The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1910-10-07
FORMAL OPENING OF TURNER
NORMAL COLLEGE, SHELL
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ercises of Turner Normal College
were grand is putting it mild. 1t
eclipsed anything in its previous his
tory, and YES beyond the most san
guine expectation of sven the mem
hers of the faculty. Students began
arriving three days ahead of time.
and there was a steady stream coming
in till the opening day. The faculty
was taxed to its utmost endeavors to
handle the crowds and provide for
their comforts. BY opening day, the
student body represented six different
states, and the buildings were practi-
cally full.
For three weeks some members If
the faculty, besides the president
had been on the grounds hard at
work preparing for the coming SEES
sion. and as the students arrived they
were at once put to work, aiding in
the work of preparation.
The following towns and communi-
ties in Tennessee were amply repre-
sented: Nashville, Chattanooga, Mt
Pleasant, Columbia, Fayetteville, Tul
lahoma, Wartrace, Union City, Muir
freesboro, Pulaski, Winchester AMI
several rural communities.
Monday was devoted to enrolling
and classifying. At ten o'clock Tues
day the formal exercises began, DE-.
j. A. Jones. president, acting as mas
ter of ceremonies. The services were
begun with the usual method OF open
ing exercises, in which all of the stu
dents and visitors participated.
Rev. F. w. Gardner made the opel.-
ing speech which was full Of interest
from beginning to end. Other speak
ers who followed were Rev. J. A.
Crump and Rev. S. J. Kelly, of Ken
lucky, and Mrs. Laura Ransom, whom
DR. Jones introduced as an educator,
one of the first graduates of Turne:
Normal under the old regime, and
a teacher of many years experience.
A feature of the progrom which was
peculiarly pleasing was a beautiful
solo, sung by Miss Geneva Bender, of
Nashville.
Rev. ]. H. Smith, of East Tennes-
see, arrived late but made one of the
best speeches of the occasion, for
Which he was loudly and heartily APP
plauded.
Turner's rally song was sung to the
delight Of all. Nobody sings it as
Turner's students can.
A number of the ladies from the
city brought dinner and served .
their friends, and remained to the
afternoon exercises.
Several distinguished gentlemen
from Nashville arrived on the noon
train, among whom were Bishop II.
B. Parks, Drs. G.. L. Jackson, w
Sampson Brooks and Mr.. d. A. Hart.
The special business of the last
named gentleman was to look after
the matter of letting out the contract
for the new building.
Rev. S. ]. Kelly preached the open
ing annual sermon to an apprecia-
tive audience at 2 o'clock, Rev. F. w.
Gardner conducting the devotional ex-
e~rcises, Miss Madge G. Boddie served
as pianist, while he students flu
nlshed music for the occasion.
At night a brilliant musical pro-
gram was rendered in the college
chapel, carrying out the following
program in part:
program in part: solos, Misses jim.
ME McFadden, Cleo Buchanan, Ruth
B. Allison and Geneva Bender. A
selection by the Turner Glee Club,
Sailors Chorus" was also rendered.
Miss Bender so captivated the audi
ence that she was forced to respond
to an encore. She made a great I'M
preston. Miss Ruth Allison sang
two numbers, and the mention of her
name in a Shelbyville audience Is 81
ways a signal for applause. She sang
in her old time way. carrying the
audience in a storm.
Mrs. NJ. A. Benson-Smiley respond
ed to a request by the president, to
make a short address. She enter
tanned the audience with a short ac-
count Of her labors in Paul Quiz
Chapl, Waco, Texas, and paid a com
nliment to the present administration
of Turner College, concerning the
rand growth of the institution dur
ing the last five years.
Mrs. N. B. Benson, Preceptress and
Mrs. j. A. Jones, the Matron, both
made short talks. Mrs. Jones put
srecial stress upon the needs of tina
institution, especially in her depart
ment, and gave notice that she would
soon make a personal canvas among
the homes, soliciting to supply some
of the needs. She stated that she is
now feeding at her tai les forty
seven persons of the colleg,, and that
a number of others were ON their way
to the school.
At the conclusion of the exercises q
social followed, in which all partici-
mated and seemed to enioY themselves