have served to their everlasting credit and glory. As Tennessee 

 grows in prosperity it should not neglect that spirit and senti- 

 ment which has done so much to make it great and famous in 

 peace and in war — the spirit of Andrew Jackson, John Sevier, 

 Bedford Forrest, Admiral Farragut, Sam Davis, and many other 

 leaders and heroes, who will live in history for ages. 



EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS OF TENNESSEE. 



That educational interests have always been of deep concern to 

 her citizenship is attested in the fact that education in Tennessee 

 antedates even the establishment of civil government itself. The 

 great progress in this line, the establishment of universities, col- 

 leges and academies has been so marked that our Capital city 

 has been styled the "Athens of the South" — a fact that will bear 

 witness that we have always kept the true faith. 



ORCHARD KNOB 



Courtesy Taylor-Trotwood Magazine 



TENNESSEE. 



Deep seated in every Tennessean's heart is a feeling of patriot- 

 ic love of his mother State. In presenting our article, "Tennes- 

 see," we know that, brief though it may be. it will be sufficient 

 to cause a feeling of just pride to rise in the heart of every true 

 son of the State — and why not? Is not our land a land of beauty, 

 grandeur, plenty and great resources — a land replete with deeds 

 of valor of her sons? Does not every magnolia-ladened breeze 

 whisper a story of the sacrifices and heroism of her daughters? 

 Indeed, Tennesseans, we may be proud, for when we turn our 

 eyes upon our sun-kissed peaks, our beautiful streams, our peace- 

 ful valleys, we can but feel that the richest blessings have been 

 showered upon us from the battlements of heaven, and that our 

 land is but the reflex of the smile of an approving God. 



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