Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-15
Opening of CumnOCk School

The Cumnock school announces the
opening of it's seventeenth year with
increased facilities, several additions
to the teaching force and every indica-
ton that the coming year will be the
most successful in the history Of the
school.
The Academy. Junior School and
Kindergarten open Monday, September
26; the SCHOOL, of Expression October
3, one week later.
Cumnock Academy offers four
years course corresponding in its es-
sentials to that given in the High
School. Pupils so desiring are pre-
pared for colleges; throughout the en-
tire course Physical Training, Training
of the Speaking Voice and instruction
in Oral Reading are given. A dom
inant feature of the Academy-in fact,
of each department of the schools
the thoughtful, careful attention given
to each individual pupil and the
warmly sympathetic effort that is
made to meet her especial needs as
adequately as possible.
The Junior School provides the work
of the elementary and grammar
grades for girls under ii. The school Is
not strictly graded, pupils being al
lowed to advance in accordance with
their individual ability in each subject,
while at the same time the aim of the
department is to maintain always the
highest standard of scholarship.
Thoughtful parents are recognizing the
distinct advantage of this arrange
ment.
The kindergarten admits both boys
and girls. 1t is designed to lay in the
child mind the foundation of those
educational processes which are to be
consistently developed in the more ad-
Vanced work of the school.
The Cumnock School of Expression
was the pioneer school of expression
in Southern California, and is now
recognized as the leading institution
of its kind in the West It's aim is to
maintain the highest standards in the
training of public readers and teachers
of reading and to furnish special
courses for general culture for those
who do not wish to become profession
al readers or teachers. The courses
in the School of Expression cover three
years.
The department of Physical Educa-
tion includes a Normal Course OF two
years, designed to enable young wo-
men to prepare themselves to teach
Physical Training and to become work.
ers in municipal Fairgrounds.
Special courses may be arranged for
in any of the departments.
The enlargement of facilities this
year includes the addition of South
Hall, an attractive building at 1886
South Figueroa street, which will house
the Junior School and Kindergarten
and increase the dormitory accommo-
dation.
The third floor of Cumnock Hall has
been divided into six beautiful class
rooms, which the growth of the school
has made a necessity.
A thorough renovation of the dor
mitory has made it more than ever an
attractive home for the girls. 1t will
be in charge of the dean of the school,
woman of rare culture. broad intel
lectual attainments and years of sue
cessful educational experience, and
the young women intrusted to her care
are privileged in being placed within
an influence so helpful and broadening.
The athletic grounds, adjoining South
Hall, provide ample facilities for bas-
ketball, tennis and other outdoor
sports. Rowing and horseback riding
viii be made a prominent feature of
the out-of-door activities.
Additions to the teaching force in
clude Miss Virginia Lee Pride from
Cincinnati, dean and associate prin-
cipal of Cumnock Academy; Mrs. Kate
Wisner McCluskey Of Evanston,
charming reader and strong teacher;
Miss Fannie Montague Hunt, graduate
Of the Boston Normal School or Phy-
sical Training, who Is to be director
Of the department of Physical Train
ing; Miss Marie Woodruff, teacher of
the kindergarten. The Arts and
Crafts work will Se made a strong de-
partment under Miss Leta Horlocker,
a pupil of Arthur Dow Of Columbia
university. Miss Fannie Charles Dill
lon, pupil of Godowsky, and well
known as a composer, viii teach piano
and composition. Mrs. Clara Henley
Bussing will teach vocal music.
Miss Frances Willamene Wilkes,
teacher OF voice and dramatics; Miss
Edith Emerson Spencer, teacher OF
English, and Miss Georgia Mosser,
registrar of the school. will return from
Europe in time for the opening
Lecturers and rea ders for the year
are as follows; DR. Richard Burton,
Katherine Jewell EN erts, Isabel Garg-
hill Beecher and Cora Mel Patten.