The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1913-05-30
TWELFTH
SCHOOL YEAR
OF the Polytechnic School
Shows a Successful
Years Work
SEVERAL PROGRAMS
Were Well Rendered by
the Students

the twelfth commencement OF tn
Polytechnic School came to close
The past year has been the mos
satisfactory in the history of tis
school in the high standard ofschol
arship as we'll as the conduct of tn
school body, the latter being ver'
favorabIy commented upon byStht
citizens of the town.
This school was founded Nov
18th, 1901, and moved to it's pres
ent quarters during the summer ol
1904, Since that time scores OF
residences have been built in this
end of town and today it is consider
ed one of the most desirable resident
sections in the town
The school property has been
greatly improved and each depart
ment OF the school has been we'll
equipped for the work, The build
ings have many of the modern con-
veniences, and new equipment and
apparatus is being installed as rapid
" as possible. The courses Of study
are practical. d such as are suit
able to all classes, and are spoken
of in the highest terms by the lead
ing educators OF this section. While
the school has always laid great
stress upon thoroughness in all of
its work, it has been just as enthu-
siastic over the spiritual develop
ment of it's students. Since 1904,
there have been more than 400 con-
versions in the school chapel.
The great need of the school at the
present time is a new dormltory for
the young men including gymna-
stun and Y. M. G. A. rooms. The
present building is not large enough
to accommodate those who desire to
room at the school and board at the
school boarding club. The plans
for this new building are now being
drawn by an architect; and it is the
earnest desire OF the school that
within the next twelve or fifteen
months this building will have been
completed. thereby giving to great
Or number of boys and men oppor-
tunities and surroundings that will
oe conducive even to a higher stand
ard of spiritual, intellectual and
physical development than ever be-
'ore.
The school is becoming more
avorably and widely known each ,
rear. This year students came to &
he school from Texas, Missouri,
ohio, Kentucky, and North Caro-. I
ina but the best recommendation any I
school can have is not
imply to draw students from afar, l
,ut to so meet the demands of its s
immediate locality and hold the re- a
pect and confidence of the sta. .wart G
itizenship of the section in which Il
is located as to have enrolled as a
tudents the boys and girls of that s.
ection. Such has always been the Il
xisting condition at this school. u
he students Of this section consti p
ate about nine tenths of the entire q
,hool body.
Another aim Of this institution > :,
as been not to educate our boys
nd girls AWAY FROM THE HOME but !.
educate them for usefulness AT
ONE. 1t is true this institution
rs graduates in four foreign count ci
es and seventeen states, yet about ~
j% of our graduates are still living :"
Tennessee. The school has al ie
avs tried to impress upon its stu J"
,nts that the opportunities for sue
SIS in life are as great if not great tn
Especially for Tennesseans) in IN
,nnessee than in any other state. VI