The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1890-06-19
MARIETTA SCHOOLS.
PROFESSOR HARRIS LEAVES US
And Prof. Stewart Continues in Charge
Of HARDWOOD Seminary.

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At a meeting of the board of trustees o!
the Male Academy on the 18th inst, the
following resolutions were passed on the
resignation Of Professor James c. Harris,
who has resigned the position, which he
has tor the past FIVE years filed with su Oh
remarkable success, and has accepted the
superintendency of the Ccdartown public
schools.
The board of trustees passed resolutions
expressing regret at his departure and
spread upon the minutes the progress of
the school under his management. Among
other things they say: 81
Professor Harris has been in charge of
the Male academy four years and half.
he began with about thirty pupils the
attendance increasing during the succeed
ing terms, and the enrolment during the
present year has reached one hundred and
forty. Professor Harris has made study
of teaching and is well up in the latest and
best methods. - Our people have
been united on him during his entire resi-
| dence here, and we should be glad to have
him remain, but he leaves at his own in.
stance to take charge of tie public schools
at Cedartown. We regret that he has
made up his mind to 60. He will carry
with him the respect and confidence of
trustees and patrons, and the esteem of
the entire community = 1t affords
us pleasure to acknowledge the efficient
services Mr.. Harris in behalf of the school
and other enterprises of our city. We
wish them both success and happiness"
The above resolutions give an idea of the
opinion in which Prof Harris is held by
the citizens of our town. Prof Harris
came here FIVE years ago, when our schools
were unorganized, when there were thir>
teen little private schools. By his energy,
his superior teaching, his good judgment,
his tact, his fine discipline he has succeed
ed in building up the Male academy to its
present prosperous condition, The prog
ress of the school has been steady and
continued. 1t has grown from q little
school, with one teacher, to the largest
training school for boys in the state. The
| boys that are sent to the different colleges
i from here have taken high rank. The FIRST
honor boy at the university last year was
a Male academy boy. There are six other
students atAthens now from this school
and several others will 60 next fall. The
West Point and Annapolis cadetships for
the seventh district are held by Marietta
boys. The academy boys have won these
positions in four successive competitive
examinations.
The gymnasium and physical culture
exercises of the school have been much
appreciated by our people. The school
now draws good patronage from the sur
rounding towns. Professor Harris has
been assisted in his work by Professor 81.
L. Scwell, Professor Boyd Moss and Miss
Culbreath.
Prof. Harris taught for a number of
years at Cedartown, and his recall to his
old home is significant, He is grand
commander of the Legion Of Honor of
Georgia, President of the high school de-
partment of the Georgia Teachers associa-
ton and one of the board of directors
He has proved good citizen and true
friend. Cedartown's gain is our loss We
cannot help congratulating the young city
on her new principal and predict that her
schools under his management will soon
be model for the towns of the state.
Professor j. S. Stewart was unanimous
ly re elected President OF Harwood Semi
nary on the resignation of his associate,
Professor Harris. Prot. Stewart has been
devoting himself for the past year with
energy, zeal and ability to the interests
OF this institution, and as result Harwood
Seminary has already taken creditable
rank as school for the higher education
Of young ladies. Quite number of board
ing pupils are in attendance, most of them
from this state, but some from other states,
the enrolment for the year reaching l56
Professor Stewart is perhaps the young
est college president in the South, but SO
we'll prepared was he for his chosen work,
so thoroughly furnished by mental endorse.
ments and carefully directed scholastic
training (his father having been superior
INSTRUCTOR. that his success was assured
from the first and the brilliant results of
his labors are not unexpected by those
who know him. Mr.. Stewart is a member
of the Chi Phi's, graduated from Emory
in class OF SO, and taught for a number CT
years at Cave Springs. He has made a
splendid impression on our people, and has
proved himself well worthy the remark re.
Gently made him by DR.. ]. S. Hopkins
that there are very few men who in spirit
and the essential educational qualification,
are so well prepared for the teachers
work.
For years Pref Stevart was superintend-
emit of Sabbath Schools, and since his Iesi.
dence with us, haa. given the Sabbath