The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-20
From Grand Junction.
JUNE 18TH, 1873.
MesSrS. Editors

JUNE 18th, 1873.
Nessrs Editors:
The West Tennessee Military Academy
terminated last Friday. The examination of
classes began last Thursday, the exescises
closed the scholastic year, and while inter
mingled with entertaining exhibitions, recita-
tive exercises, they were in the main of the
nature OF the daily routine, giving a clear
display of the working of the institution,
aud of the improvement of its pupils To
no science has the developing of light brought
more of benefit than to the science of edu-
ucation, a decade only has marked vast
improvement in methods based upon more
liberal knowledge of the working of the
youthful mind. In witnessing the exercises
at Colonel Becton's school Thursday one
was forcibly impressed with the value of
these improvement. Friday morning the
Methodist church was crammed to its utmost
capacity, to hear the classes recite- The
first class was Redpaths History, composed
of Captain D C Wells, Thaddeus Prewitt,
Mary Moore, Lieut.. w II Robinson, Ida
Brown, Willie Brown, Lizzie Stinson, Mark
Patterson, Susie Prewitt and Viola Porter.
They acquitted themselves with honor.
The next class was Redpath's Academic
History, composed of Lieut.. T E Dunlap,
Adjt. c T Stinson, Miss Jennie Stinson and
Sergt. Lucian Irwin.
The next class called was the McGuffey 8
fourth reader, which certainly eclipsed the
expectation of the large audience, composed
of Lula Hurst, Fannie Stinson, Illusion
/ Prewitt, Willie Follis, Miss Jessie Boyd,
Mary Porter, Stonewall Black, Lee Prewitt,
Frank Hewlett, Walter Parks, Thomas
/ Wood, Maggie Wood, Abe Dunbar, Horace
Adams, Willie Mauldin, NJ II Wells.
The next class was Martins Civil Gov
eminent, composed of the best pupils ir
school; this was the finest class ever heard
recite in my life, viii mention Miss Alice
i. Dunbar, of Grand Junction, and Miss Ada
Hill, of Ark, as being the finest readers We
ever heard. This class was composed o.
Lieut.. T E Dunlap, Sergt Maj. L Smith
Castor Whitemore, Willie Gates Capt. I
Z Prewitt, A P Prewitt, Miss Fannie Lake
Walter Evans, Miss Ada Hill, Miss Alic,
Dunbar. They did exceedingly well.
The next class was Parley's Universe
History, composed of Andrew Howard
Robert Hurst, Joseph H Prewitt, Lee Prev
lit, Johnnie Stnson. Several other classe
were heard.
There came a large class in arithmetic
which did honor to the occasion and showe'
that Col. Becton was skilled in mathemat
les. I desire to mention Miss Alice Dun
bar, Miss Ada Hill and Miss Jennie Stin
son, who gave the rules up to cube root in
superior manner. Among those who ex
hibited fine talent in the science of arith
E metic, was Lieut. Walter Evans, Lieut.. Y
II Robinson, Willie Gates. Capt. T E Prev
lit, Adjt. c F Stinson, Lieut. 7 E Dunlap
Thaddeus Prewitt and Capt d c Wells
Thurston Prewitt, Susie Prewitt, Viol
: Porter. Fannie Stinson, Miss Ada Hill
Alice Dunbar and CASTOR Whitemore.
1t was then reported that the train woul,
soon arrive and bring the distinguished
speaker, Gen. Luke E. Wright, of Memphis
who had agreed to deliver the commence
ment address. A delegation of citizen
were appointed to meet Gen. Wright, com
posed of the best citizens of HardemaI
county. Itw then announced that dinne
was ready, the crowd repaired TO the rail
road shed where they found most mag
ai6ecnl dinner, prepared by the citizens q