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Interesting Exercises

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Day
9
Month
April
Year
1897
Copyright
Public Domain
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The wiuter term of school in the Mowrey district, Arm Arbor town, closed Friday, April 4, with Miss Nettie Treadwell as teacher. Saturday evening the parents and pupils were entertained at her home with a program which did credit to both teacher and pupils. The program was as follows: Essay - "The Life of a Looking Glass," Cora L. Feldkamp; recitation - "The Little Dog under tbe Wagon," Leroy B. üïixon; recitation - "Little Jack Hoiner, " Ernest Kebrink; essay - "Eliza Harris, a oharaoter in Uncle Tom's Cabin," Lewis Nixon; recitation - "Too Late for the Train," Jay B. Winans; recitation - "The Waif," Emua Feldkamp; reoitatioü - "The Shaunon and tbe Chesapeake," Edwin L. Feldkamp; essay - "Life of Abraham Lincoln," Jay B. Winans; rectation - "The Creed oí theBells," Cora L. Feldkamp; recitation - '"The LastHymn," Lee W. Pray. After the exercises whicb, were enjoyed very much by those present, refreshtnents were served. The gradnating class uumberfd two, Jay B. Winans and Lewis Nixon. Both having completed the required course of study received their diplomas and are qualified to enter the high school. Later in the evening Dan Mowerson gave a recitation eutitled "Mother's Song. " There were also select readings by Fanny Mowerson and Wm, Treadwell and solos by Miss Birdie Nixon, whioh were very much enjoyed. The pupils show ruarked improvemnt under Miss Treadwell's able instruotion. The school board presented the teacher with a fo bill. It was nearly morning when they dispersed for their respective homes all feeling well pleased with the exercises and their visit.

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Ann Arbor Argus
Old News