Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-02-12
A TENNESSEE sCHoOLMAsTER.
Governor John L. Beveridge OF Him.
Ois-5some "Reminiscences Of kzis Ca
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Governor John L. Beveridge OF HIM
Ois--Some "Reminiscences Of Ezis Ca
reer In Tennessee.
It is related of the present Governor Of
Illinois, Gen. Jno. L. Beveridge, that DO
sooner did he return from the war, In which
he was gallant cavalry officer, than he
was nominated for Sheriff Of bis county.
and elected. Before his term as Sheriff
had expired, be was elected State Senator.
Before his Office Of Senator expired, he wss
nominated and elected Congressman for the
State at large, TO I'LL the vacancy caused by
Gen. Logsn's resignation. Last fall, before
his term Of Congressman had expired, he
was nominated and elected Lieutenant
Governor, which position he entered upon
two weeks ago; and now, Gov. Oglesby
having resigned, Gov. Beveridge becomes
Governor Of the State. Verify, he is one
OF the luckiest men, politically, in the
United States Union and american.
The above paragraph has brought to Our
recollection many facts in connection with
John L. Beveridge. Il is, perhaps, not
generally known that he was q school
teacher in Tennessee fora number of years.
He came from Illinois to Wilson county,
Tenn. He taught school there for time.
Rev. John L. billiard had founded Al
pine Ins itute, on Cumberland mountain,
In OVerton county, Tenn, about eight
miles east of Livingston. John L. BeTer-
idge, in 1876, was chosen as professor In
this institute. Rev. William III. billiard
was also teacher. reFFi
These three gentlemen built up q most
fiourishing and prosperous school. 1t was
patronized from various counties Of Middle
Tennessee and Kentucky.
1t was a place well chosen for the pur-
pose. Elevated, as it was, it was exempt
from disease. Isolated, 1t avoided the mo-
raj contagion Of city, or dense popula
tion. The purest free stone and chalybeate
waters abounded. There health took up
its abode. And there the young Illinois
teacher gathered about him the Ingenious
youth Of the land. He was surpassed IS a
teacher by no one. He hid, IN higf 9
degree than almost any one, two esss ntial
e'emeuts as an instructor. He could un-
ravel, in the simplest language, the most
intricate problem. he thought clearly; and
was able to communicate bis Thoughts in
like manner to the humblest mind. In
addition, he magnetized his pupils. They
loved their teacher.
During his connection with Alpine Insti-
tute, Shieh continued several years, he
studied law. La the meantime he married
in ntnol@and returned with bis wife to
Alpine Institute. She also taught in tie
Institute. a 20 49,.
Their first child was born at LIVINGSTON,
Overton county, Tenn, where they spent
the summer vacation, and where be cons
tinued his laborious study OF Blackstone
and Kent. Afterward he taught az the
Greenville Academy, jackson county,
and thence he returned, with bis wife and
fair child of Tennessee, TO Illinois to prac-
tice his profession.
Scattered over Tennessee and in the
West are numbers Of bis pupils. Among
them, we mention DR.. Philander d. Lewis
of Chattanooga, Rev. Thomas F. Bates of
Murfreesboro, A. F. Capps, Esq, of Liv-
ingston, Maj. Harvey 81. billiard Of Cook
vile and James w. McHenry of Nashville.
The names of others do not now occur to
US. ~
And now that more than twenty years
have come and gone, since these and others
were receiving their intellectual moulding
and development, in part, from John l..
Beveridge, no one OF them, we suppose,