. A history of Rockingham County, Virginia . or young ladies wasopened in the home of Rev. W. G. Campbell, his niece andtwo daughters being teachers. In 1877 the house on Camp-bell Street, Harrisonburg, now Shaffers boarding house, wasbuilt for a school by the Misses Campbell. As late as 1892Miss S. L. Campbell was conducting the school. Later mem-bers of the family had charge of Westminster School in Rich-mond. In 1874 and 1875 B. L. Hodge was principal of McGaheys-ville Male and Female Academy. The session ran 9 months,and classical as well as English instruction was offered. At Dayton, in 1
. A history of Rockingham County, Virginia . or young ladies wasopened in the home of Rev. W. G. Campbell, his niece andtwo daughters being teachers. In 1877 the house on Camp-bell Street, Harrisonburg, now Shaffers boarding house, wasbuilt for a school by the Misses Campbell. As late as 1892Miss S. L. Campbell was conducting the school. Later mem-bers of the family had charge of Westminster School in Rich-mond. In 1874 and 1875 B. L. Hodge was principal of McGaheys-ville Male and Female Academy. The session ran 9 months,and classical as well as English instruction was offered. At Dayton, in 1875, A. Paul Funkhouser and other pro-gressive leaders in the United Brethren Church foundedShenandoah Seminary, which has grown into the well knownShenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of Music. As in- 7. Rev. p. M. Custer died in Alabama in 1890, aged 70. For partica-lars regarding Rockingham Female Institute, I am obliged to Mr. L. 8. Rockingham Register, June 30, 1870. This information was given by Mr. S. H. W. Byrd. —296-. ROCKINGHAM COUNTY dicated in the name, music has been much encouraged in thepolicy of this school. The institution has really inherited themusical traditions and tendencies that so long distinguishedthe school of Joseph Funk & Sons at Singers Glen. Since itsorganization it has grown in favor and popularity at home andabroad, particularly in the Southern States, from all of whicha large number of students come annually. It aims to supplythe best of instruction by modern methods at lowest possiblecost. It exalts the moral above the merely intellectual. To the older buildings, two new brick structures have re-cently been added: (1) Howe Memorial Building (1899),occupied exclusively by the School of Music; (2) the Admin-istration Building (1909), four stories, containing laboratories,class-rooms, studios, offices, etc. Separate dormitories areprovided for ladies and gentlemen. Reading rooms, literarysocieties, a Y. M. C. A., a Y. W. C. A., spec
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