The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-09-15
EARLHAM TO HAVE
A BIG ATTENDANCE
Expected That All Records at
The College Will Be
Broken.
TEACHERS NOW RETURNING
ALREADY ALL BUT TEN ROOMS
IN NEW BUNDY DORMiTORY
HAVE BEEN DISPOSED oF-NEW
SCHOOL COURSE.

SCHOOL COURSE.
The matriculation and registration
of students for the fifty-first annual
fall term Of Earlham college will be-
gin Monday, September q. The
prospects for an influx Of new stu
dents are exceptionally good and the
total attendance will probably be
greater than that of last year. The
professors are returning to college
and reorganizing their work. The
new football coach will arrive at the
college next week. The outlook on
I The gridiron for the Quakers is much
better than at this time last year.
President Robert L. Kelly has been
busy during the past few weeks. since
his return from the north, answering
letters from prospective students.
Professor w. o. Mendenhall. who will
have charge Of the Bundy dormitory
stated this morning that all but ten of
the rooms in Bundy hall have been
engaged. which is an increase over
the number engaged at this time last
year.
Expect Big Attendance.
The attendance this year is expect
ed to exceed that of last year. Dur
ing 1908 and 1909 the attendance
reached $40. About one-fifth of this
number are day students and the num-
ber this year will equal that of last.
| Most of the professors have returne
ed to the college from their summer
vacations and are preparing for the
opening term. DR.. J. H. Coffin. who
has spent the summer in Iowa. has
returned and is arranging his sched-
ule for the coming year. Prof w. O.
Mendenhall, who has spent the sum-
mer at the University of Michigan, is
in the city and devoting his time to
the arranging of rooms in Bundy hall.
Professor Harlow Lindley, after hav-
ing spent some time in the north. has
been working in the state library in
the department of archives. He will
return in few days.
| Russell Was in England.
Professor Ebert Russell of the de-
partment of Biblical literature Of
Earlham who has been lecturing for
the Woodbrook extension committee
in England and Ireland will not re-
turn to the city until September 27.
Miss Helen B. Keyes, assistant In the
department of German and French,
has been spending the summer in
France. Miss Keyes will return to
tthe citv next week. Mary A. ]. Bal
Hard. the registrar. has been spending
her vacation in Michigan. Mrs. Bal
lard will not return until next week
| The most important change in the
college curriculum has been in the
department of education and philos-
ophy. DR.. J. H. Coffin, the principal
professor in this department, stated
today that the educational department
had been changed so as to meet the
requirements for classes A and B.
But to meet requirements for class
c, three years course of study was
arranged.
| An important Change.
According to the state law. in order
that a teacher in the public schools
be admitted to the standing Of class
A, the teacher must have had six
weeks college course in the education
al branch. When the law was placed
on the statute books Earlham was one
of the first colleges to meet the re-
quirements. The requirements for
class B are two terms of work Of
twelve weeks each But the require
ments for class c are much greater
and Earlham will be one Of the few
colleges in the state which will Of
fer three years work in the education
al department. This Is regarded as a
big step in this department at Earl
ham and the attendance will accord
Iingly be increased -
The new football coach will arrive
next week and begin work in the ath-
lletic department of the college. The
first game will be PLAYED with Ce-
Idarville college on Reid Field. Cedar
willie is working hard to beat Earlham
and a few weeks Of practice win re-
Iquire hard work by the Quakers SO as
to make a desirable showing. Coach
Glen Thistlethwaite has an eye on
the new men and as soon as they ar
rive he will put them to work on the
field. Several football men from the
East are expected soon as well as a
number from high schools OF the
state Mr. Thistlethwaite win have q
large number of men to pick from,
Il which should secure for EarthAm q
winning squad