The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1900-07-05


We call the attention of our readers
to the card of the University of Ten.
nessee in another column Of this issue.
On the 10Th of June this institution
closed the 1O5th year of its existence,
when diplomas were awarded to twen-
ty-six graduates in the academic de-
partment and twenty-five in the law
department, Thus ended one of the
most successful years in the history of
the University,
The trustees have planned number
of improvements for next session. I'M
portaht among these is the erection of
building for the accommodation of
women students. Plans will be pre-
pared and work begun on the building
at once. 1t will contain dormitory ac-
commodations for fifty students, be-
sides gymnasium, halls, parlors, dining
room, etc. The attendance Of young
women at the University of Tennessee
has increased so rapidly in the past
few years that the present building has
proved inadequate for their accommo-
dation, which makes it necessary to
haye this new building at once. 1t will
be ready for occupancy early next ses-
sion.
Another improvement will be the
erection at the University farm of II
dairy school building for the school Of
agriculture. This is probably the first
building in the south designed for stu
dent instruction in this important sub
ject. The main building will be 40 by
80 feet with boiler and milk testing
room attached, 81 by % feet. 1t will
be equipped with modern machinery,
and ready for the use Of students, com
mencing Jan. 3, 1901. Complete courses
in dairying will be offered, scme of the
features of which are as follows: Farm
dairying, which includes the use Of the
simplest forms of apparatus for smaller
farms. followed by instruction for
handling machinery and apparatus OF
the large dairies and factories. There
will also be provided course of in
struction in cheese making and curing.
The production of milk, its pasteuriza-
ton and sterilization, bottling milk and
preparing ii for shipment, will form an
interesting feature. The expense OF
attending this course will be reduced
to minimum, so that it will be in the
reach of all.
Announcement has been made in
these columns before of the unexpected
resignation on May 18th of DIR. John
B. Henneman, professor Of English al
the University. At the annual meet.
ing of the trustees on the 10Th, DIR. J,
Douglas Bruce of Bryn Mawr College
Pennsylvania, was elected to succeed
DR.. Henneman. DR.. Bruce is a South
ern man, a native of Virginia. He was
a co-laborer with DIR. Henneman, DIR
Kent and Professor Trent, all wei
known Southern English scholars. HI
took the degree of master of artss at thC
University of Virginia in 1888, wher
he went abroad and spent severa
months in English work. DR.. Bruce
took his doctors degree at Hopkins
University in Baltimore nine year.
ago, and since that time has been a
Bryn Mawr. DIR. Henneman says o
him. I'm culture, in opportunity, il
attainment, in scholarship, in persona
charm, / consider DIR. Bruce one of tn
best equipped men Of his age in ou
country. Educated at the Universit,
of Virginia and in foreign universities
obtaining his doctors degree iron
Hopkins University in Baltimore,
, professor of nine years past in Bryi
Mawr College for women near Phila
delphia, a constant visitor and worke
in his many vacations in the larg
, libraries of Europe, Prof. Bruce wi
bring to the University of Tennesse
! recognition from the leading institu
tions north and south and from abroad.
} Other changes in the faculty fo
next session are the election of Dl
|, Chas. Fl. Shannon of the University {
Wisconsin, as assistant professor {
Greek, to succeed Dr. G.. +. Meller
resigned; the election of j. d. Hos
kins, A. NJ, University of Tennessee
as assistant professor Of history, an
g the election of Miss Florence Skeffinl
{ ton as assistant professor of Englis
and Dean of the Woman's depsr.fnen
= to succeed Mrs. G. A. Perkins.