The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 11, November, 1882 — John Shaqi
The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 11, November, 1882Various
Religion
The American Missionary — Volume 36, No. 11, November, 1882
Various
Congregational churches -- Missions -- Periodicals; Home missions -- Periodicals
The Hall is 203 feet in length and 52 feet in width. The central
part is ten feet wider, and the whole building is four stories,
with a basement. The building contains a chapel, a large library
room, museum, scientific lecture room 40 by 30, Treasurer’s office,
President’s room, thirteen class and lecture rooms and sixty-six
dormitory and living rooms. It is heated by steam.
The completion of this new Hall nearly doubles the capacity of
Fisk University. The movement for the erection of this building
was begun in England in 1876, and its final success is due to
the munificence of Mrs. Stone, who gave, for the erection and
furnishing of the Hall, $60,000. It is expected that the exercises
connected with the dedication will be of great interest, and a
cordial invitation is extended to the friends of our Southern work
to be present.
[Illustration: LIVINGSTONE MISSIONARY HALL, NASHVILLE, TENN.]
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HYGIENIC DEPARTMENT AT FISK UNIVERSITY.
BY MRS. JULIET B. SMITH
The hygienic classes were to have begun this week, but are of
necessity postponed that I may help in the model school until the
new teacher arrives. Small-pox being in the city, I have examined
the students in all grades and vaccinated all who were unprotected.
I have had much pleasure and profit in talking over the matter of
the hygienic classes with Miss Parmelee, and she has given me many
valuable hints from her work at Memphis. We have fitted up a sick
ward to be used in case of severe or infectious disease. It is at
the top of the house, with perfect ventilation, and I feel quite
happy over its capabilities. Mr. Hawley has been prompt to answer
my calls for disinfectants, and I hope to make them tell on the
health rates for the coming year.
In the hygienic classes, as full notes as possible are to be taken
by the pupils. The magnitude of the task of teaching healthful
living grows upon me, but I am glad and grateful to have the chance
to go to work in the old field and to be better equipped than years
ago. Miss Parmelee and I have it close at our hearts to get strong
hold of our city girls, and through them of their mothers with a
view toward mother’s meetings sometime and somehow. The health of
the school is fair, the most serious ailments being among those who
have taught in the swamp lands.
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STUDENT TEACHING
(BY THE STUDENTS OF FISK UNIVERSITY DURING THE SUMMER VACATION.)
REV. H. S. BENNETT.
A meeting of great interest was held in Fisk University on the
night of the 15th of September. The occasion was to furnish an
opportunity to those students who had been engaged in teaching
during the summer to give the details of experience in their work.
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