The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-06-21

more interested than IN the eXamina
tons Of the Mary Sharp College. This
College, with IN able faculty, trainct
anil skilled in the art Of teaching, wit!
II curriculum rs comprehensive as tha
Of any College in the land, has, lol
more than quarter OF II century. bcGl
la(Orlng among rs, for us, an for Oul
whole southern country; and who
shall estimate the good that it has done
for us and for our friends all over tht
South? Now again, ms often in the
past, our daughters are assembled in
its classic halls together with the
brightest and most intelligent girls
from every part OF the South, going
through with AL examination p"cimi.
nary to receiving the honored 0cgree Of
| the Institution; and can we fail 70 be
interested in the occasion
We said the faculty is an able one
we repeat this again. We have been q
frequent visitor Of this College for the
last fifteen years, and we never entered
its halls without being strongly i'm
pressed with the fact that PreSihcn,
Graves is, in every way, most extra
or lnary teacher. We never saw n
class that had been long under his
handling that did not show the skillul
work of the master. And we unhcsi-
;atingly accord him the highest need
as an educator. More than that, we
believe him to be one Of the ripeSt
sch0(arS in this country.
And certainly the Professor Of An
cicnt lansu0gcs is q superior teacher.
No man can sit and hear one Of his
classes examined without u thorough
conviction that the teaching is OF the
highest Order His pupils are taught
all the elements Of n langu0gc-thcy
read well, and know what they are
reading about.
Equally evident is it that the Pro-
lessor of Mathematics is abreast with
his colleagues in all that pertains to his
profession.
And that the department Of Rhetoric
and English Literature is in the best
OF hands, it is only necessary to say
that the Principal is Mrs AAclia G.
GrAyes-so well known in the literary
world
Although the Principal Of the Pri-
mary and Preparatory Department is
almost Il stranger here, yet the public
has already accorded her high posi-
ton as a teacher.
The opinion has constantly grown
upon ia, that in the Department of
Music, Professor and Mrs, Smith are
teachers Of superior abiIty--or thor
DugA aLtanmcn,s-of interchangeable in
lustry and nntirirg cncray--and that
they are real 0cq"jsjtion to any
school. Their assistants, Miss MaryJ.
BlCdsoc and Miss Jessie IIoughton, are
musicians.
With such an institution rs the Mary
Sharp College in cur midst, Winchcs
,cr is the most forluna'c Of towns.
Bat to proceed with the eXamjna-
ion:
The programme Of the Primary AID
Preparatory Department has hereto
'orc been published in the Journal, and
We will only remark further that the
examination Of that department cVinccd
hat the teaching had been most
borough, and that the pupils had
greatly prolitGl thereby.
The programme Of the Collegiate
Department has also been heretofore
published in the Home Journal, and
We will dismiss the examination in ii |
up to Friday evening with very few
'cmarks. 1t will suffice to say that all
he classes, Freshman, Sophomore and
Junior. whatever their studies, reflect
I'd credit upon themselves and on their
cachcrs.
During this Part Of the examination,
Prof. Jarmln, of the University of
Jackson, Tenn, who is q distinguished
inguist, made his appearance. We be
icvc the Professor, 5 accent or prOnun |
station is what is called the English or
nSular, while that Of the Mary Sharp
5 European or continental. This dil |
erence en!ivcned the exercises with an |
occasional discussion. Prof. Jarman
$ a lire man.
DR.. j. r. Graves and his accom-
'Iished daughter, Miss L"onora, ar
lived on Fri lay at noon. The Doctor
lways takes great interest in the eX
mination, especially when Logical and
Metaphysical questions come up.
Saturday Enlightenment by Prepnr.
tory Drpartmcnt.-This was n good
onrert, aud reflected great credit up
N Miss Jessie IIoughton, who had the
of it. The attendance
vas very large, and everybody WAS
veil pleased.
Sunday morning, June 17th-Com-
nenccment Sermon, by j. W. Terrill.--
Vt the appointed hour an immense
had assembled at the
Church in waiting. when
he pupils Of the College, preceded by
he Faculty and Trustees, entered in
procession, and being seoted, after
ONE excellent music by the school
nd an appropriate prayer by Mr.
,andnskv, the Rev. Mr.. Terril arose
nd took fol- his text 7lh verse of 18Th
HAPPIER of lst Kings-the latter part Of
he verse, which reads: "Arlse and
at, because the journey is too great for
hcc." Tne DRIFT of the sermon seemed
o he to impress the young ladies with
ne idea that the end Of their school
ie is not the completion Of their edn-