Smyrna times., 1866-04-11
Writian for the Smyrna Times.

FINAL PUBLIC REVIEW, APRIL 9TH, 1906
This the last review of the School year ending
April 7th, 1866, was by far the most successful,
most interesting and pleasant. The Rotations
were very creditable to the scholars and as>tfe
visitors said, to the teacher. The Clerk and
both Commissioners were all present, also 9TH
ers, numbering in all about fifty visitors. At
the close of the recitations, Miss Annie Sutton
stepped forward and in short but excellent |
address presented the teacher with five vol |
umes of the History of the Reformation. VI
Mr.. Chatham responded, expressing his graft
ter singing 'ffhe Cooling Spring." Mr.. G.
thanked the Clerk and Commissioners for the
kindness and attention shown him, and testified
to their untiring zeal in the efforts they had
made to promote the welfare of the school,
The school sang "The Beautiful River" with
melodeon accompaniment. Mr.. Mariner then
made some appropriate remarks showing the
pleasure felt by the Committee during the ex-
ercises OF the day, and the satisfaction given by
the teacher during the year. MIR. Blacklston
then addressed the school as follows:
Who would lose the secret solemn pleasure
Felt when parents with children unite
All other blessings have their measure,
Friendship and learning are our delight.
And now, children, let me advise and urge upon
all you who wish to obtain celebrity, to cultivate
good manners and moral habits, to foster and i'm.
prove u social practice of communicating yourselves
: with those by whom you may have your intellectual
e powers improved. 1t is not often the with
youg persons that they estimate and appreciate the
worth of preceptor or preceptress until they are
II entirely free from the restrictions of school disci
IS pine; for in the effervescence of YOUTH are toG
apt to consider a species of tyranny all those re
straints which it is the duty of every Just and impair
tia tutor to exercise over during the formation
- our habits and the meetings of our principles. w
Al
er in their youthful days knew how to appreciate an
appropriate properly the kind advice and vrtuous
strants of their tutors, aud they who from mistake
notions of pride and ierocity threw from them wit
disdain all the wholesome precepts set before ther
n by their superiors; the former rising by the
= own merit and exertions in the world to the highes
degree of eminence and renown, occupying seats
or legislative halls, enacting and transactng law
for the benefit and security of their natOns believe
by all virtuous men and idolized by society. Wher
as, on the other hand, they who disgrace themselv'
by their unmannerly practices of i'll fame are to
W. seen prOwling about every sink of insignificant
lis with copaniOns in the eyes of learned me
re no less than intoxicating fools, in which they str
ed in vain TO drown their feelings of wretchedne
,er and despair Stunned alike by saint and siuner th
hv drag out miserable existence, despsed by all ge
~ teel society and burden to themselves. 1t is sa
that the means of attaining TO high degree of EN-
10y nence and sef-improvemen are conversation, rea
ing and study, each of which are essential TO the
Ter tainment of knowledge, for without conversation
study, nothing can prove of any essential service
oa society. Reading is also inestimable benefit, a
o none but the most literate and frivolous can rega
m 'nu it as being merely of amusement and r.
Ue pite, for when judciously conducted it is the ch
NC vehicle of information and instruction; it enables
irt. to become acquainted with the most memora
transactions, inventions and customs Of the most
ers mote ages; by il enabled TO become acqua
Iter ted with the sentiments and experienced remarks
ent the wises men of every civilized nation all exh
to in the best manner. Yea, it nstructs a-the stat
man. the citizen the mechanic and the scholar
we be dsgusted with folly, or shocked with the I
Co., pitude of mankind, we may retire to our study
hon resde and associate with the illustrous dead
- the enlightened living.