Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-11
THE SCHOOL or THE METHODlSTS
EmoRYG HENRY COLLEGE
rs location. origin and history

EMORY &c HENRY COLLEGE
It's Location, Oyigin and Hisfori
Commencement, Exereisca, Gc.. DC
The College at which the sons of III
ns-Allrghany Methudists are educated
IS Emory and Henry, situated upon an en-
nance in II beautiful valley, hedged in b,
the green hills and wnterod by tn. limpi,
streams Of eastern Washington county. [
is $50 miles west Of Lynchburg. aud eigh
east of the quaint cd Virginia town o
Abingdon, for abingdon is thoroughly Vir
gilman. It's location is beautiful, healthy
vcly and quiet. The Virg MIA & Tennes
see Railroad passes within 25l yards; tn,
grounds slope toward the railroad. as III,
College fronts 10, aud the professors houses
Immediately along the railway line. fac,
the College grounds and buildings, Will,
midway between rises cold. beautiful
sparkling stream, lined with white pebbles
that babbes and brawls in glce rs il is lost
to sight amoag the meadows to the east
tiney fsh have found their way to its fouu.
tain source in the College grounds, and
there play and sport with the pebbles
/ lovely place with its ripping stream. It's
/ green hills and beautiful forests Of oak md
maple, Fur removed from the noise, eonfu.
1 sion and vice Of city and town.
ITS ORIGIN AND HIST Try.
/ Creed Fulton, Methodist minister, is
| entitled to rank a. its founder. IN 1897
| aud '3S he travers d the counties Of South
west Virginia and East Tennessee preach
ing aud solici ing subscriptions TO fOun and
/ bald q Manuel Labor School, and Emory
aud Henry College Is the fruit Of that can
vt-s. IL met with fair success, the main
/ College bull ling beng erected IT. 1899 and
/ 40. Connected with [ e College there was
! large farm, and very stud ut was requir-
I ed to labor a certain number Of hours each
/ day, the morning being devoted to study
aud the Hf urnoun to labor on tho farm
/ The udent was credited with the work
/ done on his tuition at the close Of the ses-
| sion, and an acquaintance of ours informs
Us that he actually earned .fUe dollars in
/ one session They were divided iuto squads
aud these placed under the Charge OF a
| preJer selected by the Faculty from among
/ the students Al irst farming ii II work
/ we'll, aud 1t was resolved to havea scientific
/ farmer They sent way down in Maine o.
the Scientific Farmer, and got h m.
/ Charles Collins was The first President,
/ while DR.. Wiley, who now fills the chair
was one OF its ear lest prof ssors The
/ school WAS organic d with about 81 stu
uents, and was so in fair working con
VI lou. The 10 z talked Of scicnt iic farmer
from Maine finally arrived. The students
had discussed the matter among themselves
aud expected thnt the scientific ia mer, Mr..
Se.ye,. for that was his name, IN personal
appearance was 30 be model for an artist,
and the result Of his labors would be to
make an Elem Of the grounds so abundant
ly favored by nature Instead Of the tall
handsome Il urc, he was little vain, ugly
ere tn c that in 40 way filled the bill lie
rarely spoke to any one kept TO command
ard assumed q air of importance that was
little in keeping with his Li.lputian frame
Though not Professor, he assumed the
rank and Importance Of one, and wa, soon
dubbed Prtes,O Se4yey the Scisni.fg far
mr. His presence was the signal for wiuks
and mods, aud the expression Of an opinion
would put the students in litter, and ire
q Gently bring down the house with derisive
applause. One morning be was caught in n
trap that was alike memorable to him and
tn students 1t was customary for some
one of the Pro essOrs to b in uttendInce at
the table TO ask bles ing aud preserve Or
der. The Professors were all absent, but the
Scientific Farmer was there, vuiuly casting
his eye abO 4 for some ne to ak bless
ing, tor hc hud never GOLe such thing il
al his life, but this time h was trapped
ant he resolved to break the ice. He broke
! the ice and broke own when about hail
/ through. After the lapse OF half minute.
/ during which he could say nothing, he
wound mp with Good! 1t was enough; all
/ eyes were ceutcrcd on him, and the word
/ good" caused "a round Of applause. THIS
/ closed the Scientific Farmers career. lie
/ grew one crop of potatoes, asked one bless
| ing and was done. They could no longer
/ make the stu tents work. One fellow would
/ have "a sore finger or toe, unot.t. tue head
ache or belly ache; one would be compelled
/ to 90 got his clothes washed, Unother a
/ tooth pulled and another - a funeral, The
Manuel Labor system, though never abol-
/ ished was by common consent suspended,
In the meantime the number Of students in
| creased. o her Professors were en-, aged,
new buildings erected, and a prosperous field
opened for the future. When the war open
ed there We 2S) students, representing
every South rn State, with five Professors
aud three Tutors, hut during The four years
of strife, instead Of schuo. of destruction
I
! Here il was that the guerilla, Champ Fer
guson, entered the hospital by violence, sho
down Liert Smith Of the Federal army, anC
two negro soldiers WHO had been wounded
at Saltville and brou hit mere for trca mcut
They had raviebed Ferguson's sister IN,
/ pluudered his home, while smith and Fer.
guson had sworn 10 take the If Of IL,
other upon sight The war over, the exer
cises were resumed The first sessi' Their,
were 100 students in attendance, the ma
iority having served in the army Thei
style Of living was yers plain aud tpei
dres homcspuu or tattcrrd G ay, the las
that was left them Of many hard Tough
fell. They studied hard, but it was diff
cult TO return 40 once 20 quiet study, an
many am sing stories are told Of these vet
erans who had turned school boys one
more.
COMMENCEMENT EXGRCI3ls
Tu sluy wa, the DAY ua'uw 1ch ths con
t,..t r.r tlr Robertson p re Medal was o.
take place, while the uloHrg exercises an
H.. Nv I'D uf the N .dals WIS ~ TAX piac
on "Wednesday. These w-rr the grand ga
avs NJ Emo-y. he Professor, ever d.
p.rabls aud entertaining, open ''ir hou"
m th,s+ occasions, aud nu' - III OWED. 4
|r,away UNA. Ell tor. Thu p eachcr,, No.
I.SNers, the parents and m Nourg lsir
arrive In uumburs from the Est aud West
and many 20 ne Ia from tur surruuuilr
country. Tue preachers me To NEE
their trionds aud transact ma cTs 81 baSl
p.s, connected with th, c nisrcuce aud 't
@ ,li-.,i the lawyers 90 make spfecne- an'
father, u sec their 20 IS, Shi mama An'
daughter re themselves ia their neS bpn
nets. false htIr aud tom fOplieiies ~ ~" no
casipu, and set out brauN catchinRi 'om
thing like ro,ring lions esing whom ihrI
NAV d,your. Trey a.e pretty anh gay
o ping hwr'in unto Id numorr
upon their lay ,rits spesNrls. THey urvv
an To catch heauI, fr Emory - grra
place for heaux, but a p 'ur oae fOr nus
hands, as but teH Of the students ever g.
IN irried.
Upon this oc,ason there we're man.
pretty b.lirs ia sJten lance. There Wa
Mirtht Washington win her tni arFaN
AMI the Jlck sou istiiute vi, hils no 'miN
beauties, each under the command 4" lhr'