Junior Ex

i lie uigti sciiooi cnapei was crowueu to ts utmost capaclty on Fridsy evening last, the occasion being tlie annual exhibition of the junior class. The hall liad beeu tastefully docorated by the seniors, and the university orchestra wason hanp to discourse pleasant muslc. The stage was occupied by the board of education and the speakers of the evening. Below is given an outlinc of the exercises of the evening. Laura B. Ballinger spoke of the benefits of the human voice, slie compared the effect produced b}' a harsh voice withthat pnxiueed bj' a pleaaant one and laid considerable stress on the cultivation of the voice. Her delivery was rood, fiee and easy. John A. Nichols held that it was injinious to lean too mnch upon others, and that men bccame masters solely through their own effoits. He paid quite a compliment to Darwin. The subject matter was good but there was not life enough in the delivery. Fannie Bailey assertcd that there always were and always will be idols to break down and destroy. She made souie allusions to slavery. The matter was well committed, but a little more energy would Lave added muuli. Ada M. Gilbert believed that muinory was a gieat gift, that one could, is it were, live over the past, and that very ofteu all the dceds of life were brought back like a flash by this same memorv. ti. „..u:.. :1S excellent, aud we'il committed. Ernest B. Perry seemingly spoke frora exierience. He saiJ that boys were a necessary evil, that they were always In trouble, and were always "sat upon'' bjevery one. Two roads, said he, were open to them, onetodestruction, the other to safety. This speech was exceedingly interestin, humorous, and true to life. It was well delivered. Jessie S. Gregg thousrlit that conversation was of great importante, that one ought to be careful not to become Among other things, she referred to the fact tliat many great men were poor conversationalists and she cited some examples. Tliis piece was well delivered, cleariv and distinptb-Gertrude U. Kose heid tbat great men oiigtit not to be mercilessly criticized for their short comings, but that cvery one should act with justice. Her essay was well receivecl ly the audience. Ileury Schneewind was of the opinión that resistance is a natural outburst against wrong, and tbat tyranny justifies tliis resistanee. He assumed an awkward position, and seemed to be talking to the allery. Bertha M. Scadin held that private punishineut was intended to better the offender, while public punishinent was Inteuded to influente others, and serve as a warnlng example to them. Her oration was delivered without fear and treuibling. Tlie gestares were very appropriate. Florence E. Wilsou ndicated tbe existence and part played by i ron, priest and intellect. It was with some difflculty tbat she could be heard.. James E. Talley maintained that not a small part of the reformatiou was due to the influence of Martin Luther on the education at Gennany, and the consequent effect on that oftueworld. Mr. Talley has a good voice, but he muffled bis words; otherwise it was good. Sara Wliedon said tbat chivalry did not tend to weakenand render effiininate the knlgbtl of the middle ages, but that the principie whicb guided these knights was the germ from which spring the gentleman of the day. She held that women were always cbivalous. The subject matter was good, but not easily heard. On the wliole tbe audience seemed well pleased, and dld not rcgret tbe time speut there, but, until appointments for snch exbibitions are baseil, not only upon the ability of the scholar to read Greek, and Latin, and work matbematical problema, but also upon tbe ability of the scholar to declaim and read with eoine degree of ease anü intelligence, so long must the public forego the privilege of Ustening to an entertainment even throughout