The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-25
BARTLETT, TENN.
INTERESTING EXERCISES ATTHE
BARTLETT TRAINING SCHOOL.
The Result OF Exposition Dny-A
Plan Introduced by Prof New.
hardt, 20 Test the Pupils.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE APPEAL

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BARTLETT, TENN, May 22.-Last
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday the
usual monotony OF our lit village
was diaturbed, not by a hail orm
this time, but by the closing exercises
OF Bartlett Training Institute.
"Wednesday and Thursday vera de-
voted to rsc'tltious. Thaae exei cises
were not spf cjal preparf tors aud re-
views for public show, tut vera every.
day exercises. And the interest and
thoTouRhhets NANTES ed by both
teachers and pupils was trdly graf
flying.
On Thursday night the Excelsior
Literary Society lad lis exercises,
consisting OF original speeches, biogra.
phies, narratives, descriptions, ora.
lions aud discussion of the
question, Is Woman Mentally Equal
to Man" the affirmative wss repre-
sented by Misses Ada WiGiford, WI lille
Miller and Irene Clifton; the negative
by Messrs. j. Arbuckle, Wateon Will.
Jams and E. Gilett. The efforts on
both sides were elegant, but the ladies'
gained the question.
Among the most excellent efforts
may be me otioned biography on
Jane A. Garfield, by Monroe 10 ten:
ON Oliver Goldsmith, by Miss Birdie
Munson; speeches in debate nv Miss
Willie Miller, Ada Willifo,d and w.
Willis. "Souther1 Women; Their
Mission" by Miss Liz g Pope, was an
Grafton Ieplete in thought, and deliv-
cred with oquence and distino,nese.
The vsledictory, by j. P. Bond, and
the rtsp1nse, by Prof. G. Z. Newt a,dt,
were full of noble aud sound ideae,
and spoken very impressively.
Friday was The Exposition dav.
This Is a new departure in school ex.
smina'ions. Tables adorned with
artistic taste and design, rartitiongd
and inviting, not I. + hunger of phvs-
icsl man, but for intellectual eni V.
ment. GA these wers arranged the
written works Of each pupil. is pre-.
pared from time TO time, for r, eta
tons during the school year. They
were labeled With name and dete.
Here were diagrams, analysis, pars-
ing, outlines, letters OF friendship,
business, etc., essays, compositions,
no. s of payment, draIt5, solutions,
calculations, field notes, surveying,
Latin, German, etc. In short, every
branch tf study was represen' ed |
Maps, diagrams, plots, etc, adorGed the
walls. Each pupil, from the A B @ up,
stood at his assjgbed post ready 10 ex-
pain to the visitors who were passing,
examining and questioning. This was
truly an ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS both |
teacher and pupils-and showed very
clearly whether any progress was mace |
by the pupils
Prof. job lNewhardt is he pioneer
in West Tennessee and Missits ippi in |
this work. He is the fist teacher
who introduced this Home School |
Exposition" and used it successfully |
in West Tennessee. This was about
nine years ago in Dyer county. He
also intr d iced it in Mississippi at
Iuka. All the teachers WI ON he
trained are using it successful v.
On Friday night Miss Leila Hatha.
way received an elegant copy of
Ddnte's Inferno for the best improve
ment in penmanship, from DR.. j..
Cochran.
Miss Lula Williamson received the
gold medal for proficiency in m usic
from Mrs. ]. F. Cochran, our excel
lent teacher of music.
Mr.. John P. Bond delivered his
Grafton on Labor aud
Capital" II was masterpiece full Of
sound ideas and proved that the es-
adjustment Of Bureau of Arbitra-
ton ty thu government would onlv
be an expense without GOOD result.
Mr.. Bond is the frat graduate OF our
school. Prof. John Nswha,ds then
% Inferred thu degree of Bachelor Of
Philosophy and delivered an eloqu ant
address full of COED advice. ]. D.
Martin, Esqo of your city then deliv.
ered an ADDRESS to pupils aud visitors.
It was full of good thoughts, and he
thought there was a giand change in
Bartlett Coult-House4 IRON seat
ustice to a seat Of wisdom. The mu-
&c rendered during the evening by
Mrs. j. F. Cochran and Miss Lula Viii
hanson was grand and inapirirg
We are proud OF our school and it
lromises to be the best school in West
Tennessee. We have a cammo1ious
fine location aud The Messrs.
Newhardt and Miss Lizzie Pops are
lot only born teachers, but skilliul,
honest ar i thorough. They are cham
,ions in natural and successful meth
IDS and love their work.
VISITOR