The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1907-09-27
Inc FLORIDA FemaIs CoIleae.

l2Ist Psalm, and a portion Of the 4th. !
Chapter of Philippians The reading !
was followed BY prayer and hymn,
the latter having q piano accompany |
ment BY Miss Foster Much to the dis
appointment Of the visitors from town, |
OF whom there was q gOodly number, |
Miss Cline the new vocal teacher, MISS |
Perucker the new teacher Of the violin,
and Miss Hardaway, one OF the teach |
ers Of piano, had not yet arrived, 50 |
that the customary musical program |
was necessarily omitted These ladies |
are all expected 10 be- present by Mon !
day, and then the chapel exercises will !
doubtless be more elaborate.
The President, Professor A, A. Muir |
phree, made a short opening address in |
which he congratulate the students |
upon the good work done by them last |
year, and, by words Of cOmmendation !
and encouragement, inspired renewed !
endeavor on their part to make the !
coming session an even greater success |
Professor Murphrce spoke Of the effort I
being made by the state 10 make the
college rank among the best IN Ameri- |
ca, and reminded the girls that 1t was
for them this work was being done, and
begged them 10 SHOW their appreciation
by good work and loyalty ~ their Alma
Mater. He further -tated that the new
dOrmitOry would be begun in about ten
days, and that the building would be
second 10 none Of us kind in the State
for comfort and convenience Of appoint
mcnt, and for modern sanitary detail in
construction. This building will have
100 rooms ample space for the accom-
mediation Of a much larger enrolment
than the college now has. In spite,
Hf rIs az
mediation, there are 80 girls already
booked for rooms, and a general enroll
ment Of 225 stuJents a. against 1870 Of
1905 06, which was the first year Of the
existence Of the college under present
conditions
Within the next two years the $780,
900 appropriated to the institution by
the last Legislature, will have made pos
sible many improvements IN all the sew
cral departments, and the Florida Fee
male College, as it is officially designat-
ed, will be one TO which every Flori-
dian may point with pride.
There wers present at the opening
I exercises Wednesday morning, besides
/ the President and Dean, Professors
! Calhoun, Williams, Tucker, Smith, Nc
! Neil, and Bondurant; and Misses Keipp,
/ Foster, Abernethy, Barclay, Williams,
| Gano and the librarian, Miss Mary APP
| thorp. Motherly Mrs Reynolds, also,
was present, ready TO Danish hOmesick-
ness with gentle touch and sympathetic
encouragement, which even the most
afflicted one will find it hard TO resist.
The three school days of this week
will be devoted 20 the usual preliminary
examinations and clasifcations, getting
all things ready for the regular routine
work TO be begun next Monday Miss
| Charles, Of the Model kindergarten,
will receive her little pupils on that day
at 9 o'clock, a. M, and Miss Lewis, Of
the model school, wishes to have her
classes assemble at $3.50 on the same
day
Representatives Of the rival societies,
Athalian and Minerva, are already busy
canvassing among the new girls, set
ting forth the superior merits of their
several societies with much volubility Of
speech and eloquence of gesture and
TACTICAL expression, and purple and white
and green and white ribbons, aggres-
sively worn in long festoons pinned on
the shoulders of the various members,
were much in evidence.
Among the audience were a number
of post graduates. some 10 take special
courses, others as mere onlookers.
There were, also, several lonely looking
male exiles who had once called this in
stitutiOn Of learning their Alma Mater.
Their wistfu expressions called forth
many sympathetic glances from the
girls, who If the truth were known, re-
GREETED the Punishment Of the unhappy
youths as much as they did themselves.
The outlook for the college is very
bright and exceedingly gratifying to
faculty and students, and TO all outsid-
ers who have the education of Florida 8
young women at heart, and the State
at large ~ to be congratulated upon
having, through its representatives. so
well fulfilled its obligations toward them
along the line Of education.
There is no need for any eulogium Of
the present faculty. Their worth and
fitness have been tried. and officially
endorsed by reelection, and the fact
that the new teachers gained admit
tanco at all, is recommendation enough.
| Nevertheless, il will not be amiss to cx-
press the appreciation felt by all pat
rons of the college for the excellent
work done by the faculty in the past,
and the confidence felt in them as a
body of earnest and conscientious men
and women who will not weary in we'll
doing.
Had letter for Thirty Years.
| have suffered with letter tor thirty
years and have tried almost countless
| roynpdioe with Hitla 10 INV raliaf