[1] In 1907, Mathilde Schecter, who served on the school's Board of Directors, wrote that the school's goals were to "keep sacred and alive every little flame of Jewish home life, the holiness, the reverence for authority and religion, and harmonize the old and the new elements in [the children's] lives.
[3] She grew up on the East Side of New York, having immigrated from Poland, and was described by the Atlanta Jewish Times as the "Betsy Ross of Israel.
"[3] Rosalie Solomons Phillips, who was eminent in the Jewish-American community and a founding member and co-chair of Hadassah, served as president of the Columbia School.
[1] In the industrial branch, students were taught to sew by hand and machine, mend, embroider, cut, and make garments.
[1] Students of the Columbia School also took singing lessons and attended field trips in July which exposed them to nature.
Members also attended social events such as a Purim dance, entertainment evenings, and anniversary celebrations.