The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-27

! Birmingham will be represented this winter in the renowned eastern and south ern colleges by a. group of the fairest and brightest girls rare impartiality has been exhibited in the choice of institu- tions and the fine old schools of both the north and south-with our own state schools--have been selected to confer tho gift of culture and grace to our clear and wholesome Birmingham girls. As September approaches, the girls who leave home for the first time to enter upon duties scholastic are making ready the school wardrobe and preparing every small detail for absence from the city during the long months until happily, books are forgotten during the Christmas recess. The schools nearest home are probably receiving patronage more gen eral than those of the north. Many will go to Virginia to enter upon or resume their duties at Sweetbriar, Randloph- Ma con, Mary Baldwin Seminary or Rollins Agnes Scott college, near Atlanta. will iclaim its quota, Converse college has its 'staunch patrons and nearer home is the hudson college at Marion. which. since iante-belum days. when she who makes Its memories most dear, sat at her desk wearing quaint, girlsh print frocks and a ionquil in her black hair, and srather than lore of books, permitted 3troubled mind to dwell upon rumors of approaching war-it has enjoyed a posi- 4ton of honor in the state. This year among the Judson girls will be Miss Eliza beth Dickinson, Miss,Leta Hargrove, Miss
 
 Carrie Kent and Miss Mary Howells. Back to Wfnston-Sa1em will go Miss Louise Long, who is to be graduate of that magnificent institution in the spring. She has taken a broad course of study which includes music both instrumental and vocal: for the music in the college IS of the finest. After her graduation she sexpects to go to Sophie Newcomb college for study of art. A violin teacher of high rank is the force attracting Miss Jessie May Perkins to Winston-Salem and she will e5egin her studies there this fall, taking stn English course in addition. Miss Mary Munger and Miss Cora Gregg swhl go to Belmont college this season, each following year in fine Virginia scollege. It is deemed a good plan by
 
 points. too-to give their daughters the Advantages of more than one finishing" school, and both Miss Gregg and Miss Munger will doubtless find it greatly to Stheir advantage. To Mary Bald win semi nary in Staunton. Va, will go Miss Dean billiard, Miss Sarah Wilson. Miss Lila lTynes and Miss Kate Earle Terrell, four of the sweetest and lovelest of the syoungers girls. The first three are begin 9ning their first year of college work; Miss Kate Earle Terrell was at Mary Baldwin last year.
 Miss Helen McCary will probably arrive at a final decision in a day or two, to go to Ogontz; Miss Eula Weakleysis pre- sparing to enter a New York school, though Judge and Mrs. Weakley have not icompleted the definite arrangements. and Miss Mayo Thaeh is wavering between a decision to return or not to return to sweetbrier, where she did some very eff fective work last year.
 Washington college, Washington, D. C., because of it's excellent music and its literary advantages, always claims a number of our Birmingham girls This wear Miss Rose Owen McDavid, Miss Eet- tie Sibey. Miss Ellen Norton Miss May beth Beddow. and Miss Annie Sibley win enter. Miss Nellie Worthington, who is now tray cling in the west, expects to return home in September and resume her studies there Miss Rebeccs Thorn ton and Miss Margaret Nabers are plan ming to enter Ogontz college In Phila- delphia, and Miss Mary Park London who, last year, was at the Misses Ship lcys, will enter upon her first year at Bryn Mawr.
 Miss Alan Gray Mooring, whose talent for music has been brought more forcibly than ever before to the notice of her friends, by reason of her work at the southern Chautauqua last week, will study piano this winter in Boston. Miss Eliza beth Harding will enter upon her first year studies at St. Mary's in New York, Miss Laura Mel Tower will return to Agnes Scott college and Miss Mary I, ,rtfti fire+ in