The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-09-05
OPENING OF The
NORMAL SCHOOL
FALL TERN or MooRHEAp's IN
sTiTUTIoN BEGAN TODAY
WITH STIR AND ENERGY-RIo
REGISTRATION or STUDENTS
ACTIVITIES IN HALLS.


ACTIVITIES IN HALLS.
The normal opened. this morning
with a stir and energy that promises
big things for the year. All the main
office room was thronged throughout
the day with registering students, and
room Fl was also pressed into use.
Besides the president, who was busy
all day in his Office, four other mem
bers of the faculty were engaged in
registration.
The halls Of the residence were
ablaze with lights nearly all night
Monday, when incoming students and
dray-loads Of trunks poured in from
the arriving trains. Comstock hall
was in complete readiness to receive
its guests. and Wheeler hall was nice
ly settled from the second floor to the
fourth. The lower floor. of Wheeler Is
still In course Of finishing, the elab-
crate remodeling involving slow pro-
gress, especially in the wood work.
The general reception rooms of this
hall will be revelation when COM
pleted. The student rooms, which are
now finished and occupied, are models
of sanitation and convenience.
The work of remodeling the main
building has progressed surprisingly
in the past week, but many of the
class rooms are still unfinished. AS
a consequence, several classes will re-
cite for a week or more in the model
school building, which is ample for all
purposes. The remodeling has been
designed for three chief purposes:
first, to make the gymnasium and It's
equipment Of lockers, baths and toll
let's. as complete and modern as pos
sible: second. to provide additional
class room, and third, to improve the
beauty and attractiveness Of the
whole building.
Gymnasium Improvements.
The gymnasium now has balcony
running track, scientifically built;
steel lockers and complete shower
baths for men and for women. The
new cloak rooms, with lockers for the
girls, are conveniently located near
the student entrance. A bath room
has been added to the equipment of
the office OF the teacher Of physical
education. Two rooms have been
joined as a class room and labora-
tory for psychology. Offices have been
provided for some Of the class rooms.
In general, the building has been given
new walls and new hard wood floors.
In the boiler room extensive
changes have been made with view
both to efficiency in heat and economy
in fuel. Three big boilers have re-
placed the five old ones, and the plant
has been reconstructed on scientific
plans. Heat was distributed this
morning to. both halls and to the mod
eli school, as well as to those class
rooms in the main building that are
now ready for use.
The Faculty.
The faculty, which numbered TWEEN
ty-six members last year, has now
increased to thirty, the personnel be-
ing as follows:
Frank A. Weld, president
Tryphena Anderson, dean Of wo-
men, preceptress Wheeler hall.
Fannie Sims, preceptress Comstock
hall drawing.
caswen A. Ballard, biological
sciences.
Edwin T. Reed, English.
Harold M. Stanford, physical
sciences Con leave OF absence.)
Katherine Leonard, mathematics.
Ida H. Benedict. drawing, Con leave
OF absence.)
Albert 8. Kingsford. sociology, his
tory.
Jessie @. Mckenzie. librarian.
Edwin r. Collins, Psychology.
Florence A. Meyer, physical train
ing.
]. Harold Powers, music.
Waldo s. Hockett, physical sciences.
Maude Hayes. reading.
Mabel C. Bentley. household econ
omy.
Nellie A. Chase, English.
e. Alice Kirk, registrar.
Burl G. Martin, English grammar.
Cecile A. Kimball, superintendent of
dormitories.
Mile Dahl, resident nurse.
Carl B. Wilson. agriculture.
J. w. Eek, manual training.
Allen f. Wood, business methods,
penmanship. geography.
Charlotte Rankin, Latin, English.
The Elementary School.
Belle M. Deans, superintendent.
Belle Dredge, grammar department.
Bertha Rogers. intermediate depart
ment
Aurelia o'conneI. intermediate de-
partment.
Mary c. Rainey, supervising critic
first four grades.
Anna Handeyside, secretary to the
president.
Many OF these instructors are Joining
the school for the first time this sea-
son. Several took up. their duties in
June AT tha opening OF the summer