The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1886-08-28
VOL. XXXII.
GRENA DA COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
Communication From the President.
EDITOR SENTINEL: F:


EDITOR SENTINEL
7, with the friends OF the Grenada
Collegiate Institute, appreciate the Kind
words you have from time to time spoken
for it. When the Methodist Church, in
North Mississippi, received the excellent
gift from the generous people Of Grenada,
she did SO in good faith. | am glad to
say that this gift was made to the Church
unsolicited by her, and, need l say, she
has not been unmindful of the honor
conferred. She took me against my
expressed desire, and bade me serve
Grenada as President of the Grenada
Collegiate Institute. How well 1 have
acted my part, let the honest man, who
has watched my every exertion, answer
But when, last winter. she felt that
perhaps all had not been done that could
be, she reached forth her authoritive
hand and taking hold of the most active
pastor in the conference, bade him travel,
at the expense Of the Church, through
the country and work as agent for the
school, and make Grenada the educa-
tional center OF North Mississippi. Now
we see the faithful j. A. Bowen travelling
through thesland, calling t, the people to
behold Grenada and it's school. Already
do we see forty thousand people looking
this way for the education of their
daughters. Never before was North
Mississippi so much interested in q school
enterprise. Never before did the sun of
prosperity shine SO brightly on Grenada
6ol1aC.ofa Vrcf.t,,fo
spent during the Summer in fitting up
and refurnishing all the departments Of
the school, SO that in every respect we
are ready to do better work than ever
before. | am now prepared to carefully
overlook every department rather than
one. will be assisted in the Primary
Department by Mrs. X. 7. Payne, M. E.
L., whose ability and success as a teacher
in that department no one questions,
who knows. The most approvedlmethods
will be employed in this department.
Reading and arithmetical charts have
been purchased, and the;work of Thorough
instruction will be prosecuted with
renewed zeal and energy. The best
practical "helps' will be used, such as
map drawing, object teaching, written
spelling, blackboard exercises, etc.
Beginners are taught by the "word
method" Difficult lessons are rendered
ineligible by lectures and illustrations.
will be assisted in the Academic Depart
ment by Miss Fannie L. Calhoun, Nj. E,
L., whom have had with me before,
and who has spent much of the time
during her absence in fitting herself for
this especial work and place. This
dano ~ a,,t hac haav, r.,x
Hall, and equipped for frst-class work.
In the Collegiate Department, and espec-
tally in the department of languages,
have Miss N. G. Blackwell, NJ. A., who
is not surpassed anywhere i'll her work.
l have made arrangements for all the
help / may need at this point. Mrs,
Lou A. Payne and Miss Falba Highgate
will have charge OF the musical Depart
ment. This department has been supplied
with new instruments, not yet uatbored.
The Department of Art and Elocution
will be Under thedirection Of Hiss Annie
Barksdale,who is well known to many of
your readers. Some of her work may be
seen at the store of Mr.. w. E. Smith. r
predict for this department a brilliant
success. l send you, herewith, a copy of
the curriculum, which you will please
publish as part of this letter. / have
not given the Languages their place in
the course, but nowg give notice that after
4 fhls scholastic year, no pupil will be
\ graduated who has not taken at least a
n two years course in French, German or
Latin. ! hope that our friends in Gre
nada will not expect me to visit them
and solicit their patronage. will spend
next week at home arranging for the
opening of school, and will be glad to see
4 them and answer any questions, and
make such terms as time may require.
CURRICULUM.
RneMARY DEPARTMENT..
spelling, Reading,
Arithmetic, (mental and written,)
typography, Language Lessons,
Penmanship.
FIRST ACADEk1c.
FIRsTDBRN. SECOND TERN.
9peliing' Spelling,
nv Inneau,hg, Reading,
Third Geography, Third Geography,
Rud. Arithmetic, Kud. Arithmetic.
Language Lessons. Language Lessons.
SECOND ACADEMIC.
FIRST TERRI. SECOND rrpv
i
Spelling, spell,no
Reading, Readinr
Manners and Morals, U. S. History'
English Grammar, English Grammar
Frac. Arlth. I Prac. Arith. to
Demon, Mum.
Fam. Science. (part ~ Fam science( pit q
FRESHMAN CLASS.
First TERM. SECOND TENN
EEA5rithmetlc, Arithmetic
Eng. History, Enc. History
Physiology. Nat. Philosophy
SOPHOMORE CLASS.
FIRsT TERM SECOND TERM
Arithmetic, Aloehro
French History, Frencb H;storw
Zoology, Astronomyy'
Rhetoric. Rbetor;c'
JUNIOR CLASS.
,"e. i''M' SECOND TERM,
Algebra, Geometrv
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