Is Emory a party school?

dgebll
Sat, 06 Nov 2010 20:55:58 +0000

Bernie, maybe I’m a bit confused, but I think your rendering of Emory as isolated from New South culture is anachronistic and really just doesn’t make much sense to me. From what I understand - and please correct me if I’m wrong - the New South was a term coined just after the civil war that related to the introduction of progressive (though I’m not certain that term was even coined at that point) and post-agrarian economic ideas, including less focus on race (but certainly not ending racism), an increase in industry and economic development (with the North and Internationally), and, more recently, urbanized and increasingly cosmopolitan areas (Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, etc.).

I think that’s exactly what Emory is. It’s a school in the South whose history is intimately linked with Atlanta and the South, but only recently has Emory grown from a position of limited influence as a regional school that educated wealthy whites into a truly national university that draws a diverse, intelligent student body. I think Emory is a great example of what the New South movement was attempting to build - a place which offers amenities and opportunity on par with most any in the country.

Also, by far, Tuxedo Hill is the wealthiest neighborhood in Atlanta proper. There are many nice houses in Druid Hills, but there ONLY beautiful mansions in Tuxedo Hill. Take a drive down West Paces Ferry and see. (Google probably knows the answer if anyone wants to be certain.)