Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-06-17
YAGABOND.
He Visits the University OF the south
and Fasrmount college, and writes
n Gossippy Letter FIN Relation

He Visits the University Of the south
and Fafrmount College, and Writes
n eGessippy Letter tin Relation
Thereto e
To the Union and American:
MoFFAT, Marion county, Tenn, June
Is, 1S74.-Here | am on the mountain, ex-
halted, lifted up and spread out on the
broad Itndalating summit Of the Cumber-
land plateau, at the infant city Of MOffat-
a metropolis Of three years growth, that
sticks its chubby feet in the sand, and
shakes its infantile robes with a shout
prophetic of its future, grand in promise q
being an intellectual center and summer
resort of the literati and bon ton.
/ fear that the denizens of the great cen
tral basin or breadtrough, upto their eyes IN
clover and politics, and the mild-eyed
Grangers that coInplaeitly straddle the
embossed highland rim, have little coneep-
ton of the immense mentality that IS ac-
cumulating on the plateau, but the TACT IS
the plateau is becoming the brain depot OF
the Stae, and a noble head it makes with
anibrUslal locks of blackjack and cheSllsss
and majestic brow formed by the gulf in
tsnted wall that rises 500 feet above the
rim, ridged with prOdgigious battlements
of bluffs, indicating thought 30 huge,
however, ale the general features that you
cannot realize their perfect harmony until
yJu zaze on them from infinsty.
On the 18th of September, 1o0c, the
Junior Department OF the University OF
the South. located Eve miles from here,
was opened with nine students Two frame
buildings were IIp on the college grounds,
affording Accommodations for about twenty
FIVE students. At the Railroad station
there was freight shed and two lOg-eaoins-
To day there are about two go students
at the College, a resident population
Of some seven hundred, and cash invest
ments in college buildings, residences,
(some of which are very elegant,) stores,
shops. ETC., to the amount OF S3OO,OOO-
The nucleus of this great development was
a collection made in England OF some
$50. GOO. one donation Of $500, another OF
81 900. and some small ones and an annual
donation of some $1,000, by the several
dioceses of the Episcopal Church, South.
That large part Of the remarkable success
Of this school is due 10 the natural fitness
Of the location is patent to the most casual
visitor noin the lOwland.
There is another educational institution
on the mountain quite as full OF promise as
the University of the South, and, all things
considered. has even more interesting flTst
cbapter. Some eighteen months ago
esfne here ons COLD, dismal night. In the
hopitable shelter wi.ere was enIerlalIed
/ met two 9uiet, unassnmeg iaIies wiz
quite surprised me by saying than !Hey VIZ
having a building erected here fOr tei--'Aie
college. Il was in the midst OF winter and
almost wilderness, workInen were lev ard
inefficient. material in the toughest shape,
g8feans modest, and literally everything m
Convenient; astate of Affairs that wORldappal
| most ot tbs lords Of creation, but these
two widow ladies fr6asi Mississippi, leaving
comfortable homes and hosts OF warm
| friends. had come into this strange, Wild
| nIace, with a purpose, and did not Parley
9Th obstacles. The result already IN hand
nroyes the lore TO have been one OF those
transformations enterprises grand IN motive
| faithful i'm action. TO which the GOrid owes
pretty much all the good there is III IT.
| Friday evening / visited their school
Paramount College. l found an imposing
building In the center of a magnlnclent
iarn and campus Of fifty acres, surrounded
| bv the s.forests primeval." The exercises
| OF the day were over, and beyies OF bright
| Misses were gathered about the building on
iittiAs over Their the lawn with step as
| elastic asthose of the mountain deer, ldear.
Mrs. NJ. S. YeTcer and Mrs. II. b. Eels-
the principals and proprietOrs OF the eoliege'
kindly showed me over their building, which
| tbunofi IL has recommendations for about AZ
bodrders. an6lis well equipped and appointed
throughout; is already found too small FOL
the demand. They have gathered heTt
some forty souls almost entirely from MIS-
sissippi. and Tennessee has not nor cal
have a colony Of which it may be more
proud. 1t is certain that those havlI
daughters to educate could not but D'
charmed with the facilities and attractoI,
here. Away from all the distractions OF
town, a COW cheerful community IN them
selves, with full freedom Of the woods
mountains, glens, and mineral springs
these girls soon acquire superb physlqle
and study loses its pains. had the pleas
ure of attending one Of their weekly con
certs given before the community. IL wa
thoroughly enjoyable Throughout, and, IKE
every exercise | saw, marked with graceful
vitality. l must specially note the slnSln:
of Miss Emma s.. In tone, technique
and expression, il was simply fault.esS 10
one so young. i heard Lucca IN three con
certs lately, but in the same class OF musl'
the famous Diva's notes were not more ex
quisite, and not so sweet. In closing thu!
note, must warn lOwlanderS, who may b
admitted as visitors within the sacred pre-
cincts of Paramount College, not to ask tn
girls to promenade, without STIMULATING mrs
the exact distance, as their customary stroll
is ten miles
Somewhat remarkable stories are told
the elasticity of the atmosphere here, 70
instance one, that a young lady fell iron
the bluffs to The rim over the rocks, dis
tanceo of some 500 feet, but promptly climbed
back, complaining lof nothing but tn
laugh of her companion. The colleg
Misses propose to drop trees and and saw
logs on any fellow that doubts these stories
and others of like effect, and prove thel
veracity by thglOgs rebounding and leayinI
him uninjured. So far, nobody has doubles
openly. NAGABOND.