Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-15
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Advantages and En0Ortanee-yy where
10 Secure an Excellent Education.

Parents naturally feel great solIcitude for
the future welfare of their Gu ldren, and, Is
success ard happiness, or, failure aud misery
in after lie, depends maiply on achiid's early
training, 1t follows, that of all the legacies
that parents have the power Of bequeathing,
there is none so valuable to children, nor SO
certain of atfording complete protection
against crime or adversely as an excellent
education. Fact knowledge in ITSELF is not
a. education, otherwise, our prisons would
not conta:2 so many criminals, who are nota-
bic experts in T.aay of the arts aad sciences
Tue head and the heat Of the pupil must be
formed to all that Is noble, excellent and pro-
per, SO that the acquired knowledge aud ac-
com plishmentS may be turned to the best
schools Of every description and standard IN
regard 10 Discipline, morality and irstrqc,
ton, it beh0oges parents to exercise a proper
Discrimination ard select such institutions
only, in which they can be certain OF secur-
ing the greatest advantages for their children,
4 badly managed school or an Indifferent
one, can, az least, but spoil children.
In education, more than IN any thing else,
chscpness Is no economy. Among the edu-
cationai INSTITUTIONS In Tennessee We know
CT none possessing more complete facilities,
or Offering greater advantages than the
Tristan Brothers college N orr own city
OF Mer,..lhis. The Christian Brothers 3eyote
all their time I'D energy to the education OF
the young men aEd Tvs %ho may attend
their college either as boaro..o or Gay-stu-
debts. Every conceivable care ia l,eHu, by
word and example, TO form the students 70
excellent morals and gentle manners. No
occasion Is lost sight OF to induce their pupils
to keep themselves neat and clean to b.
truthful and honest, 10 take care of their
clothing, books and stationery, to be promot
IN keeping their word ana appointments; in
fact, no pains spared to form them to the
correct habits which always readily distin-
gulsh the well brsd man from one whose
defective habits indicate that his "early
(, '0iDipg Ses sadly neglected" The good
order which prevails at all times, and
the cheerful coCnte12Dces of the stu.
dents prove that the discipline Is
strict without savoriDg Of nRId severity.
a the collegiate department students will
find classes to suit their capacity IN the Eng
lish, Latin and Greek c'dsSics, the higher
mathematics and the natural sciences, all of
which studies they can pursue as thoroughly
and as high as 10 any college IN the country.
The scientific and commercial departments
are equally complete Ia themselves. Ihere
also exist preparatory, as well as primary de.
partuentS suitable for boys Of every age and
capacity. - music aud drawing exert
myst refining influence on youth, the Chris
tan Brothers deyote reasonable share OF
time to instruction on the violin, Gut, piano,
coruet. etc, as well as in mechanical, orna-
mental aad tree hand drawing. The college
possesses a select library of fourteen hundred
volumes. a museum OF natural history, chem
zeal aud philosophical apparatus, AID an art
gallery of about Eve hundred excellent steel
and copper eugravings and autographs, from
the English, French and Italian schools
With a college Of such high standing and
efficiency. the clnzans of Memphis are re-
heved OF the necessity of sending their sons
to distant institutions scr an education which
they can receive with equal, If not superior,
thoronOhness at home