Junior Exhibition

AnnArbor, Maroh 27, 18G1. Tho seeond Junior Exhibition of tho vear 18G1 has poseed, and as it presenta no features essentially different froro previous ones, excopt it bo that the poking pair without, nnd the happy faces within, prove the interest whieh the fair sex takc in tho educalion of the "Junior" part of ihe." Lords of Creation," wo shall proceed at once to a noti'ce of iho speatera : Tliere was nothing marked about the first oration,.entitled " Gitnpowdcr Civihzatwn," by Kosv;::.i, P. Carpenper. The thougbt was good but not briïliant, and the delivery was, in some reppects, deficiënt, It sekcd vigor and point. uhioh wo shall have occasion to wij of several of tho subsequent speeches. Thero was also a littlo haltiog in the orticulation, which was prob ably the result f embarrassment, though in otlier respecta it was not visible in Mr. C. Indeed, in our judgment, he 6eemed more at home on the stnge than any one of the Rubsequent ppeakers. lie exhibited a naivete and originality in his ety!o of delivury whieh i was to us rather pleasiog. We were not surprised .o hearsometliing superior from Mr. D'Ooge. The subject was a good one, and the speaker embodied the " earnest man " in his own persoo. His delivery was forcible and vigorous; his style terse ; thnught, lofty and nervous ; his enunciation dislinct and voice powerful. The only drawback about bifl speaking was a ner' vous twitohing of his body, and a want of freedom and boldness in his gestures. We sball havo occasion to speak further of Mr. D. in ooraparing hirn with ono of the sueceeding speakers. The contrast between Mr. D'OooEand Mr. Fay w;8 very striking, so rnuch so as to be almost painful to listen to the latter. His voice was weak and delivery monotonous. The piece was fluently written ; but, we think, did not rise above mediocrity, either in delivery, style or thought. " Little Things vs. Great Things !' was very well handled by Mr. Gaylokd. He abounded in gems of thought, and forcibly reminded ono of the style of Tupper in his Proverbial Philosophy. Mr, G., though he presented a fine appearance on che stago, had ono or two quite notieeable faults. Like soveral of the othors, he was deficiënt ia that earnestness, whicb is always so necessary in order to enlist the sympathies of the audienco. He had, tno, a certain monotonous cadenee, which very many would desígnate as "ministerial." On the whole, however, we should pronounce this oration a good one. Mr. Hgward showed a just appreciation of the principies of civil liberty. - As a composition the piece was well constructed, but the dulivery was altogether deficiënt in vitality. In the quotatinn of the lines frorn Mrs. Hemans, for iustance, he waa evidently not inspired with the sentiments which ought to be excited in the breast of every American, especially when standing hefora a largo and appreciaiive audience. Terebra" Societatis, for its kind, defierves curarnendation. It was a sátiro chiefly directed against the politica] abuses of the times. It abounded in volleys of wit, which were well received by the assembiy. The delivery was inferior; but aside from this, the nature of the pieco would not permit us to place it oa a par with sorne of the others. Mr. Nelsox fully met the expectations of his friends. The thought was elevated and inanly,. and well sustainod througliout. Mr. N. provod to hia auditors that he is accustomed to tbiok for himself, and that he looks behind the tinsel and glitter of mere worldly honor, and realizes the true foundations of a great ch araeter. Ilis manner of speaking, likewise, convinced those who heard him that these sentiments were not simply the unvitalized speculations of his intellect, but that they came fresh and living from the heart. Ilis nervous and lofty thought and vigorous delivery made the oration quite a euccess. If there s any dispute for the palm. itrosts with Mr. D'Ooge and Mr. Nelson We are, however, much inclined to give it to the latter. Mr. D. has the advantage in his appcarance on the stage, and we think the audience would give him the credit of being the most ploasing speaker of the two ; but, nobis judicibus, five per cent. should bo deducted from the oration, by reason ol an expression in the very outset, viz ; " The Devil is an earnest Devil and God is an eainest God." Tbe last member of the sentence had altogether better have been omitted. It possesses no forcé whatever in the connection and consequently strikes us as irrererent. We think, therefore, that Mr. N. more than Gompeneates in matter for his deficien cies in manner. " Think, resolvt, act.'" The speaker Wa3 JONATHAN W. NüWMAN. Thought good ; but ineffectirely spoken. " Odinism." Mr. Van' Keuren was unfortunatein the selection of his subject which unhappily was not atoned for either by the gracefulness or earnestness of the speaker. J, StLT The Paper Mili Office of Oharm, Wood & Co., Kas oponed on Monday nigUt, and an attempt mude to blow opcu their safe, whicb was foi'tunatcly unsuccessful. Uur buainess men sliould keep M ;je out for the ráscala. S3T Mills, XP. m"ills, Mills. of the "Banner Store" lias opened a stock of Spring Ooods "as are Gooda." He has seasonable Gooda, fashionable Goods, Rich Goods and CHEAP Goods! Give him a Cali. ni - m ___ L3f Sec advertisemciits of Bach St Pier8ou, Dry Goods, Ck-H. Mi. Ion it Co., do du Martin ife Thorupan, Furnituro.