Iuka reporter. (Iuka, Miss.) 1888-1894, 1891-02-05
SECOND TERM CLOSING, IUKA
NORMAL.
Ep1roR REpoRrER:


/ good audience in the Institute build |
ng to witness the closing of the sec
md term Of the Normal. They all
seem in good humor, the young. men
ire handsome. and the young ladies'
ook sweetQy). Prof. Dean now takes
the stage, wearing a new suit and a
pleased look to announce what we.
may expect He says it is the custom
to have speeches from the graduating
classes at the end of each term. but at
this time he has decided TO give the
music department chance TO show
what it has been doing, Thinks he
has an A | music teacher, and that
there are A 1pupils in the work Asks
the audience to give kindly ard criti-
cal attention.
The first to appear is Miss Lena
Hubbard In q duet "Galop," with the
teacher, Miss Anna Rogers. Miss Lena
seems self-possessed, and has no trou-
be in finding the right key and in the
right time. predict she will some
time distinguish herself in music if
she studies it long enough and is dill
gent in practice.
Now the intermediate class is be-
fore us to sing the .'Hunter's Horn"
This class consists of twenty-five or
thirty bright boys and girls. They
are singing load enough but / cannot
catch a word but s'horn." Is the trou-
bic with the English language, or the
siaqers?
Miss Katie Seay is now rendering a
Sonata from Kuhlau. She finds the
keys in a hurry, and strikes them
familiarly. She will make fine per-
former if she does not get the idea
into her little head that she already
knows music. She is playing rather
long. The ordinary mortal does not
love long music. But she has finished
to the delight of all. and here comes
Misses Mabry and Byrne to give us a
duet, 'GentiIisse." They are pretty
little girls and seem to work well
together.
The teacher announces that the
"faries" are not ready and Miss Lena
Hubbard Is again on the stage to rem
der an instrumental solo from Sidney
Smith. She finishes, and leaves the
stage as if she were glad it was over.
| Now the '.faries" arc ready Here
they come. They are all pretty and
have wings OF course. They trip
around just like girls used to do and il
was called dancing. The audience is
delighted with this Fairy Trip" and
call them back to repeat it which they
seem perfectly willing to do. | believe
! they get the words little better this
/ time, but not enough Improvement fol
the listener to get any sense out OF
them. But the FAIRIES seem delight
ed, and so do the audience.
Mrs. Dean, Miss Rogers. and Messrs
Collier and Elicit are now singing
Italia" 1t is the best thing we have
had SO far, but it illustrates the in
adaptability of the English languag,
to singing We can hear "I-t-a-l-i-a'
occasionally. and this is about all. Blu
it IS good. Collier has first rat,
tenor voice, and Mr.. Elletts base ano
countenance amusing.
This piece receives o slight encore
but they show, excellent Judgment il
not returning.
! Here comes Miss Rogers and Miss
! Annie Dean. They are playing 9Th,
Poet and Peasant" well, but some arr
better pleased with the music OF theil
own voices and begin to talk. In fac
! tho piece is growing long, and The
boys and girls love each other better
than they do this playing. Is it O
strange how som8 young people viii
court in company suppose they arr
counting. for they certainly would no
be so impolite as to talk during a per
| Torrance about anything less import
ant than love. But it is ended, ani
we are waiting for vocal solo by
Miss Annie Dean, an Blight Sevila. J
Here she is, and she is singing il
sweetly, but we cannot get enough o.
the words to tell anything about wht
OF what ''Sevilla" is. or did However
it is better than the average, and ",
get a word occasionally, enough t.
keep us in heart. There must BE-
something the matter with this hall
The singing seems loud enough but i.
very indistinct. Our programme now
says we may look for Misses Wendell
and Rogers. Yes. hero they are, and
Miss Wendell is a little bit of a girl
She plays well. Her bearing on the
stage is so natural. She is not old
enough to put on airs yet.
Now we are having .Bobbie Shat
toe by Misses Dean and Young, anc
Mr.. Watson. and every boy in the
house is wishing he were "Bobbie
Shaftoe' in this play, and it is poss l.
bic some one was wanting to be
| "Bobbie' sure enough. Miss Annie
sings to "Bobbie'' so naturally. and OF
him SO sweetly. that Mr.. Watson halt
way believes she is in real earnest. II
is finished. They are recalled and
play it again. 1t is unfortunate that
Miss Minnie did not have the picture
of that ship turned bottom side up to
show Miss Annie.
The chorus, Playing Bird" BY the
primary class, is being well sung We
can tell what nearly every bird says.
Sorry Matte Watson is so hoarse.
Cannot hear her usually distinct
words.
Mrs. Howerton, Mrs. Dean and Miss
Annie Dean now propose to sing
''Snow Bells and May Bells But
Prof. Dean has received note asking
Miss Rogers to sing solo. This she