Fassifern School - Sapphire Yearbook (Hendersonville, NC)

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. A 1 4 Annual Staff NANCY BATTLE ..... . . . .... . Editor-in-Chief ANNETTE WRIGHT . . . . ..... Business Manager ELIZABETH ITIICKERSON Assistant Editor-in-Chief STAFF VAN LANDINGHAM CALL MONTGOMERY RICE MYERS MCMILLAN Ross GENTRY M. WADSWORTPI WEST CRIMES E.. SHELTON RANEY BIRDS!-LY TUCKER DOUGLASS ROBERTS MIDDLETON RUSSELL Page ten

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. .,-::. 2252355555 :.:.,,, U My 1 ' K V-af-tba! M V .::.:. 53 , 15 llai , A. i ,,, 773.38 Fassifern, 1907-1921 V Xlff ASSIFERN opened its doors to students October 7, l907, completing, therefore, with Q, this term, its fourteenth session. The name, chosen se'.'eral years before the foundation Ear' of the school, was bestowed in honor of one of the Cameron homes in the highlands ml of Scotland. This charming region, in the neighborhood of Loch Eil, is intimately M Q fN3 associated with the romantic adventures of Prince Charles Edward and the Rebellion of the '45. The night before he was joined by the clans at Crlenflnnan, the prince was the guest of Cameron of Fassifern, brother oft the gentle Sir Ewen, chief of the Clan Cameron. Fassifern is a Gaelic word, meaning House among the aldersf' The founder of the school while a teacher in a large boarding school noficed that many very young girls were brought there who needed more individual attention than could be given them in a large school. She conceived the idea of establishing a school so limited in numbers that each girl might receive the particular teaching, care, and attention her case demanded. Lincolnton, North Carolina, was selected as a suitable and convzniently located towng and a hillside overlooking the river was the chosen site of the home school. When the opening day arrived the buildings were not ready, so the school was really begun in a house belonging to Mr. Reinhardt, on the main street of the village. Here arrived, October 7, seven boarding pupils: Eva Moody, jane Meares, Mildred Jenkins, Nell O'Kelly, Lesa Royall, Lorena Wiseman, Jannie Wetmore. At Thanksgiving the house on the hill was ready, and by that time the number of boarding pupils had increased to thirteen, known as the original thirteen. During the first year there were fifteen resident students, the number selected for the ideal school. There were thirty-one students in all, including three co-eds. These three were, or to be exact, now are Capt. W. E.. Shipp, U. S. A., graduate of West Point, Lieut. James Abernethy, who won his military title in the World War, and Dr. David Rudisill. The faculty at that time included the present principals and Miss Josephine Bowen, teacher of music. lt soon became evident that with the demands of a school for girls it was necessary to employ other teachers, so more students were received. The second year twently-two boarding pupils matriculated at Fassifern, and a cottage was bought for their accommodation. Later two buildings were added, and there was room enough for forty resident students. Sarah Williams of Greenville, S. C. fMrs. Denis Ryan of Massachusetts, was the last of the original thirteen to leave, having remained at the school five years. The oldest inhabitant was Mary Damron, who remained seven years as a student, leaving in l9l6. Fassifern's hrst graduate and certificate student in music was Anne Pegram Oates, l9l3 fnow Mrs. Henry Ashley of Californiaj, who, after completing the four years' course, remained two years as a student in music. Evelyn Byrd Graham, who entered as a student in 1909, is still at Fassifern as chaperon. The Class of l9l4 graduated only one student, Jennie Saine, who was also a music certificate pupil. She remained a year longer as special student. Nineteen hundred fifteen sent out six graduates in full course, Katherine Manning and Lucy Murchi- son, both of Wilmington, carrying off first and second honors. Miss Manning entered Goucher College on certificate from Fassifern, graduated there with distinction, and is now teaching in Washington, D. C. A brilliant pair of' sisters, Sarah and Eleanor McLoud, of Asheville, the latter a graduate of l9l5, entered Lake Erie College, Ohio, and completed the course there with honors. Caroline Hough was admitted on certificate to the University of Florida. In 1916 Fassifern was accredited by Smith and Wellesley colleges. Almost since the formation of the Southern Association of Colleges it has been on that accredited list. ln l9l4 it was decided to move the school to Hendersonville, N. C. On the anniversary of the first opening Fassifern received into its new home sixty boarding pupils, thirty-four of whom were former students. There were twenty day pupils from the town of Hendersonvillej In the course of years departments have been added, with instructors for the same. In l9l5 the Page eleven