Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-16
TEXAS SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

NACoGDoCHEs, TEX, June 13.-Nacogdoches
university closed its present session this morn
ing. The exercises were conducted at the opera
house in the presence of large and appreeia-
tive audience. The work of the last session I'M
der the management of Professor J. F. Greer,
has been very satisfactory. and in his an
September 3, he captured the audience, and we
feel safe in estimating 100 per cent. increase
in the attendance on the next session. The
business department. is now being conducted as
an adjunct to the institution, an will not close
for eight weeks yet. We are justly ''tickled''
over our school prospects for the future.
TERRELL, TEX, June l4.-Rev. F. A Russer
is conducting a protracted meeting at the
Methodist church.
BELLEvILLE, Tex, June 1.-THE Belleville
graded school closed last night. For the last
week the usual exercises were had, closing
with highly appreciated concert. The fol-
lowing is the graduation class, to whom dip
Tomas were awarded by the president: Misses
Emma Bethaney, Name Schuttberne, Yada
Burns, Ida Matte, Willie Good, Ella Long
hammer, lizzie Doughty. and Messrs. Robert
Glenn, John Thompson. Bill Stephenson and
Jack Minten. The valedictory was to have been
delivered by Mr.. Glenn but owing to ill health
he could not do so. Ex-senator Alvah Oheslsy
the first and present president, addressed the
class in well chosen words, full Of good advice
and instructions. The school is the pride OF
every citizen and too much cannot be said OF
its able board of trustees. good portion OF its
value is also due to the principal, Professor W.
A. trenchman.
BRENNAN, TEX, June 13.-The series of three
nights exercises OF lhe Brennan public school
was closed last night with essays from the
twelve graduates; and literary address by o.
H Cooper. The essays were up TO the standard
and some little above the average. As usual
the young ladies gang of sentiment and beauty.
The boys spoke of the world and progress The
address of Mr.. o. q. Cooper was clear, schoi-
arly and pleasant. Altogether the exercises
were quite Interesting. The commencement of
the Bline memorial college begins to-day, to
last this and next week. This college was en-
nv Mr. of Yort- -yl-itn 1a a.
sistance OF citizens OF BRENNAN, for the educa-
ton Of German children. 1t is religious school,
but has done more to encourage the Germans
and harmonic the two classes than any institu-
ton here.
WILLS, TEX, June 13.-The commencement ex-
ercises of the Willis college was rich intellect
ual feast to the large and intelligent audiences
conyoked by the occasion. The commencement
sermon was preached on Sunday, June s. ky
Rev DR.. Ridley of Beaumont, his theme icing
1.-The Manner and Style of Jesus This elo-
quent divine held the rapt and interested atten-
ton of his large and attentive congregation
classes on Monday evinced thorough
instruction on the part of their &C
complishedN teacher Miss D. A. Bledsoe.
On Monday night the advanced classin music
and elocution gave a delightful entertainment,
rejecting credit upon the mseives and their eff
heient teachers. The music department was in
charge OF Mrs G.. II. Stovall. who viii proba-
Tuesday morning the primary music and
'c.ocution classes gave an entertainment
and IN the evening the literary societies gave
their entertainment consisting OF q NUMBER OF
essays by young ladies' and joint dabste BY
young gentlemen, on subject, "Reso lved, That