San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1884-07-17
Dripping sprIars---Aeadeuy. Etc.
DnIrrIsa srnIses. July oh. 1884

Dhiffiso hfhiSos. July WIN, 1904.
DK,A fAEE PaEss Approaching the old
saying, "a little nonsense now aud then IL
relished by the bes, Of men," (and women
too, I supposed. make this attempt At CIV
ing You few items from our tast growing
aud ye,-to-be-noted educational town.
What Is 10 hinder cannot soc. for We
have all the advantages pertaining thereto.
As healthy locality II ID second 10 none In
Texas; since the hst settlement Of the eoun-
ty Dripping Springs and the country within
few miles OF It, has been noted for lie
exemption from sickness. Nor are We
second TO any In point Of morality-go
where you will and ! guarantee you do not
find a community OF tho same population 30
signally free from drunkenness, gambling,
profanity, vulgarity, misunderstanding,
rudeness and ignorance as this. And since
the advent Of many families Of refinement
and culture We are paying more attention TO
those little conventionalities which 20 so far
towards making life pleasant. We are be-
ginning to realize the fact that dollars and
cents, food and aiment do not consti-
tute all that is worth living for. Most es-
pecially since the coming OF Prof. Horsley
and Miss Callahan have our people seemed
to have grasped the idea that We and our
children require food for the mind as well as
the body. In supplying which mental food
Prof. Horsley has proved himself to DO a
second Delmonico. II is surprising what a
happy faculty he and Miss Callahan have Of
selecting just such mental pabulum as is
best suited to each pupil, they seem to know
at once what is wholesome for this one,
what can be easily digested by that one, and
what will be most palatable to the little ones
aud most surprising Of all, is the large guam
titles they have taught the children to take
and retain without being entirely surfeited
or nauseated Only six months ago Profess
sor Horsley came to us, and three months |
after Miss Callahan, They found most of
the children entire strangers to that system
attic application 30 hard to acquire yet 30
to the formation of bona fde
scholar. But by an answering adherence
to his rule of perfect recitation or ''stay in
until it is, he brought them to that degree
of perfection in their studies that during the
entire examination there were very few who
missed more than one question and some
eighteen or twenty who missed never
word"
You should have been here, Mr.. Editor.
It would have done you good to see what
solid foundation Professor II. is laying in
hose who will soon take our places in the
abors of life Nor would you have enjoyed
he commencement exercises less, for Miss
Callahan, though laboring under great dis
advantages, had the scholars all pretty well
up in ele,ution Gin that she has no superior
Is teacher). In the rendering of many
pieces and in the portrayal of different char
lcters have seen many professional actor
md actress do worse, and last but not least,
our teachers try to point our children to the
'Star of Bethlehem" to guide them to that
,ternal school-room where none but the
perfect can enter.
Our musical department is under the
control of Mrs. Horsley, the performance of
ome of her three month scholars on the
light of the commencement will be n suf-
icient guarantee of her ability to teach
music, both vocal and instrumental But |
must bring this to II close.
Being my first attempt at newspaper cor
dependence you must make all due allow
lnces for everything that is not al .fait.
Our school will begin the LIST of Septem-
With the same faculty. Many families con-
emplate moving here before that time.
some have already bought lots and others
writing with view thereto. Board can
an be had in private families for male or
emale students.
Mr.. Kuhu living not far from here had
mare stolen some time age and had only re-
overed her few days since; night or
wo past she was re-stolen, taken short
distance and shot dead, The thief is sup
'osed to be known.
With this lone item of news will cease to
respass on your valuable time and Job-like
for it must be like Jobs if you
ave many communicate ms like this one.
OCCASIONALLY.