A HISTOHY OF CORONAL INSTITUTE
Approved:
Approved :
A HI3TORY OF CORONAL IPi$TITUT%
THE813
(Three Hours Credit)
Preslanted t o the Faculty o f the Oraduate School o f
Southweet Tsxaa 8 t a t e ~ e a a h e r ; College
in P a r t i a l Fulfil~mentof
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the ReqazLrealente.
For the Degree o f
MASTER OF MTS
Roland Miller, B. S,
san Marcoe, Texas Auguet,
1940
T h e oompillng of t h e deta ixaed in this t h e s i s has r e q u i r e d the c o o p e r a t i o n of many people.
3'0
k4r. A r t h u r R. Heyes, t h e
w r i t e r wishes t o a ~ k n o ~ l e d ghei s appreoistion f o r the suggest i o n s and m a t e r i a l g i v e n him. L i k e ~ i s et h e w r i t e r acknowledges h i s indebtedness and thanks t o thaae who a o n s t i t u t e d h i s oomittee:
Dr. A . A.
Grusendorf, Chairman, Registrar; D r . J. L. Rogers, Assooiate Professor of Eduoat-fon; and D r . 83. L. A n o l d , Head of H i s t o r y
Department, a l l of t h e Southwest Texas S t a t e Tsaohsrs Colle8e.
Similar
acrknowirledgnaents of a p p p a o i a t i o n Rre :rlade t o Irks.
1. T. PBooC, FYr. Roy Hunt, F i s . G. A. Rogers, Miss PdJarie TInrri-
son, her. Sam Kone, Miss Florenoe Kone, H r s . J. Es P r i t c h e t t , and Niss C a r r i e Delvin, for t h e i r help i n scouring important
i n f o r n n t i o n snd f o r offerin:.: v a l u a b l e s u z ~ e s t i o n si n making this ~tudy.
San Maroos, Texaa August, 1S40
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Statement sf Problem Resson for Selecting This Problem Collegtion of Date Extent of Problem
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Under O ~ ~ n e r s h iand p r?oeidenoy of 0 # iiolllxagsworth Under bwnelsship and ,"Fesidenoy of Rev ;' R0ber.t Hlxbn Belviri
....................... 3 .................. 9 COTIONAL UNDE? THP ?:XTI.:ODIST AWIKE ........*.....10 1 . Presidents e . BaJor J . 11. Birshop (1876-1879) ....... 10 b . Dr . E . S . 31111th(1878-1880) .......... 13 c . R . 0 . Rounsavall (1880-1883) ......... 15 d . John E . Prit=hett (18B3-1883) ........ 16 e . 9. 3 . Spillman (1885-1887) ........... 16
. .. h. i. j. . . . f• g•
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A A Thomas (1888-1901) John E Pritohett (1901-1COB) Sterll~. Fisher (1903-1918) Dr • V • A Godbey (1916-1917) C U 8.1oore (1917-1918)
......................... Courac of Study for the Yeers: a . 1969-1870 ............................ b - 1983-1984 ............................ A i m s of the Sohool
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1S03-1S04
1504-1905
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21 22 26
27 29
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? Z T R A CU33IC:fLl.R ACTTVI'f IhS AND I:'1ISSELLBSaX$US 13Z'E?ESTS
....................................46 Ute:-ary %oiat ies ......................... 4 6 L i b s a r y and Reeding 9oon ................... 46 UniSarrns ................................... 47 B u i l d i n g s and Grounds ...................... 47 R e l i ~ ~ i o uCulture a . . . . . . . . . . 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Entertainment8 ............................. 40 Government ................................. 4 9 Athletios
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General Reguletions
56 52 53
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HequiaStes Syeoiel R e g ~ l a t i o n s Graauates o f Coronal I n s t i t u t e
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Student A ~ E JTraining Corps S o l d i e r s . S a i l o r s . and P!erinss Flemorl.al ITospit a 1 3 Coronal I h ~ i l d i n g3er.~ o l i s h e d 4 The Consolidation Rovement 5- Corcnel C l u b and Reanion
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2
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Fag e
of the Coronal I n a t i t t ~ t e ,1925, with bust p i o t u r e s of Robert Hixon h l v b n and John E. W i t c h e t t
Vloa
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A HISTORY OF CORONAL IN6TITUTE
CMAPTER f
IEJTRODUCT 1ON
The ohgef purpooe of t h i s thesis
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t o relate the Histoy
of Coronal Inetitute from i t s beginning until it was c l o s e d -7
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i n 1918, a l s o , t o g i v e something o f what ha8 happened to tha grounds, b u i l d i n g r , and students up t o the preeent,
Reason for 8ekaoting Thir P r ~ b l e m
The writer, having l i v e d
ir
San M ~ F Q Q I a greater portion
of hi8 life and being aseooiav,ebwith so=
Q$
thh ex-atudentm
and teaohers of Coronal Inetitute, ~ e l e o t s c lthe subjeat b e ~ a u e e
of personal i n t e r e s t e ,
~ 1 8 0 ,since Coronal is only a memorial
at preaent, t h i s paper has been written i n an attempt t o help keep the memory of the echool a l i v e ,
Co&leotion of Data Pereonal o b s e r v a t i o n end i n t e r v i e w s with ex-etudefits and teaahtars supplied muah p e r t i n e n t m a t e r i a l ,
The files of
The
San Marcoa Record, -
Mar006 Daily Newg, and
8-
Herald were important i n supplying data. OR Methodism i n Texas, and
The H m
County
A mtmber o f books
Cataloguee and B u l l e t i n s of the
sahool were also used.
Extent
0.f
Pr6blem
DUa t o the extent Of the problem, the writer ohose o n l y d e f i n i t e and s p e c i f i c topibe t o #haw the history and develop-
ment o f Coronal Institute, while realtelng, t h a t many interesting and eignificasti' phaees of the a a t i v i t i e s of the sahool hi3 .+
t o be oplitted.
A h i ~ t o r yo f the evolution of the @ah001 under
tho v a r i o u s presideata, with a brief skatuh o f their live@,
an outline of the aoureer of ettudy, rules and regulatlone of the school, and a h l r t o r y of t h e eiTentt3 aonna~tadw i t h the e c h ~ o ls i a o e i t o l o s e d i n 1918 are intslu8ed.
CHAPTER I I
CORONAL AS A PRIVATE INSTITUTION
During the C l v i i &Par t h e effeats an p r i v a t e schools v a r i e d ;
aome were but e l i g h t l y impaired, while a few new onea were a o t u a l l y eetablished and continued t o f l o W i s h ; but most of them were completely desetroyed.
The attendance became i r r e g u l a r ,
aincs the number o f.' p u p i l s mas g r e a t l y reduced and many of t h e t e a c h e r s Joined the a r q . 1 After the war was over tha *
people turned again t o p r i v a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s f o r tha t r a i n i n g o f t h e i r o h l l d r e n m 2 Y a y of t h e o l d p r i v a t e schools reopened
t h e i r doorrr, while a g r e a t number of new i n a t i t u t i o n e r were being foundedr3
Amon8 thase new p r i v a t a aahools e s t a b l i s h e d
to meet the educational Uemande of Texas was Coronal I n s t i t u t e
of San Msrraoar, Texas.
Coronal I n s t i t u t e wae founded by P r o f e s s o r 0. N. Hollingsworth, a oapable t ~ a o h e rof aonsiderable r e p u t a t i o n , who
opened a co-eduaatlonal school, ai t h m i l i t a r y t r a i n i n g f o r t h e boys,
Be named the i n e t f t u t e , Coronal on aacount of its
IEby, Fredrick, pm 151.
Ths Drvelo~msntaf
eI-Iayota, Arthur R . ,
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31bid.
Sa.(n.r 9-
Eduoation
p*
Tsxaa,
e i t u a t i o n crowning a b e a u t i f u l h i l l overlooking the b e a u t i f u l Sara
Yarcoa va11ey.4
This educator was born i n Calhoun County,
Alabama, on April 5, 1836.
Upon t h e d e a t h of h i s f a t h e r , he
eurd h i s mother came t o Texas i n Dacenber, 1845, where they
s e t t l e d i n Rusk County,
I n 185921860, he attended t h e University
of Virginia, but d i d n o t remain long enough t o graduate because of the wiar.5
When t h e war broke out between t h e S t a t e s , he
entered t h e Southern Army under Captatn R. H , Cumby, r o s e t o t h e rank of Captain,
He l a t e r
He wae permanently dfaabled a t
Corinth, I n 1862. Khen the wae was over, Captain Hollingeworth r e t u r n e d t o
Texas "arid became i n t e r e s t e d i n the oause o f education--a aauae In whose
behalf he was t o expend much peauniary means
and the b e s t y e a r s o f his 1 1 f s . ~ a H a f i r a t e s t a b l i s h e d a
p r i v a t e school i n S a n Antonio where he Baugkt f o r a few years.7
I n 1866, Hoflingsworth noved t o
Sarr Marcos, Texas,
where he took over a p r i v a t e echo01 which had managed t o e x i s t throughout the war under Professor Charlton Yellowlary , who was a graduate of the University of North Carolina,
Hr, Yellowleg was g r a c t t o i n g law i n p a r t n e r e h i p w i t h h i s couein when he t o o k pneumonia, which s e t t l e d i n h i e lungs,
* ~ h e l a n , Macun, Hiator9 'Oby,
p. 290.
a Methodism &J Texae,
Fredriok. The Develo~msnt
&ayes, R t h u r R., V~by, Fradrick,
p, 168.
E d ~ c a t i o qJ I Texas,
8 e a i n a r P a m , p. I. Dalelopaeat
a Eduoation,
p. 190.
and was advised by d o c t o r s t o go t o a dry o l i a a t e .
i n g t o Texala he r e o e i v c d
Before com-
a t e a c h i n g p o s i t i o n a t Manor, Texas.
Later coming t o $an Yarcoa he t a u g h t one e n t i r e year and began
t h e second,
By that time the Confederate c a u s e was g e t t i n g
more and more d e s p e r a t e and n e w the close o f the y e a r every man a b l e t o b e a r arms was a a l l e d i n t o a e y v i ~ e .
M r . Yellowley
was o r d e r e d t o t h e r e z r u i t i n g oarpp, b u t whife t h e r e t o o k oold
which affected h i s l u n g s , and he was eent koraret. daya 3f r e e t he assumed h i s work.
A f t e r a few
He died i n the middle of
1864, and the achool was u l u s e d u n t i l f a l l , when Profeesor
Yay,
Edgar, who f ormsr l j ' . t a u g h t a t Mountain c i t y , Texas, took chargea8 Mrs. M. Tc Hlggins said o f Mr. Yellowley: He was t h e f i n e s t t y p e of C h r i s t i a n gentleman I ever knew, He was r e f i n e d , polished, l e a r n e d , firm when n e a e s s a r y , b u t always kind and g e n t l e ; and h e bas u n i v e r ~ a l l yhonarsd and r e e p e e t e d , and a l l hie pupiLs l o v e d hfm.9
For about three y e a r s Mr. Hgllingeworth uontinued t o h o l d rrohool i n t h e same plmee (now 730 f l e l v i n S t r e e t , S a n Mareos, Texas). By 1868, a two-story b u i l d i n g o f white s t o n e , with the
l i v i n g and c l a s s r o o a s above and a l a r g e a u d i t o r i u m below, wae ereeted.
The barraecks f o r t h e boy$ c o n s i s t e d of a row o f one-story
rooms, also of etone, and running a t right angle8 t o t h e main
8 ~ e t t o r afrom &a. M. T. H i gins B a s t r o p , Texas, t o Mrs. Maroo., Reoord, June 16, Wm. Morrow, (raaor. Texas. print.% i n
&
1933.
g~bid.
building,
There were four f i n i s h e d b a r r a o k s and, i n addition,
two with walls h a l f way oompleted,lO Strong g e r a o n a l inf luenoe and widespread aequaintanoe, and popularity were at t h f s time the s a i e ~ tfoundations f o r auccees i n tiie buihdilng of a school.ll
Coronal I n o t i t u t e grew
mainly becaues of the e t r o n g p e r s o n a l i n f l u e n a e of Hollings-
worth who dominatsd the sahool scene.
In person, Mr. Hollingaworth, $ 8 tall and srsat, with well-shaped, & n t e l l e e t u a L hsad and clear blue eyes, and manners r a t h o r r e t i r i n g , b u t f r a n k , winning , lsnd unaffected. Kindly and garasal in priverte l i f e , and exemplary i n his r e l a t i o n @ t o aoolety and h i e fellowmen, he l a the i d o l of h i e own 'household, while his s t e r l i n g q u a l i t i e s of b o t h hsad anl$ heart oaure hLm to'bor most leved by t h o s e who know him b e a t . Y r , Hollingrworth i s a tscholar and a p a t r o n o f l e a r n i n g and a d u ~ a t i o n . ~e
.,,
.. .
From 1866, the acatual founding of Coronal I n e t i t u t e , t o 1871,
Mr. Holliagiiworth d i d everything p o s a i b l e t o ma&@ a eucrcess of the i n s t i t u t i o n .
However, money and e a h o l a r e were scraree,
hf s pertronal inveetnent was heavy; and h i e f m u l t y was t o o
l a r g e f o r the s t u d e n t enrollment.
Theee faatorr and h i e
deeire t o p r a u t i o e law ~ o m p e l l @him d t o c o n s i d e r t h s a a l e of
Maroo. Record, September 85, 1936, Oec6loa 3, p. 2.
pdh
l e ~ a y e 8 ,Arthur R., Seminar P a ~ e r , p. 8 . (from the Enoy10g Lhe New ~.19t)
m,
the echoole.l3
At t h e time of the e a l e the enrollment was
Miss Adice Harvey, a rtudent under Mrr Hollingsworth, who is now i n her eighty-eighth y e a r , says t h a t t h e sahool closed before the term rae over because of t h e Laak of funds.15
I n 1871, 0. N. H o l l S n ~ e r o r t hs o l d Coronal Institute to Reverend R o b e r t Kixon Belvin.
In L873 Hollhnglworth was
chosen S t a t e Superintendent I n the e l s o t i o n which brought the
Democratic F a r ty t o power,
I n 1875, when *the Conatitutionrlll
C o n v ~ n t l oabandoned ~ the o f f t e e of e t a t e superintendents, he was a p p o i ~ t e d s e c r e t a r y of the s t a t e board o f educration,
In t h a t aapacity he served u n t i l 1883. The t a s k o f reorganizing t h e achools a f t e r tile r e a c t i o n which took away the radical regtme waa d t f f i e u l t .
entered an offtoa i n time$ kese promising.
In
Wo one e v e r
h i s f i r s t report
t o Governor Coke, Hallingsworth wrote: Lslps than twelve raonth~aga 1 e n t e r e d without 8yn athy, without enaouragement, upon the arduous and r e s p o n d le d u t i e ~of t h i s de artment, surrounded an every hand by embarrasomente, d raorder, d i s t r u s t , and worst of all, unsuppor bed by adequate leg1 slatlon.16
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1 3 ~ a nYarcoq Record, September 25, 1936, Beation 5, p. 2.
15kiaye8, ,i~thurR.,
8 e ~ l Pn B~P ~ ~p., 5.
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L ~ E ~ YFredrick, , The Developmen$ p. 191.
Bducati~n
Texas,
By hard work in collecting information in regard to the
loosely organfzed sehoole, by wise suggestions on legialatlon, he organized a fine aehool system,
Texas Journak
7
Q J
Bduoatioq.
I n 1800 he began the
Through thier jeurnar he put out
much valuable i n f o ~ m a t i o n ~This Journal, while financially a failure, gave the teaching profession I t a first sedium of
expression. Hollingeworth'8 work wae perfarmed quietly, thoughtfully, and wrrs directed moFe toward the teaohera, than to the people ae a whole.
Sinae then many o f h i s ~uggestionshave finaX1y
been enaotsd, w h ~ c ~ ~ s h othat w s they were sff eative.17
Reveread Robert Hixon Belvin, a man of ref insaent and an Elder fn the Methodist Church, became both owner and president of Coronal Institute.
Wlrin& Reverend B e l v i n ' ~ prssidbnay,
he gained the cbnfidenoe of the public.
Enr011~6mt inereaoed,
&%nee the money for free inatruation or those ohildsen of scholastic age was turned over to the s s h o o l .
institution asrved for a tima in the pl-a school.
Thus, this
of a f r e e public
Military training, which had bean required under
Hollingsworth, was done away wfth.18
'71b$d.,
p. 191.
18~ayes, nr thur R.,
Bsmiaar P a m , p. 6.
Robert IIixon g e l v i n i.lcs horn i n South Camline in li-320, I n 1fi45 he a e s l i c e n s e d t o p ~ > ~ ~ io ni -Texas i a n d j o i n o d t;16
'I'cxos ConFerenoe i n 1347,
732
o o n t i n l e d in t h c --ork~llxtil
c o n f o r e n c a ir, 1?5P and p l ~ a c ( 3on t h e GoLicd d i s t r i c t
133? ilo _"E;:it!;
T-~EFa ; ~g i ~ o i r ~ t e ta i!
l o r n I'ev. j r Z c r s
Ir,
tLe Sen I?x;toi=io Dis t r i c t , , laf cr en-
i n scnocsl work.
t o the ,"or::us Shristi D i s t r i c t .
'in 1370 k c
F ~ S ~
g~~in+,eC!
I;c diec?. c.:t Zun l%e.cos, A p r i l 1 7 ,
139345 ~ i t n ri i v i i l L ; f o r t j yen2.s GI' s e r v i c e t o tilie 2:etl;odist pn C l ~ i ~ r ~L : iV.
?:aall:n P k s l ~ nreports :
Tie
s a 2-an ;2os~.esseOo f a f i n e anC well o u l t i v ~t ,sc! nt, rrrrd T R ~~?l~;7:. an a c c e p t a b l e F a s t o r RGC 2 r e e c l A e r.El 7':
: i c d , 01 sound jud::era
l%?ielatl, I:aclta, iils !o r y in ? e x ~ hp.~ , 293. 2Of~.. .L~sa21,*'o~ler S . , Texas, p, 233.
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Brief' 1 3 i s t o ~ yof'-7:et i;odlsf,; ia
2lPhelen, I'.kcur;~, 1iistor;t -of t lie =ion i-- n T e r u v 2 9 2 . - - *
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CHAPTER ZXL
CORONAL UNDER THE METHODIST REGIME
The varioue r e l i g i o u s bodies loaked upon Texas ae a m i ~ $ f o n f i e l d of great importanus.
A t
the same time t h a t the r e l i g i o u s
orgaaizattons began t o establish churches they began t o ptan f o r schools.& I t ra. during ~ B b s r tH i x ~ nBelvin's presidency that the
Methodists o f San Marcos District* under the l e a d e r a i p o f the presiding eider, Reverend 0. A, Fisher, decided t o eetablish a school,
Funds were raided and Coronal Inetftuts was pur-
chaeed by the Methodist Church from tha
Reverend
~elain.2
Later i n the same year f t becams the property of the @an Mar008
D i s t r i ~ tCoaferenoe, with Profee8or J. H. B % s b ~ as p presidente3 0. A, Fisherr was born i n Narhville, f l l i n o % s , July 4, 1831, He came t o Texas i n a841 with his family. was
By March, 1856, he
liaensed t o preaah and was admitted t o the Texeaer Conferencre
Z ~ h s l a n , Macuu, History
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Ex~anaion
Me,thodialr, p. 163.
3 ~ a nHarooa Record, September e 5 , 1936, Section 3, p. 1.
the same year.
He eervecl a t Waco, Cerpue Christi, V i a t o r i ~ ,
Lavaca, Texanci, and as presiding erader on the Corpus Christ$, Ssur Marcos, Victoria, and Sarn A n t o n i o d i a t r i c t r , not ~ u c c s s a l o n , but a t d i f f e r e n t periods.
in
Reverend Fisher was
kn6wn as a builder o f ~Rurches, and in every p l s a e he works4 he l e f t his aark.
Ha built a briak o h u r ~ ha t 8aur Yrarcoe and
was chiefly i n a t r w m t a l In recuring CtoroaaZ Institute for the
church at San Iaraoa.
EIe d i e d In 1884, a t Sabinal, Taxas.
He m a tke father o f Reverend Sterling F i s h e r , a t the Neat Texas
~onferencre,4who became presfde~tof Coronal i n 1903.5
Under Major J:'H,
Bishop, who was popular and ePf Loient,
the s c h o o l aontinued t o grow.
Major DLIBhop had a brother,
John, and a a i s t e r , V l l i s a Clinnfe,# who a s s i s t e d htm on the faculty.
He had a n o v e l w a y of opening aohQoZ w i t h a large
b a s s drum, instead o f a b e l l a s was the ~ustam.6
THE CHARTER OF COROhAL ~ N ~ T I T U T E ~ The S t a t e of Texae know a l l man by them county of Haye greeents, that ws 0. A , Fisher, A, N. D s n t ~ n , and J, H e Gorebs
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5 ~ h e l a n , Macum, A Hietory J a
p e 1256.
6~helaa, Ibaauiu, History Texas P* 163.
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7~sauchanp,Tom L , ,
& Ex~ansion& Yethodism,
a &&
a YethoQism
&&3g28&~4
Secretary ~f S t a t e , Auetin, Texas Pile Box #28, p. 168.
Charter #lU86, Record book B.,
c i t i z e n of t h e County of Haye i n the S t a t e o f Texas do hereby a s e o c i a t e oureelves together aa a private corporation under the laws of t h i s Ctatr, and do hereby r e e o g ~ i z eand adopt this inetrument a s the o r i g i n a l a h a r t s r o f s a i d p r t v a t e oorporation S e e t i o n 1. The rimer of t h i s corporation s~ii7111 be *Coronal Institutsca S a i d corporation i s formed f o r eduoational
Seotion 24 purposes alone,
S e a t i o n 3, The b u s i n e s s of this corporation ahail be traalsacted in t h e town of San Yarcos, Hays, Cauntp, S t a t e o f
Texas, S e c t i o n 4. T h f s oorporatton s h a l l e x t ~ tf o r the period of ninety-nine yeara froa the date hereofc
seat to^ 5. The' ngmbar of truetees of t h i s aorporation s h a l l b e t h i r t e e n : and oompoared of the f o l l o w i n g naned persona for the first year, t o begin with the date hereof, namely: 0. A. FiShbr, A4 N4 Denton, 3. H, Corabs, C. C. Mitohell, A. B . F. Kerr, C , 8, brig88, L, J c Da%Aey,P. C. Eoodo, Thos. R. Fourquenean, I. 8 , Rylander, C. 9, Cock, B . Vi. Smith, and Qeor L. Mo0ehee all of whom r e s i d e i n the oounty of Haye in the Gtate OF Texas.
In testimony where o f , witness our hands a t San Yarcos t h l e the 5th day o f June, A. D,, 1879.
The S t a t e of Texao
J. H. Cambe
County of Haye
A.
.;.Eef
ore
N. Denton
the undersigned author1 ty personally appeared
0. Fisher, Pa, Denton, and J. H, C~rnbrswho are each t o me w e l l known, and who eaah acknowledged the execution o f the foregoing Inetrumnt of w r i t i n g date June 5th, 1879, and d e l i v e r e d the sane a s t h e i r f i n d i n g act and deed f o r the .%.
purpose and coneiderations therein named,
In teskimony whereof, Zitness rey hand and o f f i c i a & ~ e a at l QI$ o f f in San M a r c o ~ r , t h i s the 3rd day 04 June, A. D. 1879. Notary Fublfe i n and f o r the oounty of the S t a t e of Texas.
Prafes~nrJ, R, Bishop
waB
followed by Dr. E. 8. Smith
i n 1879, who served a8 president @ne year.%
born In Georgia the 13th oi. June, 3838, 1908,
Nahya
snd
Dr. 8mit.h
was
died January 13th,
Efcid he lived until $he 13th of June ha w.oulb have been
eighty years o l d .
When he was but a l a d h i s family moved t o
aabama, in which @tats he grew up and was eclucated.
IIs was
converted early i n l i f e and u n i t e d with the Methodiet Churoh
when he wae e t i l l a o h i l d .
Hls father wea:. a & i ~ e t k m ~t il
minister an6 three of Dr. Smitha brothers were Yethodiet
R'hen Dr, Smith was hardly twenty he e n t e r e d the Alabama
Conferenae, i n which he labored for natny lorig year@, rising t o prominence and d i e t i n o t i o n ,
In k874 he went t o I i s e o a r i ,
expeotlhg t o spend the Felaalndaer of h i s l i f e and ministry
in
t h a t s t a t e , but the severe climate proved t o o t r y i n $ , and i n 1875 ha came t o Texas,
During that long g e r t o d , almost a
September 25,
generation, he gave lais life to the work o f teaching and preach-
ing, chiefly t a the bounds of the Texas Conference, of whish he was a member when he d i e d , $
On ooming t o Texas Dr. G m f k h became, President &the Andraw Female C o l l e g e in Huntsville, and then same y e a r s later
he took charge of the C ~ r o n a lXnertituts.
Putting all hie
strength i n t o the Christian training of tila young people under him, he wa& honored by the people, who put thslr confideme in him, by giving him u e prsvilege of teaching their daughters both Intel2e~tually and s p t r t u a l l y .
~8
a minlster
he occupled Borne ofa*themoat r i s p ~ n i s l b l ee t a t i o n e and super-
intended soue of the leading d l e t r l e t s in the Texas Conferense. At oue tine he was parmtor o f the Churoh i n Huntsville and h i s
l a e t work waa that sf ?resicling Elder Yaw other important a ~ detrntsgic
0%
the Austin D i s t r i c t ,
work8 were entrusted to
hlgi care, and it i s said that every where he wa8 faithful t o the l a s t dsgree.10
Southwestern U n h s r a i t y a t h ~ r g e t o w n ,
i n recagnition of his splendid achleven@nta, o o n f e r ~ e aupan
him the title of Doctor of ~ i v i n i t ~ . l l
g ~ o n e , Mi se Flsrence and Mr. Sam R., J u l y 3, 1940,
1a1btd.
Illbide
Personal Interview,
Dr. Salth*o step-son, Profaasor R.
0,
Rounsavall, took
charge of the reohool the f o l l o w i n g y e a r , 1880.
Ha
was a
very
suoces8ful administrator a d was ably esaisted by his wtfe.ga Ura. RounsavaZl was a wolrra~ o f ehwrniw p e r s o n a l i t y and rare culture, In addl$ion 60 having great nq)aloal a b l l i 2 ~ . ~ ~
In e v e r y reepect they d e v e l ~ p e da school that was modern and progressive, growing each y e a r i n nuabsrs a d popularity,
Rufuer Osgsod Rounoervall wa$ born &gust 89, 1861, a t
Be wae
Thompson, Georgia.
Kantuoky, Y f l i t m y Sohool.
a
graduate of B * w U ~Green, ~
It was the d s e l r e o f Dr, E. 8.