The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-09-27

Never in the history of Shelbyville,
has the entire population been so thor,
o,1ughly stirred educationally as was
the case at the grand formal opening
OF Turner Normal Institute on the oath
inst. AS early as Saturday 21st, stu
dents from all over the state began
to pour into the beautiful new girls
dormitory. AS has been formally
stated, this structure will for the pres
ent be the administration building
Entering the building by handsome
night OF steps, landing on a front
portico, one enters through a double
glass door into a spacious assembly
nall htted up with elegant new desks.
purchased of DR.. R. H. Boyd, of Nash
VILE. To the rear of this hall is the
spacious dining room, cut of by fold.
ing doors, which are arranged so as
to be thrown open at a moments no
tlce, thereby converting the entire first
moor into one massive auditorium
me presidents office is situated to the
lett on entering the front door. It is
handsomely furnished with up-to-date
office fixtures. Directly in front is the
waiting room; above which is the ladv
VISITORS, toilet room, which is reached
by flight of stairs leading I'D into
the main upper hall to the girls dor
mltory. Directly across the hall is the
matron's compartment elegantly fur.
nlshed, donation by Avery Chapel A
M. b. Church, Memphis. Further
down the hall in the corner of the 7,
IS suite of rooms occupied by the
preceptress and superintendent of the
Sewing Department This beautiful
furniture is also a donation from ST
James, at Memphis At the west end
: OF Main hall is found the rooms of the
! principal of the Musical Department
All the rooms in the building are fur
nished by the donations of churches
clubs and individuals.
-Four well-arranged and Handsomely
:, furnished recitation rooms are on tbt
. first floor in the L.
/, Or. j. A. Jones, the president has
= labored faithfully to bring about thi,
= excellent result; and is now express
- ing doubt as to whether he will h,
- able TO accommodate all applicants, az
n many boarders are. registering severa
" weeks in advance of their arrival.
Many visitors were present at tn,
4 opening, both resident and non-resi
h dent. Among those from a distanc
II were Revs. A. P. Gray, A. Brooks. 7
w. Hampton, Nathan Smith. William
Porter, ministers of the A. M r
Church: Revs. Seymore and Under
wood, of the Baptist churches wer
IL also present. Speeches and sermon
70 were delivered by the following. Rev,
r.. Gray, Brooks, Hampton, H. L. P. Jone.
A Underwood and Mr.. ]. B. Frierson.
white citizen, who has contribute
10 largely toward the erection of tn
building
to This institution has gone forwar
". with rapid strides during the incun
oe bency of DR.. J. A. Jones as presiden
And the present year bids fair to |
sit the greatest in it's history. Miss Man
e. Brookins, of Memphis the accor
RS plished daughter of Rev. R. B. Broo
ms, of Providence A. M. E. Church.
ar the Instructor in Music. Prof. r
see Purdy, the noted mathematician,
Professor of Mathematic and La
ce- guages. Miss Matte L. Barr. of Wa
are erly, is Preceptress of the Dormito
on and Superintendent of the Sewing 7
partment. Several useful and valual
ist donations were made to the dormito
Ine ENROLL MENTc OE N0Iop,