The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-06-25
MANSFIELD.
Ila vale ana FemaIeCoiiege-Iis Be"u'
,ifnI COM try and HospitabIe People.

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and eighteen miles southeast OF Fort
Worth The country bordering th'
eastern edge of the cross timbers Is one
of surprising loneliness and is absolute
unexcelled on the face Of tho habit
able globe for its wondrous fertility u
| this favored locality, whore health AM
beautysand richness of soil combine Il
render it almost paradise on earth
amid some of the finest farms and mos
opcn.hearted, hospitable people tina
ever gracod Texas soil Is situated tn
Mansfield Male and Female College, pre-
sided over by that most cleye
and scholarly gentleman, the Reverend
John Collier. II was our good fortune
to be present on the 22d and 23d, dur
ing tho closing exercises Of this insttu
ton, and to note the abilityof the
teachers and the proficiency Of tho
scholars Out Of the three hundred
and sixty-iour matriculants of the ses
sion Just closed, it is impossible for re
porter to specify the excellence and
evidences Of high scholarship OF the
various deserving students, but we can
not refrain from making favorable mon
ton Of the following young gentlemen;
]. c. Crddock, W. A, Sims, James M.
Robertson, James Hutchinson, James
II. Taylor. j. D. Daniels, q, !. Jordan,
A. j. Martin, J. W. Penn X, NJ. Broth
erton, VIM. II. Davis, Gabe Knight,
John Jackson, NJ. D, Robertson, b. Il,
Cooke and Messrs White, johnson,
Cameron and Stephens, and of
the following accomplished and
interesting young ladies Allie Collier
Katie Davis, Matte Berry, Mollie jew
ell Katie Hodges, lshie Jewell, Maggie
Robertson, Katie Chesman, Ida Patter'
son, Sallic Berry, Mollie Spencer, Katie
Prude Carrie Farrar, Minnie Fondille,
Molle Baker, Florence Shankle, Josie
Stephens Sallie Graves, Lou llalsell
and Ema Hodges We were much
pleased with the defamation of the
boys, and the compositions and music
Of the young ladies, especially with the
very clear and fine enunciation of Miss
Halsell The classes in trigonometry
algebra, surveying, calculus, shades
and shadows are deserving of espe-
cial notice also for their most credita,
BILE examination, and too much praise
cannot be accorded Prof Embry for the
able manner in which he has taught
them In fact, the corps of professors,
are unusually able, being;
Rev John Collier, President, prorcs-
sor Of bellies lcttres n. d. Fleet, profcs!
sor of ancient languages }. A, Embry
professor of mathematics n, A. Bnrbc,
professor of modern languages W NJ,
Watson professor of penmanship; W
Y. Roberts, teacher in preparatory de
partmGnt Miss Lou Wallace, teacher
in preparatory department Mrs II. n.
Barbe, teacher in primary department
Miss Emma Hayes teacher in orno
mental department,
n, A, Barbe, principal and instructor
in harmony and thorough bass Mis-
Jennie White, assistant in music,
A more agreeable cotcrie of gentle
men than these, it has never been gu
fortune to meet Professor BARRIE is
brilliant and enthusiastic musician an,
well known composer, and we are M
der obligations to him for two of hi
beautiful productions, "A Shower &
Diamonds and Lilly Dale, with Va
riations. 70 hear the Professor il
| either one of them is u rare treat. Mans
field is indeed hospitable place,its pee
pie overflow with pleasant attentions,on,
litteraly force one into eating good din
ners The repast SO Hospitality pressed
upon US by Mr., and Mrs Halsell, de
serves to be remembered as an episod
in u mans life, The courteous hosp
tality of Professor Collier and his mos
excellent wife was such as Souther,
mon and women knew so we'll how Il
extend in the day 8 of"Auld Lang Syne,
1t is impossible for us to recur to the
names of the many pleasant acquain
tances or to note even tn
major part of the liberal patrons of tn
College, but men should not forge
names, which are the synonyms of lii
crafty, Intelligence and enterprise, sucI
as Messrs, T. G. Graves, H. II. Stephen.
j. ID. Spencer, P G. Davis, j, b. Chon
r, NJ, Graves, Thomas Patterson, r. n
Nichols, w II, Baden, Joseph Robin
son, II, Ii Brotherton, j, p, Goodnight
Robert Daniels, W. Williamson, JOIN
Subtitle and John White.
Many ministers of the gospel wer
present, among them the Rev, D. q
Malloy, Rev. j. Robertson and Rev X
NJ White, us well as representatives o
the press among whom we noticed Mr.
j, X, Milliean, of the Fort Worth Stan
RWd, and Mr. Middleton, representa-
tive of the Fort Worth Democrat II il
impossible for us in u hastily writer
sketch, to do justice to this fine school
to the people, and to the lovely countr,
surrounding Mansfield, but we hope a
no distant day to write them up as onl,
such land and such people deserv,
a l.