The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1903-09-09


OF graduation IS in vogue.
Representatives Of the Light Wis
tied the university this morning and
found a scene Of animated activity
pervading the entire building. The
chapel, corridors and recitation
rooms were filed with happy, bright
faced young men and women, boys
and girls, who have laid aside the
frivOlities Of summer vacation and
have taken up the more serious
problem Of seeking after knowledge.
Each room from the basement to
the tower was visited ami given
thorough inspection.
IN the chapel President Kirkes
and the faculty were at work on the
classification cards and getting them
arranged so the students might be
assigned TO the different rooms and
departments President Kirkes ex-
pressed himself as being very well
pleased with the opening and with
the prospects for the future. Con
sidering the fact that the cotton
crop in some sections of the state ig
later than usual while In other sec
tious the weeyils and worms have
wrought almost total destruction
Mr. kirkes thought the number
present at the opening was good
Indication for large attendance
later on in the year. Some young
tricts Cancelled their rooms last
week and will not attend this year
Al but two or three Of the rooms at
the girls dOrmitory have been en-
gagged and twenty-eight young aides
registered there on opening day.
Miss Barry and Miss Meter have
/ charge Of the dormitory this year
and the young ladies who board
there will be IN excellent hands
Miss Barry Is an experienced and
efficient matron who will devote
her entire time 10 the care and COM
/ fort Of the young ladies. Miss
Meter is a trained professional
nurse whose time and attention will
be devoted TO young ladies who be
come IN, without additional charge
except In the cases Of protracted i'll
ness.
The department of music, under
| the direction OF Prof. Campbell, be-
1 gins the year under the most favor
able conditions Prof. Campbell
| has one OF the most pleasantly To-
Gated and comfortably arranged
rooms IN the building. Prof Camp
bell reports that he has organized ,
large class for this year and tse
work on instruction began this
morning, In the department OF
music Prof. Campbell IS ably assist
/ ed again this year by Miss Mona
Nantis, teacher Of piano, and Prof.
Jacob Schreiuer, teacher Of violin
This department is supplied with
/ fifteen new pianos, both concert
/ grands and upright.
] The greatest attraction OF interes {
10 the Light men this morning
was their visit 10 the art department,
This department is in charge of Mrs.
Willie Irving, teacher OF expe-
| rience and efficiency, who received
the visitors with every degree OF
! courtesy. The walls OF the studio
are decorated with many cxcelIeu,
works of art, all OF which were exc
cuted by Mrs. Irving. The object
of this department is to provide
] thorough aud systematic instruc,
tion in the fine and decorative arts
Instructions will be given IN draw
ling from objects, casts and still
life, painting in oil, water color
pastel, tapestry, china painting, etc
4 The instructor will take specia
pains with the antique class anC
will endeavoT to make it thorough
preparation for intelligent drawtng