Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-08
Cheathnrn County.
To the Union aud American:

To the Union aud American:
ASHLAND CITY, TENN July 1, 1873
ibis, the natal day of great and once pros
porous and happy nation, is passed, nothing
ha7ing transpifed hero 10 dis ingGish 1t from
any other daV in the year; 10 booming
cannon or s0ul-stirriEg drum or inspiriI g
fife have been heard. fhe stars and stripes
have not been seen viewing ever ''the land
Of the free and home Of the brave" A dead
calm seems TO have pervaded the entire
community. Not even the usual supply of
"5enzine" seems TO b We been measured
out, IS We have rot seen even e tipsy indi.
viduEl or the streets. Whether this results
fToil The indifference Of Onr people to those
things that once gave inter st to the d Y, or
to the depressing effects of the dreaded
scourge that now slks with iron heel
through our midst, o the two combined, is
beyond our ken. Suffice It TO say, il pre-
sen.ed NOR tie appe2ral &c Ct 'fuHe.
raj than birth day. So IA as our iDfor-
nation extends, there has been nothing
within the Limits Of our county 10 call the
people together so as to furnish an oppor-
tunity for he fedglDg orator to deliver him
self Of his peut-up patriotism, in the spread
esge style, formerly so common or such
occasions. The only thing With us t. re-
lieve the tedium of the day, was the closing
exercises If Miss A. s. Vests school. Sle
came here : few months siuce, and by en-
ergy and paTszvere4 c =, has succeeded in
building up q very good school, which we
hope, FIR the We fare Of our Young people
and the future prosperity of our town, may
form the nucleus OF 9 sclOOl OF which our
people may we'll be proud. We feel assured
that this viii bo he case if she meets with
that encouragement that h-r merits as an
educator justly demand. It is Tot o pur-
pose 10 20 iniO detail az to the exercises.
Suffice 1t TO say that sl of her scholars, CON
Sidering the circumstances, acquitted them
selves with credit. IL is proper in this coz
nection to say that we have had no regular
school, continuing from year 10 year, as in
more favored localities; hut only now and
then one for few months, and always then
8 different teacher, so that We cannot expect
as much from scholars, under such cream
stances, as We La7s a right under q regular
system, with one teacher all he lime.
Where all did SO well, i. is impossible to
particularize without giving offence, or else
90 through the whole propTarine, which is
imprac.icable. Her examination showed
her system of teachingto be thorough. Her
idea seems TO be that few books, well
studied and thoroughly understood, is bet
ter than many, specifically scanned. The
balance viii excuse us for only Mentioning
two Of the little ones who acquitte them
selves with great eclat. We mean li;tle
DotOr Ross and Elb TT Hooper, two little
six year Olds, whose spelling and reading,
prompt answers, and withsl, their kDowl-
edge Of the fluid Ament9l rules of arithme-
tic, showed that they were good subjects in
thu hands Of one who unders tauds her
business. 1t is proper to remark that Doctor
has only been to school about four months,
and EgbeTt only little logger.
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