The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-06
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FIVE NEW TEACHERS.
Bethany Selects Instruetors-1Tiss
Anderson Succeeds Miss Widney.

The faculty Of Bethany college will be
strengthened this fail by the coming of
five new teachers. All these young wo-
men are college graduates, and special
lists in their own subjects, so that the
school believes they viii all prove splen-
did additions to the teaching force.
Two of these teachers will be i'm the
music school. One, Miss Grace L Ander-
son Of Chicago, takes the place left
vacant this spring by the marriage of
Miss Alice Wtdney. Miss Anderson IS
thoroughly equipped musically, and is
herself a soprano singer Of much ability.
She has been teaching privately in Chi
cagO for two years. at the same time
studying with Mrs Genevieve Clark
Wilson, one Of Chieago's best teachers.
Before that she was a student Of VIII
liam Nelson Burritt's, and prior to that
time took both her college degrees at
St Mary's hall Feribaut, MINI. Miss
Anderson has done much church and
choir singing, and she will have charge
Of the choir at Grace Cathedral in addi-
ton 10 her work in the school.
The new piano teacher is Miss Grace
LOOMS Terry Of Galesburg, III. Miss
Terry has been for the past four years
a teacher in Knox Conservatory of
Music at C4alesburg, where she has re-
ceived high praise for her work Before
that she was for two years director of
music in the normal school at Denison,
Iowa. Miss Terry as a student worked
under VIM. H. Sherwood of Chicago,
and before that with Miss Mary Wood
Chase Of the Columbia school Of music
in Chicago. She was Miss Chase's first
assistant for a year Miss Terry has
done a great deal of concert PLAYING
having played with some Of the fore
most musicians of this country as ac-
companist and soloist. The music de-
partment viii be very strong this year
head of this department, as she has been
for three years. She has many pupils
who have accomplished much in their
study, and the enrolment in this school
will be larger than ever this year
Other new teachers IN the school will
be Miss Alice E. Higbee of Newport. r.
/, Miss Ruhannah G. Smith of C1eve-
land Ohio. and Miss Alberta Sharpe OF
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. Miss Higbee
viii have charge of the English depart
ment- Sne is graduate of Smith col
lege for women, and also attended
Brown university for a year. She has
had four years OF experience as tutor
at Smith, and her recommendations are
of the highest. Miss Smith will be at
the head of the department eff mathe-
mates She did her college work at
~ estern Reserve university at CIeve-
nd, where she took both her bachelors
nd masters degrees. Miss Sharpe will
oe an assistant in the lower school, of
which Miss Mary e. Whitton is the
haed. There will be two assistant teach
ers in this department, as well as two
student assistants. Miss Sharpe comes
from the public schools of Sault Ste.
Marie. where she taught with success.
Her training was gained in the normal
school at Ypsilanti, and that at Mar
quette where she graduated. The other
assistant in this department will be Miss
Ruth Brooke, who taught with Miss
Wilton last year and was accounted an
excellent teacher.
The work in this lower school is. grad
ed carefully, so that pupils entering
from the public schools have no dffficul-
ty as to their placing here, and those
who enter the public schools from Beth
any are thoroughly prepared for CORE
spending grades. Vocal music. drawing
and physical culture are taught twice
each week by the specialists in these
branches who teach in the college de-
partment
The opening day at Bethany will be
September 10. The school is now going
through the process Of house cleaning in
preparation for that day. and every
thing viii be in readiness for the open-
Ing by the last of this week. No re-
furnishing viii be done this year, but
the new hardwood floors in Wolfe ans
Burr halls add much to the appearances
OF the buildings Many OF the wells
have been redecorated also.