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Principals

unknown	J.C. Williams
unknown	T.E. Peters
unknown	J.H. Jennings
unknown	A.T. Ramsey
unknown	Price Thomas
unknown	J.T. Pritchett
unknown	J.H. Jennings
unknown	Mrs. J.H. Jennings (after Jennings’ midterm death)
unknown	D.A. Williams
unknown	Guy A. Simmons
1908-1910	J.C. Roberts
1909-1910	George L. Morelock
1911-1912	T.M. Wilson
1914-1922	George L. Morelock
1922-1923	W.A. Bridges
1922-1923	Richard S. Sherman
1923-1924	George R. Crowell

McFerrin School

... Martin, Tennessee

1892-1932

Any boy who ventured in without the proper garb was thrust out like the man in the parable who didn’t have on a wedding garment. —John W. Hendrix,
Weakley County Press
August 4, 1950

McFerrin School began as a preparatory school, junior college and seminary in 1890, but in 1901 had to limit instruction to a preparatory school because of funding restrictions. (1) The school was owned by the Methodist church, and many graduates became ministers. Graduates of the school attended Vanderbilt, Emory University, the University of Virginia, the University of Kentucky and Tulane University. The town of Martin bought the school in 1924 for the town’s public high school.

McFerrin School. Courtesy of Tennessee State Library and Archives

1. Finding Aid, MS081. University of Tennessee-Martin Special Collections.