The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-29
SIXTEEN NEW PUPILS
Enrolled on Opening Day of Bene-
dictine College.


The Benedictine College opened yes
terday morning, and during the day the
college buildings at Thirty-f.rst and
Habersham streets were the scene of
great activity. Forty pupils present.
ed themselves for enrolment, and the
fathers in charge of the school were
kept busy examining and classifying
the new students. Everything is now
in readiness for the beginning of real
work this morning.
At the hour for opening it was found
that there were between twenty-five
and thirty applicants for admission to
the school, and before the hours of
school work had closed the number
had increased to thirty-eight or forty.
OF this number. sixteen are new pu-
pills. There will be several more pres
ent this morning, and by the end of
the week the enrolment will probably
reach fifty. Several of the parents of
the city have written Rev. Father Ber-
nard, the secretary of the college, stat.
ing that their sons would be unable to
be present before the first of the month
and asking that seats be reserved for
them.
AS soon 9s. possible after opening the
school doors the work of examining the
pupils commenced. Each one of the
new pupils was given thorough exam
inaition in the different studies he had
previously taken and an accurate
knowledge thus obtained as to the
amount of work covered heretofore and
the thoroughnesS with which 1t had
been done. When this information had
been obtained as, to each pupils stand
ing he was properly classified and as
signed to a desk in the college rooms.
By the system of examination used no
pupil is required to take up class work
in which there has already been
thorough training, and thus no time is
lost in study of subjects in which there
has already been thorough instruction.
Cadets Measured for Uniforms.
The students were measured during
the morning for their uniforms. The.
work being done by Mr.. Levy, who has
the contract for furnishing the milf
tary suits. The other equipments Will
be furnished by the state. All those
present yesterday were measured. and
the orders for the uniforms viii be
filled within a short time. There will
be a representative of Mr.. Levy at
the college grounds to-day to measure
those who apply, in order that the Ell
tire battalion may be equipped as
rapidly as possible.
The military feature this year will
again be under the command of Col
Jordan f. Brooks. The cadets viii be
incorporated in the Georia State Ca
diets and OFFICERS. up to and including
the cadet captain, will be given COM
missions by the Governor. The uni
forms of the cadets Will not be like
those of the Georgia State Troops, the
law requiring that distinction be
made.
Every thing at the college is in readi-
ness Tor opening work this morning.
The necessary books will be OH hand
for the cadets and all the instructors
present The class rooms have been
placed in good condition. and one ad-
ditiCnal room has been fitted up his
year. This new room has been com
pietely furnished and Will a5ccommo-
date about twenty-five additional pur
pills above the number that could De
handled last year.
Several applications were made at
the college yesterday for seating room
and toward might several persons
throughout the city inquired If the
college could accommodate any more
pupils. The collegiate department,
with the number that was enrolled
Yesterday and those whose desks are
being reserved for them, is filled, but
there are still four or five desks va
cant in the academic department. 1t
is expected that there will be no dif-
ficulty in filling these and those par
ents desiring to place their boys in
the college should apply at once. If
they wish to make sure of seats.
The First Collegiate Year.
The work in the first collegiate year,
the new course which has been added
to the curriculum this year. will be-
gin this morning, under the charge of
Rev. Father Jerome, o. S. B. Father
Jerome, in company with Rev. Father
Aloysius, was expected to arrive in
Savannah last night on the City of
Macon and to take up his duties this
morning. 2
The collegiate year is the first step
in advance of the academic year end
the students taking that course this
year are. for the most part. the ones
who were promoted from the academic
year in June last. The new course
advances work in all the branches of
!. the academic year and several new
studies are taken up. Especial at
tention is paid to the study of Eng
lish literature, and a thorough study
made of many of the best writers of
both prose and poetry. Latin is also
| feature of the work, and consider
able time will be devoted to it's study.
share of attention, and a thorough
groundwork given in all.
Prepares for the Universities.
The intention of the college authori-,
ties is to add an advanced course each
year until the entire course has been
completed. The work of the collage
is mapped out in conformity with the
requirements of the New York Board
| of Regents, so that the certificates is
sued by the school viii be taken by
the different colleges, and universe
ties of the country.
The outlook for a successful year is
very bright and Rev. Father Bernard
is very much pleased with the condi-
tons of the first day. This morning
the pupils will take the places to which
they were assigned yesterday and the
work of the courses taken UP without
delay. The military instruction, which
is required at the college. will also
| begin at once.
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