Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-08-21

ming session the house. was wei
filed. COLI. B.1amb, vice-pres.
presided, and having called The
House to order, introduced Capt
c. S. Douglas who delivered {
superb address on ublic Educa.
tion,v in which he set forth the
reasons why the public should
be educated. He handled his
subject with great care. The
audience was we'll pleased as was
attested by frequent applause.
Col, Jas. I'll. Holman was in
hoduced and delivered forci-
bic address on"PublicSchools by
the Public for the Public" This
and the preceding address elic-
tied a very spirited and interest
ing discussion, in which Prof.
Bradshaw, Col. Tillman, Capt. j.
w. N ewman, Rev. y. w. Terrell
were engaged, Capt. Newman
haying Joined issue with the
speakers as to the State having
the right to levy a tax for the
support Of public schools.
On the morning of. the 18th,
Judge Turner S, Foster was in
troduced and ,deliyered an adj
dress on "Educated Labor" imam
easyand pleasing manner. With
out making any pretensions to
rhetorical display he showed
that the educated laborer was far
superior to the ignorant one, that
the arts and sciences were the
offspring or result Of educated
labor. The address showed that
it was carefully prepared and
that it was the product Of much
study and research The audi
ence was delighted with the adj
dress and the ornate and i'm
pressive style in which it was de-
livered. After the address appro-
pirate remarks were made by
Profs. Lupton, Terlill and Col.
Holman. Coils: Holman, Lamb
and Prof. Rives were appointed
a committee to, request Judge
Foster to furnish a copy. Of the
address for publication. 'i9a
Rev. j. w. Terrell read a ve-
ry interesting and Instructive pa
per on "Grammar in Primary
Schools" Remarks were made
by Miss Towel, Profs. Lupton and
Dix approving the suggestions
Of Mr.. Teriill as set forth in his
paper. /"
AT the afternoon session Prof.
Lupton was called to the chair.
Rev. e. w. Halbach was intro
duced and delivered an interest
ing address on Geology" The
speaker set forth in a foreible
way the great Importance of Ge-
ology to all classes and gave sew
eral instances where a great deal
oftime and large amounts ofmon-
ey had been wasted by persons
in search of minerals which might
have been saved had the persons
been acquainted with Geology.
All in all, this was one of the
best delivered during the sitting
of the Institute. slf ligal 1913
Miss Towel again favored the
with another. exhibition
Of. her manner of instructing by
object lessons. Il Her manner of
imparting instruction met with
the universal approval Of the large
audience, and a great many en-.
comiums of the most compliment
tary character We're iexpressed by
the learned professors.
~ Prof. Il. A. Clark read an in
teresting paper on constructive
Language" which was treated in
an able and scholarly style. The,
address was full Of thoughts and
sentiments which were approved
and well received.
z. Sc Col. J.B.Lanlb presided at the
the evening session, and calling
the house to order introduced
rof.A.B.Dlx who read an admit
and well prepared paper on
the SCHOOLS of the Future"
This address was a mastery and
effort; the arguments
of the speaker were forcible and
convincing; the address was re-
plete With beautiful and impress
size metaphors; the school Of the
future was depicted in the most
glowing terms. The address e.
licited a very animated as well
as interesting discussion, which
was participated III by Col. Till
man, Capts. Douglas, Newman,
Profs. Lupton and Dix.
The Chairman now arose and
said he would introduce to the
the world-renoWned1
Prof.N. T.Luptoh,w who would de-
liver an address on the subject
of Science IN Public Schools
Owing to the late hour, and
fearing the audience might be
wearied, Prof. L,pton asked to
be excused for the present and
that his address he postponed to-
some future time, but it was in
sisted that he proceed. The sub
.iect, which was ably discussed,
was attentively listened to and
well received.
On Friday morning. Aug. Is,