Maryville College - Chilhowean Yearbook (Maryville, TN)

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WJ IpJ Q-ls E AN History of Maryville College ARYVILLE COLLEGE is an old, time honored institution. Its history is divided into three distinct epochs: the institution as a seminary, as an ante-bellum college and as a post-bellum college. The seminary was founded in 1819, with Rev. Isaac Anderson, D.D., as its first president, by the Synod of Tennessee. In 1821 a literary and college department was added. Through years of privation and poverty, perseverance and prayer, the institution fulfilled the purposes of its founders. By 1842, in which year the seminary was chartered as Maryville College, nearly one hundred men had been sent out into the gospel ministry, and there were several hundred alumni. The institution had just begun a steady and propitious advance, when it was closed by the convulsions of the Civil War. When the ravages of war were done, the college was re-opened, and, durmg the recon- struction period, grew steadily. A new campus of 235 acres was secured, and in 1869- 1871 three much needed buildings were erected. Philanthropists and donors enabled the fast-growing college to add to its equipment and to maintain a sufficient endowment. In 1880-1884 $100,000 was secured, while in 1891 a legacy of $216,572 made possible the erection of several memorial buildings, and imparted to the college new life. Follow- ing the donation of $100,000 in 1905 and the completion of the Forward Fund three years later, other new halls were built. By 1 900 Maryville College had already assumed the station of a modern institution. Yet in the last decade and a half, the growth has been noticeably greater than in any other period of its history. Modern equipment has been installed, new departments added and capable instructors secured. Total property valuation in 1913-1914 was $800,000, and in that year there were 769 students and 40 instructors. Maryville College is now one of the strongest institutions of Tennessee and adjoining states. With little cost, it offers the most favorable opportunities for an education. It surrounds the student with the best environment, physical, mental and moral. It is located at Maryville, one of the most healthful and moral towns of East Tennessee, and attracts students from every part of the country. It is an institution with a record full of divine providence, human faithfulness and college usefulness ; boasting noble achievements in the past, boundless opportunities in the present, high purpose and hope for the future. m .Vq= m

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