The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-07

Washington Female Colege.


MEssRs. EDIToRs On last Friday, it waS
our privilege to be present at the closing ex-
ercises of the Female school at Washington
College; and, judging from what we saw and
heard, we would say that the labors Of tie
teachers, Miss Eva and Ada Telford, have not
been IN vain for never before have we seen
pupils evince r more thorough preparation
than was shown on this occasion. In order
to prove that the pupils had not selected a
few certain questions for that special occasion,
their teachers turned them over to the tender
mercies Of tco Professors, an Editor and a
Medical studentl-enough to make the stout
est quail, or the wisest tremble-who gave
them the most difficult questions to answer,
and the most obtruse problems to solve that
they could find but each question, however
difficult, md each problem, however Obstruse
were readily answered, and solved each
young lady showing herself 20 be perfectly
conversant with the different sciences she
had studied, until the young gentleman Tor
rather "Old Bachelors V') ceased their Per's-
eution, and left the Ladies "master Of the sit.
u%ation."
After partaking Of a "Basket-dinner," pro-
vided by the "good folks" living around Old
Washington, and over in the adjoining are
public Of Brokers District, the audience
again misunderstanding Salem church full
and over-aowing-to hear the young ladies
read compositions and perform on the Piano
forte ; also, to listen to some declarations,
made Of the hopeful scio7s of young Amer
ical The compositions, which were numer-
Gus, and upon almost every subject, were eI-
%cellent, and were read with that rare cOmbi-
nation of self possession and "retiring mod
esty," which causes man, sometimes to forget
that be is mortal-makes him decide against
being an old BHehelor-and eternally thank
a Benefcient Providence for presenting Ad-
am with that master piece Of bis hand-i-work.
The performance on the Pianoforte was also
very interchangeable pieces being sung and
played most beautifully, the scholars showed
that, while their teachers had spared no pains
to give them instruction, they had used every
effort in their power to become perfect in
that most Divine Of all seiences-Nusicl
By request Of one Of the teachers, Miss
Eva, the Junior Editor of the Flag then de-
livered az address upon Education. Without
any desire, upon our part, to f"tter the "Ju'
nior," we must be permitted to say that his
speech was a decided success-each word
and sentence meant something all went to
prove that man, without the proper develop.
ment of his intellectual faculties, was nothing
with il, he was ENCOURAGEMENT to his
Creatorl His a~llusion to the progress Of
Education 10 the United States was hailed
with rapture by every trle American present.
Also, bis ~allusion TO Masonry was peculiarly
gratifying to all the Brethren present. 1t is
certainly encouraging to hear one, who has
never bebeld, with mortal eyes, the beauties
of our Order, bearing testimony in favor Of
ii for the mighty part it is taking in the
cause Of Education. As we feel entirely in
adequate to the task Of giving anything like
a full account Of the Juniors speech, We
hope be will give it again to the public
through the columns Of the "Union Flag"
Ios.