Furman University - Bonhomie Yearbook (Greenville, SC)

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FITTING SCHOOL FACULTY Andrew Philip Montague, I.L. D. President of Furman University Hugh Charles Maynsworth, B. A. Headmaster and Master of Hughs It Columbus Bf.n Martin, B. A. Secretary and Master of Creek and Latin John Washington Moore, B. S. (S. C. M. A.) Commandant of Cadets and Master of Mathematics 32

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Furman Fitting School At flic Annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of Furman University, held June. Kjoo, it was decided t abolish the Preparatory Department and to establish in its place a school to lie known as the Furman Fitting School. This school was to be mo le!ed after the great high schools of the North and of England. Dr. Montague conceived the idea, and through his indefatigable laliors made ilu plan feasible In securing generous suliseriptions from the citizens of Greenville. These, regardless of denomination. rescinded lil er-allv in their donations, as they have since done with their patronage. A Building Committee, consisting of Dr. Montague. Dr. Moore and Mr. H. I’ McGee. set to work to have erected a home foi the school: an l as the result of their labors, a small I mi comfortable and neat building of brick was erected, on the bluff overlooking the falls of the Reedy River, at the foot of University Mill. The school was organized with Mr. II. C. Mayns-worth. B. A., as Headmaster and instructor in Eng lisli: l’rof. II. T Cook. M A.. Professor of Greek in Furman University, as instructor in Greek; Mr. V H. Miller. M. A.. M. M. ! . instructor in Latin; Mr. C. B. Martin. B. .. instructor in Mathematics: Mr. C. M. McGee, instructor in History. course of three years work was arranged. The discipline of the school differed from that of the college. in that the students were under the eyes of the instructors during the five regular school hours, instead of simply attending the recitations. The success of the $ch | was surprising to its most sanguine friends. The cajiacitv l cing reached m its first year, and the total number of full students enrolled amounted to l. in addition to which 5 college students were enrolled in one or more studies in the school. Nevertheless, while the dqiortment of the students during school hours was of a high order, the lack of supervision outside of the school was found !•» be a serious drawback to successful work on the part of the itoarding pupils. To remedy this defect, the Board of Trustees at their annual meeting in June. h i. decided to establish a military feature in the school. This dcittrtincut was introduced in order that the pupils might be continually under the watch care of the instructors. |. V. Moore. B. S.. of the S. C. M. A., was elected instructor in Mathematics. The departments of