Harpeth Hall School - Milestones Iris Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Ward ARD SEMINARY, the Alma Mater of the majority of Nashville ' s accomplished women, and the school home of her daughters still, was founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward. For twenty-two years, under his excellent and unobtrusive management, the school progressed, standing firmly against the Durm und Drang of the after-war depression, until it stood first among the schools of Nashville. This time-honored position it still holds, though its founder has long since departed. In 1891 it was purchased by the Presbyterian Cooperative Association of Nashville, and though in the hands of this church still, it is not sectarian. In 1892 the services of Mr. J. D. Blanton, of Virginia, were secured as President. He is a capable, Christian gentleman, whose sustained efforts to raise the school in curriculum and standing have not been in vain. Ward Seminary has no money endowment, but its successful history of more than a quarter of a century, its independence of character, its memories and associations, its warm support from hundreds of graduates all over the land, constitute for it an endowment far better than money. Within its walls, surrounded by refinement and Christian culture, young ladies may find an excellent impetus to a full and well-rounded life.