The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-12-08
THE SEMANEE UNIVERSITY
TAKING RAPID STRIDES FOE
WARD AND BONG WELL.
Over One Hundred Students Adde d TO
the ROll-S0Rething About
the Faculty,
lcoRREsroNDxxoE OF TIE ArrEAL.l

lcoRREsPONDESCE OF THE AFPEAL.l
SEwAUNEE, TENN, December 6.-In
year the University Of the South has
taken bound forward; students have
increased in number. The grammar
school has literally run over, so that
a new building, which will cost $l0,.
eco, is proposed for next year. There
are some wonderfully capable people
in the world who are modeyt. The
vice chancellor of this institution is
one of them. His time, talent and
money have been be towed literally
upon this institution. His administIa-
ten shows every year Improvements
that will stand the test of time and
criticism, and are the strongest posi-
BILE test of and tribute to rare capacity.
We were asked day or two ago to
walk cut one Of the newly opened ave-
nues. Six new villas will occupy next
summer the beautiful forest covered
knobs on either side of the broad drive
that sweeps around them, up and
down the undulating surface, that
seems forethought of nature, for
Whimsical mankind to get perfect
building lots. Sandstone now takes
the place OF the wooden structures in
which the institution was nursed to
its present maturity. By the way, its
majority is reached next year. Twenty
years ago a primeval forest cav the
planting of rude cross by the present
Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee. To-
day there ia clustering on the hills
halls and homes that have been added
year by year until University Place is
town. The library building that
faces the present chapel is filed with
rare books. Thompson Hail has thou
sands Of dollars of apparatus which
came to its sclassrooms with the great
scientist, DR.. j. w. s. Arnold.
The prime object INTELLECTUALLY OF
eyeryone's interest now is the tplen.
did limestone chapter house, gym
nasium and cloisters that will bs COM
pleted next year. The design is
stately and beautiful. Next year
new st. Augustine will complete the
pile. 1t will hurt some to leave the
present chapel. The institution is an
exemplifcation Of faith work. For
certainly nothing was ever undertaken
under less favorable circumstances, go
far as the worlds creed goes.
Nearly hundred has been added to
this town. More interest than ever
before is manifested, / am told,
in the first half examinations
that begin on Monday. The Rev. Jo-
hsnnes O5itel, the greatest painter in
America of our day OF ScIiptural or
symbolical subjects, is building his
home and studio on Morgan Sleep,
beautiful bluff, where the vista reaches
shadowy hor zon, where the sun
reaches the goal OF his days race. We
have seen his pictures-ful OF majes-
ty, beautiful in coloring. He paints
much in monochrome, as his ideas
come too fast for the tins consuming
processes of coloring, In the bow
window of his temporary home ,Schou
Ruhe, hangs his picture OF the child
Jesus. A child'e listless figure, on a
stone bench by wall, needs study to
develop the idea OF the painter. Yet
the pure, sweet face follows you, snd
you cannot lose the charm OF the COM
position by any theory founded upon
our education in the treatment of the
subject. On carved easel a group of
lions are resting. They almos, breathe
as you look at them. Along the cell
ing, half in shadow, there ara figures
OF Moses, the prophets Ezekiel, Daniel,
jeremiah and Isaiah, 80 grand in face
and ms jsstic in figure as to fill the
soul with emotion. A canvas with a
branch OF mountain az lea is per-
haps trophy OF the spring of 1886.
A monochrome.hss ladder on the
top, where it leans in shadow, figure
OF an aged man, clad in the flowing
dress of Palestine, clings and stretches
to his full heiIht to each the CLEAN Of
rising sun; his hand shaded eyes aud
wind tossed beard are marvelouely
wrought to show the ray of light that
strikes them. Fluttering 10 my feet
scrap OF paper falls, pick it up, a
scrap of cartridge paper. "True Jolie
Fellows" is skstched on token lying
down in restful, easy positions. There
are bits Of carved wood, a fisurs with
drapery over it, the claws OF strange
birds and all the litter OF a studio.
The master is not here, he is at the
new house, cary ng GA an altar for the |
little church at Spring Hill, Tenn. 1t
is OF beautiful poplar, cedar and oak,
a border deeply cut Of lesves, under it, |
Am the Bread Of Life" forms the
top. Wheat heads and grapes are the
corner pieces above the panels. A
and 0 in the usual Greek letters, with
| II $ iii monogram in the center.
This work is presented by Thos.
Brown to the church. and
has been done for about ons-fifth OF
the price it has cost in time to exs-
cute, Mr.. 0erel delights to so
worship although he is i'll able to
do so.
Miss Kate Leslie McCandless, who
has grown famous ss a teacher and
performer, expects to make Sc vance
her residence. Her music classes are
full.
We met yesterday Mrs Harry Chase.
She is here with her husband, who is
being treated successfully by young
physician whose cures have been re-
Mr.. William M. Harlow.
de entertsins hope Of restoring 10 the
world Of art one of its brightest artists.
Il is expected large increase in the
number Of students for March term
will Justify all the additional building.
L is well that there are fine seats OF
earning in our midst to train the
youth Of our coultry into usefu!ne.s
The university has the highest ideal
md best record of any institution in
America. The faculty is made up
argely of young men, who are enthu-
iastic in their determination not to be
anywhere.
Then management Of the railroad
AVE put down steel rails. New
caches and the engines Of the Nash
lille and Chattanooga railroad run up
he grade, around the modified curves,
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