The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1875-07-01
LYNNVILLE.

The event of the week has been the
close of Mr.. Campbell's school, June -.
Mr.. Mcknight brought part of his school
from Pleasant Valley, and along with
these came a humber of other nice peo-
pie from that region to see and be seen
Mr.. Green Irvine and his attractive
daughter, Miss Sallie Alternately and
numbers besides were from there. Miss
Bette Caldwell and large delegation
represented Campbellsvill Miss Lizzie
Scott daughter of Walker Scott accom-
panied by Miss-frOm near Column
bia, headed a band from HopeweI, and
Mrs. Tom White with Miss Stanley.
from Canada led the van from Campbelrs
Station. There was our very gentle
manly superintendent, Mr.. Yancy, Mr..
Fry, of Slate Springs, and Mrs. Cole
White, who is one of our best instruc-
tors, and other teachers from various
parts of the county.
The Examination without any exag-
geration was splendid. Problems We're
made on the spur of the moment by
Mr.. G., and visitors, and the result
showed that there had been Il vast
amount of hard work done by both
teachers and pupils. There was a lit
tie mite, three feet high, about nine
years old, and in all his person occupy
ing not more than d cubic foot of space,
too small to work at the board without
box to stand on, who analysed difficult
examples, parsed the hardest SEN
fences, and seemed to be ready at every
thing. 1t was Willie Witt, son of Sfr.
Carter Witt, who may well be proud of
the child. To the nine who won the
highest distinctions, were awarded
printed certificates. Besides this little
fellow, they were given to Mollie
Wagstaff, Sallie Witt, Annie Horne,
Annie Campbell, Morgan HigdOn, Jno.
Wagstaff, Robt. Farmer, and Walter
johnson. Mr.. c., explained that some o
his best students, for instance, Ike
Alternately, were in classes such that
they did not get distictions, and for
especially cOmmendable department, he
names Harvey Walker, Eddie Styles,
Johnny Boyd, Charlie Smith and Jim
Martyr,
Lawyer Ewing gave us one of his
very best speeches. Subject, the victo-
ries of labor. After dinner, there was
spelling match between 10 of Mr..
McK's pupils and the like number of
Mr.. C's. To the delight of every one,
it was a drawn battle. After this a
challenge was received from fouryoung
gentlemen from Pulaski, to spell
against the schools. Every one asked
our country folks would have no chance
with these, who had been train ed in the
town spelling matches. He accepted
however, and there walked on the stage
four young gentlemen, whom we had
before noticed in the crowd, and asked
about: Ed. jackson, FlournOy Rivers,
AdOlphus Hill, and Ben Carter. The
crowd showed "a violent partisanship
against these, and i'll favor of the four
young ladies who were put up against
them. Although this was checked by
Mr.. c., it confused the four strangers,
who looked at it as hostility to them
selves, while in fact, it was cOmpli-
ment. For we all thought that against
| these practiced athletes our side would
/ have no show at all, and that all ours
would perhaps 90 down, while they
would be all left, The victory fell to
| the young gentlemen, but was nearer
drawn battle than we had expected
As some one remarked, it seemed thai
| FlOuFnOy Rivers could have kept it NJ
whole afternoon, had not the con
! fusion so shortened it.
Mr.. John Fry, son of Esquire VIM
! Fry, delivered a very excellent address,
and one which was much admired, OIL
Bethlehem.
There were about 1000 people at the
exhibition at night, and those able t.
get in hearing distance were delighted
Miss Louisa Shields, Miss Sallie Fry
and Mr.. Terry Dickerson, mainly got
up the music, which was very good
The first-rate getting up of every thing
was largely due to Miss Sallie Smith
DR.. Harwell made a short address a
the close, which it is needless to say
was excellent, and thus closed TIL
first year of the Lynnville Academy
7. L. n.