Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-06-17
FEMALE ACADEMY.
What Friend Has to Say of
The Institution.
Something About the Excellent Work OF
Mrs. E, G.. Buford in the Edu-
cational Field.

The Tennessee Methodist of this
week contains the following compli.
mentary mention of Mrs. Buford and
the GAINESVILLE Female Academy:
tWe are greatly gratified to an
nounce that Mrs. f. G. Buford will
continue as Principal OF the Academy.
Taking charge of the school after its
suspension of two years, 1882, her
success has been phenomenal. In
eight years the number of pupils has
increased from thirteen to one hun
dred and fifty, the standard of the
school being steadily raised, and the
various departments being added,
until it now ranks second to no col
lege in the South in home comforts
and rare opportunities for mental,
moral and physical development.
Mrs. Buford is a Tennessean, a ma
tive of Cornersville, Giles county,
which has sent forth so many dis
tinguished men, notably her ma
ternal uncle, the late Col. w. p.
Chambliss, of the United States
army, and her fathers nephew, John
w. Burgess, now Professor of Inter-
national Law of the Columbia Col
lege, N. Y. Her father, j. j. III. Bur-
CESS, was a well and widely known
merchant of his section, Jealous
Methodist, and Master Mason. 1t
seems supertiuous that we add tes-
timony to her high moral, social
and professional standing and
to her great life work in the
education of the daughters of the
South, we might say OF the
United States, for her pupils have
been drawn from every section of the
Union. Educated under the excel
lent training of Mrs. Judge Bright,
nee Miss Bell Buckner, and graduated
from the time honored Columbia
Athen1um, we find Mrs. Buford as
Miss Bette Burgess, when scarcely
woman, giving tone and character to
the celebrated Webb School, of Gull
leoka, Tenn. Next we find her asso-
ciate teacher in the Gainesville lnsti-
tute with Capt. w. II. Garrett, pres
ent Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton of Tennessee. From thence she
was called to Martin College, PULASKI,
Tenn, where for six years as Lady
Principal she was the ruling spirit of
that widely known institution, pro-
noting its prosperity as no other
member of the Faculty could or did
do. Recognizing her worth, DR..
Price induced her to enter N. G. Y.
L., as Lady Principal, where she
took front rank as manager of the
school and teacher of its highest
bra lches. After a career marked
with success, and beautified with the
fruits of her labors, she returned to
her Cornersville home, hoping to re-
tire from her profession. But her
work was not finished, and being
commended by prominent educators
to the late Judge Smith, then Presi-
dent of the Academy Board of Trust,
he sought her out and induced
her to come and take charge of this
institution. Recently she resigned,
| wishing to retire from her active life,
but tor eight years, contributing her
time, talents and means to the up
building of our school, we could not
accept her resignation. A native
Tennessean, her exalted character
and lif, work for twenty five years
bespeak for her in the future, what
she has received in the past, the un-
solicited support of every citizen who
truly appreciates high ability and
honesty of purpose. or unusual ex-
ecutive ability, kind and concilia-
tory, but firm, her pupils are every
where known for their thorough edu-
cation and dignity of character. We
cordially commend her to the educa-
ting public everywhere, and especial
ly congratulate Clarksville and the
Methodist church that we have sue
ceeded in retaining her indefinitely
as principal of the Academy"
CHER FRIENDS"