The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-01-08
CulIeOka Institute.


The Semi-annual examination of this
school included the 22d, 23d and 24th
Dec, 1874 The examination was con-
Quoted with fairness, the spectators and
not the teachers designating every sub
iect or pass lge upon which each pupil
should be examined. Esq. Wilkes, Su-
pelintendent of public schools OF Mau>
ry, and DIR. Rivers, added greatly to the
interest of tie occasion by assisting IN
the examination of the classes, Esq
Wilkes devoting especial attention to
Mathematics and Ovid, and DIR. Rivers
developing scholarly points in Llvy and
HerOdOtus. The audience and teachers
were grateful to them tor thus varying
the usual dull mOnotOny OF an eX-
animation. The boys showed by their
answers that they had been dillgent
during the session, and the two young
ladies upon the stage, Miss Sallle wilkes
and Miss Ida BeaIe, were equal TO the
best.
The night of the 22d, the Junior mem
bers gave an entertainment, with the
following disclaimers: James VOORHEES,,
of Duck River Station; Kirby Hewlett,
Culleoka; Lindsy TOmlinson, Maury
county; Edward Rose, Pulaski; Joseph
Putnam, Hurricane Switch; Charley
Phillips, Louisiana; Marion Stern, Ca-
pey Springs; VIM. Wells and James
Wells, Culleoka; Edward Armstrong,
Athens, Ala; Sheddie Rose, Pulaski;
VIM. McGhee and BlantOn McGhee,
Mississippi; Wesley Evans and Benson
Evans, Culleoka; Paul Webb, Memphis;
J. Buchanan and Warren Mathis, Mis-
sissippi;.
Wednesday afternoon, Rev. r. H.
Rivers, d. D., President Martin Female
College, delivered an address on Habit,
| that was interesting, instructive and
appropriate. Though his subject was a
hackneyed one, his method of present.
ing it was striking, and he charmed and
held throughout the attention OF both
young and old, sometimes thrilling his
| audience with sublime eloquence, and
| by his pathOs exciting them to tears; at
other times deIighting them with the
| freshest and happiest illustrations and
producing great laughter. He may we'll
| be called the 'Old man eloquent Being
| an earnest lover of his race, he knows
how to get hold of the great popular
| heart, and while he pleases, he labOrs to
| instruct and elevate his hearers. As
| a lecturer he merits the enYIable rep
tatiOn which he enjoys.
| Wednesday night the audience was
| large, and were entertained by the fol
| flowing disclaimers: Edwin ChapPelli
| of Wayne; Joshua Harrison, Bedtordi
| Battle Hargrove, Nashville; William
| Klyce, Mt. Pleasant; Wesley Beale and
| George Beale, hickman; Luther NalloT
way, Hurricane; Lafayette Wilkes and
Lewis Amis, Culleoka; John Greene
| Memphis; Charley Zillett, North Caro-
lima; Walter Fowler, Maury county
Frank Mitchell, Columbia; Lee Hughes
Lebanon; VIM. Bostick, North Carolina
Walter Mcconnell, Alabama; Hardee
PEBBLES, Nashville; Clinton Fowler
Sheep Neck. The music gotten NJ
hurriedly by the young ladies and gen
tlemen of the vicinity, did them grea
credit. The musical part of the enter
tainment was managed by Mrs. Richard
Wilkes, of Texas, who as a perfor
mer and vocalist, has few equals. Sh'
proposes teaching class in Culleokf
next session.
Though the Culleoka Institute ha
not vet been five years under the man
agement of the Messrs. Webb, it has
won the patronage of those well quail
fed to Judge of the merits of a school
Rev. r. X, HargrOve, D. D., Rev. J,
: Mitchell, d. D., Rev. Jas. X. Arm
strong, President Athens Female Col
lege, and Chancellor Simmons, OF Mis-
sissippi, are among its patrons. Th'
next session opens Jan. 18th.