The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-06-16
TEACHERS RETURN THANKS.
rySTlTUTE CLOSES AFTER A sue.
CESSFUL WEEK.
All Unite in Praise Of Dawson. A
Review of the Proceedings.
To Be Perpetual.

,,bich was held in Dawson from June 7th
70 18th was the most notable gathering
If educators that ever assembled in this
section of Georgia.
Nearly one hundred and fifty teachers
from surrounding counties were in Daw-
.oD. and duringthe week many men who
have attained the highest prominence in
educational work and enjoy state and
national regulations were here and con-
fribured largely to the success of the
institute.
The last issue of THE News contained
detailed account of the proceedings of
tbe institute on Monday and Tuesday.
On Tuesday night General j. B. Gordon
delivered his lecture, 1.-The Last DAYS of
The Confederacy, " to one of the largest
audiences ever seen in Dawson. A special
TAIN was run from FIT. Gaines, and many
citizens from that town, Cuthbert and
SDeIlman came to hear the lecture. Even
synopsis of the mastery address
would be impossible, for no
pncan picture the eloquence, the pa
tLoS and the sublime flights of oratory
in which were portrayed the last DAYS of
The COnfederacy and the heroes who
made the history of that period. Gener
al Gordon did not devote himself to
detailed description of the battles of the
late war, leaving that task to the histO-
riaD, but rather to the herolsm of the wo-
men Of the south, the valOr Ct the private
soldier and the many stirring incidents
that marked that most eventful period,
while his tributes TO Lee and Jackson
were the finest gems of orat ,ry ever lis
tened to by a Dawson audience. Through
gu, the address vas mastery ore, and
the regret is that every one in Dawson
could not hear it.
On Wednesday, in addition to the reg
utar exercises of the day, which were un-
usually interesting, the teachers were
addressed by Hon, S. D. Bradwell, pres
ldenI OF the State Normal School, and
General Gordon. President Brad |
wei spoke of the great work being &C
comPLiSbed by the State Normal School,
and bis remarks were listened to with
much appreciation by his hearers. At
the conclusion of this address General
Gordon entered the room and was intro
diced to the assembly by Commissioner
Dudley of Randolph county. General
0oEdon'S appearance was the signal for
storm of applause, and though some
what feeble in body and showing in his
T1I-ened locks and wrinkled brow
marks Of the ravages of time he spoke
With all of his old time fervor and elo-
4lenCe on the relations of the school to
'1e state. The appreciation of his lis
'snerS was evinced by frequent applause.
On Wednesday evening Rev. j. How
"Fu Carpenter addressed a large audi
e0oe at the opera house on "The Bible
IL the Public School," 1t was pro-
1o1nced a mastery effort by al! who
thursdays exercises were of the usu-
d character, but proved no less interest
ing than the other days.
n On Thursday evening State School
Commissioner G. R. Glenn spoke to the
s9aJnerS on the great educational issues
u me day. He was followed by Presi
, uIlV Follock of Mercer University in a
AK on Higher Education" that was
9l-Qmed and highly interesting.
2rIoay, the last Gay of the institute.
mas mas ilttIng climax to the weeks work. |
me hFSt part of the DAYS session was
devoted to an exhibition of urinary
Fi 11H VI miscellaneous nature by Miss
1,r ,rvn ana her model school. This school
5 5,,oIeo one OF the best features of the
ha ~, programme, and Miss Finch is to
4er oR SiIaCuIated on the excellent charac-
oroa uoE work. Mr.. Pollock then deliv-
FnG,iatn ighly interesting lecture on cold
board NJ showing by means Of black
tion ~ uslrations the origin and deriva-
.E}ommis many of our Anglo. Saxon words.
talk ON s1n3 Glenn followed in a brief
was aa n educational Problems" that
followeS listened to bv oil. He was
Teach HistSSI,I ofs. Earnest on Chow to
beo1s EGi o5 and Bond on ssMiscella-
proved oG e.. ,oI Work" in a manner that
week pnIItIng end to the labors Of the
SHINING J Igh. OF these gentlemen are
|C0mmissia5nna,.S II, IN their profession, and
|gratulatpd ,,e Whitchard is to be con-
|coDduct tbo upon having secured them to
brought "a "a " session of the institute was
.l1:30 o,cIoo,@o close Friday morning at
teachers 800 a5 out before adjourning the
lions: adopted the following resolu-
OF Ca IISVoeaS' the teachers of the counties
bandolnb Clay, Webster, Quitman,
Aava ipn' Lee, Stewart and Terrell !