NEWTON — The Newton Public Library in the historic Oates-Reynolds Memorial building here was the recipient of some 50 new books, hand-delivered Friday afternoon by members of the Emassee-Robert Grierson
Newton Mayor Lonnie Daniels, town councilmembers, town citizens and library board members joined Newton Librarian Amy Galletly in welcoming the DAR members to the library, housed in the building that once served as women’s dormitory for the Baptist Collegiate Institute that was based in this Dale County town from 1898 until 1929.
People are also reading… The organization has three main areas of focus: patriotism, historical preservation and education, she said. “Our society works tirelessly in service to veterans. We seek to restore historical sites including grave sites of veterans and of course, especially Revolutionary War veterans.”“Finally, but not least, we focus on education. One of the ways the society supports education is through service to libraries, by volunteering and donating books.
The roots of the Oates-Reynolds Memorial Building were what Dale County historian Charles Zeigler shared with the group assembled there Friday afternoon. Zeigler said that in 1920 there were 189 students from Alabama, Florida and Georgia attending the BCI, 29 of them preparing for the ministry and several of the women were mission volunteers. The school was in financial trouble with teachers unpaid and debts outstanding. The Baptist Convention came to the rescue with a donation of $6,000. Then a fire destroyed the boys’ dormitory.
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