The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-06-01

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access to Northern theological SEM
inaries, and the reoreanizel insti-
tuition became a college with a pre-
paratory department, prepared TO
take students of all ages, both sex
or color.
PRESIDENT BARTLETT.
The college was fortunate in OBJ
tanning for its new president man
of remarkable administrative abili-
ty. Rev. NJ. p. Bartlett, d. d. be-
came president in 1869, and for
eighteen years was at the head of
the institution. Under him the
college grew in numbers and influ-
ence, and prospered in its financial
affairs. Mainly by his efforts in
1883 an endowment fund of 100000
was secured most of the amount be-
ing contributed by four men, Will
lam E. Dodge, Of New York: Will
lam Thaw, of Pittsburg: Preserved
Smith, of Dayton, O., and Sylvester
Willard, Of Auburn, n. Y. A new
library building, memoria! of
Prof. Lamar, was built at cost of
$1,000; and two years ago a hand
some residence for the use of the
president WAS built by Mrs. Willard,
of Auburn, widow of one of the do
norS of the endowment fund.
PRESIDENT BoARDMAN.
DR.. Bartlett resigned in 1887, and
two years thereafter the Board of
Trustees chose as his successor Rev.
s. III. Boardman, then Of New Jers-
ey, hut formerly Of Auburn. DR..
Boardman was formerly inaugural
ed in September, 1889. He is a Dig
nified, scholarly, Christian gentle
man, and under his administration
the college continues to grow and
prosper as never before. There
have been in attendance this year
more than $50 students, about l25
of whom were in the college depart
ment and the rest in the prepara-
tory. The College course is asthor-
ough as that of any Northern col
lege, and the graduates stand as
well in theological seminaries as
those of Yale or Princeton.
PLAIN LIVING AND HIGH THINK
The students are remarkable
body. They come to college to
study-to get an education in book
learning. They do not neglect out
of-door games by any means, but
Latin is regarded as more impor-
tant than baseball, and arithmetic
than lawn tennis. None of them
are rich. many of them work hard
on the farm all summer, and the
great majority of them work hard
at their studies. In short, 1t is a
good deal like the Dartmouth OF
the Williams of half a century ago.
PIETY AND PATRIOTISM.
The religious feeling at the col
lege is very strong. More than 9t
per cent. of the students are pro
Tossing Christians. A good portion
of every class enter the ministry
At Lane Seminary Maryville ha:
had, more than once, more students
than any other college represented
in that institution. Fifteen of IT.
students have been or are now for
eign missionaries.
, While there is nothing partisan
in the institution, its traditions, it;
f policy, its connections, its surround
ings, all tend to the cultivation Of ;
sound Republican patriotism. 10y
, al during the war, its graduate
, have been Republicans since
; Blount County, of which Maryvill,
is the seat, gave Harrison 2,23
, votes to Cleveland's 1909. The col
Ored Students-of whom there arr
! only eight or nine-are treated
. just as we'll in the college as tn,
p white students, recite in the sam,
classes, and, being picked rcpreSsn
tatives of their race show in thei
: studies rather above than below
, the average of their white fellow
: students.
e LIVING is CHEAP.
:, One of the astonishing thing
e about the institution is the small
e ness of the necessary expenses Q
e the students. Tuition is $40 a veal
Board is 81 week, or, if student
cannot afford this, there are kitch
!, ems provided where they may COO
r, their own provisions and live easil
r live on SIS week. The air Is S
5 good, and the climate so propitiou
(. that people seldom die and few ar
k sick. 1t is an especially good plac
d for old people, who seem to get
e new lease of life, and last, practica
D ly unchanged, for twenty years G