The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-06-12
our scHooLs.--The examinations at I'll

OUR ScHooLs.--The examinations at the
three literary Institutions of Winchester
have been going Oh during the last week,
and that at Mary Sharp College is still
progressing. The closing exercise will be
given in our next issue. These schools
IRE the vital organs of the town. The
male Academy under the control ofMessrs,
Clark and Bledsoe is, after Il long period
Of failure, at last 4 perfect success. We
very often bear Il. ings spoken of as much
behind the times when we were boys, and
that young men are less account than in
the days ofour youth, &c- &c. The truth
is we have forgotten much. There is
nothing clearer that the students OF Car
rick Academy in Mathematics acquitted
themselves with the greatest credit to
themselves and teachers. The class in
Virgil, to which we listened on Friday
morning, showed as much proficiency as
we ever saw at an examination, while the
class in Geometry was we must say per-
feet. Altera close examination for two
full hours, we can say with truth, there
was not u single blunder. Problems in
1--WE books Of Geometry were selected by
the examiners, such as they supposed
were tests of scholarship, and all were
demonstrated it'll facility, ana without
hesitation or mistake. At the time each
scholar was required to give his reasons
for every position taken by him, showing
that nothing was simply memorized but
thoroughly understood. We must say
that we never saw anything equal to it.
The whole thing showed that the teach
crs have done their whole duty and while
we do not at all desire to detract from the
merits Of the scholars, still it should be
known that an unusual IN eed Of praise is
due the teac@ rs. This should be especial
ly impressed upon the patrons OF the
school, that they may be encouraged to
continue Il patronage that has seen and
will still be so well rewarded. All who
have known this school for the last ten
years, will appreciate the difficulties that
these teachers have had to establish the
discipline necessary to the success to which
this school has attained. 1t should be
kept up by a~patronage worthy of those
who have been at so much pains to cstab-
lish it, and to give it the reputation it now
has. The question is, shall it be allowed
to take u step backward" We need a
tlrst-class Male Academy here and we
must have it, and we can have it without
any trouble, if these teachers are patron
lied as they deserve. They are compe-
tent in every element necessary we hardly
know whether to admire more their in
dustry or their capacity. Both these
qualities are happily combined and insure
q skill in teaching and managing young
men and boys that will keep up an acade-
my at Winchester calculated to attract
students from abroad ,Slnd give u tone of
sentiment amongst us favorable to the ed
ucation Of the sons, as has been and still is
to the education of the daughters of our
country. 1t has seemed that the great fn-
c%ilities for educating young ladies in Win
chester, has caused parents to neglect the
education of their sons, and Winchester
has presented the strange anOmOly, that
nearly every young lady raised here has
while not half a dozen young men have
their names on parchment. This should
not be so longer, and there is now 10 cx-
cuse for it,. Our Academy can prepare
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