Name/Title
1901 Ward Seminary AdvertisementEntry/Object ID
2023.077Scope and Content
A photocopy of a Ward Seminary advertisement from the Nashville Daily newspaper, dated September 15 or 18, 1901. The school advertised its September 19th opening as well as its primary and intermediate courses for children ages 7 to 14, seminary courses, college preparatory course, special courses, elocution course, art, and physical culture. Dr. J. D. Blanton, also noted in the advertisement, was president of Ward Seminary from 1892 to 1913 and the first president of Ward-Belmont from 1913 until his death in 1933.Context
Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies was a prestigious school for girls founded in 1865 by Dr. William E. Ward, a Presbyterian Minister, and his wife, Eliza Hudson Ward. The school was regarded as one of the leading schools for young women in the South. It offered training in fine arts and the "refinement of young ladies" in addition to its preparatory and collegiate curriculum. Reverend Ward directed the school until his death in 1887, after which it continued to operate for several years. On June 1, 1913, Ward's Seminary and Belmont College for Young Women merged and chartered Ward-Belmont, the first junior college in the South to receive full accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. (Source: Nashville Public Library's Digital Collections)Collection
Harpeth Hall School ArchivesLexicon
Search Terms
Ward Seminary, Newspaper, Advertisement, 1901, Nashville Daily, J. D. Blanton