Tennessee Technological University - Eagle Yearbook (Cookeville, TN)

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EVERYTHING FORATHE FARMER EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSEKEEPER l W EE C 0 Cookeville, Tenn. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL Furniture, Stoves, Queemsware, Tinware, Wall Paper, Sew- ing Machines, Sash, Doors, Glass, Paints, Oils, Roofing, Wire Fencing, Field Seeds, Fertilizer, Binders, -Mowers, Plows, Harrows, Drills, Hardware, Wagons, Buggies, Sur- reys, Harness, Saddles, Coffins, Caskets A I d h p d h D D k I9 4 I d d I H I at ap eare In I i ixie ef- In gf - ' 325458 H - f V, M ,Y A-f - , 2 aw W 'Is , H W I QW M-1 Q- mi-I Na, fmiiwfwf Page 23 E. ,. NQWV . E I, , .,., .,.. , I Lwmge I. 'X M L h - -- A If-32' I 'I af' ft - I W K ' .. -., HL f

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COOKEVILLE OTED FOR ACCESSIBILITY, MORALITY, CULTURE ,Ir During Dixie College days, Cookeville had a Rf-wifwfr. uf- .fe E-1 W, 'c W population of about 3,000. Early publications de- VpiApq:.qA scribed the town as being semi-mountainous on the .,.- Tennessee Central Railroad with six passenger trains V a day, including through car service between Knox- sk .lll lga- j I . pv ' ' ville and Nashville, I l I All roads go by Cookeville was a common, lo- 1', f - f :J,w gt' cal expression. Two lamous roads did cross Cooke- 1,-:t A,.'i:, Q ,Q I' nllq ville. VVa1ton Road carrie across the mountains from 4,', . east to west, and Fisk Road went across the state from I,i1 'iagkt e 'I' gx l, north to south. A total of IO pikes, all dirt roads, if brought citizens of the surrounding 211-ea to Cooke- Y tit-iiiiilti iiii Le, Q-t a i l ville. During winter months and rainy seasons, the I QQ I U- , y i'-- s ' . roads were diflieult to travel. 1. in I , V p Citizens of Cookeville enjoyed boasting of the ' - sulyss g many advantages of their city. There is little doubt l y- 'r A that many energetic men dedicated to cultural acl- M -::q Q vancement were present. A city school contained 10 s,: Mtfmfffw My teachers, a school of music and expression contained iii fax-e 5 or 6 teachers. The city also had a school of art and b .s l :TAX rf T- maintained alibrary. we ff- ee' we i -3' V - ' There was one other advantage that a Dixie Col- - ,Q I f lege catalogue stressed: The town enjoys an enviable -.-, 57 . reputation for its morality and substantial Christian 'll li' l ii' , f i krk G culture, havmgiperhaps the largest percentage ol' reg- y 1 1 ular church going people of any town in the entire H A ,,,q: ,,,, country. The thoughtful parent or guardian who I . c 4 . knows the meaning of environment, and who appre- dwg, ii ' i iw, I In-5 li- Q-gf 'i ciates the dangers ol? temptation, cannot overlook the .l ' z :ft r lppu fs,,,ffg,4ift advantages of a college career for his children so Ear i.-, Zz, r removed from temptations so common in larger cit- ' 77 ies. Phrasing of advertisements by Cookeville mer- chants also gave a key as to the type of area in which they worked: Up-to-Date Groceries on close margin, N ew, Clean, Progressive, Courteous, Nothing over 25 cents, ''Safe-Sound-Conservative,'' Cookeville,s New Movie Now Showing the Highest Class Pictures Ever Shown in Cookeville. So this was the Cookeville in which Dixie Col- lege struggled and eventually closed its doors. lt was the same Cookeville in which Tennessee Poly- teclmic Institute opened its doors in 1916 to 50 years of continuous growth. IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIIlllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllll Several publications aided in the construction of the historical section. Austin VV. Smitlzfs The Story of Tennessee Tech was invaluable. Other jnublica- tions fused include Dixie Derrick, Dixie College Cata- logue, The Tech Dynamo, The Tennessee Tech Oracle, and Techie catalogues and yearbooks. lIllIlllllllllIlllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIIllIlllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIlllllllllllllllllllllIIlllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllll Page 22 Cookeville homes had graceful lines and numerous porches. The James Cox house and the Lansden house are typical examples of American Colonial style architecture. Some of the noted buildings and scenes around Coo i I9I3 we th Pt Co nt Court Ho It n re e u nam u y use op the Presbyterian Church ltop rightl, a typical shady llower leftl, and the Nashville-Cookeville Pike Ilower Except for the cars, this scene of the Tennessee Central Depot and a Cookeville business block appears to have changed little in 50 years.

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