The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-10-26

November 3, 1860, until Decem-
Der IA, 1865. From that period
until 1874 there's little progress
to record. Then in the Hcndcr-
son county record book No. ii
pages lS6-lS7. Dated March 1874
we find where eve the underSigU-
ed, Rev. Nelson Bowen, James
Barnett, Judge Columbus NJ.
Pace and S. Y. Pickons, attorney
of said county and state agree:
First, That this institution shall
be called the Western Carolina
Educational company" second,
Its chief purpose to be for the
advancement of education by
purchasing the grounds and build
ings known as the JudSon Female
college and putting into operation
firSt-claSS school to be a Bap-
fist institution, incorporated at
$4,000.
Thus the college passed out of
the hands of the Western North
Carolina Baptist convention into
the hands of stock company
most of whom were Baptists and
all believers in ed ca t i o n.
Through the agency of board
of directors appointed by the
stockholders work on the build
ing was completed 81 years after
the first money for the college
building was subscribed, and UNI
der the name of JudSon college
its doors were opened to students
as co-cducational institution
January %, 1879.
With such representative men
on the board of directors from
l865-lS92. as Rev. James Bly,
the, Rev. Nelson Bowen, Rev. ID.
b. Nelson, Dr.. w. A. Nelson, DR..
John Mitchell, A. c. Dixon, DID,
J. l.. Carroll, DID,, Hon. Rich
mond Pearson, Judge c. NJ. Pace.
]. r. Garcn, S. V. PickcnS, attor-
ncy. J. Il. Justice, Dr. K. H..
Lewis. J. J. Blythe. Rev. c. T..
Justice, Rev. w. II. Logan, Rev.
! G.. NJ. Webb, Rev. w. II. Brooks,
Rev. Joseph Miller, Rev. Wiley
W. Wells, Rev. Leroy Sans, Rev.
/ f.. Allison. J. S. Barnett, .JOna-
than Williams, Prof. W. A. g..
Brown, Prof. w. G. Il. Morris, w.
A. J. Barnett, c. Il. Mangum,
Turner Williams. Rev G. S.
Jones. NJ. c. Toms, j. NJ. Wal
drop, w. A. Smith. attorney, f..
b. Clayton, James Hickman, Thos.
Hickman, attorney and others,
who worked with all their might
in their different capacities for
the interest of the institution and
to make it Il blessing to the youth
of the community and state.
The teachers from lS79-lS92
were: Prof. w. A. G. Brown, Prof.
w. G.. b. Morris. Rev. w. c. Nc
! Cartey, Mrs. w. C. Mccarthy,
Rev. j. B. Boone, Mrs. j. b.
Boone, Prof. G. c. Briggs, Miss
S. II. Dardcn, Miss Iollic Mon
tague, Miss Rosa Hines, Prof. j.
C. G.. DunSford, Miss Willard. DR..
r. Fl. Lewis, and others, who fill
ed in short terms Of teaching.
On January 80, 1879, the
school started, with Prof. w. A.
G.. Brown as its head master, ably
assisted by Prof. W. e. Il. Nor.
lis, as teacher. The school opened
with brighter prospects in Sep
tembcr, 1879, with Dr. W. A.
Nelson as president, with the
same corps of teachers rs in
structors. Rev. ID. Il. Nelson sue
cccded his brother rs president in
lS79-lSS0. Rev. w. {. Mccarthy
was president 1SS0-lSS2. Rev. j.
b. Boone was elected president in
1882 and served in that capacity
until 1889. His successor was
DR.. X. II. Lewis, who remained at
the head of the college until 1T
passed out of the hands of the de-
nomination; at which time it was
purchased by James NJ. Brook
shire and Jesse StarncS of Ashe-
vile, they continued the school
! for few years and disposed of