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ATHENS, GEOfiglA, J
Our Tft*lp to the Alountaln**. I the honor ami pleasure ofaccompa-
j living from Athens to her home in
Ur,. curVmHir, TaiisUh r.iu. nnyim. I clnikosvillo Somewhat fatigued
Rabun Gt?.p High School, and lVom our rW ‘* " u can assure Mrs.
_, Fuller tin t no traveler ever enjoved
Its Eighth Public Exam- i J *
I the com toils of her hospitable inan-
illation. than we did.
uni more than we <li«l. However,
Kclitors are cosmopolitans by pro- the special attention we paid to her
fession. They are espeeted to go | elegant breakfast next morning, no
about, and then to tell when, where i doubt, soon satisfied Iter of this fact,
and why they went, what they saw Thus substantially reinforced and
and heard—noting, in fact, everything invigorated by the highly'oxygenated
incident to their journalistic pere- atmosphere which now buoyed onr
urinations. This duty is some- whole nature, we started upon an
times pleasant, sometimes unpleasant; j inspection of the mountain city, wliich
sometimes interesting, sometimes nn- i it was now our pleasure for tlq) first
FOpl«
somet>mes ensv of no- time to visit. The number of |
interesting; — --- ,
eoniplishmetit, sometime* attended wc met, soon reminded us that it was
the day for holding an election ii|ioii
the question of a Constitii'ioual Con-
necessary to descend theitoty tajtth
tain side to the very brink the
with nc inconsiderable difficulty. In
our e ;>c, and in this particular in
stance, the duty would certainly be
both pleasant and interesting, were
our time, space and ability sufficient
to dii justice to one of the most en
joyable trips it was ever onr good
fortune to make.
Having liecn honored with an in-
tatioii from Mr. W. A. Curtis, Priii*
eipal of the Ilnbiiu Gap High School,
to be present at the Eighth Public
Commencement or Examination of
that School, and to deliver an address
to the Pliilomatliean Literary Society,
we kti on Monday, the 11th instant,
via the Northeastern Railroad, and
was joined that evening, at Mount
Airy, by Capt. J. E. ltitcb, who was
in waiting to accompany us on our
visit to the mountains. At this point,
began the interest and attractions
which so much attach to our North
if,, j v. •'-«
Hjeorgia.
MOUNT All!Y,
vent ion, so we concluded to spend
the day among the good people of
old Habersham, whom We had long
desired to know. To speak in this
connection of the generous, whole
soulcd and hospitable character of
this people, would be but to rejieat
what has so often been so truthfully
spoken. Then, suffice it to say, that
the feelings of a stranger in strange
juiits, was not ours; hut such was the
cordial*, w:inii-l»«s»rK*d reception of
this lug-soul--d ]icu]ile. ftiiit bur re
luctance at leaving only Ibuml solace
in the hope of again soon visiting
these newly made and highly :i|ijire-
dated friends and acquaintances.
Being joined nt this point by Mr.
Frank Haralson,- State Librarian,
who, as a traveling companion, can
not be excelled it, this or any other
count!*', who Jjrul ^rbhintJy fasten'd
| every volume fldt whs ever written j
stream in order to sec the Mb in oil
their beauty ami grandrar, here we
went almost headlong down the improved
rugged declivity, rolling «ak tom- penaeia
filing from root to root, and from
tree to tree, catching trom branch to
branch, until at last, wc were to (hr
down, we began to think wo ehfrfd
never he able to regain oar fluting
point. Tims far snccesafil,onr guides
now induce us to proceed to a point
known as
“ REID’S SQUEEZE,”
which we finally succeeded in pass'ng
after contracting and stretching oar*
selves into a shape very Tnnafc rr
sembling a cork out of a champagne
bottle. Exultant over thivachieve*
meat, they now try to permute at to
make a visit to what is known a* the
“Devil’s Kitchen,” than to the
“ Devil’s Pulpit,” “ Lovers Lttp,” and
numerous other adventurous point*.
But finding that their object WM to
watcii and make fun of our perform
antes rather than behold and admire
the beauties of hatnre, we at once
got up a rebellion, and being asked
by them, as we viewed the rushing
water from one of tluMnost promi
nent points of observation, wfMt we
thought of J he tails Y mtd being told
by us that it was the best place to
drown -, well, rascals," that we
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mountain eibne or three miles
distent. ThjgbmMings and grounds
are all the fo’operty of Mr. Curtis,
the prindpalpsdfa established and
:;i Hi tie forest village on the Air-j on “the pleasures of travel,’’ ami
Line Railroad, is of but a very few ! who shall receive additional notice
year- exigence. With an elevation J further on in this article, we left that
of five hundred feet and more, alxnit. i afternoon, that we might enjoy a
that of our own elevated town, it night’s rest ’ncatli the soolhing ihfln-
jiossesses a purity and salulu iousness ' dice of nature's music as furnished
of atmosphere which justly entitles it j by nature’s wonder.
ti> its name, and which must inevi- j TALLULAH falls.
table
vorite
determine it as one of 1 lie fa-| The reception.ai^f entertainment j tiuntioii.
ever saw, we left them .to. consider
the significance of our remark while
we best a retreat to safer quarter*.
Our adventurous companions having
exploi ed every chasm, ascended every
height Aft d,t osteal JtjljjggjgLfWJ&
projecting ^poin’t, joined ' ue et the ■
hotel, when, after the State Librarian
had engaged with Mrs. Young to re*
turn during the next month for the
j im pose of amusing and entertaining
her guests by bis afternoon rope-
j walkings across the falls, we hid adieu
to these attractive scenes and were
again on the way to our point of des-
at his individual exs
18731 The use of
vj^r is- allowed cn-
the academ
tirely free olRsharge??
Disci^fcMfi: and isrrtTtmuN.
The sysu?jSi of discipline in this
school wc found to be rigid and firm,
bnt mild of a reputation unsur
passed in all Northeast Georgia. The
course of instruction thorough and
practical, the 'object being to build
up a first class high school to imjiait
instructioiKjfet the English branches
and modem languages. During the
present yi*$ notwithstanding the
exceeding)y^iclo8e times financially,
the school lias been most prosperous
- receivingiiid .instructing one hun
died and rifty-eight- students.
BOARD AND TUITION.
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The cheapness of board and tuition
enables every family in that section
of couutryjp avail themselves of this
fiue opportunity for schooling both
their sons- and daughters at hqine,
while others snore remote Imvc, from
these advantages together with the
excellency of instruction and healil
tul ness of^oeation heco-ue patrons of
the-sell
A nn
from
the publ
their
ificalgjlja;
teachers.
OOL TEACHERS,
teachers are sent out
1 every fall, to teach in
who on account of
training , and qtuil-
.prepared to otlicr
LITERARY 80-
1 space permit it would be our pleasure
to make special mention of the exami-
ation in the vaiiius 'departments
Aside fr6m the usual or ordinary ex-,
aminalion exercises, the average
standing of each student for the term
was publicly read and the rewards for
merit made in accordance with the
reports of the resjtective departments.
What particularly attracted our at
tention in this part of the exercises
was, that the female students had ex
celled the males, attaining a higher
average percentage of advancement.
Fine testimonials of merit were award
ed to the young ladies, while only two
were received by the young men.
The system adopted by Mr. Curtis of
marking recitatious, and of making
public reports certainly is promotive of
emulation and must serve a great
stimulation to study. At the con
clusion of the examinations Miss
McPherson the accomplised assistant
of Mr. Curtis, delivered a most earn
est appeal to the patrons of the school
and a most affectionate farewell to the
pupils. Through the courtesy of Miss
McPherson we have been permitted to
jiublish her farewell address which we
Will take pleasure in doing in oiir next
issue.
PROFESSOR ORR,
the State School commissioner having
been invited by Mr. Curtis to be pres
ent on this occasion, and address the
citizens of Rabun eounty upon his
common 6ch<fol system, now coeluded
the occasion^ with a most interesting
aed highly instructive address, making
an earnest nppeal to the people of that
ram
mer rerorta of those who, 1 wc lieio met .with :it the hands of j
KX-KOUTE TO CLAYTON
:nvli of |ile:eni e or \v«\-imd and j Mrs. Young, the elegant and queenly j onr jiartv was honored by the addi-
d with tin? beat of therrmore proprietress, and her gallant assistant, : tion of Prof. G. C. Orr, who eontrihu-
ippresse
mt horn homes, nil! seek
onr p'oasuro-.tffording,
refuge Mr. Carl ledge, fully attested
and attrnclivi
health- i justiei
section of | sound
1 lie State. been ;
MIL Wil.-TOX,
the exeelleiit nn<l hospitahle pro-
pi iotor ot the m w hotel at this place,
with it- sixty comfortable rooms, has
already succeeded in attracting a
number of visitors to this point by
the ; ted in no small degree to the interest
are ! and pleasure outlie remainder of our
of the praises whirl
1 them by every one who h is trip.
' fortunate as to he a guest of After twenty miles of travel tip and j
in* Tallulah Fall
aze upon this \
composed- of the young men of. school
and which onstitutes one of the. most
interesting features of Rabun, Gap
Wgh School, is doing good work by
way of instructing its members in the
rule, the art, the advantage and sue*
cess of debate. The exhibition on the
part of this society was creditable in the
highest degree.
THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION,
although in its infancy, yet bids fair to
become an important and valuable
sdjunct to the school and a great bless
ing to both its members and the com
munity at large.
Music, vocal, Contentment.
THURSDAY NIGHT.
Music, vocal, Shall We Meet Be
yond the River.
Address before Philomath can Litera
ry' Society—Dr. H. H. -Carlton.-
Iinproinjdu Address by Hon. G.
J. Orr. ^ *. -
Music, vocal, * Beatttmil River of
Life. *
FRIDAY JUNE 15.
Music, Vocal, Shall we Meet Be-
yond the River. A
* Dictionary Class; 25 members—
W. A. Curtis. 1st Honor, Miss
Mary R. Ritchie, 2d John L. Corbin,
3d Miss Grncy E. Sitton and Jo8. P.
Norton. ' >
Composition Class 10 members—
W. A. Cnrtis. 1st. Honor, Miss N.
M. Sitton, 2d Miss F. II. Sitton, 3d
W. P. Quillinu
Written Arithmetic No. 1, 9 mem
bers—W, A. Curtis. 1st Honor,
Misses F. R. Sitton, N. M. Sitton and
S. B. Camion, 2d Miss S C. Dillard,
3d Miss L. M Martin
Algebra Class No. 1. 3 members—
W. A. Curtis. 1st. Honor, Jos. P.
Norton, 2d W. M Pell, 3d W. A.
Keener.
Algebra Class No. 2, 5 members—
W. A. Curtis. 1st Honor, W. P.
Q illian, 2d Jin*. Howard, 3d H. R.
Cannon.
Advattei-d Gr:-mmar Class 15 mem
bers—W. A. Curtis. 1st Honor, \V.
M. Pell, 2d Miss G. E. Sitton and J.
E. Neville, 3d H. R. Cannon and
Misses M. E. Quilliati and M. R.
Ritchie.
Music, vocal—Beautiful River of
Life.
FRIDAY EVENING.
. Music, Instruineutal—Midnight
Waltz. .
Declanuitions. W. L. Ritchie, J. V.
MIL FRANK HARALSON’S ADDRESS
Hotel. Eager to j down the mountains, we reached the j to this association was indeed well-
■ iidor in nat tire of j town ot Clayton, where w- spent a J timed and appropriate. Replete in
inch heard, and j most comfortable and agreeable flight [sound advice, resplendent in mata-
phor drawn forth by the occasion and
which we had
which it was never our fortune to ' with our excellent trieiul, of legisla-
heliold, at an early hour next mom- live acquaintance, 3Iiy Duncan, j>ro-
ing we soon subdued our exaeling ! priotor of the Blue Ridge Hotel,
presenting its claims as a delightful (appetite into a state of perfect s-Atts» ILeaviug here a six miles drive.through
and desirable summer resort. H-eve, I faction through the most inviting j a mosi* lien util til am.1 fertile county
we found Dr. Curtis, of Waslibigtou I repast which Mrs. Young had set i and tiirough Rahuti Gap, untures
City, a man of wealth and science, before us, and then, through the j gate-way through the Blue Ridge
kindness of Mr. Cartledgc, who had | maiiiitatns, brought us to the beauti-
consented «<* act as our guide, we j f*tl and fertile Valley of Head of
were soon brought in full view of the ! Tennessee, some four or five miles in
grandest scene in all nature’s hide- i length and three or four miles wide,
scrihablc grandeur. .Tust here, being j surrounded by magnificent inoun*
satisfied tliat the most forcible, tain scenery, and located in the ceti-
■w ho, it is said, is now engaged Jn a
■scientific eorresjiotuleniee trom this
ipoint to the Snvitlisonian lust-ttuttc.
Another object of tbe Doctor’s, w«e
learned, was to establish a
HANK AT fifor.vr AIRY,
so as to he accessible to the gold j studied, elegant an eloquent descrip- ! tre of which is
regions of North Georgia, now being] tion that has ever been attempted of j HAMJN GAP HIGH SCHOOL,
so extensively developed* i■“ wonderful Tallulah” as she a-Berts ! Here we were most- cordially rc-
Pw.fi Waite, a eriehrated painter her majestic jwwer with tempestuous f eeived by Mr. Cmiis aad.his estima-
trom Boston, and win* wen quite a roar adown illie precipitous pathway j ble wife, who being ac-isti-d by Miss
re|nrt;Ttion at the CcjUemijal Exposi- of her moufitaiii home, has proven A. V. McPherson can boast one of
lion in the fine art* department for but injustice to nature’s grandeur, • the finest schools al North Geor-
his di-pby ot pannings, consisting | we pause that silence may be our j gia. After a short r» ei and an i..tro-
principally ot Europeau and Ameri-1 eloquence and nature’s justice. ducliou to niauy-of the good people
**an scenery, is also a guest, of Mr. 1 By way ot Aversion, and for the i present, we were conducted Vo the
Wilcox. The Professor is making a , benefit ot those who may at some day' academy, when the examinations al-
tonr of this picturesque porlimi ot j visit these falls, permit ns to say,
our State tor the purpose of sketching j that it being our first visit and having
the magnificent scenery *rhidi meets | fallen into the hands of Fitmk Haral-
your eye in every direction. j son, Jerry' Riteh stud Frank Cart-
Leaving this lxiint, wc wended our | ledge, whose adventurous spirits
way to the famous old town <»f
CLARKSVILLE,
and, nn paimnt, wc will say, that
this portion of our. triji was made
especially enjoyable .bv being accom
panied with two charming ladies
from that town, one of whom wo had
would actually give a monotonous
tameness to “ Wild Western Scenes,”
or lead them to regard a torpedo
service on the Danube but a holiday
sport, we were nt first green euuugh
to be made the du|>e of their devilish
delight. Being told that it was
ready begun were continued.
THE ACADEMY BUILDING
sixty by twenty-five feet apt! capable
of accommodating fully twp hundred
students, together with the campus■ ^ and WO uld -have put to shame
grounds arc enclosed iu a square by
a number of neat and Convenient
dormitories fourteen by sixteen feet,
for the accommodation of students
desiring to hoard themselves. These
grounds ate supplied with pere jind
cxcellcul water brought frees *
the beautiful and suggestive surround
ings, touching and refined in sentiment
it did great credit to both his head and
heart.
ADVANTAGE TO SOCIETY.
A great improvement is said to have
been brought about iii the state of
society since the opening of this school.
And just here let us say, that it never
was our good fortune to lie among a
more courteous, polite, agreeable and
hospitable people than those it was our
pleasure to meet in Rabun county
and whose intelligence and good sense
whss) largely proven by the iuterest
they manifested in their High School,
an enterprise the social, moral and
educational advantages of which will
continue to bless their society for ages
and generations to come.
THE EXAMINATION.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
the weather during the examination
exercises a very large number of per
sons from all the surrounding country
were present. The oonduct during
whole time iras unexceptionably
support of the common school system^
of education. Thus ended the eighth
public examination of one the most
flourishing and interesting schools
which adorns our North Georgia coun
try, anti by way of compliment to the
worthy and efficient Principal, his ac
complished Assistant and his excel
lent pupils, we append the following*;
ORDER OF EXERCISES OF EIGHTH EX
AMINATION RABUN GA1'..HIGH
SCHOOL.
Spelling Class—18 members —by
Miss McPherson. 1st Honor, Miss
E. C. Ritchie ; 2<1 Walter P. Murray;
S 3d Joseph E. Rickman.
I Logie Class—5 members by W. A.
j Curtis. 1st Honor, W. PQuillian;
2d, Jim. Howard; 3d, D. W. Rick-
| mam.
Analysis Class—9 members—bv
sum March, J. E. Rickman, WTT.'
Murray, T. L. Hopper, G. W. S t-
tles. v
Music, Instrumental—Freeman-
son’s March, A. G. Dillard, I). W.
Rickman, A. P. Holden.
Music, In*. Aurora Waltz, J. S.
Forest or, A. B Forester, W. P. Qui\-
lian.
Music, Ins.—Aiiatalie Waltz. W.
E. Powell, J. E. Neville, Jno. lions
aid.
Music, Ins.—Evening Star Waltz.
W. M. Pell. H. K Cannon, J. P.
Norton, J. L. Corbin.
COMPOSITIONS.
Music Ins.—Greenville Waltz. Ad
dress read by Miss A. V. McPherson.
G. W. Silt ties—Beautie.- of Nature.
W. E. Powell—Improvement. Miss
M. A. Quillian—Parental Affection
. Music Ins.—Village Quickstep.
' John Howard Our duty after leav
ing School. Miss*-. E. Sitton—Hope.
II. R. Cannon—A good Name. Miss
! M. L. Rush—True Polite' css.
Miss A. V. McPherson. 1st Honor, 1 h's.—Ma <l of Monterey. .7
E. Neville—Improvement. Mbs M.
A. B. Forester; 2d, A. G. Dillard; n-ir T.^T w IV
. ’ ’ : E. Qmlliaii—lhe longue. W M.
3, Miss b. B. Cannon , p c n_'j j 1L . Sun. Miss M R Richie-
Primary Grammar Class, 11 mem- j Power of Association,
bers, by W. A. Curtis. 1st Honor,! Music Ins.—Home Waltz. J. I.
MissN. M. Sitton; 2d, Miss M. M. | Corbin :o-Education.. W. P.Qui!-
• oi *«• c, / * • ! bail—Courage. J. P. Norton—Pro|;-
Sitton ; 3d, Miss S. C. Dillard. 1 4 . r use of Onportunities, iliss A. F.
Philosophy Class, 11 members, :^»y ; Howard —\aledietory.
W. A. Curtis. 1st Honor, Mbs'G. | Music Ins.-White Sulphur Waltz.
E. Sitton ; 2d, Miss M. R. Ritchie; i reading of grand reports.
3d, Jos. P. Norton. j Address—lion. G. J. Orr, State
School Commissionor of Public
H. II. Carl-
many an audience assembled where
greater pretentions and higher claims
are made to refinement. -The exhibi
tion on the! part of the.-whole school
was very fine- indeed,! making the ex
ercises from beginning ta end oka highly
interesting character, v Did ^time and
Music, vocal, Let us Pass over the j
River.
xoox. 1
Music, vocal, Land of Rest.
Spelling Class, 25 members, by W. j
A. Curtis. Irregular clas* and no i
report of honors made.
Iiitermediaic Grammar Class, 11
members, W. A Curtis. 1st Honor,
Miss F. R. Sitton; 2d, Miss S. 13.
Cannon; 3d, J. L. Corbin. „ i
-Frank
Schools. Address—Dr.
ton — Education. Address—
L. Haralson—State Librarian.
Music Ins.—Home, Sweet Ilmne.
Prayer—lltv. J. II. Bentley.
ROLL OF HONOR.
Gracy E. Sitton, Mary It. Itiehie,
Frances Ii. Sitton, Savannah 13. Can
non.
Elisabeth C. Ritchie, Walter P.
Murray, Miry E. Quiliian, Wilton 1*.
Quillian, Hiram R. Cannon, Jos. P.
Norton, Win. M. Pell, Sarah C. Dil-
Practical Arithmetic Class, 12 i i t , M v » r
, . ’ lard, Joseph b. Neville, Nancy M.
members, W. A. Cnrtis. 1st Honor, j Sitton, Martha M. Sitton, Laura I.
Miss M. L. Rush; 2d Miss G. E. Sit-' Gibson, John Howard, Joint F.
ton; 3d J. F. Ritchie. ; Ritchie, Arie E. Howard, Win E.
Written. Arithmetic No. 2,10 mem- j Powell "
— tv a igp Honor,
hers—W. A. Curtis.
Miss M. M. Sitton ; 2d W. P. Mur
ray ; 3d Miss E. C. Riteh. t. ;
Primary Geography, 9 members—
Miss A. ,V.. McPherson, 1st Honor,
Miss F. G. Ritchie & W. P. Murray;
2d Jos. E. Rickman, 3d Andrew J.
Bitclue. t
Testimonial of merit was awarded
to Miss Gracy E. Sitton for the best
average, percentage as follows:
Scholarship 99.37 ]>er cent, Dejiort-
ment 100, attendance 100. Total
99.79 per cent. Handsome Silver
Medal awarded Mr. J. L. Corbin for
delivering best declamation. 3
