Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1885-06-20
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To the Chronicle:
Maybe you would like to hear some
thing from West Tennessee No
Ksnzie is situated where the Louisvill
and Chattanooga railroads. cross; it j
said 10 be the most elevated railroas
station between Guthrie and Memphis
IL wlls formerly called "Dundas,D bu
some years ago was changed to tn,
present name in honor of Col. McKen
zie (of the Revolutionary army), the
ancestor of the present family of tha
name. The population OF the place
varies; there are some 600 whites and
about one-llalf as many descendants ol
Ham; OF course, just before elections
the latter increase very rapidly. The
village has some manufactures in its
vicinity and enjoys considerable local
trade, but the main interest centres in
its educational institutions. | will
mention these in their respective or.
der. 1st. The Free School Getty
High Sehool,'D which is said by some
to be very fine, by othors to be quite
indifferent As don't care to get a
fuss on my hands, will follow the ex-
ample OF the man who was about to
be fined for contempt Of court-"care-
fully conceal my opinion on the sub
ject." I'd. The College ("Bethel Col
lege",) } founded by the Cumberland
Presbyterians some forty years ago; it
was formerly located at McLemare-
vile, but was moved to this place after
the war. 1t is their only school in
this section of country, and is in much
favor with them. Professor w. B.
Shervill, A. B., is President They
turned out several graduates recently
and conferred the degree OF d. ID. on
Prof. Kirkpatrick, of Cumberland
University. 1t is co-educational.
81. The Institute (@McTyeire In
stitute, y our school 1t was known as
mckenzie College" from 1871 to 1882,
but we thought that name WIS bigger
than the thing, so we took Il little OF
swelling out. (Just deliver me from
IL one horse College.) Since 1879 it
has been in the hands OF Vanderbilt
ers, who have been running it as
Classical Training School, mainly for
boys. Our model is the celebrated
Culleok;l Institute of the Webb Bros.
{ | spent three and Il half years there)
Our cl'rsing exercises were very highly
praised 10y those who attended. My
old Vanderbilt friend, the Rev. Rufus
NJ. Standeler, of Greenville, Miss,
preached u most excellent Commence
nient Sermon, May 3lst. Another
Vanderbilt classmate, the Rev. Ju-
lien G. Brown, of Helena, Ark, de-
livered very highly appreciated ad-
dress on the evening Of the Sd.
The calhoun Gold Medal" for ora
tory was awarded 10 p. G. Thogmor-
ton, OF Mansfield The @Lyceum
Medal" for defamation was won by
Jas. II. Felts, of Dresden. The @Au-
gusta Evans MEDAL was awarded to
Miss Sallie Moore, of Mckenzie. My
sister Sallie (who is known to many of
the Southsiders,) received the medal
for greatest improvement in music.
The Curators are enthusiastic over the
prospects of the school; they have re-
Gently furnished the hall with new
chairs and chandeliers. Our pupils
are gaining reputation in the higher
educational institutions. Miss Addie
Paschall, OF Fulton, KY, whom we
graduated with honors at
Prices last week and took the "Tallis
Medal" for scholarship.
Changing the subject MY old |
teacher, the Rev. Prof. Alex. Green |
the founder of Culieoka
Institute, hts recently been honorcd |
with the degree oi ID. d., from Soule
College, of Murfreesboro. DIR. Din
widdie Is the first person that the col
ege ever thus honored
GRANVILLE GoODLoE.
June 3, 1855.