The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-06-29

dld management, with the assistance
of the Faculty, the school has con-
tinued to grow, and its reputation has
widened until it is well-known all over
the State, and in other States.
The exercises Of the week were as
follows
BACCAI.AUREATE SERMON.
First and quite appropriate in the
order Of the exercises was an excellent
baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. w.
J. Stearns, who is pastor of the Pres
byterian church of Danville. His
choice of a text was by no means
unique, it being based upon the popu-
lar words found in Matthew XVI, a6,
For what is man profited if he
shall gain the whole world and lose his
own soul or what shall man give in
exchange for his soul ?"
10 the young students who are
qualifying themselves for the duties,
realities, and, we might say, vain ambi-
tions Of life, tie TOPIC was well suited
to the occasion and it was a most hap.
py selection upon which to expatiate.
JUNIOR EXHIBITION.
Though the humid atmosphere and
threatening storm was anything but
favorable, yet the promise Of seeing
Mother Goose dramatized or set to
music attracted large, and we may
add, fashionable audience to the
Normal School Auditorium on Mon
day evening Judging from the
crowd present and also those who
failed to sqeeze in, nonsense counts
for as much as horse sense in this
town. We shall not say that this is
peculiar to Bloomsburg alone. 1t
seems the original plan was to have
nonsense exemplihed, and the origi-
nators OF the entertainment sifted out
the very quintescense of nonsence,
md then they LETT the doors more
vide open to get out that they were
to get in. If any great number left
in disgust we failed to see them. AS
II would be invidious and perhaps un-
complimentary to say who did best,
we will not do so. While the various
parts on some programs are rendered
IN the dark. or beyond the compre
hension of the audience, it was very
different In this case, as everybody
seemed to understand what was COM
ing next according TO their nonsensi-
cal recollections
We saw the veritabe cat that got
into the well, and Simple Simon and
the Pieman, along with Peter Piper,
Little Tom Tucker Jack and JILL
Little Bo-Peep Bobie Shaftoe and the
Little Boy Blue There were other
characters there of course, but these
seemed to leave an indellible impress
sion on the mind Of the anstere and
fashionable audience,
We regret to say (whhe hating to
dnd fault with things of depth and
earnestness) that we anticipated sew
cral characters that failed to appear,
to-wit, Old Mother Hubbard and that
other illustrious old woman whose pig
wouldn't go over the bridge.
Now, we will only add that with a
little more training along this line OF
study, the class of 'o5 may all expect
10 graduate In fact, we think they
are now fit to graduate, inasmuch as
the voice of the prompter was moi
heard from the opening to the close
of the exercises, No one witnessing
that performance will presume to say
the class of '9S is without hope for the
future.
On Tuesday evening Mr.. {. f.
Wilde, of New York City, addressed
the Literary Societies of the Norma
School HIS talk was characteristic
Of the practical business man, and /
was well received by all present.
REUNION.
On Wednesday afternoon, June
a7th, the Class Of 'oa rendered th'
following program
fiano solo .,.,.... MISS ieltiS,hn W
Address OF Welcome. ,..".... Prof o. r. MliDu MliDu
ieSpouSe ~, ~ y ~ 20,
Violin Solo. Olo..........,...,....Mlss lluille hsnt q
cci,a'ioh'''''''''''''' MoS stamffer
violin Duet,.....,...,...,... Fred Magdeberg