The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1889-06-27
MALE ACADEMY.
FOURTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION.


AHS tuS cNcHluRi Tue court mouse WAL
crowded by an appreciative, intelligent
and delighted audience. Many who came
at late hour had to stand up. all avail
able space being utilized. The wall in
rear of stage was prettily decorated with
flowers and evergreens.
The exercises were opened with song BY
the pupils; and right merrily they sang
showing that they had good and compe
tent teacher in vocal culture in the person
of Mrs j. C. Harris.
Speeches by the boys in the primary
department were as follows:
Roy johnson, "'Tis Hard to Speak"
George Montgomery, "A Touching Incl
dent" Fred Dunwoody, Only a Little
Boy" Dunklin Reynolds, The Mother
and Her Child" Joe Grower, A Boy Is
Complaint Henry Anderson, Angels
Can Do No More" A Dialogue, The
United States Flag followed, in which
most of the above boys look part.
In prize declarations were the follow.
ing contestants:
William Pomeroy, The Union" Ed
Smith, The American Butterfly" Harvey
Sewell, New England" Ed Chambless
Napoleon Bonaparte' D. F. McClatchy
Jr., Burglar Alarm" Glenn Marchman
'Byrons Farewell" Willie Neal, Have
Courage 10 Say No" Arthur Cheney
Education" A. Cortelyou, Washing
tor" Phillip Kemp. Pat and the Pig;
Ed Frey, "The Famine in Ireland Theo.
Frey, The Past" Oscar Grower, Plea
for the Union" Paul Sisktrunk, 1.-THE
Soldiers Dream" Raymond johnson
"Washington's Address to His Army;
A. D. Handy, III Marry the Widow
Pordiggle;" Claud Daniel, D. A. Sewel
and A. Murray, Sam Wellers Valen
tine"
The cslisthenic display in rings ant
dumb-bells was very interesting feature
of the entertainment The pupils were
uniformed in red caps, red jackets, blu,
pants. red stockings and tennis slippers
The many difficult evolutions and drilll
gone through with, evinced grace, skill ant
precision, and gave evidence of careful
and thorough training, rejecting grea
credit on their teacher, Miss Hattie Cul
breath, as wellas on the pupils. Mis-:
Culbreath is characterized in this, as in
everything she does, by thoroughness
painStaking devotion and competency
She has the happy faculty of making hel
pupils love her, and is therefor the more
enabled to advance them.
The exercise in physical culture, by the
larger boys, was also highly enjoyed The
young gentlemen acted we'll their parts, and
displayed an ease, grace and discipline
that shows that Prof. Harris fully under
stands the science of getting his pupil:
under good control in the physical as vel
as in the mental.
The vocal solo-"L Estasie" -Arditti-
by Mrs, j. c. Harris, was long and loudly
? encored, and she was forced to reappeal
and favor the enthusiastic audience by
rendering second song, of great beauty
and sweetness. Mrs. Maggie Edmonstor
performed on the piano with her wontec
: skill and proficiency.
The Marietta Male Academy Literary
Club, gave very interesting charade
Hole in the Wall" in which Miss Flets
, Trammell, Miss Leila McClatchy, Mr.. JOE
Boston, Mr.. Frank Boston and Mr.. De
Witt Cole. participated, acting their part
with cleverness and ability that highly
pleased and amused the audience.
The judges in prize declarations wer,
Col W. r. Power, Hon. Geo. F. Gobe
and Col. f. II. Myers; in calisthenics
Miss Selma Hair and Miss Assenetl
Towers; and on English composition, DR.
B, R. Strong, Col. D. W. Blair and Rev
Fl. X. Walker.
The prize of Worcester's Unabridged
Dictionary, for the best English compost
ton on either of the three subjects, Brook
} lyn Bridge, the Elevated Railway System
of New York, and the newly built Georgi'
State Capitol. was offered by Rev. G. P
Hebbard, of this place. There we're 81
compositions all written in the presence
of the principal of the school at a giver
hour, and each contestant was confined t.
not less than $50 words and not more thar
$50. Paul Sisktrunk was the successful
contestant, his subject being the Brook
Ign Bridge" Ed Frey had honorable
mention for the next best composition
subject State Capitol" Paul Sisktrunl
is quite youth, but 1t is said that hi.
composition was one of great excellence
and merit. He has bright and active
mind and talent for writing that is re
markable. Rev. Mr.. Hebbard at the re
quest Of the principal of the Academy
/, delivered this prize with appropriate re
marks.