Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-24

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To the Editor of the Gazette.


GRAPEVINE, TEX, Dec. 81, 1885,
Knowing that you have local CORE
spondent at this place, we are somewhat
disappointed at the absence of any notice
whatever in your popular and enterpris-
ing paper of the hourishing school now
in successful progress at this place,
Never in the history of our little city's
schools have they been so popular or
given more universal satisfaction. Prof.
Brown, the present principal Of the
Grapevine Masonic institute, is native
Of Texas, and in the tender years Of his
boyhood, at Il period when parental care
and oversight of the moral and intellec-
tual training of youth is mostly required,
his father was doing battle in the Confed-
crate ranks, and hence he had
many struggles to make his way
up to that proficiency and honorable
position he now SO Justly occupies
among his compeers in the great work of
educating our youth. The professors
first training was in the common schools
OF his county. In 1879 he received by
competitive examination, an appointment
to the Houston normal, where he entered
the senior class and graduated the fol-
lowing year. During the scholastic years
OF 1881 and 1882, he taught the public
| school at Schulenburg, Tex. In July of
1881, he attended the normal university
in the state OF Indiana, where he again
entered the graduating scientific class
and graduated the following year, when
he returned to Texas and occupied the
chair OF mathematics at Pilot Point SEM
mary from September, 1882, till the pres.
ent year, when he assumed charge of the
school at this place. Prof. Brown has
purchased the college buildings with four
acres OF ground attached, all of
which he contemplates improving,
identifying and embellishing, and with
| its present beautiful site and natural adj
vantages, it will then be unsurpassed by
any other locality for educational pur-
Pc. es in the state. We have high,
healthy, rolling prairie, rich In al the
elements OF successful husbandry, dotted
| With comfortable farm houses, owned
and occupied by an intelligent farming
community; and when the Dallas & Gulf
Pacific and Fort Worth & Mckinney give
us railroad connection with those pro.
| gresslve cities and the outside world we
will then have one of the most attractive
little cities and best appointed schools, in
all the essential and attractive features, in
the bright circuit Of the Lone Star.
Frof' Brown, having established his we'll
earned and superior powers as an organ
izer, disciplinsrian and educator, sup
ported by intelligent, practical CO.
workers in the several departments
OF his school, deserves the confidence
and patronage, everywhere, of parents
who seek instruction for their children at
the hands of responsible, faithful and con-
| scientious teachers.
Mrs DR.. Lewis of this place and Miss
Matte Warren of Fort Worth, the pres
ent auxiliaries in the literary depart
ment, are accomplished ladies', complete
In all the requirements OF their respon-
siole positions.
Mrs Brown, the charming wife of the
professor, has charge of the musical de-
partment Mrs. Brown Is highly versed
in the science OF music and eombination
OF sounds, and is thoroughly qualified as
teacher in the highest art OF The profess
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