Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1879-04-23
GREENEVILLE LETTER.
A Little More From the County
COurt-ClOsing Exercises at
... TuSculum College.
From our Regular Correspondent.

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From our Regular Correspondent.
GREENEvILLE, April q, 70.
Mr.. EDITOR: As stated in my
last letter, our Quarterly Court ad-
journed over from the first to the
second Monday in this month. The
important business remaining over
for action was the leVying coun-
ty and school tax on real and per-
sonal property, and the ratification
or rejection Of proposed contract
to build new county Jail. In levy
ing a tax to cover the current ex~
penses of the county, our court
went to the highest limit now al
lowed by Iaw-thirty cents on the
one hundred dollars in value. 1t is
believed by some that this
amount will not be sufficient to
cover the current expenses as with
the same tax last year the county
fell behind some FIVE or six hundred
dollars. The school tax was laid at
twenty cents, being the same as last
year, and special tax of three
cents to cover debts and extra ex-
penses was levied. The public
schools in Greene county, have in
most places proved a perfect success
and even in these hard times large
majority of the Magistrates were
found opposed to any reduction in
the taxes for this purpose.
Under orders of previous term
of the County Court, a committee
was appointed to prepare specifca-
tons and make and contract for the
building of new Jail. Under this
authority contract was made con-
ditionally at about S3.400.
But this was a little too
large a bill for the county to
shoulder, and the result was it was
rejected, and some needed improves
ments will be made on the old jail !
so as to make it safe until times get !
better.
The closing exercises at Tuscu-
lum College took place last week.
The school has been much larger
during the past year than for say,
eral years previous, numbering
something over one hundred stu
dents. On Tuesday night was the I
anniversary of the Philologian So
ciety, and the exercises consisted of |
addresses by several students, and |
an address to the students by Prof.
r. NJ. Alexander. The anniYer-
sary Of the Philomathesian So
ciety was on Wednesday night,
and consisted of addresses
four of the students and the
reading of essays by six young la
dies for prize medal offered by the
Society. This medal was awarded
by Miss Mamie Remine,
On Friday the closing exercises
took place. This consisted of ad-
dresses by the Senior Glass and an
address to the students, by Jos. H.
Robinson, Esq. There were 6 grads
yates, one of whom was a young
lady, being the first young lady
graduate from this college. The
names of the graduates we're: Miss
Julia A. Doak, Everett T. Chand-
ley, w. W. kirkpatrick, A. j.
Collie, Frank 2. Baxter and Samuel
a. Cole. The salutatory was De-
liVered by Doak, and in a manner
deserving of much praise. The
examinations Of all the classes is
said to have been very thorough, :
and to have reflected much credit ;
on the faculty. The weather on
Friday was very unfayorable, but a
large crowd was in attendance
much larger than could be accomo-
dated in the College Chapel. The
Whitesburg Brass Band was pres
ent and made some good music.
We have had some more cold {
weather and the beautiful snow has
again crowned the mountain tops.
Perhaps it will all be over in time
for May day picnics. Tx.