The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-04-01
The Baconlans Crate.

A useful appendage to the Friends
Normal Institute school of Risins
Sun is the Baconian Literary Society
aliterary organization Of the students
The society holds annual exhibition
that of the present year being helt
on Friday evening last in the schoo
room. The society had arranged al
excellent program which was carried
out with much spirit aud reflected
grea. credit on the association anG
school. The program was a little
long which is the fanlt of all schoo
exhibitions. The audience mus
submit to take more for their money
than they bargain for or some body be
offended, and the former is the leasi
of the two evils. A reform in the
direction of shortening might bs
commenced in the newspaper which
on the present occasion was of the
Sunday edition order, but the con-
tents are very good, displaying 9
true Bohemian enterprise in its
selection and arrangement.
The pride of the society, and the
feature which reflects much credit on
the teachers of the school was the
degree of oratory attained by the
students. This was conspicuous in
all the students who participated in
the entertainment. Their enuncia
ton in time and tone was well main.
tanned throughout, a little hurried
sometimes, feature difficult to con-
troll in Rotations. Expression is
the magician's wand of literature
1t is the charm which has preserved
the dead languages of Greece and
Rome which neuer die. Their orators
and poets studied expression. They
even moulded their language to con-
form to it. A poor speech by the
change of a few words and we'll de-
livered is made entertaining, while
a good one badly delivered falls fat
on the audience. The country is
sorely deficient in speakers. Oratory
or the art of expression is not taught
in our schools and the readers are
numbers and speakers nil.
While the program was all interest
ing, the renderers without exception
sustaining their parts grandly, the
debate attracted the most interest
because debate is contention. A
contest can never fail to excite the
spectators, let it be over what it may.
The subject Of DEBATE was on the
respective merits of an academic and
high scnool education and the col
legiate and university course present
ed on the program in the following
ornate resolution.
Resolved That the Academies and
Institutes are Comforting Greater
Blessing upon Humanity than the
Colleges and Universities.
There were two girls and two boys
engaged in this contest. Each hav-
ing one speech and they all presented
their side of the subject in most
admirable manner. The young lady
who opened on the negative or in
advocacy of the college and uniyer-
sity, arranged and presented the
salient points of her subject with
much skill and ability. The last
speaker exhibited more of the plat
form method in his style and tack.
Where dis points lacked strength.
resorting to rhetoric to bridge the
chasm. While the advocates of a
collegiate education made the best
use of all material within reach. their
opponents overlooked some of the
strongest points against the collegiate
and university course as perfect
system of education. But all
acquitted themselves most admirably
rejecting no small degree of credit
on both pupils and teachers, the
training in elocution being most
coaspicuously prominent. Country
education of all things else is the
most barren in educating speakers
and is at a deplorable disadvantage
in securing hearing as compared
with the cities.
The Circuit Court.