Birmingham state herald. (Birmingham, Ala.) 1895-1897, 1897-03-07
ENCOURAGING NEWS.
From the Alabama Polytechnic School
for Girls-President Reynolds Re-
ceives Many Valuable Presents

Montevallo, March Especial Core
spondence.)-Mr. J. J. Odom, of Birming-
ham, entered his sister of Pratt City. in
the Polytechnic school today.
Mrs. Minis Walker, of Faunsdale, who
has been spending several days with her
daughter, Mrs. W. B. Reynolds. left for
Blocton yesterday to visit her daughter
at that place.
Mr. C. L. Mereney has let the contract
for the erection of a brick store on Main
street. Work will commence at once.
Mr.. Meroney lately retired from the firm
of Morgan, Meroney & Co., and will open
under the name of C. L. Meroney & Co.
Rev V. o. Hawkins passed through
Monticello this week.
MI Hopkins. of Birmingham, arrived
yesterday. and placed his three daugh-
tiers in the school.
Today numbered the 222d pupil OF the
Alabama Polytechnic Institute for Girls,
nee the Girls Industrial school. The
change of name was welcome one, as
the old name smacked too much or re-
fornla tory school.
Capt. Reynolds, the president, has
thrown his whole heart and soul in the
work, and those who know him realize
what that means. Everything moves like
clock work, and no idle bread is eaten
around this institution by pupil or teach
err, The cooking department recently or
ganiZed under the supervision of MISS
Nellie Evans, of Washington, d. C., Is
now the dra wing attracti AT first
but few of the girls intended taking cook
ing lessons. Now the pupils in this de-
partment number 1875.
Today your correspondent, in company
with some visitors, spent an hour on Miss
Evans department and saw tbs pupils
make omolet twin biscuit and steamed
eggs. Everything was made SO plain
and simple that any girl in the class
could make either one of the dishes after
the lesson.
Capt. Reynolds, having been a mercant
for a quarter of century, his many
friends in the mercantile world are proud
of the success he is making of the school,
and are remembering him with presents
of various kinds for the institution.
A fine side board and nice cooking stove
came yesterday. These were preceded
by barrels of flour, tierces Of lard. barrels
of sugar, coffee. extracts, baking powder
chocola ties, knives, forks, swinging lamps
chairs, barrel of oil, barrel of molasses
nice table linen and napkins, and many
other things too numerous to mention
Sufficient to say, the "goosa honks high"
in the cooking department, and the girls
are happy. .=
The art department under Miss Nc
Combs, is beginning to show her merit as
a teacher, and Is place of beauty. The
dress making department under Miss Mel
music department is a veritable bee
hive and there are no drones there.
Miss Fox's pupils in typewriting and
stenography are progressing finely The
teachers in the literary department are
all hand worked, but doing good work.
Capt. Reynolds has been fortunate
enough to secure Mrs. Thos. Hudson, of
Uniontown, as teacher in telegra ply.
Mrs. Hudson is not only a fine telegraph
operator, but a woman of rare accom-
plishments and will be a delightful ac-
QUESTION to the school.
Miss Bernice Jackson. of Athens has
class in elocution independent of the
school. Her recital last week was one
of the best entertainments ever given
here. She is teacher of superior merit,
and withal a beautiful and attractive
young woman.
An excursion has been arranged for the
school to Birmingham on March 10.
In spite of the bad weather quite a nice
crowd assembled at Lyman's hall last
night to witness the play, among the
Breakers" by the Montevallo Amateur
Dramatic club. 1t was a most entertain
ing play. and will be repeated tonight.