The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-02-21
University Of Tennessee, Knoxville.


Having promised many of our
Giles friends to tell them some
thing concerning where we are
and what we are doing, we now
beg room to do so through your
valuable columns.
Doubtless all your readers know
tn at Knoxville is located one hmm
bred and ten miles north of Chatt-
anooga in the midst of the grand
NATURAL scenery which East Ten
nessee affords. One thousand feet
above the sea level, on the Ten
nassee river, is situated the beauti-
full little city OF Knoxville with her
forty three Thousand inhabitants.
With a mean summer tempera-
tu-e OF 70 degrees, and winter OF
10 degrees, and with her lofty
situation we can easily see why she
has the best health record Of any
city in the United States. She has
thirty-four churches representing
nearly every denomination. She
is already great railroad center,
and has a fine new road now under
obstruction. the Walden Ridge, the
Powelrs Valley, Knoxville South
ern, Carolina. Knoxville and Wes-
tern, and the Tennessee Mid
land.
On beautiful eminence one mile
west of the heart of the city over
looking the limpid waters fthe
Tennessee river, on whose Bosom
the boats float two hundred miles
above the city, is situated the uni-
versity Of Tennessee. Standing on
this college hill with the face
turned eastward toward the snow
capped mountains as they seem to
blend their lofty heads with the
sky. one cannot but feel tLat he
stands near the Creator OF the
heaven and earth. This bill has
a natural drainage on all sides.
1t is laid off in terraces, walks, etc.
and covered with many ornamen-
tai shrubs ard trees. Ten build
inos dot it's surface, including Pres.
Dalney's new residence. Four of
these are the barracks for the
cadets. The new mechanical build
ing erected last summer adds great
ly to the appearance of the hill.
The new agricultural hall standing
a few hundred yards from this,
promises to send out the future
farmers for this and adjourning
states. The new faculty since Sep
tember stands now second to no.
institution in the south. Each in
dividual professor is thoroughly
prepared for the special work he
proposes to do.
Pres. Dabney, who took his post
here in Sept. '87, is the personal
friend of every young mai who has
left loving home and his many
friends to take up bis work with
US. He is ore of those open warm
hearted christian gentleman of
whom it can justly be said to know
him 10 but TO love him. Capt.
Matheson, our new commandant,
has brought the battalion up to
very high military standard since
taking charge of it in September
last. He is we'll informed on all
the fine pointe of tactics and takes
great pride in expounding them to
the cadets.
We have seven courses oil study,
Wis literary scientific, latin science
agricultural, chemical, and civil,
NJ cbanical, and mining engineer
ing. Among these seven courses
any young man can be suited, and
can better fit himself for the work
in life which he proposes to follow.
We hope the young men OF Giles
will consider the ad vantages offered
them al the State University, and
will soon fill all he vacancies from
our mother county. With an ap-
poi ntment, the expenses for one
wear need not exceed two hundred
dollars.
Giles has only four boys here this
year. One of these is Capt. Suite
who CALAMITY commands &c" com
pany, is the Only graduate from
the engineering course TINS
year.
The committee from the legisla-
ture which visited us recently con-
sisting of Messrs. Morris, Carson,
Wade. Dismukes, Jacobs and
Gault, we think went away well
pleased with the work we were de-
ing.
If this, our first effort escapes
the waste basket, you may expect
to hear from the Mountain Col
lege again at no distant day.