Cumberland University - Phoenix Yearbook (Lebanon, TN)

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■ft- ' fHOE KLXj- MARTHA BETSY MASON B.S. Matron of Boys ' Dormitory B.S., Simmons College, Boston, Mass. MRS. REED Matron of Hinds House MISS MARTHA HARRIS Librarian MRS. WEST Matron of McClain House 24

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I. THOE X s) -s ——7 fe fiiSi A. J. CASH A.E. University Secretary A.B., University of West Virginia. MISS AILEEN COOK Secretary to the President MISS SARAH HARBISON LL.B., B.M. Laiv Librarian LL.li.. Cumberland University : B,M., Schubert Conservatory of Music. EDWARD LOYD Snpei-intendeiit of Buildi»( s 23

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ffAf n, v rj B rf ' ' uiuMtcc iSiatM PhmMMa -ii S fiS HISTORICAL HIGH LIGHTS Cumberland University, a synonym for Christian education and the highest stand- ards of scholarship, has a history, the true meaning- and greatness of which is likely to be lost to most of us, because we are too intimately associated with what she has to offer and too imbued with her ideals and culture to get a true and impartial perspective of her history. A history of education in the South would be incomplete without promi- nent mention of the enviable record of progress and the inestimable contributions which Cumbei ' land has made to the educational advancement of the South. Cumber- land ' s history is a brilliant record of ninety years of service, but it is more than that; it incorporates a body of ideals and traditions which are inculcated into the minds and lives of its students and graduates. They are the heritage of every man and every woman who can claim allegiance and indebtedness to this historic institution. Con- ceived in the minds of Christian men and founded for the highest purposes, Cumber- land University has for ninety years offered advantages not obtainable in other col- leg-es. Operating under the handicap of insufficient endowment, Cumberland has, in- stead of boasting of fine buildings and other material resources, stood upon the basis of merit and relied upon the quality of training and leadership of her gTaduates for her reputation. We have not purposed to write an inclusive history of Cumberland. On the other hand, we offer a brief review of the high points of her history. Cumberland University was founded in 1842 at Lebanon, Tennessee, under the aus- pices of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Rev. George Donnell, great-grand- father of Dean Will D. Young, of the College of Arts and Sciences, was at that time one of the leading spirits in the church. Hon. Robert L. Caruthers was the central and most influential figure in the founding of the University. Judge Caruthers held the position of Pi ' ofessor of Law from 1868 to 1882, the time of his death. After its founding in 1842, the first classes were held in the building now known as the Nazarene Church, which is located on North Cumberland Street. Professor C. G. McPherson was the first man to teach in Cumberland University. The people of Leb- anon had agreed to build a college building to cost ten thousand dollars. This build- ing was located on the southeast corner of the intersection of South College and East Spring Streets. It was ready for occupancy in September, 1844. It was burned in 1865 by Federal troops. Between 1865 and 1896, when the present administration building was completed, the University was housed in various buildings — at Divinity Hall, at Caronna Hall, which stood where the Comptcn House and the Lambda Chi Alpha House now stand, and at Caruthers Hall, which was built in 1875.