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Forrest Hall

Forrest Hall Ground breaking Homecoming Day of 1961 was the ground breaking for the new men’s dormitory, Forrest Hall, using the same shovel as Dr. Forrest had used at the ground breaking for the First Presbyterian Church of Toccoa years earlier. Plans included three wings, each to be built as funds became available. More students were accepted for 1962-63 than could be housed, so some of the students lived at the Lake Louise conference grounds (Georgia Baptist Conference Center) until the first wing was completed early in 1963. Senator Richard Russell, a close friend of Dr. Forrest, brought the dedicatory

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Earl Hall

The completion of Earl Hall in 1943 was made possible by a substantial gift from the John A. Earl family. This building currently houses the Academic Dean, Registrar, Admissions, the Computer Lab, faculty offices, and classrooms. Earl Hall (now) The Story of Earl Hall “Another imperative necessity mentioned in the News [a quarterly published by Toccoa Falls Institute] was a classroom building. Although there were twenty-two teachers, there were only nine classrooms available. Four hundred students were trying to crowd into the classrooms that had been built for 100–they simply did not fit! With such an acute need, Dr. Forrest

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Campus Buildings

Administrative Building — This photo was taken before the building was painted probably in the 40’s or 50’s. The concrete blocks used in its construction were made on campus by the students, and all lumber used in its construction also was milled on campus at the college’s lumber mill. The old music building which was named for Dr. Julian Bandy. Lois DeLany Gymnatorium Earl Hall was the original location of the high school. Click here to read more about Earl Hall. Fant Hall—a girl’s dorm—was built in the early 70’s on the area where the college’s first tennis courts were

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Walking Two by Two

Editor’s note: There is no sound to the video. To start the video, click in the middle of the video box, please be patient as the video loads. To pause the video, click in the middle of the video box and click again to resume playing. Get the Flash Player to see this player. The video begins with people getting into two cars. Then there is a parade of people, before a group poses for the camera. Near the end, Alice and Kelly Barnes are laughing and talking as the camera rolls. Notice how nicely everyone walks, two by two.

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Gate Cottage Fire Video

Get the Flash Player to see this player. Video by D. Pinney (1975) Click here to Share your thoughts on what Gate Cottage means to you. BACK to Gate Cottage Page

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One of Her Favorite Things

When Evelyn Forrest began planting flowers at Toccoa Falls, one of the first ones she considered was wisteria. She loved the fragrance of the flower, especially on spring evenings when opened windows naturally ventilated Forrest Cottage with cool mountain breezes. Her efforts yielded quite a bounty. Today college lawn crews work diligently to contain the remaining wisteria vines that are tightly woven into the fabric of the hillside near Forrest Cottage. Over the years the plant’s tenacious and evasive nature has proven to be quite a challenge. However if she were alive today, more than likely, Evelyn Forrest would still

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May 14, 2008 No Comments

May 6 & 7, 1930

The Diary of Evelyn Forrest’s Trip to Palestine Tuesday, May 6, 1930 London, England 9:45 a.m. Breakfast. Richard went again to consult with Dr. Cochrane,

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January 13, 2010

May 5, 1930

The Diary of Evelyn Forrest’s Trip to Palestine Monday, May 5, 1930 London, England Breakfast 9:30 a.m. Walked all the way to the office of

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May 4, 1930

The Diary of Evelyn Forrest’s Trip to Palestine Sunday, May 4, 1930 London, England Found a comfortable and inexpensive room at the Regent Palace Hotel.

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May 3, 1930

The Diary of Evelyn Forrest’s Trip to Palestine Saturday, May 3, 1930 Paris, France Could not sleep late this morning for we must pack up

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May 2, 1930

The Diary of Evelyn Forrest’s Trip to Palestine Friday, May 2, 1930 Paris, France Hotel Edward VII. It is so good not to have to

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May 1, 1930

The Diary of Evelyn Forrest’s Trip to Palestine Thursday, May 1, 1930 On the train between Rome and Paris 6:00 a.m. Had to change trains

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January 13, 2010

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