Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-21

'iSe' HhdiJ3 LUCY anu JSIluIt
must each learn their little pieces &c
as 10 get them off with ecIat and
solid education l. neglected. 1t is
show and advertisement that the
school wants, and how the comence
ment went off is all the public in.
quires about.
No incentive Of this kind applies
to public school, and the exercises
last Friday were for the sole purpose
OF affOrding an entertainment to the
public and giving the pupils diver
sion from the dull duties oftheir long
application to- solid studies. Prof.
Weber WAS careful to impress this
fact ON the audience when he read
the list OF promotions which he said
truly indicated the diligence with
which the students had applied
themselves during the session.
We do not wish TO be understood
as meaning that the exercises last
Friday were not in every respect
interesting and commemorate. The
various essays, recitatiOns &C., were
fully up to the average and some OF
them, really superior. Miss Daisy
Kleeman's recitation OF Jamie"
deserves particular mention as it
was made in admirable style. Miss
Lena Moseley read q Aunt Tabitha on
WOman's Rights" in a manner that
did her much credit and highly
amused the audience. Miss Louise
Documents recitation OF "Archie
Dean" proved her to possess fine
powers OF elOcution. Miss May
kecsce and Miss Myra Mckay are
both deserving Of high compliment.
The former recited 1.-The Death of
AbsolOm" and the latter 1.-THE
Famine" A number OF songs, in
strumental pieces and chorusses by
the school were well executed.
The following is the program that
was carried out with a slight varia-
ton of the order herein indicated
ChOrus-"GreetinP to Spring" -DonizeCti
Essay-"Truth"-. Mary Pryor
RecitatIOn-"Death of Anthony,"..
Miss Blanche Lieber
Chorus-"Gypsy Chorus. Bohemian Girl
Essay-"PanOrama of Life, Miss NJ. King
Recitation-"The Young Gray-Head,"
Miss Birdie ShackIeford
Anvil Chorus From Trovatore
Essay-"Dreams," Miss Mamie Bates
Recitation-"Deatho of Absalom,"
Miss May Keesee
g-"Weeping Willows" .........-Trovatore
Recitation-"The Famine ............ .....
Miss Myra Mckay
Duet-"The Fisherman"
Rcading-"AuntT abitha on Woman's
Rights" .-..........--...-Miss Lena Moseley
TriO-"Mermaid's Song, From White
RecitatiOn-"Ode to Napoleon" .........~
Miss Ida Jackson
Recitatlon-"Jamie."... Miss Daisy Kleeman
Recitation-"Polish Boy, "...... ...............
Miss Maude King
Song-"Come Where Flowers, /" .........School
Reading-"MaTy Queen of Scots, " .......
Miss Birdie Willis
Recitation-"Archie Dean" ..,........,.....
Miss Louise Beaumont
Miss Katie Wilson
Valedictory Lula johnson
Hunting Chorus-"Wolf on the Hln,"..
.- ....- ..- Ten Voices
Mr.. III. M. Doak was down on the
program for an address at the con-
clusion OF the exercises, but when
that period was reached the dinner
hour had also arrived and he very
gracefully excused himself.
Judge III. H. Lurton delivered the
certificates OF graduation to the
students who had completed the
10th grade. The Judge in discharg-
ing this duty made u few prelimina-
ny remarks in which he, in sub
stance, said: "Che opinion once
prevailed that it was not the prov
ince OF Government to educate its
citizens. The idea was that when
the safety OF person and property
had been provided for the State had
discharged its whole duty to the
people. But opinions in that regard
have undergone material change,
as is evidenced by this school and
the very interesting exercises we
have witnessed here to-day. 1t is
said that the people of GAINESVILLE
are proud of everything about the
city. Proud OF its fine buildings,
its good society, and the enterprise
and push that characterizes its bust
ness men, but there is nothing i'm
which they feel greater pride, and
justly so, than in their public
schools. One of the leading causes
that produced the change in public
on the subject of educa-
ton arose from the peculiar institu-
tions of our country. In order to
perpetuate Government wherein
every man has the voting privilege,
it is necessary that all the citizens
be intelligent. 1t was readily seen,
that suffrage must be linn
tied or the masses must be educated.
The first it was impossible TO do
in this country and maintain our
principles, and from the
second springs the idea which JUS
tIfies education at the public ex-
pense.
But when public schools had been
established the question arose, at
what point shall this education
stop, and it is still debItable. Some
people think all that should be re
CURED are the three RS, Reading,
'Riting and 'Rithmetic. But it has
been discovered that the thirst for
knowledge thus implanted cannot
be gratitied by very large class un-
less the curriculum of The public
schools is extended. 1t is necessary
also that some of the pupils obtain
a higher education in order that
they may become teachers and the
work OF education be carried on
successfully. In every thickly set
tied community this advanced edu-
cation is necessity. 1t was the