Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-02-20
HOLLY SPRINGS, MISS.
It's Very EnsfabIe Educational FneiI.
ties In 60. E'osisr's Temperance
Lecture.

Regular Correspondence of the Appeal
HOLLY SPRINGS, February 16.-Holly
Springs, ever since it has been known as
city, has been justly distinguished for its
educational facilities. With population OF
less than 5000, il possesses eight fourishing
educational institutions, which, in number
are equally divided among the blacks and
whites. The former, indeed, are exception
ally fortunate in this respect. In addition
TO Shaw University, the Colored State Nor
NAL School is located here, and besides these
I are two large and numerously attended COM
, mon schools. Twenty thousand dollars was
recently added to the endowment of the uni.
versity, with which acommodious and hand.
some building has been erected. The Nora'al
School receives al endowment of about $4,000
y-an and tne-two Common schools are ALEC
handsomely supported. But it lie to the
white schools that we wish TO direct psrticu.
lar attention. The city High School, under
the m Management at Pool Gbestcrman and an
able corps OF assistants, is as fine an institu-
ton for the purpose OF preparing boys for
college or for business as any in the State.
Besides this excellent school, there are three
institutions here more especially adapted to
young ladies, and also TO the emaller chill
dren OF both sexes, which are UNSURPASSED
10 excellence anywhere. These are the
Franklin Female College, the Bethlehem
Academy, an institution under the control
of Roman Catholic Sisters, and Maury To-
stitute. The kindergarten department at
tached to the lsst-ramed school fits it es-
pecialiy for the instruction of the smaller
children of both sexes, while in music and
the higher literary branches lis facilities are
of the very highest order. And in addition
to the high qualifications for mental train
ing possessed by all these schools, the pure
moral atmosphere surrounding them, TO-
geiher with that nameless grace which always
hovers like the perfume oil flowers above a
cultured and refined community, tends to
make this city an educational center OF
no mean pretsniions. Besides this, It's
site occupies the highest point in the State,
and its physicians are unanimous in pro-
nouncing it one oil the heslthiest towns in
the country. Holly Springs will Soon be
connect ed by rail with Memphis, and when
this is accomplished the people Of the latter
city will have the benefit of these extraor-
binary educational adv antages for their chill.
drep; nor can they find within the same dis
lance a more pleasant summer resort than
in our quiet, refined and cultured community.
The weather has been very bad for the past
three weeks, the roads are 10 an almost i'm
passable condition, and the result is that
| there have been fewer people from the couu-
try in town, snd consequently less trade dur
ing this time than is usual. The psst week
has been one of unusual quiet, aud but few
events worthy OF record have taken place.
Ga last Sunday night Henry Wheatly,
prominent colored man, died
Mr.. L. B. Mosby, C,p'. A. Q. Wiihers and
others from this city and vicinity are in at
tendance upon the session of the Masonic
Grand Lodge at Jackson, Miss.
The press report that maddogs are be-
coming numerous all over the State. A
muzz'iDg ordinance should be passed in
every town.
The Musical and Literary Society will
hold its next meeting at the Franklin Fe-
male College on next Friday night at s
o'clock.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster, OF Iowa, who comes
very highly recommended, will lecture upon
temperance 10 the courthouse in this city on
Monday and Tuesday nights of next week,
the lecture beginning at :45 o'clock each
evening. zoRAB.