Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1910-11-24
MARION LOSES SCHOOL.
SynOdS Decide To Move Lutheran Girls
College 10 Salem,

After an executive session lasting
the greater part of the day the South
West Synod of the Lutheran church in
session at Salem, on last Wednesday
adopted the report of the commission
appointed 10 joint session with the Vir-
ginia Synod the day previous to locate
the Marion Female College at Salem.
Earlier IN the day the Virginia Synod
had with large majority vote accept
ed the same report, but the session of
the South West Synod was extended so
that the matter might be earnestly con-
sidered and debated, but the latter fl
nally voted as had the former and the
school will be located at Salem.
Marion Female College is one of two
Lutheran institutions for the education
of girls in the South. The other is at
Montery, N. c. Years ago the school
was established at Marion, Va. 1t out
grew the proportions of large school,
or preparatory college, and became the
seat of learning of the denomination in
the State and throughout the country.
Rapid growth caused the trustees to re-
!alize that it would be necessary to en-
large the buildings and campus. When
architects examined the walls of the
old buildings they found them unsafe
for extensions and decided it would cost
as much to remodel them as to build
new dormitories and class rooms. For
some years members of the church in
the State had felt the Inconvenience of
the Marion site and off and on there
was talk Of the college being moved to
a more central place where railroad out
let could be had upon better schedules
than possible for Marion. AS a new
site was needed, and the Synods faced
the expense of the buildings the pro-
posed change grew into being, and LAST
summer campaign began for site
propositions from other cities, the offer
of Salem being the most liberal and it
was accepted.
The citizens of Maricn are now tax
ing steps to raise $4,000 to buy the
buildings at that point and start a new
school to be known as the Marion Fe-
male College" This school will be un-
denominational, as under the present
charter and ownership the buildings can
only be used as a college under the au-
spicies of the Lutheran church.
j. A. Greever, of this place, was
member of the Synod and says the fight
over the change in location of the col
lege was certainly a hot one. Rev. E.
L. Ritchie and John p. Gose. of Burkes
Garden, also attended the meetings of
the Synod
The change in location is very salts
factory to the patrons of the school
from this sectiOn-and there are quite
a number-on account of the better
train connections on which to reach the
school.
The new college will be governed by
a board of twenty-one trustees OF which
the Southwest Synod will select eleven
and the Virginia Synod ten. The South
west Synod while in session at Salem
selected j. A. Greever, of this city, and
Rev. G. X. Hunter, Col. A. NJ. Bowman
and K W. Kline, Of Salem, to act for
them and further requested the present
board of trustees to select seven of
their members to complete the board
for this Synod between the close of the
Synod at Salem and the 9th day of De-
cember. The Virginia Synod has not,
as yet, selected their trustees.