Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1881-07-13
Communicated.

have always felt aud taken an interest
in the welfaIe and general prosperity Of
our portion Of the parish, thought 1t not
aniiss 10 write a short communication for
your valuable paper.
Our crop prospect 10 not ns good as we
would have Them, by a great deal, but
most Of the crops around Athens are re-
markabiy good to have had to encounter
n seven or eight weeks drought
The general health Of our citizens Ia
good: but one death has occurred in sever
ri weeks; Oliver Dale, the freedman who
made his escape some time since from the
Homer Jail, died yesterday and was buried
to-day at Athens.
Every one is complaining of the warm
weather, and . few of the irrsligons who
do not accept the new revision of the
| Testament say il is IA hot ~ hi.
Our town and neighborhood have, and
are having, quite . pleasant week, (this)
A meeting protracted for several days, Mt
the NJ. Z. Church South, closed Wednesday
| night, and the examination of Prof. Wal
ker's school, at this place, commenced
Thursday and closed this evening, Friday,
and it is this that I'VE desire to write
most about. Prof. Walker commenced To
take charge of the Athens school last
spring, and the school has been made to
Increase in numbers all the while under
the management Of this very efficient ed
nraior, We do not boast. nor neither do
we fa,ter when We say that Athens has
one among the best teachers in the State
Of Louisiana. Prof. Walker manner of
governing school is the very best, and
his manner and style Of teaching We do not
think eau DC excelled by the very best of
modern teachers. The examination Of
each class during the two days was close
and thorough, 50 much 81 that it attracted
the attention of all present and the au-
dience.
The attendance on the second day was
very large. We suppose that one cause of
there being 80 many in attendance was
owing to the fact that Judge Moncnre wns
spending few days ia our town and tina, he
would deliver an address upon the subject
of education some time during the exam
ination exercises. which he did the last
day. There was more OF less bnstle and
confusion throughout the audience when
the Judge walked into the speaker, stand,
l,nt Ia, g..
rested 10y most startling thrill of words
and stopped to listen, and did listen with
an attention and interest they had given
TO but few orators before. 80 Intense was
their interest that il appeared To me that
their every faculty, every feeling. was cou-
ccntrated upon the Judge and the won
derfnl flow of eloquent words that
dubbed up from the heart and were warmed
by its fires, whilst the afrmhic Of the brain
fashioned them with hrilliancy. The large
audience seemed to have lost the con
! scionsnrss of passing time, until after the
Judge had dHi, the stand and the audience
commenced to cheer. We are sure that
the Judge has made many friends by com
ing and spending a few days with ns
and that The good advice Offered by him
will always he remembered by not only
the parent. hut 10y every student, from the
oldest 10 the very Youngest, IN the school.
A recess was taken after the close of the
address. aud u splendid dinner set which
was said to have given general and com.
plcte sati-faction; and at the close Of the
evening exercises one Of the members of
the contracting schSolboard stated public
~ that he had been requested by the other
members Of the board To say that the
board were we'll pleased with the manner
III Which Prof Walker controlled his school
and his manner and style of teaching, aud
that they endorsed his action IA teacher,
aud that they were truly glad that they
had been able to procure the services of 10
able a teacher. The fall session of this
August next.
They yonng people bad promnade par
~ at night in the school building, and it
il unnecessary 10 say that ali enjoyed
themselves. The whole OF the exercises
Of this week at Athens will be long re-
membered With pleasure by many, If not
all, who were present.
PATRON.
Athens, La, July 18th, lSsl.