The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-03-27
THE 9DtESTRICK SKULE"
Was the AttrsetiOn At the .. p. Church
La,t EvsnIng-WeII KnOWn PerSOHs
Figure 10 RidleaIoas Situations.

Mas the Attraction At the q. p. Church
LAst EVenIhE-Woll KnOWh PerSOn1
Figure ID Ridiculous Situations.
'DeestrEck skule" was held out at
Jlngievllle last night, more strictly
speaking. In the lecture room OF the
United Presbyterian church. School was
called to order at o'clock, and until 1t
was dismissed the audience that over
taxed the seating capacity, was con.
vulsed With laughter.
Il was an old time school, sure enough,
and typical OF New England in bygOne
years, and many of Its features recalled
old school days in the country. There
was nothing that could have been added.
The stage was a veFitablc school room,
with It's teachers desk, black board, and
benches, and seated on the latter was a
comlcally attlred set OF overgrown boys
and girls.
Robert B. Mcclure. the "skule mas
Ter" had his hands full in trying to pre-
serve the dignity Of the pupils, and he
made an excellent pedagogue, dressed In
the fashions that once prevailed. His
costume was very ancient, and powered
wig, speetacies, and the ever necessary
rod made his character complete. He was
very kind to his charge, however, and
lld not follow closely the motto that
hung above the blackboard spare the
Rod, and Spoil the Child"
Twas ''Visltin' day At the "deestrick
skule." Many OF the parents took ad.
vantage VI the opportunity. and as usual
on such occasions, there was more than
the ordinary misbehavlor upon the part
. M 49, n N1V1 ha ha hNV n
include all the masculine gender, and
there was the EigEltnE girl, the whimper-
ing girl. and the over studious miss al
ways asking questions at the wrong
time. The trustees. Deacon Silas Smith
and Squire Ancient, were on hand. and
the speech OF ngratulatlon TO the skule
master. upon cOneluGion OF the exercises.
was great hit on the usual run Of such
declamatiOns.
The classes were made 20 reclte for the
visitors. and the awkward answers and
the ridiculous manner OF answering
created world OF fun. The primer"
class and the ''spellin'" class were In
tsnsely amusing. and the time-honored
"Con-St0n-ti-nople" was on deck again.
as also was The Boy Stood on the
Burning Deck" In a recitation that fol-
lowed. The rule OF three" was suggest
ed as a solution for pu.zllng problem,
that girl couldn't figure out on her
slate, and the ''A-B-C's" and novels
proved as great stumbling blocks as they
did when was boy"
Following the class recitatIOnS came
the literary" which kept the audience
Ia ro4rS OF Laughter. Robert DarTah. as
Mickey o'F1ynn." being n well known
elOcutlonist. did himself proud In his Is.
say 90 Pants" delivering It In the true
Irish broEue.
Everybody can imagine how ridiculous
Bob" HIN would appear In knIckerbock-
erS and blouse, and as one OF the 'Hon.
eyEuckles," he shared the honors OF the
duet, Billy boy, charming Billy" with
his little sister, pro tenn, Miss Lille
Lewis.
Miss Eflle Hammond. as "Jemlma Ell
Eabeth Williams" had 4 comic essay,
Boys" and she entered Into her part
with q naturalness that made It very en-
Harry C. Sweeney needs no commend
alton as singer, and his rendition Of q
nautical ballad was delivered In his usual
excellent style.
WIN Hare made one OF those fat boys
that reminded one OF Jack Horner." He
was very fond OF eating, and ready to
cry At moments notice. He said his
little piece" just the way II should have
been said.
''YacOb strauss" the German pupil.
was In good hands. Earl Barr had good
dialect and was as funny as they make
EN-.
After speeches by the esquire" W. ].
W. CAwden, and the Deacon" S. P.
Parker, the latter. who was made the
victim OF several practical jokes by the
bad boys, the 'tSkule master" made his
address. In the closing. the pupils stood
up, and under the waving baton Of their
teacher, made picturesque spectacle as
they sang tho very fitting selection,
Aud Lang Syne."
Lack OF space prevents individual
mention. but In addition tn those already
mentioned, the character widow Hon
eysuclIle," as portrayed by Mrs. W. ]. ".
CoWden, deserves COMMUNICATION. 1t was
an excellent portrayal, amusing at all
times.
The. affair was under the auspices OF
the Kings Daughters, and was an un-
bounded success. Refreshments were
served at the close Of the 'Skule." Inter-
SDersInE the entertainment was some
splendid music by an amateur orchestra,
under the direction OF Prof. A, F'arber.