The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-02-18
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Tennessee Industrial School.
EDITORS IMEs:-Having recent
ly delivered Blount ceunty's quota
Of children to the Tennessee Indus
trial School, I believe your readers
will not object to short descrip-
ton of the Institution.
1t is situated about three and one
half miles south of Nashville, the
State capital, on beautiful plot Of
ground containing nj n ety-two
acres, belonging to the State of
Tennessee; known as the old Ran
dial Cole place-one and one-fourth
miles south of the terminus of the
electric street car line, on the Muir
freesboro Pike. The soil appears to
be very productive and it is an ex-
cellent state Of cultivation, produc-
ing always two and much of it
three crops each season. Large
forest trees Of the original growth
are standing on a part of the ground,
but they are not so thick as to pre-
vent the growth of grass, which
completely sods 1t and presents an
extensive lawn Of unsurpassed
beauty, where the sleek Jerseys
Craze in luxury, and numerous gray
squirrels frisk and frolic from tree
to tree in unrestrained freedom
no shotgun there.
The Tennessee Industrial School
is an institution of which Tennes-
see may we'll be proud; not a dollar
Of her money is better spent than
than that bestowed upon this school.
One hundred and sixty.eight boys
Of all ages from 8 to 81 are there,
perhaps the larger number Of them
taken there because they were in
corrigible and could not be control
ed ct home. Here every boy that
falls into line is q good boy-he
can't help 1t. All are taught the
ordinary branches of common edu.
cation, so as to become useful citi.
Gems. All are taught house-wOrk,
cooking, washing, mending, laun.
drying, scrubbing, making and
keeping beds in order, knitting and
many other things that I do not
now think Of. As they advance
some are charged with dairy bust.
ness, others have care Of horses and
carriages, some are printers, doing
nice and good work In their line
some are experts In carpenter work
some are taught to ditch, some haul
manure, q goodly number are a
work in the harness shop; but the
chairmaking department caps thu
climax; In. one room thirty-foul
lboys as lively and Jolly Us boys evel
be, were putting bottoms in chair:
wi h speed l never saw attained
before,
The Brass Band IL a prominen'
feature in the School and is com
osed Of the boys who are musical
ly inclined. 1t is a success tha
can be heard. The school room ex
ercises occupy two hours forenoon
and two hours afternoon.
] The Preceptor in elocution was
not in during my visit, but the class
was called out and certainly &c
quilted themselves honorably.
A relative of Henry Clay, also g
relative of Gov. Severe are there
and bid fair to be men worthy d
their illustrious kindred of the past
generation. ta.
A regular store is kept where al
the articles used by the Institution
are counted, weighed or measured
and strict account kept in go0d
} style of all that is bought, sold OF
used. This department is conduct
ed by boys to whom it is assigned
by the Superintendent.
An Office is kept in which volumi
nous records of the whole proceed
ings of the Institution, and OF every
, inmate there, so far as can be read
, lily obtained. This work is dom
} mainly by the lady assistants, o
; which there are two, Miss Lyle ant
Miss Dodd, besides Mrs. KilvingtOl
} the Superintendent wife.
+ The whole IS 3 NEST ccmp!et.
model Of cleanliness, neatness an,
| system. In short it is q bette
1 home than most of US have for on
{ children who are not entitled t.
; charity from the State. Mr.. w. {
Kilvington is Superintendent o
the Institution, and is certainly tn
r right man in the right place. H
evidently loves the boys and say
. no "a nrOnd of them. and Il Ia Mai