MARIETTA, Ohio, August ID, 1916.

Education at the West-Eraminat,on at the COL
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Education at the West-Eraminat,ons at the Col


iege-dddress Of General CGss, &c.


Allow me the use your valuable paper, TO give
the public some idea Of the doings in this modern
Athens, situated on the right bank of the Ohio, at
the mouth Of the AIuskinqum river, and famous for
fine houses for shady groves, for chaste and refined
people.


The past week has been one which will be long
remembered by the good people of this place. On
Monday the examination in the female seminary
took place, the young rose-buds read their chastc
compositions, and fine valedictory address, read
by the agreeable and accomplished Miss V.


On Tuesday night the people assembled to wit
ness the prize speaking OF the College stodents-
nine champions in the field. Three prizes, $40, SO,
and Si The Judges took their seats with the ladies',
and speaking commenced The first speaker start
ed of, and expected to win the prize by speed. The
second was but very common speech, nothing
worthy Of notice The third made fine effort,
and II was supposed by some, that he would
win prize The fourth made his appearance with
his hair in his eyes, and looked like grlef over
monument laborng for breath TO tell his plteous
tale The fifth, tall youn6 man, spoke his adj
dress like Il parish clerk. The sixth, young man
of promise. made some lmpre esson on the audience.
The seventh a comical genus, set the house in
a roar with his puns The eighth speaker made
quite a fine effort and showed some signs OF elo-
auence The ninth, and last speaker, looked scared;
his knees tfembled, he raised one shoulder higher
than the other, and looked Richard Ii was some
moments before he broke the ice, then having raised
hls voice TO a very high pitch, it was thought by
some that he would recover himself and win prize.
But he became more confused stopped, hesated,
aud scratched hs head and finally Left he stage in
the most woe begone manner imaginable, with his
piece all tattered and torn.


On Wednesday night an exhibition OF the literary