American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1869-07-24
LETTER FROM SHARON.
SHARON, July 18th, 1869.

cupied the 10Th, 18th and 14th inst.
On the evening of the 18th, we
were addressed by Prof. Creitz, of
Mississippi College.
On the 10th the seven graduates
of the Female College received their
diplomas, and made their debut as
Mistress Of English Literature. Then
followed an eloquent address from
DR.. Sullivan, of WoOdville Female
Institute. In addition to the add
dresses mentioned, we were address
ed CT tempore by several gentlemen,
called out tor the occasion.
The examination was unusually
satisfactory, showing that the child
ren had not been rushed through
their studies, but carried progressive
ly, from one into another, after a
thorough comprehension of the first.
We are sorry to inform you, that the
Rev. w. l.. q. Hunnicutt has resign
ed the presidency over these two
schools, which he has SO ably con
Quoted for the past two years.
We, are however, pleased to inform
you that we have secured the ser
vices of Rev. j. NJ. Pugh, he having
been elected to take charge of the
Female College. 1t is unnecessary
to say anything of Mr.. Pugh-he is
a gentleman well known to your rea-
ders, and we trust will receive the
support he deserves, in the the great
cause undertaken.
On the evening of the 18th, we
were very agreeably entertained by
the young ladies and gentlemen of
Sharon, in a series of charades and
tableauX.
On the evening of the 10th, the
young men of Sharon and vicinity
gave complimentary party, at the
residence of DR.. Magruder, to the
graduating class of Sharon Female
College. This affair, like all the
others of the week, passed off plea
sanity and uninteruptedly; in fact,
| believe not a single individual OF
the large company in attendance but
will bear me out i'll the assertion.
that it was brilliant affair, the
youth and beauty of old Sharon, land
Sharon has its share of pretty girls,
flanked by numerous company from
a distance, were assembled together.
l assure you, the heart that did not
swell, and warm, in contemplating
that array of youth and innocence
must, indeed, be dead to all the finel
impulses of noble nature.
One remarkable feature of this
week was the good order; not sin
gle occurrence TRANSFERRED to mar the
enjoyment or disturb the attention o.
those interested in the proceeding
of the occasion; gentlemanly polite
ness marked the conduct of every
man upon the ground.
Here let me remark, that OIL
places of public amusement and so
cial gatherings have, lately, been toe
often the scenes of drunkenness anC
rowdyism, so much so, that many
ladies have seriously thought of re
naming away from such places
This should not be. There is, Ger
tainly, some means of preventing {
few persons, who, regardless of socia
law and order, thrustlng themselves
on company to the disgust and an
noyance of every gentle female pre-
sent. We trust that the creditablt
conduct in this instance, may be the
beginning of a wholesome reform il
our public society; that it may bt
the era of time when men will NJ
more forget the line of conduct ir
cumbent upon gentlemen. The way
to stimulate this good beginning, is t.
frown down all tendency to coarse
ness, and when fellow, with hi
polluted breath, fishy eyes, and fud
died brain, attempts to thrust him
self on a company, let him be pu
out in the dark and cold, where, if h,
has one instinct of the gentleman
left, let him reflect on his disgrac,
and bow his head to the humiliation
and resolve to mend his manners ant
be entitled to consideration and re
spect.
Much has been said upon educa
ton it is hackneyed theme tn,
ground has been so thoroughly trod
den, that l can scarce expect to ad
vance any new ideas upon the sub
ject, but it occurs to me that, instead
of our schools teaching only the gen
eral principles of morality, the,
should descend to details, and govern
the child in his intercourse with hi
fellows, because, as he acts toward
his schOol-mates, so will he treat hi
fellOw-man at a later day, when tn
mimic of life, at school, gives plac
to real performances on the stage
for,
AS the twig is bent, SO the trees inclined"
When this is done, many of tn
, social evils under which we groa
will be removed. God speed the day
Much has been said about Sharo
and it's schools. Some persons hav
sought sedulOusly to injure the reput
| of our institutions. Most of thOS
1 calumnieS have met the fate they S
g justly merited, and now rest fOreve
in oblivion; but the traces are left o
the minds of a few persons, who hav
: an underlined prejudice against on
< town and institutions. Look, V
t sceptics, at the number of noble me
), and women, these institutions hav
D prepared for the battle of life mar
t their influence on society; see tn
e good they are doing. As to scholar
S ship, | admit that some of the graC
r yates are mediocre, and can lay II
/ claim to giant intellects; but tax
them in the aggregate, and they wi
3 compare favorably with the alumni
=. of any institution in the State.
f Sharon, of itself, has but littl
: claim, in appearance, to the name {
: a town; it is time-wOrn and dilap
3 dated; but in its venerable sen
f blance of former prosperity, it is It
spectacle, and l but pay the tribut
: due to its age and influence on soc
ETY., when say, it has no BARS IL
, gambling hells, but like Greece an
f Rome, it has its memories, an
: though it may sink and die from tn
sight of men, it's schools of learnin
+ and Thought will live eterDally. i