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1908
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Wesleyan Memorial Academy was moved from Red Boiling Springs to Baxter and the school was renamed to Baxter Seminary
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1910
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Granted a charter by the Methodist Episcopal Church on August 18,1910
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1910
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Rev. Samuel E. Ryan was selected to be the first President of Baxter Seminary
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1911
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The cornerstone of Baxter Seminary's main building, later named Ivy Hall, was laid on July 4, 1911
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1914
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Rev. Frank S. Ditto became the second President of Baxter Seminary
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1914
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Construction completed on Ivy Hall
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1914
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First class graduated from Baxter Seminary
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1916
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Rev. Patten R. Broyles became the third President of Baxter Seminary
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1917
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Putnam County Board of Education designated Baxter Seminary as the high school for the western part of the county
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1920
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First Boy's Hall constructed
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1922
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Department of Agriculture introduced
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1923
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Dr. Harry Lee Upperman became the fourth president of Baxter Seminary
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1923
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The school had no running water
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1923
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The school had no electricity
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1924
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Miss Ethelyn P. Hill joined the Uppermans as Dean of the school
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1925
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Charter member of TSSAA, the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, which administers junior and senior high school sporting events in Tennessee *
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1927
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Annual Baxter Seminary Alumni Banquet was initiated
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1930
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The Presidents's Home and Guest House was erected
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1931
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Construction of Pfeiffer Hall, the administration building, was started
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1931
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Ivy Hall, was renovated and became the Girls Dorm with an area for the Department of Music
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1931
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The boys dormitory was named Patten Hall in 1931.
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1932
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Pfeiffer Hall, the administration building, was dedicated
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1933
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Elected to membership in the National Forensic League and received the first charter in the state
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1934
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First publication of the Baxter Seminary yearbook, The Highlander
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1936
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Patten Hall, the boys dormitory, was destroyed by fire in November
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1937
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First gymnasium was built across 1st Avenue from Pfeiffer Hall
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1938
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Dr. Upperman resigns after accepting the Chancellorship at Nebraska Wesleyan University on February 17th
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1938
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Ward Hall, the new boys dormitory was constructed
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1938
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Dr. Upperman resigns at Nebraska Wesleyan University to return to Baxter Seminary - August 19th
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1940
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Health House construction started, funded by The Tennessee Daughters of the American Revolution
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1941
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Construction completed on the D.A.R. Health House, the infirmary-clinic, there care was given to ill students and
residents of the western end of the county
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1944
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Merner Science Hall was erected to provide more classroom space
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1946
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Vocational Classes introduced for Veterans
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1948
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Completion of the Health House expansion, the Practical Nurses' Training Center, partially funded by
the Daughters of the American Revolution
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1954
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Gymnasium destroyed by fire, September 13, 1954
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1955-56
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Friends Gymnasium was constructed from funds raised by friends of Baxter Seminary
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1957
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President Harry L. Upperman retired after 34 years of dedicated service. He raised $1,3000,000.00 for
the school during his time as President
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1923-57
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Approximately 10,000 students from all over the country and several from Europe and South America received an
excellent education
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1957
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Rev. Paul A. Barker became the fifth President of Baxter Seminary
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1959
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Baxter Seminary was sold to the Putnam County School System for $200,000.00 on July 30, 1959
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1959
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Approximately 10,000 students attended Baxter Seminary from 1908 until 1959
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1959
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At least 38 teachers at Baxter Seminary graduated from Baxter Seminary
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1959
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The school had no debt when purchased by the Putnam County School System
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1959
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Upperman High School opened with an enrollment of 363 students
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1959
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Dave C. Huddleston became first principal of Upperman High School on August 22, 1959
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