Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1851-11-13
Rev. DR. Savage and Lady, Of the Glas-
gov Female Seminary.

duties, and have been steadily and success
fully pursuing them since. They have had
but little time for intercourse with our citi-
zens, and the formation Of acquaintances,
either in social or professional point Of
view. The following report on their labors,
in another field, is highly complimentary to
them, and will be read with pleasure by the
friends of Education generally, in this sec
ton, but more particularly by those who are
Immediately interested in our Seminary
Report ofhe Committee of visatdtion 10 the
Couingion Female High School at its last
annual Eramination.
Your committee, appointed by the presi-
dent of the last session of this conference, to
attend the annual examination of this young,
but flourishing and popular institution, un-
der the supervision and control of the Rev.
DR.. George S. Savage and lady, beg leave
to report that, with high sense of satisfac-
ton, they have attended to the duties assign
ed them.
The examination was commenced on Tues
day, Oath day of June, and was continued for
three days. The plan Of the examination
was to commence on the lower studies and
smaller classes, and ascend to the higher
branches as the work progressed. Your
committee take great pleasure in stating that
from very small class examined in orthog-
raphy, to the classes examined in the various
sciences SO successfully taught in the school,
with the exception of some perplexity mani
tested by some two or three of the young
ladies in one fthe classes in Algebra, (and
this we are satisfactorily assured was the
result of embarrassment, and not the want
of knowledge the answers to the numerous
questions propounded to them were SO
prompt, accurate, and extended, as to give
the most satisfactory evidence of familiar
acquaintance with the various studies on
which they were examined. If your COM
= mittee may be indulged in the bestowment Of
merited compliments, they would say that
the classes in Physiology, Mythology, Bot
any, Chemistry, and Astronomy, all ofwhor
were most extensively examined, are enti'
' tied to be ranked as perfect. These coult
= not be listened to without producing admi
ration and astonishment. They appeared t.
IS know the whole of the books they had stud
d led on these sciences.
We were gratifcd to see that this schoo
continued fully to merit what was said of
Y. year ago-that ''the leading characteristic
of this school is thoroughncss of instruc
!. tion''-a trait most honorable to any schoo
m and only to be won by hard and persever
- ing labor both on the part of teachers an
vo pupils.
The committee had taken ample notes
- have enabled them to present a more spec
fic report; but this was deemed unnecessar,
nh and especially so because one of the commi
air tee had written and published more minut
III account than this report contains, which hi
& been copied in some two or three papers.
- tits proper here TO remark, that on Il
evening of the last day, very sensible, pra
, ticable, and impressive address was deli
M cred by ]. E. Spelman, Esq, of the city
Covington, which was listened to with pr
found attention by very crowded audien
rs, in the First Baptist Church of the city.
The attendance of the citizens and patro
emf of the school was very respectable in cha
ion acter and numbers during the progress
the examination, all of whom, so far as v
. know, were impressed with the same Sc
timents as those of the committee.
In conclusion, we are sorry to add II
,-. this valuable school is lost to Covington a
eri- to this conference, the Principal having be
induced by what he regarded as the tend
ch- of superior advantages by the trustees OF
). similar institution at Glasgow, Mo-, to gi
up the school at Covingion, and accept
'he ne school in Missouri. We propose, thereto
er's to close this report by offering the follow
ar,l Sl resolution:
mes Resolred, That in the removal of the R
,sos George S. Savage, M. D., and his most
timable and accomplished lady, Mrs. G.
Savage, from Kentucky to Missouri,
Kentucky Conference in general, and
city of Covington in particular, have $
.,.. tanned u serious educational, social, and
viii ligious loss; and that Glasgow, Mo-,
fOf or thereby gained two profes sOnal and relgi
,tors teachers worthy of their full confidence
aus jealous patronage.
Resolved, That our esteemed brother
- sister Savage take with them to their l
field of labor the prayers of this COnfere
that for their happiness and success; and that
ut Of recommend them to the confidence and
VIII dial affections of their new friends in n
lg.- souri. hoping that they may have long