The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1870-11-17
Carrick Academy.

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County Court committee was ap.
pointed to consider and determine the
proper course for the county to pursue
in order to recover the possession OF
Carrirk Academy. Said committee to
report at the next quarterly term-thc
fist Monday in January, 1871.
The following is copy Of the deed
of conveyance from N. Frizzel, ST.,
President of the Board of Trustees, to
the Bishop and Diocese of the NJ
Episcopal Church:
"WINcHEsEER, Aug. II, 1870.
"The Board of Trustees for Carrick
Academy met upon call Of the Presi-
dent, at the office of DR.. Shapard, a
quorum to do business being present,
consisting of N. Frizzell, President,
Madison Porter, james NJ. Russey, j.
G. McCutcheon, Jos. c. Shapard, p.
Turney, M Burrough, and f. Il. Estill.
upon motion, the following resolu-
ton was adopted:
Resolved by the Board of Trustees
of Carrick Academy, That the Acada
my building and premises are let to the
Bishop and Diocese Of the Protestant
Episcopal Church in Tennessee, for
such length Of time as they may de-
sire, not exceeding ninety-nine years,
upon the condition that said Bishop
and Diocese put and keep the property
in good and tenantable repair, that
they establish and keep up first class
male school for instruction of pupils
in the usual branches of academical ed
ucation, the pupils entering said school
to be subject to such regulations as
may be published by those in charge.
"Upon failure to comply with the
conditions, the property to revert to
Trustees OF Carrick Academy, The
lessees a"c at liberty to use and i'm
prove the property in any manner they
may see proper, not interfering with
the s2hoo. purposes of this Board.
"I'hat the Secretary furnish the
Bishop With a copy of this action of the
Board, which is done.
IN. FRIz2EL1. ST., President.
"Attcst:
",F. L. EsrILL, Secretary"
The action of the Board of Trustees
was rotifed by the County Court, but
some time afterward said ratification
was rcscinded upon the ground that
the contract was not complied with by
the Bishop and the Diocese.
1t is worthy Of remark that some of
The mos. sensible men in the communi-
y have always regarded the action of
he Board of Trustees in transferring
he building in question to the Episco-
oalian denomination as an unwarranta
dc and illegal stretch o: authority. {
BY refer ence to the deed of convey T
NEE it will be seen that one of the con- {
litions precedent is that the Episcopal
denomination shall establish and keep
~ q first-class male school for the in.
truction of pupils in the usual branches
,facademical education" The County
Court has declared that this condition
las not been compiled with, and now ,
wishes to regain possession of the !
TIE Episcopal minister, Mr. Snced, t
a2lcs !, one portion Of the lower part =.
+ the building, end uses the large and Il
'ommoGiuUs room up stairs for church =,
,urpos J. Aud Mr.. Breck Ramsey, {
noih,: d - Of the same dcnomina- ,
ion, caches small school, consisting
Il between fifteen and twenty scholars, 7
no~, OF them little boys, in one of the t
o"'"s on the lowct Goor. ,
Certainly such school as this car
ct be considered a ''iirst class male ;
chool." IT'S true that the first SEES n
ioa, commencing in 1866, afforded al
Illustration Of u "'irst class Episcopal.
chool, .cr then there wa5 LARGE num-
NJ o. ycuHg men in attendance, many
i them from other States; but with
he close of that session it witlicred +,
Ike Ionah's guord, and there hasn't G
een any thing !irst-class about it since. d
We do not hesitate to say that in our
pinion the contract has not been com :,
lied with, and that the Episcopal min i
ster has no legal nor mora, right to Q
ctain possession Of the building. q
We all use Barre,ts. +,
The ChanceIy Court, Judge Marks !