The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-24
(For the Gate City.l

FORT MADISON, Ia, June y, 1866,
DEAR GATE Have just this moment re-
turned from Witnessing the closing exercises
of the Academy recently established here,
the system OF teaching adopted therein, aud
the discipline thereof
This institution was established but wear
since. and is now almost self.sustaining, and
promises to be Q perfect success, aud as
warm friend to intellectual culture and the
education OF the masses, and as q citizen Of
this town, am proud Of the spirit and enter
PRISE manifested in its behalf.
The present corps of teachers consists o
Rev j. G. Wilson, Principal assisted by his
gifted and estimable wife, Mrs. w. B. Wilson
and Prof. George Griswold, late Principal Of
the city schools, the Primary Department be.
ing under the charge Of Miss Lizzie J. Tay-
lor, q talented and most excellent teacher.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Wilson have each had =
large experience as teachers, and have rank
ed deservedly high, as appears from state
ments made in the circular issued BY the
Board Of Trustees of "Glendale Female Col
lege,' located twelve miles north Of Cincin.
natl. on the Cincinnati, Hamilton 4 Dayton
railroad.
In speaking Of their accession to the facul.
ty of said college the trustees say:
Mr.. w illson Ii ripe scholar and q prac-
"tical teacher, and lecturer of eminent abil-
'sity
Mrs Wilson, who takes the position OF
Associate Principal, and upon whom the
government Of the young ladies will mainly
"devolye. has high qualifications for her sta
''tion. She is we'll educated, has a rare tai
"ent tor imparting instruction, is kind, watch
''fui and hrm, and has ever been, eminently
.successfuiin securing the love, obedience
land improvement of her pupils
| Again the Cincinnati Commercial, August
''son, Of Terre Haute, . we'll known scholar
land teacher, is now one Of the proprietors
"ot Glendale Female College Mrs.
"Willson is we'll fitted for her place of Asso-
"ciate Principal
And the Cincinnati Gazette, August 18th,
1861, says: "Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are emf.
"nent scholars and teachers, and will be q
valuable addition to the management of the
college
The Christian Herald, August 18th. also
says: "Mr. Wilson is also known to many of
''our readers. He is q graduate of Western
"keserve College, and studied theology with
1.-THE late Rev. Dr.. Mathers, of Greenfield
"Ohio.
while Pastor at Lafayette, Ind, he va,
Several years Principal, also of the city
SCHOOLS. Afterwards he was three YEAR
| President of Milwaukee University in Wis
s'consin. Then be edited for several years the
Chicago Evangelist. All that the Hresbytc,
"says Of the talents and qualifications Of Mr.
land Mrs. Wilson we can endorse. They
will be q valuable accession to the faculty d
Glendale
| The recitations have been heard for the
past year in the basement Of the Baptist
Church !; but at the opening of the next year
the institution will have local habitation il
q large and commodious building Just pur.
chased by the trustees.
Taking the past liberality Of our citizen.
here a. an earnest for the future, We shall
soon be able to present every facility for OBJ
tanning finished academic education.
feel certain you will say 'ssuccess to th,
laudable undertaking" INcoo.