The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-12-16
TPOr The PROGRESSIVE FARMER,J
SKETC4 OF JUDSON COLLEGE,
HENDERSONVILLE, N. c.

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Baptists of the State west of the Blue
Ridge began to think of building a
college for girls. The first action was
taken at a meeting of the Salem AS
ISOLATION on the 9Th day of August,
1853, in Henderson county, at old
Salem church. 5000 was pledged at
this meeting.
At the meeting of the Western
Convention, on the 26th of August,
same year, the college was adopted
by that body to the extent Of appoint
ing trustees.
In 1859, we find that the building
had been let out on contract for
$ll,9 $50, to be completed by July,
1860
In 1850 the walls were finished to
the height of the tops of the lower
windows.
In 1861, at a meeting of the con
vention in Hendersonville, the walls
were reported as nearly completed,
and all the rock work.
Nothing was done during the wal.
During the latter part of the war,
soldiers of the Federal army made a
camp of the building and burnt the
window frames and door castings. A
bill has been twice introduced in the
House of Representatives at Washing
ton for re endorsement. Twice 1t has
passed the House, but has always
failed to pass the Senate.
After the war d~isagreements arose
between the agent and trustees, and
no work was done. Thus it went on
for ten years. There was some dis
cussion Of the subject every year at
each annual meeting Of the COnven
ton. But at the meeting of 1871 it
was reported that the roof had been
put o L.
In 1878 it was reported that there
was a mortgage of $4,000 on the
building.
In 1875 the sale of the property to
a joint stock company was confirmed
by the convention.
With varying fortunes and troubles
from mortgages, etc, matters went on
till the summer O. 1878. Then n
of the rooms on the lower floor wa
opened for the reception of pupils Of
the district school. This was taught
by Capt. w. 6. B. Morris.
In October, 1882, the house was
reported as comp yeted. The estimat9 sd
cost of the building and grounds is
about SIS. 900.
MAIN BUILDING AND GROUNDS.
The main building is 100 feet long,
IS feet wide and so feet high. There
are three stories. The material is
granite. The lower and upper front
porches have monolithic columns, the
lower two feet square, the upper one
and a half feet. The chapel is IN the
lower floor. Its ceiling is on a level
with the floor Of the third story.
There are SIX recitation rooms and a
laboratory. But this latter is on a
small scale.
The campus contains nine acres.
The growth is mainly oaks. The
ground slopes from the main building
in every direction but one. The soil
is gravelly; therefore there is never
any mud
OTHER BUILDINGS.
There are two two-stOry cottages
on the grounds, which serve for resi-
dences o. the professors AMI their
families and for dormitories for gentle
men students. It should have been
said, in connection with the main
building, that all the young ladies
have rooms in that building and also
the presidents family.
The two cottages are handsome
buildings and have about W. rooms
in each.
OCIET HALL.
In one Of the cottages is the hail of
the Sunagonian literary society. 1t has
a library of some three hundred vol
umes, and have additions from time
to time The young gentlemen have
a very good body of active, working
members.
COLLEGE LIBRARY.
A scheme was set on foot by the
present president to found a college
library. And there are now, in a
few months time about two hundred
volumes. Mr.. a. G. Melke, of Lum,
berton, N. G has just sent the latest
edition of the Cyclopedia BRITANNICA
to the library. The grateful thanks
of the students are rendered him for
his kind munifcence. We solicit do.
nations of books from any friend of
education.
When it is remembered that there
was a great struggle to build the col
lege, and tnat it is owned by a people
not noted for wealth, there should be
no surprise that there is a small
library here and scarcely any apparatus
for Illustrating chemistry and phil
osophy.
MINISTERIAL STUDENTS.
Young gentlemen, called to the