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SOUTHERN TEMALE COLLEGE
HIS famous old school was founded in
the year 1842, by Dr. John Dawson. It
was chartered the following year. It
was probably the outcome of a high
school founded earlier. The early date
of its charter makes it the second old
est chartered college for women in
America. It was established in the lit-
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tie city of LaGrange, the place of its
home for almost seventy years. Dawson was fol
lowed by Milton E. Bacon, under w r hose adminis
tration there were about eighty-three graduates.
He was followed in 1855-58, by Professors John
Foster and Rev. Henry E. Brooks. During these
years, there were twenty-six graduates. From ISSS
Professor I. F. Cox was president. During his ad
ministration of thirty years, the school was prob
ably larger than ever before. It grew to be very
widely known throughout the South. In the midst
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of commencement of ’BB Professor Cox suddenly
died. Under his administration, there had been
270 graduates. The work was carried on by Pro
fessor Charles and Mrs. I. F. Cox until 1895. The
college graduated, during that time, 186 graduates.
Professor Cox was followed by Dr. G-. A. Nunnally,
who remained until 1903, and the college in this
time graduated 127. Dr. Nunnally was succeeded
by Mr. Hatton, who is now in charge, and who has
graduated about forty-three graduates, with about
fifty or sixty certificates in the different depart
ments.
Since its foundation it has been under eight dif
ferent presidents, and has graduated something
near 1,000 graduates, with an enrollment of nearly
17,000 students.
There have been some two or three breaks in its
history; first, the buildings were burned during
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Him, failed to satisfy. The second note was that
of the actual exile to which she must pass; back
to the slavery of Egypt and Assyria, away from the
offerings and feasts of the Lord. The third was
that of the cessation of prophecy. The means of
testing themselves would be corrupted. The fourth
declared the nemesis of fornication. The prophet
traced the growth of this pollution from its begin
nings at Baal-peor, and clearly set forth the inevi
table deterioration of the impure people. The fifth
and last was that of the final casting out of the
people by God so that they should become wander
ers among the nations. This section closes with the
prophet’s recapitulation and appeal. The whole
case is stated under the figure of the vine. Israel
was a vine of God’s planting which had turned its
fruitfulness to evil account, and was therefore
doomed to His judgment. The result of this judg
ment would be the lament of the people that they
had no king who was able to save them, and chas
tisement would inevitably follow. The last word
was that of earnest and passionate appeal to return
to loyalty.
The third cycle of the prophecy sets forth the
love which Jehovah had for His people, notwith
• standing their sin. This section contains a declara
tion of this attitude of Jehovah toward His sinning
people, and is for the most part the speech of Je
hovah Himself. He sums up, and in so doing de
clares His sense of the awfulness of the sin, pro-
The Golden Age for August 29, 1907.
the war but Professor Cox came with indomitable
energy, and by the help of the liberal citizens of
LaGrange, once more established the school on a
firm basis. In ’95 the Cox family left and went to
College Park and established a school there.
This famous old school last May closed its 64th
commencement. As a whole, perhaps no year has
been more successful. The curriculum is higher
than ever before; the boarding patronage is larger
nearly all the Southern States being represented;
and an older class of girls than usual. Every room
in the dormitory was filled early in the session,
and a few late applicants were put on the waiting
list. The coming year, early registration will be
necessary. There has been an increase of 40 per
cent each year, under Mr. Hatton’s administration,
over that of the previous years. The number of
teachers has been increased from 11 to 16. These
are from the best schools of this country and
abroad.
The Music School, which has continually’ been
increasing, still stands as one of the best in the
South. Dr. Norman, of Oxford, England, and Leip
sic, Germany, is general Director, beside there are
six other teachers, from the best American and
European Conservatories. The vocal department
is especially strong. A fine piano will be given to
the best music graduate. This piano may he seen
in the college parlors, and is valued at $550.
Counting- as a whole, the ability of the faculty,
the fine institutions represented by them, and the
thoroughness of the work, no year has been more
successful.
The history of the college given above shows the
splendid record it has made. While little is said of
the present administration, we must not forget
that the institution was never more prosperous than
now. When Dr. Wm. Hatton was chosen as its
president, the college yvas suffering from severe
depression, but under his wise and skillful manage
ment it has reached a standard of greatness never
attained before. During the past year, the dormi
tory has been taxed to its utmost capacity to ac
commodate the vast number of young ladies who
came from many states and some from foreign
countries to receive the excellent training for which
the school has been noted. ,
Dr. Hatton has had many years’ experience
as superintendent of public school, and pres
ident of colleges, and in this way has ob
tained a thorough knowledge of the best
nouncing His righteous judgment thereupon. Yet
throughout the movement the dominant notes are
those of His love, and the ultimate victory of that
love over sin, and consequently over judgment.
Thrice in the course of this great message of Je
hovah to the people, the prophet interpolates words
of his own. In studying the section it is necessary
to take the words of Jehovah in sequence, and then
the interpolations of the prophet in sequence also.
This division will easily be made by examination
of the text.
The message of Jehovah falls into three clearly
marked movements which deal respectively with the
present in the light of past love; the present in
the light of .present love; the present in the light
of future love.
In the first, Jehovah reminded the people of all
His past love for them in words full of tenderness,
setting their present condition in its light, and cry
ing, “How shall I give thee up?” His own inquiry
was answered by the determined declaration of the
ultimate triumph of love, and the restoration of
the people.
In the second, Jehovah set the present sin in the
light of His present love. The sin of Ephraim and
its pride and impertinence were distinctly stated,
and yet over all, love would triumph. Jehovah de
clared Himself to be the God who had delivered
from Egypt, and who would be true to the messages
of prophets, to the visions of seers, to the simili
tudes of the ministry of the prophets.
Finally He set the present condition of Israel in
the light of His future love. Sin abounded, and
teachers all over the country. From the most com
petent teachers he selected his faculty, and there
is not a department in the Southern College but
what is presided over by a fully qualified teacher.
The ambition of the president and his teacheis
has always been to do the best work and to send out
young ladies trained in mind and heart to comfort
the home, adorn society and bless the world. How
nobly they are accomplishing their purpose is at
tested by the noble girls who have taken rank with
the first in every respect.
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Through the influence of the young women who
have been educated and trained in this institution,
society has been blessed and many homes made
happy, and now eleven more bright young ladies
have gone out to different sections of the Southland,
and will carry with them sweet memories of halcyon
days at the Southern, and will take their places in
the ranks of those gone before to uplift mankind.
All the good people wish for them a happy and suc
cessful life.
therefore judgment was absolutely unavoidable.
Nevertheless, the Almighty strength of love must
overcome at last.
Turning from this main line of the Divine mes
sage, we must examine the prophet’s interpolations.
These set forth the history of Israel indicating their
relation to Jehovah, and pronounce judgment. They
form a remarkable obligato accompaniment in a
minor key to the majestic love song of Jehovah, and
constitute a contrasting introduction to the final
message of the prophet.
The first of them reveals the prophet’s sense
of Jehovah’s controversy with Judah, and His just
dealings with Jacob. The second was reminiscent of
Jacob’s history, and made a deduction and an ap
peal. The third traced the progress of Israel to
death, beginning with the flight to the field of Aram,
through the exodus from Egypt and preservation
to the present, in which Ephraim was exalted in
Israel, offended in Baal, and died. The last de
clared the doom. It was indeed the last word
of man, the pronouncement of awful judgment, and
constituted the plea of “guilty,” to which the ans
wer of Jehovah, as revealed in His message, was
that of the victory of mve.
The cycle closes with a final call of the prophet,
with the promise of Jehovah. The call was to the
people to return, because they had fallen by ini
quity. It suggested the method as being that of
bringing lhe words of penitence, and forsaking all
false gods. To this Jehovah answered in a message
full of hope for the people, declaring that He would
restore, renew, and ultimately reinstate,
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