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1 The Class of 1967 is the “Centennial Class” at Mont- gomery Bell Academy. The Academy opened its doors September 9, 1867 with 26 students in two small rooms This small student body was divided into grammar schc l and high school departments. J. L. Ewell, principal of the high school, had been professor of Latin at Washington University in St. Louis. Head of the grammar school department was M. S. Snow, who had resigned as prin- cipal of the Nashville City High School to take the posi- tion. The school found favor in Nashville and grew rapidly. Starting its hrst school year with 26 students, MBA had grown to 74 students by the end of the first session. Although a century old this year, MBA’s herit e goes back to the University of Nashville, Cumberland College, Davidson Academy and the earliest days of the pioneer settlement on the banks of the Cumberland. Actually, MBA was born on the campus of the old University of Nashville on “College Hill” in South Nashville. In its early years, it was housed in the “college proper” or mam building. This stone structure stands today and is occu- pied by the Children’s Museum. The University of Nashville, 1836
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