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Nacoochee I
Nacoochee Institute, the mountain school of the
Presbyterian Church in Georgia, is located in the
heart of the famous Nacoochee Valley, just under
the Blue Ridge Mountains, in White County. This
school is now in the tenth year of its history.
The mission of Nacoochee Institute is threefold.
First?To the people among whom we live. This
is effected through the every-day work in the
Central School, the regular preaching services
at four points, five Sunday schools and a system
of extension schools.
The Central School opens the second week in September
and closes the fourth week in May. One
hundred and sixty pupils are enrolled.
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The course begins with primary and completes
the tenth grade.
In addition, there is a cour^ in Bri.
ence conducted by a capable Christian woman, who,
while teaching her students the much-needed art
of preparing wholesome meals, does not forget to
break to them the bread of life. Surely a happy
combination.
Also, the Bible is taught for one hour each day,
by an accomplished and experienced teacher. This
is one of the happiest and most helpful hours of
the school day and splendid results are in* constant
evidence.
Regular* preaching services are maintained at
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four points. The Presbyterian Church here was
reorganized in April, 1913. At that time the entire
community was spiritually refreshed during
a series of special services.
Twenty-seven united with the Presbyterian
church upon profession of faith. The church now
numbers sixty-eight members, with three elders
and three deacons.
The summer schools are conducted by volunteer
teachers who receive only bare expenses for their
services. They work from six weeks to five months.
Eighty children are reached through this depart
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coochee Institute ministers to deserving boys and
girls who live at a distance. This ministry is to a
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nub lu any special community.
The people we are helping are deserving boys
and girls, who come from weak or out-of-the-way
localities all over the State. The girls with the
teachers occupy the beautiful girl's dormitory on
the hill, while the boys are in rented quarters near
by.
Our boarding pupils are carefully supervised and
trained in every kind of country home work. Vegetables
have this year been planted, cared for,
gathered and canned for winter use by them. Practically
all of the girls, and some of the teachers, do
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their laundry work with very crude equipment. The
entire dormitory washing is being done by young
girls this winter. Talks on table etiquette and
general home manners are given regularly.
Every boarding pupil is required to work two
hours each day. The girls, in care of a competent
matron, do all of the actual every-day cooking for
the boarding department. The value of this part
of the work cannot be overestimated. It is here
that the most abidiner and sntiftlWfrn-v m?nifo
seen.
Last year every boarding pupil, not already a
professing Christian, confessed Christ and united
with the church.
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Third?Nacoochee Institute is fulfilling a ministry
to the Church of Jesus Christ at large by
gathering up deserving young people, training them
for Christian service and sending them out prepared
for useful living.
Nacoochee has today her boys as candidates for
the Presbyterian ministry at Clinton College (S.
C.), Davidson College (N. C.), and King College
(Tenn.). A resolution, adopted by the Synod of
Georgia at a recent meeting, says:
"Nacoochee needs much larger and better equipment
to fulfill its mission as a proper representative
of the great Presbyterian Church of Georgia,"
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