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Gordon Institute Promotes Longstanding Educational Excellence
Barnesville Georgia based Gordon Institute hosts Fall Term starting September 6 1898. The school founded in 1852 as Barnesville Male and Female High School emphasizes rigorous study with a conservative yet progressive ethos. It lists fifteen experienced teachers seven disciplines including music art and military science and a cadet corps of about one hundred in uniform. Tuition is twelve dollars annually with extra for art and music. Noted patrons include Chancellor Wm. E. Boggs Emory College President Dr. Warren A. Candler and Ex-Governor W. J. Northen.
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Gordon Institute
United States
Barnesville
Kingsbury
United States Army
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
United States Academy
West Point
Wm. E. Boggs
Athens
Warren A. Candler
Emory College
Oxford
W. J. Northen
T. J. Simmons
T. B. Cabiness