Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-20

STATE NORMAL INSTITUTE.
Opening of tho Third Week---Points Per-
sonal and Otherwise.
lReported officially for the CHRONICLE.
The atmosphere yesterday, cooled by the
rains of the preceding week, was delightful
Just warm enough to make the breezes
pleasant that were continually tanning the
brows of all. The attendance is still in
creasing, and the school has grown SO large
that it has been divided into A and B Sec
tons. Professor Sedan has been granted
leave of absence to attend the Interna-
tional Convention of Teachers, which
assemblies in Atlanta this week
Prof. S. S. Woolwine has been
engaged to lecture in his place,
and yesterday morning gave his first talk
on School Organization. Professor Wool
wine is the Principal of the Howard school
at Nashville, SO justly celebrated for its
phrfect discipline He controls eleven
hundred children so that pin can be heard
to drop at any time. He gave his expe-
rience as principal of the Howard His
ideas are practical, and cannot fail in gov
erning children. Lectures were made by
members of the faculty on their respective
topics.
The Normal Institute aims to accomplish
good results, inasmuch as every bit of
knowledge impaired to the teachers will be
directly beneficial to the students under
their instruction.
Among the schools that are represented
no bod ;ol,
G. Il. MCGEE, principal and instructor in
the higher grades; Miss Maud Grigsby,
assistant in the high school; Mrs. G. r.
MCGEE has charge of the third and fourth
grammar grades Miss Fannie Hill, the first
and second, and Miss Sallie Blakemore the
primary department. This school is located
at Trenton, and has an annual attendance
of 3OO
The Abbevile (South Carolina) High
School is represented by Prof. d. B. john
son, formerly of the University of Ten
nessee. His school has an attendance of
lis.
Maryville College is represented by
Misses Cora Bartlett and Carrie Lord. 1t
has an annual attendance of 200.
The Odd Fellows College, at Humboldt,
which has an able representative in Dr. j.
W. Conger, the efficient President. This
college has an attendance of 300.
Mrs L. 4. Milton and Misses L. B. Raw
lings, Anna Thomas and Matte Baker rep
resent the public schools of Chelsea, near
Memphis, having an attendance of 200.
The Marion High School, near Jasper,
with an attendance of IS, by the principal
Prof. P. V. Livingston.
The city school of Columbia is represen-
ted by Mrs B. Estes and Mrs. S. B. Mach
p11
strong and Julia Baird.
Madicon Academy, Rutledge, established
in 142, and with an attendance of 100, is
represented by Prof. J. NJ. Davidson.
Tullahoma College is represented by
Prof. N. b. Burrow, and has an attendance
of $50.
The public school at Midway, Knox
county, with an attendance of A, is repre-
scented by Prof w. l.. Cottreu.
These are but a few of the schools repre-
scented at the Normal Nearly every insti-
tuition of learning in the State has its repre-
sentative.
PERSONAL POINTS.
Prof. S. 8. Woolwine arrived in the city
Sunday morning and will remain one week.
He is registered at the Lamar House.
The Institute was visited yesterday by
Misses fneme ana Alice carter, OF Church
street.
Prof. F. L. Sedan left yesterday morning
for Chattanooga, where he will remain one
day and then leave for Atlanta, where he
will attend the Internatiol Convention of
Teachers for one week.
We noticed the presence yesterday of
Miss Carrie Washburn at the Normal.
We take pleasure in noticing the arrival
of Miss Burgess of Cornersville, Tenn,
who had charge of a private school in Pu-
laski, nd will attend the Normal during the
remainder of the term. She is stopping at
the Lamar House.
Prof Golf was reporting round the Nor
NAL yesterday. Look out for the news.
Rev. G. G. Rankin attended some of the
lectures yesterday.
Miss Dele Holland, who has just gradu-
ated in the City High School of Memphis,
is attending the Normal.
Prof. w. NJ. Rodgers, graduate of the
University of Tennessee, of the class of 80,
has been rendered the management of Por-
ter Academy, Blount county. He takes
charge as principal on September LIST.
Miss Sallie Butler, of the Peabody, was at
the Normal yesterday.
Col. c. G.. Rogers, principal of the Hines
High School, of Nashville, is in the city
and attended the Normal yesterday. He is
a graduate of West Point.