Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-21

essential to the preservation of Christian senti-
ment, and that its displacement would be
public calamity, yet, as member of So
ciety, do most earnestly insist that there
must be an education in the fundamental
principles of morals, or the years of ou1
popular life as free people are ended.
Teach them to your pupils, speaking to
them when you sit in your class-rooms, and
whom you walk by the way, and when you
he down, and when you rise up-and write
them upon your door-post and upon your
gates. Make them the man of your coun-
sci, the lamp unto your feet, and light unto
your pathway; remembering that the con
clusion of the whole matter is to fear God
and keep His commandments, for this is the
whole duty of man.
Col s. H. Lockeft, has had very COM
plimentary request from the entire school to
deliver his lecture on Egypt. He has COM
piled with the request provided the lecture
takes place in the University chapel He
has delivered the lecture in the city once or
twice, and though one of the most interest
ing lectures ever given to the Knoxville
public it would be threadbare to them by
constant repetition. Very few of the teach
ers have heard him on his experiences and
observations in Egypt, and it win be in
tensely interesting 10 tneHl..
Before the usual lectures commenced
yesterday Col Lockett, the Principal, read
the following letter from Dir. Curry
''' Hallelujah.' DIR. Doak writes warmly
and enthusiastically of the class of the
Normal Institute. Tender to the teachers
who are acting as professors and students
my warmest congratulations and commenda-
tons for the success Of the institute. Ac-
Il
great interest taken in this work. | hope
to be with you soon j +. NJ. CURRY"
This gentleman is superintendent of the
Peabody fund, by which this school is main
tanned He is one of the most accom-
plished and eloquent men of this century
and in preaching over the country draws
large crowds. He will lecture to the insti-
ttlte when he comes to Knoxville
! Below we give some few more of the
schools which are represented at the Nor
NAL. A majority of the schools have al at
tendance of upwards of hundred, and as
there are over 200 teachers III regular at
tendance at the Normal, the institute is Civ
ing an indirect benefit to over
TWENTY THOUSAND TENNESSEE CHILDREN.
One of the largest schools IN the State ID
represented by Miss Emma Brown, who is
principle of one of the Memphis schools,
having over eight hundred pupils.
The fourteenth district school of Knox
County, is represented by Prof. W. G. Me-
Call. 1t has an attendance of one hundred.
Holston Seminary of New Market, with
13O pupils, is represented by the principal,
Prof S. p. Fowler, and his first assistant,
Miss frankie Oates.
The Madison Female College of Pulaski
al l,x- Miss pat+ia
had, last year, one hundred aud fifty five
pupils.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Mrs. NJ S. Maclin, an agreeable lady of
Memphis, is attending the Normal. She is
stopping at Mrs. Carters on Church street.
DR. j. +. Spence, the president of the
East Tennessee Wesleyan University, at
Athens, attended the exercises of the Insti-
tute yesterday.
Prof G. A. Knabe took in the Normal
yesterday.
Rev. j. R. Payne, of Andersonville, was
at the Normal yesterday.
Miss Kitty Ebert, of the Concord Graded
School, is regular attendant of the Normal
Mrs. E. T. Morgan, of Nashville, is at.
tending the Normal. She teaches Normal
school at her home, and has about % pu,
pills.
Mr.. Jesse Rayl visited the institute yes
terday.
Mrs. John M. McBryde and her sister,
Miss Bolton, visited the Normal yesterday
Superintendent w. L. Jones' of Messy
Greek, registered yesterday at the Normal
Prof. A. B. Collier, of the public schools
at Powelps Station, was enrolled on the
books of the Normal Institute yesterday.
At the conclusion of the exercises yester
day, by unanimous vote, Col. S. FL. Lock
ett was requested to deliver his lecture OF
Egypt this afternoon at 5 o'clock, in thu
chapel of the University. He compiled
with the request and will begin promptly
| at the specified time.
GOOD ONE.
Yesterday morning DIR. Z. S. Joynes de
livered one of his splendid lectures on 1.-THE
English Language before the Colored Nor
NAL School. At the conclusion of his ad
dress, he invited any teacher present to in.
terrogate him on any point relating to his
lecture. One good brother arose in tht
back part of the building and said 'Pro
fessor, will you please 'splain the shortes
meffud of long division?" The doctor wal
stumped.