Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-03-19
ras, rennessee un.versItr.


We have received the report Of the tIus-
tees of East Tennessee University and Ag-
riculuural and Mechanical College to the
present Legislature. There ara lOI State
students in attendance, and where board is
Offered at 81 so per week there are induce
meIits for larger attendance. We extract
the following remarks from the catalogue
accompanying the report
Free tuition will be giVenEto three stu
dents from each county of the State, who
are nominated to the College by the county
Representative ia the Legislature. Not all
TIE counties have as yet sent the allowed
number of appointees. Special attention is
hereby called TO these untitled vacancies.
An excellent education is thus brought
within the re.ch Of a large number of de-
serving and capable young men from diff
ferent parts of the State. Any who may
desire appointments to these free scholar
ships. should apply directly 10 their Repre-
sentatiyes. Appointees of the State must
enter with the expectation Of completing
one of the prescribed courses of four years.
They must be prepared to enter Que of the
regular classes of the Collegiate or Prepar-
atory Department, and if, on examination,
they are found untitled for any of these,
they will not De received.
At the solicitation of the Legislature,
through the Governor, Sll the railways of
the Stale have agreed to give free trsnspOr-
taiion to aud from college twice year to
students thus appointed. Application for
masses must be sent TO the President at least
TWO weeks ia advance, and must be accom-
parted, in case of new appointees, by GER
iificate Of appointment.
1t is urged that Representatives select for
appoint ment only young men Of approved
diligence, and, so far as possible, such as
are alIesdy advanced in their studies.
The report says that "the students have
general y been dilgent in their studies, and
obediept TO the authorities; and, in various
degrees have made progress in learning, to
which end the government and order Of the
Institution have conduced. There is now
a fair prospect of making the college all
that can reasonably be desired or expected,
as an fundamentally in the education OF
the youth of the State. Much remains to
be done in equipping it in its various de-
portments fer thorough work. For that
purpose time and money are required. AS
these are afforded, they will be used with
all possible discretion and efficiency.
The low condition of education in the
State. entailed by the late war, has inter
fered seriously with the widely extended
usefulness of the college. As will be seen
from previous statements IN this report,
comparatively few ofthe students have been
able 10 enter even the Freshman Glass.
Tie large majority need more or less OF
previous training. Many of them having
lost wears Of education are impatient OF
time, sud eager, upon the acquisition OF q
little learning, to begin the active lie OF
citizen. Others, of smaller capacity, can
not properly overcome the want OF earlier
instruction and mental training. These
find study too iTksOme, fail in hopeful APP
plcatiOn, and soon conclude TO leave the
schoOl-room for easier fields of labor. 9th
ers still, whose pecuniary means are small
are constrained to think that ''the pursuit
of knowledge under difficulties" however
commendable in the abstract, is too pain
ful fer their power Of perseverance.
Carter County steps 20 the Front.
The Ellzaoelhton correspondent of the
Knoxville Press and Herald writes:
any attention was called this morning tt
on article in the UNION AND AMERICAN
boaytihg of magistrate in Bowling Green
XIV. VINO tried one thousand cases, during
his official life, only three of which haC
been reversed.
"Now, be it known, that magistrate may
have been smart enough for Kentucky
Justice, but he is mot circumstance to al
old gentleman now residing at this place
Before the war he held the office OF Justlc
ofIbe Peace of Carter county for twenty
four years, during which he entered upon hl
docket Jus, six thousand civil cases; VI a
lis judgments in these cases, only thre
were ever reversed, and to this day The OF
gent, man Insists that in two of these case
the Judgment Of reversal was erroneAu:
He ssowGs the corn" on one only OF t5e 81
thous nd judgments. My information
this rem rkable judicial history is reliable
and surely the matter is worthy of puolici
lion. Let Kentucky search out fve MOI
cfber magistrates, of thousand judgment
Zach. ard see if they can all together, sho'
. Sioit / record equslto that of old 'Judg
/ som"
he "Judge" is entitled to the honor
Bully for "Old Malcom," say we."