The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-11
MASON MATTERS.

MI ASON M a Ii hnS.
High School News District Court
Local and Personal Notes.
Special Correspondence of The Statesman.
MASON, October l.
Your reporter has just had the pleasure
of visiting the Mason High school under
the supervision of Prof S. A. McCollum.
The building is situated in one of the most
beautiful sites in town, on a small sloping
rise, near the foot of the old Post hill,
just south of the square and adjacent to
the Post springs. The latter deserve
special mention. The water is of a pure
and cold nature, has no disagreeable taste,
caused from minerals and contains no
alkall. They are a living credit to the
college and our town. On entering the
institute building at the north and main
entrance, is small room, at present
called the separating room, where each
student departs for his respective room,
but in the near future racks for hats, boz
| nets, etc., and dinner baskets will be
erected in it, Directly in front of US, as
we stood in the large and spacious door
way, is opening to hall No. 1, occupied by
Mrs. Ellen Hill and Miss Lula Bridges,
where the first and second grades are
taught, or the primary classes. To the
left, also to the right are large, wide and
commodious stairways, which begin at
the large doors for front entrace;
also, to the left is entrance
to music room, where music in all its
ranches, on both piano and organ, is
taught by Miss Mamie BrothertoD, who
ha a at
year and received thorough course from
the said we'll known institution; also, to
the right, is entrance to room No. 2, used
as lecturing room, and where German
in all its branches is taught. Quite large
class are learning the language. Profess
sor Uhlig, of Kansas, opened this branch
here last term.
At the top of the spacious stairways is
the main hall, fitted with chandeliers, etc.,
suitable for exhibitions, and now occupied
by the High school grades under the care
of Professor McCollum. Following is a
partial list of the text books used: Uni
versity also elementary algebra, history
of Texas, rhetoric and composition, ply
losophy, geometry and test spelling. The
following will be added next session, of
five months Book keeping, peumanship,
civil government, physiology, chemistry
and trigonom etry, VIII CHI will complete a
course that will promote any true lady or
gentleman to the highest degree to be had
in such western school, if he or she be
| thorough in all of said branches.
To the right on reaching hall No. 2,
facing northward, is room No. 3, occupied
by Miss Lucy Meusebach, teacher of the
Al, 10 at
term, but she seems untiring in her eff
forts, and will ere long be a shining
light to Mason society. She has only
been in the city since the Bird instant, and
has not as yet acquainted herself with all
of our people. She takes special interest
in all of her scholars, and it is thought by
all she will push forward to great ex-
tent large number of our coming men
and women. Her sister, Miss Emma, is
attending the high school departments.
To the left is room No. 4, occupied by
Miss Annie @. Loring, and where the fifth
and sixth grades are taught. She
has a large number under her
care, and is one of our board
of examiners. She also gives les
sons in art and drawing. She is model
teacher and deserves much credit. She
has been employed for two previous
terms and has given entire satisfaction.
At present there areI 1873 scholars en-
rolled, an increase of 81 over the first
DAYS attendance. 1t has been steadily in
creasing, and several have been added
from surrounding country, who have come
long distance to attend our school. 1t
is fitted throughout with fine charts,
slate blackboards, fine desks, globes,
maps, &c. The desks are unsurpassed
in any institute. Each teacher has an
office desk suitable for school purposes,
tap BELLS etc. All in all we have the finest
school west of Austin. the rules and
regulations adopted by the trustees are
good. Professor McCollum is a line
teacher and proposes to build up our
school, which he is competent to do. he
is iovial gentleman aud will probably
keep the school several terms.
F. W. Henderson, cashier of the Mason
county bank, left Saturday and returned
Yesterday from Barnet, where he went TO
meet his wife, who has been visiting friends
ard relatives at Brentwood the entire
summer. Sheriff j. Q. Butler was IN
charge of the bank during his absence.
Judge W. W. Martin, our able district
attorney, arrived several days ago to
prepare for court, which opened to-day
Cotton is coming in rapidly.