The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1905-12-01
COL UMBIA Mill
TARY ACADEMY
A Second Bond Issue OF Ter
Thousand Dollars Author
ICED to Meet the Grow
ms Demands Of
the School.

CIlumbla and Maury county, so de
lighted with the unpIec 5uented success
and management OF the Colnmbia
Military Academy. will lie further
gIatitied to learn that the present priR-
cipals, MessIs. Hardy x Edgerton
have been eraned an extension of their
lease, which at first Nas for only five
years. for another five years, and pro
vision made for further alterations
increasing the doImitory capacity OF
the buildings.
Last Wednesday Chancellor KiIKlanG
end Chancellor Virgins two of the
trustees, visited the school for the
pun pose of auditing the accounts OF
the monies heretofore expended, and
for general inspection. They were not
only entirely satisfied with what had
been done and YVES Ooing, bat they
we're Impressed that the school was on
rapidly rising ground and would soon
gov beyond the present capacity TO
house ana feed the boarding pupils
fion abroad. They submitted & Sug
g stion 10 Messls Haldy 4 EdgeIsoE,
Iael efore, that something should ke
done at once towards cancelling some
outstanding debts and arranging for
the further alterations that will Oe
absolutely necessary at the very begEI-
ming of next fail term. And furtaeT
suggested that IL Colum ola wished to
have any voice IN these alTane ement6
they would be very glad to hear from
item at II meeting of the trustees u b
held the next day in Nashville. Ae-
cordingly, at the request of MessrB.
daIdy & Edgerton, meeting OF a
number Of the representative busi0ess
men of Columbia was held at the OfEiee
OF Dobhlns d Ewing, and after same
discussion ana conference, commSt-
zee composed OF Congressman Padgetx,
Col Jno. W. Fry, MI. f. D. Lander
aud Mr.. J L. Hutton. was appointeG
to meet the trustees and 80 ever the
81 ,uation with them in tbs iatArest Of
the school
Az Tue meeting the next day 81 tte
trustees ware present exec & ut.
MynueIs end MIR. Bostick. Wa we're
unavoldaLly ALs9nt and tie conference
was a most harmonious one. The
situation was carefully gone over and
g considerable length, and the con-
illusions reached were entirely accept
aole to all parties. First ana foremost.
the Columbia gentlemen were assures
that fist and last and all the time the
best interest and enduring success of
the school was the aim and purpose Of
the trustees. Second, that not only for
I'VE years, or ten years, but SO long az
the personnel of the board remained an
it was, and the present principals mann
tanned the school at its present high
standard with the reasonable growtk
that might be expected of 1t, there wOuLG
g no change of principals. AnC third,
realizing that necessary alterations
heretofore ms de at the personal ex-
pense of the principals. and Others that
would in the Immediate future be
necessary, would require money, an
other ten thousand dollar bond issue
was authorized
These prospective CHI lnges cor
template converting the third story af
the main building, now used az .
skating rink, into sleeping rooms; AND
also the second story of the present
gymnasium building into rooms, ana
hitting up the magazine building, 1.-THE
one near the southwest corner of the
grounds) for gymnasium purposes,
TINS change will furnish about As
rooms. which will accom-
modate about 30 boys; and the cost for
this and the new gymnasium arrange
ment will be approximately So, 600.
These changes will not take place urtE
next summer; but the money arrange
ments. the floating of the bonds, VIII
be attended to at once.
No town In the South has as band
somely equlple1 school plant as tina
Is; no school in the South has
brighter future; and Columbia and sH
the country tributary thereto shoul&
reiOice ana be glad.