Union University - Lest We Forget Yearbook (Jackson, TN)

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Bygone Days r Soon after the town of Jackson had been legally created, the second issue of The Pioneer, apparently Jackson ' s first newspaper, printed the following advertisement: Jackson Male Academy The academy will be opened in the town of Jackson on the first Monday in February next, under the superintendence of the subscriber who proposes to teach most of the branches of learning, usually taught in institutions of this kind at the following prices; Spelling, reading and writing, per ses- sion $6 Geog, Eng Gram, moral phil, and rhetoric $8 The same or any pan thereof with the Latin Language $12.50 The sessions consists of five months. The price of tuition will be required in ad- vance. The date on the paper was Janu- ary 27, 1823. Union university was first called Southwestern Baptist College. It was originally located in Murfreesboro, Ten- nessee. The unity of Baptist movement, a lack of funds for the school and the desire for an institution in the western grand division of the state were the main reasons for moving the school to Jack- son. It was located northeast of the square on a beautiful site. The school prospered until 1912. A fire in January destroyed the college hall and the chapel. The fire spread so quickly that all anyone could do was to watch the buildings burn. The major event put the school in debt and caused the leadership to work exceedingly hard to keep the school open. Yet, they managed to meet the challenges of rebuilding and continu- ing the heritage of Union. In 1975, Union moved to its new campus of 190 acres located in North Jackson along Highway 45 By-Pass. Union has come a long way from those early days of a strict and quiet little establishment with a handful of students. Union still upholds the beliefs on which it was founded and gains from this factor. As a point of interest, we decided to list a few of Union ' s rules by which the students had to live over a century ago. 1) students were strictly required to be in their rooms from 6:30 to 10:30 to study. 2) all lights were to be out from 10:30 PM to 5:00 AM 3) students were not allowed to purchase items on credit at any store without the written permission of their parents. If you think those rules were funny, wait until you read this! A Mr. X was on trial for talking to the young ladies! After stating his case, he retired to his room. He was found guilty by the faculty and was excluded from the library for one month and was made to apologize to the ladies for insolence. Can you image what the faculty of 100 years ago would do if they came to the campus today and watched the students. ' 1 The cornerstone stating the construc- tion and reconstruction dates of Union ' s campus buildings.

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, Would you believe that this is the fitst Barton Hall? An impressive place!