The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-09-24
This Promises to Be the Most
Successful Year lnstitu-
ton Has Had.
TO CHANGE THE STUDIES
SOLID GEOMETRY AN ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENT AND THERE
WILL be ENGLISH ExAMiNA-
TON FOR NEW STUDENTS.

second annual fall term Tuesday and
what promises to be the most success
full year in the history OF the in
stitution will begin. The faculty has
been strengthened, the course of
study improved and the rooms rear
ranged all in preparation for the open
ing of the college year.
The most important change made at
the college Is In the courses of study.
Solid geometry has been made an
entrance requirement. All students
! wishing advance standing for work
completed in the high school or acad-
envy will be required to take a special
examination before the credit is CIV
en-. Another examination will be held
the first week of the college for all
new students. They will be required
to pass a special examination in Eng
fish before being admitted to fresh
man standing
Changes In Faculty.
Several changes have been made in
the faculty for the coming year. Dr.
Walter L. Woodward of the university
of California will succeed Arthur
Hirsh as assistant in the department
of history. Rainard Robbins will be
an assistant in the department of
mathematics and Professor Lawrence
Hadley will be at the head of the
department to succeed Professor w.
O. Mendenhall. who will attend the
university of Michigan the coming
year.
The most important changes in the
faculty have been made in the depart.
ment of music. Aurele Borriss,
German scholar, who has studied un-
der the great artists of Germany,
France and America and who has
sung in grand opera. will be at the
head of the vocal music course. Miss
Laura CASTOR of this city will head
the department of instrumental music.
Miss Ruth Ann Simms will offer
courses in elementary Biblical work;
NJ. S. Markle will assist DR.. ID. W.
Dennis in the department of biology.
Mr.. Markle spent the summer at the
University Of Chicago where he pur-
sued advanced work in biology and
histology. e. ....
Building improvements.
A number Of improvements have
been made in the buildings. especially
Lindley hall. The physics laboratory
has been enlarged and now includes
two additional rooms in the basement.
The girls room in the basement has
been remodeled and is in a much bet
ter sanitary condition than ever be-
fore.
One Improvement that will please
the students from Richmond Is the
changes made in the DAY Dodgers
room. on the first floor of Lfndley hall.
During the summer the committee
was appointed to make changes and
as result the room has been papered
book shelves built on the west side OF
the room. all the furniture revarnish,
ed and everything made better and
more comfortable.
. Another change undertaken at the
college has been the reorganization
of the book keeping of the institution
An expert accountant, Edgar Fisher
will keep all the books of the college
while Finley Newlin will continue t.
, act as treasurer and have charge Of
the postofice.
ii President Robert L. Kelly has abou
recovered from his recent illness and
will be at the college to greet the stu
dents. DR.. Kelly is enthusiastic ovel
!, the prospects for the coming veal
: and says that he never knew them Il
, brighter.