yesterday's tennessee
Believing that a large number of the boys and girls who have attended school here will be interested in hearing from us, we have instituted this means of giving some of our interesting items to the public. I would be glad to write all of my students a personal letter, but I must be content in sending you out School News. You are invited to keep us informed as to your where abouts. We expect to publish School News four times a year. If you are interested in it let us hear from you.
Very truly yours,
B. A. Tucker
The Primary Department will continue until June. Prof. Duck has consented to continue in charge of the little ones. Those having children belonging to the Primary Department should avail themselves of this opportunity. While school is not crowded and while we have a good teacher for the little folks is the time to get the best results. Tuition and incidental fee will be as follows: First Grade and Second Grade $1.05 per monnth, Third Grade $1.30, Fourth Grade $1.55, Fifth Grade $1.80.
The following classes will be sustained during the last term of this year: Orthography, Reading, Penmanship, Physiology, Geography, U. S. History and Civil Government, two classes in Practical Arithmetic, two in Higher Arithmetic, three in Algebra, three in Grammer, General History, Physiology, Geometery, Book-keeping, Latin Lessons, Tenn. Geology, Elements of Agriculture, Didactics, Botany, Astronomy, Virgil and Calculus. Come in and choose you a course.
The School Board for Scotts Hill College have kindly consented for me to have charge of their school for five more years. I wish to thank the people of Scotts Hill for their hearty cooperation during the six and a half years I have been here. I can say to strangers that they will find the people of Scotts Hill just the kind of people to make a good school town. They open their hospitable doors to boarding students at the lowest possible figures, and are ever ready to lend their influence to the up-building of school interest. Young men and young women desiring to attend a first class at the least expense should investigate the advantages offered here. I must not fail to acknowledge that the past success of our school has been partly due to the energetic class of students who have come here, and to their influence after they went out from school. I must, therefore, thank all my old students for their kind support, and do hereby solicit the continuation of their influence.
Respectfully,
B. A. Tucker
Our present enrollment is 212.
Still room for more boarding students.
Idlers are not wanted in this school.
The daily attendance has reached 162 this year.
A good class is expected in Bookkeeping next term.
We now have students in school from eight counties.
The Primary Department will give a free entertainment on Feb. 15.
If you receive two papers hadn one to some person interested in school.
Of the thirty-seven boarding students now in school eight are young ladies.
Next term will offer excellent advantages for reviewing the primary branches.
Our school building must be repainted and otherwise improved in the near future.
We are glad to note that our floors suffer but little from the expectoration of tobacco juice.
If you have attended school at Scotts Hill, will you not try to get some one else to come?
If you like our School News send us ten cents and receive one year quarterly.
Students are boarding in Scotts Hill for $1.25 to $1.50 per week. Tuition is from $1.00 to $2.50 per month.
Scotts Hill students who are out teaching winter schools are having extraordinary success this year.
Our aim is to teach students to think, rather than to fill their minds with cumbersome facts.
We believe THINKING by the student makes a strong mind, while CRAMMING on the part of the teacher keeps the student’s mind weak.
Old students will do us a favor if they will keep us posted as to their where abouts, their success, etc.
Young men and young women who come here to school are, as a rule, well pleased with our town and with our school.
Free school will close Feb. 15. At that time a number of the smaller students will drop out, but several others are expected to enter.
Our school continues to grow notwithstanding the hard times. We now have more enrolled than we have had any previous year at this date.
Parents are invited to move here to school their children. Good neighbors, good morals, healthful sanitation, a cheap town and a permanent school will be some of the advantages.
It is pleasant to note the good feeling that exists among the students. No serious differences ever mar our peace and harmony. Even the little folks behave like little men and women.
We will arrange next term to have all the work required in the first term of the Teachers’ Course. Those who satisfactory complete this term’s work can enter next December and complete the course in the last two terms.
Miss Jessie Brown is at home clerking for Brown & Co.
E. E. Butler is teaching school at Brookland, Ark.
J. W. Seaton is teaching at Pope, Perry Co.
James Kunkel has a good position at Clarksville, Tex.
G. L. Meek has a big school at Hickory Flat.
S. L. Mackey is attending a medical school at Nashville.
W. L. Wheat is a candidate for the office of Register in Decatur County.
L. L. Brigance is taking a Brole course at Henderson.
G. W. Brasher is Sheriff of Decatur County, and lives at Decaturville.
P. E. Mitchell is now in Memphis studying to make a Doctor.
T. D. Jones is doing service as a soldier in the hospital at Fort McPherson, Ga.
W. F. Tucker is in Hardin County. He reports a good school at Swift.
L. C. Austin has charge of the Music Department in the G. R. C. College at Henderson.
A. H. White is teaching school this winter. He will join our classes in the spring.
C. P. Patterson and J. E. Holland have charge of a flourishing school at Saltillo.
R. T. White has a fine school at Lane, Tenn. Tom is a good teacher and deserves to do well.
J. E. Jennings is trying his fortune at Roxton, in the Lone Star State. We are indebted to a young lady of Scotts Hill for his post office.
J. H. Smith is teaching at Cedar Grove, Decatur County. He was a strong student in the Teachers Course and will soon be back for the last term.
W. L. Austin who attended school here last fall, is now teaching at Daisy, Ark. 'Fayette was a good student, and we hope to have him again with us again next year.
W. F. Tuten is a candidate for the office of County Court Clerk in Decatur County. His home post-office is Bath Springs, but his liable to be found almost anywhere.
E. W. Smith is teaching near his house. Walter was a good student and is meeting with success as a teacher. He will be back with us last term to complete the Scientifice Course.
J. L. White taught the school at McKindree, near his house, this winter. He is now a candidate for the office of Circuit Court Clerk of Decatur County. Landon is a bright young man and should receive a favorable hearing.
The following are teaching school in Decatur county: W. R. Keeton at Corinth; J. T. Bagby at Garrett's shcool house; Miss Ernestine Tuten at Nebo; Miss Ora Austin at Haney's school house; S. L. Eason at Old Center; G. W. Long at Gumdale; J. W. Mayberry at Lone Chestnut; T. H. Brasher at Davis school house; C. S. Walton at Mt. Carmel; D. C. Tuten at Sardis Ridge; W. E. Lancaster at Unity; Lester Johnson at Liberty.
The following are teaching in Henderson county: W. H. Duck at Scuffle Ridge; John Brooks at Cedar Grove; O. C. White at Piney.
I want the names and addresses of young men and young women who will probably go on to school next year. If you will send me four or more names I will send you our School News one year, quarterly, free. Send only names of those who are likely to go to school.
B. A. Tucker
Prof. Duck has a large and interesting class in penmanship.
Ed McCollum is expected to be with us in the spring.
J. A. Sisco is leading the Teacher’s Course in Higher Algebra.
Miss Ozie Johnson will re-enter school in the spring.
J. R. Keeton and M. T. Volner make themselves useful in the school.
P. M. Harbert of Culp’s Chapel, is doing good work in the Teacher’s Course.
J. E. Bates and Miss Minnie Brigance are among the best of Teachers in literature.
Miss Annie Edwards will be with us last term. She will begin the Teachers’ Course.
Miss Lizzie Miller will enter school in March. She has been teaching near her home this winter.
L. F. Marshall is with the Teachers' debating section. He is on somne of their heels in Physical Geography also.
C. A. Pierce, of Center Point with his excellent qualities as a penman, will make a good student inf our Book-keepting class.
Miss Emma Blackburn, of Decaturville, is with us again this year. She is making a good impression in all her classes.
T. W. Ledbetter, of Boothes Point, has proven his earnestness by returning. We expect him to make one of our good book-keepers.
Our three scientifics - H. F. Austin, A. D. Holley, and Miss Myra Turner - are moving along nicely. They will be joined by two others next term.
Elmer White, Will Hay, Tom Tuten, N. E. Howell, H. L. Johnson, and a few others are proving themselves good timber for the Teachers' Course.
J. C. Graham's house is farther away than any other student's, but he is putting in his time in such a way that his trip from Texas will pay him.
We were glad to welcome back among us G. C. McClearen and his sister Miss Emma, of Farmers Exchange. They are both excellent students and are sure to do well.
Miss Ellen Miller, of Bliss, is back with us this year. She is accompanied by sister Miss Lillie. It would be difficult to find better students than these two girls.
J. J. Curry, Lobelville; A. G. Wheat, Lobelville; L. W. Robbins, Satillo; N. N. Norton, Linden; E. T. Qualls, Ken; James Poor, Webb; and Miss Janie Pierce, Reagan; are among our list of new students who are proving themselves acceptable members.
Miss Ida Walker, of near Jeannette, visited homefolks Christmas. She returned in due time with two other sisters. These are nice pleasant girls and we are glad to have them with us.
Among our last year's students who are with us this year we will mention Arthur Wright, Pope; Claude Ross, Stegall; W. T. White, Clifton; J. T. Holmes, Yuma; and Walter Austin, Scotts Hill. These are all good boys, and we appreciate their prescence.
I have a little book of twenty pages called The Primary Teacher or Hints and Helps to Young Teachers. It gives sixteen principles on Discipline, ten principles governing the recitation, Primary Methods of teaching Spelling, Reading, Writing and Numbers. It contains a number of suggestive questions on Mind Study, several principles relative to the powers and development of the mind. This little book is filled with valuable instructions to young teachers and will be sent post paid for ten cents.
B. A. Tucker, Scotts Hill, Tenn.
THE WASP PRINT, Mosheim, Tenn.
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