The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1889-05-15
COLLEGE HILL.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.

CUlltGt HILL.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Comment. Newe items and OCCUR
rences Of Note Recorded by .
our Special College Cor
respondent.
Miss Gertie Means is still very
sick.
]. E. Love attended chapel Mon.
day morning.
]. F. Magill is worse. His friends
are very anxious about him.
Prof. Rogers preached an excel
lent sermon at the M. +. Church
Sabbath morning.
The Demorest Contest which was
to have been held in the chapel
last Friday evening was postponed
until Monday evening.
Miss Minnie McAd00 received
the medal last night, at the chapel,
for being the best declaimer. The
program was good especially the
music. as
Prof Crawford and Major McTeer
went to Knox county Saturday to
attend to selling some College
lands. They were successful in
their mission. IN .rt
Misses Ida Alexander and jennie
Rorex went to the annual decora.
ton Of Bakers Creek graveyard
Saturday. The students who were
to assist with the music on that
occasion could not attend because
the funeral services Of their fellow
student, George Cooper, took place
at that time.
Prof. Crumley has been vieitlne
friends on the Hill. He will have
charge of the Harrison and Chill
howee Academy another year
THIS school has been eminently
successful during the past year
more than two hundred and fifty
students having been enrolled.
An entertainment will be giver
in College Chapel Thursday even
ing beginning at 1880. Recitation'
and music will constitute the frs
part of the exercises. After thi'
there will be social in the chapel
All are cordially invited. Admis
sion j. cents for one or - cents ;
couple.
George Glenn Cooper died at hi
home, in Maryville, on Frida.
morning, May 10, at o'clock. HI
had been out of school for thre
weeks. His disease was typOAla
larial fever. His father, Rev. j. H
Cooper, of lockwood, and the res
of the family were at his bedsid
during his sickness. George mad
. gallant fight for life, and wa
hopeful to almost the last. TIL
news of his death fell like a thur
derbOlt upon his fe!lOw-student
and teachers. No one In Colleg
was more universally respecte
and beloved. Although he was
yet only a Freshman, his influenc
was probably xs great as that
any student. Without arrOgatin
the position to himself, he was fas
becoming q leader in his classes, i
the Y. NJ. c. A. and in the Alph
Sigma Society. A wide-awak'
public-spirited young man, he Wa
always ready to do his part In NAL
ing u success Of any mOvemer
that would advance the causes j
which he was interested. His cha
liable disposition kept him frol
speaking IN Of any ore. His kinc
illness showed itself in his eagernes
to do a favor. His purity was ma,
ifest in his conversation and lii
His Christianity was lived ever
day. A jealous, consistent fOllOwt
of his Redeemer, he led others
his Lord. he was endowed b
nature with an excellent mind, an
made excellent use of his endOv
ment. He stood in the front ran
of the scholarly students, and ws
especially able in public speec
and In the use of the pen. IT
"College Notes" which for sever
months past have attracted the q
tention OF the readers of TIL
MARYvILLE TIMES, were his wor
All his varied powers and versat
ity of genius he had determined
consecrate to the Christian mini