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cually bound to make up his pfO Tdfu share OF
ans deficiency that NAV occur in the conduct
Of the school, and on Y once in the history OF
the Association have the m2mbcrS been as
ScsScd. Owing To unfortunate circumstances
last Fall, the school was not as prosperous 1T
that time as the Interests OF the school de.
maEdcu, and for n time, there was II large fall
ing oil In the attendance OF scholars, but
when Prof Hodges WAS elected President and
SsuuIcd charge. the school ut once eSumeu
moro than It's accustomed usefulness.
and under his administrator the class room
OF the principal has been croWdcd almost
daily.
Tie annual expenses of The school Is some
thing like = SEQ. To meet this payment the
Township Trustees usually appropriate be-.
tween SiN and SlM, out OF the public school
fund, and The patrons OF the school arc ex.
raise the remainder o: tho amount
in tuition fees.
The success OF the school is not only crafty
ing tO.tllc parents Of the children who have
its benefits, but 1t is Il source OF
sociation who have the prosperity of the
school and the welfare Of the town so mucll
nj heart
4 Friendly Criticism.
We will make one further criticism In kind.
ness. II will be noticed that Professor Hodges
In lis Introductory remarks, said that this
entertain nlcnt had not '.Intcrfcrcd with the
regular and Legitimate work OF the school,
apology WAS not necessary and we are
softly IlilL III S.lll u. " all VltIiUCS 10 nv |
in any school where the scholars
have made conlmcninblc progress, and where
the teachers have done their duty. This cry
about commencement exercises interfering
"the regular and legitimate work OF the
was, We believe, originated in the
poor, little Colleges, which after years
Of effort, Ind utterly and absolutely FAIL
to get ur n commencement programme
that was aliIactivco r crcditahlr. Ticm same
poor little Colleges that failed to succeed In
attractive commandments may we'll
talk about the time which the good Colleges
waste" IN having c%,nmSnctlncn exercises,
the lack Of the merits OF n College,
us II rule, the better the College, the
tho. commencement, exercises
far as VIC know it is only tho poor little
Colleges, that cannot get up II commencement
programme. that speak diSpnra@ingly us To
The value and importance OF tn" Commence
ciscs are not less important than ANY other
exercises, ami they not only nave nj
Wholesome effect upon tho minds and hearts
of the pupils, but furnish to the public The
best proof OF tie proficiency OF the scholar
and the worth Of the teacher,
Introductory and Explanatory Re.
marks by Pror. Hodges.
While the audience were waiting, and before
the performance commenced, Professor
G. Hodges, principal OF tho school,
am" forward and said:
Ladies' dni Gentlemen:
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We have not prepared anything ella crate and cyprn-
sivc. or an entertainment which has rntrr;rrch with
tI,e rcc,I,r and legitimate work of the school. We
Won only n Pheasant entertainment OF music
and poetry aud flowers and beauty. The girls oNy
Ingtic;patc in the exercises Of the evening and |
'n ",tI o" ! a ",J| ), ,ttrn,i"n hat ihrv, lille r,.Es thoush
som" Of them DC, may J.. nearu as WIN ~ setn. 10
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see ori"re nc ! n'en HUI a"! Ill LIZ "'i r. ', J."
to the proper cnnsli' ration Tor Inc ch'llfrni IL a.
t s,,sS II ih", a y"ar sl x"R s" arg ' GSa t" Col. WA Wnylia%.
10 Mrs. c""ci"r, to The girls Of the hhbrv'lie h'.h
school. end especially aic they due L" your most tx.
crllent, most Inins-taEihS anu most lideinlisabic
teacher, Miss hl;r.
The exercises which VIC propose FOR your en'r, IAN
merit CONSIST Of Il Cant'nta, called the Flower Queen,
in which the Flowers meet in a>cc uLcd dell t" cl"osr
4 Queen. 4 person discontinued with the world ana
It's vrNa.ions OF spirit seeks retirement ~, the sam"
place, "iar from the busy scenes o' strife and carr.
Finch Flower asserts her claim 10 the throne. The
strife becomes animated. They cannot agree. Final
Shall he queen. He decides in FAVOR of tic Rose.
Flowers all agree, and sing mrrrily OF love and
luty. The l:eclusr, learning that I" I'll! well the
allotted by Providence. is t" be L"riy, Resolves
!" return a=ain 10 The world ard live in c"':cn,men,
among bis clluw.crcaturrs
Mr. IJo,roc TN onnonncinr thc animal
,nrn,inn oI tho thbavijir SrIlu0l Association
n,, III "a ,n,iip,,,t yrIirh il wall worth nj
i iInrn IN omr mrmnries
=" ", ~ N".. ,,o
The bes: and most valuable things we nave arc Tue
n their welfare; and the r~rratrst earthly duty we
nave 10 rcti"T:" 10 !" s"e '''' "o l'oi''' ''"'"
''e e"'c1'ea'
Names OF the Young Ladies' who Per-
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'o''''' ""'
Durjnr thc p~crformancc of the Introductory
,jnco nf rr,,sic tho ,nnnu.Iu1;rg thirtv.six in
,,n,,,rr ,",,,r fnrw,rtI aid look tEcir places
~ In" sia"c' drr,cd will Illu Elowcrs Which
'icv r,nrrS,ntcI ns follows:
ISIS Nnnic iIc,nI,hiu.
ILly-M:S. Leila Quarlcs.
C:ucus-MiSS Man 1aruwcll.
IaiiiiL-Miss i'nrrir McCIuns.
Irlintrnnr-N Elnrrrcr Tr,nulrtou.
iar;n"rt,c-N Hiss Nnry Wl,iir
Si6iinwrrNNiSs Niujr Morrow.
LiIly-Miss E,!na Tusten.
Einict-NisS lizzie Marshall.
Tulip-MiSs Lilly Jordan.
Topples-.Mis<cs Agnes uuarlcs, Mary Du.
Pre-. Katie Cuuglcr, Fannie Wilson, and Mary
Ilollyhock-Miss nannah Uemphill
naulcliCn-Nis IIut,ic Cater.
'rn,ri. Ecssic ('oorlcr.
iIm,Ihnr ,clis-N Misses Nav Knlmrrisnn WILL.
In Wnr,IIaw Ie,nin pnrrin I;ns,ir I,uoi.
man "Iijiv 'rrmuIrion. Iucy White. Mabel
I!iSten,, Mary wilson; -Annle Henry, JTal,ie
Iiaddnn. nrLcrcn Seal. Luuia Seal, Mamie
90 Il lDTpnrn lipnrN. annie lOuTIDlU. IIlZh I
ambrcll. and Bessie CUOrlcr.
Col. + Il. WnrIiaw actri the rart OF the
and did it most admirably.
Beautiful Tablcau.
The young maidens were artfully assigned
rs 10 cloice .! loM'iS, "mu lnIii i""I.Hi,'e
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ne" oSian"G NV y T 40" unin i - y - ,.nG,,rL
irtt' a. 81, 49,, ,riI, ~ ,nrnnt. onn,
lcii. :" ,n7 rmn nmuL aim rnIinn ,r oil
nv IVY "mu 'n ",
HIP iIaI ,","s 81. 49, T.. ' ~ rr"sno.i
W ,,l ~ ran no., Ia 10 snrt n,niinu.
~, nI t,n ,ns.insi dTTsG7un md rnvr,Ird
,ho n,ns, ri,n,Ininr Fairies whose ucrsOns
,rnro nS ,rcitv and whosr hearts were rs rur,
no thc fIry.crS which, they wore. The whole
To make n tablcau of indrscrilm-
bIo beauty and loyrlincsS which furcibly re-
minded the writer hereof of the pruvcriy Of
his own heart. even In tho presence OF so
rr %ohundnncr of liIr'S choicest blessings,
tf,rr tho lovely Flowers had he'd I'M mi
,nutrI disrnssiun MS TO which of their number
sl,nulJ Inc chosen Ducru. the honor was final. |
~ nwoa,lrd 10 tho Rose, prrSoratcd Ly Miss
nm'ne i'em'lni'I' W." of,nn ,mn i" nn,"
!, t. ,n"nttr,, ~ n,m,r no k no., uii iTi
queen came to her feet, ana sang
,
s"'et" S""-"He Ct ""s H'a'"'
when her most beautiful subjects responded
most heartily in lnclouiuus chorus OF sweetest
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