The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1881-10-20
THE PARTING SCENE.
Martin College Pays Its Respects to
Ex-Gov. Brown.

A reporter of the CITIZEN was a
witness Monday evening to a scene
sadder than can be pictured to the
reader and at the same time scene
most beautiful. About six o'clock
t pupils of Martin College, headed
by it's principal and faculty marched
to the residence of Ex-Gov. Jno. G.
Brown, the late president Of the
board of trustees of this magnif-
cent institution of learning, to pay
their respects and say goodbye to
the Governor and to his family.
The young ladies wore their hand
some new uniforms and when they
had entered the yard formed them
selves into semi circle, the smaller
ones taking places at either end
and graded upward by size to the
center. Gov. Brown and family
then appeared upon the porch to
greet them, and the scene was de-
cidedly beautiful and pleasant to
look upon, Prof. Jones then said /:
young ladies, haVe q sad pleas
ure in introducing you TO Gen.
Brown, the late president of the
board Of trustees Of Martin College
"a pleasure to have you meet him;
pleasure saddened by the fact
that he is no longer our president"
The young ladies then all made
graceful courtesy with military &C
curacy, and Prof Jones continued:
General, in view OF the severance OF
your connection with our board as its
honored' president, and Of your early re-
moval from our midst, we have called
to pay our respects and to bid you adieu.
I need not say that this dissolution OF
your official relations with US Is q mat
ter of unfeigned regret TO US ALTO
trustees, teachers, pupils and the
our good wishes go with you and your
cultured family; and while We dismiss
you with our best benedictions, may we
not hope that your absence will be but
temporary, and that when you shall
have accomplished your purposes in
betting and spanning the great west
with your projected net work of rail-
roads, that then you will turn your
weary feet to this, the state Of your ma
tivity and the county OF your birth. 1t
is true, sir, that you have won q name
and achieved distinction on the battle
field, in the halls OF legislation, in the
chair OF your state, and in the
broader fields OF diplomacy, but these
civic crowns and Victor's WrsAths, |
plucked. from the hands of tickle fortune, |
10 the worlds great field of battle" are |
but the rewards Of high resolve and no
bic endeayor. There comes . time in |
the life of man when fondsr memories |
and sweetsr ministries than these cone |
into the soul and fill all Its hushed |
chamber with . melody divine; when |
the rScollections Of early years, OF
young manhood, OF maturer age, and Of |
home and friends, and boon con- panion- |
ships, turn US back to the hallowed |
haunts of other days, and bid US cease
ing that pivotal point? Indeed, IL |
would b,'seem the fitness OF things that
the good county Of Giles should claim,
If right, the return and final citizenship
Of her most istinguished son, and shall
not he, yielding TO the call, and i'm
pellod by q sentiment of local patriot
IN, and love of home, come back to
us again, and spend the closing years
Of lie in the midst OF friends and re-
pose ut last on the sacred soil that gave |
him birth?
Gov. Brown then advanced and
in a few beautiful and
remarks. He was almost
overcome with emotion and the tone
Of his voice was an assurance that
every word he said came from the
bottom of his heart. He said:
The unexpected and undeserved COM
pliment implied by this presence Of the
faculty and pupils of Martin Female
College this evening adds to the pang 4
Of approaching separation from the
home of lifetime. whether this sep
lration be long or short, my heart will |
Affection, originating in gratitude for |
kind essss received in youth, and in the |
unchanged confidence and support OF . |
generous, brave and warm hearted peo- |
pie, through every vicisitude tof fortune. |
The institution you represent has had |
my earnest sympathy and support from /
ts first organization. Under fhs able |
and energetic management Of its prin- |
cip2l it has now grown 10 be one of the |
educational institutions of the |
1t now enjoys . generous RI |
valry with the older female schools OF
this state, and presents superior facili- |
ties for the mental training OF the young |
ladies' of this and neigh boring states.
Young ladies, the lustre of your alma |
mater must be reflected through you.
Your intellectual attachments and your |
must advertise the ed |
ucationsl standard OF Martin College. |
The broader and universally admitted |
ability OF the facul y, the curriculum Of
study, and the facilities afforded for i'm |
parting instruction, leave the RESPONSE |
bility OF results alone with yourselves.
That you will meet the emergency with |
z heroism and patience worthy OF your |
parentage and of the Inheritance Of your |
section, feel warranted in predicting.
lmbued, as you must be, with your
grand mission, you cannot be insensi- |
BILE 10 the necessity of improving every |
Of these precious hours OF
young maidenhood. And now In bid |
ding you farewell, bid yoI God-speed |
in your pursuit OF knowledge, and pray |
that you each one may be q diadem in |
the crown OF your alma mater.
The young ladies then came for
ward and shook hands with Gov.
Brown as they passed out the gate,
as did also the faculty, and the ex-
change of feelings of regrets at
the separation, mingled with tears,
made the occasion one Of sad
ness and deep solemnity and one
never to be forgotten.