The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1880-01-28
THE MORRLSTO WIN FEMALE HIGH
SCHOOL.

THE MORRLSTO WIN FEMALE HIGE
SCHOOL.
The first session, for this scholas
tic year. of Morristown Female High
School terminated last Friday, and
the second session began last Mon
day with an enrolment of upwards
of seventy pupils-a most suspicious
and encouraging opening. The out
look Is quite cheering. If the
friends of the school will all help
Just little, the next term may be
made one Of the very best in the
history of the institution. Miss
Csrriger is doing faithful work and
having success in the primary de-
partment. Mrs. Evans has a good
class in music, which is increasing
and will be better next session than
heretofore. The experience Of
thoAe who have patronized the
school has fully sustained the
high character its christian and
accomplished Principal has hitherto
acquired as an educator. Few teach
ers have been able to give as general
satisfaction to his patrons as Prof.
Summers has. He is not only
recognized by the best educators of
the day as emIDently possessing the
qualifications necessary to impart
instruction himself. but his general
fitness for the head of first class fe-
male school has been shown by the
Judicious selection of his assistant
teachers in the various departments,
by the Introduction of the most ap
proved text books, and by the tact
and ease he has of governing firmly
and at the same time securing the
confidence, respect and love of his
pupils. The interest of our schools.
however, does not depend altogeth-
er upon the Principal and teachers.
1t depends largely upon the CO OPP
Grafton of the patrons to insure com.
plete success. For more than a de-
oade has the whole time, attention
and energy of Prof. Summers been
given absolutely to the profession
to which he has set his hand and
heart in this town How often have
we heard our most prominent citi-
zens boast of the attractions held
out to the public to locate in our
town by reason of her superior high
schools. What would the town be
without them There can be but
one answer-our schools must not,
shall not languish. This being the
case, and the right man having al
ready, twelve years ago, cast his lot
with US for the purpose of building
up and adding to the intellectual
and business prosperity of Morris
town-risking his all of private
means in the business, and soliciting
no aid except in the way of patron.
age-what shall we do? What is
our duty7 To our mind it seems
ample proof has been given that our
female school is in all respects just
such an institution as we need, and
with the patronage and encourage
ment it deserves, can be made one |
of the most prosperous and flourish
ing female schools in East Tennes-
see. But to make it such our citi-
zens must lend a helping hand by
showing that they appreciate the fit
ness of the Principal as a teacher,
and honor his spirit of enterprise in
30 long aud manfully struggling to
establish college amongst them OF
which they are so largely the benef-
Charles. Let those who have children
% educate-let our business men,
merchants, mechanics and profes.
iional men-look to their interests
q this matter, and extend to Prof.
summers not only the praise which
5 his due, but the encouragement
nd support which he SO well de-
erves. Now. at the beginning of
be second term of the school is the
me to give him an earnest of the
atronage which he deserves and ]
hich he has just reason to expect. |