The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-13
THE PRESBYTERIAN SCHOOL.
Prof. Thomas j. Farrar of virginia
Elected Principal.

Prof. Thomas j. Farrar of virginia
Elected Principal.
Blackshear, Ca, July 12.-Many warm
friends of the Presbyterian High School
have wondered why abe board of trus-
tees did not elect a principal at once
when the school was located at Black
shear, and even some of the board have
felt that we were acting little slow; but
now the answer to that question has been
given in the person of Prof Thomas ].
Farrar, phD. of Virginia washington and
Lee University Some six weeks ago the
board of trustees appointed a special COM
mittee to nominate the teachers, of which
Mr.. John T. Brantley was made chair
man. He has done good work. After
corresponding with some of the leading
college and university men, he has found
that none have been more highly Endorsed
than Dr. Farrar as one specially fitted
to give Christian education to the youth.
Others speak Of him as follows:
''Mr. Thomas ]. Farrar at present
teaching in Decatur, Ca, is a man of
whom Washington and Lee can speak
in terms of unusual commentator. He
always proved himself to be a man OF
the strictest integrity and of heightened
principle, courteous, modest and of pleas
ant address, Addison Hogue, Professor
of Greek.
He is a man of strong moral force,
was once president of the Y. M. c. A,
and has always been a leader in Chris
tan work. II you can get Mr.. Farrar I
shall think you fortunate. He is well
equipped, is hard worker, faithful, con-
scientious. He has pleasant manners and
would be very easy to get along with"
II g Of frI
The fact that he is a Bachelor of
Arts, Master of Arts, and Doctor of
Philosophy of Washington and Lee Uni
versity is sufficient assurance that his
scholarship is of the best and highest.
Mr.. Farrar is a Christian gentleman of
the highest character / do not know
any young man who gives promise of
greater success and usefulness, and pre-
dict that he will prove a most valuable
accession to the staff of any college which
may be so fortunate as to secure his SER
vices" Daniel Blain, Principal Cove
Academy.
His strong point is his fine common
sense, and his quick and ready SYM
pathy." John L. Campbell.
His own words are sufficient to recon-
mend him: IF become principal Of the
school shall exercise firm and yet kind
ly discipline; shall strive for all that is
solid and substantial; cannot lend my in
fiuence to the snowy and superficial, and
will expect to be simply the hardest prin-
cipal worker in the school, that is. shah
expect hearty cooperation from teachers,
board, patrons and students"
DR.. Farrar will visit Blackshear this
week, at which time the matter of elect
ing all assistant teachers will be taken
up also a prospectus of the school will
be prepared for the public. DR. Farrar
is a young man of nine years experience
in the school room. The board of trus-
tees are actively at work preparing for
the accommodation of all the pupils who
will be- with us. By the frstAof October
we viii have school room and all accom-
modations for not less than two hundred
and fifty ESQ pupils.
This is a matter in which every Chris
tian man and woman in South Georgia
should be deeply Interested, as it is one
of the very few schools which has been
established purely and simply for the
glory of God whose ideal standard will
be a sound body 4well-trained mind,
and above ALL that better part, the Gull
ture of the heart.
No boy or girl will be allowed to grad
IIate from this school who has not taken
thorough course in the English Bible.
For desired information address Rev.
W. NJ Hunter, Blackshear, Ga, Chair
man of Board of Trustees