Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-07-01
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| Editors Memphis Appeal:
June may be called the "literary
month"; as most of our schools, acade-
mics and colleges have their annual ex-
sminations and eommeneements In it.
| Knowing your zeal in the cause Of edu-
cation, as well as everything else which
| promotes the prosperity of our State,
take the liberty of sending you brief
notice of the late examination and COM
| mencement exercises of Woodland
Academy, near Salisbury, in Hardeman
| county. This academy was founded by
the late lsmented Hugh Gwyn, A. NJ ,
many years ago, and over which he
presided with so much dignity and sue
! cess till the war broke up all our schools.
The buildings for the academy were
planned and erected by himself and at
his own expense, and hence are happily
adapted to their object. Early in the
war, Prof Gwyn died, and for MANY
years the exercises of the school were
suspended. Two years ago the present
Principal, Edwin P. Catery, A. B.,
rented the academy, and on the 18th.
18th and 18th of last month he closed his
second annual session by a public exami-
nation and exhibition. The building
is so arranged that the boys and
girls are in separate rooms, and no
Communication is allowed between them.
However, for convenience sake, both
departments are combined on public
occasions, and thus laudable
emulation is created between them.
each striving Is excel the other in
department and scholarship. To add to
this rivalry the Principal had offered a
gold medal to the first, and silver med
al to the second best scholar in the
school, the award TO be determined by
the marks in the daily register. These
marks include department, attention and
scholarship.
By invitation, the writer of this notice
was present OIL the 18th and 18th. On
arrival at the academy he found crowd
OF interested spectators, composed chiefly
OF the parents and other friends of cdu-
cation. 1t was manifest to ali present
that 1t was bona fide examination, mot
a recital Of prepared parts, and was a
proof at once of the progress and prof.
cheney Of the pupil and of the ability of
the teacher, and the thoroughness of his
mode of instruction. They were required
not only to give the rules, but to show
the modus operandi, the application Of
the rules, which is the only test Of schoI-
srship.
The patronage OF this school Is encour-
aging. The register shows that seventy
fl We have NJ atriculated, and that the av-
erage attendance was fifty-five for the
last session.
Messrs. Editors, you may safely COM
mend this school to your numerous read
ers in the city and country, as every way
worthy Of their patronage. The location
Is eligible in every respect. 1t is only
four hours distant from your city, and is
in the midst of healthy, moral and in
dustrious community, and remote from
all scenes of dissipation. The price of
board and tuition is much cheaper than
in the city, or in any other school known
to the writer. There is q gymnasium, |
too, connected with the school, so that
the muscle, as well as the mind, can be
educated. The pupils can have the priv |
llege OF attending worship every Sabbath /
in the village, one mile distant.
The medals we're awarded as follows:
Mr.. John A. Crofford won the golden |
medal; two won the silver medal, being
alike excellent-Mr. J. Polk Chambers
Of Salisbury, and Willis II. Dickerson,
Of COshoma county, Miss. The names /
Of several others were announced as de-
serving honorable mention, but these
names are omitted. The whole scene
was wound up by tableaux vivants on
Friday night, which was complete sue
cess, G..