Chp. 5 - Yalobusha Baptist Female Institution
Michael Maxey
Joy
I have been reading about the Yalobusha Female Institute (Baptist). It
was an educational centre in the reconstruction period. The
neighborhood was thickly settled by a high class of substantial
farmers. Among its teachers were Mr. Garner’s sister (1868) and Dr.
Apphonso Brown, who opened a school there while he was pursuing the
study of medicine.
The Yalobusha Female Institute (Baptist) was established at Grenada
in 1851. When the war broke out it was suspended and the building was
used for a hospital. After the surrender the property passed out of
the hands of the Baptists, being purchased by George W. Ragsdale, who
leased it in 1867 to Mrs. Holcombe. She opened a good school under
the name of the “Emma Mercer Institute.” She failed after several
years and was succeeded by Prof. R. A. Irwin. In 1875 the property
was purchased by a joint stock company organized for that purpose
among the citizens. The name was changed to “The Grenada Female
College”. The Rev. D. D. Moore, of Tennessee, was the first
president. He was not very successful and was succeeded in 1878 by
the Rev. J. H. Armstrong. But before the new president entered upon
his work he died of the yellow fever, which was raging in Grenada at
that time. After many changes; the school was purchased by the
Methodist church , and has since been known as the “Grenada Collegiate
Institute” As this school and a male school situated in Grenada
furnished ample educational advantages there was no need of other
private schools.
Copied from the Yalobusha and Grenada Counties – Brown
Publications of The Mississippi Historical Society Vol. XII 1912
Now, I have to see if I can find “out” where Tiger Woods has
relocated.
Blackmail or financial agreement?
I bet he wishes he could have made a financial agreement with that guy
before he called 911.
Hummmmmmmmmmmmmmm!
No, really, I have more to do than this, just a little humor I had to
add.
No comments, please, unless it is about the Yalobusha Female
Institute.
Joy
On Dec 17, 2:18 pm, Michael Maxey <maxeycof...@gmail.com> wrote:
> The next installment of "A Chrisitan Heritage" deals with the establishment
> of an education system in Grenada County. On Feburary 15, 1839, the
> legislature approved a charter for the incorporation of Grenada Male and
> Female Academy located in old Pittsburg in "College Square" (bounded on the
> north by Cherry Street, on the south by Union Street and on east by College
> Street, and on the west by Commerce Street. See the attached satellite
> image with street names of this area in modern Grenada.
>
> The Grenada Male Academy was destroyed by a tornado on May 7, 1846, killing
> its head mistress and several students. No attempt was made to replace the
> male academy. In 1852, the Yalobusha Baptist Association acquired the
> property and established the Yalobusha Baptist Female Institute. See
> attached photo of female domitory. Notice the fountain in front of the
> building -- is this the same fountain that now stands in front of First
> Baptist Church?
>
> See Chp. 5 athttp://picasaweb.google.com/JRHS1970/Chp5YalobushaBaptistFemaleInstit...
> .
>
> And yes, Joy, the Civil War is still part of the story. It seems the the
> Yalobusha Baptist Female Institute served as a hospital for the Confederate
> army. At one point, Nathan Bedford Forrest impressed a servant of R. H.
> Stokes named Jack to serve in the hospital. This order was found in a scrap
> book belonging to Mrs. Ruth Stokes Garner of Grenada.
>
> The school reopened after the Civil War and later became Grenada College and
> operated until 1937 -- at one point it was a Junior College associated with
> the "Millsaps System." Dr. R.J. Countiss, president of Grenada College for
> 24 years, wrote, upon its closing: "Grenada College was never large, never
> famous, never posed as a university, but it did a noble work in building
> Christian character and in giving thorough instruction in a few subjects.
> There were many who loved it and sacrificed for it, and whose hearts broke
> with its closing, but it lives on in the work of its alumnae and former
> students -- lives in homes, parsonages, classrooms, and mission fields
> across many lands."
>
> Michael Maxey
> JRHS 1970
>
> Grenada Male and Female School.jpg
> 179KViewDownload
>
> fountain.jpg
> 552KViewDownload
Hitchcock, Norman E. CIV, NAVWARCOL
Take a look.
Norm
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From: jr...@googlegroups.com [mailto:jr...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Joy
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 11:48 AM
To: John Rundle High School
Subject: [JRHS:4247] Re: Chp. 5 - Yalobusha Baptist Female Institution
Surprise! Michael, my boy!
I have been reading about the Yalobusha Female Institute (Baptist). It was an educational centre in the reconstruction period. The neighborhood was thickly settled by a high class of substantial farmers. Among its teachers were Mr. Garner's sister (1868) and Dr.
Apphonso Brown, who opened a school there while he was pursuing the study of medicine.
The Yalobusha Female Institute (Baptist) was established at Grenada in 1851. When the war broke out it was suspended and the building was used for a hospital. After the surrender the property passed out of the hands of the Baptists, being purchased by George W. Ragsdale, who leased it in 1867 to Mrs. Holcombe. She opened a good school under the name of the "Emma Mercer Institute." She failed after several
years and was succeeded by Prof. R. A. Irwin. In 1875 the property
was purchased by a joint stock company organized for that purpose among the citizens. The name was changed to "The Grenada Female College". The Rev. D. D. Moore, of Tennessee, was the first president. He was not very successful and was succeeded in 1878 by the Rev. J. H. Armstrong. But before the new president entered upon his work he died of the yellow fever, which was raging in Grenada at that time. After many changes; the school was purchased by the Methodist church , and has since been known as the "Grenada Collegiate Institute" As this school and a male school situated in Grenada furnished ample educational advantages there was no need of other private schools.
Copied from the Yalobusha and Grenada Counties - Brown Publications of The Mississippi Historical Society Vol. XII 1912 Now, I have to see if I can find "out" where Tiger Woods has relocated.
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