Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1904-09-02
ALMA COLLEGE BEGINS
ITS Seventeenth YEAR.
Three Vacancies at End Of Last
Year Ably Filled.
GREAT ADVANCEMENT IN
SCHOOL Of K|NDERGARTE TEN.
A Large Increase in Enrolment Ex-
pected This Year.

Alma college again makes its bow tc
the public and announces that the work
Of preliminary examinations will begin
September 18th; the regular work Sep
tember 14th.
Tie places in the faculty are all filled.
There we're four vacancies at the end Of
the year. They have been filled as fol.
lows
The chair Of biology and geology
by the election of +. n. Transeau, A.
NJ, Ph. ID. Prof. Transeau's education
al history is as follows: He was grad
uated from Franklin and Marshall
college in 1897. He taught in Williams
port high school from 1897 to 1900. The
summer of 1899 he spent at the Cold
Spring Harbor biological laboratory, l..
l. In 1900 he went to the University of
Chicago and for five quarters. studied
botany and geology. While there he
also taught botany in the university
high school. During part Of the sum-
mer of 1901 he had charge Of the field
and laboratory work in botany at the
Indiana biological station, and during
the latter part of August acted as assist
ant for the University of Chicago.
During the school year of 1912 he
taught physiography and botany in the
Colorado Springs high school. He came
to the Z niversity of Michigan upon a
fellowship in the autumn of 1902, where
he took his Doctors degree in 1904
During the summers Of 1902 and 1903 he
gave lectures and laboratory work in
botany at the New York Chautauqua
His field work in botany and geology
has included the study Of local areas in
nine states from Pennsylvania to Colo.
RADIO and California.
A great advance has been made in
the school for kindergartners. Young
ladies may hereafter take course of
one year, or three or five years. AT the
end Of the first year the student gets
the certificrte Of the college, at the end
of the second that OF the state, at the
end Of the third the diploma of the kim
dergarten school and at the end OF the
fifth the degree Of the college. To lead
In the enlarged curriculum two ladies
have been chosen. Miss Clara Mingins.
OF her the Saginaw Evening News in a
recent editorial says:
Miss Clara w. Mingins has done
more in the past eight years for the
kindergartners of Detroit than had ever
before been done in the history OF the
city and the evidences OF her indefatig-
able labors stand today in the existence
Of 43 kindergartens in the public schools
where before her recent advent there
was but one. Miss Mingins is a woman
Of rare culture and force of character.
There are now 43 kindergartens in the
Detroit public schools, all Of which Miss
Mingins opened and most Of whose
teachers she has personally trained.
Her normal department has an enroll
ment of 100 students. Miss Mingins is
highly esteemed as a lecturer, being a
clear, forcible, logical speaker, and she
has travelled extensively both in the east
and west, in the interests Of her chosen
work. Her professional work ranks
with the highest and her graduates are
to be found in all parts Of the United
States filing responsible positions
Mrs Eleanor Periam will be the
associate Of Miss Mingins. She needs
no introduction either to the college or
the community. She is so thoroughly
known here as most refined and culti-
waited lady, that the mere announce
ment of her name will secure universal
favor.
We take it for granted that every
alumnus and old student and every new
student Of Alma college is asking,
what about the athletics for next year
and what about the directors| We
answer there are two. We have chosen
Miss Rachel ID. BriRhtman, OF Oberlin,
10 take charge Of the athletics for young
ladies' This decision was reached
largely because Of the accommodation
OF Edwin Fauver, who has oons more
for the fame Of Alma in this direction
than anyone else.
The director Of the boys VIII be none
other than the Incompatible, invincible
"Tug Wilson" While n student he
made himself famous as athlete in three
institutions. the Ypsilanti normal. Alma
college and the University OF Michigan,
In the latter institution he was
christened. "Tug Wilson In the "tug
OF war" at football or wrestling he was
without peer. After completing his
education, he entered upon the practice
Of law in St. Louis, Mich But his love
for athletics is still uppermost in his
nature. For two years past he has
coached Wabash college TO victory in
Indiana and now returns TO Alma. He
has no superior as coach anywhere,
and has but few equals in general ath-
letics. We are exceedingly fortunate in
securing him. IL was possible only be.
cause he can attend TO his law practice
in the forenoon at 81. Louis and be in
Alma for the athletic work in the after
noon. With two such leaders as Ebin
Wilson and Rachel Brightmsn backed
up by the hard work and enthusiasm OF
all the lovers OF Alma Mater, we fully
axraot that the colleve will add fresh