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The Norcross Advance. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1873.. JAS. P. SIMMONS, > JAS. U. VINCENT. ( K<uu,rß, SPECIAL NOTICE. This number of The Advance is sent to a few persons who are not subscribers, but who, as we hope, would like to read it; any one of them, who may so uesire. can have it by notifying us thereof, by pos tal card or otherwise, and pay for it when convenient, and for three months, or longer, as each may prefer. To ministers of the gospel, profesional teachers in schools and in academies, professors and pre sidents of colleges and universi ties, and all presiding officers of agricultural clubs and farmer's grangers, we will send it for One Dollar a year. This pays us no profit; but we are anxious to have them read it, and all who approve our purposes give us such encour agement as they may think we deserve. CHURCH TRIAL. On the first page of this paper will be found a lecture on the Divinity and Humanity of Jesus Christ. For the sentiments ex pressed in that, our Senior Editor is to be tried under a charge of Heresy, on Friday, (hangman’s day), next. The charge is based upon what is said on that subject in his book, entitled “War in Heaven,” page 295. That book can be found at J. J. & S. P. Richard’s book store, At lanta, or J. W. Burke <fc Co., Ma con, Ga. Attention is called to the last clause of the last sentence on that page, as peculiarly appli cable to the case now up for trial. The work is an argument to prove the pre-existence of the human soul, and the remarks objected to are only incidental. CHRISTIAN UNITY. Ours is not the utopian idea of attempting to bring all Christians into one church. So far from that, we desire to see no more churches, nor other church, formed during t.me; we have too many now, by all hut one, and that one we have shall have destroyed all “ the works of the devil.” It is our purpose, to the utmost of our ability, to induce a better state of feeling—more love and less rivalry, not to say bitterness, or even hatred—between Chris tians of every name and shade of faith. We are all divided into two classes, and belong to one of two armies in this life; there is no neutral, or middle ground here. “In union there is strength.” & tan's hosts are united and well disciplined, and we who profess to have enlisted under the banner of Christ, should constitute but one body of faithful and affec tion, yet brave soldiers of the Cross. Our plan is to encourage all Christians to read and study the Sacred Scriptures carefully and prayerfully, to find out the way of truth and path of duty -to let their Church Creeds live and molder on their shelves—to talk mote about Christ and his love for us, and the glories of the world to come, and less of the vexed ques tions concerning which we do not and cannot agreed—to attend fre quently public worship in other churches than their own—to up hold the hands of all ministers, who appear to bo honest and ear nest advocates of the groat tenets of our holy religion—and yet let nil discharge faithfully their re spective duties to the several churches in which they have their membership. The above is but an imperfect synopsis of our plans and pur poses, as the religious feature of The Advance, and we hope, tho' brief, it will be found sufficiently explicit, when read in connection with our prospectus, to enable all ta farm correct views as to our aims. And we solicit the patronage and encourage of all w ho approve our policy. Editors with whom we exchange can confer a special favor by calling altcntimi to this article. The Ladies’ Memorial Associa tion, of Griffin, have received 497 headstones, recently purchase*! to lake the place of the board.* now marking the graves in the ceme try. Stonewall Cctnelry, in that city, i* one of the handsomest, it not the handsomest, Confederate t'ometeries in Georgia. THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ITS IMMEDIATE RESULTS HAVE PROVED PERNICIOUS TO THE EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF THE STATE. Upon the enactment of the Common School Law of Georgia tiie people, at once relaxed their individual efforts in behalf of the education of their children. The Common School System was with the masses synonymous with a system of Free Schools. Believ ing their children would be edu cated without expense to them, they at once committed them selves to an abject dependence upon the proffered State help. They could not be induced by any argument that they should aid the establishment of independent schools, nor would they incur the least expense in patronizing I hem. Among this class too were found men of ample means to educate all their children, but they argued that since they had to pay taxes to support schools they them selves would have to patronize them. This was an argument for the saving of dollars, but it did not in this instance conduce to the education of their children. The system was so complicated and so widely misunderstood that it could not be put into success ful operation even for three months, and when the citizens learned this, they felt they were deceived. Children who would have been in school the entire year, were thus kept in schools of inferior grade only three months, and the independent schools that were flourishing upon the enact ment of the law, lost their pat ronage because the people ex pected schools everywhere, and without cost. In addition to this hurtful de moralization, the standard oi scholarship was lowered by the enactment of the ’.'ommon School System. With the masses this standard has always been too low; but in the absence of high authority for their low standard, they would listen to arguments in favor of a higher standard. But when the great State of Georgia proclaims a school system for the education of the people, and announce as its curriculum, spell ing, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography and Engligh grammar, and as its scholastic term three months, educators might as well hush. These branches taught for memoriter pedagogue is all suf ficient. The massess of the people want no more—will pay’ for no more. Men say they want their sons taught only the branches prescribed by the great State of Georgia, and then they can farm during crop time and teach a three-months public school alter laying* by crop time. To do this is the boys’ goal; more than this is beyond their ambition—is deemed by’ them useless. Just this much knowledge is admitted, by all competent to judge, to be sufficient to send them into the world deluded bigots—stumbling blocks in the way of all true edu cational progress. But more on this point hereafter. Concomitating this baneful in fluence upon the masses was a more baneful influence upon the profession of teaching. We have before remarked that this profes sion, immediately following the war, had received some of the most valuable accessions. Besides this, young men of the best fam ilies and best intellects wtie as piring for this honorable and pro spectively paying profession, and were educating themselves for it. But the curriculum, term, and pay of the great State of Georgia has actually put a premium upon j semi-illiterate teachers. Ineffici ency wus and is at a premium. The three-months term and the ■ State curriculum, and wages at less than a dollar for the term, is all the masses want. This forces men of education to abandon the profession or seek employment elsewhere. It also welcomes to • the school room men totally in competent to teach. County- Boards are compelle<L in many in stances, to accept them or schools go untaught, and yet these teach ers, so called, have no fitness whatever for the profession. But more also of such teachers and such education in the future dis cussion of this subject. William B Taylor, the Govern or elect of Wisconsin, is fifty-five ;• years of age, was born in New I England, baa lived in Dane eoun j ty, Wisconsin, for twenty-five I years, is President of the Wiscon sin Agricultural Society, it? a rich ■ farmer, and was a “Copper head “ during the war. Bostonians are already com : plaining of ice on the sidewalks AGAIN IN THE FIELD. READY FOR THE NEW YEAR. In this issue of the Advance we present the advertisement of our High School to our readers, who, we believe, will pardon us for adding the following remarks. ORIGIN. This institution was founded by us three years ago. We have by our own efforts and means sus tained it during this period, which has been pregnant with circum stances adverse to the growth and prosperity of independent schools. While others, backed by trustees’ funds and influence, imitating our enterprise,and copying our circu lars, have pushed up their mush rooms and have seen them die away, we have struggled day and night, relying solely upon our own efforts and the good sense of the people for ultimate success. OUR OBJECT, at the outset, was to thoroughly test the possibility of making an Educational Institution self-sus taining We believed it could be done; not by simply taking our seat in the school room, with rod in hand, and forcing pupils to load their memories with meaningless and useless phraseology, but by untiring efforts in arousing pa rents and children in the cause of education, and by lifting the latter into a consciousness of their own inherent strength and imbuing their minds with a love of knowl edge, independence and mental liberty. We qualified ourself for the profession, and entered it, NOT AS A MAKE-SHIFT, preparatory to the law, the medi cine nor the ministry, but as A WORK OF CHOICE — one for the advancement of which we were willing to devote the morning of our manhood. It has cost us time, energy and money, but all have been freely’ spent. THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION ol our labor is fully attested by the large patronage extended us. We have gathered within our halls the sons and daughters of our most intelligent and best families —have seen some of them pass from our ciiarge and assume hon orable positions in their respective communities —others have enter ed the colleges and universities of their choice, and are there win ning the respect and admiration of their learned >acuities, while many’ others are pursuing with zeal their a Hotted duties wilh us. Such has been the reward of our labor. We are proud of it — prouder of our appreciative and faithful patrons—and still prouder of our many’ promising boys and 1 girls. IF THE PUBLIC would know what we teach, wo cite them to the curriculum in an other column; if they would know our method of teaching, we cor dially invite them into our recita tion rooms to witness our opera tions; if they would know our disciplinary’ influence over our school, let them talk with and watch the young mon and ladies who have been with us as long as a session. We are willing to be judged by the fruit of our labors. This is a sure test. But A NEW SCHOLASTIC YEAR will soon be upon us. It is with unfeigned pleasure we announce to our friends that we welcome it with all of its professional labors. To us it is ominous with success Already we are receiving assur ances of an unprecedented pat ronage. Providence permitting we shall put forth the greatest effort of our life in developing the mental and moral wealth of our dear sunny Georgia—in unfolding the spantaneons self-hood of her noble sons and daughters, and in clothing them wilh Enlighten ment, Liberty and Love. We open our NEXT REGULAR SESSION on the first Monday in January. We will admit at half rate for the remainder of this term all students who will attend the institution next session. We will as hereto fore advise and aid any young man or lady as far as possible in obtaining an education. We can supply six good paying schools with efficient teachers during next year. We can procure for mer chants eight competent, active young clerks at reasonable wages. GOOD BOARD can be obtained with the best families of Norcross. We extend our sincere thanks to our many’ patrons for their snp port and influence. We hope to give (hem better satisfaction if possible another year. Let your sous and daughters be with us at or before the opening of the ses sion. For particulars address JAMES U. VINCENT. Principal. MORE CAUTION IHAN COUR AGE-AN INCIDENT. On Sabbath week our Senior editor was n a neighboring town, when some of our friends, having heard that he had recently’ deliv ered a lecture on the “ Divinity and Humanity ” of our Saviour, expressed a desiie to hear it. We assented, and requested the pas tor of a church there to announce such lecture, at the close of his morning service, for 3 o’clock that evening, and either in his or the Baptist Church, as he might pre fer. He, our cautious minister, re plied, “I don’t want to get mixed up with such questions,” and re fused to give notice of the ap pointment at either place. But the best part of it was, as we were informed the next morning, he preached a sermon in his church that night, on the same side of that question. When those who heard him then, shall have read our lecture, as printed on the first page of this paper, they’ can de termine lor themselves, whether he made a better argument than they could have heard, on that subject, although it might have been in a different church. It is due the pastor referred to, however,(for he is a good preach er), that we here state, that as we afterwards heard, he obtained his information of our views on that important matter, through a late truth-defying correspondent of the Atlanta Herald. And as to the personal discourtesy we make no complaint, for we never heard of such a thing before and may not again. The County Paper—The “little county paper” is the best read pa per in the world. No other con tains tlie marriages and deaths, to say nothing of divorces and births; no other relates the accidents hap pening before the doors of the villagers ; no other gives the time lor the next ball, picnic or politi cal meeting; no other discusses the affairs of the town and county, the arrival of new goods on the merchants’ counters, or of a new hat on the editor’s desk. Without a paper, a town„that has ever en joyed one feels indeed lost. — Ex. “Old Probs” has returned from his wedding tour and again taken charge of the weather. England has as many people in the almshouse as she has children m FdToois. Attention Buyers ! We a e offering for cash the following ines goods very low : DRY GOODS. Staple and Fancy. SHOES. Ladies’, Mens’ and Boys’. HA TS, Mens’, Boys’ and Ladies’. GROCERIES. Heavy and Light. TINWARE, HARDWARE, CROCKERY, ET(\ ETC. We have on hand a consignment of Virginia Salt, which we are offering very !• w Give us a call before purchasing else where. and do net hesitate to call for wnat you want to see. •‘Quick sales and small profits” is our motto. oct22 if ALLEN & JONES. TO THE PUBLIC. We have again opened our SHOE SHOP On the west side of the Railroad. We respectfully solicit your orders. REPAIRING DONE AT SHORT NOTICE. ALL WORK WARRANTED. Give us a call. P. F. TAPP, octlO-tf J. H. CROWLEY. 1-rior Xale. One hundred and ten acr s (110) of land, on the McAfee bridge road, two and a half miles from Norcross, about twelve acres cleared fresh, and in a g<x»d state of cultiva tion: g<sxi iog house and outbuildings, and as good a well of water as there is In North Geo gia. The woods are heavily timbered, and well w tered. Terms easy. Other lands for sale adjacent. Apply to me, or W. G. Wigley, at Nor crow. THOS. B. RAINEY. octs9tf 'YQJtC#QSS REAL ESTATE AGENCY. Tn response to frequent Inquiries of par ties living at a distance, and also in order to promote the interest of Norcross and ricinltv, I hereby inform the public that I will act as Real Estate A rent for ail par ties living in or near Norcross, and re spectfully solicit the call or correspond ence of all parties desirous of purchasing land in or near Norcross. septiS-tf TIIOB. BORING M. T>. MALE AND FEMALE HIGH SCHOOL, NORCROSS, GEORGIA. Was founded at Cumming, Ga., on the flrat Monday in January, 1871 ; was removed and opened at Norcross on the first Monday in January’, 1873; is the first and the only HIGH SCHOOL (PROPER) in this section of the State; is unsupported by endowment or trustees funds, being sus tained alone ly the energy, ability and tact of its teachers; claims to l e Christian, but is not in any sense denominational; stands solely upon its own merits, and asks the patronage of no man, nor set of men, except so far as it is to his or their own interest, for 1874. James U. Vincent, Founder and Principal. Robert Barron Trippe, M. E. and C. E., Professor of Math matics and French. < hesley B. Vincent, Director Primary Department. Normal Students Assistants in Primary Department. Mrs. L. A. Norryce, Directress of Music and Art Department. Lirorary Addresses. T e following named gentlemen have been elected, one of whom will address the Literary Societies of the Institution on the evening of the fourth Friday of each scholastic month in 1874: Colonel Samuel J. Winn, Lawrenceville. Hon. Hiram P. Bell, Cumming. Co one! John B. Estes, Gainesville. Hon. William P. Price, Dahlonega. Colonel E. Y. Clarke, Atlanta. General Wil iam Phillips, Marietta. Hon. James P. Simmons, Norcross. Hon. J. R. Brown, Canton. Hon. Garnet McMillan, Clarksville. Colonel A. B. Simms, Covington. The Curriculum and Expenses. Primary Department. Tuition Invariably in Advance, or notes for the same at 10 per cent, interest. First Class—Tuition $1.50 per Month. FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. Orthog aphy, (Webster’s Spelling 8.*0k,) Orthography, (Webster’s Spelling Book,) Reading, (Sanders No. 1,) Reading, (Sanders Nos. 2,8,) Penmanship, (Spencerian Nos. 1,2,) Penmanship, (Spencerian Nos. 3,4,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Primary,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Intellectual,) Second Class—Tuition $2.00 per Month. FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. Orthography, (Swinton’s Word Book and Orthography, (Patterson’s Speller and Analysis,) Exercises,) Rending, (Sanders, Nos. 4,5,) Geography, (Cornell’s Inter.) Penmanship, (Nos. 5 and 6, Spencerian,) English Grammar, (Kerl s Com. Sch.) English Grammar, (Smith,) Arithm tic, (Rob. Practical,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Practical,) Physiology, (Jarvis’ Primary,) Geopraphy, (Cornell’s Primary,) Imp. Mind, (Em. Watt’s.) Advanced Department—Collegiate Cturae. First Class—Tuition $2.50 per Month. FIRST SES'ION. SECOND SESSION. Latin Grammar, (Waddell,) Greek Grammar, (Waddell,) Latin Reader, Greek Ollendorf, (Kendrick,) Arithmetic, (Rob. Higher.) Caesar, Algebra, (Bon. El.) Algebra, (Rob. Univ.) Geography, (Cornell’s Physical,) Nat. Philosophy, (Steele’s 14 week’,) Rhetoric, (Bonn. 11,) Meteorology, (Loomis.) Second Class—Tuition $3.50 per Month. FIRST SESSION. SECOND SESSION. Virgil, (Searing,) Sallust Jugurthrine War, Greek Reader, (Cros’y,) Zenophon’s Anab. (Crosby,) Geometry and Trigonometiy, (Rob.) Surveying and Navigat on, (Rob.) Physiology, (Dalton,) Chemistry, (Steele’s 14 weeks,) Botany, (Gray,) Geology, (Dana.) Third Class—Tuition $4,00 per Month, Horace, Livy, [Lincoln,] 11outer. I Anthon’*! C'vropedia, Conic Sect and Ana. Gcom. [Rob.] Calculus, [Rob.] Logic, [Whately,] Metaphysics, [Mahan.] Fourth Class—Tuition $4.50 per Month, Tacitus Histories, [Tyler,] Ars Oratoria, [M. Kellogg,] Zen. Memorabilia, Demosthenes de Corona, Mechanics, [Bartlett,] Astronomy, [Rob ] U. S. History, [Alexander 11. Stephens.] Civil Government, [Townsend.] PRACTICAL COURSE. FIRST CLASS—TUITION $3.00 PER MONTH. Arithmetic, [Rob Higher,] Geom. and Trigonometry, [Robinson,] Albegra, [Rob. Univ.] Chemistry, [Steele’s 14 weeks,] Nat. Philosophy, [Steele’s 14 weeks, Physiology, ]Dalton,] Rhetoric, [Bonnell,] American Debater, [McElligott,] SECOND CLASS-TUITION $5.00 PER MONTH. Surveying and Navigation, [Rob.] Book Keeping, [Bryant and Srtatton’s Geology, [Steele’s 14 weeks,] School Ed. Astronomy, “ “ Commercial Law, [Townsend,] Botany, [Gray,] Civil Government, “ U. S. History, [Alexander H. Stephens,] Treatise on Business, [Freedley.] Lectures. Normal Department, tuition $5.00 per session; German and French, tuition $3 00 per month; Music Department, vocal and instrumental, tuition $4.00 per month; Art De partment, drawing, painting rnd embroidery, tuition $3.00 per month. Board from SIO.OO to $12.50 per month. The young ladies of the Advanced Department are taught a practical knowledge of Letter Writing, Business Ferms and Correspondence, and Book Keeping. <_?o- LCRiieation. We believe in the co-education of the sexes; we limit their association ; they meet only i i the recitation room, except in passing to and from the academy, and during the suspension of regulations pertaining thereto. I heir association to this extent makes them more attentive to p< rsonal appearance, and more lefined in speech. It gives boys higher feelings of honor, for they dread the opinion of uirls who scoff at meanness, littleness and profanity. It stimulates girls to greater mental effort, and makes teem more capable of thinking forthemselves. It gives boys better ideas of true womanhood. It gives girls better ideas of true manhood. It elevates both, morally and Intellectually. Olmpel Doom The Literary Addresses mentioned shove and “Chapel Room Talks” delivered each week by the Principal, will be published in the Norcross Advanck—the adopted organ of the Institution. te<l Oompliinon tH. From Atlanta Constitution, March 11, ’73. Prof. Vincent, the Principal, iaoneot the leading educators of the State, and the High School is rapidly taking its posi tion in the front rank of educational in stitutions. From the Atlanta Sun, March, 1873. This is an independent enteprise.***** Prof. Vincent is well known as a teacher of splendid attainments, having devoted his entire time and energies to that busi ness. Norcross is a healtbv place, pure air, good water and immediately on the Air-Line Railroad, about twenty miles from Atlanta. From Gainesvilla Eagle, March 8, 1873. There is nothing of more importance to the youth of our country, than a sound practical education. Indeed it is a mat ter of first consideration, and in order that tire foundation for an education inay be laid in the shortest time and at the leastexpense it is necessary to have teach ers—those who, from experience, have shown an aptness for imparting instruc tion. Such a teacher is the Principal of the Norcross High School. From the Gwinnett Herald. J. U. Vincent, Principal, is a ripe schol ar and experienced teacher. From the Cartersville Standard. We again say to our people that no bet ter school can Im? bad than this. Here they get sound practical teaching, and will be by the student thoroughly learned. tT. VUXCJEiXTT, rrincipnl, Norcross, We have many private letters from pat rons and former students, strongly endors ing the institution. We take tlie liberty to refer to the following patrons: Hon H P Bell. Cumming, Georgia, Hon. A C Kellogg,” “ Martin Grohani, “ “ R A Eakes, “ « J T Brown, “ “ W D Bently, “ “ F A Moor, “ ” Col. J B Estes, Gainesville, “ “ J. F. Langston, ” G. P. Boone. “ “ Hon. J. B. Richards, Ophir, Georgia. Jabez Galt, Canton, “ Hon. J. A. Greene, Danielsville, Col. E. P. Howell, Atlanta, N. G. Collier. S. H. Donaldson, “ A- B. Gradv, ” James 11. Was»on, Big Creek. G. H. Houkins, Goshen. Hon. Abda Johnson, Cartersville. Gen. W. T. Wofford, Cartersville, Dr. Thos, 11. Baker. “ Martin Maxwell, Pine Log, Gen. S. M. McConnell, Cherokee Mills, Rev. E. McClure. Albany, Niddleton Patrick, Dravton, H. D. Sutton, Rockford/Alabama, Wm. Erwin. Godsden. “ Mrs. Middlebrooks, Athens, Georgia- W. A. Cain. Cains. P. O. J. E. McElroy. Decatur, J. B. Brown,"Tilton, Col. H. F. Price, Cassvlle, G. K. Looper, Dixon, ” lion. W JI Nesbit. Alpharetta, Newton Harrell, Cumming. J. L. Hudson, “ “ For particulars address GRANDEST SCHEME EVER KNOWN. FOURTH GRAN D GIFT CONCERT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY OF Kentucky, 12.000 C sh aiftx *1500,000. $250,000 for SSO. The Fourth Grand Gift Concert author ized by special act of the Legislature for the benefit of the Public Library of Ken tveky, will take place in public library hall, at Louisville, Kentucky, December 3rd, 18781 Only Sixty Thousand Tickets will be sold. The tickets are divided into ten coupons or parts. At this concert, which wilt be the grand est musical display ever witnessed in this country, the unprecedented sum of $1,500,000! Divided into Twelve Thousand cask gifts, will be distributed by lot among the ticket holders, ' > LIST OF GIFTS: One grand cash gift, $250,000 One grand cash gift, 100,000 One grand cash gift, 50,000 One grand cash gift, 25,000 One grand cash gift, 17,000 10 cash gifts SIO,OOO each 100,000 30 cash gifts 5,000 each 150,000 50 cash gifts 1,000 each 50,000 80 cash gifts 500 each 40,000 100 cash gifts 400 each 40,000 150 cash gifts 300 each 45,000 250 cash gifts 200 each 50,000 325 cash gifts 100 each 32,500 11,000 cash gifts 5o each 550,000 Total, TWELVE THOUSAND gifts, all cash, amounting to $1,500,000 The distribution will be positive,whether all the tickets are sold or not, and the twelve thousand gifts all paid in propor tion to the tickets sold. PRICK OF TICKETS : Whole tickets sso; Halves $25; Tenths, or each coupon, $5; Eleven Whole Tickets for $5oo; 22J4 Tickets for $l.ooo; 113 Whole Tickets for $<5,000; 227 Whole Tickets for slo,ooo. 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