Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-14
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES

SIN. V. Mars of Hamilton has been cleo ted
as public school superintendent at Cleburns, at
salary of Sl25 per month, and Professor ]. D.
| Goldsmith as principal at $50.
nine months public school is the latest en-
terprise secured by the citizens of Cleburne.
| The commencement exercises marking the
| close of the seventeenth session of Southwestern
university at Georgetown, Williamson county
| and the twelfth session of the Ladies' annex be-
| gan on Thursday afternoon, June 8, and closed
| on Tuesday evening, June 10.
Miss Lucy Harper. principal of the Ladies'
| aunex st Georgeto wn, has been assigned to the
| Laredo seminary, Laredo, as o missionary OF
| the NJ. E. church, South.
j. NJ. Rol ecrans, sunday-school evangelist
will hold Sunday sch DOL institute at the Chris
tian church, Kaufman, June 1921 inclusive.
The election of trustees for the Abbott school
district, Hill county, resulted in the choice of
]. B. Adams and t. NJ. Conover. Prof. Melton
is principal.
Professor Bolles has been appointed to con-
duct the summer normal at Glen Rose, somer-
veil county in July.
The Mount Pleasant citizens have voted a
special school tax, and Messrs. G. w Davis
o. J. Hines and A. w. Wigley were chosen
trustees.
j. n. Maloney. J. H. Neal, ]. B. Cook. J.H.
White and j. H. Jernigin were elected city,
school trustees at Cameron, Hunt county.
In Sims female seminary in Weatherford
there were fifteen pupils who made 100 per cent.
on the written examinations in mathematics
embracing arithmetic, algebra and geometry.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church build
ing of Ferris, Ellis county, which was DESTROYED
by cyclone about one year ago, has been re-
.glaeed by the finest church building in the
scodnty. It has just been finished. and the first
sermon will be preached in it the third Sunday
of this month. school building, to cost 5000
or 5000, is the next thing in order and the
probabilities are that it will be built next fall.
The Auburn, Wise county, community has
ell ected the following gentlemen for school trus-
tees: Joel Benham, Joe Waits and NJ. NJ Pres
colt.
The commencement exercises of ChappeIl Hill
female college, Brennan, were concluded on
Tuesday evening. the 10th, with banquet given
by the Alumnae association.
The district summer normal of the Twenty
third senatorial district will be held at Grand
view July 2. Professor T. G.. Harris of Dallas
has been appointed conductor.
The examinations of the Lone Star Institute at
Milford, Hill county, with a successful concert
occurred last week.
The Baptist people of Milford, Hill county,
propose to build new church this summer.
The election for school trustees at Milford.
Hill county, resulted in the choice of W. F.
Weekly. James Mcdaniel and w. E. Ellison.
School election at Arnotville, Hill county. re-
suited in the choice OF Messrs. H c. FERGUSON,
F. A. LewelIen and ]. W. Barber as trustees.
The commencement exercises of the Shiloh in
stitute, Rusk county, took place yesterday and
closed with an exhibition.
The commencement exercises Of the first an
nRal session of the Comanohe graded school,
school department. will take place at the
college on Friday evening, June 20, participated
in by the pupils of the graduating class.
Austin college at Sherman has bright pros
poets ahead. Over $50 students from abroad
are already pledged for Iext session. large
addition to the building is being erected to ac-
commodate the increase.
WATERFORD. TEX, June 10. u. L Dick
ems, former president of the Bethel college Of
and recent former president Of the
Trinity university, is in the city. The GAZETTE
correspondent has it from good authority that
he will be elected president OF tie Texas (Cum-
bertrand Presbyterianl female seminary located
at this place. The doctor is one of the most
educators in the state and if he is
elected TO the presidency Of the seminary here |
1t win be well for the seminary.
At meeting OF the board Of trustees of the
Weatherford college the same faculty for the |
next scholastic year was reelected, with the |
addition of Mrs. Carrie L Cox from Stanton |
Va who will be instructor of elocution. The !