The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1870-06-24

going away. In reply he could only say
that his intercourse with the people of
Columbia and Maury County had been
most pleasant He had always been
treated with the utmost kindness, and
he parted with this people with great
reluctance. The boys who had been un-
der his instruction would always occu-
py warm place in hfs heart. They had
done as well a. boys can be expected to
do, and had worked during the past SEES
sion with far more energy and effect
why did he leave? Simply because an
old dog cannot be learned new tricks.
Nearly all the years of his mature man
hood had been passed in the Laboratory,
and in teaching high school he was
treading on untried ground. For three
years he had made every exertion to
grow to like teaching, but each succeed
ing year proved more and more irksOme
to him. Therefore, he deemed it the part
of wisdom to break up school teaching,
and go back to his first love. He could
do moro good there, and it certainly
would be moro pleasant to him. He said
he could not let this last opportunity pass
without saying something of one who
had labored with him with such untiring
energy, patience and good will--Mr.
been fnithful under Encouragement, un-
complaining amid circumstances calcu-
lated to worry, and competent and effec-
tive in instructing the boys and teaching
them obedience. Indeed, he felt it was
but simple justice to say that Mr.. New
man had been fan more patient and self
controlled, under aggravating circum-
stances, land are they not named legion,
than he prof Martin) had been; insO-
much that his strong, self-control had
been o constant, abiding reprOach to his
yirof. Ms own fretful chatting aginst the
pedagog ical traces. In justice to himself
he could not say less than thus moro he
would not say, for fear of offending
against the native and genuine modesty
of Mr.. Newman. Prof. Martins modest
and manly tribute to his valuable COLA
borer, was received with hearty and gra-
cious approval by the large audience, and
caused himself to be cOmplimented in the
hearts of the people as magnapimous
and noble man. And well does Mr.. New
man deserve the compliment thus hand
somely and cleverly bestowed. Now that
he has gone from among US, We can, in
good taste, speak of him as he deserves
He is an honor to noble old Virginia, who
teaches her sons that correct principles
are more than gold; that honor makes
the gentleman, ana that gentleman is q
man as God made him. He and Prof
Martin were worthy associates. OF the
latter gentleman we have frequently spo-
ken in terms OF high praise. II is enough
and saves us the trouble of repeating, to
mention that one, if not the foremost in
stitution in the State of North Carolina
has earnestly sought him to take one Of
the most honored positionsin the faculty,
The highest compliment to him is the con-
dition of the Male High School as it is
compared with what it was when he took
charge of it. One can hardly renlize that
these fine compositions, full of thought
vigorously and beautifully expressed,
which were read at the exhibition, were
written by the same boys that three years
ago went to school only to learn mischief
and were the terror of the teacher and
the shame of their parents. The meta
morphosis is complete, and is entirely
due to the energy, skill and love of two
Virginia gentlemen.