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Exhibition* at Eartha* C*l»g«IIeenr.esQhADhBt It is customary at this Institution to )r close the winter term with a united tx-^ hibition by the Phcenix Band(o*mposed of ladies)and Ionian 8odety( composedof gentlemen), followed by the exhibU tion of the Junior Class. On the even-ing of the 25th of Jsnnsry, the exhibition of the Societies was held. The performers were chosen by their respective Societies.The first exercise was the Salutatoryby Horace Bonner, Xenia, Ohio. The principal thought of this effort was that although we can not accomplish every thing, we should not therefore fail to do as much as we can; and naked the indulgence of the hearers. The speaker had some hesitancy at first, bat liis man ner became freer as hs proceeded.2. ‘Measure Your Cloth Ten Times, it can be Cut but Once/ was the title of an essay, by Miss Maria Dickinson, of Richmond. The application made of the above proverb waa, that we should take thought as to onr words and sc-e tions; guard the influence which other k persons have upon us, and likewise be d mindful of the influence which we have upon others. Deliberation of action hase been the characteristic of the truly great. e The reading was in a clear voice, and enunciation good. The language of the y essay was especially eonMaendabke. r* 3 ‘Shall we Forget the Past T oration by W. W. Jones, of Pittsburg, Ps. y To forget would be to hnrl us back into ^ barbarism. This effort consisted in 3* great part of a series of interrogstivesas to whether we were willing to forget 0 I this or that famous or infamous man or event? This series would have been slightly tedious, were not the speaker j possessed of an effective delivery, which J would attract attention to its possessor were liis subject ever so unimportant.r, 4 Essay—‘There are no Returningn Footsteps,' by Miss Mary Cannon, of8e
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Richmond Palladium
Richmond, Indiana, US
Tue, Feb 08, 1870
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