Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-10-27

erend body by virtue of the action of
the General Assembly in consolidate
ing the Synods of the State, respect
fully submit the following as their
annual report:
AS is no doubt well known to your
body, this school has for several years
enjoyed very great prosperity, its
efficiency and usefulness increasing to
noticeable extent year by year.
Strenuous efforts have been put
forth from time to time to enlarge the
capacity of the buildings, extend the
facilities of the school, and to improve
its condition in all respects. Much
was done in various ways to accom-
plish these ends, but still more re-
manned to be done in order to reach
the high plane of usefulness and eff
cheney that had always been the aim
of the founders and active promoters
of the school. Additional buildings
were still demanded, general outfit
of school apparatus was needed, be-
sides extensive repairs upon the main
buildings as originally erected.
A further appeal to the church at
large was not deemed avisable. The
citizens of McMinnville had always
responded literally to the appeals of
the school for aid, and it was not felt
to be best to go before them again for
donations to a new fund for these gen.
eral Improvements. AT a meeting
held in January last, the President of
the school in an address before the
Board, at which all the members
were present except two or three,
presented plan for carrying forward
the above purposes, which, after
much animated discussion, was unani-
mously agreed to. Steps were i'm
mediately taken to put this plan into
execution.
a joint stock company was inn
mediately organized, with a capital
stock Of $4,000, most of which was
taken by members of the Board. The
company was regularly chartered by
the State under the name and style Of
the Cumberland Female College AS
ISOLATION. This association organized
according to the provision of the
charter, by the election of a Board o.
Directors consisting of ]. F. Morford
Pres, j. w. Irwin, Vice Pres, J. B
Ritchey, Sec'y., o. M. Thurman
Treas, w. G. Womack, T. c. Lind
JIG. Biles.
The c. f. College property wa
then leased by the Trustees to tn,
Cumberland Female College Associa
ton for the period of forty years up
on the following terms:
The C. f. College Association
agreed to erect one additional build
ing to be known as the west wing, t,
be built of brick, the length of tn,
building to be 79 feet, width 43 feet
and to be two stories high. The AS
ISOLATION also agreed to put a new
roof of metal upon the main building
to repair it thoroughly and to put i
in first class condition throughout, t
put the yard and the general sur
roundings in good condition in all re
spects. 1t was further agreed by tn
G. F.. College Association to equiI
the school with full supply of ap
paratus for all departments of tn
school work. This Association ais
f agreed to keep the property insure
in the sum of $4,000 in the name c
the Board of Trustees, and to insur
in its own name in the additions
sum of $4,000. At the end of the per
cd of forty years all the real estat
originally belonging to the Board
and all that may be added by the A.
ISOLATION is to revert to the Board {
Trustees. The Association is ais
i. bound by the terms of the contract t
conduct the school in all respects a,
: cording to the requirements of tn
: original charter. The Trustees r,
serve the right to confer all degree
|. and to take such active part in tn
s management of the school as may
necessary to protect the rights an
: interests of the Synod in the institl
ton. The Trustees are to continue
g report annually to the Synod as her
1 tofore the condition and prospects
@ tine school.
g In pursuance of the above arrang
v ment the improvements previousl
If mentioned have in large measul
been completed. The buildings hay
been thoroughly repaired, enlarge,
and splendidly equipped. Son
~ thinpS are ynt lapkinp to the pnti,