The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-08-02
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the Cumberland plateaui 2lfp feet
aboys the level n The soa Tho
aif i, u course, very pure anil IL.
vlnofalina. and M suspicion N mA.
laFis mlnales with the deep
drauThis, bfsathsd by Tho multi
Jude assembled here, The princi.
pal feature u The place l. the 4 4.
Assembly, which IL nov In H. sec.
ond year. The Assembly GROUNDS
are large and commodious, and In
process n time will perhaps real.
ize all that IA claimed for them by
the Assembly committee. A Nor.
NAL School for teachers, on thccba.
tauqua plan has been In Session
since the lst Of July, and will con.
tinue two weeks longer. My gate.
ticket admits me Ia all the lectures,
and some Of the classes, and | think
] will make tho most Of the re.
mainder Of the session, though |
came rather late. | have attended
the class In Execution, taught by
Professor Long, Of Kansas City, al
so one taught by Miss Heron, Of
Memphis; both these teachers
claim to teach entirely by the "Ncw
School Of Elocution," and ignore
old methods. ! have also attended
the kindergarten class, taught by
Prof. Thompson, of - Uniycrsi-
ty, Indiana. | tried my skill
with the other members Of the
class-in molding figures of clay, u
species Of kindergarten work de-
signed to teach form, color, etc.
Prof. Thompson has a class in Ele-
mentary drawing, and his daugh-
ter, one in wood.carving, both Of
which are very interesting and in
s~tructive. These last-named teach.
crs are just from the National
Teachers Association, at Madison,
Wis, where they exhibited speci.
mems Of their skill. The primary
classes are taught by Misses Me
Annually, of Memphis, Tenn, and
Cook, Of Wilmington, N. c., that
is they teach by the new method
others, to teach primary classes
Some of their views are quite rad
ical, and | fear would startle oul
Sardis friends. Co-education il
the grand hobby Of Monteagle. Il
is taught from every platform, ant
discussed by every knot Of tcacherl
that meet for private discussion
teach the boys and girls together
, Hold up the same standard for girl
as for boys. This is commence
ment week at the University q
, the South, Sewanee, which is jus
, six miles from this place. With
, party Of friends | went last Sun
day to hear the commencement
| sermon from Bishop McLauren, Q
Ohio. I shall certainly never re
greet going. The service is hel,
s exactly as il is held in Westmir
: ster Abbey, and Cambridge I'm
: versity, Eng. They have a Sui
I pliccd choir, composed of boy
E whose ages ranged from ten I
twenty. The robed and hoode
clergy, the theologues with tn
black cap and gown Of the Oxfor
school, the different orders and 81
cieties, in their gorgeous uniform
made a procession well worth SCI
ing. Our young friend, Tommi
Hunter, in the cap and epaulettt
Of a Lieutenant, looked "every inc
a man." The music, led by
9 grand pipe organ, was the finest
ever heard. The service Of Oh
Episcopal church--all music an
color appeals very strongly to u
Gsthetic emotions, and is one
their strongholds upon s%ociet.
Tomorrow, the different societi'
contest for the medal in orator,
and we wish TO be present., il po
sible. From Sewanee about half
mile, there is a most beautifl
view, known as "Morgan's Steep
Tradition says that John Morgat
the famous Confederate chieftaiI
after being chased from one hidir
place to another, was compelled.
to escape capture by the enemy.
to make a leap sheer over the pre-
ipice, a distance Of 81 feet. !
one looking into the yawnir