Ward Belmont High School - Milestones Yearbook (Nashville, TN)

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cy ,1,1 DC i jifx ' l ) ' j ' b! Book ADMINISTRATION Book II ACTIVITIES ORGANIZATIONS DEPARTMENTAL CLUBS Book III SPORTS Book IV FEATURES SPECIAL DAYS CAMPUS LIFE Book V CLASSES JUNIOR-MIDDLE SENIOR

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W r) T:T I i I w Justly proud of the fine tradi- tions and the rich heritage that Ward Seminary and Belmont College, both component parts of Ward-Belmont, have handed on to the present school and indeed cognizant of the fine record made during the quarter century since con- solidation, our book presents the school of this year. May the spirit of old ' 38 linger for- ever more and be as valuable as the other contributions that have been added to Ward-Bel- mont during its twenty-five years of existence. Records of the activities, joys, and inter- ests of 1937-38 are in these fol- lowing pages and it is with pleasure that we present them to you.

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HISTORICAL The year 1937-38 marks ' .he twenty-fifth anniver- sary of the consolidated Ward-Belmont which con- tinues and perpetuates Ward Seminary, founded in 1865, and Belmont College, founded in 1890. In 1913 the two scliools were united on tlie Belmont campus which formerly had been the well-known estate of Col. and Mrs. J. S. Acklen. This home was modeled after an Italian villa surrounded by spacious gardens, and the tower which now lends so much atmosphere to the campus was used dur- ing tlie Civil War by the Federal troops as a look- out. The directors of Ward-Belmont, during the first year of the school, built both the Administration Building and Pembroke Hall (now Senior Hall). It was at the end of this year tliat Dr. John Diell Blanton, formerly of Ward Seminary, became presi- dent of the school, and served in that capacity until his death in 1933. When in 1914 the newspaper and the yearbook were started, the Hyphen, the name symbolizing the merger, was an entirely new idea, while the Mile- stones was to be the combination of Ward ' s annual. The Iris, and Belmont ' s, My Lady in Brown. In the fall of the same year the Athletic Association and the student government were inaugurated by Miss Emma I. Sisson, then director of physical education. At this time the state clubs were also playing an active part in the life of the students. The A. B. C. contest was begun in 1922, and to be elected Ensemble Girl was, and is now, the highest honor bestowed by the student body. In 1923 an- other residence hall was added, which was named Hail Hall, and until this year was used for the ». ..»«A.