Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-09-02
Pedagogues' Pow-wOw in Pu-
laski.
PULASKI, Aug. a.

LID. OBSERN Elk our cOTTcS-
pondent left Fayetteville at $50
o'clock Monday, and through
heat and dust, over a very rough
road, arrived at Pulaski at s
o'clock p. m. On the way no e.
vent occurred worthy Of note.
Crops very good, considering
state of cultivation, and people
seem very cheerful and hopeful
under present prospects. Put up
at St. Giles House, which is tru-
| ly a home to the traveller.
We were assigned, by Com
mittee of Arrangements, to the
St. Giles College, where we were
most cordially and hospitality
entertained in true Virginia style
by Prof. w. Il. Mann and his
charming wife.
AT 10 a. IN. the Institute con-
vened at courthouse and organ
lied by Col. Trousdale, Chm. land
j. e. Dorland and Capt. w. E.
Roller, Secretaries. After music,
Miss Earle Wells on the organ,
Supt. Alternately read an excel
lent article on Teachers Insti-
iutes by superintendent of pub
lie schools of Robertson county,
published in Nashville American.
After a most touching and beau
tiful piece rendered byMissWells
(who is blind LADY, with char
ming effect, the Institute was fa-
vored with a paper by Capt. j. G.
Lester, of Giles, subject "Edu-
cation Since the War;" for which
the Institute voted unanimous
thanks and requested its publ
cation in the American and the
Pulaski papers. After music,
the Institute adjourned for din
ner; each teacher going to the
hospitable quarters assigned him
by the Committee Of Arrange
ments. We must here mention
by way Of parenthesis, that DIR.
Alternately, Chm. ofthe Commit
tee aforesaid, is n most genial
gentleman and is doing all that
he can to make our stay pleasant.
Our programme for the p. m.
has been disturbed by the arri-
val for interment of the remains
of the late Hon. II. M. Spofford,
who died at Red Sulphur Spring,
W. Va, a few days ago.
AS our Institute does not as
scmble until $50 p. M, we have
leisure to say a word about the
town. Pulaski has some very
good public and private build
ings, mostly brick. The court.
house is a tolerably commodlous
structure, but rather antique in
design. After leaving the pub
lie square the buildings are very
much scattered and cover a great
area for a town of 2,10O inhabi-
tants. Lawns and gardens are.
attached to a great many private
residences. Some of the build
ings are of modern architecture
and are very neat, coy and COM
Portable looking homes. The
sight of them would most GER
tainly make the heart of a bach
elor throb with a strange kind
Of guilty emotion. The country
around is blessed with abundant
crops and the whole town and its
surroundings present a cheering
spectacle of quiet, rural-like hap
piness that does the heart of the
average teacher good to see.
AT 2 p. m. the Institute met
pursuant to adjournment, Prof.
Garrett, Nashville, in the chair.
In consequence of absence the
persons in the regular program
DIR. w. A. Smith, of Columbia,
delivered an interesting extern
pore address upon the subject
of Reading. The discussion
thereon took a wide range. At
5 p. m. adjourned to go to fune-
raj Of Hon. II. NJ. Spofford.
At 9p. m. Institute met, land an
address of Welcome, which had
been crowded out by the funeral,
was delivered by Hon. E. 7. Tai
liaferro, of Giles; responded to
by State Supt. Mr.. Us address
was eloquent and happy, and his
welcome frank and hearty. OH.
Basket then proceeded to read
his paper on "T'he Teacher" 1t
was a good one, just such as "Ye
Editor" usually gets off. After
music, came the Waterloo of |
our Institute experience, DR.. L. !
d. Davenport's foray on "Wo-
man PhysiologicalIy Discussed.
"She was a SETTER" for it set US
for two mortal hours.
Second day. Institute met pur-
suant to adjournment, Prof. Yam
eeyin chair; music byMiss Wells.
Paper by Dr.C.A. Alternately on
"Hygiene in Schools" was per-
tinent, sensible and to the point.
Next came DR.. RIA. Gardner on
oman" The address was very
respectable and creditable to its
o,,thOr AZ tho commission Of