Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-26
THoRp SPRINGS SCHOOLS
Closing Exercises and Proficiency OF
Pupils-The Athens OF North Texas.

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Correspondence OF the Gazette.
THoRp SPRINGS, May 23.--At this
season OF the year look ont for school
and college exhibitions and exposi-
tions, and Hood county begins TO show
forth in her customary resplendent
colors in this respect. The Thorp
Springs Commercial College and Lit
erary institute ended its literary SEES
sion last week, winning more laureis
than ever before. To say nothing of
the highly creditable show ut examina-
lion of advanced literary students, II
singularly marked feature was the dis
play made by commercial students. Mr..
Can be / Milhken, Il tkillet account
ant who for number of years kept
books for the firm of Brown q Posey at
Alvarado, and has since successfully
carried on a business OF his own at
Colorado City, had ditlicnlt entry In
bookkeeping that actually occurred
in Brown d Posey's business, causing
much discussion and reflection, which
without previous notice, he publicly
offered to class of commercial stu
dents while under examination. In II
bUOIL NltliOup th'si
blackboards or consulting with any
book or person, they made the entry
neatly and correctly, and gave the TRUE
reasons upon which the entry was
based. MIR. Il. r. Petty of Coleman
City was awarded the prize,a bouquet,
| for first and most neatly completing
his entry. Deeds, bills Of sale and va
rious forms Of contracts were
! Ian hlQnk lA rfsS
| by these students. all Of
which were critically examined by
Judge Blake of Breckenridge, and
pronounced to be correct. Letters in
! Spanish were also written.
We omit other valuable and inter
I esting features, but ought not to pass
without mention the proficiency OF
classes in the preparatory department
under the favorabiy known lady
teacher, lately from the public schools
of Fort Worth, Mrs. Maggie Barlow.
| All her classes received high c0mpli-
menta. but In el0cution and calig-
| themes the encomiums upon her pupils
| by good Judges were simply enthusi-
astic. The summer term OF this college
| for commercial and special students Ii
moving on finely. The same faculty
/ will remain over for next session, with
probable additions TO meet additions!
| demands.
Add Ran college, which has been
doing noble work during the past ses-
sion, began its commencement exer.
cises yesterday, to continue for week,
The public will be duly informed Of
interesting features in tits, which Ger
taiDly will be a noteworthy series ol
exercises.
Granbury college finishes III session
June %. Its closing exercises are al.
ways attended bya large crowd Of Wis
itors, drawn by their high regard fol
this most admirable institution. .
Throughout the wide scope OF invit
ing prairie lands that form North and
West Texas, Imposing educational
structures are rising here and thers
like exhalations from the plains Z
4 but only give Hood county.a railroad
so ~ to make her little more accesfi
bic to visitors and Students and SUI
will not fear these honorable though
strong competitors, but will float he
emblem still higher and still claim Z
be the banner educational county Q
our state.