The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1918-08-30

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den a few days ago to study the
whole educational situation in Nash
vile, as we are concerned in the same,
and this has to do with Meharry as
well as Walden. This committee after
two or three days spent in Nashville
reported to the Board of Managers of
the Freedmen's Aid Society, that in
their judgement Walden College and
Morristown Normal and Industrial
College should be merged into
one institution located at Nor
into one institution located at Nor
ris town. This is for the purpose of
carrying all that concerns Walden
in name and in work over to Norris
town, and raising the scholastic grade
of Morristown to that of full college
so that the graduating classes, espec-
| tally of the college department Of
Walden, may be taken care of at
Morristown, and that school put into
the very best condition looking toward
| its doing college as we'll as normal
and industrial work.
You are aware that we have plant
at Morristown valued at $150,000 with
, fine and commodious buildings. We
have just been given a farm in con-
nection with Morristown valued at
$4,000. There are not so many in
stitutions in East Tennessee as in
Nashville, and the possibility of our
serving the Kentucky and Tennessee
constituency is more convenient at
Morristown than at any other insti.
tuition in or near Nashville. Our
Morristown institution has the un.
qualified approval of the United States
Bureau of Education. In their report
they say "The management is effec
tive" "The school diploma is recog
nized by Tennessee, Virginia and West
Virginia for teachers certificates.
There are eight buildings.
: The Board in discontinuing the ap
, preparation to Walden is enabled t.
increase the appropriation to Morris
: town If necessary, in order to make i
, one of the finest schools in the country
operated by the Society for the edu
cation of the Negro. At the same tim,
Meharry Medical College is related tt
: the entire Negro race, and is the onl!
medical school for training of coloret
physicians having any relation what
ever to religious denomination. hT
Meharry Brothers, who made possible
: the Meharry Medical College wer
prominent Methodists in the state o
Illinois, and the Board of Manager
of the Freedmen's Aid Society ha
contributed for years by appropria
ton to the work Of Meharry. Fo
, many years this institution was il
Glass A of the American Medical Assc
citation. This Association determine
the rating of medical institutions il
5 the country. In recent years becaus
/ Of the raising of standards of medica
schools, Meharry fell back into Clas
B. The Freedmen's Aid Society d,
y sires to restore it to Glass A, so ther
5 will be no difficulty in the future graz
yates of Meharry finding it possibl
) to be licensed anywhere in the Unite
States upon examination by tn
examining board of any state
Il In tn emerger of Walden and Morri
Z town, it makes possible a larger a.
preparation to Meharry and restor
q it to Glass A, and also the use Of til
buildings so much needed by MeharT
$ for dormitories for the students.
These were the compelling motive
{ upon the part of the Board
G. Managers to take the action they di
> in discontinuing the appropriation
y Walden this year. 1t is to be hope
s. that the friends of education wi
1, see that the action of the Board
IL Managers is a statesmanlike one. M
10 endeavor to make one literary inst
N tuition in Tennessee of the highest so
ID Episcopal Church and the medic
lie under the auspices of the Method
school to which it is related rir
T. grade school in the rating of medic
re authorities. Efforts are on the We
er to have this view of the Board co
n sidered and approved by all tho
X who are interested. 1t is to be no
at ed that the patrons Of Walden w
send their sons and daughters to Nc
ristown. The President of that i
T. stitution is DR.. j. S. Hill, Morristow
c- Tenn.
u Concerning DR.. Hill the Unit,
10 States Bureau of Education say
w. President Hill is deserving Of gre
credit for his long services for t
education of the colored people, al
for the support he has secured f
3. the school from outside agencies"
A Yours faithfully
g l. Garland Penn.
Pres. e. A. White has been elect
iFeld Secretary of the Freedmen's A
Society and will have his residence
Cincinnati, Ohio His special wo
VIII be in the centenary campaign.
Childron's Field Day will be ce
~ brated at Hadley Park, Labor Da
.e Sept. 2, 1918, under the auspices
II the Colored Women's Committee Nj
II c. d.
ie All parents are urged by order
N the Government to bring their childr
ol to take part in the demonstration.
u Prizes will be awarded the me
oe perfect baby, The best developed be
is The most popular baby, and to t
RS mother having the largest number
IS. minor children present.
I'd A special feature of the day W
be be the great children's parade at
>: o'clock.