Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1888-04-19
Closing Exercises Of Mss En-
ma HebstsF's School at DsIay.

y NifiA EkFAtu ~ tfttM UFAAFAiNE
IL will be Interesting not only to
the patrons aud friends Of said
school but 10 the pah.ic gene
rally AS al classes are inter
ested ip education az this period
OF progress aui Advancement.
il would be an Injustice tot only
to Miss Webster. bn; to the
friends OF education .. large.
not TO make known through the
columns of the EAGLE the many
advantages a community de-
rives by the election Of com
peteDt, efficient aud energetic
teacher as the Delay patrons
have done 10y procuring Miss
Webster. As the people are
aware it has been a difficult mat
ter To keep school in session
for the short tine that our pub
lie schools are allowed. but not
SCI IN thi- instance. The iutui
tive perception of circumstan
ces, combined with the skill aud
tact of government that Miss
Webster has exhibited in the
Delay school. has won for her
a position in the school room
that none can excel aud few
equal tits beyond my power
To give Ia detail all the pieces
acted. but will cay it consisted
of speeches, reciiations, cha
Iades, dialogues. some humO.
r0us. Others comlcal while 9th
r were iragicsl, but all were
Of such selections "a develop n
love for the beautiful. If had
the list | would give u sketch OF
every piece. but as | am writing
from memory will only mention
a few that impressed me so for
eIbly that il would not be fair
were | not to mention them
Little Leora Hill recited her
peice with mUch beauty. III.
though suffering from measles.
as were the Laucast"Ts, Nuiie,
Willie and Ellie, all of whom did
well. The kindergartens were
all in pink aud performed their
parts IN good style, among them
were Sallie aud Jacky Webster.
George Hill and Ina CAN'T. who
recited the Blue aud the Gray
with such pathos and beauty
that ii brought down the house;
after which appeared Lucy Cole.
man auu recited The Cup, in a
strain of passion and tears as
might have reformed any poor
unfortunate who is addicted to
bottom dregs. Fourth of july
Grafton, by Master Harry Den
ton; was admirably suited TO the
OCCASION; Jimmie GosSett's en-
l0gy on Henry CLAW was forcibly
delivered, which was followed
by his younger brother Clarence
on Old Maids, and so contrast.
ing we bad t. laugh before we
could quit feeling sad Then
came Sammy and Oakley Bond,
Oliver and Oscar Denton and
many others with orations that
were good, and Willie Hartstield
on eHucatiOn, with gestures aud
eioqleaee surprising for his age.
But must turn 10 the hnmo.
ronS pieces aud mention "a few
of them as | have only mention
ed a few of the pathetic.
Lucy Coleman representing
old Aunt Chloe WAS so perfect
that auntie herself could not
have eXcelled her. Then Clar.
ence EskrIdge's lecture on the
apple WAS delightfully."- amusing
while Johnson with II political
harrangue was equally laugba-
bic. Then came the dialogues.
frs; was u Country Courtship.
by j Pitts, |. EskIidge and Mis-
SEES Mollie Webster aud Minnie
CAN'T, was so realistic that it
seemed as II the good old days
were coming back when a boy
could meet his girl ut the cow
shed. aud talk love to her with
out embarrassment while che
was performing the evening
task. The Boarding school ac
complishments, was admirably
acted by Willie Webster. as
teacher, and T.. Eskridge, his
patron and two daughters, Min
nie Gault and MolIie Webster,
representing Bette and Martha
Hopeful. Tim the Phantom
was "A splendid achievement by
} III Ragland as merchant; j
Pitts, his clerk, aud Robert Den
ton acting the part of colored
servant was a perfect mimic.
The teacher acting the part OF
Mrs. and Miss Lumie Geforth
the daughter who was prohibi-
ted, but finally given away in
marriage. was very happy
event. The Doctor was also a
good piece performed by C. Is
krIdge as pr Wilkins; Denton,
his hired boy, who thought too
much OF his own rest and neg
lected his patients, but finally
became rested sufficiently 10
admit one who was suffering
with tOothache, which proved
to be Waller Denton In great
agony who was relieved after n I
powerful scuffle. But perhaps
tie most .aughable of those
pieces was the Traveller, by
Stonewall Webster and T.. Is
kridge, which kept the house in
nFa Nnnr D. D.