The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-14
Historic Institution Begins
Another School Year
With Many Pupils.
CHANGES IN FACULTY
Building Decorated to Welcome Incoming
GirIs-FOrmer Students Bringing in
Relatives to Enter College,.
Many improvements.

Central has opened and everybody
with the exception of some twenty-five
home sick girls is glad of it. The
pretty college girls and their teach
ers make the town brighter, livelier
and better to live in.
Wednesday was the date set for the
beginning of the school year and an
unusually large number of pupils were
on hand. OF course the classes and
other routine work will not be in reg
ular running order until next week
when most of the old girls will come
in, but an encouraging amount of
Roadway was made Wednesday.
"Wednesday there we're between so
and 80 boarders in the building and
25 day pupils had registered. This
is easily the best showing in the way
Of attendance for the first day the col
lege has ever made and unless there
is an unusuallya large number of can
Relations the rooms will all be filled
by the endof next week.
The college building looks much
brighter than it generally does at the
Beginning of a school year. When a
girl enters the front door the first
thing she sees is we'll furnished re-
ception hall decorated with pennants
OF various Eastern and Western col
leges. In this hall is a beautiful new
davenport selected by Mrs. Smith and
presented by Mrs. Radford, former
student. There are also two glass
cases in which are collected all the
souvenirs from iforeign countries
which were given by Dr. Palmore and
which have formerly been scattered
over the building
The private parlor on the left OF
the entrance is enhanced by the pres
ence of new Steinway baby grand
piano belonging to Mrs. Smith.
On the second floor is a cozy cor
ner fitted up in den style and decor
ated with pictures which have been
left by outgoing seniors.
The art room on the third floor has
been entirely renovated under the
direction of Miss Hart, the director
of the art department. Exhibits OF
pottery, hammered brass and burnt
leather as well as china and oil anc
water color paintings are tastefully
arranged. The easels and all of the
furnishings have been painted tC
presenta uniform appearance Th'
feature of the room viii be a friez,
which Miss Hart and two of her ad
vanced pupils will paint during the
year,
A new telephone system is beinl
installed, There will be switch
board, and a phone on every floor.
There are many changes in thu
faculty for this year. 1t is the sam
as announced in the catalogue with on
exception Miss Lucy Lowry of Cat
lettsburg; KY, a graduate of tn
college at oxford, Ohio, will hav
charge of the elocution department
instead Of Miss Cleary.
The other new teachers ar
Miss Jeanette Williams, lady prln
cipal and teacher of English; Mis-
Viola Scomp, teacher Of languages
Miss Mary Pugh, lateof New York
teacher of voice; Miss Martha Pi
cher, teacher Of violin, and Henr
Foote Perrin, teacher Of piano an
organ,
DR.. S. H. Wainwright who was
kisitor at the college last winte
me in with number Of girls froI
elby County, Since his last visi
e DR.. Wainwright has been
an and back. While over ther
made arrangements for Mis-
,e Murakame Of Kobe to ente
M'el. She is expected in fe
Lou Tinsley Bright of S
ought her neice, Miss ,Elois
20 enter Central.
vivian Ellis, another formt
/, is here with her sister, wi
main
re are several other RELATIVE
mer students among the ne
hnd three young ladies who us'
in Pres. Smiths congregati(
he had charge of the Methodl
h in Moberly.