The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-06-19

lSileu expectations OF parents in their /
children-to undo in great measure |
the wholesome home-teaching of years |
by instilling views wholly incompatible |
with the soberer duties of everyday life.
Life is real, young ladies, life is earn
est, and woman's mission is something |
more than simply TO rustic in silks, to |
flash for brief while in gaud and tin
selry, or to lead giddy round in gay |
circles for the entertainment of senti- |
mental swains.
Far be it from me to rob your future |
of any of its gathering glories, or to |
sweep from your horizon the beautiful |
halo that arches the vista of coming |
years with its bows of purple sheen and I
its banners of vermilion. But, young /
ladies, you will find life not entirely |
made up of rainbows and roses, of gold /
en- meads and relish lawns, of running |
brooks and singing birds, OF smiling |
skies and sunny slopes. There is harder |
phase Of life than these gilded glories |
would promise, and who may abide it /? |
Has it ever occurred to your mind that |
wOman's lot in life is harder than |
mans? 1t is even so. There is an en-
durance and heroism and self-denial |
impending woman's path that man is a /
stranger to.
But L close with an extract from an |
ancient author-an author better known |
than any living poet, philosopher or
statesman. Hisdescription Ofthe model |
woman or housewife is, it seems to us, |
OF singular beauty and impressiveness.
could wish each one of you no higher |
realization than his portraiture of a per- |
feet woman. Hear it:
''WhO can find a virtuous woman, for |
her price is above rubies. The heart of |
her husband doth safely trust in her, so |
that he shall have no need of spoil. She |
will do him good and not evil all the 1
days of her life. She seeketh wool and |
flax and worketh willingly with her
hands. She is like the merchants ships
she bringeth her food from afar. She |
riseth also while it is yet night and Civ |
eth meat to her household and portion |
to her maidens. She layeth her hands |
to the spindle, and her hands hold the |
distaff. She stretcheth out her hands |
to the poor and reacheth forth her hands |
to the needy. She is not afraid of the |
snow for her household, for all her |
household are clothed with scarlet. Her |
husband is known in the gates, where !
he stitch among the elders of the land. |
She openeth her mouth with wisdom, |
and in her tongue is thel law of kindness. |
Her children rise up and call her bless
ed; her husband also, and he praiseth |
her. Many daughters have done virtu- |
ously, but thou excellest them all"
Go, young ladies, and sit for this pic !
ture. lake ON its intellectual and |
moral lineaments, and exhibit to the |
world fac-simile of Solomon's perfect |
woman.
The, diplomas presented were
unique. They were a solid gold |
star surmOunted by a crescent, and |
engraved upon each was the young
ladies' name together with those OF
the Faculty and Trustees of the
College, elegantly gotten up and
very fine. 1t is said that this style
of diplomas will be adopted hereaf-
ter.
Thus ended another brilliant era
in the history of Martin College,
and she came out of it with brighter
laul els and more certain prospect
for the future. With all our pee
pie, we look upon 1T with pride and
feel it our duty to eXtOl its merits
and sound its praises that stran-
gers may hear of its advantages.
Prot. Jones' assistants in the work
just completed and brought to such
a grand acme Thursday evening de-
serve the highest commentator.
Mrs. Sue Adams is a lady well
known to all our readers at home
lady of the very first order of at
tainments, with a peculiar tact for
importation.
Miss Bette Burgess adds to
thorough qualification for the
branches over which she presided
an enticing disposition that wins the
love of pupils and a firmness that
moulds their acts in accordance
with her purposes.
Miss Lizzie d. Alternately has
decorated the walls of the College
with works of art that speak in Ian
guage more forcible than any words
in our vocabulary in testimony of
the excellence of her requirements
in the divine profession of Art.
And that she has a very superior
skill in teaching was evidenced by
the displays of her pupils.
Mrs. ). r. Griffith has no superb
or as a pianist. We are not equal
to her praise. The person who is
not dead to the influences of the
concord OF sounds stands enrap-
tured under the strains born of her
inspiring touch, and the exhibitions
Of the past week gave token of the
labor she bestowed upon her pupils.
Miss Lula Jones, Assistant and
Vocalist, is one of the sweetest sing
ers we know of and has the advant
age of complete education in mu
sic and French, which she teaches. |
She executes magnificently and is |
assiduous IN giving to her pupils a
training that tends to bring them TO |
that perfection which she enjoys in
such eminent degree.
We do not know that the faculty |
will be the same another session |
and we make the above remarks. as
a matter OF simple justice to those |
who helped to accomplish the work |
of the past session.
We must not close these remarks |
without repeating what we have
heard numerous persons say con-
corning the examinations. 1t is |
said to have been one of those thor |
ough, searching, old fashioned ex
aminations that used to be the ter
ror of pupils, and it is said that the
young ladies of Martin College
stood it extraordinarily well.
THE NEW YORK STORE has !
Il just opened splendid line of la
dies and misses Fancy Hose, silk clock |
cd, embroidered, striped, plain colors,
etc. Call and see them.