Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1871-07-13

you a notice of the closing exer
cises of our school, ] hasten t,
comply, knowing how Preacher
ous my mind is, and fearing al
READY, / have forgotten things tina
might be of more interest tina,
what / now write. / would pre-
mise by saying, that we are some
what upon the outskirts of tx
county, but we are a live vicinity
as manifested on last THURSDAY
and Friday. If there is anything
that argues well for community,
it is the interest they manifest il
the proper training and education
of the youth of that vacinity
Notwithstanding the busy season
| have never seen a more com
mendable turn out on any previ
GUS occasion of the kind in thi.
neighborhood F; on Friday in par
particular the large academic halls
were literally crowded to THEN
utmost capacity, and | imagined
could see deep interest written
upon the countenances of all pres.
ent-s step in the right direction.
The exercises on Thursday and
Friday till IL o'clock consisted
principally in examination OF
classes and rehearsal of pieces by
the smaller pupils of the school.
While l will not personate any
one or any class, / will say that
almost without exception, the
students did great credit to them
selves, showing that they had been
properly instructed and we'll drilled
by their teachers, Prof. Bowers
and Miss Lucy Green, in the fun
damental principles over which
they had passed during the season.
Twelve o'clock, - Friday, being
reached, (some Of us had had some
little trepidation with regard to
the dinner question: but our fears
all vanished, when after seeing the
multitude all eat TO safety, bas-
kets full of fragments were car
ried off by those who were wont
to do SO; and il any one failed to
get his dinner he may charge the
failure to himself, which we hope
was not the case. The old cui-
zens around about Lynchburg are
and always have been equal to the
emergency whenever called upon
by an occasion IF any kind to feed
a multitude. Those large baskets
and large trunks literally groaned
and almost burst in sunder under
the load OF good rich substantials
and nice delicacies, and when we
know that it was free will offer
ing of our generous old matrons
and sires, without previous arrange
ments by committees, &C., we feel
proud that our lot has been cast
in such q land of plenty-for those
who know US best are of opinion
we love to eat.
After dinner the audience had
literally a feast of reason ; they
were highly interested and delight
ed by the rich gems of thought as
they came dashing from the COM
positions of those nice young la
dies and the oratorical display of
the young men of the school. We
can hardly resist the temptation
to personate but they all acted
their parts SO well that perchance
some one might think partiality
ruled me in my descision and we
therefore desist.
Next in order came Capt. VIM.
P. Tolley of the Ne,os, and he did
hit 'em few ticks, "yoa bet" Well
/ "kinder" like his style talked
powerful" plain to us for a little
man, but knowing his extreme
devotion to US and the undying
interest he feels in the welfare of
our community, we shall try to
"accept the situation" and take the
line of the "new departure" as
marked out by him. I don't think
any one who heard him, could say
that his "hI EN- a fsao licks" THAT
is what he named it and we all
think he gave it the right name)
"was( lin any way) wanting in prac-
teal application" We feel proud
that we have a man, who has
grown up in our midst and whose
devotion 10 our interest is con-
coded by all who can and will
talk to us face TO face plainly with
regard to our faults. "Hit 'em"
again, Captain, we shall take it in
good part coming from one we
know to be our friend.
Next came Rev. Mr.. Crawford,
of Oak Hill, who delivered an able
and eloquent address On the sub
ject of Education. He showed