Lipscomb University - Backlog Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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Campusology--Old Style Although education was primarily intended for young men during the period in which the Bi- ble School was founded, young ladies were enrolled almost from the beginning. Strictly supervised by wat chful matrons, and clad in blue uniforms the weaker sex was nonetheless able to make its pres- ence felt on campus. ¥ While the school was located on Spruce Street, | ¥ P by oy couples were permitted on Sunday afternoons to Sine teatro hs Pet al FACULTY ' Lipscom® stroll—under chaperonage, of course—to Fort | NASHVILLE | Negley Hill, a Civil War fortification adjacent to the campus. Separate dining rooms were maintained for men and women until long after the college had moved to its present location. In the early days on the Granny White campus, dating was re- stricted to Saturday evenings when the girls were escorted to the auditorium by their matrons and boys were permitted to talk to them there—from the next row. The “tally-ho party” of the early days, for which rigs were rented from local livery stables, evolved into the annual picnic at Radnor hills, and ultimately into the “Beautiful Day” picnics, and somehow, through all the years of supervision and BIBLE SCHOOL segregation, young men and women have managed Board Ye oil find each oth ke a lifetime decisi d a to find each other, make a lifetime decision, an : ; oR send offspring back to Lipscomb in the same quest. THE BIBLE School was built by the labors of men and women, like those pictured above, who believed in its mission strongly enough to sacrifice themselves for it. ; : Hoye © THE REMOVAL of the school to the former Lipscomb farm in 1903 saw the rise of the campus as shown here. Two new buildings, a recitation hall and boys’ dormitory, were built, and the Lipscomb residence was remodeled to provide housing for girls. The main entrance was opposite Caldwell Lane, where another “new” entrance is now located. ra,

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THE NASHVILLE Bible School opened for its first session in the house pictured above. This single building provided recitation rooms, dormitory space, and living quarters for President Harding. JAMES A. HARDING was perhaps the most widely known evangelist in the Church of Christ at the time of the founding of the Nashville Bible School. AN OFFICIAL photograph of David Lipscomb showing his strength of “AUNT MAG” LIPSCOMB shared her husband’s devotion to character mingled with deep humility. Although an able preacher, he con- the Bible School. sidered himself primarily a printer and farmer.

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Boys Will Be Boys No review of the past would be complete without a recollection of some of the pranks which have enlivened the years. The ingenuity involved in their execution is often amazing, though alas, so was that displayed in the detection of the culprits. Perhaps the most notable of all achievements in this area occurred the day oil of winter green was put in the chairs soon to be occupied by the men of the faculty during chapel. When at last the devotional had ended, President Boles dismissed the girls and in typical fashion announced: “Young THE NEW chemistry lab provided after the move to the men! There will be a packing of trunks!” Granny White location, although a far cry from today’s facili- ties, presented the same challenge to students. Equally remarkable, though in a different view, were the antics of two acrobatic brothers who kept a rope tied to the foot of their bed in old Lindsay Hall. When one of them would become involved in the inevitable dormitory scuffle, he would run to his room, grab the rope, sail out the window, do a barrel roll to the ground, and escape his pursuer. Each new wave of students produced its own brand of pranks. The bawling of a cow on the third floor of Sewell Hall as it tried to escape from the highly waxed floors where it had been set down by a group of stealthy invaders is worthy of special note. Various means were devised to ring the bell in the tower until someone finally discovered that the clapper could be removed. Never destructive of anything save dignity, the pranksters hold an undeniable place in the record of the past. AVALON HOME served as the dormitory for girls from 1903-1920. An apartment was also provided for the presi- dent’s family, since his wife customarily served as matron. THE AUDITORIUM, scene of daily chapel and Saturday night dating, was located on second floor of Harding Hall. It looked like this from 1903-1929.