Montgomery Bell Academy - Bell Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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A front view of the Ball Building, which replaced the building that burned down in 1924. It is named in honor of Isaac Ball, headmaster for thirty years, who, even after his retirement, gave many more years in service to the school. Once the old gym, Wallace Hall is now a magnificent auditorium and study hall, with classrooms in the lower level. a An attractive recent addition to the cam- pus is the Warren Taylor Memorial Foun- tain, which stands across the patio from the Ball Building. The exit gate as it appears now. It is as old as the school itself.

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PROGRESS IN I EACH OTHER . . . Before 1924, when the main building burned down, it was a copy of a Virginia plantation. Here the building exhibits the “down-south” flavor which is a part of its tradition. The school building of 1913, in what is now the heart of downtown Nashville. ' A- . The new, modern gymnasium, dedicated in 1957, which made possible the conversion of the old gym into Wallace Hall.

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CREATE A UNIQUE ATMOSPHERE OE APPRECIATION. Who can deny the importance of social life in high school? The quest for amusement is not a development of our modern society. Moreover, it is hard to define progress in the social life of a young adult. Only the method and expression in the pursuit of fun has changed. Now “combos’ and popular dance steps replace dance bands and the fox-trot and the automobile has supplemented and extended social life. Movies are still very popular. In the modern world, fun and social life are simply faster and more alive. There have always been school dances; change has only come in the dance steps and the clothes. The combo after homecoming, a far cry from the “Prom” above. A scene reminiscent of modern hootenannies.