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Volume 6 Relation of U.B/EUB Virginia Conferences to Shenandoah University Dec. 26, 2013
the time for concerted action upon the part of all of the friends of the institution to free it from its
indebtedness and to prepare the way for much needed improvement. (2) That the Board and faculty will
pledge $2,500, on condition that the full amount of the debt, $7,741.91, be secured by assessing fifty
cents per member to the charges. (3) That the faculty assist, as far as possible, in this debt-raising
campaign by going through the Conference lecturing, preaching, and singing, charging only their
expenses in this work. Respectfully submitted, W. F. Gruver, J. N. Garber, and J. H. Ruebush,
Committee.”
The Institute is located in the famous Shenandoah Valley, about 4 miles from Harrisonburg, Va.,
the county-seat of Rockingham County. The population around is composed to a great extent of U.B.
families. The influences thrown around students are such as are conducive to a
healthy state o£ both mind and body. The property of the institution is worth
$25,000. The music department is a special feature of the School—an excellent
orchestra of 20 members and a band of 25 members, with more than 100 pupils
taking piano, voice, and violin. E. U. Hoenshel, Principal, Dayton, Va.
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of Music Catalog
(June 1908). Forthcoming Calendar (p. 2): Fall Term from September 22 to
December 17, 1908; Winter Term from January 5 to March 17, 1909; and Spring
Term from March 22 to June 3, 1909. Executive Committee (p. 2): A. S.
Hammack, Chairman, J. H. Ruebush, and J. N. Garber. Faculty and Instructors
(p. 3): Rev. E. U. Hoenshel, D.D., Principal, Philosophy, History, and Normal
Work; Charles A. Funkhouser, A.M., Secretary, Commercial Branches; David
Dickson Brandt, A.B., Modern Languages, Science, and Mathematics; Edgar W.
McMullen, A.M., Greek; Ola Warren Chase, Oratory, Elocution, and Reading;
Effie J. Bateman, Stenography and Typewriting; James H. Ruebush, Director, School of Music,
Harmony, Theory, Vocal, Counterpoint, Composition, and Instrumentation; Ivy Frances Pierce, Piano
and Organ; Will H. Ruebush, B.E., Voice Culture and Director of Band and Orchestra; Viva Dare
Crommett, Voice Culture; James A. Harmon, Violin, Mandolin, and Guitar; Myrl M. Giffin, Piano; John
M. Good, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Piano Tuning; Sabina C. Snively, Piano and Organ; Mrs. Frances
Engle Brandt, Art; Rev. George P. Hott, A.M., Treasurer; and Miss Florence A. Burgess, Matron.
June 1908 Graduates (19 names): M. Florence Antill, Robert G. Boiling, M. Beuford Bryan (Mrs. C. D.
Esterly), E. Katherine Coiner, Nelle Cupp (Mrs. Nelle Gatten), L. C. Davis, Stella Gorrell (Mrs. J. W. Spinks),
Albert F. Guthrie, Arbutus G. Koontz, Nora V. Martin (Mrs. W. P. Leister), Myrtle Martz (Mrs. A. E. Conquest,
R. N.), Ruby Myers (Mrs. W. O. Cooley), Aurora Napier, James W. Parker, Thomas, O. Pender, Creed A. Purgitt,
Warren A. Radcliffe, Rev. Victor S. Ross (not a U.B. preacher), and Walter L. Showalter.
36. 1909 Reports
Officers of the Conference (p. 2). Trustees of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of
Music: J. N. Garber, Pres. (1910); A. S. Hammack, Sec. and Treas. (1910); G. P. Hott (1910), J. A. Bell
(1910), A. P. Funkhouser (1911), J. C. S. Myers (1911), and G. B. Fadeley (1911), F. M. Smith, Jr.
(1911), Dr. DeWitt Good (1912), Benjamin Gruver (1912), M. F. Millard (1912), and Prof. J. H.
Ruebush (1912). Visiting Committee to Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of Music: E. E.
Neff and R. G. Hammond.
Report of the Conference Superintendent (p. 5). Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School
of Music is the property of the Virginia Conference. It is an institution that we can well afford to be
religiously proud of. The enrolment for the present year [1908-09] has passed the 200 mark and is the
largest attendance in the history of the institution. It takes high rank as a preparatory and musical
school. It gives more for the money than any other institution of its kind in the South. Our own people
Reports 1908 178
the time for concerted action upon the part of all of the friends of the institution to free it from its
indebtedness and to prepare the way for much needed improvement. (2) That the Board and faculty will
pledge $2,500, on condition that the full amount of the debt, $7,741.91, be secured by assessing fifty
cents per member to the charges. (3) That the faculty assist, as far as possible, in this debt-raising
campaign by going through the Conference lecturing, preaching, and singing, charging only their
expenses in this work. Respectfully submitted, W. F. Gruver, J. N. Garber, and J. H. Ruebush,
Committee.”
The Institute is located in the famous Shenandoah Valley, about 4 miles from Harrisonburg, Va.,
the county-seat of Rockingham County. The population around is composed to a great extent of U.B.
families. The influences thrown around students are such as are conducive to a
healthy state o£ both mind and body. The property of the institution is worth
$25,000. The music department is a special feature of the School—an excellent
orchestra of 20 members and a band of 25 members, with more than 100 pupils
taking piano, voice, and violin. E. U. Hoenshel, Principal, Dayton, Va.
Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of Music Catalog
(June 1908). Forthcoming Calendar (p. 2): Fall Term from September 22 to
December 17, 1908; Winter Term from January 5 to March 17, 1909; and Spring
Term from March 22 to June 3, 1909. Executive Committee (p. 2): A. S.
Hammack, Chairman, J. H. Ruebush, and J. N. Garber. Faculty and Instructors
(p. 3): Rev. E. U. Hoenshel, D.D., Principal, Philosophy, History, and Normal
Work; Charles A. Funkhouser, A.M., Secretary, Commercial Branches; David
Dickson Brandt, A.B., Modern Languages, Science, and Mathematics; Edgar W.
McMullen, A.M., Greek; Ola Warren Chase, Oratory, Elocution, and Reading;
Effie J. Bateman, Stenography and Typewriting; James H. Ruebush, Director, School of Music,
Harmony, Theory, Vocal, Counterpoint, Composition, and Instrumentation; Ivy Frances Pierce, Piano
and Organ; Will H. Ruebush, B.E., Voice Culture and Director of Band and Orchestra; Viva Dare
Crommett, Voice Culture; James A. Harmon, Violin, Mandolin, and Guitar; Myrl M. Giffin, Piano; John
M. Good, Clarinet, Saxophone, and Piano Tuning; Sabina C. Snively, Piano and Organ; Mrs. Frances
Engle Brandt, Art; Rev. George P. Hott, A.M., Treasurer; and Miss Florence A. Burgess, Matron.
June 1908 Graduates (19 names): M. Florence Antill, Robert G. Boiling, M. Beuford Bryan (Mrs. C. D.
Esterly), E. Katherine Coiner, Nelle Cupp (Mrs. Nelle Gatten), L. C. Davis, Stella Gorrell (Mrs. J. W. Spinks),
Albert F. Guthrie, Arbutus G. Koontz, Nora V. Martin (Mrs. W. P. Leister), Myrtle Martz (Mrs. A. E. Conquest,
R. N.), Ruby Myers (Mrs. W. O. Cooley), Aurora Napier, James W. Parker, Thomas, O. Pender, Creed A. Purgitt,
Warren A. Radcliffe, Rev. Victor S. Ross (not a U.B. preacher), and Walter L. Showalter.
36. 1909 Reports
Officers of the Conference (p. 2). Trustees of Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of
Music: J. N. Garber, Pres. (1910); A. S. Hammack, Sec. and Treas. (1910); G. P. Hott (1910), J. A. Bell
(1910), A. P. Funkhouser (1911), J. C. S. Myers (1911), and G. B. Fadeley (1911), F. M. Smith, Jr.
(1911), Dr. DeWitt Good (1912), Benjamin Gruver (1912), M. F. Millard (1912), and Prof. J. H.
Ruebush (1912). Visiting Committee to Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School of Music: E. E.
Neff and R. G. Hammond.
Report of the Conference Superintendent (p. 5). Shenandoah Collegiate Institute and School
of Music is the property of the Virginia Conference. It is an institution that we can well afford to be
religiously proud of. The enrolment for the present year [1908-09] has passed the 200 mark and is the
largest attendance in the history of the institution. It takes high rank as a preparatory and musical
school. It gives more for the money than any other institution of its kind in the South. Our own people
Reports 1908 178
