Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-08-23

Our schools.
GAINESVILLE he's never before pos
sessed as great a number of good
schools as now. Her gradual attain
! nent of this proud eminence as the
educational centre of Tennessee is
due to the concurrence of many ia
vofing circumstances, such as the
salubrity of her climate, the high
/, moral and intellectual character of
her people and the preponderating
religious influence exercised upon
them by the numerous and pros
porous church organizations. First
in rank comes the
SOUTHWESTERN PRESBYTERIAN
UNIVERSITY.
This institution opens on Monday,
Sept. list. Its faculty has been re-
cruited by the valuable accessions of
the Rev. DIR. Waddel as Chancellor
and Prof. c. R. Hemphill in the
department of ancient languages.
It's SYSTEM of instruction is now
organized on the plan adopted in all
the leading universities of Europe
and America, and the youth of Ten
nessee and the neighboring States
| need seek no further for a complete
education in classics, mathematics,
science and all other departments of
n liberal aducation
Next in order is the
GAINESVILLE FEMALE ACADEMY,
under the efficient superintendent
of the Rev. j. r. Plummer and a
very complete corps of professors,
competent to give complete train
ing in all the learning and accomp-
lishments which combine to fit
young lady for the highest position
in society, while the parental solicit
tude of DR.. and Mrs. Plummer Sc
cure the moral and religious infiu-
ence so essential at that plastic |
period of life. The building, with |
its beautifully decorated lawns and |
flower gardens, has been brought to
a state nearly approaching perfec-
ton. This establishment also opens
on Sept. LIST.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE CITY
AND DISTRICT.
These most important institutions
are now at last to be lodged in
buildings adequate to the momen-
tOus purposes for which they are
established. The Howell building,
on the most commanding site in the
city, on Franklin street opposite
the Methodist Church, and the
building for colored children further
east on the same street will be
opened on Monday, the 1st of Sep
TENDER, with large classes of schol-
airs of both sexes. The new Super
intendent, Prof. Perkins, will meet
the classes next week on days an
nounced in another column for the
purpose of preliminary organization,
and by this means regular work
will be commenced on Monday
week without any time lost in pre-
liminaries.
Next, on a scale approaching that
of public institution, comes the
BROADHURsT INSTITUTE,
conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Broadhurst and a corps of four
professors. Modern languages are
here taught by natives, and the
classical authors and the various
branches of mathematics, science
and literature are all taught by duly
qualified professors to scholars of
both sexes. twill open on Monday
next, the 18th inst.
We have now a number of private
schools to notice, and among them,
first, the
GAINESVILLE MALE ACADEMY,
taught by Prof. d. M. Quarles, late
Professor of Latin in the S. w. p.
University. This is already in sue
cessful operation, having opened on
Monday last. Prof. QUarles has
long been known i'm GAINESVILLE as a
highly endowed scholar, and his
friends will take care that
he does not lack patronage
MASS HOWARD'S SCHOOL
for boys and girls is the Oldest insti-
tuition of the sort in GAINESVILLE,
and its merits are we'll attested by
the number of grown young men I
and women who are proud to reckon ,
themselves as her quOndam schOl-
ars.
MRS. RUFUS n. RHODES
reOpens her school for girls on Sept.
lst. In this establishment, which
is for boarders as well as day schol- {
ars, the children have the advant-
age of a refined and religious home !
under the maternal supervision of a
and accomplished