Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-06-08
City Free SCHOOLS.

city for the years 1912, and consequently aireL
submitting the question to the peoPe' heI c;tv
ceiving the popular endorsements NJ doIior TO-
Board levied tax of one mill on the uIli@i hoI
school purposes. The county having leVIeu Il
tax of 2 mills for the same purpose. IneSS
funds could not be collected until Inc iall anu
winter of 1912, and therefore the schoolS were
commenced on the 4th day of September, 1oil,
nv the committee, w. A. Henderson, L. =.
Sheppard. John M, Boyd, and j. A. ,Rayl, with
corps of II teachers and 1000 pupils. The
| pupils have not been as regular as could be de-
sired, many parents keeping their children at
home for the most trivial excuses. But IN most
cases it mnst be said for the credit OF the citi-
zens that they have heartily cO-operated with
| the committee in sustaining the authority OF the
teachers, and in maintaining good order III the
| schools. To such an extent has this been true
| that the committee assume it that not as many as
| halfa dozen people can be, found IN the city
| limits opposed to free schools, ,,....--,
| The course of study pursued during the first
| year was necessarily primary, embracing spell
ing, reading, writing arItnmetlc' EhSnsn gram
! States In two schools, tHampden Sidney Acad-
! emy and Logan's Chapel, higher arithmetic
| and first part algebra were taught. The pupils
| in all the schools will be able to make an adj
vance upon the course pursued by them the
| present year.
! 1t is the design of the Committee to establish
| schools of higher grade, and to separate the
boys and girls in the higher branches; and es-
| pecially will the Committee be able to do so
| should the Board of Mayor and Aldermen be
able and willing to furnish suitable buildings.
! But without such buildings the Committee can
| never make the schools without unreasonable
! expenditures what they should be, and espe-
! cially will they be unsatisfactory to themselves.
-, The examination closed yesterday, and to
those who were present satisfactory evidence
| of advancement was furnished. The chairman
! of the committee, with the Mayor, visited as
many Of the schools they could convent
| emily, with other pressing engagements, and
| commended teachers and scholars as they de-
| served.
We feel like saying, We'll done good and
| faithful servants" You have done good
work, and you shall not be without reward
| Some Of the committee have spent time and
| money TO advance the interest of public educa-
| ton in Knoxville, and trust that their labor
has not been in vain. They mean to go up
| ward and onward as long they have any
| thing to do with the free schools of Knoxville
Nearly $1,000 has been expended during the
past year for payment Of teachers salaries, rent
ofhouses fuel furniture, books, &C., and reports
| of progress made from time to time. The sum of
| 81, 600 was drawn from the Peabody fund; the
| taxes collected in the city amounted to about
| So, 800 and that derived from the county nearly
| S., 800 more. With the assessment for the cur
rent year and the improvements that will be
made, the friends of popular education can look
forward with hope and confidence to the future.
We acknowledge our indebtedness to Mr.. j. 4.
Rayl and G. NJ. White, Esq, for information
in regard to this important matter.
There are eighteen teachers employed and
ten school houses are rented for the purpose. 1t
will be seen that several of the schools have two
teachers. They are as follows:
School on Bellevue stree-Miss Emma Lee.
School on Broad street-Miss Clark and Miss
Bailey.
School on Summit Hill-Mis8 Warwick and
Mr.. j. j. o Shea.
School at Hampden Sidney Academy-Mr A
Baird and Miss Ramsey.
School at "Whig" Ofice-Mrs E Murphy
and Miss Annie g Peed.
School at the Baptist Church-Miss Lizzie
Brooks.
School at Temperance HalI-Miss Cornicll
and Miss Lee.
Cresswell School, colored-Miss Austin and
Miss zimmerman.
School at Shiloh Church. colOred-Mrs Minor
and Mr. A X johnson.
School at Logan's Chapel, colored - Mrs |
Brooks and Miss Harris.
The following gentlemen compose the School |
Committee of the Board of Aldermen the pres !
ent year; MessrS J A Rayl, Jno NJ Boyd, I |
j Lewis, Munson and A Campbell.
Mrs. Richardson's SchOOI-Levec Of the |
Pupils.
Notwithstanding the unfaYorable weather
last night, there was goodly number present |
at HoXsieS Hall to witness the exercises Of Mrs.
richardson 5 scholars. The leveG was a sue
cess, and the pupils acquitted themselves in Il
manner alike creditable to themselves and |
teacher The following is the programme;
PART FIRST.
Chorus .... ..
Defamation "Choice of Trade"
Chorus
Decamation-"M odestus"
Geography Song"
Tableau-"T iresome Lesson"
Chorus-"Sleigh Ride"
eclamation-" French"
Solo and Chorus.
Tableau- Happy Times
Exercise Song.
PART SECOND.
Tabeau-"Trial of Patience"
Song-''Swiss Toy Girls"
Decamation-"N obody's Child"
Chorus-"Pacifc Railroad"
Observation-Disclosures Colony"
Song" Woman's Rights"
Burlesque Band
Declamation-'Lit Doctor"
Growing the May Queen"
ChOrus-'Vaction Song"
Near the close of the performance, Rev j.
Howard Smith, made some entertaining and in
structive remarks which were listened to with
attention.
The schools of Knoxville are of a high grade
with that Of any other lady in the city
DEAF AND DUMB ASYLUM
Annual Examination of Classes.
At nine o'clock yesterday morning the an t
nual examination Of classes ut the Deaf and !