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Almost since the time of the city’s founding, Mont- gomery Bell Academy or its honored ancestors formed a part of the community’s educational and cultural life. From — History of Montgomery Bell Academy by James C. Rule
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In 1785 William Polk and James Robertson, who were sent as delegates from the frontier settlement of Nashville, influenced the General Assembly of North Caro- lina to pass an Act which authorized the charter for an academy of learning to be located in the Nashville community. So it was that Davidson Academy was established on December 27, 1785, with the stated purpose of providing educational opportunities for the youth of the area. From this beginning evolved the present day Montgomery Bell Academy. Thus, although our school did not exist as we know it now until 1867, the spirit and influence of MBA has been spread through- out Nashville almost since the city’s founding. Many of Nashville’s prominent busi- nessmen, lawyers, doctors, political leaders, and educators — both past and present — graduated from Montgomery Bell. Today, as a preparatory school for boys, the Academy continues to furnish many colleges, both local and national, with an abundant supply of well-trained students. All this MBA contributes to Nashville: tradition, civic leaders, and outstanding stu- dents. What does Nashville offer in return? Nashville is the sphere of life — the world of an MBA boy. Here he makes his first friends; he learns more and more about people — Nashville people. He meets life’s first challenges in our city: his first fight, his first time to be lost, his first athletic contest, his first dance, his first exam. He grows and matures in many ways through his Nashville experiences. In general, these experiences fall into three major categories — the physical, mental, and spiritual. Nashville provides an excellent background for physical de- V ■ ' ' 1
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