, 1892-08-06
From The antigua Ob'errer July IA h.

The Entertainment at the Mico College. to
which the friends of Elementary Education
were invited, came off with eclat on Saturday
last, when a numerous and appreciative audi
encs assembled in the Mioo juvenile school
room, were RECALLED by the effective render
ing of the Cantata, Sir Francis Drake
by a choir composed of the Mico Students.
the School monitresses, and some Of the
scholars.
Among those present were His Excellen-
cy the Administrator of the Government,
The Chief Justice Sir Henry Thomas
WrenfordSley, Bishop Branch, Bishop Weiss,
Rev. SAMSON.
The Cantats set forth in a very attrac-
tive and lncid manner, the expedition Of
the Invincib Armada, and gave a good
idea of the glory of the English Navy at
the time Queen Elizabeth sat upon the
throne. The musical pieces by which the
Cantata was enlivened were rendered with
much taste. and elected q high enconium
from the Administrator and in the literary
portion Of the work, acted by students
personating Lord Howard, Sir Martin
Frobi her. Sir Wal: er Raleigh. 30, and By a
monitres~ who personated Queen Elizabeth,
the parts were we'll sustained. While fully
approaching the efforts of all. we cannot
help liking special reference to the good
taste w tn which Mr.. Joshua acted az Brakes
fool. Mr.. Barton as Frobi8her. ana Miss
Cephas as Queen Elizabeth. Nor should We
fail to express our enjoyment of the singing
of Mr.. Parker, who bids fair to hecoms a sing
er Of no mean preten'ion.
At the close Of TIE Cantata. the Superin-
tendent read his Report for the half year
ending June Goth 1892. briefly reviewing the
history Of the InStitut.on from it's establish
ment in 1897 he mentioned that in 1886
the Secretary Of State requested the CO.
operation of the Mico trustees in extend
ing the means Of education to particular
localities, where, from the absence, or the
paucity OF mission sries. the colonies in
question would have been almost entirely
without instruction. The trustees were
also invited to extend their labours special.
ly to the estab ishm mt Of a normal College
for the training of native teachers. For SO
years the institution had been carried on.
He could not give the precise number of
teachers who have passed from the %inslitu-
ton, as former superintendent did not
keep mp statistics, but he believed, approx
mately speaking, upwards of 500 men had
been trained. He stated that he had been
responsible for the training Of 1875 young
men,-or to speak more strictly of l43, as
II had been rejected for unftness-during
the 20 years of his Principalship, some of
whom had risen to great distinction in
Church and State. some had done and were
doing good work as teachers, while others
bad gone to join the great majority. He
expressed satisfaction with the results of
his half-year's work, and mentioned several
prize-wiunsrs to whom prizes were after
wards given by His Excellency the Admin.
istrator.
His Excellency the Administrator spoke
to the following effect He had had much
pleasure in being invited to attend the en-
tertainment and still more in the entertain
ment itself. He had always thought that
the Moravian School was that in which
music was cultivated to the greatest extent,
but had to-day discovered that the Mico too,
gave music much attention, and he now felt
that the Moravians must look out for their
%laurels. He regarded the teaching profess
sion as an honorable one, and wished SUCCESS