The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-13
MARY SHARP COLLEGE,.

AuOthct OOieBi"eo yS"' ~ s"S
institution is about closing, As a citi-
zen Of Winchester, we feel M espcc'a
interest and pride in the Mary Sharp
College. For more than a quarter Of
a century 1t has been the life of oul
to wn at home, and its glory abroad,
Aye, more; IL has been u fountain
from whence has flowed out all ovel
our Southern land living streams OF
knowledge, which have enlightened. pa
rifed and ennubled all those who
have quatfed its crystal waters, and Ell
abled them to challenge for their Alma
Mater the admiration and gratitude OF
the whole country. Then say we,
with our whole heart, Of the Mary
Sharp College, este perpetua
On occasions like tnis we have here
tofore given NOR attention to the ex
animation of the more advanced class
es; hut this time We concluded that We
would see more Of what the younger
girls of the College are doing, and
how they would acquit themselves in
the ordeal through which they had to
pass IN the examination. The first
thing then that impressed us, on our
first visit to the examination, was the
great Eumber of really bright and in
telligent girls there arc in the Primary
department Of the College. A glance
at tie examination is sufficient To satisfy
any one that the teacher of this de
Mrs. Collie TerrilI, is an
adept in her profession, and askiIlIuI
manipulation Of her classes. Such be.
Ing the case-and with such material
as she has had to work on-the exam
in the Primary department
could not fail of being a success
In this department there were, we
believe, classes in Reading, Geography,
Grammar and Arithmetic, besides vo
cal music.
We could not he present sufficiently
.ong on either Of the days OF the tx
animation of the primaries to follow
them class by class in regular order;
but while there all the classes were
successful as classes, for if one or
more OF the girls failed to answer a
question, others were sure to succeed.
Neither are we sufficiently acquainted
with the girls Individually to give the
names of all in any given class. SO
will SUN up the matter about thus {:
The little girls, Misses Lena Gregory,
Dix, Lula Jourdan, and Ollie
and Matte Enochs, read very well.
or the larger girls, Miss Ida DuIin
was the best reader. She read the
Mathematician splendidly.
Miss Dulin also excelled in Geogra~
Miss Sallie Talliaferro was the best
Grammar.
Misses Dimple Dix, Addie Hender-
son ard Lizzie Embrey were the best
Arithmetic.
We predict that Misses Dulin, EN-.
brey, Dix and Talliaterro, AS they pro
yress in the school, are destined to
take the first places in all the classes.
We are q know nothing in music, and
say nothing about the singing.
There were a few small boys in this
department. How this happened we
know not; but we were sorry to see
them there, for we really think they
we're out Of place, and that it was a nus
take to have them there. We have not
the slightest disposition to NEEDLE
with the management OF the school
and only approach this subject as a
question OF public interest, in which ev.
cry citizen IS supposed 10 siiare-for
on it largely depends the welfare ofthe
We are well aware that many people
Of the highest intelligence and culture
of what some call the co-edu-
Of the sexes-boys and girls in
the same school. We most cheertulIy
them the right to their opinion,
and respect them therein-and yet we
claim the right to think for ourselves
this matter-and we know that mul
titudes think as we do-that mired
rs they are sometimes called,
are not The best schools for either boys
or girls. W. shall not here nor now
give our reasons for this opinion.
Then, while we say, all hail, to the
Winchester Normal School-knowing
the ladies and gentlemen constituting
it's faculty to he OF the highest possible
tried and known to he first
class educators, aud in every way wor'
to take charge of whatever educa-
interests may he intrusted to
their carc-yct we are sorry to see it
throwing open its doors for the recep-
ton of girls, for we believe it to he a
mistake-which time wW demonstrate,
Therefore, as We believe the welfare
of our town depends very much on the
prosperity of our schools; and as we
believe that mired schools are not likely
to be the most prosperous, we shall pray
that boys, boys, may crowd the halls OF
the Winchester Normal to overflow
ing; and that girls, girls, bright and
intelligent girls, may swarm in ever,
department Of the Mary Sharp.