Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-09-04

THE HOOD MUSEUM
NOW NEARLY READY.
New Walks on the Grounds. Floors in
Buildings Reoiled and New Chem
ical Laboratories Fitted Up.

The following bulletin has been issued
by President Bruske, of Alma college
which will certainly be good news to the
friends of educational institution:
That is the invitation that Alma sends
out to the young people OF Michigan,
and the surrounding states. During the
summer vacation the college has been
lenghtening her chords and strengthen
ing her stakes A larger faculty than ever
will be ready to enter upon the work of
instruction. This was made possible by
the special gift of a distinguished citizen
of Saginaw. Miss Winifred Salisbury of
the University of Wisconsin, will have
charge of the athletics for the young
ladies and will assist Miss Katherine In
gls in the German The latter comes
back TO the position which she has
graced for many years, but which She
has had to relinquish twice, because of
insufficient health. 1t is believed that by
tightening her burdens She will be able
to remain for many years TO come.
Wright Hall has been made more beau
tiful than ever by the donation of Mr.
Joseph Berry, of Detroit, who gave the
material that enabled us to varnish the
building from top to bottom. Every
floor now glistens like sunshine on the
face of beauty. The chapel and floors
of the Administration Building have
shared in the adornment by the same
generous hand
The lower floors Of the Administration
Building have been so changed that they
will all be devoted to chemistry That
chemistry is to be the great science of the
future there can be little doubt and Alma
is doing her utmost to be among the first
to understand this and be ready to take
advantage of it. Hence during the com
ing year five rooms will be used for
chemical laboratories and recitation pur-
poses.
The Hood Museum is Witnessing the
greatest improvements. For more than
two years we have held i'll our possession
the greatest treasury of fossils in this
state, the noble collection of Alexander
Winchell); but we could not exhibit il.
We now require only little time and
the work will be finished. We have the
picture of the celebrated Professor from
the loving hand of Mrs Winchell. We
have three fine cases, the gift of Dr. AL
fred Lane, State Geologist of Michigan.
All the glass necessary for them has been
given by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Com
pany of Detroit Copies of all the works
of Prof. Winchell were donated by the
publishers and Mr.. Francis Hood, of
Pentoga, Mich, has made a contribution
in cash Only little more time there
fore and we will have this complete
Memorial Of Michigans greatest Geolo-
gist at Alma.
The old students will witness a great
change in the face of the campus The
unsatisfactory walk in front of the lawn
which has been becoming more and more
wretched and patched and full of holes
is now to be seen without a patch or a
hole. Thanks TO the Peerless Portland
Cement Co., of Union City, Mich, the
old walk is "born anew" and is as solid
as granite All this, and much more than
this, our friends will be delighted to see.
Remember therefore, Sept. 18TH the
day of the opening. Come, for all
things are ready. f"