The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-05-30
THE FACULTY.

Mr.. w. II. Buck, the new president
of Baptist College, was here few days
this week, getting acquainted with
oar people and with the school girls.
We have had few conversations with
him and are pleased with his appear
ance and with his manner. He is
bright and quick, and impresses us with
his ability as business man. Being
interested in the college, of course we
interviewed the president in regard to
his faculty. He was not prepared to
answer all our questions, but gave US
some information.
The new president is a native of Ohio,
but was reared in Missouri. He is
graduate of Ohio University, and did
special work in Harvard. For the past
three years he has held the chair of
Natural Science in Grand River College,
at Gallatin, No., and was secretary of
the faculty. He has had fifteen years
of experience in school work.
lie will make particular effort to
articulate Baptist College with Vassar
College, and in order to do 80 will insti-
tute laboratory work in the Physical
Science department, and will raise the
grade in every department of the
school The teaching IN every depart
ment will be on modern methods. An
extensive course of English, covering
four years, will be feature, and special
branches in which Vassar requires
critical examination for entrance. He
intends to spare no effort to make this
school rank with the best colleges and
universities. He will teach psychology,
ethics and natural science in addition
to his other duties.
Prof. j. A. Beauchamp is well known
here, and everybody likes him, and will
gladly welcome him back. He will
teach history and higher mathematics.
A new feature will also be introduced,
under the direction of Prof. Beauchamp
that is, department of economics.
Prof. BeAuchamp is a classical graduate
of William Jewell College, and has for
the past year been taking a post-grad-
uate course in economics and history
under Prof Richard L. Ely, of WiscOn-
sin University, the greatest teacher of
economics in America, and formerly of
Johns Hopkins University. This course,
while new feature, will put our college
in line with the best colleges and 0ni-
versities.
Prof. Rudolph Richter, of Kansas
City, will be musical director and
teacher of piano and harmony. He is
graduate of Kulak Conservatory, Berlin,
Germany For several years he has
been director of Kronberg Conservatory.
Kansas City, and is leading authority
on music in Missouri.
Mrs. Ada w. Buck will teach piano
and theory. She is graduate of the New
England Conservatory, of Boston; also
full graduate of Beethoven Conserva-
tory. She was for three years dIrectress
of the music department of the state
school for girls in Virginia, ana for the
past three years directress of the music
department of Grand River College, at
Gallatin, Mo.
Miss Martha Criley will teach voice
culture. She is graduate of Wooster
(Ohio) Conservatory, and was the special
pupil of l.. o. Emerson, of Boston. For
the past year she has been the vocal
teacher at Baptist College, and has not
only made an excellent teacher, but has
won her way to the hearts of our people
by her sweet singing and lady-like de-
pertinent.
The above three names in the musical
department of Baptist College are a
sufficient guarantee of excellent work
for the coming year. Music will be
strong feature in the college, and no
college in the state can show a stronger
faculty, and very few can show its
equal.
Mrs. Pearl Beauchamp will be teacher
of ancient languages.
Miss Mary ii. Smith will teach rhet-
oric and literature.
Miss Eunice Wray Fulton, who has
so successfully taught elOcution in this
city for the past year, will remain with
the school and continue to teach elocu-
ton and physical culture. No better
selection could possibly be made.
Miss Lena Felts will have charge of