The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-08-13
FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE FOR
WOMEN
An interesting Budget of News From
This Popular and Growing
institution

The regular summer training
school, which closes August 9th, has
been well attended. The usual num-
Der OF departments-the one includ-
ing students in the course for state
certificates, another for first and sec
ond grade certificates. and still an
other for primary training, have all
done goOd.work.
Prot. Vernon of the State Univer-
sity, has had a large, enthusiastic
class in agriculture: and already q
number o. teachers are planning to
carry CUT his teachings by connecting
scrre gardening and tree planting
with ;he regular school work.
D SIUrphree Visited the sumner
school after his retvrn from the IA
tionai Educational Association in
Denver, and gave q oost INTERESTING
talk to the student body. He smoke
with much enthusiasm on the indus
rial phase of education, which seem
ed enc Of the great features OF the
y. e. A
Prof. Buchholz also visited T9Ia-
hassee on his return from Denver and
San Antonio. He gave a splendid talk
10 the ladies in the class of primary
training, and in the afternoon address
ed the entire student body on the i-a-
rortance of professional training.
The visits CT 10th DR.. Murphree
and Prof. BUchholz gave great pleas
ure to all present, the former having
served az president of the college for
50 long and the latter as dean.
superintendent HOLLOWAY paid the
school 2 visit and gave his be1r-y Ell
.ccUragement TO every department. Il
IS his purpose 70 make these schools
as far-TeacLir1 IN influence -. vcss'-
Bile.
The campus is undergoing improve
ments, and 2 laundry will be ~ ca
the grounds this sa2son.
EVER DEPARTMENT Of tFe co-la-c.
the college CT iiberal arts. the nori1si
school fke school os Gro srts. ana re
department of home ecoao1~ics gives
promise Of increased attendance.
Or. Mcneil of the department of
science is accomplishing a fine work
in the University IF Chicago at this
tire. The director of that institution
has most enthusiastically commend
ed DR.. McNeilTs work CT zoology,
stating that it shows several new
and important discoveries in that
branch of science.
The news records of Georgia show
that the Legislature of that state has
made it compulsory for girls to learn
cooking ana housekeeping in the
schools: but we feel that Florida will
have no occasion to leg1slate on that
question, for the enthusiasm over our
department Of hoJoe economics indi-
Gates a rapid and steady growth. Sc
many girls desire to learn cooking
and sewing that it has become neces-
sary to put In an additional teacher.
Miss Agnes Harris will be director
of domestic science next year. and
Miss Halle Lewis Of domestic art.
Our popular secretary and treasm =
er. Mr.. J. G. Kellum, has had no yaca-
ton yet. but ne hopes to get away 20.
a short time before school opens il
September.
Mrs. Reynolds, our much-belovel
lady pricipal. who has been suffering
for some weeks from fractured
limb. is convalescing, and expects 20
be on duty at the opening of next ses-
sion.
Many of the regular teachers are al
ready away on a vacation, and Others
who are teaching in the summe"
school. will get away after August C
for a little change"