New Haven Yacht club 10, Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers, No. v, 4. Bean pot: Ex-Governor Bigelow II, N. D. Sperry 8, General G. H. Ford 5, Henry G. Lewis A. Captain Wilkins 6.
 Will of the La.e HenIy Farnam-VaIu-
 able Property to Come to Yale College.
 The will of the late Henry FarnGm was admitted to probate yesterday afternoon. There was but one bequest of a public nature. It provides that upon the death of his wife and son Henry W. the family home stead at 43 Hillhouse avenue shall be given to Yale college in trust, and that the same shall bs used by the president, or one or more of the professors designated by the pres ident, as place of residence; also that lot of land adjoining the homestead be sold and a fund be raised to maintain the house-pay taxes, insurance, etc. All the remainder of the estate goes to the widow and five chil dren of the deceased. The lot on which the house stands Is eighty feet wide by two hun dred feet deep. The land referred to fronts three hundred and twenty feet on Whitney avenue, eighty feet on Hillhouse avenue and is also two hundred feet deep. It is said the Farnam homestead cost $75,O to erect and that this bequest to the college represents about $2OO, ,Oo0.
 Odd Fellows at Meriden