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Newspaper
Barnesville Gazette
Location
Barnesville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1896
Page
1
A roundup of residents traveling to Atlanta Meansville Zebulon Griffin Cedartown and Indian Spring with many visiting relatives and attending events. Notables include Sheriff J C Slade and Col Ed Stephens guests of local families while Ell a Hayes Cook and Octavia Whitelaw arrive for visits.
A brief sketch of a remarkable schoolGeordia Female Seminary and Conservatory of Music is described as a notable institution for girls offering advanced musical training, moral education, and cultural instruction within a refined campus setting.
The fragment lists staff and their subjects including C. J. Wallace Director of Music, Lula Evans mathematics, Irene Tisinger history and English, Minnie Merritt Latin, C. J. Henderson grammar and French Spanish, J. H. Simonds piano and organ, M. F. VanHoose piano, J. H. Simonds voice culture, Tululah Dickson art, Annie McDonald intendant, and Dr J. W Bailey Seminary physician.
The Gainesville Young Ladies Seminary has shown remarkable growth under Prof. VanHoose and later Prof. Pearce since its start ten years ago. The community raised 10 000 dollars to fund a new building, affirming the school’s value while plans for a grand auditorium move forward.
Gainsville prepares a four story stone and brick campus building with a 1200 seat auditorium, 42 by 60 stage, opera house style floors, 35 practice rooms, music rooms, art room, gym, laboratory, heated natatorium and ten pin alley. The faculty includes Profs VanHoose Pearce Wallace Simonds and Mrs Simonds with Miss Dickson. Dr J W Bailey supports the school and a new pipe organ by John Brown of Wilmington will enhance the chapel.
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