Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-05
EDUCATIONAL MATTERS.
Election Of a Superintendent for the
Nashville State Normal School.
Provisions for a Hospital in Connection
with the Medical College.
Action Of the Board Of Trustees Of the
University Of Nashville Yesterday.

nc DUdIu q. lIUoLCtS Vi the L nlNefSltN
Of Nashville met yesterday and completed
two very important transactiOns-the ex-
tens or Of the lease Of the Medical College
and the election Of the Principal to take
charge OF the State Normal School which
is TO take the place Of the University.
The Faculty Of the Medical College
had made a proposition to erect a hospital
worth $4,000, on condition that the Trus-
tees would prolong their lease to forty
years. The condition was performed by
the Board yesterday, by adding 13 years to
the unexpired p Of the lease.
TIE NORMAL SCHOOL.
Judge Watson, Chancellor Cooper and
Col. Reese, the Normal School Committee,
reported TO the Board:
'Dr. Sears advised your committee as
follows: Professor T. 1. Bachus, of Vassar
College, New York, is the right man.
"YOur committee, therefore, recommend
that 4. l. Bachus be appointed Superin-
tendent of the normal and model schools
Of the University Of Nashville, with such
compensation as shall be agreed upon, be-
tween Prof. Bachus and the committee of
this BOa-,. ,"
The nomination was confirmed by a
unanimous vote, and the committee offer
ed the following resolution, Which was
adopted:
"Resolyed, that Prof. T. I. Bachus ne re-
quested to visit Nashville Immediately TO
confer IN relation 10 his salary and 20 make
arrangements for the organization Of the
normal and model schools. The travelling
expenses to be paid BY this board.7
Professor Bachus is comparatively
young man, though married and having
two or three children. Owing to their cul.
tue The family will make valuable addi-
ton TO our society. Since the opening OF
Vassar College, in 1865, ne has been pro-
lessor Of the higher branches Of English
literature. He has won for himself most
enviable reputation among the distin-
guished professors in the Northern and
Western colleges.
DR.. Sears, who has the success of the in
stitutlOn greatly at heart, writes that he is
'thiTty-tWo years Of age, and of tall, COM
handing person. He is a born organizer,
teacher, and teacher of teachers. He has
trained assistant teachers in a manner
which has proved him genius inthis line"
College commencement Exercises
The programme Of the Cumberland
- AAAh CAolAN NDAu4uEllEEluEllL exercises IGML
week, will be as follows:
Sundays June 6-BaccalaUreate sermon
by Rev. j. L. Lindsey, Md, D. D.,
Nashville.
Monday evening, June 7-SophOmore
Prize Defamation.
Tuesday evening, June S-Baccalaureate
Address by Rev. w. J. Darby, Evansville,
Ind.
Wednesday evening, June 9-Address to
Law students by Col. W. T.. P. Breckin-
ridge, Lexington, by.
Thursday morning, June 10-Degrees
conferred.
Thursday afternoon, June 1O-Aiumni
meeting.
Thursday evening, June 1O-Alumni
banquet.
During the past session, three hundred
aud ninety one students have been in at
tendance in the various departments. and
Of this number 1O2 viii graduate next
week, as follows:
Academic Department. ...... II
Law Department. Observation-Disclosures. %
Theological Department. D
Business college ...... y
TOTAL. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. lUZ
The following honorary degIees will be
conferred:
". \. Cunningham, A. NJ; J. Il. Bra
ley, a. NJ: 5. L. Russell, a. II; ". c.
Caldwell, b. S; John l.. billiard, d. D.;
David Lowry, ID. D.; William II. Smith,
Pm. D.; George S. Blackie, PHI. D !; Alex
anter p. Stewart, Ii. D.; Thomas J. Mid
dleton, 4. II.
The commencement exercises of Stewart
College, GAINESVILLE, closed Thursday with
an address from Rev. B. N. Palmer, d. D.,
ofNew Orleans, to the graduating class.
b. F. Thompson, L. BranLley and J. G..
RollOw, of Tennessee, and II. G. Gillaud,
Of Mississippi, received the degree Of Bach
elOr Of Arts; and Delaney Wardlaw and
r. ". Wilson, Of Tennessee, and John II.
Atcbis0n, CT Texas, graduated on extension
courses. The board Of trustees, conferred
the honorary degree Of Doctor of Divinity
upon Rev. r. X. Smoot, of Bowling
Green, Ky and Rev. L. q. Alallard, of
New Orleans.
From the AJTfrCes5OTO Nelrs We learn
that the commencement exercises of SOule
Female College, on Wednesday night, were
largely attended and Of an unusually inter
estIng char ctsT. The same paper says:
"SOulc Colle- e under such a successful and
popular President as DR.. Jos. B. West, as
sisted by a corps Of such experienced,
competent and faithful teachers as Miss
Vic. Dryden, Misses Sallie and Annie
Hughes, Miss Belle DrOmgOole, Miss Abbie
Speer, Miss Jennie McElwee and Miss Sue
L. Yerby, cannot fail to draw within its
h0spitable, friendly and instructive shelter,
the fsirest daughters Of our land, aud year
after year send forth numbers Of accom-
plished and educated women, TO be shining
lights in their home circles and living
monuments of the eNcellencies Of this in
stItuliOn."