The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-19
MONTEVAT.LO IS
 ACTIVE AGAIN
Many Improvements Are Being maoe at the Girls Industrial
 School.

Montevallo, September 1S,-(Special.)- The picturesque town of Montevallo, truly an almost deserted village during the long months of the summer vacatioh' is again bee hive of busy, buzzing school girls and teachers. The plumbers tile workers and carpenters have been busy for several months making altera- tons and repairs in the dormitory Of the Alabama Girls Industrial school, and yesterday ground was broken for the eX- tension to the building.
 The trustees at their annual meeting last May provided for the department of Horticulture and horticulture, and Pro- lessor Chestnut. highly recommended by the University of Tennessee, was called to fill this chair. He is planning school garden and has already done some work in transplanting roses from the site or the extension of the dormitory to beds near the main building.
 The Young Women's Christian associa- tion, one of the best in the south, Is the second in the gulf states division to have q general secretary This officer. who will doubtless mean much to the spiritual life of the school, is Miss Mary c. De Bardeleben, graduate of the Alabama Normal college at Livingston, of tho State university and of Teachers college, Columbia university and Is herself "a stu dent volunteer.
 The school has for the first time this year trained librarian, who is employed to give her whole time to that important part of the work. She is Miss Alice Wy man of Tuscaloosa, a teacher of several years experience and a graduate of tho library school fin the University of Wis consin.
 Miss Rebecca Funk of Louisville, Ky, comes from the Poste gymnasium in Bos- ton to take charge of the department of physical education.
 Miss Mary B. Overton, after three years teaching in Louisiana and Arkan- sas, returns to Montevallo as head of the department of stenography and type writing.
 Miss Sara Callen, after a years leave of absence, spent fin study at Teachers col 1ege, Columbia university. returns as head of the department of mathematics
 The school is to be congratulated upon having secured Miss Merle H. Stephens of Atlanta as the head of the department of domestic art Miss Stephens has taught for several years, and is a grad uate of the Atlanta high school and of the George State Normal school at Athens and has done special work it the Dread institute, Woscester, Mass, and at Teachers college, Columbia university
 Miss Mary Goode Stallworth of the de- partment of mathematics has leave of ab sence to study this year at Chicago uni versity.
 Miss Sophia Fitts, for ten years con nected with the school, in the department of English, is greatly missed, and her voluntary resignation deplored by every one.
 Mrs. Scale Harris. Master Scale and Miss Josephine of Mobile are visiting Pro lessor and Mrs. Palmer.
 Mrs. Tempe r. Hawkins of Birmingham is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Sarah F. Nabors
 Miss Sarah Phean is spending a few weeks in Montevallo before going to housekeeping in her charming bungalow on South Fourteenth street, Birmingham.
 Mrs Wheeler Striplin Master Wibert and little Miss Nelle, have returned to their home in CorInth, Miss, after spend ing some weeks with relatives in Monte yallo.
 Mrs. R. r. McKibbon is the guest of relatives in Anniston and Oxford.
 Dr. Simms of Talladega Is visiting his daughter, Miss Gary Simms, at the A. G. l. s.
 MT. Harry Shivers of Ensley is at his old home for few days