The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-15

history department of the Johns Hopkins University he was suc- cessively awarded & competitive scholarship. a Fellowship. and Phi Beta Kappa honors. For three years he held the chair on history. and political economy at Emory and Henry College. Virginia, and for the past five years has been in charge of the same work with with Sullin's College, Virginia. Mrs. Martin will be associated with her husband in this work.
 Mrs. Martin is a born student and teacher, enjoying from child hood the advantages and culture of the Vanderbilt University she Is especially fitted as teacher by her A. B. degree from the Vanderbilt where her scholarship was re- warded by Phi Beta Kappa hon. ors.
 Department of Music
 The friends of the institution are gratified that Professor Rienzi Thomas has been secured as d. rector of this department.
 By highest authorities in music circles Professor Thomas is com mended as having mo superior in America as a voice builder, or ganist and choir master" Under his immediate instruction will be the vocal and chorus work while he gives direction to the work of the whole music department. Associated with Professor Thomas and valued accession to the music faculty will be Miss Emily Byrd, formerly of Virginia. Miss Byrd has had instruction from some of the leading pianists or Alabama; her adopted State. and has studied for five years with New York's greatest teacher, AL bert Ross Parsons She has also the advantages of foreign travel and continued study with France and Italy masters. Negotiations are now in progress which will result in the addition of two training, brilliant pianists and with records as great teachers With these will be associated two ladies whose names will soon be announced. one in piano and another In stringed instruments.
 The college takes pride in in- troducing Miss Alice ColwelI Acheson as Director of the Art De- partment. A native of Florida. Miss Acheson inherits the artistic taste and temperamnt of the tra- Iitional Southern woman She has had from phf1 1hnnd hp vironment for the development Of her talent and has had the best training afforded by the colleges of her State, has studied for six years in Washington and New York, has spent two years in teachers of Holland Her works have been honored with a place in the art exhibits of the Inter national Art Union" and the "Ex- position on-Industriap in Toulouse.
 She has taught in Florence. Mass, at Chautauqua, N. Y., and in Mary Baldwin Seminary.
 For the Department of Science and Mathematics negotiations are now in progress with men and women of similar talent. The degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the best universities is the ranking qualifications for teach CTS Tn IHe literary uSpdi tihcHl LII the college. They are now corre- spending with other parties who possess these qualifications from Yale. Chicago and Johns Hopkins. These parties are now studying abroad and some delay has been thus inquired. Final details are now being reached and announce ment can soon be made of pro- fessors for the chairs yet thrilled It will be observed that the Wo- mans College faculty will have the finest products of the leading universities of this country and abroad