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

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FACULTY First Row: MARGARET HENRY OTTARSON, Latin. Randolph-Macon Women ' s Col- lege, B.A.; University of Rome Italy, M.A.; The American, British, Italian and French Academies, Athens, Greece; The Sorbonne, Paris; Vander- bilt University. Junior Classical League Sponsor; Honor Society Spon- LUCY LANDRU FOUNTAIN, French. Barnard College, B.A.; Co- lumbia University; George Pcabodv College for Teachers. Angkor Club Sponsor; French Club Sponsor. ELLA PURYEAR MIMS, Spanish, Latin, and French. Vanderbilt Univer- sity, B.A.; Columbia University, M.A.; George Peabody College for Teachers; University of Rome, Italy; The Sor- bonne, Paris. Eccowasin Club Sponsor; Spanish Club Sponsor; Junior Clas- sical League Sponsor; French Club Sponsor. Second Row: MAMIE D. BROCK, Latin. Ran- dolph-Macon Women ' s College, A.B.; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A. ; Institute for Latin Teachers at William and Mary College. Junior Classical League Sponsor. PATSY MORAN, Physical Education, General Science, First Aid, and Hygiene. Ward-Belmont Junior Col- lege; George Peabody College for Teachers, B.S. Junior Class Sponsor. PATTY LITTON CHADWELL, Physical Education. Ward-Belmont Junior College; George Peabody Col- lege for Teachers, B.A., M.A. Athletic Association Sponsor. WINNIFRED BREAST, Glee Club. George Peabodv College for Teachers, B.S. Glee Club Sponsor. ELIZABETH WILLIAMS, Speech. Sullins College; Northwestern Univer- sity, B.S. BETTY PARTEE, Art. Murray State Teachers ' College, A.B.; George Pea- body College, M.A. Fourth Row: ROBERTA SUE VVIKLE, Study Hall Supervisor. LUCILE D. McLEAN, Business Man- ager; Typing. MILDRED BEARDEN MOORE. l 3

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FACULTY SUSAN S. SOUBY, Headmistress. ELIZABETH MARSHALL, Librarian. University of Arizona, A.B.; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A. PENELOPE MOUNTFORT, Science. University of Buffalo, B.S.; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A.; National Science Foundation Institute, Yale University; Triad Club Sponsor; Science Club Sponsor. Second Row: FRANCES HOWARD EWING, Mathematics. Vanderbilt University, B.A., M.A.; George Peabody College for Teachers; Foundation Institute, Vanderbilt University. RUTH M. MANN, Mathematics. University of Wisconsin, B.S.; Founda- tion Institute, Vanderbilt University. Ariston Club Sponsor; Senior Class DOROTHEA GRIFFIN, Mathematics and History. University of Iowa, B.A.; University of Minnesota; National Science Foundation Institute of As- tronomy, Euclaire State College; Na- tional Science Foundation Institute of Mathematics; George Peabody College for Teachers. Third Row: SOPHRONIA M. EGGLESTON, His- tory. Goucher College, B.A.; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A. Student Council Sponsor; Sophomore Class Sponsor. VIOLET JANE WATKINS, History and Economic Geography. Agnes Scott College, B.A.; Vanderbilt University, M.A. MARY VICTORIA MacLEAN, Eng- lish. University of Tennessee; Univer- sity of New Mexico; Memphis State University, B.S.; University of Louis- ville, M.A. Fourth Row: BfLLIE PYLE KUYKENDALL, Eng- lish. Tennessee College for Women, B.S.; New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A.; Vanderbilt Univer- sity; Bread Loaf School of English, Middlebury College. Penstaff Sponsor; Milestones Sponsor. mary McMillan rasmussen, English. George Peabody College for Teachers, B.S.; University of Bern, Switzerland; Harvard University. MARTHA GREGORY, English. Uni- versity of Alabama, B.S., B.A. ; George Peabody College for Teachers, M.A.; Library Science, George Pea- body College for Teachers. Freshman Class Sponsor.

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€ LASSES CLASS EVOLUTION From Ward ' s Seminary to Harpeth Hall, the road stretches across an expanse of change. But Dr. Ward ' s principle of maintaining high academic stan dards and of stressing moral character is still being upheld in our school. Ward ' s offered a full and thorough course of instruction, embracing academic and collegiate work. Gas lights burned late as students poured over books — English literature, French, Latin, Greek, moral philos- ophy, art criticism, elocution, and penmanship. The Milestones ' staff read with envy that Ward ' s opened in November and closed in May — a term dotted with holidays when Ward girls shed their maroon or buff colored uniforms for hoop skirts and merrymaking! Imagine a school year of 52 scholastic days! But the staff felt at home to find that Ward ' s students never chewed gum, always cultivated perfect manners, and treated their teachers with respect and courtesy. By 1890 they were competing in these respects with students of the newly opened Belmont College, housed in the Belmont mansion on the 200 acre Acklen estate. Pictured at the right is a Belmont class and its instruc- tor. The building behind them was originally a two story bear house, part of the Belmont Estate zoo. This oc- tagonal building was designed by the Italian architect who designed the Belmont mansion, which was said to be unsurpassed by any other in the South. Later owners of the estate thought the bear house of such architectural beauty that they used it for a tea house. It had various uses up into Ward-Belmont days. 14