The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-17

NEWS NOTES
speeIs! to The Journal

College Bulletin, due to be issued in
ciaIIy to the teachers of Florida In
it will be set forth the special ad-
vantages offered to teachers by the
State College for Women in the way
of preparation for examination on the
new subject of agriculture recently
added to the usual list by Hon. w.
Nj. Holloway, superintendent OF pub
lie instruction In the normal de-
partment during the coming spring
term this course will be conducted
by Miss GanO, professor of agricuI-
ture in the college, and graduate of
Cornell University, in which institu-
ton she earned the degree Of Master
of Science
Miss DaizeH, director of the School
of Expression and Physical Culture,
was made secretary of the physical
culture department Of the Southern
Educational Association in Atlanta.
Ga. This department deals with the
subject of physical culture in all the
universities and colleges OF the south
ern states, both for men and women.
DR.. 3. c. BonduFant, An Ph-D-,
professor of Latin and Greek, Will
read a paper before the Classical As
sociation of the middleS western and
southern states, which convenes at
Tulane University, New Orleans, on
the 18th Of February. This aSsoci-
alton is composed of the greatest
classical scholars in these sections of
the country. At the coming conven-
ton the members will have the honor
of an address from DR.. GildeTSlieve,
of Johns Hopkins University, the
greatest of all the classical scholars
now living. The college is fiattered
to have Dr. BOnduTant hidden to
place beside such a distinguished
speaker.
On the evening of Tuesday, the 10Th
inst. the department of English at
the COLLEGE will collabOTate with the
Literary Club Of Tallahassee in a
of POe's centenary. Ad-
dresses will be made by Miss Long
mire, instructor of English in the
normal department. and DR.. S. NJ.
Tucker, professor of English in the
collegiate department. Miss Long
mire will give a sketch of the poets
life while DR.. Tucker viii treat par
ticuIarIy of his wonderful genius. The
prosram will be varied by readings
and music and the entertainment
bids fair to be a most interesting one.
Dr. Tucker has supervision of the
college library, and il is his pride to
make it an eminently practical as
well as ornamental adjunct to the
college. Both he and Miss LOngmire, /
in the English department, have so
trained their students to know and
the value of the library,
and the wav to use the books to the
hest advantage. that this feature of |
college education has become most
popular and helpful.
DR.. Tucker says that the character
of the library is constantly improving
and being strengthened by additions
of the highest class 1t IS already IN
by any college library in
the south and its records show that
it is the most used
Not only in its library is steady
being made in FlOrida's
College for Women. Since the build
ing of the new dOrmitOry, which gave
more compact and comfortable quar-
ters to the students, a general for
ward impetus had been felt in every
denartuoent New names are being
added to the student roll,
from every section of the country.
A most delightful chapel hour was
spent last Wednesday morning by the
faculty. and student DOuE OF tue COi-
Iege. Dr. Perdue. of ApalachiCOla,
Mr.. Moody, of Monticello, and MI
Moran. of Tallahassee, three diyines
of the Episcopal church, went cut by
invitation Of President MuTphree TO
take part in the morning exercises
The three clerical gentlemen, doubt
less inspired by the incompatible
weather and the walk out to the col
Iege through beautiful Tallahassee,
were in their happiest vein, and gave
short addresses full of wit and humOr.
of which the girls showed their ap-
probation by hearty applause
Two Candidates for Mayor
Tallahassee is to have two candi-
dates in the field for mayor during
the coming municipal campaign. Hon
Foster c. Gilmore and Hon. Francis
B. Winthrop. The former is the pres
ent incumbent Of this Office and the
latter is a young lawyer OF this city