Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-31
VACATION PERIOD DRAWS TO
CLOSE
REPORT LARGE ENRoLLMENTS
Normal, University Of Southern CALI
fornla and ST. Vincent's College
Have Been Greatly improved
During Summer Recess

The normal and training departments
Of the state normal school will begin
the fall term September 5 and 25, re-
spectively The departments will have
about 900 students. nearly equally
divided.
"The school reopens under very en-
couraging circumstances" said Prof.
j. f. Millspaugh, the president, yester-
day. 1.-THE faculty will be unchanged
excepting the coming of DR.. w. P.
Smith Of the principalship from the
high school at Mendecino, who will be
the head teacher in history and G. w.
Kent of Rock Island, ILL.,, who will have
charge of the normal training. There
will be no important changes in the
courses Of study this year. We are
planning an extended course Of three
years, which will be elective, to articu-
late with the state university but 1t
will not go into effect this year. This
course will never affect the two years'
course now in vogue, which will be
maintained permanently"
improvements Added
1.-THE state legislature" said Prof.
Millspaugh, appropriated $4,000 for
the heating plant and remodellng the
building, of which we are making good
use in securing uniform steam heating
instead of the former method Of stoves.
This heating plant is outside, as a pro-
| lection from explosion and fire.
"The soil beneath the building" con-
tinued the professor, (which was not
excavated, was so expansive that it
caused the upheaval of the central part
of the building in a way that the floor
was like going up and down hill and
the plastering became shaken from the
walls. All these are being remedied
and extra lighting by new cathedral
glass windows has been inaugurated
in the main hall"
The main floor of the gymnasium is
55x75, feet aside from modern appli-
ances. The gallery extends around the
main floor, in which it is expected
there will be installed a running track.
U. S. c. Opening
The University of Southern Califor-
MIA will reopen September IS, when it
is expected that 1000 students will be
enrolled in the several departments.
During the vacation large improve
ments have been made. 1t is expected
the central building will be completed
for the opening of the fall term. as will
also the south wing. The north wing
will be completed in about one month.
The academy building has been COM
pletely remodeled. A colonial porch is
being added at the front and the ex-
terror has received a coat Of paint.
The interior has been repapered.
DIR. G. S. Bean will be at the head
of the departments of physics and
electrical engineering.
DR.. James Main Dixon Of Berkeley,
who will have charge of the English
department, will arrive Tuesday, Sep
tember IL.
ST. Vincent's College
1t is expected that the enrolment at
st. Vincent college will be 400 stu
dents during the next term, which will
open September II. There have been
several important changes in the fac
ulty. Rev. F. x. McCabe c. NJ, vice
president Of the college. will also act
as prefect of discipline. Rev. T. j.
Devine c. M, will have charge of the
classics; Rev. J. ]. Allenbach, G.. M,
assistant prefect, junior department;
Rev. D. A. Duggan. C. NJ Latin and
Greek, and Rev. G. j. George, G. M,
German. Frederick L. Reardon, A. M,
graduate of the college and later OF
the Catholic University of America,
will be connected with the English
department.
DIR. Glass, G. M. the president, said
yesterday that the gymnasium will
be equipped with a complete athletic
apparatus at cost of $1,000. Francis
Haggerty will have charge of this de-
| partfnent