Northern Alabama, historical and . ntleman without a blemish, acharacter without a flaw. After seven years service at La Grange, Pro-fessor Tutwiler resigned, and bought the propertyof Greene Springs, then in Greene County, Ala.,— a famous watering place previously, because ofits fine chalybeate sjirings. Here, in the fall of1847, he established his well-known classical, sci-entific and practical High School for Bofts. In this entirely private institution, managedaccording to his personal views of the best mental,moral and physical training for young men, hecontinued his peerles
Northern Alabama, historical and . ntleman without a blemish, acharacter without a flaw. After seven years service at La Grange, Pro-fessor Tutwiler resigned, and bought the propertyof Greene Springs, then in Greene County, Ala.,— a famous watering place previously, because ofits fine chalybeate sjirings. Here, in the fall of1847, he established his well-known classical, sci-entific and practical High School for Bofts. In this entirely private institution, managedaccording to his personal views of the best mental,moral and physical training for young men, hecontinued his peerless labors as an advanced edu-cator. This was his final life-work, lasting thirty-sevenyears, up to .June, preceding his death, in 1884,the school .having been discontinued only twoyears of that time—1877 to 1879. No teacher was ever more generally belovedthan he, or more sincerely venerated in the afteryears of his numerous students. Indeed, few menhave lived who possessed minds of sucli broadscope as his, and such rare and versatile acquire-. y/y. Ju2u) l/u}- NORTHERN ALABAMA. 573 merits as ii linguist, a scientist, a iirofoinul scholarin every (kliartment of knowledfje. In his school, Prof. Tiitwiler ruled by moralsuasion and personal influence alone. No rod,no form of corporal punishment, was ever usedthere. So soon as lie found a boy incurably badand obstinate, he (|uiet]y and kindly sent himhome, or advised his parents, when the term ended,not to send liim buck. His large patronage en-abled him to do this independently. He couldreadily fill their places. His long experienceproved that these methods suffice for the strictestdiscipline in a boarding school like his. Frequentlywas he offered professorships and presidencies invarious ;titutions, notably the presidency of theUniversity of Alabama, but to all these he pre-ferred his indejiendent work at (ireene Springs. The degree of , was conferred upon himby several colleges. In 1853 he was appointed,by President
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