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Th foundinrr and proparration of thi ehool was by Mr V\. are a great ble ing to them and to the homes and communities
H. Franklin, of Knoxvill . a ·tudent of aryville College. to which they return.
Th chool has grown until it h b come favorably and widely La t year the students of Swift upplied teachers for mo t
known as wift M morial olleO'. Th ucee of th· work of the chool in Hawkin County and many of the graduates
ha b n due to th fact that God wa
in it; lab r, faith, and pray r b -hind
it; th h 'Ip of th gr at church b neath
it, and th pr' inO' need of a gr('at
ra e befor> it.
Rogersville is a b autilul and 11 allhful
town in Hawkin ounty. It ha!'
many attraction which make it an
ideal plac for ueh a choo\. The
intellectual, moral, and religious atmo phere
i whole orne. The college has
three building. The main building i
of brick, of three torie. The bo~' ,
building i al 0 a brick tructure,
recently built. It has three torie and
an attic for dormitory purpose , and a '
basement for laundry and general u age.
The ground con i t of about L'\ acre ,
conveniently and de irably located.
They are near the town, central and
elevated, and afford a magnificent view. CLASS OF 190 7, SWIFT MEMORIAL COLLEGE, ROGERSVILLE, TENN.
The obje t of thi . chool are:
1. To rrive tl1,C color d youth a solid and ample education in the taught el ewhere. The school has a high reputation lor efficient
arts and ci n' . 2. To train and prepare the pupil for dome, - and worthy teachers. Wherever her students go, they carry
tic dutie and the pra tical bu ine oI life. 3. To equip and pre- a new spirit and new energy, which bless, transform, and save.
pare fficient and suitable tea her for public and other chools.
4. To mak good intcllirrcnt 'itizens and to provide Chri tian Oak Hill Industrial Academy, Valliant, Okla.
workers for the variou' dutie and requirem nt of the church. Rev. R. E. Flickinger, President
The use of toba co exc1ud a tudent from the col1ege.
Th r ar thr e libraries: the onn ll-Brownlow Loan Fou DED in 1886 by the Pre byterian Board of Missions for
Library, who. bje·t i to provide poor tudent with text- Fr edmen. Six teacher and 115 students in 1908. Annual ex-book
; a library which i bein rr e tabli hed by the Women's peuses, $4,000, ecured by voluntary contributions from the
Mi ionary ciety of the entral Pr byterian hurch, Denver, Women' Society to the Presbyterian Board of Missions for
Colo., in m mor)' of)1 . wilt Blaine; a general library. Freedmen. Property valued at $5,000. Special attention is
The Youna People' )1i ionary 0 iet)', the enior and given to studying the Bible, both in the day and Sunday school.
Junior hri. tian End avor and the Loyal Temperance League Every student is presented with a large print copy of the Bible
exi t and are in a Bouri hina condition. It i gratif..ing to ee at the time of enrollment. Each one is required to commit on
the tud nt growina in piritual power and taking a more active an average of one verse a day, and repeat the same at a
part in their 0 'ietie and all reliaiou ex rei e. The e societies special meeting held for that purpose every Sunday.
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