Excerpt from The Holston Annual, for 1883; No; 11: Official Record of the Holston Annual Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, South; Sixtieth Session, Held at Chattanooga, October 1883 This old and well established institution continues to solicit the patronage of the public on the following grounds: 1. Its location is unequalled, being situated in the finest part of Southwest Virginia. Emory is over 2000 feet above the sea, and all malarial or epidemic diseases are absolutely unknown. The surrounding scenery is very fine, and all the accessions are of the proper kind. 2. The College Farm embraces 600 acres, the greater part of which is covered witli a beautiful coating of bluegrass. The buildings are ample and sightly, the equipments complete in all departments. 3. The Course of Study is broad and liberal; the faculty able and experienced. requirements for graduation are rigorous, and honest work is sought to be done in all departments. 4. Over 5000 young men from all parts of the South have here received their education, and we gladly refer to them as to our advantages. 5. Terms are very reasonable - one hundred and seventy-five dollars if paid in advance) will cover all expenses of board, tuition, fuel, washing and lights, for the full session of forty weeks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.