The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1909-10-01

AllOJuCl oCuOldoblC JOdl uIO UOSunJ
as evidenced by the hundreds of stu
dents that are thronging the streets
of Nashville. The three great uni
versities have practically swung open
their doors for the session of 1879
1910. These schools are known
throughout the United States and
each year at their openings and dur
ing the school year students are to
be found in Nashville from almost
every state in the Union. They not
only come for their literary courses,
but for the professional advantages
offered in Nashville. None Of these
opening exercises are elaborate, but
deal of Importance has been at
tached to each of them year after
year until to-day it is looked forward
to as one of the events Of the season.
oval students and scores from the
alumni association. citizens from the
various walks of life and hundreds OF
visitors usually come to see that the
year is begun properly and that the
school Is given the necessary atten-
ton The first school to open was
Fisk, which began Monday. Their ex-
ercises were of the usual nature and,
according to information gained, the
school, under the present cfrcum-
stances, promises the usual amount
of high-class training. The enroll
ment up to the end of the week in all
departments was not as large as here
tofore. Many of the older students
have not as yet put in their appear
ance, but this discrepancy is in a
measure made up by the new stu
dents who have come from the va
rious states to begin in some of the
departments of the university. The
Committee of Management, composed
of Dean Wright, Profs. Waterman
and Scribner, seemed to be highly
elated over the prospects for the
school year.
At Roger Williams a splendid I'M
promptu program was participated in
by prominent pastors, business and
professional men from the city and
marked the opening of the fortieth year
of Roger Williams University and the
third under the new regime. After
invocation President Johnson made a
few remarks relative to the amount
of work accomplished during the
years of his administration. He mod
eStly referred to the growth OF the
school and the splendid prospects the
university was enjoying, with the
hearty support and endorsement OF
entire state as we'll as the neighbor
ing states. The encouraging feature
of the day was the attendance, as
more than fifty students enrolled the
first day, the majority of these Delne
boarders and the most of them com
ing from last year and year before
asst Short addresses were made by
DIR. R. H. Boyd, w. S. Ellington, VIM
HAYNES and Attorney A G. w. Sango
of oklahoma Notable in the audi
ence during the opening day were
Prof. James A. Davis, of Washington
d. c.. an alumnus of the school, who
was here to see the splendid record
made: Rev. ]. G. FIELDS, G. 3. Taylor
T. Slaughter, ]. G.. Harding, Fl. Burns
e. M. Lawrence, T. J. Goodall, o.
Clarksville; Mrs. Bugh, of Martin
Mrs. London, of Connersville; Rev. Fin
lay, DR.. A. M. Townsend, DR.. F. A. Stew
art Prof. H. Burrus, Mrs. Shelton
of Chicago; Mrs. Spaulding, of Cowan
and Mrs. Sims, of Decherd. Prepare
tions on the new building are be
ing rushed with all possible speed, anC
the entire place presents a scene o
activity. The women's auxiliariei
} from many Of the association