Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-07-15
M0NTEAGLE, TENN.
What the Teachers and Students in ihe
Various Departments Of study
are Doing.
1he Wedding of AN Alabama Professor
Capt Collier, of Memphis, In,
yited 10 Atfes,d.
ieccaaeEsroyDEscK OF rHE AppKAL.t.


i9eccaREsPOSDEScE OF THE APPEAL.I
MoNTEAGLE, July 1O.-The title of
this inimitable work will suggest .he
picture vividly of the mountain top,
where to-day | write TO help the world s
store of knowledge, by recountipg the
conclusions of the educators gathered
here to fill the instructors chairs. How
strangely destiny seems to mark particu-
lar situations for growth and others for
lethargy, surroundings so primitive
simplicity everywhere observable iu the
natives of mountain and cove, while at
Sewaoee and here the highest examples
OF the best type of culture are the rule.
Miss Sutton, the yourg Southern artist
whose pictures have been so we'll hung
in the Academy of Design, New York
| City, aud who has had her fruit piece"
in the Munich International Exhibit,
Hollander, Zimmerman, himsei. fruit
| painter, has opened her studio here,
where she will adj to her store OF treas
ures mountain sketches and bits of
character iu water color and oil. Ta,,nt
and taste in rare, rich quantities make
| every detail charming, from the repoWsse
| plaques upon the wall to the picture
itself, almost black background so
dark and rich is it. A plate of
| spples and grapes, not with accentuated
| lights indicative of technical style rather
than loving suggestion, but large,
luscious, pulpy, with bloom percepti-
BILE, a partly withered lemon vies in
naturalness with the apple, whose faint
| traced blemish courts inspection from
investigating thumbs; study of fish
supine and Shiny, is also very iue. Miss
| lnterns friends regretted that no suit
able place in the Tennessee exhibit at
| New Orleans could be found to give
| them light. As a consequence, instead
| of doing honor to the State, they occu-
pied. corners Invisible to almost every
one. Miss Intern will return to New
York in the fall.
4 The summer normal schools are doing
| excellent work, not so many attendants
as they had hoped for, still regular in
crease every day.
1t is impossible to estimate tfe in
tluence emansting frSm this enterprise
The chairs are occupied by specialists as
gracious In social .,varing as they are
gifted IN .ntoIloctual attainmerts. The
~yadepts, themselves teachers. have but
the one object-imprQvem Lectures
assume the conversational style, eiiciting
for discus ion hints helpful ard varied.
Music and art are large concomitants.
he first, Under the leadership of Prof
Il Bailey, master IN every sense CT his pro-
tession-the training In primary grades
The advanced branches are under Prof
1 Black, who, last winter, made such a SEN
sation in Nashville with biz Ghorus class.
/ Prof. Black i & composer, musical ed
ltCr, director as well as instructor, aud a
tne performer, a voice Of charming quail
ity and quantity. Add to this ali impress
: sive appearance AID the genial gentleman
is betoie you. The professor is a pupil
|, of Geo. Loder, Signor de Begnis, also
Signor Parelli. His peculiar studyis the
structure and production of tie voice
; His presence here recalls a criticism ol
his friend, Henry G, Watson, of the A ri
Journal Upon hearing, years ago
that he had gone to indianapolis. What
in the world took you there?'. The
answer was like the man, They tried
me.
The event Of the week has been the
wedding of Mr.. G. F. MelleD, principal
of the Military Academy, Livingston
Ala, to Miss Mary Briscow Baldwin, Of
l New York. Miss Baidwin's S cottage here
bears the halo of ht me, aud was pre-
terred to more ostentatious nuptia!s
Friends decorated the temple-chlldreI
scattered flowers. The unusual sur
roundings lent the charm of novelty
The welded pair left by train immedi
ately to take a steamer for Germany. Mr.
Melien will take three years course al
Liepsic to add TO his already ACQUIRED
G medals the title Ph. d.
Memphians will be glad to know tha
: the Shelby County Teachers Home will
5 be ready to occupy Monday Occupying
1 a beautiful site on the highest point OF
the grounds, it fraternizes with thu
Nashville Home, their faces near eacl
other. | understand the cost $500 ha
been more than half secured. Ninet,
days make the balance due. Tel
teachers are here, guests of the Nash
vile Home, who gave a reception thi
evening in their honor. The home viii
e be under the supervision and car
OF Mrs. w. HI. Horton, county superin
tendent OF Shelby county This lad
It shows great energy and activity in pur
: suit of everything which could aid il
n any way not only the teachers present
o but those unavoidably hindered fron
i enjoyment of these rare facilities.
e have not space to give an outline of tn
}. proceedings at the teachers conferenc,
s nor to attempt discussion of Prof II
III. Harris's lecture, not only charmingl
Il instructive, but humorous to a degree i
IS its delineation of cosmopolitan charac
ters met in remote parts. Last evenin
: an essay on Oliver Wendell Holme
If The affirmative argument in debate i
It Culleska Academy. Subject: rs Olive
/ Wendell Holmes the greatest America
is humorist?" The essay was remarkabl
at production for young lady of Mis-
N FuersOn age.
:. Among the arrivals we note Mis-
Mcclure, OF Fort Smith, Ark. Tn
/. | lady intends to set ahOut at once II
T. erection of Teachers Home for Arkal
.. sas. Prof. Thompson, of Indiana, tol
5, me this morning: Nowhere on the col
B. tinent are there such possibilities"
N We would like to see Capt. Collier,
4 Memphis, here this summer before Il
Id closing of the session. His influence an
st help would effect much. | must say b
is fore releasing you it is very remarkab
ey that OF all the papers party TO the fact
le have known but one gentleman to gil
,g any editorial help. When we think he
d, many columns can be spared to elabora
is details of murders aud kindred subject
e. it seems that they might write gratitu
or tous advertisements and give an editori
g. help.
as In this connection, as I began there,
r.. will go back to Murfreesboro to do hon
Id TO one of our citizens here, whose rea,
lg pen, quick wit and willing heart are al,
de ing by their bright little letters the tru
great and good = substantiating al
Strengthening our conviction of Ruskin
trut iful assertions: Poesy sets her roo
or firmly in wars bloody playground befo
" she blooms and bears her fruit. Cra
dock shares the fortunate garden wi
al others, Monteagle appreciates Mi
on Drumgoole. Golden.