Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1886-11-19
SOUTH KENTUCKY COLLEGE,
The Leading College Of Southwest
ern Kentucky.

OOuLn AcHtuCk1 NoiSSO n"o DSS"
one of the institutions of learning iii
Hopkinsvile for many years. 1t was
for long term of years conducted as
a denominational school by the chris
tian church for the education of fe-
males alone. For the several years
preceding 1884 ii was in anything
but prosperous condition, although
it was kept gong by local patron.
age. lii that year Maj. s. II. Crum-
bangh took charge of the school and
at once broughtto bear all his won-
derful energies, untiriDg and persist
ent industry and rare executive skill
as manager and principalofthc school.
He infused new life, new zeal and
new fire into the friends Of the insti-
tuition and backed by Il frst-class
faculty he started in with excellent
prospects, but hardly had the spring
session begun when the college build
ing was destroyed by fire in Februa-
ry 1854. Nothing daunted the indie
fatigable Crumbaugh bent all his en-
ergies to the difficult work ofrebuild-
ing and he was so successful in this
that the college building, rebuilt and
improved, was ready for the fall ses-
sion in 1884. The school was opened
to both sexes and started out with
over hundred pupils. During the
scholastic year of ten months 1863 pu-
pills were enrolled and the college
was pulled out of Its condition of i'm
paired usefulness and placed upon
a plane of prosperity, popularity and
advancement. During the second year
this number of pupils was not only
equaled, in spite Of the fact that 1t
was a dull year for schools, but the
catalogue showed 179 enrollments
during the session. The third session
was begun last September and the
first quarter ended last week. The
number Of pupils in attendance has
already reached the unprecedented
total of $50 and the indications are
that there will be 200 or go matricu-
lates before the session closes. The
school is for once enjoying genuine
boom and the boom which is now
three years old appears 10 have come
to stay. The success attained is large
ly due to the'personal efforts of Maj.
Crumbaugh, but he is assisted in the
class-rooms by very strong and
most excellent faculty. There are II
professors and instructors and eight
courses of study, embracing Arts,
Letters, Science, Engineering, Young
Ladies' Course, Normal Course, Com
nercial Course and Preparatory
Course. Thorough instruction is al
so given in music, painting and draw
ing.
| As stated above both sexes are adj
mitted, but meet only in the class
rooms, under the eye of tho instruct
or. Professor and Mrs. Jas. E. Scobey
reside in the college building and
have charge ofthe young ladies'board'
ing department. They have had long
experience in this business and ART
admirably suited 10 the work. The
boaTders are treated so kindly ant
considerably that they soon becom,
as happy and contented as they coult
be in their own homes. The excellen
: manner in which the boarding de
: partment has been conducted ha
done much towards adding to tn
I popularity of the college. Youni
men are not permitted TO board at tn
College, but are accommodated il
private families. The males are re
J quired TO dress in uniform and drill
| In military tactics. Lieut.. A. j. Dab
ney, late of the U. S. Navy, is tn
! commandant of cadets and under hi
: skillful management the drill has be
l come one of the most popularizinl
!. features Of the school.
The males end females are abou
q equally divided this year as they hav
i. been in previous sessions. The plal
= OF co-education Of the sexes ha
, proven to be a success in every re
spcct.
r About year ago the school adopt
ed regulation which is peculiarl
. ty of its own. Monday is made tn
holiday of the week and school
:, taught on Saturday instead. Thos
!, who remember the bad lessons o
: Monday mornings that characterize
i their own school days, will at ono
see the wisdom ofhaving the holida
to come after instead of before IL
Sabbath. The first days lessons ca
d thus be prepared the evening befol
T. they are to be recited without ies
Of Grating the Sabbath or neglecting d
g. votional exercises. The wonder
N that other schools do not see the a,
ct vantages in this and adopt the san
IS. rule.
Ks South Kentucky Colleges scho
%. Of " Inch our city should be prou
q and we trust it may continue to pre-
NJ per and widen its field of usefulne
or -'-
he The marriage of Mr.. James W.
~ ton and Mrs. Minnie Baldwin W
~ announced to take place at the Chr
II. tan church OH Wednesday evenir
FOL On Tuesday the prospective bri
went TO Elklon and the next morni
telegraphed Mr.. Weston that 6
r. would not get back in time to
I'D married that night. Mr.. Weston
rl- ,,o,,, daeapvinu moral and exc