The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-03-29
NORMAL news.
sAruRnAY. March "a.

SATURDAY. March "a.
Mr.. A, II. Newton. now principal Of
the schools at Strong City, came down
last evening and visited his old society,
the Lyceum.
Miss Emma G. GeSsRe and her fellow
teacher at Howard, Miss Brazil, are up
for few days visit. The Howard City
schools are reported IN fiourishing con-
dition.
Both societies were oyercrowded last
night. Steps should be taxed II accom-
modaie visitors with seats or The at
tendance should be limited Both the
participants and the audience were con-
siderably Inconvenience by the con-
fusion necessitsted by seating the room
during the performance OF the program.
In the LYceum they were little slow
in opening. Mr.. Hirshler opened the
exercises by an organ solo. It had its
usual, serious fault, it was too short.
The question for debate was: "Re-
solved, That slavery has been a greater
curse TO this country than Intemper
ance."
Mr.. Geo. Mays opened the affirmative
very ably with statistics and compare
tive argument.
He was followed by Mr.. Emery on the
negative. whose sbllity in the way of
hard-telling blows and pertinent Illus
tratiOns was marked.
Miss Heffieman, the second on the af-
frmative, pictured very wildly the con-
dition of the slaves of the south, and
presented such picture of abject mis-
!, cry as was Sc often realized before the
war.
Miss Rogler then brought forward an
array of official figures and interwove
them with such skill and precision as
: 10 do much toward gaining the question
!. for the negative.
!. The Experimental Quartette next
sang a very agreeable experiment.
Miss Minnie Parker next read in hel
: most excellent manner piece descrip
tive of battlefield.
The paper by Miss E. Martin and Mr.
F. Miller, named the "Perplexer," Ger
tainly carried out to its fullest extent thu
> idea expressed by its title. Its humol
was also good.
The LIterati presented the best exer
= cises we have heard in that hall thil
term. The debate. the paper and ques
I. ton box were notably good.
Mr.. E. G. Shaw acted as critic.
Professor Sadler was then introduced
and delivered very instructive lectur'
h on 1.-THE Ear" beginning as follows:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The sub
iect which have chosen for this even
Q ing, "The Ear,"Is one which is perhaps
; more tItted for the class room than thu
assembly hall of your literary
society. am, much like any
other pedagogue, at a loss to con
vey to you nv ideas without the use o.
r blackboard, and feel like dong a:
8 did the young man, who, when told Il
!. use gestures that would ut his thought
emphasized the idea, LEND me you
b ears" by advancing 70 take his audiene'
o by the ears; wish that some OF yoI
Il might lend me your ears to illustrate
\ with not but what my own are larg'
enough, but they like your own, are no
T. available for my purpose.
:, The speaker then proceeded to de
q scribe the construction and functions Q
E. the ear, and offered many valuable sug
IT gestisns for the protection of that OF
gan.
Prof. Taylor made suggestion as t
q leaving the spelling in the contest from
e the program for the benefit of the Y. N
l. @. A. and motion was carried to NEE
: Monday to consider it.
E More than a half dozen member
i. Joined after which the society adjourn
II ed. z. E. DAGoaUE.