The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1877-10-25
la Grange Institute.

La Grange Institute.
Last week, State Superintendent Trous-
dale held an Institute at La Grange. Bad
weather made the attendance very slim.
Misses .Higbce and Conway, and Mrs.
Annie Chambers Ketchun were present. and
read essays prose and Poetical, OF rare liter
arv excellence. Hon J. A. Manson read an
essay on the Classics, which evinced his
thoroughncss as scholar, and his high
qualities as a teacher.
Col. Avery and Judge Foute, OF Memphis,
were prcscut, and edited the occasion. The
good people Of the town displayed 4 hospi-
taltv i'm entertaining the visitors which was
highly creditable to the culture Of the citi-
zens W. \. Turner, Esq, at the close Of
the exercises, spoke for few minutes and
his remarks were more to the point than any
one days exercises during the session of the
Institute. lie told Superintendent Trons-
dale that the people wanted light on the
public school system, and that he should
have directed the thought of the occasion to
the plain statement and elucidation Of the
school question. The fact is the Institute
was a marked success, as far as scholarship
and culture were concerned, but it failed to
draw the people more closely to the school
system. Sup't Trousdale Is gentleman Of
literary worth, but in our judgment he is not
possessed of those forceful powers so neces-
sary IN one who has charge of the important
duties of State Superintendent. He is not
the man for the position. We are indebted
to Drs. Franklin, Adams and others for
courtcsics extended on the occasion.
Spicy Letter from Cedar Chapel.
EDITORS BULLETIN:-I am always glad
when Saturday evening comes from the fact
that your paper don't get to our office be-
fore, and when l scan it, it seems to bring
me in converse with the greater part of the
country's news by virtue of our numerous
correspondents.
The farmers are hurrying to get their
'long swectening" manufactured, to get to
sowing the wheat that is to make biscuits to
whallop in 'em. While l fear the cotton
crop is perhaps not as good as was contem-
plated earlier in the fall, yet by the frost
staying off so long, Il great deal of the large
cotton in the bottoms that was planted late
will mature, that an early frost would have
( seriously damaged.
! noticed in the last number of the BUL-
LErIN an inquiry from $. w. II. of Clover
| Creek of Anxious, as to what kind of a peand
/ those children were to write their names
/ among the stella. l imagine friend 5. w. II,
/ to be a gentleman OF promise. and what he
mostly needs is the aid of his friends in the
ardent efforts he is making to stuff his mind
with useful knowledge; and to prevent him
getting in the dilemma in which one of the
/ ancient philosophers was involved while his
/ feet remained on the earth, and his head
was among the stars. I have concluded to
! give him the Ingredients of which this penna
is composed. One of the prominent parts Is
good common sense; to that is added the
alloy of assiduous application to increase
It's usefulness. Now to give the polish and
| prevent corrosion Gd infnitunl, add liberal
/ quantity of Christian integrity. You now
! have the integral parts making the COM
pound out Of which is made the penna with
which those children wrote their names
among the stella. May my friend 5. II. w
go and do likewise.
wish some of your Jealous advocates OF
the narrow gauge railroad would bring one
through this end of the7earth, and connect
we-us-and-company with somewhere. We
have good lands, splendid water, fine look
ing old ladies, good supply ofprctty babies,
a full stock of marriagcable young ladies,
and a general assortment of eligible gentle
/ tlemcn have thought from recent indi-
cations we arc going to get off some Of those
that have been on hand ever since the star,
fell
Beef, health, poverty, and sorghum, con
I tinuc TO abound. ANXIOUS.