The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-18
SCHOOL DEpAkTMENC.

fgEln GilslT-G Vi AICId AliS ~
Prof. y. {. English was reelected
,r.uciptl OF the Greensboro graded
school.
Prof. NJ. A. Newell made a num-
}.r of speeches at the Ocean Pond, Nd,
..,te Teachers Association, whence he
went from Chapel Hill.
Prof. Nicolasson having declined
,le Chair OF Greek and German at Da-
wilson College, the trustees elected W.
Fleming, of Wetumpka, Ala. an
ahlmnus ot the college and of Johns
HOPKINS. He accepted, as did Profs.
V.uson and Bingham.
Washington Gazette tells of a little
tet-party at Chapel Hill, which resulted
in the rather sudden departure of a
noted Normal school teacher from
Merry-laud, owing TO sickness in the
family. meaning the head of the
family, We suppose. The Gazette has
soaIe other details, but-'you know
how it IS yourself.
-R.v. DIR. w. a. Harris, of Wesley
an Institute. at Staunton, is an able
mai. aud what is better for his institu-
ton. an able manager. He year after
wear Increases the excellence of his
school. and then increases has dirertts-
ina. Result: the school, instead Of be-
in. Il mere Virginia Academy, is gain
ing scores of pupils from North Carolina
an other States. Mrs. NJ. +. Brown
Is hady-Supt.
-prots. Fray * Morsen's academy Is
beiu! erected. 1t Will be Il great I'M
provcment on the old building-the
Ioyeioy Academy. The location is on
a vacant square, one block from Mrs.
Stephen, Boarding-House, on Newbern
Ave ne, and opposite Capt. Trays resi-
deuce. The building will he finished in
ample time, and we hope TO see Il young
college growing up in it. Messrs. F.
\ NJ "a good title, you knowD will
have five or SIX young men at the uni
yersity this year.
The new officers of the State Teach
ers Association arr :-President, Capt.
NJ. {. s. Noble wee presidents, Capt.
J. f. Digger, DR. II. III. Lewis. Prof
Leazar. Prot. f.. W. Kennedy, b. r.
Grady. Rev. y. b. Cobb, Prof. y G..
English and Prof. Blair. Secretary and
treasurer, Prof. John Ducketi, of Ham
ilton. y. &. Executive committee,
Capt. NJ. {. ;. Noble, er o1fcjo chair
man ; John Duckett, Prof. j. l.. Tom
liu,ou. b. W. Hatcher and I. y. Ivey.
Thou IN it is now i'll v~acatiou-time
there are many >igus of life and stir
amid the leaty precincts OF st. Marys.
The venerable campus which wore tie
dainty scars al girlish boot-ht, Is more
than halt Il century ago. when our
graplmothcr> we're still on milk-,iict -
(tor their heII;h)-iS now :, AIRED and
scarpcd and counter-scar2ed 10y the
fou ldation excavations for the new
bu.ldiugs.-which have been rendered
necessary by the steady growth OF the
sc~hool,-thauks to the excellent mdnag
mcnt and judicious adrertising (two
thin.s indispensable to success in any
public enterprise nowadays of the pop
ular aud gentlemanly principal.
Tie new buildings were designed by
the architect of the Western Asylum
and the Governors Ma:sion. They
will be two storys in height, Gothic in
stvlc. with sunshine, and ventilation.
and all the modern improvements.
The first floor will be devoted to the
DAY School-which is now an important
feature OF the school. Til" upper floors
will be given to the STUDIO, with the
best facilities for Painting and Drawing;
and also to the Calisthenico. or GYM
NAsjUM. which Will contain complete
apparatus for exercising the shapely
feNnrs and eNtensors OF the pretty pu-
p.ls.-makiag mens Tor wOmen'sl sano
az c.rOore! There will be plenty OF
room for an occasional Spring and
'>ummer-set'' with or without a FalD;
observation-disclosures only venture
this trol.-kickery suggestion with both
eye shut, tight as wax.
Tie public learns of the prosperity OF
st. Mary's with much pleasure. The
institution has been of great benefit to
the State. More than $500 admirable
women have been sent forth to brighten
and bettcr-(halt) the South and with
out doubt their influence has been very
widely for Good. St. Marys is one OF
tie .ew links which bind the New South
witL The Old. Even u State Govern
rIeut had its i~nterregnum when Gov.
IeJutoa got pom Il mule, and fled III
j9 G.!-all. surnamed the "Old Caplto.
Prison." but 81. Marys has held open
doors 10: forty years or more. Though
in time of war, and sometimes in days
OF peace, the burden of its s~ustentatiOr
has ain OH the private income OF the
late reverend Doctor Smetes. During
the war the tuition and board of pupils
were n many, if not most cases. pait
in provisions and wood at Confederate
prices. while the terms OF the school re-
NAH ed unchanged. The school. too
wa. IN tie largeness of heart of TIT
Principal. a House of Refuge for al
whose necessities required an asylum
OF place of aaiet and retreat in thos,
~trouhIous times. Mrs. President Davi
and her children sojourned there a lon;
time. and the Immaculate leader of on
armies, Robert r.. Lee. placed a tavorit