Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1893-05-11
tual saviors of the world must eat and

tual saviors of the world must eat and
drink with publicans and sinners.-D.
Wills, Jr. The Queen once asked the
Bishop of London whether Bishop But
Ter, who occupied a small parish in the
church was dead, and the reply was
HE is not dead, but buried" MANY
scholars are not dead but are buried.
DR.. Patton has remarked that "the
English universities teach a man how
to spend $4,000 a year, the Scotch uni
versities how to make $4,000 a year"
Garfield's ideal college was sitting on a
log with work Hopkins, in familiar
study. True %aristocracy is not a posi-
ton in some old genealogical tree stuck
in the body of William the Conqueror,
with blood at the roots, govt in the fl
bers and idiocy at the top, unless recu.
perated by plebian sap. Thank Gcd,
the day is already near when the war
drum shall throb no longer, and the
battle flag shall be furled in the parlia-
ment of man, the federation of the
world"
Thursday morning dawned bright
and clear, and by 8 O'Clock every ave.
nue. leading to the college campus was
thronged with visitors coming to wit
ness the program of the day. At the
appointed time the bell was rung and
the exercises of the day were opened
by an appropriate prayer and music.
First came Miss Louise Truan, a mem
Der of the senior class, with an grafton,
subject: Westward, Ho. Next Miss
Addie d. Mitchell, Grafton, subject {:
Courage to do Right then Miss Anna
Browning, Grafton: The Marshaling of
Educational Forces in a New Line.
The last of the graduates, A. J. Berry,
had as a subject-Thalatta, Thalatta.
Following was the presentation of d.
plomas and the annual address, by Col.
w. A. Henderson, of Knoxville. All
OF the orations were accompanied by
fine music, and for want of space to
sulogize upon these exercises, we will
say they were equal to and, in some re-
spect superior, to some hat have pre-.
ceeded them. In behalf of the Facul.
ty, Board of Trustees and the friends
OF good order, allow us to thank all
who attended for their good behavior
throughout all these exercises.
At an adjourned meeting of the
Trustees held on Saturday, the 9th,
Rev. j. I. Cooter was elected President
for the ensuing scholastic year, Prof's
Mcclure, Brice, Armentrout, and Miss
Matte Rankin to their former positions,
and D. N. Croft as Music teacher
Some n to fill the chair of mathe.
mates and a teacher fer the primary
department will be selected by the ex.
ecutive COMMITTEES. The next term will
commence on Monday, September 4.
We are hopeful for the future work
that will be done here, not only in the
way of education, but also 10 the way
of erecting new buildings and making
other necessary Improvements. DIR.
Willoughby goes to Ohio this week on
a business trip; President Cooter will
soon take the field and do some can.
wasting in the interest of the school
work at this place. Since there has
been efforts by some parties to have
this institution to surrender her charter
rs q College; many of her friends both
at home and abroad are protesting and
say such a departure would not be treat.
ing the memory of her deceased bene-
factors with that respect that is due
departed saints, and snch a sacrifice
would retard the advancement of
christian and literary education to a
very great extent in this our beloved
upptr East Tennessee. Now with due
Difference to all parties interested and
peace, prosperity and good will toward
all, and for the advancement of the
privileges of a liberal education on
10y VAuo w oil may CUOObt OIu
Washington for their Alma Mater. We
do hope the idea of DESTROYING one in
stitution to help build up another will
cease to be q question, and that all
parties will 20 to work for the upbuild.
ing and not the destruction of any in
stitution of learning, and that Wash.
ington and Tusculum Colleges NAV
continue their work as formerly, and
that year by year they may be able to
offer to the rising generations such OBJ
portunities for obtaining an education
as the times may demand. We hope
the Board of Trustees of this institution
will take no backward steps, but let
them press onward and upward, and
continue to do as in the past, help all
as far as possible to obtain a complete
education on easy terms.
At Salem Sabbath School on last
Sabbath, Miss AIDA Mitchell was pro.
NOTED to a teachers position, and Miss
Adella Belle West was chosen as secre.
tary. Ed H. West, DR.. Dobson, Misses
Rankin, Baxter and Gould were ap-
pointed as delegates to the s. s. Con-
yentiOn At ,IOnaahoro Opcrpypp