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ffffffffffff ['OL XXIII 15 foe Iktfe; of ffoe Sotiffo. ir Famous Jackson Institute. A BRIEF RECITAL OF ITS PROGRESS- L * Hj there is one tiling more than anot her Hwhicli the citizens of Jackson and pM I s county f ;el a pardonable pride, it Hi our pet college, Jackson Institrte. Hn within its walls graduates have Me to Mercer, Oxford, Mary Sharpe, ■sleyan, and other colleges of note, and Knd highest among all of their respec- I. classes. They have received from teachers composing the faculty of Hrkson Institute a collegiate learning tV.ut has amply fitted them for the bat- | ties of life along with graduates of older institutions, and never yet have we j learned of one who has proven untaith- | ful to a trust nor been turned down for , inefficiency in learning for the positions required of them. Moral as well as in tellectual training receive attention a ■aids institution. ■ \Ve herewith give a brief outline of college, along with remarks from ( Ifnn of our most prominent citizens. (T \ bo ut seven years ago the good people f brckson saw the necessity of a com i building, and erected this beau \ modious buiKiiu-t nno lifu l structure at the cost of *>,<**• Situated amid a grove of oaks, as sen ' . TUl , r ding their treasure, it Stands tul cls „u< tll eir unwonted zeal '"“"S people are aroused to 1-HicK- 11, jP , ha ve put font, aS Te.tor to make Jaeksou Institute a every eftd. n ,ight feel proud. s " hl> ' .' ' h av. labored faithfully and The truste neither pains nor [ earnest!}; -V ioonis are equipped with I money. improvements necessary K all the mode L on> The chapel is a I for a higher edu stage fixtures 1 thing h eiUl ! ’ , > enterprising <1 j merchants of Such has been the growth of this in stitution that more teachers haye been employed from time to time until the faculty now numbers eight. Great care has been exercised in preparing the cur riculum, which consists of ten grades. The Primary, Intermediate and \cad emic departments each require two years for their completion. Four years are requisite for the Collegiate depart ment The work in these departments [SHl],**- -hi Jekg©R in- is thorough. To pass from a lower to a higher grade, pupils must pass satisfac tory examinations at the close of the term. There are four literary societies which meet three Friday afternoons in each month ill their respective rooms, and each of which is presided over by some member of the faculty. Ou the fourth Friday afternoon of each month the so cieties conveue in the chapel. The pro gram consists of dialogues, speeches, recitations, essays, instrumental aud I vocal music by members from the differ ent societies. The attendance of the public to these entertainments lias been very encouraging. The inteiest in music has been aroused to such au extent that it has been nec essary t employ two teachers. Cornet, organ, piano, voice, guitar and violin aie thoroughly taught. The Art department has grown in favor. The studio is fitted up with everything pertaining to that department. There are more art stu dents this year thau ever. More books have been added from time to time to the library until pupils now have access to the works of -the most celebrated com posers. Iu fact the school is progressing aud will eoutiuue to grow as long as it JACKSON. GA., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1894. receives the support and encouragement it now enjoys, until it will be known not only in Georgia, hut throughout the south, as the best in the land. Jackson Institute now enjoys a reputa tion second to no first-class school in the state, numbering among its pupils rep resentatives from at least seventy-five counties in Georgia. Under the able guidance of such an efficient instructor and strict disciplinarian as Prof. J. C. Blasingame, we have reason to be proud of our pet institution and feel unstinted pride in its success. Prof. Blasingame is assisted in his duties hv such learned and gifted instructors as Profs. Kelly and Lewis, Misses Eva Sasnett, Rosa Thornton, Mary Goodall, Virginia L. McKie, and an assistant instructor in violiu and cornet music, who will be ready for duty in January, With such a corps of teachers is it any wonder that Jackson Instituce stands head and shoulders above the colleges of sister in importance ? ' Simply to show how our people stand toward Jackson Institute, we append a few remarks from numbers of our best citizens on their views of the college. Upon being asked what they thought of Jackson Institute, the Argus editors received the following replies from the gentlemen mentioned: Col. M. V. McKibben—lt is as good an institution as there is in the State. D. J. Sj encer—We are all proud of our school. T. J, Lane—l have lived in cities fortv years and Jackson Institute and iu faculty is worthy of patronage as much as any s-linol in Georgia. I). J. McMichael—l think it is all right. J. M. Holifield— It is one of the best things in the State of Georgia. 11. C. Gunn—lt is the grandest school i ll tne world. R. L. Daughtry—lt is a fine school. I. J. Slaughter—lt’s the best school in the country. J. B. Moore—lt’s a good school and they collect their bills once a mouth. Col. Cuitv —lt is one of the best sc ools in Georgij. Obe Hendrick—lt A doing more for the youth of the c-uintry than any other school in the date. It should have tlie patronage of all lovers of education. J. F. McKihben—lt is the best thing we have except the c inches. C. \V. Buchanan—i think it o fine school— well worthy of patrmagc. E. P. Newton —1 think it i mighty good school. B. F. Watkins—lt is the lust thing Jackson has. J. W. Johnson, an Atlanta man—l think it’s an excellent school. T. J. Dempsey, ou> Representative — It ranks among the liist institutions of learning in the state, and has done more for the development oi out town and county than any other one thing. T. L. Williams, County Treasurer —It is a great help to Jackson; it lias been in the past and will be greater in the future. Judge Pounds, our School Commis sioner—Jackson should be proud of its school, and J. C. Blasingame has made it what it is. H. W. Byars, one of our oldest citi zens—l think it is a mighty good school. W. M. Mallet, President Board of Ed ucation —We have the best curriculum at the lustitute of any interior school in the state, and non-residents are afforded better accommodation than at any other educational center. J.J. Jolly, Clerk of the Court —It is the best school in the state. J. O. Beauchamp, Sheriff—lt is a very fine school. W. J. Collins, a blacksmith—l must stay iu reach of the Jackson lustitute; my children learn fast there. J. M, Ball—l consider Jackson Insti | tute the best school I ever saw. P. R. Watkins—lt is one of the grand est institutions Jackson ever had. My children learu more and take greater in -1 terest in their work than can be imag ined. Too much praise cannot be given the teachers. Judge Ilarkness —Jackson Institute is a good institution worthy of every man’s patronage. Rev. G. W. Gardner —I have had con siderable experience with schools, and in ray opinion Warren Institute of Ox ford. Mississippi, and Jackson Institute, are two of the best schools I know. The features in these schools which 1 admire so much is the excellent discipline and the thoroughness of the instruction. Prof. Blasingame is a born teacher and Jackson is fortunate in haying such a president of her school. AHI.i: KOSS THOMPSON. The classic city of Athens, the home of the University, lias given to Georgia many of her noblest sons. Here ou the 3rd day of June, 1868, of noble parent , age, was born Carle Ross Thompson, the subject of this sketcn. He attended school at Athens till 12 years of age. Ilis father then moved to Jefferson, the site of Martin Institute. He completed the curriculum of that in stitution when he was sixteen and began teaching. By close economy and strict business habits he earned sufficient money to enable hire to enter tlie Uni versity in the fall of ’B9. In April of 1890 lie was expelled from the university for espousing tlie cause of a friend and violating tlie regulations of the college, by leaving the memory of a broken nose with the nephew of the professor of chemistry. / Leaving Athens he entered the junior class at Emory college. Here he won the highest honors of his class, besides j being elected anniversarian of the Phi Gamma society, champion debater and dux of liis class. Dr. Chandler says: : “He is the brightest man who has en tered Emory College during my admin istration.'’ Graduating with high hon ors in 1892, he immediately began teach ing at Jenkinsburg, where he built a school which ran far beyond the hopes of that little burg in point of excellence. He taught theie two years, and his fame had spread all over this southland. He | received calls for his services from every direction, but Flovilla was the highest and most satisfactory bidder. Jenkins burg tried to retain his services, and many of her best men were willing to donate liberally, hut the man was larger than the town and they lost him. At Jenkinsburg he is loved and honored. He is now teaching at Flovilla, a de scription of which is on another page. That school has run far above its former standing, and the people there love him as they do everywhere he is known. C. R. Thompson is a man in the true sense of that word, and the future will find him standing side by side with the leading statesmen anil patriots of the nineteenth century. May heaven give us many such men as Carle Ross Thomp son. The Baptist church entertainment at the college on Monday night was a grand success, and especially deserving of praise was the recitation of Miss Bessie Daughtry, who recited “The Night Be fore Christmas" in a most charming manner. TI BKFA DI\>EK. Mr. and Mrs. J. J, Thornton ten dered a few of their many friends an elaborate turkey dinner at their com modious residence, on Wednesday of this week, at which every conceivable delicacy ot the season was served in abundance. The table was laden with edibles served to appease the appetites of tlie most fastidious, aud the follow ing invited guests did justice to the bill of fare: Messrs. Joe Wright, W. G. Gan*, R. I). Thornton, C. W. Buchanan, J. G. McDonald, Chas. Beauchamp, Clifford Beauchamp, Mrs. C. W. Buchanan. Misses Mattie Thornton and Irene Dempsey. The genial host and hostess made their guests feel perfectly at home,aud \ each were prolme in their admiration of tlie charming manner in which they were entertained. We learn that Uncle “Billy” Weaver and Miss Anna Snell will be manied at the residence of the latter’s pareats, this evening at 2 o'clock. The Argus ex ' tends in advance its congratulations. NO 1