The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-08-01
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MoNrEAaLg, TENN, July 10, 1890.

Inc SCHOOLS III Inc various u0-
partments are now in active oper-
alton, the pupils numbering over
IT'S. BY "pupils" / do not mean
children, but teachers of all ages,
from the most inexperienced 10
the veterans of so. The motto
here is, that ones school days are
not oyer as long rs one can learn.
1t is interesting 10 watch these
"boys and girls" tripping off to The
school-rooms al 8 O'Clock every
morning, with bright faces, many
Of them framed IN by grey boards,
greeting each other with sallies OF
wit and good cheer, or comparing
notes along he way upon the class
discussions. in which they take a.
part. There are twelve recitati0ns
in progress at the same time i'll as
many different rooms, TO say nOIh-
ing Of the music. Schools close at
IL O'Clock, a. m. There are special
classes for those WHO desire private
instruction all through the after
noon. For those who are satisfied
with their intellectual attainments
and for the health-seeker, there
are many ways Of passing the time,
such as lawn tennis, croquet, base
ball, horseback riding, driving over
shady roads or walking out 10 the
springs and cliffs. The favorite
walk is out to Table-rock. There
one never tires of the scene which
is spread ont now in all its summer
glory beneath him. You have no
intimatIon of the grandeur which
is 10 break in upon you until you
stand upon the rugged edge Of the
break-off, then stepping out on a
Ijuttlng rock, where lies entombed
one of the mighty giants, who once
delved among the mountain fast
nesses (as tradition says), you
have before you a long perspective
oil hazy mountain slopes, while be-
meath you is spread out like crazy
quilt the farms and villages Of Elk
River Valley. To this point we go
for our afternoon walk, and as we
gaze into the misty distance we
realize the Mighty Power that roll
ed The mountains against the sky,
and while we long TO catch new
scenes OF beauty just beyond, We
feel iorcibiy the truth, altitude
determines the extent Of the vis-
ion." Signing for greater heights,
we turn 10 go just as old Sol is
| drawing his arrows into his qniver
behind the cliffs on our left, filled
with that divine discomfort that
urges lis to higher attainments, in
telleciually and spiritually
The morning and evenings are
so cool and bracing now that the
valley-scorched visitor has to look
up at the trees, to assure himself
that October has not slipped upon
him. Only one draw back to our
happiness-we are needing ram.
But even as | write | hear the thun-
der and the clouds are very near.
The lectures from tie platform
began this week, and there was a
large crowd in The amphitneaire a
few nights ago 10 hear Miss Il. L.
Andrews, curiosity bringing many
10 hear what she would do with SO
queer a subject as "Jack and JILL
From this we'll known ditty she de-
livered a very interesting and in
structlve lecture. Miss Andrews
announced herself as fairly and
squarely on the platform of "ad-
vanced women and the great fact
upon which the lecture hinged was
the super6cality of female educa-
tion. OF the ''.Iacks and Jllls"
who go down life's hill TO ''fetch up
pail of water" "toie fair" in the
burden and share equally IN the
contents, she had but little 10 say.
Her discourse was directed espe;
cially to the bread winners, the
"JilIn who must go down ''liie's
hill" alone, and she very clearly
showed that the modern system of
female education does not fit her
for the duties, which must necessa-
rily dev0lve upon her, either as the
"belated sister" or the unfortunate
woman who gets n husband that
gDes along up the hill with her for
company, while she brings The wa
ter for him, and The little "Jacks
and Jills." She denounced tte so
cial customs which point to mar
riage as The Alpha and Omega OF
a woman's existence, or as the
means Of gaining a support, as
lowering 10 the high ideal which
every one should entertain Of this
divinely-instituted slate. As an
argument in favor OF self-reliant
womanho0d she referred to the
excess Of female population in the
United States. and palhetically
pictured the 5000 surplus women
in Georgia, as hoping, praying and
longing for the husband that ma
ture has failed 10 provide. Taking
Miss Andrews as q sample Of these
lonely pilgrims We refrain from
offering our sympathy.
Dr. J. L. johnson, Of the "Mary
Sharp" charmed us 81 into all
sorts Of Scornersn the following
night, and Miss Andrews The rext
night talked on eLiierary Immor-
tally" Ny letter is already TOO
long TO tell Of this one.
Saturday is a day al rest, grand
concert at nixht followed by ihe
usual exercises on 6unday-Snn.
I day-schooi sermon at II a. N. and
at s p. m- ~ ~