The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1898-11-10

ton to commend it.
As has been seen, in mineral, agricul-
tural and natural resources Tennessee
takes the foremost place among the
States of the Union. She is equally
conspicuous in education, having 5000
public school buildings, valued at 49,
900, 900. The students who pass thro'
the curriculum afforded by the primary,
grammer and high schools have but to
enter the colleges of the State in order
to complete courses in higher learning.
There are Ais teachers and professors
in her State colleges, and more than
6, 500 students, being the largest college
population Of any State in the South,
and ranking seventh in the roll Of
States.
The University of Tennessee, at
Knoxville, very justly stands at the
head of the educational system Of the
State. It's establishment was due to
the appropriation of public lands by
the Congress of 1906 for the mainten-
ance of q college in the territory now
known as East Tennessee. Particular
attention is being paid by this institu-
tion to scientific courses and manual
training, although all the classical
courses Of the best universities are Of
fered. Aside from the regular school
system and the State University there
are many other colleges and schools
which are either the results of private
enterprise or have been established by
churches or other benefactors to the
educational world. Among them are
Sullins College, King College, and the
Baptist Female College, all at Bristol
Tusculum College, nea Gr~eeneville;
the Carson aud Newman College, Mos
sy Creek; Baker Himmel University
Preparatory School, Knoxville College,
Fountain City Normal School, East
Tennessee Femsle Institute, Knoxville
Medical College, Knoxville; Maryville
College, hear Knoxville; Hiwassee Col
lege, near Athens; Sweetwater Militia.
ny Academy, Female College, Sweet
water; Grant University and Female
College, Athens; Centenary Female
College, Cleveland; Howard Female
College. Gallatin; Vanderbilt Universe
ty, Prices Girls School, Ward Semi
nary, Boscobel College, st. Cecilia
Academy, Peabody Normal College,
and the Montgomery Bell Academy,
all at Nashville; Memphis Conference
Female institute, Jackson; Southwest.
ern Baptist University, Jarkson; South.
western Presbyterian University
GAINESVILLE; Clarksville Female Insti.
tute, GAINESVILLE; Columbia Athen@um.
Columbia; Martin Female College, Pu.
laski; Cumberland University, Leba,
non; the Jesse Mai Aydelott College.
Tullahoma; Memphis Military Acade
my, Memphis; the Highly School fol
!, young ladies, Memphis; the Dick White
!, College, Fayetteville; Webb School
Bell Buckle.
A survey that has of necessity beer
: suggestive rather than exhaustive o
what Tennessee has been and is to-day
points to larger development and grand
err achievement in the to-morrows o
the coming century. Tennessee SWING
forward in the orbit of opportunity
bright star in the constellation Of State
/, that she is, to the glorious zenith O
her destiny. She has everything t.
! make her a vast empire of wealth. Sh,
is improving all and ~neglecting nom
of the opportunities with which a gen
erous Nature has endowed her. Th,
6 record she has made has been an illus
9 trious one, and her future is resplen
dent in all the prophecies that foretel
! wealth, culture and refinement.