Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1870-07-27
COMMUNICATED
Our Educational Interests.

Mr.. EDITOR: am highly pleased to
see an awakening among our people as TO
the character Of our schools, and the gem
eral interests of education, Various COM
munlcatlOne and editorial comments have
appeared OF late in the city papers upon
this important subject, and am rlad TO
note degree of solcitude about the slum-
Derlng condition, equivocal character and
unhappy presagC OF some Of the institu-
tons OF learning in Knoxville and in East
tennessee, which speaks well for the
intelligent spirit of our community.
There seems to be a movement on foot
on the part of teachers which is suspicious
of good results as, by their wise councils
they are most likely To effect harmony of
purpose and concentration of effort, afford
ing hopeful assurance of success in their
Inauguration of the best system of conduct
ing schools and establishing tho highest
standards of education in our midst. There
Is something propitious and truly encour-
aging in these signs of the times.
1t is worthy OF observation, that while
Christians are zealously at work to pro-
mote peace and harmonyamOng Churches,
and, by their coVCnanted union and
concord, giving strength and power to
their efforts to build up the waste places of
Zion and to extend the benifcent infu-
ences of religious truth, the attention of
the literary world-embracing the Bench
and the Bar, and the solid and Intelligent
of all Professionalism been arrested, end a
more just estimate and higher apprecia-
ton elected for the distinguished advanta-
ges consequent on the noble work of
teaching the young idea how to shoot
ana the disposition now being evinced to
take the necessary steps to secure to the
rising generation the inestimable benefits
OF the most thoroughly digestcd and inn
proved systems of education. Happy ex-
pedient! Auspicious day! Verify, this is
one of the most significant indications of
our advancement, and must mark an inn
portant era in the history of reform and
progress
Show me Il people who have a proper ap-
probation of schools and colleges, and who
have adopted thorough and intelligent
system of education, and | will show YOU
a people eminently prosperous and happy;
whose various avocations in life are we'll
conducted and successfully prosecuted
whose families are in the highest sense
refined whose homes are well ordered,
neat, tasteful, beautiful-the abode of cheer
fulness and blessings-and whose influ-
enceS for good are prc-eminent read and
by all.
Our University is looked upon as one of
the permanent institutions of the State.
and great hopes are being entertained of
its high reputation, its new features and
policy, under the supervision and manage
ment of its accomplished and excellent
President, DIR. Humes, assisted by a roll of
Professors noted for their scholarship and
lssiduous labors, giving promise of an eX-
tended and enlightened sphere of useful
ness.
| feel like cOngIatulating the whole coun-
try, and especially, citizens of Knoxville. !
upon the prospect of the early establish |
ment, upon the most liberal and improved
basis, of Il female seminary, which will |
fully meet, as is believed the wants of the |
,ity and the country. Prof. Butler, who |
proposes to take hold of the enterprise, has
he advantage of being an experienced edu-
'ator, and IL gentleman we'll known to
many OF our citizens IA gaining already |
some distinction here in his profession.
Again, Mr.. Editor, permit me to add a |
word in commentator of the very credit |
lble spirit of the press of Knoxville touch
ny our educational interests, and to ex-
press the hope of witnessing the continue
ion of its good work am fully convinced
hat no one subject merits at your hands
more of your attention and fostering care
han does this for surely it is the main
'illar which upholds and sustains the
yrand superstructure of society, and is thus
prominently the best safeguard, and g
urest promoter of our highest and best in
erests.
Presuming upon the correctness of these
what course should govern our
ction, and what should be our policy
Win we be "wise " or foolish ." If the
ormer, we will "build our house upon
ock, and provide oil in our lamps"
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