Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-19


Summer DO1ngs of Various Schools.
The first check for t1,2Oo.00 has been
received by the trustees of the Andrews
Institute for Girls ut Cleveland, to be built
By funds from the estate Of the late Wal
lace Andrews. Later t2.ooO.ooO more will be
paid over.
The name OF Christian college at Oska-
loosa, Ia, has been changed to Oskaloosa
college and DR.. Edwin d. Kiser OF San
Francisco has been elected president
Mrs. Susan L. Mills Is the dean, Of wo-
mems college presidents. She is ~ years
old and stfl the active head Of Mills col
lege, California She has been in ednca-
tionai work ever since her graduation from
Mt. Holyoke in 1S45e with her husband
she began work with q girls school In
California In 1855, which developed into
Mills college, of which she has been presi-
dent ever since the death of DR.. Mills
twenty years ago.
Very large additions have been made to
the Illinois woman's college at Jackson
vile, Ill.,, OF which DR.. Joseph r. Harker
is president. This is one Of the only three
women'B colleges west Of the Alleghenys
which give full college courses. 1t has
grown remarkably the last few years and
more room was imperatively necessary, II
is situated on a beautiful residences street
in jacksonville. In addition to full college
courses II has we'll organized departments
Of music, art expression and domestic
science.
The Ohio Military institute Is holding
it's summer camp this year at Lake Lee
lana. Michigan, where It has every convent
ence and equipment for outdoor enjoyment
and tutoring. This Is an institution OF
many years growth. but under the man
akement Of Colonel A. NJ. Henshaw the
last few years It has developed into one
Of the leading military schools of the
country. II occupies a fine site and good
buildings at College Hill, In the suburbs
Of Cincinnati, with splendid facilities Tor
athletics and with a fine academic faculty
Miss Fredonia Allen, principal or Tudor
Hall for Young Ladies', at indianapolis Is
spend,nE the summer in Europe, with
speoiAl purpose OF visiting tho art gal
lerIAs In the Interest OF the specially fin
art department connected with Tudor Hall.
This Is one OF the highest class OF schools
for young ladies in the country. AL for
eign languages are taught by foreign
teachers. Fine facilities for outdoor ath-
IetIcs are provided. Located In the finest
residence district OF that beautiful city,
Tudor Hall Is q very attractive school
giving to it's students all the advantages
OF a city under proper personal superVts-
ion.
The American Conservatory Of Music Is
one OF the few great schools where music
and dramatic art are taught In all their
phases and details. JohnJ. Hattstaedt' the
president. has collected a faculty OF
seventy OF the most skilled and famous
" n.-,na oAA AmaFiC0 and
has made the conservatory known for the
sunertor excellence Of its work from one
end of the country TO the other. Its dra-
matte school Is under the direction OF Hart
Conway. who has a national reputation
as a dramatic critic and instructor. The
school occupies large space In Kimball
Hall, the Chicago home OF music, on
Wabash avenue.
Vanderbilt university. the great south
ern institution founded at Rushville by
Commodore Vanderbilt, has become one
OF the great universities OF the country
under the ehaneelIorship OF DR.. J. H.
Kirkland. II has an enrolment this year
OF eco students and a faculty OF 100 pro-
fessors ana instructors. 1t occupies a fine
campus Of eighty acres In the highest
and finest part OF the city OF NaShvilIe,
and its buildings and grounds are impOs-
ing and beautiful. In addition to regular
scientific and literary courses IL has fine
departments Of engineering. law. medi-
cine ana dentistry. Vanderbilt has q great
reputation for the quality Of its athletics
also.
An institution Of note IL the chiIlicothe
Normal. Busines and Telegraph school at
chnllcOthe. Mo-. OF which Prof. Allen
Moore. Is president. This Is . school that
never closes it's doors from one years end
to another. II is Away taking In students
and always graduating them. Highly or
ganlzed in every department. including
commercial art II is doing a wonderful
work In giving its students earning ca