The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1903-08-15
SCHOOL OUTLOOK PROMISING.
Preparations for a Large Attendance at
Our Private Institutions.

tering promise. The successful ses-
sions of all the schools last year and
the continued business prosperity of
the section from which they draw
their patronage are two circumstances
which would afford little room for
doubt that full attendance would
crown even moderate effort this year.
All the school people are confident
and are preparing to care for as many
pupils as the capacity of the several
buildings will admit Of. Various re-
pairs and improvements are going on.
The buildings of the Wentworth
Military Academy have been repaint-
ed without aud within, the rooms
repapered, the series of bath rooms
In the basement extended, connection
made with the city sewer and the
private sewer abandoned. The ap-
pearance of the campus has been i'm.
proved by the purchase and addition
of the two lots on the corner of 18th
street and Washington avenue The
alley at this point will be widened to
the width of the avenue. An addi-
tional recitation room has been pro.
vided The new members of the
faculty are Col. W. M. Hoge, A. NJ,
associate superintendent, a teacher of
long experience and of approved
ability-History and English; and
Captain Benjamin B. Hyer, 18th
Cavalry, U. S. A., Military Art and
Science. Reports from the field in
dicate that the capacity of the build
ings will be taxed to the uttermost, as
they have been for many years past.
Lexington College for Young
Women, the new name under which
the institution formerly known as
Baptist Female College will be con-
Quoted in the future, gives every
promise of the best year in it's history.
The Improvements going on there
consist of the renovation of such
parts of the buildings as were not
renovated last year. Several changes
i'll the faculty were mentioned some
time ago. Miss Carlotta Newbrandt
will be the lady principal. Professor
John StaleY, formerly of Liberty, will
teach Mental and Moral Philosophy
and the Natural Sciences. Miss
Minnie Nickum, Of the Cumnock
School of Oratory, will teach Higher
English and French. Miss Norma
Harris, of the Cincinnati Art Acad-
emy, will have charge of the depart
ment of Art. Dr. Riggs will succeed
DIR. Manly as teacher of the Bible
course and DIR. ]. Q. Cope will teach
Physiology and Hygiene. The indi-
cations are that the college will be
crowded. The renewed prosperity of
this Institution under its present.
management has been a source Of
congratulation to its friends and to
the people of Lexington. A crowded
school this year will doubtless mean
enlargement of buildings before
another session-a matter in which
all public spirited citizens are in
terested.
The buildings of Central Female
College are undergoing various in.
terror repairs and improvements. All
needed painting, papering, and re-
furnishing is being done. The heat
ing plant has been entirely overhauled
anu partially renewed and the pipes
encased. An elevator has been put
in-an imp yement the more needed
since the al ms are on the fourth
floor. All in, n,allN ephysical appoint
ments of this school are perhaps not
surpassed by any other woman's
college in the West. The college
begins its thirty fifth session under a
new president-Rev. Alfred Franklin
Smith. President Smith was edu-
Gated at Central College, Fayette,
Mo-, and at Vanderbilt University.
He is a man Of pleasing address and
great energy. He confidently expects
to go on with the work OF increasing
the endowment and the building
fund begun under DR.. Williams,
though it is not the purpose Of the
board to do any further building until
at least s25, 900 has been accumulated
for the purpose, Very few changes
have been made in the faculty.
Miss Elizabeth Smith, A. NJ, sue
ceeds Miss Garner and Miss Perle
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