Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-10-01
Good Words from Jefferson.

MIR. EDITOR A meeting of the Jetfer-
son County Board of Education was held
at the Mt. Horeb Church on the 2Sth inst,
when some thirty or more school districts
were represented by about seventy-five
Commissioners.
This being the first legal meeting held
under the new law, permanent organl-
zation for the ensuing year was effected,
by calling Mr.. Houghton, of New Market,
to the chair, temporarily, and Prof. Pierce,
of the same place, to actas Secretary; where
upon the Hon. VIM. Eckel, of Leadvale,
was elected permanent President, Mr..
Hogan Vice President and Col. II. H.
Hubbard of Messy Greek, permanent Sec
retary.
Mr.. Eckel on taking the chair, address
ed the Board with few remarks urging
the importance of the work, thus, for the
first time, legally yinaugurated in our coun-
ty and for unity of action on the part OF
the people and the Board in carrying out
and perfecting the new system. After
which a general discussion took place upon
the question of the appointment of gen.
eral superintendent of schools in the cOun-
ty. Upon the vote being taken it was as
certained that large majority was in fa-
vor.of making the appointment.
Prof. r. r. Bryan, of Messy Greek Prof.
Pierce, of New Market; Rev. Mr.. Lyle, OF
Mt Horeb Prof Sam Johnson, of Dan
bridge, and DIR. Sam Anderson were put
in nomination. Prof. Johnson received a
majority of all the votes cast and was de-
clared duly elected General Superinten nd
ent for the ensuing year,
A resolution was passed requesting the
County Court to direct the Trustee to sell
the State warrants in his possession, for
the use of schools, for Bank of Tennessee
money, dollar for dollar.
From the reports made to the Board the
gratifying intelligence was elected that
primary free schools are now in operation
in nearly all the districts in the county,
and in those not commenced preparation
is being made to start them soon. In adj
dition to these, other free schools ola high
er grade are also in operation in the cOun-
ty. The Holston College, at New Market,
continues for ten months. A school of
high grade is established by the corpora
ton of the town upon a permanent free
basis and is under the management OF
Prof. Pierce, Ia thorough scholar and an eX-
cellent educator.
The Messy Creek Baptist College has a
free department for local patronage, un-
der the direction of Prof. Thos. Russell,
a young gentleman of promise This term
continues for ten months.
The Masonic Female Institute at Dan
bridge is also free and under charge of the
very competent and accomplished Miss
Jennie Grey.
Thus it will be seen that Jefferson coun-
ty is not behind, but is awake and makes a
noble commencement in the great work OF
free education. There are about three thou
sand, between the ages of six and eighteen,
entitled to these benefits, and this Board
of Education, in which are many men OF
good practical sense and general informa-
ton, is alive to their interest, as well as to
the great importance of this work, and will
doubtless receive the hearty cooperation
of every good citizen in the county in the
discharge of the duty imposed upon them
bv our last General Assembly.