The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-06-02
Special to Golbe.


Shelbyville, Tenn, May 29-The
Trustee Board of Turner Normal
College held their annual session at
the seat of the college to-day, dur
ing the commencement season. Aside
from the usual annual report of the
president and treasurer, the most i'm
portant matter considered by the
board was the change of location OF
the school, For three years this mat
ter has been more or less discussed
both by clergy and laity of the
church. 1t has been stubbornly OPP
posed in the past, by certain minis
iers, who were of the opinion that a
change of location, especially to
Nashville where so many other
schools are established, would be fa-
tai to the cause.
President Jones has been foremost
in leading the opposition. His posi-
ton was that he doubted the hearty
cooperation of the membership of
the church in the city of Nashville,
together with the fact that so much
labor and money had already been ex-
pended to establish the plant at Shell
byville He also argued that within
the last few years of his administra-
tion the work at Shelbyville had gone
forward with such rapid strides,
that it would be disastrous to the
best interest of the institution to
move to any other place. But in the
meeting of Monday, when Bishop H.
B. Parks and other ministers from
Nashville, who had co-operated with
him in the new project, presented
their proposition, and when the lead
ing pastors of Nashville had pledged
their hearty support and influence,
DR.. Jones was won over, and in a
speech, endorsed the plan. His an
nouncement brought forth vigorous
applause from the other side, and
when the vote was taken, the motion
to move was unanimously adopted. A
committee was appointed to look af-
ter the matter of closing the contract,
and they are to be in the city Satur-
day of this week.
DR.. j. A. Jones was unanimously
elected president for term of two
years. Upon his recommendation,
the following corps of teachers was
elected for the next session: Mr.. R.
P. Purdy mathematics and Ian
guages; Mrs. n B. Benson, lady
principal and science: Miss M. c.
Boddie, instructor in Normal Depart
ment; Mrs. G.. C. Jones, matron and
preceptress; Miss H. Mae Fields,
music and instructor in the College
Department; Miss Eva Pattengall
assistant in music and English; Miss
Mabel Mckay, domestic science.
1t is the purpose of the manage
ment to operate several industries at
the very beginning of the next ses-
sion which is to open in the month
of September. Expressions of regret
are heard on all sides from the peo-
pie of Shelbyville In fact 1t seems
to be a paralyzing stroke to that
community.
The closing exercises at Turner
Normal College are now in progress,
The Commencement period opened up
with Glass Day exercises Thursday
night Representatives of the Fifth
Grade, Senior English, and all the
Normal classes participated. Leon
Saunders and George P Atkins, both
of Nashville, represented the English
Department
Music was furnished by the College
choir, and the Junior Class Band.
An exhibition of the Primary and
intermediate Grades took place FIR.
day night, May 26th, under the di
rection of Miss Madge G Boddie anC
Miss Mabel Mckay. The exercises
consisted principally Of the rem
dering of two beautiful little dramas
"The Gypsies' Festival" and "a Case
OF Suspension"
The Baccalaureate Sermon wa