The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-28
BY WILL .. sHEEHAN.

Marion, June 27.-(Special Corre- spondence.) Sixty-five prospective students were turned away from the boarding department of Judson Col lege during the last year.
 The famous old college, this insti- tuition of higher learning for the young women of Alabama, was full to the doors and still the eager students con- tfnued to come. Improvements are to be made to avoid such contingency in the future. A large addition to the dormitory will be built. It will be built this summer, if the contrac- tors can get the material and the la- Dor In Marion early enough. At any possible time The college authorities will use every effort to have room, accommodation and instruction for every young woman who may knock at the doors of Judson. However rapid may be the growth ol the college. however great may be the demands that are made %nn. upon PSI. it, the college these demands and give the late conner the same opportunity and the same aecommodations that the first to arr of Judson students last year was 3U3
 But the new dormitory building will be only part of the improvements that will be put in. A new library Is going up, library building that will cost sS0,000. It is hoped that this library building with the new dormitory will be erected this summer and be ready for the fall opening. President Pat rick Is not sure that this can be done. If the buildings should not be conn pleted in time for the fall opening of the college. 1t will not be the fault of President Patrick or the members of the board of trustees. They have made provisions for the buildings and directed the work to go ahead. The future of 1t is in the hands of the contractors, who may be beset by ex- pected or unexpected difficulties and be not ready with the new structures when the three hundred and odd young ladies of Alabama and the South reach Judson for the term of 1905 and 1906. r Proposed improvements. The board of trustees at its recent meeting in May had the matter of these Improvements of the college up. The energetic president of the Judson, Wno has achieved such a remarkable success in building up the college. work and have it completed at ms
 great part of President Patricks' summer vacation will be spent in su- perintending the work on these im- snd in the ooSSE STadng of shs work. The plans for the new dormi- tory and the library building have been drawn and awarded.
 ing the work" said President Patrick. in making the first public announce ment of the scope of the proposed im- ever, seem unwilling to promise that the work on the new buildings will be completed by the first of October. but they do promise to have them fin ished at the earliest possible time. We were very anxious to have othe dor mintory at least completed in time for the fall opening of the school: We turning away sixty-five applicants for places in the boarding department of the college. We would if possible The growth of the college has, how ever been so rapid that the dormitory became too contracted for the number We have been very much gratified with the standing of the school col- lege, with the esteem 1t is held in by the people of the South as the large number of applicants mas evidenced and it Is our earnest desire to have the facilities of the college so extended that they will meet every possible de- mand upon them"
 Judson stands in beautiful grounds, in June 1t sits in bower of yerdant loveliness. Trees are before it and and lie between it and the streets which lead to the gate lined with evergreens The square in which 1t sits Is near the owned but a half or little more than half of this sloping and beautiful block near the centre of the town of Marion. But ln recent years the COlIeSe HdS III = creased its holdings. It has acquired additional parts of the block and now at this iuncture an erort Is under way to secure for the college all of the square on the left, which at present is not the property of the college.
 The AIumnae Building.
 The Alumnae building, tho beautiful and stately auditorium, was completed but little more than year ago. This structure was put up by the graduates of the historic and beloved institution that 1t might secure even more success for the great musical department of the institution, a department which is eS- peeially cared for at Judson and which has attracted students to Judson from all parts of the South. A second pur pose prompted Its erection, the desire to give to the college a splendid audi torium. in which not only might be had the various musical recitals and college entertainments but the famous lectu- rers and the great musical artists who are each year brought to Judson for the instruction and entertainment of its great crowd of students. In the ex- tarily contributed by the women of the South who had had the privilege of Judson training and Judson instruc- tion both purpose were attained.
 The splendid auditorium of pressed brick and in harmony with the scheme of architecture of the great main build ing. was built to the left of the main building. Now that more buildings are to be put up. now that the college Is to attain size that was undreamed of by those who labored for it in years past, a general architectural scheme Is contemplated. The Alumnae Audito- rum is to be the centre of this scheme as 1t were. with the old building on the left. The new structures are to go up on the left and the college Is to acquire that part of the block on which 1t stands that does not now belong to 1t to be used as a site for future buildings.
 The pending Improvements are em- phasized and stressed here for a spec ial purpose. They are told of at length, their details are given that a fair and adequate idea my be had of the remark able growth of this great institution for the higher education of women. Its