The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1868-01-09
SEWANEE COLLEGIATE IN
STITUTE.
Prize d. clamatiOn.


~, ~ 2Oth, to hear the Defamation exercise
at Sewanee Collegiate Institute. Th
es following list embraces the names o
!. the speakers, and their subjects:
Peace VS. Oppression (Kosauth) Reuben
3 Our Dr, lies 10 the Republic, (stns') B
~ F. Du ield.
American Revolution. (Chaiham.) Il. G
l. Hunt.
4 The Lerer "a poem-Willis) II. Hender-
y SOD.
e Byron to the Greeks. Sam. Kcuner,y.
Darius TO his army, B. A. Crisman.
Address to fhe Swcl e. AdOlphus,) F.
Kittridge.
Supposed So ecu of John Adams, (Web-
stcr) John Skyrme.
> Civll WARM England, John Keunerly.
Night before ihe tatrle of Wate:lo (By =
ron.) VIM. Eussev.
: CIaracter of OfEOunaplrte. Rep. Allen.
Spartacus to the Roman Envoys, j. nc
KenDe"lv.
Spa acrs to the Gladiators Of Capua
Mark Houshtoh.
Death of John Qrincy Adams, (E. c..
Winthrop.) G. Phillins.
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 prize to that student
who had, in their opinion. made the
greatest advancement in defamation.
All of the speakers did well, and seve-
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, little boy, received the award,
which was a copy Of "Demosthones
and the Crown"
By-the-way, we must express be-
lief and hope that this male school will
be more largely patronized next ses
sion. Messrs. Fl. II. Sneed and S. M.
Ainsworth have overcome difficulties
that would have detected most men,
and, without appealing to the public for
anything beyond what the mute elo-
quenec Of industry and perseverance
should command, have placed the
school on firm footing, and ore justi-
fed in expecting that larger patronage
which we hear the present well-pleased
patrons predict.
We wish to see all the schools Of
Winchester we'll patroni2ed. 1t is for
tue pecuniary benefit and proud name
of our town chat we wish this. We are
very short sighted five do not appre-
cate the advantages OF education, es-
pecially at this time. In our humilia.
ted political condition we are too apt
to allow untoward circumstances 20
dampen our enereies, and like foolish
Macawbers, wait supinely for something
better to turn up. We are in juxtaposi-
ton with four million negroes, and
sett of scoundrels who are attempting
to degrade the whites to their level.
With government usurped and used
for the advancement Of the negro at
our expense, who can be surprised at {
a result that may give us still more
room for humiliation, unless VIC edu-
cate our children. The voice of wis., !
dom will prove better safeguard for t
us in the future than guns and bayonets. e
It is in tue field of intellect that the s
whites will and must rule, and if we .
fail to educate, we act the part of the 4
foolish man who buried his talent. b
A charter Incorporating the Sewance 0
College has already passed three read i
nos in the Lower House of the Gene Il
al Assembly, empowering the Trustees Is
o establish Military, Literary, and
scientific Departments, also a Depart
nent Of Agriculture, and to confer the
egrees of Bachelor of Ats and Master W
f Arts, and any other degrees that are te
onferred IN Colleges. This is a libe. ct
al charter this is good school. We n,
redict for it brilliant future. ga
nj
he Supper Mt DOnuell Institute. us
This was an elegant affair on the m
vening ofthe 20lh of December Rare to
lste was displayed in the arrangement
f the tables, and the delicate and rich th
1ibles, confectionelies, &c., with be
hich those tables were loaded. And "a
Q cannot forego our thanks to such re
ladies as Mrs. DR.. Bone, and 70
Irs. NJ. NJ. Henderson, especially, for he
le perfect skill with which they made lis
| feel at home. We can think Of moth ",
g more expressive Of our apprecia- 70
on than to say the whole affair was ci,
srfsctly slsgant. And the happy smiles m,
hich wreathed and adorned the faces
the fair students were glatldening to
nr heart. Those students will enter ~
ith renewed zeal upon their studies tn
..er the brief recreation which the hol. pc
ays have afforded them. They will nc
We their teachers more for such gen. nj