The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-01-05

Circle, croquet, crokinole, lawn ten
mis-, football and baseball, have been,
and continue TO be, some of her pleas
ures and recreation9. In the last men
toned the Culleoka boys excel all the
clubs of the neighboring towns-even
the professionals of Huntsville, Ala.
intellectually, Culleoka is the 'Bos-
ton of Msury County. She has ever
been justly proud of her schools; in
fact, she was one of the pioneer educa-
tional points pof this country. More
than half a century ago, and about
mile from the western suburbs of the
town, fOurished Pleasant Grove AGA
denny, school of such high repute, that
pupils from distance sought knowl-
/ edge and learning within her classic
walls.
''It was at the Culleoka Institute that
the Webb Bros. built up their wide and
meritorious fame, as modern teachers.
At one time their school commanded
patronage from twenty-seven states
After their removal came the Wall &
Mooney school, which though never SO
large as the former, ranked high and
left similar impress for good,
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fine public school, she has the Graham
Training School, which is annually in
creasing in number and advantages.
! This school has one of the best selected
libraries in the county, and her Debating
Society is well organized, in fine train
ing and up to date upon all subjects of
discussions.
"From her native sons and daughters,
| Culieoka has sent out number of sue
cessful teache. s, able ministers, scen-
tific doctors, reliable druggists and
eminent lawyers, whose teachings and
examples have been for the uplifting of
man and placing him upon higher
purer, broader plain of life.
sit was on her streets and over her
Fairgrounds, that that splendid orator
and fearless patriot, Congressman E. W.
Carmack ran and skipped in his boy
hood days, drinking in the inspiration
from the surrounding hills, and laying
the fame for his after journalistic fame,
and present political carceer.
cat the southern end of the town,
close beside the babbling waters Of
Fountain Creek, stands the house, now
handsomely remoddled where our cir
cult judge was born, and Columbia s
sweetest singer claims Culleoka for her
native home.
Her newspaper and magazine con-
tributors are among the best in the
state; even that venerable mother,
Substitute" writes with q clearness
and pathos worthy of modern progress
sion. Music is highly appreciated and
much cultivated, and her present song
birds are known far and near for their
sweet notes of melody.
The Culleoka Reading Club is one
Of the best posted literary associations
within our midst. They keep on hand
the choicest current literature of the
day, with all the old standard authors,
whose merits and dement's are intelli-
gently and often profoundly discussed.
/ Culleoka also has a share of amateur
dramatic talent. Some Of her dramatic
entertainments have been called, by
competent critics, most excellent And
i am sure none can gainsay the beauty
OF her young ladies and the gallantry of
her Young gentlemen Recent mar
riages have somewhat rcduced her can
didates for mltrimony; but she still has
quite an attractive galaxy of Romeo aud
Juliets.
Ono Of the most enjoyable things at
. CuI.eolza is the Sc Ugly young gentle
men, I beg pardon, I should have said
the Hungry Club. But 20 get into it.
or be invited to one of its tri-monthly
/ suppers. Is like learning as in the DAYS
OF Aristotle, granted to only the
" favored few"
4" And now. kind friends, permit us to
close this brief sketch of Culleoka.
which has been gathered from the
most reliable source within our reach,
by taking peep into the future and
milking d little prophesy. | viii give it
% you in li.tle pen-picture. Listen
"'Ts the month 81 roses. nineteen
hundred; two gentlemen meet in front