Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-20
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
An Educational Gathering at
Erin.
Prominent Educators From Various Por-
tions of the State in Attendance
Interesting Proceedings.
TO the Tobacco Leaf-ChrOnlcle.

To the Tobacco Lcaf-Chronicle.
ERIN, June lS.-A State Teachers
Institute is now in session at th:s
place. This is called estate" In.
stitute, not because it IS a general
gathering of the teachers all over the
State, but because il is one of a series
of institutes held under the auspices
of the State Superintendent of Edu.
cation, and not originating in the
county where held. The main al.
tendance of teachers here is from
Houston caunty, but there are good
many others from neighhoring coun-
ties and some from more distant por-
tions of the State.
Among the more prominent edu-
Gators ] have met here are Prof.
Hogan, the excellent and efficient
president Of Houston college in this
town. He seems to he the very man
for the place, and is, believe, doing
a work OF the greatest value.
Capt. Douglas, who is n member
of the State Boatd of Education and
Superintendent of the Gallatin pub
lie schools, spends most Of his
time during the summer attending
these institutes and conducting them.
He makes a most favorable impress
sion on me, and his talks to the teach
ers are full OF practical wisdom and
sound sense. They cannot lail to be
greatly benefited by them. The
Captain is an old soldier, and carries
four wounds as mementoes of that
struggle. lie seems to b, general
favorite, and deservedly so. wish
we could move him to Clarksvile.
Prot. Buchanan is younger man,
in fact he is not old enough to be
married yet. He is an assistant OF
Capt. Garrett, State Superintendent
of Education, headquarters at Nash
vile. For some years before that he
had been the principal Of the excel
lent academy at Cornersville, in
Marshall county. Cornersville is a
little town, but it has great big peo-
pie in it, and this school has been for
years an important element there.
Your correspondent has been called
upon to do u good deal or talking
here; more than he expected. Thus
far the good people have given very
respectful hearing. Last night the
talk was on 'Explosions," and was
illustrated by Il few experiments.
The court house was W II filled and
the people seemed interested.
Friday night we had a talk on
"Bees and Bee Culture" which was
well recei> ed and considerable inter.
est aroused. 1t was directors day
and good many farmers were in.
In the afternoon Capt. Douglas gave
practical and telling address, direc-
ted mainly to the school directors of
the county. We want some of that
kind of talk in Montgomery county.
This afternoon | am booked for a
talk on electricity, telegraph, electric
lights, motors, dynamos, telephones,
etc., and will return to Clarksville
by the evening train. The institute
continues through next week, and
there is also one beginning at Dover
on Monday.
/ have been much interested in
meeting old Prof. Larkin, who re
sides near here and has presided in
The school room for more than forty
years (at Charlotte chiefly, lelieve.)
Though bent by years and service, his
eye is still bright and his zeal in edu-
cltiOnal matters unabated. He is a
striking parsonage in any assembly.
/ find the citizens of Erin, whom !
have met, intelligent and hospitable
and snail remember my short stay
among them with great pleasure.
The manufacturing enterprises To-
Gated here have interested me not a
little. The magnificent bed Of pure
Limestone, from which the lime is
burned, is itself worth coming here
to see. The lime kilns, stave fac
tories and barrel making all gave me
entertainment and instruction.
Yours truly,