The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1885-03-07
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contagious disease broke cut very sud
denly in the Taneytown Public Schools, des
! ignated Nos. l and Departments, on the
18th of February, known as the s'sleighine
disease, and before it could be checked, un.
fortunately Tor fortunately, as you please.
nearly all the scholars contracted 1t, and the
teachers Of said departments came very neal
contracting it, too. Their symptoms were
very favorable for the disease. DIR. Sleigh
ing was called in on the 10Th and consulted.
He at once prescribed a remedy-that of going
on a short sIeighing excursion-which, after
being applied, had its desired effect. ltcured
every scholar and teacher in the said schools.
The following are the directions - This
medicine was administered on the 18th OF
February. in the form of sleigh ride, at
quarter of one o'clock, p. Nj. Instead OF
spoons, the boys provided the % female and
SO male patients, ranging from to ~ years,
with 13 sleighs and sleds, which conveyed
them to the Frizellsburg School House, of
which Prof. I. Upton is principal. When
arriving there they found the Professor buslly
engaged discharging the scholastic duties IN
cumbent upon him, but not too busy to make
their reception warm and welcome one.
The unexpected guests were cordially re-
ceived into two comfortable and beautifully
decorated rooms by the Professor and COM
fortably seated, Notwithstanding portion of
his room being already occupied by Mr.. A.
III. Diffenbaugh and about 40 of his pupils,
known as the "Tunker Church School"
We do not intend using any adulatory re-
marks in speaking of our worthy friend, Mr.
Upton, but only such as will convey the truth
of what we wish to say. Whilst his pupils
were answering the questions propounded to
them in their studies we were paying marked
attention. We can truthfully say that there
are not many, who have gone for years to
higher institutions of learning, that could
have answered the same questions as promptly
and satisfactorily as did the pupils under the
instruction and training of that noted teacher.
Well can the patrons of the Frizellsburg Public
School feel proud and congratulate them
selves on having good and efficient teacher.
To speak of the Frizellsburg schools in any
other than the highest terms would be doing
injustice to them.
About 3. 20 p. m. the regular exercises were
interrupted by several short speeches. made
by Messrs. Diffenbaugh, Reid and Upton.
Mr.. Diffenbaugh rose to the floor first, re-
marking, cage before beauty" and by that
Mr. l.. D.. Reid remarked, '1The cream is al
ways on the top" Mr.. Diffenbaugh pro-
ceeded with his speech, making very good
advisory remarks to the young pupils, and
showing them the vital Importance of educa-
ton, also congratulating them upon their sue
cess. The next speech in order was made
by Mr. L. D. Reid, principal of the fancy
town Public Schools. "As we have had the
cream, of course we now have the milk, said
Mr.. Reid, who made very ludicrous and in
teresting speech, exciting laughter all over
the room. 1t consisted chiefly in pleasing
and amusing anecdotes. The third and last
speech was made by Mr.. Upton, which was
also very good and interesting one. Some
may ask, why did j. f. +. not make speech,
too? Simply because he could not. He was
.'Peck's Bad Boy sitting back drinking the
cream and milk handed out by Messrs. Diff
fenbaugh and Reid. Whilst the last two
named gentlemen were on the floor their
heads indicated to us that they must have
been once Methodist preachers who carried
their sermons in their hats, and in that way
caused their heads to become somewhat bald,
but none the less intelligent. Mr.. Tipton's
speech concluded the pleasant and interest
ing exercises of the afternoon. At o'clock
James S. Little, assistant in the Frizellsburg
schools, gave the signal for dismission, when
the schools bid each other farewell, and the
visiting schools started on their journey home
ward, delighted with their pleasant visit and
all reaching their destination safely at fancy
town.