Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 2, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1858 — JUVENILE MAY PARTI. [ARTICLE]

JUVENILE MAY PARTI.

The young folks composing the school of Mrs. Dennett gave a party to the young folks of the School of the Misses Johnsons. The festivities of the occasion were conducted upder the.auspices of the respective teachers. We are glad to see this exhibition of cordial intercourse between those having in charge the intellectual training of Our boys and girls, the future men and women of our country. And those only are fit to be placed in that posi- ' tion who can. themselves appreciate the beautiful and harmonious in nature. Children, of all others, should have their holidays, and be taught to look on the bright side of the great picture of nature, while their pure young hearts are yet overflown g with innocence. It is fitting that they be taken to the pleasant groves occasionally, w'th their teachers and their parents, away from the dull haunts of business,and be permitted to gather.swedt wild flowers on the green grassy lawns, to romp and frolic beneath the tall forest trees, and, when fatigued innocent amusements, to recline on the banks of the placid flowing Iroquois; and then our juvenile friends will return to their schools and their books with untold vigor, contented and at peace with themselves, their teachers and their friends. We love to gaze on the innocent it is happy—its joyful faee and speaking eyes, elastic steps and graceful movements, loVing voice and forgiving nature, tend to make us all happier and better men and women. We must not forget to* thank our young friends for remembering us with a fine cake, beautifully decorated with wild flowers, fragrant and embleinatic of peace and good will. The cake was made by Mrs. Babb, mother of the young Queen for the occasion. ' ; ' V 'ill ' ‘ ' ' I. e ' :