The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1886-07-01

Thought. reshaes. Ice remafks 'nea' the
ahsve iasti,atian 1T learning weald tie interest
ing a. at least ew ri yoar readers since sew
erAl of our citizens have sons who are pursuing
their studies and receiving their education within
its walls
First. a word ar two regarding the trip rs
soon rs one passes through the portion "i TINS
State intervening between this city and the ~
Marys. the boundary line and the contiguous
parts Of Georgia, we begin Ia pass through
a country forcibly reminding one OF our own
beautiful hill country. in parts Of Madison county
and in Leon, Jefferson and Gadsden counties,
but in nowisc better, imore picturesque or love-
er or yet more productive; indeed, even
the almost mountainous country. in which so
sereuely lies intellectual Oxford, the seat of En-
ory itself, does not, to the mind OF the writer,
compare in beautiful loveliness with tho charm
ing country and scenery around and within our
capital city, Tallahassee.
The crops all along the line give promise OF
bountfu harvest, for which we felt deep emo
tons of gratitude, for it the farmer is blessed If
he ia successful and prosperous, if the bountfnl
| yield our mother Earth almost always makes IN
return to his industry and TOLL is not blighted by
some exraneous cause, then we may doubtless
| count upon universal prosperity in all interests
| and all classes Of society.
! The people everywhere give evidence OF thrlit
and enterprise, the trains move swiftly and
smoothly, while in every conductor and employe
there seems to reside the spirit of courtesy and
| desire to minister to the comfort OF those on
board their trains, notably is this the case on the
| Georgia Central and Atlanta and Western rail
ways, and the same seems to fully pervade their
| local offices and dcpOts, starting as we did with
| our ticket purchased from the courteous and in
dcfatgablc agent here, VIM. ii. Lucas that gen
! tleman being aware we were not much travelled
! of late years outside our own State, supplied us
| with written instructions as to every STOP where
| to get meals, and where we would change cars,
| for all OF which we were intensely grateful and
| realized how much it contributed to our comfort.
| Arriving at the busy, busling, trading, manuac-
turing city OF Atlanta we found everything alive
and on the push, but all waiting in suspense the
effect of the local option law, which closes all
| liquor houses on the first day of July. Some are
of the opinion il will be fatal others fear and are
| in doubt, these seem to forget that truth, virtue
and sobriety must under God prevail and succeed,
that absence of the reel of the drunkard, the sigh
and tear of the broken hearted wife, and the wall
of the hungry child, the clearing of the prisons,
| and the purifying of the whole community Will
invite other and better business men, the careful
and cautions capitalist, and in many other ways,
more than doubly supply in a far more whole
|
Bnt started to write of Emory College. Ii is
beautifully situated, and is very largely supplied
with buildings and appliances, and has as learned
and qualified faculty of teachers as most OF the
colleges of the land. 1t is a school of the Meth
| odist Church. South, and under its patronage
and support, we found two hundred and ninety
seven students present, all in the midst OF the ex'
element hopes and ambitions so natural to time
of commencement at College; thirty nine young
men, gallant strong and healthfu going out to
take their part in our great country. ON. what
promise of honor and usefulness there was in
| these young men, several of whom were to NIL
the pulpit, and tell to men everywhere the story
of the Cross May God nightly bless them.
have neither time nor space to write OF each
gentleman filling the offices and chairs OF the Col
lege but feel constrained to say that in the Presi-
dent of the Board OF Trustees, Dr. Atticus &.
IIaygood, and the President of the College, DIR.
l. s. Hopkins, the College has two of the fore
most men and educators of the State of Georgia,
yea, of the South Dr. Haygoods address TO the
Alumni, is a document which should be spread
before the whole South, if not the entire country.
His theme was the common school and the
higher education. | cannot attempt even skel-
et0n here for fear of marring its excellence or di
mnshing its power. My convictions are that
Georgia could do no better than. to take the lead
| of HaygOod and Hopkins and move out upon
still grander and broader, and more glorious
planes of honor usefulness and real Joy.
AS in most Northern colleges, at Emory sub
freshman class is necessary. This department is
in charge as Principal of Prot. G. E. bowman,
formerly pastor of ST. Paul's M. E. Church, Of
this city All who then knew this young minis
ter of the gospel his devoted and earnest conse-
Grafton OF heart and life to his work, will readily
fe y g9t A hndh a coege he wo M
his heart still warns as he talks of his associa-
lions here, and his people hold strong place in
his afft ctions.
One of the most interesting features of the
college work is the chronological school; we
took great interest in this Here we saw
an engine in motion made every whit save the
casting in the college (the patterns made by the
students) ten horse power; nantes made of
Georgia pine and beautifully ebOnZed, these
were specimens of excellent workmanship made
by the Students the drawing room had its walls
hung all round with drawings of machinery as
well as architectural drawings of excellent
character, also the work of the students. This
department is in charge of most competent
and excellent gentleman whose name much
regret have lost. Among the commencement
exercises, all OF which were so good, there were
no more interesting and valuable papers read
than by some of the pupils of this tool craft
school, one upon how to keep an engine, one on
| pattern making, one on practical modern farm
| ing Your writer said we must have in connec-
ton with Onr State college at Lake City just
such department and the next Legislature can
do no better work or make better paying ap.
preparation than for this purpose.
We were invited by the faculty to make an
address and deliver the Stewart prize and med
| ais to the disclaimers Of the Sophomore class
and not an annual address" as some of the pa
| pers have said, and here we want to thank these
gentlemen for the opportunity OF visiting Emory,
and the feasts of good things we enjoyed while
there, and God that He has put it in the heart Of
our church to sustain and perpetuate such
| school for her young men. A. j. RUSSELL.
| A Profitable Investment for Florida.
| ATLANTA, June 2-Judge w. IL Scbring of