Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-14
PALMER COLLEGE.
Pleasing Prospects for tho School
THIS season.

Pleasing Prospects for tho School
THIS season.
Special to Times Republican.
LeGrand, Sept. l4-Palmer College
opens it's doors for the fall term of the
present school year next Tuesday, Sept.
10. The prospects are the best in the
history of the institution. Already a
large number of students have made
arrangements to take up work at the
beginning of the fall term. The faculty
this year is stronger than in any pre-
vious year and is headed by President
Carl Summerbell (Bucknell UNIVERSE
ty), who, besides having general direc-
ton of the work of the college, will lee
ture on biblical literature and moral
and mental philosophy. The remainder
of the faculty is composed this year as
follows:
Francis Leonard Meredith, B. S. Gowa
State College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts). mathematics and sci
ence; Percy L. Ford, a. B.
palmer College) ancient lam
guages and history; Charity Judy, A.
B. (Antioch College>. French, German
and music; Charlotte A. Reed Cart
Academy of Cincinnat), art: William C.
Coan miami Commercial College), In
structor of the commercial school:
Anna Kerr Summerbell instructor in
elocution; Ethel Helfinstine. Instructor
in physical culture: Rev. T. NJ. Nc
Whitney, d. D., nonresident professor
of Christian ethics; Rev. Albert Cooley,
lecturer on historical doctrines.
The Cornell Opening.
Special to Times Republican.
Mount Vernon. Sept. 14.-Not more
perfect could be "a day in June" than
| the beautiful morning which marked
| the formal opening at Cornell College
| for 1899. For several days every train
| mad been bringing crowds of students.
Since Monday morning professors and
students have been busily working at
classification, but when the chimes
pealed out 1915 Wednesday streams OF
students, citizens and visitors came
trooping into the spacious auditorium
| to listen to an address by Bishop O. b
Galloway, of Jackson, Miss
| Preceded by the mellow tones of the
pipe organ and introduced by the VEN
cradle President King. the noted divine
stood before an enthusiastic audience
which crowded the auditorium to the
walls. Then followed an hour of elo-
|quence which none who heard it viii
soon forget. Education and Patriot
ism" was his theme, and how we'll the
laudience appreciated the bishop was at
tested by round after round of applause
which greeted many of his sentiments
/ Upon the platform was score of visit
ling clergymen and presiding elders, il
| the audience many friends who had ac-
companied their children to school.
Never did college year open witt
greater promise--a larger enrolment
than at the same time last year, ant
students still coming. The three new
Laboratories and reading room were
opened up today to the delight of tn,
students.
{. Last night and tonight occur the re
lceptions given by the Epworth League
to the new students. On Friday ant
Saturday nights will be given recep
lions by the Y NJ. and Y. w. C. A.
Good Attendance at GrInnell.
Special to Times Republican,.
i Grinnell, Sept. 1.-THE attendance a
Iowa College is very gratifying, the en-
rollment yesterday, which was TIL
Opening day, eaualling all previous rec
ords. The prospects for the year ar
of the best. Changes in the faculty
heretofore noted, Seem to be satisfac
I tory to the students, who are getting 10
Gated rapidly and settling down to tn
real work of the college.
In the japanese temples there is
large drum used in worship. 1t is Gale,
ihe kagura-taiko. and gives tone mucl
Ike gong