Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1911-08-04
PROSPECTS FOR A GOOD YEAR
At MASSANUTTEN ARE
BRIGHT.


BRIGHT.
| With thu swift approach Of tn,
school term it will be inte,es ting tt
learn that Massanutten Academy ex
poets to enter upon its most flourish
ing year. Prof. Benchoff reports
himself busy in making his canvass
for. students and planning for the
csming term. To the last year stu
dents. most of whom will return, there
will be ad ditions of many new ones
looming from distant points is Vir-
ginia and other States. BY the time
school opens Lantz Hall doubtless
will have all of its rooms engaged
Riddieberger Hall will be occupied
by the lady teachers and, most likely,
several girls VINO will this year COM
plete their course at Massanutten. In
addition to the regular four year &C.
| ademic course there will be Fresh
man College course. This course
will cover Freshman work in full, and
was dded because of the desire of at
least a half dozen of last terms
graduates to take another year at
year al Massanutten before going to
college. They will then enter Sopho-
more at college.
Miss Bessie Gwinn will return and
have charge of the primary scholars
and the business courses, which she
taught so acce ptably last year.
Massanutten offers good courses in
the subject of book keeping in par
ticular, covering both siugle and
double entry work. Then a number
of students are trained in typewritting
aud shorthand, along with collateral
subjects as spelling, penman-ship,
arithmetic and Englich. Her gradu-
ates are enabled to hold responsible
positions in this line OF work.
New members of the faculty will be
as follows: Prof. Chester G. Hollo-
way, graduate of Dickinson College,
Carlisle, Pa, will assist Prof. Ben
choff in the languages. In addition
to this he will teach Plane and Solid
Geometry. Prof. Benchoff will teach
the Algebra and Trigon ometry.
Prof. John Harrison Sox, graduate
of Pennsylvania College, Gettysburg.
Pa, will teach history and arithmetic
and science. Prof. Sox has taught
in High School wvrk and;s especially
qualified in the sciences. Both of
these gentlemen dre fine all around
college men-holding the highest es-
TEEN and confidence of their college
Professors and Presidents. Being
athletes as well, they will divide the
direction OF physical training in turn
and assist with their talents in all of
the school activities.
The department of music gives
pomise of exceeding its former rec
ords. Woodstock people will remem-
Der the Misses Broaddus of Bowling
Green, Va, who gave such delight
Jul recital in Lantz Hail last April.
Ii the pleasure of that evening is an
indication, the music department will
have the largest enrolment oi its
history. Miss Aelen Broaddus is an
accomplished pianist, far ahead of
many of the best even, and Massa-
nutten can feel congratulated upon
securing her as a teacher. We are
certain that the results will speak for
themselves.
Wishing to improve its opportu-
mites as much as possible, Massa-
nutten will offer a course of training
| in voice aud violin this year. Miss
Florence Broaddus will be instructor
10 this work. She too was heard at
| the concert and received a lettering
! reception.
! From all that we hear many of our
iyuung people will be interes ted in
taking voice training. for which We
| feel glad. The influence of this work
will be felt in the churches, the social
gathering, the home-whereve people
assemble and take pleasure in music.
| The Misses Broaddus are graduates
of the Lsefson-Hille Conservatory in
Philadelphia. With most attractive
persona lities, they will doubtless add
much charm to the social and musicai
life of Woodstock this winter, Stu
dents desiring to take any of the
courses in music should enroll early.
A large per centage of the DO arding
students will study some one course
in music, thus supplementing the
academic course with Whist will oc-
cupy spare moments and prepare for
! q more complies life.
The fall Term will open on Thurs
day, September IA, 1911.