The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1867-07-19
r. R. REED,

S. G. MITCHELL,
FRANK o. MCCoRD,
G. W. GORDON,
July 9th, 1867. Committee.
For the Citizen.
Pulaski High School.
The commencement exercises at the Pu-
laski High School closed on Thursday the
4th inst, and long indeed has it been since
this community has been RECALLED by such
rich treat. It carried me back to the
happy days of yore-tO my school days,
when I was called upon, in the presence of
an intelligent audience, to give an account
of the manner in which I had spent my
time during the session and with bosom
OVERLOOKING with alternate hopes and fears,
to show whether had improved the op-
portunities afforded me, or whether I had
wasted my time in idleness. And we'll
and truly did the young ladies', the little
girls and boys, on that interesting occa-
sion at the PulaskiHigh School, exhibit to
their parents and friends present, that they
had not been idle.
The examination was rigidly strict and
thorough, and the answers to all questions
were so prompt and perfect as to impress
the audience with the fact that those stu
dents had been under the most excellent
tutorage and mental training. There came
declamations of the little boys, all truly
eloquent and interesting, among which 1
Mill v,eaot;oD fboB voFr;OtSo oDI SouI sfiripo,
"Appeal of Rienzi to the Romans" as par
ticularly impressive. But now comes the
rich, rare, racY, sweet and lovely part of
the exercises, mean the compositions of
the young ladies'. The "Happy School
Days. by Miss L. E.; Home" that en-
dearing theme to tender hearts, by Miss S.;
'Hope," by Miss G. then i'GOd seen in
Nature" by Miss J !, doing credit to the
genius that produced it; that beautiful
aud touching valedictory, "Going Away"
by Miss E. that we'll read coloquy by
Misses B. and s. with the sweetest of
music at intervals, all conspired to give in
terest to the occasion, and proved truly
gratifying to that audience of intelligent
ladies and and gentlemen. And last but
not least of all was the speech of the little
oratress, which elected the plaudits of the
house.
But what pleased and gratifed me more
than all, was the determination on the part
of some of our most prominent citizens,
men of influence and capital who were
present, to use their utmost efforts to ad
vance the interest of this young institution,
and place it on footing with the best
schools in the country. In fact l over
heard one gentleman suggest to several
others, to which they all agreed, that this
should be the nucleas around which an in
stitution of learning might be reared that
would vie with and in fact rank the best
And these were gentlemen who are deeply
interested in this matter; gentlemen who
have children, daughters to educate, and
desire to keep them at home under their
own roofs, where that parental care could
be exercised over them that none but pa
rents can exercise.
1t was further suggested that steps
should be Immediately taken to advance
this enterprise, already begun, to the end
that these young ladies could complete
their education at home, and all this crowd
of little girls can go to school from
home, and see their parents, and be coun-
seled by them every night. Then young
ladies will come from distance, and their
parents and friends will come to see them
on commencement occasions like this, and
they will spend their money with US, and
give life and energy 10 the town aud conn
ty. 1t will induce men of learning and
enterprise, and men of capital to settle
among US, and invest their money IN town
property, and land in the country, whose
value viii be greatly enhanced. Every
department of business viii flourish and
prosper, and we viii forget politics, riots,
and all the other disagreablss that surround
as and become happy people yet. And
il is to be hoped that every one, both from
che town and county, viii come for
ward without delay and contribute lbe-
rally.to the forwarding and completion of
this institution. I deem it useless to say
more, vou know it. to be to your interest,
and I know you will not hesitate lenger.i
ENTERPRISE.
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