Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1900-06-08
BURKh's GARDEN ACADEMY
Closing EXERCISES on May 31st
and juno 1st.

Closing EXERCISES on May Sis
and June 1st.
Wednesday aud Thursday night
of last week saw the closing exercis
es of Burke's Garden Academy il
the Academy building The sessio,
Just closed was one of the most sue
cessful in the history of the school
in spite of the inter ruption in the
work caused by the epidemic of mea
sles and scarlatins, fortunately now
at an end. hardly u family Of any
size in Burke's Garden escaped hav-
ing one or both of these diseases and
the school was forced TO suspend for
IA week on account of them. Howev-
er, the latter part of the session saw
nearly all of the students in their
places again, but they had TO mourn
the death of cne of the brightest and
best girls of their number
The programme on Thursday ev-
ening was composed of choruses, in
strumen,al duets, solo and trios, rec
itations and two plays. Each Dum
ber showed the careful training re-
ceived by the performers and reflect
ed credit both upon them and upon
the teachers. The Gentlemen of
the Jury gave the uniuitiated a
glimpse of what goes on in the Jury
room, which was alike amusing and
instructive. The young gentlemen
who impersonated the well known
types OF these dispensers of Justice,
the juryman. played their parts well
aud it is to be hoped that this ex-
perience will aid them i'm them i'm the
discharge of similar duties in real
life, The other play, "Quixotic
Quakers," deserves special notice.
Eight young ladies were dressed in
quaint Quaker style and were as de-
mure and sweet as the genuine ar
ticle who lived aud charmed in Eve
olden time in the City of Brother
ly Love-" The two young men who
dared to set -futtering" their in
nocent hearts had all the assurances
and confidence of the modern man.
As matter of course, "an under
standing" was soou rea ched. All the
parts were sung and the whole play
was pretty and amusing
AS the entertainment on Thurs
day evening was given by Inter ne
dates, SO, as the Principal announc-
cd, 'the extremes met" on Friday
evening and the Primary and Aca-
demic departments and the Faculty
had their innings. TIE declamations
weie unusually good and so was the
music. Lack of space forbids the
mention of names either here or In
connection with the frat nights en-
tertalnment, for all are deS, rving of
mention.
The play, per Telephone" given
by the faculty, assslsted by one of
the young ladies of the reighborhood
gave in very realistic way both the
advantages of telephone and the
unexpected scrapes into which the
unsuspecting novice may be lead by
1T. lt was especially timely because
Burks Garden has not yet had time
to take as matter of course the
blessings of good telephone service
BY reason of the fact that inter
ruptlons on account of sickness had
rendered the attendance of the stu
dents So irregular, no scholarships
were awarded this year. Several
scholarships have been given here
tofore aid will be eieen, it is under
stood, in the future, and in awarding
them regular attendance is consid
cred along with faithful study. 1t
was recognized that it would be
manifestly unfair to award them his
year when there Was so much una-
voidable loss of time.
Many visitors from the surround.
Ing country, Tazewell, Thompson
Valley, The Cove, Poor Valley, Blan d
ETC., attended the exercises and visi-
ted friends in the Garden during the
week. Altogether, the occasion will
long be remembered with pleasure
by ''bome folks" aud visitors like
VISITOR.
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