Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1880-07-14

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M Hpsro.-re ysa,s.,f, ssA 70 our
oooossity - veil, I - de- - sSoloU
for not sooner wrfsisg out statement Of
oar school operations 10 oooosncsoent
week. At tbs time We talked this matter
ov~ aw hle nonsuts ahsad, boa cir
cumstanoss prevented my writing till the
Last hour before your goisg TO pres, ct
which time concluded Jon hsd, perhaps,
dsspsirsd Of my writing up the schools
and would do 20 yourssk, even though
you bad no data from which 10 write.
With ell he success which has hereto
fore crowned the efforts Of our teacbes
here, I sm free 70 say that the late exani-
nations gave evidence Of greater success
than any have witnessed for -four years
passed. While / believe Homer does not
appreciate n, think there are no whore
to be found . more faithful or eonpetent
corps Of teacher any where than in
Homer College" and Homer Masonic Fee
male Institute The former hes stood for
. number Of yesrs, and those who once
learned wisdom within her wslh are now
scattered over the land following honest
pursui's In Law, Medicine, Theology and
Agriculture, &c, &c. President Smiths
examinations were eminently satisfactory.
I took notes during the examinations, and
found every class in the intermediate and
higher degrees perfect save one, . small
class in primary arithmetic, which any
observer could see became confused. A.
. whole, I have not seen . more thoroughly
taught class-or school-of Young men
and boys than that under Prof Smith.
The Exhibition was . success far he
yond anything Of the kind ever held there
during my acquaintance with the institu-
ton. The declamstions and addresses
were unusually good-some Of them equal
TO the best ever heard.
The "Female Institute" also gave in
tsnsity to the former evidences Of success.
The faculty there-Prof. Sigh and his
co-laborcr-have been long tried and
never found wanting in their desire or
capacity to impart knowledge.
In all the departments the school gave
satisfaction Of thorough and efficient in
struction. The concert while not, perhaps,
% agreeable to Ill ear not accustomed to
secular music, WAS most excellent. Some
pieces were difficult ones, but sang with .
completeness creditable to accomplished
musicians.
The essays Of Miss McCranie, Miss Bar
row and Miss Simmons, the graduates,
were composed aud read by perons trained
to think. They were good-ss was every
thing else saw or hesrd in this connec-
ton in either Of these schools.
Having spent the week among the
schools of Homer, decided that if the
present teachers are not sustained-as
they are being-it is the fault Of the peo-
pie and not the teachers. They are all
true and tried instructors, ard me-!t the
confidence and patronag. Of the citire
community.
As to the addresses and commencement
sermon you have already said something
about them
Mr.. Chappell's address at the Male
College was aScholsrly effort, showing .
knowledge Of the various systems Of edu-
cation, their points Of completeness and
incompleteness, which nothing but per.
sonsl observation could scquirc.
Mr. Hulse delivered the address a. the
Female Institute, which was good in the
makeup and in the delivery II WA
very brief, but like diamond lost none of
its brillancy on account Of its dimnutive-
mesa.
DR.. Carriers sermon III the chapel Of the
Male College wss good. of course. Taking
the exercise all together, am prepared to
pronounce them . success, aud recommend
our schools to the people The schools re-
open in time for the fall sessions.
Respectfully, &c.
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The editor r-grets very much his ina