Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-08-11
PREPARATIONS FOR OPENING.
BULLETIN NO. I.

The friends of Alma College will be
pleased TO learn of the work going on
during vacation to promote greater
efficiency during the coming year. The
main building and ladies' hall are being
painted and calsomined so that they look
as fresh and beautiful as if they were
new. Plans for the new Museum build
ing are completed and excavations for it
will begin before Sept. l. The purpose
| is to enclose the structure this fall. The
| Faculty has been enriched by the fol-
| lowing accessions -
/. Prof. Frank n Notestein, A. M,
Ph. ID. This gentleman takes the chair
of Mathematics and Physics. He is an
alumnus of Wooster University, Ohio,
| from which he graduated in 1882. lie
| received the degree of Phi. d. from the
same institution for work in the Mathe-
matics Since graduation he has served
| with distinguished success in two insti-
tutions of learning. For seven years he
was Professor of Applied Mathematics
in the College of Montana; and since
, then he has held a similar position in
Bellevue College, Nebraska. His asso-
ciates unite in speaking of him in the
most eulogistic terms. They speak of
him as perfectly satisfactory to all; as
careful observer, hard worker, good
student, an excellent instructor;-as full
of energy, enthusiasm and power; as
popular with faculty and students; as
"a discoverer who has improved the
| formula for finding the moment of
inertia and of accomplishing similar in
dependent and original results at other
! important points as by nature, train
ing and experience eminently qualified
for the work to which he is chosen as
man of sound Judgment, noble charac-
ter and Christian faith
2. Miss Mary A. CLARK, who has been
chosen Lady Principal and Professor of
English, is a graduate of Oxford College,
Ohio, and is now doing postgraduate
work in the University of Chicago. She
has been for seven years missionary of
the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Mis-
sions in Persia. Her return to this coun-
try was necessitated by the excessively
hot climate OF Teheran. The Rev. S.
| Lawrence Word at present at Bedford,
| Ohio, who was Miss Clark associate in
Persia, writes of her ''She proved her.
self not only an excellent teacher in var
ious lines, but showed rare executive
ability"
| Mrs. Herrick Johnson of Chicago and
Mrs. Sarah j. Reah of Lake Forest are
enthusiastic in her praise as a most inter
esting and eloquent speaker on Missions
and other congenial themes. 1t would
be pleasant to give these and other let
ters in full, but want of space forbids.
| g. But what are we to expect in Ath-
letics: This is the great question of the
students 1t has been answered by secur-
ing the services of Mr. Edward Fauver
| Of Oberlin, class of '99. OF him Prof.
Leonard writes: He has taken with
me courses in Human Physiology, the
Physiology of Exercise, Gymnastic The
ory and Practical Gymnastics on the
floor For two years he was one of the
teachers in the Mems Gymnasium of the
| College, part of the the time in charge
of large classes" One of his associates
on the football team says During my
seven years experience in football have
never seen or known a man so pre-
eminently qualified for coaching as Mr..
Fauver"
Mr.. Carl Pierce, captain of the Oberlin
Varsity team, writes:
"Mr. Fauver is just as fine in baseball
as in football. In the latter he was
quarter back. His fine handling Of the
team was such that we were scored upon
but once last fall and that by Cornell
he is perhaps the best qualified man
that Oberlin ever turned out to take
charge of the gymnasium and athletic
work of any institution. He has besides
been one of the best students in Ober-
lin"
| If all this does not promise well for
the future of Alma we can not imagine
what would.