St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-02-06
THE DEEsrh X SCHOOL.
A Novel Entertainment at the
hurch of the Redeemer.

A Novel Entertainment at the
Church OF the Redeemer.
If one could imagine themselves
Transported by the interposition of a
fairy's wand from the busting city into
the quiet hills of New England, and
into the district school house on the
sloping hillside, that would he
the impression that was con-
veyed to the visitors at the enter
tainment given at the Church of the
Redeemer last evening. There was the
auStere teacher behind his wooden
desk. welding the old familiar hickory
suck, the scholars of all ages and sizes
arrayed in their best Sun lay clothes,
the diversity of the hueS and fit being
sufficient to give the ordinary onloOker
the nightmare. Then the ''deestrik"
committee was on hand to note the
progress of the pupils under the stern
hand of Hon. H. W. Briggs. The com
mlttee was made of the brain of the
enterprising town of ''Barvel Whang"
DIR. Ii. Staples, with a back-number
Stoveplpe and antiquated blue claw
hammer, Judge M. b. Ko0n, with nom
deScript suit, hahded down from the
war of 1912, surmounted by a court
house form of StupendouS magnitude;
(. w. Herrick, with coat several sizes
too large, and pants from which sew
eral inches of the bottoms had disap-
peared, to be utilized as patches for the
more abused portions; John Edwards.
in dark Prince Albert that would be the
envy of Sol Smith Russell, could he
have seen it, and Maj. w. ID. Hale, who
was taking tender care of his gingham
umbrella, and evinced strong desire
to t1irt with the older female pupils.
Hardly were matters i'll shape for the
exhibition when the visiting committee
entered, clad in rural costume that
whole vocabulary could not describe.
They were Mrs. Russell, Mrs, J. w.
Wiggin, Mrs. A. Barr and Mrs. A. Nor
ton.
The scholars were then put through
course of sprouts, ahd the scene was
ludicrOus i'll the extreme. The general
questions asked elected some very
bright answers. and the audience Joined
heartily into the spirit of the fun.
Among those who delivered recita-
tons, read essays or answered questions
OF momentOus import, under aliases
such as Johnny Spiderlegs. Rebecca
BeanblOssOm, etc, were Mrs. o. A. Pray,
Mrs. Robert Stratton. Mrs. n. K.
Thompson, Mrs. Mayor Babb, Frank A.
Ienney, Capt. E. F. Bracket and l..
o. Lewrence.
After the exercises the committee was
called upon to say few words, and DIR.
Il. Staples arose and told his experience
when a Schoolboy. He said that if they
kept on in the right path they might
yet become aldermen. who. every one
knows, are possessed of power. influ-
ence and great riches.
Judge NJ. b. Koon said that the pupils
We're at the brightest hour of their eX-
lstence. They tOiled not. neither did
they spin. They had nothing TO do but
to chew gum, and pretend to study
their lessons, and if they neg
lected the pretense and confined
themselves more exclusively to the gum
1t would be just as we'll for them while
they were under their present instruc-
tor. Maj. w. ID. Hale finished the COM
mIttee's programme by humorous talk,
ana after the school had rendered that
classic air which tells OF the confagra-
ton that befell Scotland, mingled with
the oft-repes ted advice to distribute a
copious amount of aqua pura, the aud
fence departed, well pleased with the
unique entertainment.