The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-01-02
SEWANEE COLLEGIATE IN
STITUYE.
Prize Defamation.

Prize Defamation.
A large %concourse Of persons was
present on the evening, of December
2Oth, to hear the Defamation exercises
at Sewanee Collegiate Institute The
following list embraces the names of
the speakers, and their subjects:
Peace VS. Oppression (Kossuth.) Reuben
Our Duties to the Republic, (Story,) b
+. Dullcld.
American Revolution, (Chatham,) r. C..
Hunt.
The Lcper "a poem-WiMis) II. ITender-
soIi.
Byron to the Greeks, Sam. Kennerly.
Darius TO his Army, B. A. Crisman.
Address to the Swedcs C. Adolphus,) f..
Kittrcdge.
supposed Speech of John Adams, Web
ster,) John Skyrme.
Civil War in England, John Kcnnerly.
Night bcforethe Battle Of Waterloo by
ROM VIM. Russey.
Character Of B%uonaparte, Reps. Allen.
Spartacus to the Roman Enjoys, James
Kennerly.
sparticus to the Gladiators of Capua,
Mark l%IOughton. 'f
death of John Quincy Adams, Or. G.
Winthrop G. Phillips.
Standardization (Emmett) d. L. Trim
bic.
A Committee had been appointed at
the opening Of the session, who, after
frequent visitations, from time to time,
were to award a prize to that student
who had, in their opinion. made the
greatest advancement in defamation.
All of the speakers did well, and sevc-
raj Of them better than the one who
obtained the prize. But, as we have
before stated, the award was to be
made to that one who had made the
greatest advancement, and Reuben Ken
nerly, a little boy, received the award,
which was n copy of 'Demosthoncs
and the Crown
By-the.way, we must express a be-
lief and hope that this male school will
be more largely p~atronizcd next ses
sion. Messrs. Il. II. Sneed and S. Nj.
Ainsworth have overcome difficulties
that would have detected most men,
and, without appealing to the public for
anything beyond what the mute elo-
qnen:c Of industry and perseverance
should command, have placed the
school On q firm footing, and are JUST.
fled in expecting that larger patronage
which we hear the present we!l-plcascd
patrons predict.
We wish to see all the schools Of
Winchester well patroni2ed. Ii is for
the pccuniary benefit and proud name
orourtown that we wish this. We are
very short sighted if we do not appre.
ciatc the advantages Of education, es-
pccially at this time. In our humilia,
ted political condition We are too apt
to allow untoward circumstances t.
dnmPcn our energies, and like foolish
Macawbcrs, wait supincly for something
better to turn up. We arein juxlslosi
ton with four million negroes, and Il
set of scoundrcls who are attempting
to degrade the whites to their level.
With a government usurped and used
for the advancement Of the negro at
our expense, who can lie surprised at
u result that may give us still more
room for humiliation, uulCGs we edu.
cate Our children. The voice Of wis.
dom will prove = better safeguard for
us III the future than guns and bayonets
1t is in the field of intellect that the
whites will and must rule, and if we
fail to educate, we act the part of the
foolish man who buried his talent.
A charter Incorporating the Sewancc
College has already passed three read
in the Lower House of the Gene
raj Assembly, empowering the Trustees
to establish Military, Literary, and
Scientific Departments, also q Depart
ment of Agriculture, and to confer the
degrees Of Bachelor of Arts and Master
of Arts, and any other degrees that are
conferred IN Colleges. This is a libe.
raj charter this is q good school. We
predict for it q brilliant future.