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Cyrus/Russell Creek Academy, 1918 I thought to give the Methodists (Lindsey Wilson College) a rest today and write about the Baptists instead. The Campbellsville University website states that "...in 1907, a building was completed and opened for class work as the Russell Creek Academy," the forerunner of today's modern campus. Eleven years later, an article in the June 19, 1918 Adair County News announced that a fund-raising campaign for the Academy had been started the first of the month, headed by Rev. N.F. Jones. It was to cover about 30 counties, in hopes of raising $200,000 "for new equipment for industrial features to be added to the Academy's regular course," to-wit: "By a way of beginning, it is hoped to build a gymnasium, with modern equipment, shower baths, etc., and a commodious dormitory this summer and fall. The buildings are to be thoroughly repaired and a steam-heating system to be installed. Within the next two years a suitable building for science and laboratories, as well as a structure to accommodate home economics, central dining hall and music rooms will be erected according to present plans. By-the-by, $200,000 in 1918 would be equivalent to approximatel $2.9 million dollars today. CYRUS Central Ohio Bureau Chief This story was posted on 2006-01-09 17:43:17
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