Female Academy and Medical Society

From "Selma; Her Institutions, and Her Men" by John Hardy, pub. 1879:

A public meeting was held at Brantley’s hotel on the 24th day of March 1838, to consider the propriety of building an Academy. The following are the proceedings of their meeting:

      The Chairman, in a brief manner, explained the object of the meeting, when the following resolutions were presented and adopted:
      Resolved, That it is expedient a proper at this time to erect and establish an Academy in the town of Selma, for the education of females.
      Resolved, that a committee be appointed to carry the above resolution into effect, and that the said committee be instructed to enquire into the expediency of raising a fund by subscription for the purpose of erecting a female Academy in connexion with the Episcopal Church, and to furnish a plan of a building for the purpose to be submitted to a subsequent meeting. The following persons were appointed said committee, viz: Dr. Childers, Wm. Waddill, jr., M. Patterson,   Wm. Johnson,   P. J. Weaver and Rev. S. M. Nelson.
      On motion, the Chairman was added to the committee.
      On motion, thee following ladies were added to the committee, viz: Mrs. Grigsby, Mrs. Downing, Mrs. Weaver, Mrs. Waddill, Mrs. Patterson and Mrs. Hunter.
      Resolved, That the committee give one week’s notice in the Free Press, of the time and place of meetings, authorized by the second resolution.
      Resolved, That a committee of three be appointed to select a site and procure a lot suitable for said building, whereupon E. Parkman, J. W. Jones and D. A. Boyd were appointed said committee.
      Resolved, That the editor of the Free Press be requested to publish the proceedings of this meeting.

URIAH GRIGSBY, Chairman.

D. A. Boyd, Secretary.

The meeting than adjourned.

Physicians had become rather numerous in the town, and with a view of harmonizing and promoting the profession, the following meeting was held:

MEDICAL MEETING.
      At a meeting of the physicians of Selma, pursuant to public notice, for the purpose of forming a Medical Society--on motion, Dr. Gantt was called to the Chair, and Dr. Gehegan was requested to act as Secretary.
      On motion of Dr. Randall, it was
      Resolved, Thkat the Chairman appoint a committee of five to form a Constitution and draft resolutions, to be submitted to the next meeting.
      The following gentlemen were accordingly appointed said committee by the Chair. Dr. Deas, Dr. Randall, Dr Gehegan, Dr. Lawrence and Dr. Grigsby.
      On motion of Dr. Deas, the Chairman was added to the committee.
      On motion of Dr. Deas, it was
      Resolved, That when this meeting adjourned it be adjourned to Saturday, the 17th inst., to receive the report of the committee. On motion of the same, it was
      Resolved, That the physicians friendly to the objects of this meeting be requested to meet with us at this place, on the day above appointed.
      On Motion of Dr. Gantt, it was
      Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be published in the "Selma Free Press," "Southern Democrat," of Catawba, and "Southern Herald" of Marion.
      On motion of Dr. Randall, the meeting than adjourned.

EDWARD GANTT, Chairman.

F. B. GEHEGAN, Secretary.

Selma, Feb. 5, 1838

At a meeting held on the 2nd of April 1838, a Medical Society was organized as follows: Dr. Edward Gantt, President; Dr. P. W. Herbert, Vice President: Dr. F. B. Gehegan, Secretary; Dr. Uriah Grigsby, Treasurer; Dr. J. A. Lawrence, Librarian; with a membership of twenty-four.

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