The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1850-1873, 1873-10-24

lat Juniors, Miss p. L. Cox.
I'd - None.
Sd & 18th Juniors, Miss Mary f.
BaPcher.
Pestalozzians, NJ SIS Celia Friel.
Two new schools were opened
in the AthPnaum on the first of Sep
TENDER: one in Natural History, and
one in General Literature. There
are now twelve regular schools in
operation here, and they all promise
the happiest results.
At recent meeting, the Tennes-
see Philosophical Society passed O
resolution cOmgratulating Messrs. r
d. and F. H. Smith on their success
in opening the Male High School in
Columbia.
Alittle negro boy, recently went
to one of our grocery merchants
and asked for pound of drOmedary
sugar.
COlUn, bia has great reason to be
thai ktul that during the recent cEol.
era as well as the financial crashes
that have visited her neighbOrs, she
has suffered so little.
The latest and best thing in hats
Except the ladies'. is small spring.
which, when the head is thrown in
certain position, presses the veins
near the temples, and causes a beau
tiful blush. The device is patented.
Two specimens of old wood carv-
ing were exhibited at q recent meet
ing of the American Philosophical
Society, by Prof. =. Frazer, which he
found lying among the debris of a
destroyed temple and village, situa-
ted on a mound near the banks of the
Rio Pecos, in New Mexico.
The Columbia Male High School
recently opened with about sixty
pupils, and its patronage will no
doubt be rapidly increased by stu
dents from Columbia and abroad.
Athen@um pupils devote portion
of the afternoon, out of school hours,
10 cllisthenics, under the supervision
of Misses Mackenzie and Mitchell.
As a result of our experience in
sChOOl-teaCbing, the AthenRum
classes were arranged and at work
by the second day of the present ses-
sion.
Although the present session only
began in September. the number of
pupils under our direction q present,
in the Athen9um, the High and sub
coordinate schools, is two hundred
and uinety-eight.
We are truly gratified at hearing
that the University of Nashville has
opened with about the usual number
OF students in attendance upon the
several schools. The health of the
city was never better than it is at
present. The University of Nash
vile was established in 17S5, and
III ,intaius the reputation OF being
worthy of the most liberal patronage.
FO several years we have enjoyed
a personal acquaintance with the
Chancellor, and Il number of the Trus-
tees and Professors; SO that we feel
warranted in saying that this Uni
versiry offers very high and impOr-
taut advantages TO its students, espe-
cia!ly in the Academic and Medical
departments.
Mount ParnassUs has been purchas-
ed by the city authorities, and will
probably be used as location for
the public reservoir.
AS a general thing those pupils
who study languages, even for
QUO or two sessions, carry off the
hOnOTs in Their classes. So far as a
liberal education is concerned there
is no information that is more i'm
pOrtant than A knowledge of ancient
aud modern languages.
Recently our superintendent have
varied the pupils physical exercise
by taking them out for an afternoon
walk. An occasional change of this
sort is no doubt very agreeable.
During the past month, when there
was Il scarcity of water in Columbia,
and many OF the citizens found ii
necessary to haul water from Burns
spring, the Athen9um was abundant
ly supplied by its never-failing wells
and ciSteTnS.
Our German gardener is raising a
very fine calf that follows him about
wherever he goes, even up and down
stairs.
The forest trees that were planted
in the Athenaum campus two OF
three years since, are doing better
than could have been expected.
A new Partisan artist repairs al
most any defect in valuable books.
Sunshine contains several of the
very best tonics.
Occasional reviews of studies are
very beneficial.
tits to be hoped that the Tennessee
Historical Society will BE revived.
Those persons who are so very
fond of new things might be dis
appointed in NEU-ralgia.
When a pen-point will not let the
ink come down, if it Is held in the
flame of a match for few seconds,
the trouble will be corrected.
We live to die, and we die to live.
The Secretary of the Athen9um
Faculty has invented an excellent
lamp-shade, which consists of almost
any book, and blotting-pad.
The Athen1um session opens on
the first Monday in September, but
pupils are received at any time, and
Charged only from the date of their
entrance.