The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1905-09-29
TLoRIDA FErlALE COLLEGE.
Opened Its Doors for Fell and Winter
Term on Wednesday.

The opening Is to take place under the
most favorable auspices. The college
starts on its renewed" career with a
faculty which is not excelled by any
school Of its kind in the South. There
is an attendance assured that will tax
to the utmost the capacity Of the dor
mitOries.
The officers for the new scholastic
year are as follows:
Alfred A. Murphree, A. M, president.
Miss Marion r. Jones, M. Sc, director
Of the School of Industrial Arts.
Ludwig W. Buchholz, A. NJ, dean Of
the State School for Teachers.
Miss Madeline Keipp, B., Mus. direc-
tor of the School of Music.
Miss Inez Abernethy, director of the
School of Art.
John c. Calhoun, M. A., secretary of
the faculty.
Mrs. w. H. Reynolds, lady principal.
Henry E. Palmer, M. D., college ply
stefan.
Miss Mary Apthorp, A. B., librarian.
Fred w. Kettle, secretary to the pres
ident.
AS will be seen by the following list,
great care has been taken in the selec-
ton of the faculty. Many of the ladies'
and gentlemen stand in the very front
rank of their chosen profession. The
complete teaching staff is as fellows:
Albhrt A. Murphree, A. M, professor
of astronomy.
John C. Calhoun, M. A., B. S., c. E.,
professor of Germanic and Romantic
languages.
Ludwig w. Buchholz, A. M, profess
scr of philosophy and education.
Arthur Williams, A. NJ, Phi. D., pro-
fessor of English language and litera-
ture.
Elmer R. Smith, A. M, professor Of
mathematics and chemistry.
B. C. Bondurant, A. NJ, Phi. D., pro
fessOr of Latin and Greek.
Miss Marion E. Jones, M. s., profess
ser of domestic science and art.
Mrs. Bessie B. Compton, instructor
in English and history.
Miss Mary Sidney Johnson, instructor
in Latin and mathematics.
Miss Anna E. Charles, director Of
model kindergarten.
Miss Halle S. Lewis, director Of OBJ
servation and practice school and in
structor in primary methods.
Miss Madeline Keipp, professor Of pi-
anoforte, organ, history and analysis OF
music
Miss Margaret Buchholz, professor of
voice culture, sight singing and har-
mOny.
Miss Inez Abernethy, professor of
drawing and art.
Miss Edith w. Moses, instructor in
elocution and physical culture.
Miss Mary W. Apthorp, A. B., libra
rian and assistant in Latin.
To quote the introduction in the cata-
loVue of the Florida Female College:
1.-THE Legislature of the State of
Florida, session 1905, passed an act
whereby all existing State institut ions
for higher ! arning were abolished and
two colleges established in lieu thereof,
one to be known as the Florida Female
College, and the other as the University
of the State of Florida flor mem. This
statute vests the management of these
institutions in a board of control, to be
appointed by the governor, and to be at
ali times under and subject to the con-
troll of the State Board of Education.
''Iu compliance with the law, on July
6. 1905. these colleges were located by
the Board of Control and the State
Board of Education in joint meeting,
Tallahassee being chosen as the site Of
the State College for Women and Gaines
vile as the location Of the college for
Be- men.
faculties and adopted rules and regula-
tons for the n engagement OF these in
stitutions. These rules require the
same standards for entrance and for
graduation in the school for women as
IN that for men. The college for women
will therefore provide the same oppOr-
tunitjes for higher culture, broad and
liberal education, and for training IN
the theory and art Of teaching as those
offered at the university for men. 1t is
fully admitted that, by every consider
alton OF wisdom, good policy and jus
tice. Florida women are entitled to
equal recognition with their brothers in
advantages and opportunities to Mt
themselves for the duties Of life, and
the Board of Control, without dissent
mo voice, are determined to make the
FLORIDA Female College the equal OF any
institutiOn in the country"
A recent issue of the Atlanta Consti-
tuition contained an admirable descriP-
tion Of Tallahassee and Of the Florida
FEMALE College that may very properly
he used at this time. The Constitution
says: -..:.os 49,. .o..;o,, that
never fails to interest newcomers is
Tallahassee, the capital OF FLORIDA, and
IN antebelIum days the most aristocratic
.o,Tn IN All the "Land Of Flowers, II
sr;stocraey means the best people, as it
U,oSt surely did formerly. 1t 10 today
on aristocratic community, for u u