Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-27
OUR SCHOOLS.

Washington county has at the present
time several good schools. Most of which
are under the patronage of the Peabody
Fund.
The school at Boon's Creek is in a -four
ishing condition with about an average of
one hundred pupils. Mr.. j.. Cock, :.
principal; Miss Bowers assistant-both
good teachers, The school, under the pres
ent arrangement, is doing much good for
the neighborhood and surrounding coun-
try. At this place a school has been main
tanned for many years, with varying sue
cess, but now being a Public Free School,
it is capable of reaching moro pupils and
therefore, likely to do more good for the
general welfare, than ever before.
Cherokee Institute, also, is in successful
operation under the management of Rev.
j. b. Pence. The teachers of this school
are really interested in the cause of cdu-
cation. They have the best wooden school
building in the county, which is capable of
seating one hundred and fifty pupils. 1t
is now a Free School, aud open to all the
children in that section. The school is
increasing both in size and interest.
Washington College, one of the Oldest
Institutions in this portion of the State,
in fact, the Oldest in the country, is now a
graded school, with Professor E. G. Nc
CIure at its head, with several experienced
assistants. The school is small, but in
creasing, and will be large in a short time.
We have some partiality for this famous
old school, where we, when it was a male
school, first, amid it's Academic groves.
tasted the Pierian Spring. rs5
A mixed school has taken the place of
the College. This, under the circumstan-
ces. is certainly a thoughtful change
Common Schools 10 which as many as pos
sible can be instructed, are in great de-
mand. We will want colleges after a while
but now we can do better without them
than common schools. The buildings are
large and commodious, capable of accom-
modating all the children in the neighoor-
hood. The effort is being made to accom-
plish this, and we hope it may be success
full. Be-
Fall Branch school, Normal College, as
it is called, promises to be quite a success.
There are several competent teachers en-
ployed, with what number of pupils We, at
this time, are not informed. but hear fa-
vorable reports from it. There is no bet
ter locality anywhere, for a good school
than at Fall Branch. a new building has
been erected during the last year, and We
understand partly finished, for school pur-
poses. This is an independent school for
both sexes. " az
Franklin Institute has had no school
until recently. Rev. j. r. Payne, is now
in charge of it. He speaks of having a
good school in a short time. and We have
no1doubt thathe,will succeed. The neigh
borhood is excellent and children pumer-
ous.5 The only difficulty in the wsyis. the
want of greater interest inschool enterpris-
es. Mr.. Payne WILL doubtless. stir the
bpeopleaup, for he is a worker and rs 60
ing into the work with a willing heart
and Already hand.qs e- g
pc Other schools should be mentioned, but
that must be done at some other time
Weexpectt to make the schools Of the coun-
ty a speciality. The cooperation of all
~teacherssis solicited We, as teachers,
have interests IN these mattsrsAthe peo-
pie have interests even greater than ours
to be looked after. -im