The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-21

Bessie ,McCary and Miss Sidney Lula Kyle, assistants in the school of music: and Miss Nell Winston Peterson. as- sistant teacher of unclassified students.. Miss McMfllan, of North Carolina, was elected assistant in domestic
 science; Miss Anita Brown. an assis- tant; Miss Alice Wyman was re e-elected librarian and Miss Laura McAlpine re-. elected matron.
 Dr D. L. Wilkerson was elected
 physician and Jones Williams. engineer.
 Not second fin interest to. the cleo
 ton Of teachers, which had been theme of lively conversation for soma
 time. was the consideration of. the
 buildings of the school by the Trus-
 tees. Some members of the faculty,
 numerous students of the institution,
 as well as It's visiting friends, ex- pressed fears for the safety of pupils
 in dormitories which some believed
 were not properly fitted for the easy.
 exodus of its residents in case of ire.' | matter.
 The public--or part of it--antic- l ipated us." one of them said today. | We could not build fire escapes until
 we built the dormitories."
 | The main part of the new equipment
 of Ire escapes is to consist of new
 patented tube systems which have been | | ditious and reliable to be had. With | them the trustees believe the dormi- | tories can be vacated in so short a time | that there will be no danger of a crush or of students being cut of by
 the flames from the entrances to the escapes.
 It was the floor plans of the new.
 wings that had given most cause for
 alarm; 1t was held, and Is still held hu
 are too narrow and that disaster. might result from fire or the alarm of fire. Governor Conner voiced the Senti-
 ments of the Board
 "we are going to protect the young
 women of the school If 1t costs thous-' ands of dollars he said today. "Neith- CT they nor their parents nor friends need be alarmed for their safety. which of course we'regard as of first import | ance."
 | In addition to. the tubular escapes other means of exit will be provided and the system of fire drills will be
 maintained in perfection. The new structures add about 120 rooms to the dormitories besides other | space in offices. They will be of the greatest value; during the past session
 scores of pupils were refused sdmis-. sion to the school because of lack of room in the dormitories With the, completion of the buildings between I 450 and 500 pupils will be easily ac-
 cemmodated and the scope of the | schools usefulness will be widened to | an admirable degree.
 There were but two trustees absent from the meeting Hon. Henry c. Gun nels, Superintendent, of the Depart | ment of Education of the State. and Hon. W. W. Haralson. of the Seventh
 District. The other Trustees are: Gov erhor Conner. -ofhcio President. and l Hon. HA S. D. Mallory, State-atsiarse, Selma; Hon. Virgil Bouldin, state-at- large scottsboro; Judge H. Austiils first District. Mobile; Hon. Sol D, Bloch. Second District. Camden: Judge 1 A. H Alston. Third District. Clayton; Rev. T. J. Mangum. Fourth District | TalIassee; Hon. M. A. Graham, Fifth District. Prattville; Hon. W. E. W. l Yerby. Sixth District, Greensboro; Hon. | J.7C Kumue. Eighth District, Moulton: Hon. eam'l will John, Ninth District.
 Birmingham.
 | They were busy during their entirs l stay They expressed satisfaction with | the conditions existent in the school. President Palmer's report was re- ceived today and covered the Work | of the past session and the plans Tor | the future. The regular courses, pr. . | Palmer reported, cover four years
 study, academic and industrial works being properly interwoven, and every pupil under the age of IS will be re- l ouired to take one of the courses pre- scribed. For pupils over the age of ls | special academic courses will be pre- | pared and they will be allowed 70 spe-
 cialize industrial work. . 1 Dr. Palmer, in discussing the work | fsfthe school pointed out three fea- | lures which 1t alone of all the schoois l of similar character fin seven States | of the South possessed; that 1t re- l Quired every one of its pupils to tax | industrial training: that it is a school l and not a college. In line with the | training in industries, 1t was said that as the demand for higher technical | training increased the standards or the school would be raised.
 The department of the students pr. Palmer reported had been excellent; | there had not been a single case for severe discipline and but few Of minor | importance to be considered. A sys- tenn of self government by the stu | dents had been worked out with re-
 suits satisfactory to both pupils and | officers.
 In making reference to the library | of the school Dr. Palmer said that | the work Tn 1t had become very thor ough and that it would be improved
 in. the next session with. regular | course of study in the use of the. li- brary, and the study of library science | would be introduced. Library work, l 1t was suggested, was now an especial- | ly inviting field for young women who | in Alabama had practically no oppor-
 tunity for preparation for such bus | mess. M
 The domestic art and domestic
 science departments had received new | equipment and the courses of study
 were being advanced
 The total enrolment of the year
 had been 3I9. many pupils having been
 turned away on account of lack of
 After the hearing of the report the
 members of the board highly compli- | mented pr. Palmer on his financial | nanaeement of the school,
 ! During the summer vacation Dr. Pal
 mer is to appoint teachers to the posi-
 tions vacated in the faculty, to ar
 range a course of public lectures for
 the next session, and to order the con
 struction of the new power house and
 After adjournment this afternoon all
 the members of the board departed to
 The last of the students left Mon | tevallo this morning.
 Before going to the baseball
 Game supply yourself with,
 Fama NaelonnI Cigars, 5 cents.
 scHOOL AT EVERGREEN.