Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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velopment. Our future MBA boy can start early in athletic programs such as Knot- hole and Little League baseball and Gray-Y football. Furthermore, when a boy becomes of high school age, the city provides him with great opportunities for intra- city athletic competition. MBA boys have often excelled in city-wide football, bas- ketball, and tennis — as well as in other sports. However, Nashville is not only rich in sports programs but also well-equipped to train a boy mentally. Our city is known as the educational center of the South. Here are located a large number of accredited colleges and universities, as well as many high schools. MBA is at the top of this pyramid as a college preparatory school. An MBA boy, while already having received a good scholastic foundation, has the opportunity to receive a very fine college education right here in “The Athens of the South.” Finally, Nashville provides a wonderful opportunity for spiritual growth. Many of the churches have been established since the city’s founding. From the old row on Church Street, our chapels, cathedrals, and synagogues have spread out all over Metropolitan Nashville. Sunday becomes a day of worship for the MBA boy as he attends his favorite church. This experience is reinforced during the week in chapel devotionals and talks. Thus we see that Nashville provides the environ- ment necessary to prepare a boy for life. Nashville and Montgomery Bell Academy combine this excellent background into an education that aids our MBA boy to grasp the higher goals of life. His broad experience leads him to a new perspective on his activities. Instead of reaching selfishly, he sets his eyes upon the ideals of . . . 3

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MBA is a school which has, throughout its en- tire history, stood for excellence in academic achievement. The school’s faculty, student body, and tradition join to form the complex catalyst which motivates students to learn as they grow from youth to manhood. MBA’s excellence as a preparatory school is easily visible in the outstand- ing records of its graduates. The MBA boy is, above all, a student.